The first official test for 2011 continues at Portimao in Portugal. Minus the official BMW squad of Corser and Haslam and the Kawasaki pair of Vermeulen and Rolfo, yesterday’s fastest rider was Jakub Smrz on a Ducati.
Here are the full times.
1. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1198R 1m 43.503s
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1m 43.676s
3. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK Team YZF-R1 1m 43.707s
4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10R 1m 43.770s
5. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1198R 1m 43.789s
6. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 F. 1m 43.840s
7. Michel Fabrizio ITA Suzuki Alstare GSX-R1000 1m 43.879s
8. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1198R 1m 44.369s
9. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 F. 1m 44.446s
10. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10R 1m 44.752s
11. James Toseland GBR BMW Motorrad Italia SBK S1000RR 1m 44.764s
12. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Racing Aprilia RSV-4 F. 1m 44.857s
13. Ruben Xaus ESP Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1m 44.885s
14. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1198R 1m 44.886s
15. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK Team YZF-R1 1m 45.461s
16. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK S1000RR 1m 45.678s*
* denotes best lap set in AM session
Fastest morning lap time
Jonathan Rea GBR Honda 1m 44.055s
Portimao official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha 1m 42.092s (2010)
Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia 1m 42.772s (2010)
Interestingly, Smrz’s best time is still outside last year’s best lap by about 1/2 a second.
The test concludes on Friday before testing resumes at PI on February 21/22.
