2023 Portimao World Superbike - Friday Practice Results
There was nearly a big accident at the beginning of FP2 as Garrett Gerloff felt he was impeded by Gabriele Ruir before Lorenzo Baldassarri clattered into the American at turn 14.
Despite many red sectors, Danilo Petrucci’s top time was proving tough to beat until Alvaro Bautista did just that with a time of 1:41.068s.
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Tito Rabat became the first rider to suffer a crash in FP2 as the former MotoGP rider went down at turn three.
Continuing to get faster and faster, Bautista improved by another two tenths deep into his first stint.
Bautista’s latest effort put him six tenths clear of Jonathan Rea in what was turning out to be a dominant showing from the world champion.
With FP2 drawing to a close Michael Rinaldi jumped up to second spot but was unable to get within half a second of Bautista, with the Spaniard still the only rider capable of lapping in the 1m 40s barrier.
That soon changed however, when Rinaldi reduced Bautista’s advantage to just over three tenths. The Aragon race 1 winner set a time of 1:40.827s.
| 2023 World Superbike Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (2) Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | 1:40.476s |
| 2 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.351s |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.542s |
| 4 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +0.546s |
| 5 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +0.701s |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | +0.713s |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.721s |
| 8 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.723s |
| 9 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | +0.844s |
| 10 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +0.891s |
| 11 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +0.903s |
| 12 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +0.910s |
| 13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +0.926s |
| 14 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.937s |
| 15 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +1.218s |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +1.242s |
| 17 | Scott Redding | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +1.253s |
| 18 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | +1.451s |
| 19 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +2.280s |
| 20 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing BWM | +2.349s |
| 21 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | TPR by Vinales Racing | +2.401s |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +2.434s |
| 23 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.620s |
| 24 | Eric Granado | BRA | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.953s |
| 25 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +4.221s |
Portimao World Superbike Records
Fastest lap - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1:39.610s
2022 Race Winners
Race 1 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
Superpole Race - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
Race 2 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati
After missing the Aragon round, Alex Lowes made his return to action for the factory Kawasaki team.
Free Practice 1 Results
| 2023 World Superbike Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | 1:40.763s |
| 2 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.433s |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.631s |
| 4 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.656s |
| 5 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.717s |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | +0.732s |
| 7 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +0.800s |
| 8 | Scott Redding | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +0.945s |
| 9 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.986s |
| 10 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +1.021s |
| 11 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +1.215s |
| 12 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +1.261s |
| 13 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.338s |
| 14 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +1.352s |
| 15 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +1.391s |
| 16 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.391s |
| 17 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | +1.438s |
| 18 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.606s |
| 19 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +2.019s |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.242s |
| 21 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing BWM | +2.613s |
| 22 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | TPR by Vinales Racing | +2.819s |
| 23 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +2.978s |
| 24 | Eric Granado | BRA | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +3.040s |
| 25 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +5.683s |
Portimao weekend schedule (UK time)
Friday
Free Practice 1 - 10:30am
Free Practice 2 - 15:00pm
Saturday
Free Practice 3 - 09:00am
Superpole - 10:10am
Race 1 - 14:00pm
Sunday
Warm-up - 09:00am
Superpole Race - 11:00am
Race 2 - 14:00pm
