Ducati dominates Day 1 in Jerez with Bulega, Iannone, and Redding within the Prime 3

Day 1 of the WorldSBK check at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto noticed loads of exercise as most groups and riders participated of their first check forward of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship.

This check will probably be adopted by one other two-day session at Portimao subsequent week.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) set the quickest time of the day with a 1’38.731s, showcasing spectacular tempo on his Ducati Panigale V4R. Andrea Iannone (Workforce Pata Go Eleven) adopted carefully behind in second place with a 1’39.181s, simply 0.450s off Bulega’s time.

Again with Ducati, Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) completed third with a 1’39.280s, whereas Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Workforce) in his third check on the ZX-10RR, confirmed robust type, recording a 1’39.332s to safe fourth place.

Having accomplished 47 laps, Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Workforce) posted a 1’39.463s, ending in fourth.

In the meantime Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Workforce) set a 1’39.548s to assert fifth place.

Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC), who began to work with Tetsuya Sasaki as crew chief, completed in sixth with a 1’39.916s. Honda additionally moved again to Ohlins suspension for 2025, with Vierge testing their new parts.

Former WorldSBK Champions Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Jonathan Rea (Pata Yamaha) have been respectively eighth and thirteenth on the timesheets, with Bautista recording a 1’40.135s and Rea posting a 1’40.368s.

BMW’s Michael van der Mark secured eleventh place with a greatest time of 1:40.285s with the brand new M 1000 RR. The crew can also be with out Toprak Razgatlioglu, who suffered a damaged finger through the offseason which has dominated him out of the Jerez check.

The three Rookies had various outcomes, with Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) ending 14th with a time of 1’40.586s, adapting to the Ducati Panigale V4R. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Workforce) ended the day in seventeenth, posting a 1’41.296s, and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Workforce) positioned 18th with a 1’41.308s, familiarising himself along with his new equipment.

Scott Redding’s new livery was revealed at Jerez as he makes his return to Ducati with the MGM BONOVO Racing crew, marking their swap from BMW to Ducati equipment.

Rookies Yari Montella and Bahattin Sofuoglu, stepping up from WorldSSP, together with Ryan Vickers, took to the monitor on Tuesday at Jerez as preparations for the 2025 season obtained underway.

Garrett Gerloff continued his adaptation to Kawasaki equipment at Jerez, showcasing his new inexperienced colors as he gears up for the 2025 season.

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