2024-01-30 19:38:22
It was not expected that Jonathan Rea’s pole record (1:39.610 min) from 2022 would be beaten by over 4/10 of a second in these winter tests. But the conditions on the south coast of Portugal were excellent; at 20 degrees Celsius, it was neither too warm nor too cold.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was exceptionally fast on all tires on the BMW M1000RR: with hard racing tires (SC0), with soft racing tires (SCX) and also with the qualifier. After four days of testing in Jerez and Portimao, the ROKiT team only had one qualifier left, with whom the 39-time race winner clocked 1:39.189 minutes.
“I might have driven 1:38 minutes,” emphasized Toprak to SPEEDWEEK.com. “We had too much grip with the qualifier for our set-up. The bike bounced at corner exit when I accelerated and I had chattering at corner entry. And I had a lot of wheelies, so I only managed 1:39.1 minutes. I also achieved incredible lap times with the SCX and SC0. My times in the racing simulation were also excellent, I’m very happy.”
The Turk tried two different swings, but described them as “very similar”. He has therefore not yet decided which one he would like to continue working with.
“We were very strong in Portimao, but it’s difficult to say how we will fare on Phillip Island,” reflected Razgatlioglu. “The track there is completely different, you need more grip. And it got new asphalt. I can’t even say which tire we will use there, the SC1 or the SC0. If we had a race in Portimao now it looks like we would win – my pace is very strong. But I also know that we have to improve our grip on the rear wheel and our turning.”
The 2024 World Championship begins on Phillip Island in three weeks, followed by two days of testing on the same route.
Times Superbike World Championship test Portimao, Tuesday (January 30):
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TR), BMW, 1:39.189 min
2. Nicolo Bulega (I), Ducati, +0.086 sec
3. Alex Lowes (GB), Kawasaki, +0,332
4. Remy Gardner (AUS), Yamaha, +0.377
5. Michael van der Mark (NL), BMW, +0.428
6. Andrea Locatelli (I), Yamaha, +0.469
7. Jonathan Rea (GB), Yamaha, +0,496
8. Danilo Petrucci (I), Ducati, +0.767
9. Scott Redding (GB), BMW, +0,946
10. Garrett Gerloff (USA), BMW, +0.947
11. Sam Lowes (GB), Ducati, +1,091
12. Axel Bassani (I), Kawasaki, +1,173
13. Xavi Vierge (L), Honda, +1,261
14. Michael Rinaldi (I), Ducati, +1,276
15. Alvaro Bautista (E), Ducati, +1.456
16. Andrea Iannone(I), Ducati, +1.465
17. Iker Lecuona (L), Honda, +1,472
18. Tito Rabat (E), Kawasaki, +1,520
19. Bradley Ray (GB), Yamaha, +1,663
20. Philipp Öttl (D), Yamaha, +1,971
21. Sylvain Guintoli (F), BMW, +2,287
22. Bradley Smith (GB), BMW, +2,529
23. Tarran Mackenzie (GB), Honda, +4,471
24. Adam Norrodin (MAL), Honda, +6,223
Times Superbike World Championship test Portimao, Monday (January 29):
1. Nicolo Bulega (I), Ducati, 1:39.912 min
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TR), BMW, +0.094 sec
3. Jonathan Rea (GB), Yamaha, +0,148
4. Remy Gardner (AUS), Yamaha, +0.355
5. Andrea Locatelli (I), Yamaha, +0.357
6. Sam Lowes (GB), Ducati, +0,550
7. Michael van der Mark (NL), BMW, +0.723
8. Alvaro Bautista (E), Ducati, +0.760
9. Xavi Vierge (L), Honda, +0.816
10. Alex Lowes (GB), Kawasaki, +0,866
11. Bradley Ray (GB), Yamaha, +1,114
12. Garrett Gerloff (USA), BMW, +1.126
13. Iker Lecuona (L), Honda, +1,131
14. Michael Rinaldi (I), Ducati, +1,168
15. Scott Redding (GB), BMW, +1,170
16. Danilo Petrucci (I), Ducati, +1,239
17. Andrea Iannone(I), Ducati, +1.295
18. Axel Bassani (I), Kawasaki, +1,392
19. Tito Rabat (E), Kawasaki, +1,571
20. Philipp Öttl (D), Yamaha, +1,823
21. Sylvain Guintoli (F), BMW, +2,189
22. Bradley Smith (GB), BMW, +2,979
23. Florian Marino (F), Kawasaki, +3,410
Times Supersport World Championship test Portimao, Tuesday (January 30):
1. Adrian Gardens (E), Ducati, 1:42.994 min
2. Niccolo Antonelli (I), Ducati, 1:44.540
3. Piotr Biesiekirski (PL), Ducati, 1:44.645
Times Supersport World Championship test Portimao, Monday (January 29):
1. Adrian Gardens (E), Ducati, 1:43.806 min
2. Niccolo Antonelli (I), Ducati, 1:44.815
3. Piotr Biesiekirski (PL), Ducati, 1:45.161
Times of the MotoGP pilots, Tuesday (January 30th):
1. Pecco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 1:42.778 min
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, 1:42.903
3. Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, 1:43.065
4. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, 1:43.272
5. Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, 1:43,336
6. Luca Marini (I), Honda, 1:43.383
Times of the MotoGP pilots, Monday (January 29th):
1. Pecco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 1:43.090 min
2. Luca Marini (I), Honda, 1:43.351
3. Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, 1:43.429
4. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, 1:43.622
5. Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, 1:43,664
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, 1:43.740
7. Valentino Rossi (I), Yamaha, 1:44,703
– Marc Marquez (E), Ducati, ohne Transponder
– Alex Marquez (E), Ducati, ohne Transponder
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