Kawasaki belum berdiri di podium teratas sejak Race One di Australia tahun lalu. Namun, mereka memulai dengan kuat akhir pekan ini di Donington Park.
Para Pembalap Kawasaki telah menemukan diri mereka di dalam sepuluh besar. Jonathan Rea mengakhiri sesi latihan pertama dengan keunggulan 0,052 detik di depan rival lama Toprak Razgatlioglu. Keduanya tampak berusaha meredam dominasi Pembalap Ducati, Alvaro Bautista di Donington.
Di akhir FP Jumat secara kombinasi, Pembalap teratas tetaplah Rea. Kemudian diikuti oleh Razgatlioglu dan Philipp Oettl ke-3, sementara Bassani malah ke-4. (Afid/nm)
Hasil FP Jumat WorldSBK 2023 Inggris, Donington, (30/6/2023)
FP2
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Crescent Racing Yamaha R1 1m 27.639
2 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 27.781
3 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Crescent Racing Yamaha R1 1m 40.739
4 Hafizh Syahrin MAL MIE Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 42.420
5 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA GMT 94 Yamaha R1 1m 43.634
6 Eric Granado BRA MIE Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 43.873
7 Dominique Aegerter SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha R1 1m 43.937
FP1
1 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 27.627
2 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Crescent Racing Yamaha R1 1m 27.679
3 Philipp Oettl GER Go Eleven Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 27.757
4 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 27.857
5 Bradley Ray GBR Motoxracing Yamaha R1 1m 28.057
6 Tom Sykes GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK BMW M 1000 RR 1m 28.108
7 Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 28.143
8 Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 28.552
9 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Crescent Racing Yamaha R1 1m 28.571
10 Iker Lecuona ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 28.633
11 Garrett Gerloff USA Bonovo Racing BMW M 1000 RR 1m 28.637
12 Scott Redding GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK BMW M 1000 RR 1m 28.740
13 Danilo Petrucci ITA Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 28.776
14 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1m 28.796
15 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Racing BMW M 1000 RR 1m 28.927
16 Remy Gardner AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha R1 1m 29.149
17 Xavi Vierge ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 29.671
18 Dominique Aegerter CHE GYTR GRT Yamaha R1 1m 30.041
19 Isaac Vinales ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 30.124
20 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA GMT 94 Yamaha R1 1m 30.289
21 Tito Rabat ESP Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 30.686
22 Hafizh Syahrin MAL MIE Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 30.848
23 Eric Granado BRA MIE Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R 1m 31.166
24 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 31.176
