WSBK Phillip Island FP1 Results
Andrea Locatelli tops the FP1 ahead of Lowes brothers as big contenders struggle in mixed conditions.
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It was a shaky start in FP1 for the riders as they had to contend with early spots of rain which left Adam Norrodin briefly leading the timesheets 30 seconds down. However, a few minutes into the session, all riders were then out on track and we were able to see some competitive lap times at the very end of the session.
With the mixed conditions playing their part, the field was pretty jumbled up leaving the usual contenders unable to put in a time which is representative of their pace.
It was Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli who led the session with a lap time of 1m 29.1s ahead of the Lowes twins.
The satellites of Remy Gardner, Andrea Iannone and Rubens Rinaldi were in hot pursuit in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively ahead of contenders Nicolo Bulega and Alvaro Bautista.
Dominique Aegerter slotted himself in ninth ahead of BMW’s Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Rea’s misery continues as he struggles to find pace on the Australian circuit, finishing the session in twelveth.
| Position | Rider | Nationality | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | 1'29.197 |
| 2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | 0.106 |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Ducati | 0.52 |
| 4 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 0.558 |
| 5 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | GoEleven Ducati | 0.688 |
| 6 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | 0.727 |
| 7 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | 0.752 |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | 0.837 |
| 9 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 1.153 |
| 10 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | 1.157 |
| 11 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | 1.258 |
| 12 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | 1..298 |
| 13 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | 1.555 |
| 14 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | 1.611 |
| 15 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | 1.699 |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | 1.807 |
| 17 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | 1.833 |
| 18 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | 2.24 |
| 19 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 2.246 |
| 20 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | 2.485 |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Puccetti Kawasaki | 3.207 |
| 22 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | 3.219 |
