Alvaro Bautista strikes back with top time in FP4 at Aragon WorldSBK test
🍌Bautista, who was more than six tenths down on expected 2022 title rivals Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu during day-one, posted a solid time of 1:50.097s to go quickest ⛄in FP4.
Rea managed to pit Garrett Gerlof꧅f to second, with 🅺the latter continuing to impress ahead of what’s a big 2022 season.
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An eight-time winner around the MotorLand Aragon Circuit, Rea set a time quicker than the official race lap rec♏ord on Monday, as did reigning world champion Razgatlioglu.
The Pata Yꦗamaha rider started day-two wi🐲th a sixth place finish - eight tenths down on the Aruba.it Ducati rider.
| World Superbike Test Aragon, Spain - Free Practice 4 Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | 1:50.097s |
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.274s |
| 3 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +0.429s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +0.509s |
| 5 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.632s |
| 6 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | +0.855s |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | +1.134s |
| 8 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +1.254s |
| 9 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +1.517s |
| 10 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +1.691s |
| 11 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.708s |
| 12 | Scott Redding | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +1.785s |
| 13 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Bonovo Action BMW | +1.810s |
| 14 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +1.993s |
| 15 | Ilya Mikhalchik | UKR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +2.264s |
| 16 | Roberto Tamburini | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +2.627s |
| 17 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +2.949s |
| 18 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | MIE Honda Racing | +3.648s |
| 19 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +4.258s |
| 20 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +4.427s |
| 21 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing | +4.897s |
While Ducati, Kawasaki and Yamaha continue to look strong, BMW’s struggles are seemingly continuing as Scott Redding could only manage P12. 𒀰;
For the second time in as many sessions, Loris Baz was the top BMW rider in ninth, however, the Frenchman was also over a second d💞own on Bautista.
Replaced once again by Ukrainian rider Ilya Mi🐽chalchik, Michael Van Der Mark has off🥃icially been ruled out of this weekend’s season-opener.
Van Der Mark, who suffered a ಌrecent mountain bike accident, said: "It has been a difficult decis꧟ion but unfortunately I will not try to ride at MotorLand Aragón.
"At this moment we have to be smart and stay calm because this is the only way forward in my r𒁃ecovery.
"I really miss working with the team and riding my BMW M 1000 RR but right now🐎 my goal is to be fit again as s🍸oon as possible."
More results to follow from the finalജ day of pre-season WorldSBK testi🐓ng.
