GoEleven Ducati rider Philipp Oettl continues what appears to be a seamless transition from WorldSSP to WorldSBK after finishing the two-day Catalunya test ninth fastest.
Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha-rider Christophe Ponsson is aiming to produce regular top ten WorldSBK results in 2022, despite being surrounded by ‘a lot of super-fast riders on official bikes’.
Jonathan Rea continues his impressive form from Jerez to finish day-one of WorldSBK testing at Portimao fastest, while world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu was just a tenth away on his first action of 2022.
With five rookies set to take part in the 2022 WorldSBK championship, can any of them match the success of Andrea Locatelli, and to a slightly lesser extent Axel Bassani?