Portuguese World Superbike Friday Practice Results: Petrucci beats Bautista to top time

Results from the Friday practice sessions from the Portuguese World Superbike round at Portimao.

09 Aug 2024

Danilo Petrucci, 2024 Portuguese WorldSBK. - Gold and Goose.
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2024 WorldSBK Championship \| Portuguese Round \| Autodromo Internacional do Algarve \| FP2 Result \| Rd 7/13
Pos	Rider	Nat.	WorldSBK Team	Superbike	Timing
1	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Barni Spark Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:40.681
2	Alvaro Bautista	ESP	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:40.704
3	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M 1000 RR	1:40.783
4	Nicolo Bulega	ITA	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:40.811
5	Dominique Aegerter	SUI	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:40.821
6	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Pata Prometeon Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:40.936
7	Michael van der Mark	NED	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M 1000 RR	1:40.995
8	Garrett Gerloff	USA	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1:41.070
9	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:41.073
10	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	ITA	Motocorsa Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:41.099
11	Xavi Vierge	ESP	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:41.112
12	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:41.119
13	Scott Redding	GBR	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1:41.268
14	Axel Bassani	ITA	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:41.391
15	Andrea Iannone	ITA	Team Go Eleven	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:41.407
16	Tito Rabat	ESP	Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:41.424
17	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	Pata Prometeon Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.438
18	Remy Gardner	AUS	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.644
19	Bradley Ray	GBR	Motoxracing Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.833
20	Hafizh Syahrin	MAS	JDT Racing Team	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:43.132
21	Philipp Oettl	GER	GMT94 Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:43.293
22	Ivo Lopes	POR	Petronas MIE Racing Team	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:43.510
23	Adam Norrodin	MAS	Petronas MIE Racing Team	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:43.958

As in FP1, there were early incidents in FP2 at Portimao, as Andrea Locatelli crashed, and Garrett Gerloff suffered a bike issue, both within the first 10 minutes of the session. Remy Gardner also suffered a bike problem at around the halfway point in FP2.

Danilo Petrucci was the rider who led the session for the majority of the 45 minutes. It wasn’t until the final 15 minutes of the session that Toprak Razgatlioglu displaced the Italian from the top spot.

Razgtlioglu, though, was another rider to have his session cut short by a technical problem with just under 10 minutes to go. The championship leader lost first position to Petrucci soon after, as well as second place to Alvaro Bautista, and the final eight minutes of running in the evening session.

There was also a late incident for Michael Ruben Rinaldi, who ended in 10th place after a flurry of late fast laps that saw the top seven riders get into the 1:40s.

Razgatlioglu leads FP1

2024 WorldSBK Championship \| Portuguese Round \| Autodromo Internacional do Algarve \| FP1 Result \| Rd 7/13
Pos	Rider	Nat.	WorldSBK Team	Superbike	Timing
1	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M 1000 RR	1:40.777
2	Garrett Gerloff	USA	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1:41.168
3	Alvaro Bautista	ESP	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:41.299
4	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Barni Spark Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:41.307
5	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:41.430
6	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Pata Prometeon Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.449
7	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	Pata Prometeon Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.749
8	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:41.773
9	Michael van der Mark	NED	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M 1000 RR	1:41.824
10	Remy Gardner	AUS	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.826
11	Xavi Vierge	ESP	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:41.838
12	Dominique Aegerter	SUI	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:41.874
13	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	ITA	Motocorsa Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:41.928
14	Bradley Ray	GBR	Motoxracing Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:42.176
15	Scott Redding	GBR	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1:42.214
16	Andrea Iannone	ITA	Team Go Eleven	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:42.302
17	Axel Bassani	ITA	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:42.362
18	Tito Rabat	ESP	Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:42.697
19	Philipp Oettl	GER	GMT94 Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:43.052
20	Hafizh Syahrin	MAS	JDT Racing Team	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:43.910
21	Ivo Lopes	POR	Petronas MIE Racing Team	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:44.399
22	Adam Norrodin	MAS	Petronas MIE Racing Team	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:44.754
23	Nicolo Bulega	ITA	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:45.065

There were few major moments in FP1, with a technical issue for Nicolo Bulega in the opening 10 minutes of the session to go the only notable moment before Andrea Iannone crashed at turn eight with 15 minutes remaining.

It was an especially impactful problem for Bulega, as it cost him the majority of the opening practice session in the Algarve, the Italian unable to get back out after the problem saw him stop at turn three.

There was also a crash for Michael van der Mark at turn 14 with just under 10 minutes to go which ended his session.

Former Petronas MIE Honda rider Hafizh Syahrin is wildcarding this weekend on the JDT Racing Ducati he is racing full-time in the Asia Road Racing Championship this year, where he’s won one race at Motegi and currently sits second in the championship. The Malaysian rider ground to a halt with a bike problem at the same turn as Bulega not long after van der Mark’s crash. It marked the end of the session for Syahrin, who finished down in 20th.

Tarran Mackenzie remains injured this weekend, and is replaced by Ivo Lopes who has previously made appearances on a private BMW in WorldSBK.