Submitted by Jared Earle on
At a track where Jonathan Rea has had much success, he ended the opening session of the weekend under a tenth of a second quicker than Alvaro Bautista whose session ended in the pits after a crash. Toprak Razgatlioglu was third quickest. Alex Lowes was the only rider outside the top three to be in striking distance of the podium as fifth-placed Andrea Locatelli was over a second off pole pace.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Speed |
| 1 | 65 | J. REA | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'31.284 | 314,9 | |
| 2 | 19 | A. BAUTISTA | Ducati Panigale V4R | 1'31.306 | 0.022 | 320,5 |
| 3 | 1 | T. RAZGATLIOGLU | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'31.604 | 0.320 | 315,8 |
| 4 | 22 | A. LOWES | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'31.610 | 0.326 | 320,5 |
| 5 | 55 | A. LOCATELLI | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'32.464 | 1.180 | 311,2 |
| 6 | 31 | G. GERLOFF | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'32.484 | 1.200 | 312,1 |
| 7 | 5 | P. OETTL | Ducati Panigale V4R | 1'32.666 | 1.382 | 318,6 |
| 8 | 21 | M. RINALDI | Ducati Panigale V4R | 1'32.816 | 1.532 | 317,6 |
| 9 | 49 | T. NAGASHIMA | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | 1'32.964 | 1.680 | 317,6 |
| 10 | 97 | X. VIERGE | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | 1'32.974 | 1.690 | 323,4 |
| 11 | 60 | M. VAN DER MARK | BMW M1000RR | 1'33.130 | 1.846 | 316,7 |
| 12 | 12 | X. FORES | Ducati Panigale V4R | 1'33.142 | 1.858 | 313,0 |
| 13 | 45 | S. REDDING | BMW M1000RR | 1'33.144 | 1.860 | 318,6 |
| 14 | 76 | L. BAZ | BMW M1000RR | 1'33.252 | 1.968 | 311,2 |
| 15 | 35 | H. SYAHRIN | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | 1'33.331 | 2.047 | 314,0 |
| 16 | 47 | A. BASSANI | Ducati Panigale V4R | 1'33.377 | 2.093 | 314,0 |
| 17 | 50 | E. LAVERTY | BMW M1000RR | 1'33.426 | 2.142 | 319,5 |
| 18 | 44 | L. MAHIAS | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'33.877 | 2.593 | 310,3 |
| 19 | 52 | O. KONIG | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'34.227 | 2.943 | 305,9 |
| 20 | 36 | L. MERCADO | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | 1'34.488 | 3.204 | 313,0 |
| 21 | 3 | K. NOZANE | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'34.893 | 3.609 | 307,7 |
| 22 | 11 | K. SMITH | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1'35.424 | 4.140 | 303,4 |
Round Number:
12
2022
Comments
Alex Lowes
Keep an eye on Alex Lowes. 22 went well, good top speed. 5 k faster than Jonathan.
Congratulations to Nagashima rode very well for his first time at Philip Island. Learning the corners and cambers.
Moto2
Nagashima spent 8 years in Moto2, I'm pretty sure he didn't need to learn anything track-wise ;-)
Thanks janbros
I had a vague memory of him. First time on the superbike here according to the commentators.
How are you going?
fine apart from badly damaged
fine apart from badly damaged cartilage in my right thumb after breaking it in a motor-crash.