Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) finished as Honda’s lead rider on Day 2 of the Official Test for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field with the #97 securing a top-ten position on the final day of pre-season testing before this weekend’s season-opening Australian Round. The Spanish star will be hoping his pace can translate into being in the rostrum fight after he and his team worked on the electronics of his CBR1000RR-R as well as the flag-to-flag process, with Race 1 and Race 2 in Australia set to have mandatory pit stops.
Vierge’s best lap time on Day 2, like the majority of the field, came in FP3. It was set on his 19th lap when he posted a 1’29.812s. In total, he completed six stints with the longest being eight…