World Superbike Mandalika, Indonesia - Free Practice Results (3)
Scott Redding has finished World Superbike FP3 at Mandalika fastest from Toprak R🌞azgatlioglu who missed morౠe than half the session after needing several set-up changes.
Just like FP2, Alex Lowes suffered an early crash after being caught out in sector one - it was a highsidꦰe for the British rider.
C꧟hampionship leader Razgatlioglu was last to set a flying lap after needing work done to his Yamaha R1 during th꧑e 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 alo💝ng with the rest of the grid, but was forced to retu☂rn to pit lane immediately.
With Razgatlioglu stillꦯ in pit ꧙lane, it was Axel Bassani who led the way from fellow WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli.
The two Italians w𒉰ere 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 s🔯ession complete, Razgatlioglu finally completed a flying lap, a lap that immediately put hi🎉m fourth.
Despite two flying laps, Razgatlioglu then returned to pit lane once again, while title rival Rea went fastest after gaining ov𓆉er two tenths on Bassani in sector four.
With under ten minutes left oওf FP3, GRT Yamaha rider Garrett Gerloff went fastest, however, Rea responded just a lap later to regain top spot.
Not to be denied, Gerloff jumped back to the top of the timing sheets with a 1:34ಌ.038sꦜ - half a tenth quicker than Rea.
Redding set a stunning lap with just two minutes to go as he went top by half a second, which was also enough to se🔜t the first ever sub 1m ꦯ34s lap.
Despite having just one qualifying simulation lap at the end of the session, Razgatlioglu went less than a tenth 🌌behin൩d Redding to finish P2.
There was a surprising top ten finish for🍒 French rider Christophe Ponsson as he finished eighth overall, while Gerloff maintained 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 wo🐭uld take no further part in hi🗹s final weekend as a world championship rider due to a shoulder injury.
