On the second day of testing at Jerez, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders confronted difficult circumstances within the morning however took full benefit of a drier monitor by noon, permitting for round six hours of essential testing on the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto.
Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Crew) continued to dominate the sector, setting a powerful lap time of 1’38.448s, main the pack by 0.278s. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was second with a outstanding 1’38.726s lap time, coming inside two tenths of the all-time lap file, whereas teammate Alvaro Bautista was in seventh place with a finest time of 1’39.962s.
Jonathan Rea (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) tailored effectively to his new Yamaha R1, ending third. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Crew WorldSBK) secured a fourth-place end, clocking a 1’39.211s lap time whereas teammate Axel Bassani tailored to his new bike, finishing over 120 laps through the take a look at. In the meantime, Andrea Iannone (Crew GoEleven) shocked with fifth place and a lap time of 1’39.335s after finishing 70 laps.
Scott Redding (Bonovo Motion BMW) emerged because the quickest BMW rider, taking tenth place, forward of his teammate Garrett Gerloff. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Crew), Honda’s sole consultant at Jerez, accomplished 39 laps as he continued to adapt to the CBR1000RR-R machine after racing in WorldSSP all through 2023.
Remy Gardner | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Crew“It’s been a optimistic take a look at. The tempo has been actually good over the 2 days, with the race tyre and clearly immediately, on the finish, we put in two SCQs and did a very nice lap time. There was a bit of bit extra I may’ve finished. I made a number of errors on that lap however fairly proud of the 2 days went. It wasn’t an ideal lap, however it wasn’t unhealthy. Greater than the lap, I’m proud of the enhancements we’ve remodeled the 2 days with what Yamaha have introduced.
Jonny shocked me with how briskly he acquired on with the bike. That exhibits the expertise he has. I’m actually excited to see what Jonny can deliver to the desk and assist develop the bike, and likewise for me to be taught off Jonny. With a lot expertise, you may at all times be taught one thing. Actually nice to have Jonny with Yamaha.”Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati“As we speak, we have been centered on the 2024 rules particularly with the load. We tried many options with the load. Placing some weight on some areas of the bike, additionally attempting contained in the engine, and did many checks to grasp how the bike’s working. It’s not straightforward as a result of when the bike’s working effectively, for those who add 7kg, the bike feels completely different particularly within the quick corners. We made some distribution to have extra information and we acquired that information for this winter to attempt to work and attempt to see what could possibly be the bottom for beginning 2024.”
The order from day two at Jerez:1. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Crew) 1’38.448, 61 laps2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Crew) 1’38.726s, 52 laps3. Jonathan Rea (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) 1’39.179s, 68 laps4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Crew WorldSBK) 1’39.211s, 68 laps5. Andrea Iannone (Crew GoEleven) 1’39.335s, 69 laps6. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Motocorsa Racing) 1’39.807s, 69 laps7. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’39.962s, 58 laps8. Brad Ray (GMT94 Yamaha) 1’40.007s, 59 laps9. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Crew) 1’40.103s, 67 laps10. Scott Redding (Bonovo Motion BMW) 1’40.291s, 47 laps11. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Motion BMW) 1’40.334s, 66 laps12. Axel Bassani (Kawasaki Racing Crew WorldSBK) 1’41.346s, 54 laps13. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Crew) 1’42.110s, 38 laps
