The bikes can be started on the Jerez track with the first Superbike tests of the new year from January 20th to 21st. Rea and Lowes will work with the Kawasaki as KRT booked the route as well as the Ducati. We’ll also see Rinaldi and Redding in action, along with Rabat and Davies and with the Honda, Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista.
But we will also see several MotoGP riders on the track in these two days, such as: Maverick Vinales. The Spanish rider will actually be busy with the Yamaha R1, like last year in Portimao. Johann Zarco with the Panigale V4S, which he has driven in the past on tracks like Misano and Barcelona, will also be present.
To complete the circle, there is also space for test drivers like Stefan Bradl – who replaced the injured Marc Marquez last season – for the Honda test team and also Michele Pirro, but on a Ducati racing bike.
As we all know, the MotoGP riders have already programmed test days and are therefore obviously committed to a derivative.
But there is something interesting: why Honda has considered it appropriate to use these two days to work with Bradl and the RC213V from a MotoGP perspective, while Ducati has preferred not to work immediately.
Speaking of Ducati: On Sunday 10th, Michele Pirro and Michael Rinaldi will take part in a test training with the racing bike in Binetto. It will be an unprecedented day for the Levante circuit.