09:27
Alex Lowes
Alex Lowes is back this weekend too after missing Sunday at Donington following his Race 1 crash. He's 17th-fastest at the moment on the Bimota.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Hungarian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2025 Hungarian WorldSBK: Friday Practice LIVE UPDATES
Live coverage of the FP2 session from the 2025 Hungarian WorldSBK.
The Hungarian WorldSBK marks the eighth stop on the 2025 World Superbike calendar.
FP2 this afternoon is set to begin at 15:00 local time.
Toprak Razgatlioglu enters the weekend off the back of six straight wins and with the points lead for the first time since he won the title in October last year. The Turkish rider was also fastest this morning in FP1.
Nicolo Bulega, on the other hand, comes into Balaton with a points deficit for the first time this season, four points behind Razgatlioglu.
The Balaton Park track is sure to be a talking point this weekend - a new circuit on the calendar and a layout that has generated mixed reviews so far since a production bike test back in June.
25 Jul 2025
09:26
First lap times have come in now, Danilo Petrucci fastest on a 1:42.465. You can expect the times to scroll not only throughout this morning's FP1 session, but all the way through the day, more or less.
09:25
Zaidi returns
Worth noting that Zaqhwan Zaidi is back with WorldSBK this weekend after missing Donington to race in the Motegi ARRC round, where he finsihed third in Race 1.
09:23
Quite bizarre watching some of the riders out there now looking a bit lost. You don't get that very often at world championship level, but an FP1 at a new circuit that not everyone has ridden before and no one has ridden on a race bike is one short opportunity to see it.
09:21
FP1 start
Pit lane is open in Balaton and we are underway for the first practice session in Hungary.
09:18
Toprak Razgatlioglu enters this first Hungarian Round since 1990 as the championship leader for the first time this season. Nicolo Bulega trails by four points ahead of this eighth round.
09:16
The key talking point this weekend is of course the track.
4.075km, or just over 2.5 miles, it's the shortest on the 2025 WorldSBK calendar.
It's also made up of mostly short straights and slow-speed corners, including three slow-speed chicanes. There are 17 corners in total.
This will be the first competitive session to take place at the circuit at FIM World Championship level.
09:12
Welcome to live coverage of Friday's action from the Hungarian WorldSBK at Balaton Park. FP1 will be coming up in just under 10 minutes at 10:20 local time.
