Bautista dominates day one ahead of Razgatrioglu

Alvaro Bautista will lead Friday’s free practice for the Indonesian round at Mandalika and can be declared Superbike World Champion in Race 1 this Saturday (6:30am).

Talavera’s rider was the only one able to run under 1’34 (1’33″628) on a very eventful day due to low grip and high asphalt temperatures (around 60ºc). Team HRC pilot Iker Lecuona of Valencia suffered a serious accident After a very hard highside at Turn 3 after losing his rear axle, he was evacuated by helicopter to RSUD Provinci NTB Hospital in Mataram, where he was diagnosed with a stable fracture of the T12 vertebra (no neurological damage). fracture of the left side of the sacrum. Neither injury requires surgical intervention, but requires bed rest.

Bautista, if you’re this Saturday’s champion…

1. Razgatlioglu finished 8th or lower in 1st place
2. Razgatlioglu in 2nd place and below 13th
3. If Bautista does not finish in the top two, the championship decision will be made in Indonesia on Sunday. If Bautista scores points in Race 1 and beats Rea, Rea is out of contention.

Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured the lead in the final time attack of FP2 and set the penultimate fastest lap, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with FP1 leading). Brixx WorldSBK) saw this Friday’s result see the title Turkish defender delay Bautista’s wing until Sunday.

The two powerhouses in the championship were followed by Baustita’s teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi, with Xavi Forez sixth in 1.245 and Bassani 8 ninth in 1.513.

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was 4th, 0.969 seconds ahead of Bautista. Biergi clocked his 1.396s to finish him eighth, while Lecuona clocked him 2.140s behind the FP2 leaders before the ill-fated crash.

“Today we basically tried to understand the track to take Ducati as a reference and also in FP1 our goal today was to put some rubber on the track. I was a little unsteady during practice because I didn’t have a clear view of whether I was going to be safe in the corners,” Batty explained.

“It would be better to have more Ducati in the front, which probably means that it is a track that is not very suitable for our bike, but at the same time it will depend a lot on tomorrow. We’ll see some improvement on the track, we’ll see how each rider performs.This guy is hard to tell because it changes a lot from day one.You have to focus and try to get the most out of it every time you hit the circuit.I The feeling of compatibility with the motorcycle is positive.”