SBK | GP Misano FP1: Razgatlioglu in the lead, followed by the official Ducatis

SBK GP Misano FP1 – The first round of the 2023 Emilia Romagna Superbike Grand Prix ends with the best time of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

The Yamaha rider set the best lap with a time of 1'34.154, a time that allowed him to beat the official Ducatis of Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Alvaro Bautista.

The riders of the two-wheeled "Red" are 0.242s and 0.311s behind respectively. Behind them two other Yamahas, that of Dominique Aegerter (GRT Yamaha) and Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha).

Sixth time for the Kawasaki ZX-10RR of Alex Lowes, followed by the BMW M1000 RR of Garrett Gerloff and team-mate Jonathan Rea.

Closing out the Top Ten are the Honda CBR1000 RR-Rs of Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona. Danilo Petrucci with the Ducati Panigale V4R of the Barni Racing Team is 13th, just over a second behind, while Axel Bassani with the Ducati Panigale V4R of the Motocorsa Racing Team is 15th.

Lorenzo Baldassarri on the Yamaha of Team GMT94 finished 18th, Gabriele Ruiu on the BMW M1000 RR of Bmax Racing 20th and Luca Vitali replacing the injured Oliver Konig on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR of Team Orelac Racing, 23rd.

Day 1 WorldSBK Misano FP1- Final times

01 RAZGATLIOGLU Toprak Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.154 02 RINALDI Michael Ruben Ducati Panigale V4R 1'34.396 03 BAUTISTA Alvaro Ducati Panigale V4R 1'34.465 04 AEGERTER Dominique Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.706 05 LOCATELLI Andrea Yamaha YZF R1 1' 34.730 06 LOWES Alex Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'34.816 07 GERLOFF Garrett BMW M1000 RR 1'34.832 08 REA Jonathan Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'34.864 09 VIERGE REDDING Scott BMW M1000 RR 1'34.919 10 SYKES Tom BMW M1000 RR 1'34.970 11 PETRUCCI Danilo Ducati Panigale V1000R 1'35.137 12 GARDNER Remy Yamaha YZF R1000 1'35.137 13 BASSANI Axel Ducati Panigale V4R 1'35.195