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Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) put in a 1m50.062s lap late in FP2 at MotorLand Aragon on Friday afternoon to complete the day as the quickest Motul World Superbike rider on track.

The defending world champion led Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) also in the top three on the time-sheet.

Rea earlier carried out a 19-lap run at the beginning of the session, gathering plenty of information ahead of Saturday’s race one, the fifth race of the season. The year has started with four consecutive wins for the defending world champion already.

A good lap by Melandri towards the end of FP2, as he went round just 0.099s behind Rea, saw him finish the session second, with Sykes in third. Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) recovered from a difficult FP1 to finish fourth best in FP2, with Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) completing the top five.

Spaniards Xavi Fores (BARNI Racing Team) and Jordi Torres (Althea BMW Racing Team) were sixth and seventh fastest respectively, ahead of Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team), Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) and Leandro Mercado (IODARacing) in the top 10.

Stefan Bradl (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) and Nicky Hayden (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) were both inside the top 12, but will have to try their luck in Tissot Superpole 1 on Saturday.

PJ Jacobsen (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) ended the first day of World Supersport at the Pirelli Aragon Round at the head of the combined time-sheet courtesy of his best time of 1m54.751s in FP1, with Kyle Smith (GEMAR Team Lorini) and Hikari Okubo (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) also in the top three.

Of the Australians, Aiden Wagner (Team Lorini Honda) was P15, Anthony West (EAB West Racing Yamaha) 23rd and Lachlan Epis (Response RE Racing Kawasaki) 27th, while in STK1000 Mike Jones (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was P5, with Glenn Scott (Agro On-Benjan Kawasaki) 32nd.