SSTK: Ducati take early charge in FP1

Ondrej Jezek tops the first Superstock 1000 practice session of the season for the Barni Ducati team at Motorland Aragon.

Ollie Barstow

11 Apr 2014

Jezek, WSSTK1000 race, Magny Cours 2013
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Ondrej Jezek headed up a Ducati 1-2-3 as the first round of the 2014 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup got underway with first free practice at Motorland Aragon.

Jezek, who spent the 2013 season riding a privateer Ducati 1199 Panigale R, steps up the official Barni Ducati outfit for this season, the Czech rider getting his tenure with the team off to a strong start as he topped FP1 from start-to-finish.

He headed up Fabio Massei and fellow Barni rider Leandro Mercado for a convincing Ducati 1-2-3 performance, with Matthieu Lussiana and Lorenzo Savadori leading the Kawasaki charge in fourth and fifth places respectively.

British newcomer Kyle Smith was a solid sixth best on the Racedays Honda, ahead of Marc Moser, who remained seventh best despite a crash during the latter stages of the session.

Smith's team-mate Joshua Day was eighth fastest, with Pedercini Kawasaki team-mates Romain Lanusse and Balazs Nemeth completing the top ten.