WK Superbike Thailand: Bautista domineert vrije training
15 maart 2019
Na zijn verpletterende debuut op Phillip Island heeft Alvaro Bautista ook de eerste trainingsdag van het WK Superbike in Thailand gedomineerd. De Aruba.it Ducati coureur reed in de tweede vrije training en tijd van 1'32.971 en was daarmee drietiende seconde sneller dan Jonathan Rea.
WK Superbike Buriram, uitslag vrije training:
| Rijder | Team | FP1 | FP2 | Tijd | Verschil | ||||
| 1 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1'33.089 | 1'32.971 | 1'32.971 | ||
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'33.288 | 1'33.269 | 1'33.269 | +0.298 | |
| 3 | Sandro Cortese | GER | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1'34.189 | 1'33.465 | 1'33.465 | +0.494 | |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1'14.150 | 1'33.550 | 1'33.550 | +0.579 | |
| 5 | Michael van der Mark | NED | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1'33.911 | 1'33.562 | 1'33.562 | +0.591 | |
| 6 | Marco Melandri | ITA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1'34.025 | 1'33.624 | 1'33.624 | +0.653 | |
| 7 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'34.556 | 1'33.797 | 1'33.797 | +0.826 | |
| 8 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1'34.291 | 1'33.899 | 1'33.899 | +0.928 | |
| 9 | Leon Camier | GBR | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda Fireblade SP2 | 1'34.853 | 1'33.947 | 1'33.947 | +0.976 | |
| 10 | Tom Sykes | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW S1000RR | 1'34.029 | 1'34.022 | 1'34.022 | 1.051 | |
| 11 | Chaz Davies | GBR | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1'3.244 | 1'34.093 | 1'34.093 | 1.122 | |
| 12 | Markus Reitenberger | GER | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW S1000RR | 1'34.933 | 1'34.327 | 1'34.327 | 1.356 | |
| 13 | Jorti Torres | ESP | Team Pedercini Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'34.741 | 1'34.520 | 1'34.520 | 1.549 | |
| 14 | Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati Panigale R | 1'35.688 | 1'34.550 | 1'34.550 | 1.579 | |
| 15 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.199 | 1'34.666 | 1'34.666 | 1.695 | |
| 16 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | JPN | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda Fireblade SP2 | 1'34.967 | 1'34.783 | 1'34.783 | 1.812 | |
| 17 | Thitipong Warokorn | THA | Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.917 | 1'34.945 | 1'34.945 | 1.974 | |
| 18 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Turkish Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.208 | 1'34.971 | 1'34.971 | 2.000 | |
| 19 | Allessandro Delbianco | ITA | Althea Mie Racing Team | Honda Fireblade SP2 | 1'36.972 | 1'35.727 | 1'35.727 | 2.756 |