The final session of World Superbike testing at Portimao was literally a washout, with only seven riders willing to venture out on the wet Portuguese track, and Noriyuki Haga taking the afternoon session.
The Pata Aprilia rider actually bettered his lap times from the morning session, it wasn’t enough to overtake Ruben Xaus’ morning times, making the Castrol Honda rider the fastest of the day.
Haga was followed by Yamaha’s Eugene Laverty and Supersonic’s rookie Maxime Berger.
In the three day test, with rain affecting two days out of three, the fastest rider overall was Jakub Smrz with his lap time of 1’43.
503 on the first day of testing that put him ahead of Jonathan Rea who was consistent not only in dry, but also in the wet, as was Eugene Laverty.
WSBK Portimao Day 3 – 2nd session results:01- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 1’53.
41402- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.
71603- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 2.
21904- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 3.
15705- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 6.
03806- James Toseland – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 6.
81707- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 13.
1813 day overall test results :01- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – 1’43.
50302- Jonathan Rea – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.
17303- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.
20404- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.
26705- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
28606- Max Biaggi – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
33707- Michel Fabrizio – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.
37608- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.
86609- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.
94310- Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.
24911- James Toseland – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 1.
26112- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.
35413- Ruben Xaus – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.
38214- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 1.
38315- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.
95816- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 2.
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