Day 4 of SBK and MotoGP testing at the Jerez Circuit

Yesterday saw the penultimate day of private training sessions for the World Superbike and MotoGP teams that are at the Jerez Circuit, with all of them making the most of the final test hours before the training ban comes into effect, so they are pushing to leave everything as well prepared as possible for the 2013 season.

Nicky Hayden was the fastest of the day, following the programme that Ducati had planned for this test, step by step, improving and fully focused on the 69, since his teammate for 2013, Andrea Dovizioso, has not even gone out on track. Without a doubt, the Italian is not in the best condition, having suffered from the neck pain that left him unable to ride much on Wednesday.

Dovizioso intends to ride today, the last test day, but we will have to wait to see how the Italian feels after the night. Nicky Hayden, despite a crash during the penultimate day, fortunately without consequences, managed to set a best lap of 1:40.090, making him the fastest of all the riders on track. For its part, Avintia Racing also continues working at full capacity, with Aoyama and Barberá riding and riding with their CRT. In addition, Héctor has been able to test the Inmotec, a bike with entirely Spanish technology with which the team plans to appear at some grands prix, especially those held on national territory.

Aoyama closed the day with a time of 1:41.975, while the Valencian set 1:42.507. While the World Superbike riders have continued their work, the teams still at the Jerez track have seen Marco Melandri be the best in this championship with a time of 1:40.816 after 50 laps, while in second place is Checa’s Panigale with 1:41.840 after 59 laps. Closing the SBK positions, we have Davies in 3rd, Neukirchner in 4th and Badovini in 5th.

Today is the last day of action in Jerez in relation to these MotoGP and SBK tests.

Source | Circuito de Jerez