WorldSBK Misano, Italy - Free Practice Results (1)
Toprak Razgatlioglu topped the opening free practice session ahead of Michael Rinaldi and Garrett Gerloff.
| WorldSBK Misano, Italy - Free Practice Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | 1:34.848s |
| 2 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +0.054s |
| 3 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +0.075s |
| 4 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +0.543s |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +0.701s |
| 6 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | +0.803s |
| 7 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +0.885s |
| 8 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.941s |
| 9 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +0.961s |
| 10 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +0.983s |
| 11 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +1.066s |
| 12 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | +1.137s |
| 13 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki Puccetti | +1.320s |
| 14 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +1.383s |
| 15 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.440s |
| 16 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +1.561s |
| 17 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +1.570s |
| 18 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | RC Squadra Corse BMW | +2.035s |
| 19 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +2.066s |
| 20 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +2.457s |
| 21 | Samuele Cavalieri | ITA | Pedercini Kawasaki | +3.563s |
| 22 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +5.033s |
The top two riders from March’ pre-season test at Misano were once again fastest during the opening stages as Rinaldi led from Razgatlioglu.
The battle continued all the way until the flag between both men as Razgatlioglu pipped the Italian by just half a tenth.
Gerloff joined Razgatlioglu and Rinaldi in setting a sub 1m 35s lap time, which was half a second better than the next best of Chaz Davies.
Scott Redding was given a black technical flag halfway through FP1 as smoke was coming from the rear of his Aruba.it Ducati machine. Redding was unable to rejoin the session and finished 12th.
It also was a difficult session for six-time world champion Jonathan Rea as issues limited his time out on track. Rea was able to salvage track time late on and moved from 18th to eighth.
It was an impressive showing on home soil for WorldSBK rookie Axel Bassani who spent much of the morning session inside the top five.
Lap Record: Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 34.720s - 2015
2021 Race Winners:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 4 Wins
Scott Redding GBR Aruba.it Ducati 2 Wins
