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| | Jonathan Rea has completed the final pre-season as the pacesetter |
Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea has completed the final pre-season two-day world superbike test at Phillip Island as the pacesetter ahead of this weekend’s opening round, but it was a close call thanks to fast-finishing Ducati rider Marco Melandri.
Rea's benchmark lap was 1min30.545secs, which Melandri – returning to WorldSBK after a two-year hiatus – nearly eclipsed with his final flying lap of 1:30.575.
The majority of the top brass completed the test in great shape, which augers well for a mouth-watering Yamaha-Finance opening round back at Phillip Island this weekend.
Melandri's teammate Chaz Davies (1:30.893) was third on the timesheets, followed by world No. 2 and former WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes (Kawasaki, 1:31.044).
| | Marco Melandri second fastest in final pre-season test |
The current WorldSBK lap record is held by Davies with a 1:30.949, set in 2014.
Day one hero Xavi Fores (Ducati, 1:31.266) was fifth overall – still a brilliant result for the privateer – ahead of MV Agusta's Leon Camier (1:31.293) and the first of the factory Aprilias of Lorenzo Savadori (1:31.449).
Alex Lowes (Yamaha, 1:31.629) was next, with the top 10 completed by Jordi Torres (BMW, 1:31.673) – who completed the most laps across the final pre-season test – and former world supersport rider Randy Krummenacher (Kawasaki, 1:31.783).
Past Philip Island winner Eugene Laverty (Aprilia, 1:31.881) was 12th, while Honda factory pair Michael van der Mark (1:31.936) and Nicky Hayden (1:31.952) were 13th and 14th on their all-new machines.
Australia's Josh Brookes (Yamaha) was 16th, but only got in one session today after an engine blew this morning.
The WorldSBK paddock now takes a two-day break before practice and qualifying starts for the season opening round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship on Friday followed by Superpole and race one at 3:00pm on Saturday. The second 22-lap race will be held on Sunday, also at 3:00pm.
| | Patrick Jacobsen fastest in World SSP testing today |
American Patrick Jacobsen looks like the man to beat in Sunday's Supersport World Championship opener at Phillip Island after easily topping the timesheets in a two-day test session on Monday and Tuesday.
Jacobsen stopped the clock in a best lap of 1:33.688, exactly half a second ahead of fellow MV Agusta rider Roberto Rolfo (1:34.188), with the top five completed by 2016 Phillip Island WorldSSP winner Jules Cluzel (Honda, 1:34.272), Frenchman Lucas Mahias (Yamaha, 1:34.461) and Federico Caricasulo (Yamaha, 1:34.480).
There was some serious firepower in the second half of the top 10, with world champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) completing the test in seventh and Finnish star Niki Tuuli (Yamaha) in ninth.
Aussie Aiden Wagner was 14th on his new Honda mount, one spot ahead of Anthony West (Yamaha). The local brigade was completed by Lachlan Epis (Kawasaki) in 21st and Matt Edwards (Triumph) in 26th.
| | Queensland's Aiden Wagner powers through turn eleven on the GEMAR Team Lorini Honda CBR600RR |
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| | General Admission & Camping |
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Make a weekend of it and camp at the supers from just $155 at the gate. With a dedicated motorcycles only area, the return of live entertainment and a quiet family friendly camping zone it’s the perfect year to pitch your tent in the trackside campground. Back to Top |
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| | Volunteer Official Applications Still Open |
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| | Yamaha Financial Services |
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Aussie supersport has attracted 35 entries, with Luke Mitchell the most highly credentialed following his third place in the 2016 championship.
Mark Chiodo appears the man to beat though after setting a cracking pace at the recent Phillip Island test session.
The supersport races will be held over 10 laps.
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