Assen World Superbike FP3 Results: Remy Gardner fastest in the wet from Alvaro Bautista
Remy Gardner tops his first World 💮Superbike session after a dominant display in the wet at Assen.
Following two dry sessions on Friday, Sat🧔urday’s FP3 got underway in damp conditions which was bad news for Razgatlioglu, who would have been hoping for more dry track time after struggling on day-one.
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- Assen World Superbike Friday Practice Resu💃lts: Bautista leads the way after FP2
Conditions he made his own at times in MotoGP, Daniꦗlo Petrucci found immediate pace on the🌳 damp circuit and led the way from Alvaro Bautista.
With all five Ducatis circulating, most of the other big hitters decided to remain in pit lane at the begౠinning of💖 the session.
Axel Bassani, who threatened to𓃲 take top spot away from Petrucci on a couple of occa෴sions, then did so before returning to the pits.
Continuing his stunning weekend thus far, Remy Gardner momentarily went quickest before Loris Baz, who was tailing the Yama🐎ha rider nipped ahead by just 0.021s.
Gardner didn’t have to wait lon🎃g to get P1 back as he improved on his next lap by over three tenths.
With just under half the session remaining, Razgatlioglu finally 🍃ventured out onto the Assen track, which was not the case for Rea🌠.
As both riders got more comfortable with the conditions, Pata Yamaha duo Andrea Locatelli and Razgatlioglu challe🦩nged the top times. Locatelli was fi💃rst to sneak under Bautista’s top time, before Razgatlioglu took top spot with a time of 1:45.647s.
However, Razgatlioglu’s time was shattered by Gardner with just a few m෴inutes remaining as Gardner went a second clear.
| 2023 World Superbike Assen, Netherlands - Free Practice (3) Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 1:44.648s |
| 2 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.711s |
| 3 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +0.999s |
| 4 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1.095s |
| 5 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +1.153s |
| 6 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +1.432s |
| 7 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +1.593s |
| 8 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +1.640s |
| 9 | Bradley Ray | GRB | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.855s |
| 10 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +1.972s |
| 11 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | +2.484s |
| 12 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing | +2.759s |
| 13 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +2.824s |
| 14 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +2.888s |
| 15 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +2.933s |
| 16 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +3.314s |
| 17 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | +3.676s |
| 18 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | TPR by Vinales Racing | +3.784s |
| 19 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +4.521s |
| 20 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +5.017s |
| 21 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Puccetti Kawasaki | +5.246s |
| 22 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | No Time Set |
| 23 | Eric Granado | BRA | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | No Time Set |
| 24 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | No Time Set |
| 25 | Scott Redding | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | No Time Set |
Assen World Superbike records
Most Wins - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team (16)
Lap record - 1’32.934s Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Team (2022)
2022 race winners
Race 1 - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team
Superpole Race - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team
Race 2 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati
Bautista was quickes💙t in both of Friday’s Practice 🍬sessions, leading Rea in FP1 before getting the better of Rea’s teammate Lowes.
After taking par🦋t in his second MotoGP test ahead of a potential move, Razgatlioglu struggled in both s🐓essions to match the leaders, which left the Yamaha star scratching his head.
Razgatliꦕoglu said: "In general, I’m feeling a little bit bad because I don’t find a good setup for this track. In the second session, I’m waiting fo❀r a good lap time and it doesn’t change. I did a 35’1 but also I’m feeling the limit.
"On some corner entries and exits, I’m feeling bad because the bike isn’t turning 📖as much. I hope tomorrow we are finding grip and we come back strong.
"Now it looks very bad because last year, in the first session, I did a 34.6s. Normally I am very strong and this ye🤡ar I am waiting to be faster than last year but we started very slowly.
"It looks like we haven’t improved the bike. I hope we improve the bike because we don’t just have one problem, we ℱhave manꦡy problems."
Assen Weekend Schedule
Friday
Free Practice 1 - 09:30-10:15
Free Practice 2 - 14:00-14:45
Saturday
Free Practice 3 - 08:00-08:30
Superpole - 10:10-10:25
Race 1 - 13:00
Sunday
Warm-up - 08:00-08:15
Superpole Race - 10:00
Race 2 - 13:00
