Alvaro Bautista destroys Portimao WorldSBK lap record, on MotoGP pace

Alvaro Bautista’s stunning performance at the Portimao WorldSBK test has continued during the final day after smashing the lap record on race tyres.
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati WorldSBK Portimao 2023
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati WorldSBK Portimao 2023

The WorldSBK champion, who was third fastest last week in Jerez during the time attack simulations - Bautista was however fastest and the most consistent when it came to race runs - has begun to show similar form at ♉the Portuguese circuit.  

After being one of three riders to narrowly miss out on setting a new lap record during day-one in Portimao, Bautista immediately broke 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jonathan Rea’s existing record with a time of 1:39.589s, which was set on his sec🤪ond bike. 

While team-mate and day-one pacesetter 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Ruben Rinaldi ev💯entually closed to within half a tenth of Bautista’s time, the world champion then produced an even better lap time on his first bike to go over five tenths clear of his own time. 

Not just a one-oꦅff lap,𝄹 Bautista produced lap times in the mid 1m39s over a period of 5-6 laps on race tyres.

What was a stunning performance from the Superbike champion got better as Bautista's time of 1:39.589s was just over a tenth slower than 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo’s best lap time from last year’s MotoGP race.

With just under an hour to go of the third session, Bautista remains clear of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toprak Razgatlioglu and Rea by four tenths. 

Should Bautista manage to find over -0.036s then he will set the firsꦗt-ever sub 1m 39s lap on Superbike machinery around Portimao.

wuqian0821.com will bring you all the latest updates&nbꦯsp;at the conclusion of the test, today.

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