SBK | Prosecco DOC UK Round, Free Practice 2: Tom Sykes sees us again

In the second free practice session of the sixth round of the World Series Championship, which is being held on the legendary Donington Park track in England, Tom Sykes takes the lead and takes the best time ahead of Jonathan Rea.

With the asphalt still very damp from the morning rain, the Kawasaki rider clocked an excellent 1'38"593 thanks to which he distanced himself from his teammate by half a second and sent the clear message that he wanted to take back the "throne" of Donington, which eluded him last year in Race 2 after an incredible sequence of nine consecutive victories.

Behind the two elusive Kawasakis, we find Alex Lowes, the only one able to contain the gap in less than a second, and Leon Camier who confirms the fourth time of the first round and seems physically much better than he was in Imola.

Fifth time for Loris Baz, comfortable with the BMW on this track at least for the moment, followed by Lorenzo Savadori on the Aprilia who clearly improves on his morning reference.
The Ducatis are still far away: the first Panigale in the standings is that of Team Barni with Xavi Fores, seventh ahead of Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies, with delays ranging from a second and a half upwards.

The third free practice session, the last valid for direct access to tomorrow's Tissot-Superpole, will start at 17pm Italian time.

Below are the times recorded during the second free practice session of the Prosecco DOC UK Round, at Donington Park:

1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 38.593s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 39.106s
3. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 39.296s
4. Leon Camier GBR Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 1m 39.886s
5. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR 1m 39.891s
6. Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 1m 39.933s
7. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R 1m 40.116s
8. Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 40.367s
9. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 40.565s
10. Gino Rea GBR OMG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 40.669s
11. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 1m 40.768s
12. Luke Mossey GBR Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 40.770s
13. Eugene Laverty IRE Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 1m 40.830s
14. Leon Haslam GBR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 40.872s
15. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 40.879s
16. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 41.197s
17. PJ Jacobsen USA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2 1m 41.692s
18. Mason Law GBR Team WD-40 Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 41.775s
19. Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 1m 41.889s
20. Niccolo Canepa ITA PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 41.936s
21. Jordi Torres ESP MV Agusta 1000 F4 1m 42.352s
22. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 42.218s
23. Ondrej Jezek CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1 1m 43.264s
24. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 44.549s
25. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 44.560s