Superbikes | Portimao test: Razgatlioglu finishes with the best time

After Jerez de la Frontera, the production derivatives conclude a demanding week of testing in Portimao, Portugal: only Kawasaki was absent and preferred to test in Barcelona, ​​a circuit that will be one of the new features of this season's calendar, on a track that for them is at home since the KRT is based in the Catalan city.

The PATA YAMAHA WORLDSBK OFFICIAL TEAM was the great protagonist as it worked to find the best possible setup at the front and with Toprak Razgatlioglu achieved the best time, while Michael van der Mark stopped in fourth place.

Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) was the best yesterday and again today at the end he showed off his value and that of the bike by finishing ahead of Loris Baz. Redding concentrated above all on tire grip and finished with the second fastest time. His teammate Chaz Davies completed the day with the fifth fastest time.

Loris Baz (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) also had excellent results today aboard the 2019 and 2020 Yamahas. An excellent third place for him while the other Independent Yamaha riders Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team) and Garrett also did very well Gerloff who occupy the ninth and tenth position.

A lot of work also for the HRC Team. Leon Haslam is sixth and his is once again the best of the Japanese company's bikes. Alvaro Bautista did less well and finished today in 15th place.

Among the top five we also find BMW who with Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Eugene Laverty (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) greet Portimao with a lot of positivity. Sykes, seventh, continued to work on the set-up while Laverty was eighth.

Outside the top ten but good results also for Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN) who is 11th ahead of Leandro Mercado (Motocorsa Racing). 13th place goes to Xavi Fores (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) who places himself behind Sylvain Barrier (Brixx Performance). Sandro Cortese (Barni Racing Team), who crashed during the morning at turn 7, is 16th.

The top six WorldSBK riders at the end of the day:

1.) Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA WORLDSBK OFFICIAL TEAM) 1'40.804
2.) Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) +0.079
3.) Loris Baz (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +0.190
4.) Michael van der Mark (PATA YAMAHA WORLDSBK OFFICIAL TEAM) +0.622
5.) Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) +0.795
6.) Leon Haslam (HRC Team) +0.851