2023 Aragon World Superbike - Friday Practice Results

Riders wasted no time in finding improvements compared to FP1 as Danilo Petrucci set the fastest lap of the weekend on his first flying lap. 

Michael Rinaldi then matched Jonathan Rea’s top time from earlier in the day as he went three tenths off in second.

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Rea then put his factory Kawasaki back on top after narrowly missing out on a 1m 49s lap. 

But the six-time world champion didn’t have to wait long to achieve that feat as he then clocked a time of 1:49.970s two laps later.

Tito Rabat suffered a fall at turn 12, the same corner where Toprak Razgatlioglu ran wide moments prior.

Michael Van Der Mark was the next rider to go down after his bike was recovered on the exit of turn 12.

After the top positions remained the same following race stints, Rinaldi jumped to the top of the standings by over two tenths.

Consistently fastest in the final sector, Alvaro Bautista used his pace advantage in the final sector to then take over from his teammate. 

Petrucci made it a Ducati 1-2-3 in the closing stages after also breaking into the 1m 49s barrier.

Despite another strong session, Team HRC rider Iker Lecuona suffered a late fall at turn 14.

Aragon World Superbike Records 

Fastest lap - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha 1:48.267s

2022 Race Winners

Race 1 - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team

Superpole Race - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati

Race 2 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati

Rea fastest in opening Aragon World Superbike practice

There were early issues for Danilo Petrucci as the two-time MotoGP race winner was held in his garage for the opening seven minutes. 

An unusual sight in 2023, Iker Lecuona set a time of 1:50.905s in order to topple the likes of Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu.The slow start to FP1 had no effect on Petrucci as the Barni Ducati rider immediately went fastest. 

Lap times continued to improve as Michael Rinaldi went quickest before Jonathan Rea set a time three tenths clear of Petrucci, who managed to regain second spot.

The three tenths gap between Rea and Petrucci remained in place for much of the session, while series leader Alvaro Bautista was only sixth with ten minutes to go. 

Garrett Gerloff was one of the big movers late on as he jumped up from ninth to P4.

Aragon Weekednd Schedule (UK time)

Friday 

Free Practice 1 - 9:30am

Free Practice 2 - 14:00pm

Saturday 

Free Practice 3 - 8am

Superpole - 10:10

Race 1 - 13:00pm

Sunday 

Warm-up - 8am

Superpole Race - 10:00am

Race 2 - 13:00pm