World Superbike Mandalika, Indonesia - Free Practice Results (3)
Scott Redding has finished World Superbike&nb🐷sp;FP3 at Mandalika fastest from Toprak Razgatlioglu who missed more than half the s💖ession after needing several set-up changes.
Just like FP2, Alex Lowes ღsuffered an early crash after b༺eing caught out in sector one - it was a highside for the British rider.
Championship 🥃leader Razgatlioglu was last to set a flying lap after needing work done to his Yamaha R1 during the opening stages.
| World Superbike Mandalika, Indonesia - Free Practice Results (3) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | 1:33.486s |
| 2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | +0.082s |
| 3 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +0.552s |
| 4 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +0.611s |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +0.760s |
| 6 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +0.947s |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +0.959s |
| 8 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +1.071s |
| 9 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +1.303s |
| 10 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +1.372s |
| 11 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +1.661s |
| 12 | Tito Rabat | ITA | Kawasaki Puccetti | +1.859s |
| 13 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +1.893s |
| 14 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +1.897s |
| 15 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +1.987s |
| 16 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +2.190s |
| 17 | Samuele Cavalieri | SPA | Barni Ducati | +2.260s |
| 18 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +2.551s |
| 19 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Pedercini Kawasaki | +3.568s |
Razgatlioglu headed out for an installation lap along with the rest of the grid, but was forced to ꦇreturn to pit lane immediately.
With Razgatl🍌ioglu still in pit lane, it was Axel Bassani who led the way from fellow WorldSBK roo꧒kie Andrea Locatelli.
The tꦡwo Italians were just ahead of Jonathan Rea before Ducati rider Redding went second. However, all three riders remained over five tenths down on Bassani. 🐬;
🔴With nearly half the sessi𓂃on complete, Razgatlioglu finally completed a flying lap, a lap that immediately put him fourth.
Despite two flyingꦫ laps, Razgatlioglu then returned to pit lane once again, while title rival Rea went fastest after gaining over two tenths on Bassani in s🎉ector four.
With under ten minutes left of FP3, GRT Yamaha rider Garrett Gerloff went fastest, however, R🅰ea respo꧑nded just a lap later to regain top spot.
Not to be denied, Gerloff jumped back to the top🙈 of the timing sheets with a 1:34.0ﷺ38s - half a tenth quicker than Rea.
Redding set a stunning lap wit💫h just two minutes to go as he went top by half a second, which was also enough to set the first ever sub 1m 34s lap.
Despite having🥃 jus♎t one qualifying simulation lap at the end of the session, Razgatlioglu went less than a tenth behind Redding to finish P2.
There was a surprising top ten finish for French rider Christophe Ponsson as he finished eighth overall, while Gerloff mܫaintained his place in the top three with third.
WorldSBK FP3 took place without Team HRC༒ rider Leon Haslam after it was confirmed that the British rider would take no further part in his final weekend as a world championship rider due to a ܫshoulder injury.
