Today’s first free practice at Portimao saw James Toseland hit the the top of the charts with a best lap of 1’44.351 in the final 10 minutes of the session and looking like Yamaha Sterilgarda has solved the electronics problems that hampered the team during the Australian round.

Less than one tenth off was points leader Leon Haslam followed by Max Neukirchner who made a big jump forward, while Max Biaggi who lead the beginning of the practice finished in fourth. Aprilia is not using the much discussed drive cam motor. Jakub Smrz was fifth fastest on his private Ducati leaving the Ducati factory riders Michel Fabrizio in eighth and Noriyuki Haga in a lowly 11th place.

Sylvain Gunitoli was sixth fastest, while Jonathan Rea finished in 7th despite a crash. Carlos Checa who won race 2 at Phillip Island didn’t break the top ten and finished in 12th.

Still recovering Chris Vermeulen who got the okay to race this weekend, didn’t post any official times while replacement riders Makoto Tamada was 20th in his Reitwagen BMW debut, and Sheridan Morais on the Echo CRS Honda was 23rd.

FP1 Results after the jump.

1 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′44.351
2 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′44.411
3 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1′44.519
4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1′44.549
5 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′44.574
6 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′44.624
7 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′44.681
8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′44.847
9 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′44.955
10 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1′45.002
11 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′45.017
12 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1′45.071
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′45.086
14 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′45.128
15 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′45.201
16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′45.448
17 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′46.005
18 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′46.128
19 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′46.695
20 49 Tamada M. (JPN) BMW S1000 RR 1′46.714
21 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′47.062
22 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′47.907
23 32 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′48.743
24 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′48.996

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