WorldSBK Portimao: Bautista domineert vrije training

De eerste dag van de voorlaatste ronde van het WorldSBK op Portimao stond er geen maat op Alvaro Bautista. De 338-jarige Spanjaard, die dit weekend zijn wereldtitel kan prolongeren, reed in FP2 een 1'40.476 en was daarmee 3 tiende sneller dan Garrett Gerloff, die zijn snelste tijd aan het eind van FP1 had gezet.

WorldSBK Portimao, tijden vrije training:

Rijder	Team	FP1	FP2	Verschil
1	Alvaro Bautista	ESP	ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4R	1'41.196	1'40.476
2	Garrett Gerloff	USA	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1'40.763	1'41.320	+0.287
3	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	ITA	ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4R	1'41.480	1'40.827	+0.351
4	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1'41.394	1'41.018	+0.542
5	Remy Gardner	AUS	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'42.101	1'41.022	+0.546
6	Michael van der Mark	NED	ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	BMW M 1000 RR	1'41.978	1'41.177	+0.701
7	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Barni Spark Racing Team	Ducati Panigale V4R	1'41.495	1'41.189	+0.713
8	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'41.749	1'41.197	+0.721
9	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'41.419	1'41.199	+0.723
10	Dominique Aegerter	SUI	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'42.369	1'41.367	+0.891
11	Iker Lecuona	SPA	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR	1'41.563	1'41.379	+0.903
12	Phillipp Öttl	GER	Team GOELEVEN	Ducati Panigale V4R	1'41.784	1'41.386	+0.910
13	Axel Bassani	ITA	Motocorsa Racing	Ducati Panigale V4R	1'42.154	1'41.402	+0.926
14	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1'42.115	1'41.413	+0.937
15	Loris Baz	FRA	Bonovo Action BMW	BMW M 1000 RR	1'42.154	1'41.694	+1.218
16	Xavi Vierge	ESP	Team HRC	Honda CBR1000RR	1'42.024	1'41.718	+1.242
17	Scott Redding	GBR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	BMW M 1000 RR	1'41.708	1'41.729	+1.253
18	Lorenzo Baldassari	ITA	GMT94 Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'42.201	1'41.927	+1.451
19	Bradley Ray	GBR	Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team	Yamaha YZF-R1	1'42.782	1'42.756	+2.280
20	Gabriele Ruiu	ITA	Bmax Racing	BMW M 1000 RR	1'43.376	1'42.825	+2.349
21	Isaac Vinales	ESP	TPR Team Pedercini Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1'43.582	1'42.877	+2.401
22	Tito Rabat	ESP	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1'43.741	1'42.910	+2.434
23	Hafizh Syahrin	MAS	PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team	Honda CBR1000RR	1'43.005	1'43.096	+2.620
24	Eric Granado	BRA	PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team	Honda CBR1000RR	1'43.803	1'43.429	+2.953
25	Olivier Konig	CZE	Orelac Racing MOVISIO	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1'46.446	1'44.697	+4.221