After completing priv💧ate tests both in Japan and Spain, the nꦦew-look Honda World Superbike team has made its public test debut at Jerez with Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam.

Team HRC is preparing the new CBR1000RR-R as it ramps up its World Superbike efforts for 2020 following a tough run of campaignꦜs with the previous Fireblade model.

Having signed Bautista from Aruba.it Racing Ducati and axed Kawasaki👍 rider Leon 𓃲Haslam to race its new Superbike, Honda has produced the most eye-catching changes ahead of the 2020 season.

Midway💜 through a rain-interrupted opening day of the two-day Jerez test, B🌞autista has completed four laps, with a best lap time of 2m 03.707s before suffering a crash at Turn 6 which duly restrained his track action.

New tea💟m-mate Haslam has notched up nine laps with a best effort of 1m 54.803s set during a second run.

In wet and slippery conditions, two red flags have 🔴stalled the first day of the Jerez test with Pata Yamaha’s Michael van der Mark leading the times with a 1m 53.675s.

At last November’s post-season Jerez test, Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea topped the times with a 1m 38.397s in dry𒆙 and warmer conditions.

After the Jerez test the majority of the World Superbike grid heಞads to Portimao for a second two-day test before packing up to go to Australia for the final pre-season test and opening round at Phillip Island.

The new CBR 1000 RR-R did the first laps at Jerez test initially went top and is firmly placed inside the top 3 so far!🐲

— WorldSBK (@WorldSBK)