Toprak Razgatlioğlu achieved the best time this Friday during the second free practice session of the Superbike World Championship in Estoril (Portugal). The leader of the general classification achieves the best lap of 1:37,355 minutes in the afternoon session, clearly being the fastest driver.
Compared to FP1 in the morning, the conditions have clearly improved. While the first practice session took place on a completely wet track, the Portuguese track was almost completely dry from FP2.. There were only a few damp spots left. So, the grid took to the track with dry tires.
Razgatlioglu's best time in FP1 (1:52,344) was significantly lowered in the first rounds of FP2. The official BMW driver set the pace from the start, being the first to break the 1:38 mark. While he averaged laps in 1h37, his rivals did not exceed 1h38 during their first stint.
His teammate within the Bavarian firm, Michael van der Markhad a difficult start to the session. The Dutchman crashed between turns 1 and 2, but was able to recover his damaged BMW and return it to the pits.
After 20 minutes of session, it was still raining on certain parts of the track. Xavi Virgo He crashed out of Turn 3, but was lucky his Honda wasn't too affected.. However, the precipitation increased in the last third of Free Practice 2. All the drivers returned to the pits.
Therefore, It was not filmed in the last minutes, apart from a few checks carried out by certain pilots.. Razgatlioglu thus remained at the top of the ranking, with more than seven tenths ahead of his rivals.
Like the morning, Danilo Petrucci He was the first of mortals. The Italian was 0.710 seconds behind. Alex Lowes I was in third place, at .719. The current world champion, Alvaro Bautistacame fourth, at 892 thousandths. Iker Lecuona completes the Top 5, with Nicolò Bulega sixth. Axel Bassani, Garrett GerloffXavi Virgo and Jonathan Réa They close the Top 10.
Saturday, the Superbike World Cup In Estoril this will continue with FP3, Superpole and the first long race of the weekend, in which Ragzatlioglu cannot yet be champion.
