2022 World Superbike Autodrom Most, Czech Republic - Free Practice Results (2)

Toprak Razgatlioglu blitzes the Most World Superbike lap record to finish fastest on day-one from Scott Redding. 

Following a five minute delay to FP2, Jonathan Rea, who was fastest in FP1 made an early mistake heading into turn one which saw him run off-track. 

Setting the pace early on was BMW’s Scott Redding as the British rider went two tenths clear of Rea. 

Improving again on his third flying lap, Redding managed to go two tenths clear of his fastest time from FP1. The same couldn’t be said for Honda’s Iker Lecuona as the former MotoGP rider suffered a big highside at turn eight. 

Lecuona, who is set to take part in next weekend’s Suzuka 8 hour race for the first time in his career, was seventh at the time of his fall. 

Continuing his impressive form of FP1, Michael Ruben Rinaldi was again proving to be Ducati’s fastest rider as he went quickest. 

However, the Italian was quickly replaced atop the leaderboard as Redding bit straight back with a time of 1:32.214s, while Alvaro Bautista moved up to third.

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Over a tenth down with sector four left to be completed, a sector that was proving difficult for Bautista in FP1, the championship leader’s next flying lap ended in fine style as he found enough time to overhaul Redding and Rinaldi.

Making it two crashes for Honda, Hafizh Syahrin went down at turn one in what was also his first fall of the weekend. 

Despite posting three fastest sectors, Razgatlioglu stayed close to three tenths down on Bautista’s time after losing time in sector four. 

As lap times continued to get faster, Rinaldi bolted back to the top of the leaderboard, while Rea and Razgatlioglu also improved but were unable to move up the order.

Although the Ducatis of Rinaldi and Bautista were proving difficult to match in the final sector, Redding was the first to convert an impressive early part of the lap into P1. The BMW rider held on by just 0.057s after nearly losing three tenths to Rinaldi.

With just ten minutes remaining of FP2, Rinaldi set a blistering time of 1:31.820s - the fastest time of the weekend to that point, while also helping Loris Baz jump up to second after the Bonovo BMW rider positioned himself directly behind the Italian. 

There was a late fall for Ryan Vickers after the BSB rider lost the front of his Pedercini Kawasaki machine [sector three].

Rinaldi’s fastest lap of the day was then shattered with five minutes to go as Razgatlioglu set a new outright lap record, courtesy of a 1:31.506s.

Most World Superbike Records

Fastest ever lap - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1:31.996s (2021)

2021 Race Winners 

Race 1 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha

Superpole Race - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha

Race 2 - Scott Redding GBR Aruba.it Ducati

Rea gets the better of Razgatlioglu in Most World Superbike FP1

Starting his second run of the session, Razgatlioglu was on course for another storming lap as he went two tenths faster than Rinaldi in sector two alone. 

The Turkish star kept hold of his advantage through sectors three and four to set a 1:32.092s - +0.289s clear of the Ducati rider. 

Continuing his stunning pace out front, Razgatlioglu then set back-to-back laps that were within a tenth of his fastest time. 

As Rea reduced Razgatlioglu’s lead to under half a tenth, the Pata Yamaha rider responded once again by setting the first sub 1m 32s lap of the weekend. 

Not to be denied, Rea delivered a brilliant sector four on his penultimate lap in order to narrowly move ahead of Razgatlioglu. 

FP1 saw WorldSBK debuts for Ryan Vickers (Pedercini Kawasaki) and Michal Prasek (Rohac & Fetja Motoracing), while Peter Hickman was making his first appearance for the official BMW WorldSBK team in place of the injured Michael Van Der Mark. 

Most World Superbike weekend schedule (UK time)

Friday 

09:30-10:15 Free Practice 1 

14:00-14:45 Free Practice 2 

Saturday 

08:00-08:30 Free Practice 3

10:10-10:25 Superpole

13:00 Race 1

Sunday 

08:00-08:15 Warm-up 

10:00 Superpole Race 

13:00 Race 2