Practice Highlights
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) lost the final 25 minutes of Free Practice due to a Turn 16 crash. Despite this setback, the Turkish rider set the fastest time of the day with a 1’33.448 at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and teammate Alvaro Bautista were second and third fastest, respectively.
Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) continued his momentum from the Dutch Round podium, posting the fourth fastest time with a 1’34.462.
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK riders Axel Bassani and Alex Lowes finished inside the top ten, focusing primarily on race simulations during Free Practice 2.
Razgatlioglu, Lowes, and Bassani were the only riders in the Top 10 who did not improve their times from Free Practice 1 to Free Practice 2.
P1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“Everything is okay. It was just a small crash and not a fast one. I’m happy because the crash happened before the race, allowing me to understand something important. I feel strong for tomorrow and, overall, I’m very happy. We have a very good package for the race weekend and everything is going well.”
P2 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“During FP1, I didn’t feel very comfortable on the bike and had some issues with its setup. My team did a great job for FP2, but we still need to find something more for tomorrow. It’s challenging to stop the bike in the last part of braking into the corner as the rear is still pushing a bit. However, we improved a lot from FP1 to FP2, and I expect to improve even more tomorrow. It’s helpful that I know this track very well, even if I’m not yet familiar with it on a Superbike.”
P3 | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“Today was a bit strange. We started the morning trying the new front tyre from Pirelli, but I didn’t have the right feeling in the braking area. The bike struggled to stop and get into the corner. We eventually switched back to our standard front tyre. In the afternoon, we tried the new rear tyre, but I didn’t get the same feedback I had during the test. Although the bike was the same, my feeling was different, making it more difficult for me. I asked the team to make some changes to help with that. For the last exit, I used old tyres and managed to set my best lap time even with 15-lap old tyres. Doing a 1m33 is good.”
WorldSBK Combined Results after FP2
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’33.448s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.063s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.465s
4. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +0.473
5. Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven) +0.512s
6. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.560s
First career pole position for Yari Montella
Superpole Highlights
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed the first Superpole of his WorldSSP career with a time of 1’36.876. Montella, who won the opening round of the year in Australia, is currently second in the World Championship standings.
It was an action-packed session for Championship leader Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team). The Spaniard suffered an early crash in the Superpole session but bounced back to set a competitive time. However, a track limits penalty negated his fastest lap, relegating him to second on the grid.
The top three riders in the championship standings will start together on the front row of the grid.
Glenn van Straalen (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), who won the Dutch Round, crashed during Superpole and qualified in 14th position.
Simone Corsi (Renzi Corse) was the leading Supersport Challenge rider, qualifying in 11th position.
P1 | Yari Montella | Barni Spark Racing Team
“This is my first pole position. Achieving this at home makes it a perfect day for us. I want to thank my team for all their hard work throughout the tests and today to achieve this result. We need to stay strong and focused on the race.”
WorldSSP Tissot Superpole Results
1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 1’36.876s
2. Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.029s
3. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.613s
4. Valentin Debise (Evan Bros WorldSSP Yamaha Team) +0.682s
5. Niki Tuuli (EAB Racing Team) +0.757s
6. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +0.787s
Maiden pole position for Mogeda WSSP 300
Superpole Highlights
Championship leader Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) claimed his first pole position.
Bruno Ieraci (Team ProDina Kawasaki), who won both races at Misano last year, suffered a crash during Superpole, placing him on the seventh row of the grid.
Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) qualified on the front row of the grid, with his teammate Julio Garcia Gonzalez securing the fifth fastest time.
P1 | Daniel Mogeda | Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki
“We finished the session in first place, which was our objective, so we’re very happy. We always need to improve some things on the bike but overall it was good. I have come to this round feeling positive. Last year, Misano was not a good round for me so to take pole position shows that we are making progress. We’re happy and I want to give my best. We will see what happens tomorrow.”
WorldSSP300 Tissot Superpole Results
1. Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) 1’49.278s
2. Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse) +0.138s
3. Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.232s
4. Inigo Iglesias (Fusport-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) +0.319s
5. Julio García (KOVE Racing Team) +0.357s
6. Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) +0.388s
WorldSBK resumes its action on Saturday with FP3 starting at 9:00 (Local Time), followed by Tissot Superpole at 11:00 and Race 1 at 14:00. Meanwhile, WorldSSP continues with a Warm Up at 10:10, followed by Race 1 at 15:15. WorldSSP300 also returns, beginning with a Warm Up at 9:50 and Race 1 at 12:45.
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