KRT have unveiled a brand new livery for six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes ahead of the season-opener in just over two weeks time at Phillip Island.
After finishing second in the opening session of the day, Michael Ruben Rinaldi went one better in the afternoon to end day-one of the Portimao WorldSBK test quickest.
Jonathan Rea admits ‘motivation wasn’t very high’ to test last December at Jerez, but the six-time WorldSBK champion is now refreshed and ready to get ‘stuck in’.
Iker Lecuona sees no reason why he can’t become a challenger for WorldSBK wins in 2023, after seeing Honda make big steps forward in his rookie season.
After a difficult 2022 season with Ducati in British Superbike, Tom Sykes was back in WorldSBK action during his first pre-season test with Puccetti Kawasaki, which he claimed went beyond expectations.
The first of five pre-season tests ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season will see Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes on-track for Kawasaki, while the factory BMW team will also be in action.
Alex Lowes completed his most impressive round of the 2022 WorldSBK season with a double podium finish after securing third in Race 2 at Phillip Island.
Despite lacking pace compared to Jonathan Rea throughout the Phillip Island WorldSBK round, Toprak Razgatlioglu managed to hold on for second in the championship after an impressive performance particularly in the 10-lap sprint.
After struggling to generate tyre temperature when switching from wet tyres to dry, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista saw his pace completely disappear in Race 1 at Phillip Island.
Alex Lowes saw a first WorldSBK win of 2022 slip between his fingers after pitting two laps later than team-mate Jonathan Rea, who gained significant amounts of time in the process.
As was the case for Alvaro Bautista and Alex Lowes, pitting too late for dry tyres resulted in a missed opportunity at victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, a decision six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea timed to perfection.
Jonathan Rea took a dominant WorldSBK victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, his first in 25 races, after managing changeable conditions better than his competitors.
Toprak Razgatlioglu is on the backfoot compared to rivals Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea after Friday Free Practice, but the Yamaha rider hasn’t lost hope of contending for WorldSBK victory at Phillip Island.