Gordon Ritchie | August 9, 2024
Friday WorldSBK
A hot Friday at Portimao was the backdrop for an experimental race weekend schedule, with the day shifted forward to have FP1 kick off at 13.15 and FP2 start at 18.00.
On track, in the first day of the second half of the 12-round season, the fastest rider overall was Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Ducati), who finished one place ahead of eventual faller Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).
Danilo Petrucci took a welcome P1 in Portugal on Friday.
Third overall, but stuck in the pitbox for much of the final Friday session due to a second technical problem of the day, was Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team).
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) ended up fourth fastest, with the top Yamaha rider proving to be Dominique Aegerter (GRT Yamaha)
In fifth place overall.
Jonathan Rea (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Team) slotted into sixth place, with Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) seventh.
The top ten was completed by Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW), top Kawasaki rider Alex Lowes (KRT) and another late faller in FP2, Michael Ruben Rinaldi (MotoCorsa Racing Ducati).
The top Honda rider was Xavi Vierge (HRC Honda) in 11th place.
2024 Portuguese WorldSBK Results—Friday
1
Danilo Petrucci
(Barni Spark Racing Team)
1:40.681s
2
Alvaro Bautista
(Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
+0.023s
3
Toprak Razgatlioglu
(ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
+0.102s
4
Nicolo Bulega
(Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
+0.130s
5
Dominique Aegerter
(GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team)
+0.140s
Friday WorldSSP
Adrian Huertas (Aruba Racing Ducati) took the Superpole qualifying ‘win’ at Portimao by setting a best lap time almost a quarter of a second faster than his most regular 2024 competitor, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati).
In third place the consistently fast four cylinder rider, Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) headed up the quickest of the three cylinder machines ridden by Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing MV Agusta).
Fifth place was earned by the rejuvenated Jorge Navarro (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) and sixth by the lead Kawasaki of Can Öncü (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing). Öncü was just over one second slower than Huertas’ best time.
Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha), Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha), Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Niki Tuuli (EAB Racing Ducati) completed the top ten in what was a hot Superpole session, with ambient temperatures of 34°C recorded. Due to a schedule change at this round, to allow for a twilight finish for the Superbike races on Saturday and Sunday, the WorldSSP Superpole session took place between 16.55 and 17.42 on Friday.
2024 Portuguese WorldSSP Results—Friday
1
Adrian Huertas
(Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)
1:43.352s
2
Yari Montella
(Barni Spark Racing Team)
+0.240s
3
Stefano Manzi
(Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
+0.739s
4
Federico Caricasulo
(Motozoo ME AIR Racing)
+0.804s
5
Jorge Navarro
(Orelac Racing VerdNatura)
+0.831s
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Publish date : 2024-08-09 07:45:00
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