A dry track with damp patches greeted the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship for Sunday’s 15-minute Warm Up session at the TT Circuit Assen during the Pirelli Dutch Round. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) topped the times by less than a tenth of a second ahead of Championship leader Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), while all five manufacturers were inside the top six after Warm Up.
Rea posted a best time of 1’34.747s as times improved throughout the 15-minute session to top the times ahead of Sunday’s two races, ahead of Bautista in second. Bautista posted a 1’34.839s to take second spot ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in third as the ‘Titanic Trio’ took the first three spots in Warm Up. All three took turns leading the session at various points but it was Rea who came out on top.
Dutch rider Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the BMW representative inside the top six as he took fourth place on home soil, 0.373s down on Rea’s time. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) continued his strong Assen form with fifth place ahead of Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was sixth; ensuring all five manufacturers were inside the top six on Sunday morning.
It was another strong showing from Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) as the Swiss rider took seventh place in Warm Up, finishing ahead of Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in eighth place. Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) was ninth ahead of Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) as the British rider rounded out the top ten. Lowes was around seven tenths down on his teammate’s time.
The top six following WorldSBK Warm Up, full results here:
1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 1’34.747s
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.092s
3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +0.275s
4. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.373s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +0.412s
6. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) +0.432s
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Source: WorldSBK.com