2013 World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes remained fastest as the second and final day of testing concluded in Jerez, with recovering Roman Davide Giugliano just over a tenth in arrears. 2015 Championship runner-up and Ducati teammate Davies was third fastest, both just in front of experienced rookie Nicky Hayden on the Honda.

Fog earlier in the day left conditions difficult until midday, after which most riders were able to set more representative lap times. Sykes’ lap of 1:39.924 was the fastest of the day and of the test, as well as being quicker than his own Pole Position time from 2015. The Aruba.it Racing Team riders of Giugliano and Davies proved the only two capable of putting in a lap time within the same half second, 0.123 and 0.186 behind respectively. Giugliano escaped uninjured from a minor lowside at Turn 1 whilst pushing hard during the afternooon, the only consequence of which was an interruption to his race simulation.

The Honda duo of Nicky Hayden and Michael van der Mark also improved their lap times today and both by over a second. Hayden ended the day fourth with his teammate only marginally further back in fifth, the gap between the two smaller than previously.

Barni Racing rider Xavi Forés impressed by topping the timesheets for a good portion of the afternoon after ending yesterday’s session in eighth. Today, his 1:40.761 was over a second faster and good enough to keep him in the top six at the close of business.

The mood at Kawasaki remains buoyant after the two days of testing in Jerez, with Sykes fastest on both days and his teammate comfortable on a ZX-10R he is working on refining. Reigning Champion Rea remains convinced that the new Ninja will be faster and continues his search for the new limit, ending the day seventh overall and just in front of the Pata Yamaha riders of Sylvain Guintoli and Alex Lowes. Australian Josh Brookes rounded out the top ten as he got to grips with his new Milwaukee BMW, the 2015 British Superbike Champion making big improvements since yesterday and making his first real impression on the timesheets.

The fastest of the WorldSSP riders was once again reigning Champion Sofuoglu, with new Puccetti teammate Krummenacher still the Turkish rider’s closest challenger.

To take a closer look at the full timings from today, click here. For an overview of the combined timesheet from both days, click here.