2017 January WorldSBK Test, Day 2: Rea Still Leads

The second and final day of testing at Jerez is complete for the World Superbike series, and though the names at the top are familiar, the order is a little less clear cut than it was yesterday.

Jonathan Rea is still fastest, the reigning world champion a tenth quicker than anyone else on track, and one of only two riders to drop into the 1’39s.

But behind the Kawasaki rider is not his teammate Tom Sykes, but Milwaukee Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori. The Italian posted an impressive time in the afternoon, jumping to finish between the two Kawasakis.

Tom Sykes ended the day in third, four tenths behind teammate Rea. Both Kawasaki men fell during the day, not the only riders to crash, as Althea BMW riders Jordi Torres (WSBK) and Marco Faccani (STK1000) also fell, the two BMW men injuring their shoulders in the fall.

The two Ducatis followed behind Sykes, Marco Melandri just edging out teeammate Chaz Davies, though there was nothing to choose between them.

Nicky Hayden posted a quick time on the new Honda CBR1000RR, three quarters of a second behind Rea and just ahead of Alex Lowes on the Pata Yamaha, the Englishman making it five different manufacturers in the top seven on his penultimate lap.

Zulfahmi Khairuddin was once again the fastest of the World Supersport riders, leading Jules Cluzel by a big margin, while Michele Rinaldi finished three tenths ahead of newcomer Mike Jones, both on the Ducatis in the Superstock 1000 class.

The teams pack up and head west now, off to the next test at Portimao.

Times from Wednesday:

Pos	Class	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev	Laps
1	SBK	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1:39.809	–	–	41
2	SBK	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia RSV4 RF	1:39.920	0.111	0.111	70
3	SBK	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1:40.219	0.410	0.299	57
4	SBK	Marco Melandri	Ducati Panigale R	1:40.313	0.504	0.094	63
5	SBK	Chaz Davies	Ducati Panigale R	1:40.324	0.515	0.011	64
6	SBK	Nicky Hayden	Honda CBR1000RR	1:40.548	0.739	0.224	67
7	SBK	Alex Lowes	Yamaha YZF-R1	1:40.600	0.791	0.052	83
8	SBK	Xavi Fores	Ducati Panigale R	1:40.738	0.929	0.138	56
9	SBK	Stefan Bradl	Honda CBR1000RR	1:40.854	1.045	0.116	52
10	SBK	Michael vd Mark	Yamaha YZF-R1	1:41.450	1.641	0.596	78
11	SBK	Randy Krummenacher	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1:41.566	1.757	0.116	47
12	SBK	Markus Reiterberger	BMW S1000RR	1:41.578	1.769	0.012	67
13	SBK	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia RSV4 RF	1:41.886	2.077	0.308	51
14	SBK	Jordi Torres	BMW S1000RR	1:42.516	2.707	0.630	7

1	SSP	Zulfahmi Khairuddin	Kawasaki ZX-6R	1:44.410			48
2	SSP	Jules Cluzel	Honda CBR600RR	1:45.199	0.789	0.789	81
3	SSP	Robin Mulhauser	Honda CBR600RR	1:45.410	1.000	0.211	68
4	SSP	Nacho Calero	Kawasaki ZX-6R	1:45.507	1.097	0.097	45
5	SSP	Kyle Ryde	Kawasaki ZX-6R	1:45.625	1.215	0.118	72
6	SSP	Hikari Okubo	Honda CBR600RR	1:45.852	1.442	0.227	71

1	STK	Michael Rinaldi	Ducati Panigale R	1:43.343			55
2	STK	Mike Jones	Ducati Panigale R	1:43.670	0.327	0.327	58
3	STK	Alessandro Valia	Ducati Panigale R	1:45.261	1.918	1.591	38
4	STK	Marco Faccani	Ducati Panigale R	1:45.678	2.335	0.417	6
5	STK	Julian Puffe	BMW S1000RR	1:46.176	2.833	0.498	48

1	BSB	Leon Haslam	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1:41.928			58
2	BSB	Luke Mossey	Kawasaki ZX-10R	1:42.349	0.421	0.421	64