With two WorldSBK pre-seasoꦯn tests already in the bag, three more are set to take place in March ahead of April’s Officiꦯal Dorna organised test. 

Kawasaki, Honda, Ducati and current world champions Yamaha have alrea🐻dy taken to the track in 2022, while BMW are set to join them duri❀ng March testing. 

The late༺st test to have taken place w🤪as a two day event in Portimao which saw reigning world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu get his title defence underway. 

And it was in some style too as the Pata Yamaha rider set a new all-time WorldSBK lap record arou♐nd the Algarve International Circuit.  

A time of 1:39.619s was two tenths clear of 2021 title rival Jonathan Rea, while another six tenths quicker than his pole position time fr𒊎om last season which remains the official lap record. 

Speaking of Rea, the Kawasak🅷i rider was taking part in his second test of 2022 after making a half day appearance at Jerez last moꦐnth. 

Honda, who have a brand new lꦯine-up of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge for this upcoming season, took part in that same January test at Jerez, before conducting their own private tests at Portimao and Jerez. 

Like Pata Yamaha, Ducati made their fir🐼st testing appearanc🐻e of 2022 at Portimao as Aruba.it Racing Ducati, GoEleven Ducati and Barni Spark Racing were all in attendance. 

In regards to March, the first♔ of three testing opportunities takes place at MotorLand Aragon on the 3𒈔rd and 4th. 

Razgatlioglu, Andrea Locatelli, GRT Yamaha riders Garrett Gerloff, Kohta Nozane and Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha rider Ch🌠ristophe Ponsson will all be in action for the Japanese manufacꦡturer. 

Following that is a two day test at Misano which will see BMW in action for the first time this year. All four of its riders including Scott Redding, Michael Vaꦜn Der Mark, Loris Baz a🐠nd Eugene Laverty will be riding.

Joining the German manufacturer will be Alvaro Bautista and Michael Rinaldi from the Aruba.it Ducati team, whileꦇ independent riders Philipp Oettl, Luca Bernardi, Axel Bassani, Lucas Mahias and Ponsson will also be on-track. 

The final test of t🧜he month will see Rea and Ale꧅x Lowes back in action alongside Razgatlioglu, Locatelli, Gerloff, Nozane, all four BMW riders, Oettl and Mahias. 

Also taking place next month will be the unveiling of Aruba.it Racing Ducati, KRT, Pata Yamaha and GRT Yamaha’s 2022 bikes, which follows on from Team HRC who have already become the first to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:showcase their new colours. 

The factory Ducati team will unveil their livery on March 15th, while KRT will d✨o the same e🧸ight days later (March 23rd). 

Pata and GRT Yamaha will bo🧜th showcase their colours on the same day as the Barcelona test - March (25th).