Rea set a time of 1m49.394s right at the end of day’s running on the improved Kawasaki ZX-10RR, dislodging long-time pacesetter Razgatlioglu from the top of the timesheets.
The reigning WSBK champion had been quickest in the first two sessions of the day and looked set to maintain a perfect run until he stopped on track in sector 4 with less than a handful of minutes left on the clock.
That left the door open for Rea to snatch the top spot from his 2021 title rival, the Ulsterman pipping his earlier benchmark from FP2 by just 0.016s on his final flying lap.
However, the Ulsterman’s time was over a second slower than the lap with which he took pole position at Aragon last year, as the poor conditions limited any meaningful running at the Spanish venue. The Kawasaki rider himself completed only four laps in the morning session as he waited for the temperature to rise to a suitable level.
Rea and Bautista were the only two riders to set a lap in the 1m49s bracket during the…
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