{"id":36670,"date":"2022-03-18T11:53:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motoamerica.com\/?p=36670"},"modified":"2022-03-18T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T14:35:11","slug":"two-day-world-superbike-test-at-misano-concludes-with-gerloff-second-quickest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motoamerica.com\/two-day-world-superbike-test-at-misano-concludes-with-gerloff-second-quickest\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Day World Superbike Test At Misano Concludes With Gerloff Second-Quickest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gerloff tested electronic settings, a new fuel tank, and a new subframe on his GRT Yamaha YZF-R1. Photo courtesy of GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>

After recording the fastest lap time in the first morning session of the two-day MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship test at the Misano World Circuit \u201cMarco Simoncelli\u201d, former MotoAmerica Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff battled it out for the remainder of the test with Aruba.it Racing \u2013 Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista. The test concluded on Thursday with Spaniard Bautista barely nipping GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team rider Gerloff by just a tenth of a second.<\/p>

As it was on day one at Misano, Bautista and Gerloff were fighting it out for top spot. The Spanish rider prevailed on the second day, despite opting to sit out of the morning session, as he posted a fastest lap of 1:33.574 using Pirelli\u2019s SCX tire while completing 52 laps on day two, with the team trying a new fuel tank on his Ducati Panigale V4 R.<\/p>

Despite Gerloff\u2019s best lap time of 1:33.686, set using a race tire, the Texan had to settle for second spot on day two with 78 laps completed. Gerloff and his GRT Yamaha squad had electronic settings to try throughout the test, as well as a new fuel tank and subframe.<\/p>

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