Live blog for the first day of WorldSBK 2021

Even before the drivers hit the track in Motorland Aragon for the first time, the FIM had caused a lot of head shaking just two days before with an extremely questionable regulation. With BMW and Kawasaki, two manufacturers brought a completely new model, but one of them was slowed down before the first free practice. With very questionable arguments, which can actually only mean one thing: The BMW M-1000RR seems to be a real bad design compared to the Kawasaki ZX-10RR Ninja. Otherwise, it would not be necessary to tune the blue and white machine by almost 1000 rpm higher in order to be even halfway at eye level with the green one. We therefore advise you to reserve one of the new ninjas at the nearest dealer, because it should be a real rocket on two wheels. Below are the results of some drivers since 2015 and their results in Motorland Aragon.

With 7 wins, Chaz Davies (Ducati) leads ahead of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) with their 6 in Aragon. This means that the Kawasaki driver may be able to catch up with the Welshman at the start of the season or even overtake him.
Tito Rabat at the Aragon test on the Barni Ducati – his compatriot Alvaro Bautista predicts a successful future for the “Marathon Man” as a WorldSBK rookie. In the MotoGP at Le Mans, under the most difficult conditions, he took a point as a substitute driver for the injured Jorge Martin.

The questionable revelation limit of the FIM with the “Kawasaki castration”

The hair-raising injustice immediately catches the eye, even without the yellow colour. The Ducati Panigale V4R is allowed to turn a full 1500 rpm higher than the new Kawasaki ZX-10RR, it is like a bad joke what the FIM has just allowed itself to do with it.

The statistics with the previous Aragon winners

The new HRC team boss Leon Camier in the Honda pits – a win for Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam, after he had been fighting for points as a driver until recently and due to shoulder problems no more missions were possible in the end.

WSBK – the first free practice on Friday

Before the 26th race starts in Aragon on Saturday afternoon, the first free practice session is on the track. Rea is fastest from the start ahead of Haslam, Gerloff, Lowes and van der Mark. Shortly thereafter, Lowes is one and a half tenths ahead of Rea with a 1’50.677. The reference time is the qualifying time recently set by Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) with 1’48.528 at the test in Aragon, his absolute and official lap record of 2020 is 1’48.860. At the halfway point of the first free training session, Lowes is still ahead of Rea, Sykes, Razgatlioglu, Haslam, Gerloff and Bautista. Cavalieri has not yet completed a lap and Eugene Laverty is on his first. So far, of course, no driver is on the hunt for a best time because it’s about the race set-up and not a good start position.
The last quarter of an hour of FP1
Rinaldi is currently on P10 ahead of van der Mark, Rabat, Folger and Laverty. Rookie Lucas Mahias drove the new ZX-10RR for the first time just a week ago in Misano and takes it easy at the beginning without risking too much. Therefore, it is only on P19 for the time being. When there are 10 minutes left on the clock, Lowes is still ahead of Rea, Sykes, Toprak, Haslam, Gerloff, Bautista, Davies, Redding and Rabat. Lowes’ time is far from a record at 1’50.498, and it only means that like everyone else he should be on racing tires. It doesn’t look like, except for Toprak and Davies, there is still the hunt for the best time on qualifiers in FP1 and some, like Tom Sykes, are already sitting comfortably in the pits and taking a sip (no beer). The time will soon run out, and we will publish the first ranking list of the day, which is of course not very informative for qualifying. Toprak ahead of Davies, Lowes, Gerlof, Rinaldi and Rea. The time monitor is just going crazy, which one you are using here.

P, No, Rider, Nat, Team, Bike, Time, (Gap, previous), Laps, Average, Speed
1 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1’49.952 15 166,229 306,8
2 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1’50.260 0.308 0.308 14 165,765 312,1
3 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1’50.442 0.490 0.182 15 165,491 310,3
4 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1’50.498 0.546 0.056 16 165,408 305,9
5 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1’50.741 0.789 0.243 15 165,045 305,9
6 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1’50.834 0.882 0.093 14 164,906 314,0
7 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1’50.842 0.890 0.008 15 164,894 307,7
8 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1’50.907 0.955 0.065 15 164,798 312,1
9 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1’50.966 1.014 0.059 16 164,710 314,0
10 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1’51.049 1.097 0.083 15 164,587 318,6
11 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1’51.203 1.251 0.154 17 164,359 308,6
12 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1’51.245 1.293 0.042 17 164,297 310,3
13 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 1’51.285 1.333 0.040 11 164,238 309,5
14 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1’51.376 1.424 0.091 18 164,104 302,5
15 50 E. LAVERTY IRL RC Squadra Corse BMW M 1000 RR IND 1’51.428 1.476 0.052 10 164,027 313,0
16 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1’51.584 1.632 0.156 18 163,798 310,3
17 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1’51.902 1.950 0.318 17 163,332 303,4
18 23 C. PONSSON FRA Alstare Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1’51.952 2.000 0.050 16 163,259 303,4
19 32 I. VINALES ESP Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1’52.139 2.187 0.187 14 162,987 304,2
20 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1’52.290 2.338 0.151 17 162,768 300,0
21 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1’55.769 5.817 3.479 6 157,876 301,7
22 76 S. CAVALIERI ITA TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1’56.076 6.124 0.307 10 157,459 293,5
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23 84 L. CRESSON BEL TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1’57.673 7.721 1.597 8 155,322 296,7

WSSP – the first free practice on Friday

The first free practice session is on the track. After the first quarter of an hour, Odendaal leads before Aegerter, Soomer, Öttl, Cluzel and Caricasulo. The commentators of the WorldSBK live broadcast are meanwhile taking a break and those who watch it on the stream can only hear the engines, as a reader just wrote to us. Perhaps not everyone thinks the Supersport 600 class is particularly interesting, but we do. As we found out, nobody here has the technology under control at the moment, or there were drunk people at work.
The result of technical Problems
While Tuuli leads ahead of Odendaal, Aegerter, Soomer and Öttl in the live monitor, Bernardi, Bergmann and Krummenacher are at the top according to the official live timing. It’s best to take it with a sense of humour, not to kill anyone else for it. While the last 10 minutes have begun, we abstain from commenting on the current status because of such contradicting information. We are now waiting until the end of FP1 and only then will we publish the official result here.
The solution to the riddle
In the meantime it has been clarified that our timing monitor got stuck, but the time continued to run. A complete reset solved the problem and 5 minutes before the end everything is fine. Shortly before the end, Tuuli leads before Öttl, Odendaal, Aegerter, Caricasulo and Cluzel. Krummenacher, on the other hand, has only driven one lap so far and is apparently in the pits with technical problems. Below the ranking after FP1. Jarno Saarinen, who tragically passed away 48 years and one day ago in Monza, would definitely be proud of his young compatriot.

P, No, Rider, Bike, Time(,Gap)
1, 66, TUULI Niki, MV Agusta F3 675, 1’54.394,
2, 4, ODENDAAL Steven, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’54.467, +0.073
3, 5, OETTL Philipp, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’54.828, +0.434
4, 16, CLUZEL Jules, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.047, +0.653
5, 94, CARICASULO Federico, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.081, +0.687
6, 77, AEGERTER Dominique, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.330, +0.936
7, 71, BERGMAN Christoffer, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.475, 1.081
8, 70, ALCOBA Marc, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.528, 1.134
9, 38, SOOMER Hannes, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.569, 1.175
10, 3, DE ROSA Raffaele, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’55.673, 1.279
11, 23, PIZZOLI Davide, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.855, 1.461
12, 22, FULIGNI Federico, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.999, 1.605
13, 95, TAKALA Vertti, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.303, 1.909
14, 81, GONZALEZ Manuel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.385, 1.991
15, 29, BERNARDI Luca, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.426, 2.032
16, 34, MANFREDI Kevin, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.712, 2.318
17, 6, HERRERA Maria, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.795, 2.401
18, 2, MONTELLA Luigi, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’57.085, 2.691
19, 36, GRADINGER Thomas, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’57.145, 2.751
20, 61, ONCU Can Alexander, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’57.331, 2.937
21, 84, FABRIZIO Michel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’57.593, 3.199
22, 99, WEBB Daniel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.059, 3.665
23, 19, SZKOPEK Pawel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.146, 3.752
24, 42, FROSSARD Stephane, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.223, 3.829
25, 55, HENDRA PRATAMA Galang, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.323, 3.929
26, 24, TACCINI Leonardo, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’59.621, 5.227
27, 45, KAWASAKI Shogo, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2’02.053, 7.659
28, 21, KRUMMENACHER Randy, Yamaha YZF R6, ,

A few side notes before the second free practice session in the afternoon

As we were assured on the sidelines of the event, Kawasaki had of course expected that the FIM would deliberately put stones in their way with the new ZX-10RR. In this respect, appropriate precautions were taken even for the now highly questionable determination of the maximum permitted speed of the Kawasaki Ninja with the clear disadvantage in order not to be completely without a chance. Even a man from the competition reacted behind his hand with a shake of his head to the unsporting decision of the FIM. Above all, the fact that the new rev limits are only published 2 days before the start of the season, literally at the last minute, causes a lack of understanding throughout the paddock.
Confirmation of the reverse conclusion from the new rev limits
During the break we heard an interesting statement about the “real” superbikes from an engineer from the paddock who wanted to remain anonymous. He emphasized that anyone could imagine which bikes would have to be by far the best for their buyers. Definitely ahead are the Yamaha R1 and Kawasaki ZX-10RR, because all the others would have to be extremely tuned with higher speeds compared to the series. With a twinkle in his eye, he gave us to understand that otherwise only the much more expensive Panigale V4R would come into question as an alternative. But with the Greens and the YZF R1 you get most of the money.

FP2 WSSP 300

In the first free practice session, Orradre from Spain was the fastest ahead of Booth-Amos, Buis, Loureiro, Di Sora, Huertas, Kawawakami and Sofuoglu. There are no Germans at all this time, just the Freudenberg KTM Team with one more driver. Dutchman Steeman was nineteenth in FP1 ahead of Ieraci. The drivers of the junior class are already on the track when Alejandro Carrion is on the ground shortly afterwards. Fortunately, the young Spaniard was not injured, and hopefully the Medical Center won’t get a job today either. With 20 minutes left on the clock, Huertas leads Ton Kawakami, Booth-Amos, Loureiro and Sofuoglu. Carrasco had recently dropped from 11th to 15th position. The Dutchman Ruben Bijman is another casualty, but apparently did not suffer any injuries in his crash despite a highsider. In the last 10 minutes you can expect the leadership to change several times and the ranking of the second free practice see below.

P, No, Rider, Bike, Time(,Gap)
1, 61, OKAYA Yuta, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.285,
2, 99, HUERTAS Adrian, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.336, +0.051
3, 87, KAWAKAMI Ton, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’08.395, +0.110
4, 10, ORRADRE Unai, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’08.478, +0.193
5, 54, SOFUOGLU Bahattin, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’08.530, +0.245
6, 46, DI SORA Samuel, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.604, +0.319
7, 8, IERACI Bruno, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’08.640, +0.355
8, 11, CARRASCO Ana, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.863, +0.578
9, 64, DE CANCELLIS Hugo, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.893, +0.608
10, 69, BOOTH-AMOS Tom, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.929, +0.644
11, 20, LOUREIRO Dorren, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’08.955, +0.670
12, 83, KAWAKAMI Meikon, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.216, +0.931
13, 76, GIRAL ROMERO Julian, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.223, +0.938
14, 17, MEUFFELS Koen, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.258, +0.973
15, 1, BUIS Jeffrey, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.348, 1.063
16, 73, PEREZ GONZALEZ Jose Luis, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.376, 1.091
17, 72, STEEMAN Victor, KTM RC 390 R, 2’09.480, 1.195
18, 41, GARCIA Marc, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.505, 1.220
19, 80, MASTROLUCA Gabriele, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.509, 1.224
20, 43, KHOURI Harry, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.657, 1.372
21, 58, IGLESIAS Inigo, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.671, 1.386
22, 26, GENNAI Mirko, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.680, 1.395
23, 93, GAGGI Marco, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.705, 1.420
24, 52, KONIG Oliver, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.788, 1.503
25, 23, MARKARIAN Sylvain, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’09.947, 1.662
26, 85, SABATUCCI Kevin, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’09.960, 1.675
27, 48, BRIANTI Thomas, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’10.080, 1.795
28, 97, PALAZZI Filippo Maria, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’10.178, 1.893
29, 77, BIJMAN Ruben, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’10.206, 1.921
30, 19, RODRIGUEZ NUNEZ Victor, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’10.388, 2.103
31, 21, PEREZ SELFA Vincente, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’10.417, 2.132
32, 59, ZANCA Alessandro, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’10.505, 2.220
33, 16, NEILA Beatriz, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’10.694, 2.409
34, 7, GIMBERT Johan, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’10.841, 2.556
35, 53, SVOBODA Petr, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’10.871, 2.586
36, 36, RAINERI Stefano, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’11.455, 3.170
37, 25, BERTA VINALES Dean, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’11.934, 3.649
38, 55, FRAPPOLA Antonio, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’12.641, 4.356
39, 14, MCMANUS James, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’12.791, 4.506
40, 22, ROMERO Joel, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’13.881, 5.596
41, 18, OFFER Indy, Kawasaki Ninja 400, 2’14.075, 5.790
42, 70, DUARTE Miguel Santiago, Yamaha YZF-R3, 2’14.200, 5.915
43, 2, CARRION Alejandro, Kawasaki Ninja 400, ,
44, 27, DIEZ RODRIGUEZ Alejandro, Kawasaki Ninja 400, ,

FP2 WorldSBK

The drivers are now on the track and for the second time that day there are 45 minutes available to prepare for the day of the first race in the best possible way. As usual, this will start in the afternoon at 2 p.m. local time. It’s Johnny Rea who immediately sets the best times ahead of Bautista and Lowes. The Northern Irishman doesn’t need any starting time for this, he can go out and do a good lap straight away. In addition to his almost terrifying consistency, this is just one of his many qualities that gives his opponents a headache.
Red flag
Michael van der Mark is now lying in the gravel bed, who lost his BMW at Turn 8. The M-1000RR then lies smoking on the tyre barrier behind and red flags are shown for temporary termination. The Dutchman appears unharmed and returns to the pits as a pillion passenger on a scooter. Below is the picture with the no longer usable BMW and “Magic Michael”, who has just got up again and then looked a bit shaky on his feet at the beginning.

The drivers are back on track, and it will take another half an hour before the second free practice session is over. Michael van der Mark reported after his crash that it was a bit “shitty” from his point of view. Not much happened because it was just a harmless slip, but afterwards his bike overturned violently in the gravel and looked pretty demolished afterwards. Behind Rea are the two HRC Honda drivers Bautista and Haslam, followed by Lowes, Davies, Rinaldi and Toprak. The day is over for van der Mark because replacement bikes like in MotoGP are not allowed here. Why that is actually the case does not make sense to everyone. A lot of money could also be saved with more skilful seasonal planning.
The last 15 minutes
Nothing has changed in the first positions when Christophe Ponsson slipped barely fifteen minutes before the end. With Chaz Davies, the “Neo-Privateer” is now in the lead, who of course is on the road with factory support in the GoEleven Ducati Team. It is to be expected that from now on some drivers will go on the hunt for a fast lap when the clock is just over 10 minutes. Toprak’s best time from FP1 has remained untouched so far. His 1,49,952 clearly indicate that he was on qualifier tires. Rea was a good 4 tenths faster in the tests a good 2 weeks ago. But now his Kawasaki was slowed down before the first weekend and this may cost him half a second right at the beginning. Redding has now set the third best lap-time and the FP2 will soon be up. The following is the ranking from FP2, Toprak was fastest in FP1 in the morning. Van der Mark has the fewest laps due to his fall after just under 10 minutes with only 8 and in general the BMW drivers are not very close to the front after day 1.

P, No, Rider, Bike, Time(,Gap), LL
1, 7, DAVIES Chaz, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 1’50.400, , 17
2, 1, REA Jonathan, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’50.690, +0.290, 14
3, 45, REDDING Scott, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 1’50.780, +0.380, 19
4, 19, BAUTISTA Alvaro, Honda CBR1000 RR-R, 1’50.814, +0.414, 18
5, 91, HASLAM Leon, Honda CBR1000 RR-R, 1’51.000, +0.600, 14
6, 22, LOWES Alex, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’51.037, +0.637, 17
7, 21, RINALDI Michael Ruben, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 1’51.179, +0.779, 19
8, 54, RAZGATLIOGLU Toprak, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’51.202, +0.802, 22
9, 47, BASSANI Axel, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 1’51.231, +0.831, 19
10, 31, GERLOFF Garrett, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’51.238, +0.838, 19
11, 55, LOCATELLI Andrea, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’51.781, 1.381, 21
12, 50, LAVERTY Eugene, BMW M 1000 RR, 1’51.981, 1.581, 15
13, 66, SYKES Tom, BMW M 1000 RR, 1’52.061, 1.661, 12
14, 32, VINALES Isaac, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’52.099, 1.699, 16
15, 3, NOZANE Kohta, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’52.238, 1.838, 15
16, 53, RABAT Tito, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 1’52.306, 1.906, 18
17, 60, VAN DER MARK Michael, BMW M 1000 RR, 1’52.377, 1.977, 3
18, 44, MAHIAS Lucas, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’52.444, 2.044, 18
19, 94, FOLGER Jonas, BMW M 1000 RR, 1’52.492, 2.092, 13
20, 23, PONSSON Christophe, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’53.594, 3.194, 13
21, 36, MERCADO Leandro, Honda CBR1000 RR-R, 1’54.965, 4.565, 14
22, 84, CRESSON Loris, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’55.572, 5.172, 17
23, 76, CAVALIERI Samuele, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1’55.741, 5.341, 11

Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha and Brixx) was the fastest on day one, but chasing fast laps really makes sense in Superpole at the earliest. Of course, we will also report on it tomorrow Saturday in the live blog and then the first race of all 3 classes will follow in the afternoon.

FP2 WorldSSP

The riders are on the track now. The “Krummenator” must have taken its drops of valerian in order to go on the track without too much pressure after the frustration of the FP1 in the middle category. We do not know in detail whether all of his people on the team are really proven experts, or whether there are possibly some amateurs among them. What is clear, however, is that his position after the morning is far from what he set as his goal before the start of the season. The Swiss is now on the track with the others from the beginning. As in FP1, Niki Tuuli is ahead on MV Agusta half an hour before the end. Behind them Aegerter, Odendaal, Bernardi, Cluzel, Krummenacher and Öttl.
The last 20 minutes
While the former WSBK star Michel Fabrizio seems to be struggling to keep up with the front, it is the expected faces at the top. With 20 minutes left on the clock, Tuuli is still leading ahead of Odendaal, Aegerter, Caricasulo, Bernardi, Cluzel, Krummenacher, Gonzalez, Öttl and De Rosa. As in WorldSBK, the drivers don’t seem to be able to get the best times of the morning. The “Krummenator” has no reference from the FP1, but now it set the second-best time with 1’55.489. Below the result of FP2.

P, No, Rider, Bike, Time(,Gap), LL
1, 66, TUULI Niki, MV Agusta F3 675, 1’54.997, , 19
2, 4, ODENDAAL Steven, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.330, +0.333, 16
3, 16, CLUZEL Jules, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.431, +0.434, 16
4, 21, KRUMMENACHER Randy, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.489, +0.492, 16
5, 3, DE ROSA Raffaele, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’55.533, +0.536, 16
6, 5, OETTL Philipp, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’55.574, +0.577, 16
7, 94, CARICASULO Federico, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.657, +0.660, 18
8, 77, AEGERTER Dominique, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.683, +0.686, 16
9, 38, SOOMER Hannes, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.828, +0.831, 14
10, 81, GONZALEZ Manuel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.870, +0.873, 15
11, 71, BERGMAN Christoffer, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’55.968, +0.971, 15
12, 29, BERNARDI Luca, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.058, 1.061, 16
13, 34, MANFREDI Kevin, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.264, 1.267, 14
14, 70, ALCOBA Marc, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.299, 1.302, 13
15, 22, FULIGNI Federico, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.449, 1.452, 15
16, 95, TAKALA Vertti, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.614, 1.617, 16
17, 61, ONCU Can Alexander, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’56.783, 1.786, 14
18, 6, HERRERA Maria, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.808, 1.811, 13
19, 23, PIZZOLI Davide, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’56.866, 1.869, 16
20, 84, FABRIZIO Michel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’57.252, 2.255, 17
21, 36, GRADINGER Thomas, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’57.774, 2.777, 16
22, 2, MONTELLA Luigi, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.169, 3.172, 14
23, 55, HENDRA PRATAMA Galang, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.403, 3.406, 14
24, 42, FROSSARD Stephane, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.460, 3.463, 16
25, 19, SZKOPEK Pawel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’58.556, 3.559, 14
26, 24, TACCINI Leonardo, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1’58.629, 3.632, 16
27, 99, WEBB Daniel, Yamaha YZF R6, 1’59.318, 4.321, 10
28, 45, KAWASAKI Shogo, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2’02.311, 7.314, 19

This live blog is closed now, and we will continue with a new one tomorrow.

Motorland Aragon route map

WorldSBK has been racing in Aragon since 2011 and the first win was won by Marco Melandri on a Yamaha, while Aprilia ace Max Biaggi won the second run. The following year, the two Italians won again, but in reverse order and Melandri on a BMW. In the following two years it was first Davies and then Sykes on Kawasaki, which each took a double victory.

Schedule for the first race weekend of 2021

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