WSBK Assen: Bautista zet snelste tijd, vd Mark P20
22 april 2022
Alvaro Bautista heeft de eerste dag in Assen de snelste tijd gerealiseerd. De dubbelwinnaar van Aragon reed in het begin van zijn derde run met de zachte SCX een 1'34.382 en dook daarmee 84 duizendste onder de tijd die Toprak Razgatlioglu in FP1 had gezet. Op 3 tiende van Bautista maakte Rea de voorlopige eerste startrij compleet, Michael van der Mark reed de 20e tijd.
WK Superbike Assen, tijden vrije training:
| Rijder | Team | FP1 | FP2 | Verschil | |||
| 1 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Ducati Panigale V4R | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | 1'35.246 | 1'34.382 | |
| 2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK | 1'34.466 | 1'34.785 | +0.084 |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | 1'35.295 | 1'34.680 | +0.298 |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | 1'35.841 | 1'34.772 | +0.390 |
| 5 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Honda CBR1000RR | Team HRC | 1'34.884 | 1'35.495 | +0.502 |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Yamaha YZF-R1 | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 1'35.384 | 1'34.999 | +0.617 |
| 7 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Ducati Panigale V4R | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | 1'35.271 | 1'35.016 | +0.634 |
| 8 | Loris Baz | FRA | BMW M 1000 RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 1'36.160 | 1'35.320 | +0.938 |
| 9 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK | 1'35.799 | 1'35.471 | +1.089 |
| 10 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Ducati Panigale V4R | Motocorsa Racing | 1'36.082 | 1'35.568 | +1.186 |
| 11 | Scott Redding | GBR | BMW M 1000 RR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | 1'35.860 | 1'35.571 | +1.189 |
| 12 | Phillipp Öttl | GER | Ducati Panigale V4R | Team GOELEVEN | 1'36.739 | 1'35.723 | +1.341 |
| 13 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | 1'36.708 | 1'36.099 | +1.717 |
| 14 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | TPR Team Pedercini Racing | 1'37.217 | 1'36.160 | +1.778 |
| 15 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda CBR1000RR | Team HRC | 1'37.262 | 1'36.233 | +1.851 |
| 16 | Roberto Tamburini | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | 1'36.682 | 1'36.300 | +1.918 |
| 17 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | BMW M 1000 RR | Bmax Racing | 1'37.609 | 1'36.595 | +2.213 |
| 18 | Kohta Nozane | JAP | Yamaha YZF-R1 | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 1'37.203 | 1'36.677 | +2.295 |
| 19 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha | 1'38.114 | 1'36.698 | +2.316 |
| 20 | Michael van der Mark | NED | BMW M 1000 RR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | 1'37.458 | 1'36.720 | +2.338 |
| 21 | Eugene Laverty | GBR | BMW M 1000 RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 1'36.872 | +2.490 | |
| 22 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAS | Honda CBR1000RR | MIE Racing Honda Team | 1'37.393 | 1'36.968 | +25.86 |
| 23 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | Honda CBR1000RR | MIE Racing Honda Team | 1'37.268 | 1'37.019 | +2.637 |
| 24 | Luca Bernardi | SMR | Ducati Panigale V4R | Barni Spark Racing Team | 1'38.339 | 1'37.400 | +3.018 |
| 25 | Oliver König | CZE | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Orelac Racing VendNatura | 1'38.641 | 1'37.877 | +3.495 |