Submitted by David Emmett on
Jonathan Rea was fastest at lunchtime at the Jerez WorldSBK and MotoGP test. Rea was into the 1'37s on a qualifying tire early on in the session, riders getting started early so they can finish up early. Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes is second quickest, also setting his time on a qualifier, while KTM's Pol Espargaro is the fastest of the MotoGP riders, just ahead of Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins on the Suzuki.
Times at 1pm:
| Pos | No | Name | Class | Bike | Time | Diff | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Rea | SBK | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1:37.986 | ||
| 2 | 66 | Tom Sykes | SBK | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1:38.326 | 0.340 | 0.340 |
| 3 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | MGP | KTM RC16 | 1:38.419 | 0.433 | 0.093 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | MGP | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:38.461 | 0.475 | 0.042 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | MGP | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:38.542 | 0.556 | 0.081 |
| 6 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | MGP | Ducati GP17/18 | 1:38.607 | 0.621 | 0.065 |
| 7 | 22 | Alex Lowes | SBK | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:38.622 | 0.636 | 0.015 |
| 8 | 38 | Bradley Smith | MGP | KTM RC16 | 1:38.688 | 0.702 | 0.066 |
| 9 | 45 | Scott Redding | MGP | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.124 | 1.138 | 0.436 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | MGP | Ducati GP17 | 1:39.164 | 1.178 | 0.040 |
| 11 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | MGP | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:39.510 | 1.524 | 0.346 |
| 12 | 33 | Marco Melandri | SBK | Ducati Panigale | 1:39.577 | 1.591 | 0.067 |
| 13 | 2 | Leon Camier | SBK | Honda CBR1000RR | 1:39.672 | 1.686 | 0.095 |
| 14 | 59 | Niccolo Canepa | SBK | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:39.855 | 1.869 | 0.183 |
| 15 | 12 | Xavi Fores | SBK | Ducati Panigale | 1:39.942 | 1.956 | 0.087 |
| 16 | 41 | Eugene Laverty | MGP | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.969 | 1.983 | 0.027 |
| 17 | 60 | Michael van der Mark | SBK | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:40.076 | 2.090 | 0.107 |
| 18 | 104 | Dan Linfoot | BSB | Honda CBR1000RR | 1:40.826 | 2.840 | 0.750 |
| 19 | 122 | Jason O'Halloran | BSB | Honda CBR1000RR | 1:41.500 | 3.514 | 0.674 |
| 20 | 121 | Michael Rinaldi | SBK | Ducati Panigale | 1:43.955 | 5.969 | 2.455 |
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REA
Someone give him a damn GP contract already. What's the hold up
Or Kawasaki should enter their SBK machines into Motogpp
Too bad we don't get to know
ElbowsFlorida, what does this make of "How well could Rea do on a MotoGP bike?"
Looks like the answer could be something like "not as well as he could on his production bike." Too bad he works for a factory with no GP program in which he could do some testing and perhaps another wild card. He did rather well way back when on the Honda. He has improved since then.
The bikes, I still can't wrap my head around the speed relative to the full prototypes. High praise is due for what the manufacturers have for us to go buy for such a paltry sum. Then for what the race programs are getting on the track for a fraction of the GP bikes.
Agreed that Rea deserves a go and won't get one. Little left to prove where he is too eh? GP bikes/tires aren't for everyone of course. And the level of competition is so very high now. But can't you see him right away mid pack and moving forward if entering now with a decent bike? And the Bstone was a much tougher transition than the more conventional Michelin.
Too bad we won't get to know.
Then there is Kawi's decision to pour so much money into SBK and stay out of GP - it has payed off well their SBK endeavor. With Piaggio now owning Aprilia I would guess that Kawi has the smallest gross earnings compared to the other GP manu corporations. Who knows what is best...