The World Supersport pre-season has come to an end. Yari Montella topped the timesheets on Monday during the testing day at Phillip Island, less than a week before the same circuit hosts the opening round of the championship.
There were two sessions, and it was in the afternoon’s second session that almost all riders set their best times. Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati) set the fastest lap in the opening session and was even quicker in the second session, setting the benchmark time at 1m31.881s in the last half hour.
Second was Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing/MV Agusta), just 62 milliseconds behind, followed by Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing). Adrián Huertas, successor to the 2023 champion Nicolò Bulega at Aruba.it Ducati, recorded the fourth-fastest time, 0.409s off the pace, while Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. Yamaha) rounded out the top five.
Combined standings FP1 + FP2: