World Supersport San Juan, Argentina - Free Practice Results (2)
Jules Cluzel finished close to eight tenths clear of the rest of the World Supersport competition in what was a stunning FP2 for the French rider.
After leading the way early on, Dominique Aegerter was replaced at the top of the timesheets by race one winner at Portimao, Cluzel.
The GMT94 Yamaha rider’s stint at the front lasted only a few minutes though, as Aegerter responded with a 1:42.916s - 11 thousandths of a second quicker.
Aegerter, who has a chance to claim the Supersport title this weekend went even quicker on his next lap, while Manuel Gonzalez lost two laps good enough for P2 due to exceeding track limits.
Gonzalez finally kept an improved lap at the third time of asking, however, he remained in third this time around - +0.094s behind Aegerter.
A stunning effort with ten minutes to go saw Cluzel regain top spot from Aegerter, while Gonzalez also jumped ahead of the Swiss rider for second. Cluzel then improved again to go underneath the 1m 42s barrier with a lap that put him close to eight tenths clear of Gonzalez.
| World Supersport San Juan, Argentina - Free Practice Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jules Cluzel | FRA | GMT94 Yamaha | 1:41.926s |
| 2 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha Parkingo Racing | +0.795s |
| 3 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | Ten Kate Racing Yamaha | +0.907s |
| 4 | Peter Sebestyen | HUN | Evan Bros Yamaha | +1.015s |
| 5 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | MV Agusta Corsa Clienti | +1.070s |
| 6 | Glenn Van Straalen | NED | EAB Racing Yamaha | +1.159s |
| 7 | Raffaele De Rosa | ITA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +1.171s |
| 8 | Steven Odendaal | SA | Evan Bros Yamaha | +1.198s |
| 9 | Can Oncu | TUR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | +1.236s |
| 10 | Hannes Soomer | EST | Kallio Racing Yamaha | +1.254s |
| 11 | Valentin Debise | FRA | GMT94 Yamaha | +1.315s |
| 12 | Marcel Brenner | SUI | VFT Racing Yamaha | +1.481s |
| 13 | Vertti Takala | FIN | Kallio Racing Yamaha | +1.539s |
| 14 | Unai Orradre | SPA | Yamaha MS Racing | +1.607s |
| 15 | Philipp Oettl | GER | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | +1.876s |
| 16 | Andres Gonzales | ARG | VFT Racing Yamaha | +2.095s |
| 17 | Sheridan Morais | POR | Wojcik Racing Team | +2.484s |
| 18 | Leonardo Taccini | ITA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +3.657s |
| 19 | Jeffrey Buis | BEL | G.A.P Motozoo Puccetti Kawasaki Racing | +6.197s |
| 20 | Matias Petratti | ARG | Yamaha MS Racing | +6.753s |
Free Practice One
World Supersport championship leader Dominique Aegerter set a blistering pace in FP1 to finish fastest from Manuel Gonzalez.
Soon-to-be Moto2 rider Gonzalez led the way during the opening stages of World Supersport free practice one, while title contenders Aegerter and Steven Odendaal were fifth and sixth.
Puccetti Kawasaki rider Can Oncu was the first to better Gonzalez’ top time, before Aegerter then went half a second clear with just over 20 minutes remaining.
Gonzalez looked set to regain top spot with his final effort of the session, but the Spaniard was held up in sector four and instead had to settle for P2.
The margin from Aegerter to Gonzalez looked to be a substantial one as the Ten Kate Yamaha rider improved by a further four tenths on his last lap, however, that time was later deleted due to exceeding track limits - +0.048s was instead the gap.
