Bad weather continues to hamper World Superbike testing at Portimao, on the third and final day.
This fifth session was dominated by Ruben Xaus on the Castrol Honda with a best lap 1′47.
065 leaving Michel Fabrizio on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 in second, and more than one full second behind.
Third went to Marco Melandri who head onto the track in the last four remaining minutes of the session, put in just two laps, but they were enough to put him in third, but he was a massive 7.
283s off the top spot.
Sylvain Guintoli was fourth fastest, ahead of Carlos Checa, and they were followed by the Kawasaki duo Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz, who were sixth and seventh respectively.
Jonathan Rea, Noriyuki Haga and Ayrton Badovini completed the top ten.
Aprilia Alitalia’s Leon Camier and Max Biaggi were back from Montecarlo, with Camier taking to the track for eight laps, while team mate Biaggi sat the session out as did Yamaha’s Eugene Laverty.
WSBK Portimao Test Day 3 – morning session results:01 Xaus Ruben – Castrol Honda – Honda Honda CBR1000RR – 20 – 1′47.
06502 Fabrizio Michel – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 – 29 – 1′48.
26703 Melandri Marco – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 – 2 – 1′54.
34804 Guintoli Sylvain – Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing – Ducati Ducati 1098R – 13 – 1′54.
51605 Checa Carlos – Althea Racing – Ducati Ducati 1098R – 9 – 1′56.
27606 Sykes Tom – Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike – Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18 – 1′56.
32807 Lascorz Joan – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R – 15 – 1′56.
36108 Rea Jonathan – Castrol Honda – Honda Honda CBR1000RR – 5 – 1′56.
37809 Haga Noriyuki – PATA Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 10 – 1′57.
50210 Badovini Ayrton – BMW Motorrad Italia SBK – BMW BMW S1000 RR – 10 – 1′57.
75911 Smrz Jakub – Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing – Ducati Ducati 1098R – 11 – 1′58.
08912 Toseland James – BMW Motorrad Italia SBK – BMW BMW S1000 RR – 15 – 1′58.
23413 Berger Maxime – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati Ducati 1098R – 11 – 1′58.
47814 Camier Leon – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 8 – 1′58.
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