Toprak is very fast and reaches 63 thousandths from the fastest lap of the track. Bautista is second in front of the surprise Lecuona, then Rea and Gerloff. Last session ruined by the rain
27 March 2022
Il world championwho yesterday preferred to work on the set-up of his R1 this morning he stopped the clocks on a time of 1’40 ”571, just 63 thousandths from the fastest lap of the track set last year by Tom Sykes, and two and a half tenths less than yesterday’s best lap, signed by Alvaro Bautista.
In the last test in Barcelona, less than two weeks from the first round of Aragon, the Turkish then responded in kind to the Spaniard from Ducati, who was very fast in all the winter tests, applying for a leading role in the fight for the title 2022
Bautista yesterday, Razgatlioglu today, and Rea? The six-time world champion finished second yesterday, while today finished fourth. Beyond his positions in the time standings, the Kawasaki rider was unable to drop below 1m41 and since it is his home track, he must certainly not have liked it. Of course they are only evidence, and in his statements Jonny has declared himself ready for Aragon, but the impression is that something is still missing when compared with Toprak and Bautista.
Nn the first shift this morning, before the rain interrupted the search for the best time trial, aroused no little surprise the third absolute time of Iker Lecuona. The young Honda rider, only twelfth yesterday, today tried the lap time and came very close to Bautista, putting Rea behind him by more than a tenth. A swallow (only one lap) does not make a spring, but Lecuona’s third place certifies the good work done by the HRC team in the winter tests.
Garrett Gerloff it has not improvedbut his fifth place overall gives us a competitive driver, and eager to return to fight for the top areas of the standings.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi he would have attempted the assault on lap time in the last session, but the rain ruined his plans. The Italian has worked a lot especially on the distance, and in Aragon he will be one to keep an eye on, considering that the Spanish track is one of his favorites and where he got his first victory.
Good news for Scott Redding who not only lowered yesterday’s time, but was the fastest among the BMW riders, ahead of the second Honda, that of Xavi Vierge.
Philipp Oettl he did not repeat the exploit at Misano, but was consistently fast and can declare his apprenticeship on the GoEleven team’s Panigale V4 concluded.
After yesterday’s fall, today Lucas Mahias he just worked with his team and tested the Ohlins suspension. He didn’t lower his best lap yesterday, but he greatly improved his feeling with Puccetti’s Ninja.
Behind the French are the officers Andrea Locatelli ed Alex Loweswho also today concentrated on setting up their respective bikes, and would have attempted the time attack in the last session which was instead ruined by the rain.
In Supersport he continues to amaze Nicolò Bulegawho was not only faster today than yesterday, but got behind the Superbikes of Loris Cresson and Hafizh Syahrin.
The times of the last day
Toprak Razgatlioglu – Yamaha – 1’40 ”571
Alvaro Bautista – Ducati – 1’40”952
Iker Lecuona – Honda – 1’41 ”033
Jonathan Rea – Kawasaki – 1’41”168
Garrett Gerloff – Yamaha – 1’41”320
Michael Ruben Rinaldi – Ducati – 1’41”610
Scott Redding – BMW – 1’41”636
Xavi Virgo – Honda – 1’41”724
Philipp Oettl – Ducati – 1’41”735
Lucas Mahias – Kawasaki – 1’41 ”744
Andrea Locatelli – Yamaha – 1’41 946
Alex Lowes – Kawasaki – 1’41”999
Kohta Nozane – Yamaha – 1’42 ”509
Ilya Mikhalchik – BMW – 1’42”763
Eugene Laverty – BMW – 1’43 ”305
Loris Baz – BMW – 1’43 ”761
Luca Bernardi – Ducati – 1’43 “823
Oliver Konig – Kawasaki – 1’44”855
Nicolò Bulega – Ducati – 1’45 ”110
Loris Cresson – Kawasaki – 1’45”400
Hafizh Syahrin – Honda – ’45 ”539
Raffaele De Rosa – Ducati – 1’46 ”971
Oli Bayliss – Ducati – 1’47 ”253
