Submitted by Kropotkin on
Shane 'Shakey' Byrne topped the timesheets once again during the second session of testing at the Portimao circuit. The British rider was fastest in both the wet and the dry conditions on the first day of official testing in 2009, putting his satellite Sterilgarda Ducati ahead of the factory machine of Michel Fabrizio. After sitting out the wet morning session, newcomer Ben Spies hit the track to set the third fastest time, some 4/10ths slower than Byrne.
Max Neukirchner was the top Suzuki rider in fourth, while Noriyuki Haga finished three places behind his young team mate in 5th. Leon Haslam was the fastest Honda man, just ahead of his compatriot Johnny Rea. Broc Parkes was fastest of the Kawasaki riders, finishing just ahead of the new bikes in the series, Troy Corser putting the BMW just ahead of Max Biaggi on the Aprilia, in 15th and 16th places respectively.
| 1 | 67 | Byrne S. | GBR | Ducati 1098R | 1'44.265 |
| 2 | 84 | Fabrizio M. | ITA | Ducati 1098R | 1'44.468 |
| 3 | 19 | Spies B. | USA | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'44.652 |
| 4 | 76 | Neukirchner M. | GER | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'44.931 |
| 5 | 41 | Haga N. | JPN | Ducati 1098R | 1'44.976 |
| 6 | 96 | Smrz J. | CZE | Ducati 1098R | 1'45.266 |
| 7 | 91 | Haslam L. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'45.323 |
| 8 | 65 | Rea J. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'45.329 |
| 9 | 7 | Checa C. | ESP | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'45.373 |
| 10 | 71 | Kagayama Y. | JPN | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'45.448 |
| 11 | 66 | Sykes T. | GBR | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'45.558 |
| 12 | 55 | Laconi R. | FRA | Ducati 1098R | 1'45.914 |
| 13 | 53 | Polita A. | ITA | Ducati 1098R | 1'46.110 |
| 14 | 23 | Parkes B. | AUS | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'46.121 |
| 15 | 11 | Corser T. | AUS | BMW S1000 RR | 1'46.261 |
| 16 | 3 | Biaggi M. | ITA | Aprilia RSV4 | 1'46.440 |
| 17 | 9 | Kiyonari R. | JPN | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'46.586 |
| 18 | 36 | Lavilla G. | ESP | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'46.948 |
| 19 | 100 | Tamada M. | JPN | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'46.957 |
| 20 | 111 | Xaus R. | ESP | BMW S1000 RR | 1'47.340 |
| 21 | 33 | Hill T. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'47.639 |
| 22 | 24 | Roberts B. | AUS | Ducati 1098R | 1'47.699 |
| 23 | 56 | Nakano S. | JPN | Aprilia RSV4 | 1'48.269 |
| 24 | 25 | Salom D. | ESP | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'48.274 |
| 25 | 99 | Scassa L. | ITA | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'49.800 |
| 26 | 77 | Iannuzzo V. | ITA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'50.187 |
| 27 | 44 | Rolfo R. | ITA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'53.550 |
Fastest lap during the race in November 2008: Troy Bayliss - 1'43.787
