2022 World Superbike Misano, Italy - Warm-up Results
Looking to bounce back following his race one disappointment, Toprak Razgatlioglu finished World Superbike Warm-up at Misano quickest from Jonathan Rea.
| 2022 World Superbike Misano, Italy - Warm-up Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | 1:33.770s |
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.199s |
| 3 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.247s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.397s |
| 5 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +0.481s |
| 6 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +0.651s |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | +0.759s |
| 8 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.778s |
| 9 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +0.821s |
| 10 | Scott Redding | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +0.850s |
| 11 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +1.000s |
| 12 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.552s |
| 13 | Ilya Mychalchyk | UKR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +1.621s |
| 14 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +1.632s |
| 15 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.946s |
| 16 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | MIE Honda Racing | +1.965s |
| 17 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +2.028s |
| 18 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Bonovo Action BMW | +2.055s |
| 19 | Luca Bernardi | SM | Barni Spark Ducati Team | +2.235s |
| 20 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing | +2.462s |
| 21 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +3.058s |
| 22 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | No Time Set |
| 23 | Roberto Tamburini | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | No Time Set |
| 24 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Motor Sport Yamaha | No Time Set |
| 25 | Alesandro Delbianco | ITA | Pedercini Kawasaki | No Time Set |
As the opening flurry of laps came in, it was GRT Yamaha rider Garrett Gerloff who went fastest from Rea.
The Kawasaki rider looked set to blast to the top of the leaderboard on his next lap around, however, Gerloff’s strong last sector was enough to keep him top, momentarily.
As the pace improved Gerloff was then demoted to second by championship leader Alvaro Bautista, with the Spaniard clocking a time of 1:34.154s.
In typical 2022 World Superbike fashion, Bautista was then challenged by both Razgatlioglu and Rea, with the former going +0.018s slower than the Ducati rider.
Just as he began to drop down the order, Gerloff responded by going within a tenth of Bautista’s best effort.
After setting the first sub 1m 34s lap of the session, Rea was quickly beaten by Razgatlioglu who will be desperate to claim a first win of the season later today. The reigning world champion went quickest with a time of 1:33.770s.
With the top three failing to improve late on, Alex Lowes had a chance to go fastest after setting the best second sector of anyone, however, the Kawasaki rider then crashed at turn 10.
Misano World Superbike Records
Fastest ever lap - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati 1:33.328s (2022)
Fastest race lap - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati 1:34.221s (2022)
2021 Race Winners
Race 1 - Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Ducati
Superpole Race - Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Ducati
Race 2 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
2022 Race Winners
Race 1 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati
Race 1 recap as Bautista regains the advantage over Rea, Razgatlioglu
After securing his first World Superbike pole since 2019, with a new lap record no less, Bautista was bettered on the run to turn one by Toprak Razgatlioglu.
As Bautista attempted to fight back heading into turn 8, Rea saw the Spaniard moving to the outside as an opportunity to take not just second, but the lead.
However, poor drive on corner exit for the Kawasaki rider allowed Razgatlioglu and Bautista to remain ahead.
On lap three, Rea produced a brilliant double overtake as he first got through on Bautista at turn four, before making that P1 six corners later.
With Rea starting to break clear of Razgatlioglu on lap four, Bautista knew he had to pounce, which he did at turn 10.
Now in clean air, Bautista started to reel in Rea as he set his fastest lap of the race. With Ducati looking ominous in the hands of Bautista, and to a lesser extent Axel Bassani and Michael Rinaldi - both riders were comfortably inside the top five - Philipp Oettl was unable to find similar speed as he instead crashed out on lap six.
Looking ragged behind the top two, Razgatlioglu was given a track limit warning after running off track at turn 12.
With Razgatlioglu doing everything to remain in the fight, it was becoming apparent that straight-line speed was an issue, forcing the reigning world champion to recover lost ground on the brakes.
Lap 10 and Bautista attempted to take the lead from Rea [turn 8], but the Aruba.it Ducati rider ran wide, thus allowing the six-time Superbike champion to remain ahead.
Joining Oettl and Christophe Ponsson as riders to suffer crashes, Gabriele Ruiu was next to go down.
After failing to overtake Rea at the same turn eight with nine to go, Bautista eventually made a very brave move stick at Curvone [turn 11].
Razgatlioglu’s World Superbike title defence suffers devastating blow
As Bautista began to drop Rea, drama soon followed for Razgatlioglu as he began to slow coming out of turn 16.
Yet to win a race so far in 2022, the Pata Yamaha rider seemed to suffer a technical issue as he was forced to stop opposite of pit lane.
Back at the front, Bautista was still on lap record pace as he gapped Rea to the tune of three seconds.
Sunday World Superbike Misano schedule
10:00 Superpole Race
14:15 Race 2
