2021 Official Barcelona WorldSBK Test, Wednesday - Day-One, Final
Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea finishes day-one of Official testing in Barcelona fastest for Kawasaki.
Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki Racing Team, Circuit de Catalunya,
© Kawasaki Racing Team
Jonathan Rea closed out day-one of Official WorldSBK testing quickest ahead of Leon Haslam and Garrett Gerloff.
Sixth at the midday stage, Rea took over top spot from his main championship contender of last season Scott Redding who had previously led at the midday stage. Redding finished the day fourth for Aruba.it Ducati.
The opening four hours were a competitive one at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Ducati and Yamaha exchanging fastest times.
And the afternoon running was just as intriguing, as five different manufacturers finished inside the top five.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya made it's debut on the WorldSBK calendar in 2020, with Jonathan Rea, Michael Van Der Mark and Chaz Davies all taking a victory each.
| 2021 official World Superbike barcelona Test Times - day one, final | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1:40.793 |
| 2 | Leon Haslam | GBR | HRC | +0.107s |
| 3 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +0.117s |
| 4 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.169s |
| 5 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW | +0.472s |
| 6 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | +0.541s |
| 7 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +0.805s |
| 8 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.955s |
| 9 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +0.982s |
| 10 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +1.133s |
| 11 | Alvaro Bautista | GBR | HRC | +1.157s |
| 12 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +1.173s |
| 13 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW | +1.253s |
| 14 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.884s |
| 15 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.965s |
| 16 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | +2.026s |
| 17 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Kawasaki | +2.130s |
| 18 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +3.607s |
| 19 | Leandro Mercardo | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +4.164s |
| 20 | Samuele Cavalieri | ITA | Pedercini Kawasaki | +4.641s |
