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.
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.
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