Good weather conditions were available as this week’s private two-day WorldSBK test in Jerez met its conclusion on Wednesday.

Just four World Superbike riders were present – Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes plus Yamaha’s Sylvain Guintoli and Alex Lowes – as David Salom’s DS Junior Team tested its Superstock 1000 Kawasaki across the day.

For Yamaha, the name of the game was getting to grips with the new R1. Although lap times have not been released from this private test, it would appear as though both 2014 World Champion Guintoli and 2013 British Superbike Champion Lowes are satisfied with their progress. The Briton recorded 68 laps (a total of 121 over the two days) despite a late lowside at Turn 2, while Guintoli’s 41 of Wednesday took his final sum of the week up to 100.

Despite the good weather, it was not an ideal day for the Kawasaki riders. On only his second day with the new bike, Rea crashed at Turn 5; although the Northern Irishman was able to ride back to the pit lane on the service road, some two and a half hours of track time were lost as the Kawasaki Racing Team cleaned up the bike, which itself sustained little damage as Rea had managed to drop it before reaching the barriers. In total, he managed 52 laps on Wednesday which adds up to 106 for the whole test, putting in a best lap time of 1’40.6.

Sykes also suffered a crash, as he lost the rear end between the rapid Criville and Ferrari corners at approximately 3pm. Miraculously, the bike remained on the race track and did not head into the gravel trap, meaning the title winner of 2013 was able to ride slowly back into the pit lane. His best lap time came in the form of 1’40.0, while his total laps for the test became 113 after putting in 69 on Wednesday.

KRT and Yamaha’s next appointment will be at MotorLand Aragon on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 November; also on that occasion, Nicky Hayden will make his World Superbike test debut with Honda as the 2006 MotoGP World Champion switches series for 2016.