Source: WorldSBK.

Friday’s WorldSBK activity drew to a close with the Kawasaki Racing Team leading the way.

2013 World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes topped the standings until the final minute of today’s second session, when he was displaced by current championship leader Jonathan Rea.

Rea goes into FP3 on Saturday with a margin of 0.145s over his team-mate, who managed to hang on to second overall.

Chaz Davies, fastest in the morning on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team machine, improved to remain third in the combined standings ahead of his team mate – and new substitute rider for the injured Davide Giugliano – Xavi Fores.

Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) made the biggest improvement, moving up to fifth place as he edged Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), sixth with a second gap to the top.

The final places inside the top ten were taken by Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda) who was 1.324s behind Rea, Althea Racing’s Nico Terol, reigning champion Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda), who also improved late in the session and local rider Jordi Torres, who powered his Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils RSV4 RF to 10th position overall.

Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia) elevated himself to 12th place in his last quick-lap attempt before the chequered flag and finished behind fellow Italian rider Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing Team Ducati).

After two 45-minute practice sessions under the Spanish sunshine, PJ Jacobsen (Intermoto Ponyxpres Kawasaki) heads the World Supersport field into Saturday at the head of the times, courtesy of his MotorLandAragon lap of 1m54.413s.

The 21-year-old from Montgomery, New York, left it until the final two minutes to displace Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), who was the quickest in the morning’s session.

Jacobsen, who improved his FP1 time by 1.5s, heads into tomorrow’s last free practice session with a slender advantage over Sofuoglu (+0.272s) and Jules Cluzel, (+0.302s) third aboard his MV Agusta Reparto Corse machine.

Current world championship leader Ratthapark Wilairot powered his CORE Motorsport Thailand Honda to fourth overall on the combined classification (+0.701s) ahead of Gino Rea (CIA Insurance Landlords Honda) and Kyle Smith (Pata Honda).

Roberto Rolfo (Team Lorini Honda), Riccardo Russo (CIA Landlords Insurance Honda), Lorenzo Zanetti (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Lucas Mahias (Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki) completed the top 10.

Australian Glenn Scott was 18th on his AARK Racing Honda after making his Aragon debut in the morning sessions, 3.777s from the pace of Jacobsen.

The Superstock 1000 series had its first sessions of the season, with Bryan Staring (Pedercini Kawasaki) ninth in his return to the class, while Lachlan Epis was 38th in Superstock 600 on board his privateer Kawasaki.

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