Italian World Superbike FP1 Results: Sam Lowes fastest in damp first practice
Full results from the FP1 session at the Italian World Superbike round.
Sam Lowes topped the times in a damp FP1 at the Cremona Circuit in Italy for the WorldSBK Italian Round.
Lowes was not one of the first riders to head out on track, but was one of only a few riders to complete more than 10 laps.
The track began affirmatively damp after overnight rain in northern Italy, but dried out towards the end. Many riders headed out on slicks at some point, but it was wet tyres that did the job for Lowes.
Alex Lowes was second-fastest, but over 1.7 seconds behind his brother with his late single lap run.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi rounded out the top three, ahead of Andrea Locatelli on the new-spec Yamaha R1, and Alvaro Bautista who completed the top five.
Markus Reiterberger, riding this weekend in place of the injured Toprak Razgatlioglu, was sixth, ahead of Niccolo Canepa who is standing in for Jonathan Rea at Cremona.
Bradley Ray was eighth-fastest, ahead of Marvin Fritz, Dominique Aegerter's replacement at GRT Yamaha, while Tommy Bridewell, who is wildcarding this weekend, was 10th-fastest.
Only 11 riders set a time in FP1, the slowest of them being Ivo Lopes, 9.890 seconds off the pace on the MIE Honda.
| 2024 WorldSBK Championship | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | FP1 Result | Rd 9/13 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.007 |
| 2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:37.765 |
| 3 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.941 |
| 4 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:39.165 |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.625 |
| 6 | Markus Reiterberger | GER | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.346 |
| 7 | Niccolo Canepa | ITA | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.801 |
| 8 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.861 |
| 9 | Marvin Fritz | GER | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.537 |
| 10 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.668 |
| 11 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:45.897 |
| 12 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | No Time Set |
| 13 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | No Time Set |
| 14 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | No Time Set |
| 15 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | No Time Set |
| 16 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | No Time Set |
| 17 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | No Time Set |
| 18 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | No Time Set |
| 19 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | No Time Set |
| 20 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | No Time Set |
| 21 | Alessandro Delbianco | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | No Time Set |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | No Time Set |
| 23 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | No Time Set |
| 24 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | No Time Set |
| 25 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | No Time Set |
