Testing resumed at Jerez on Thursday as the Kawasaki World Superbike squad returned to the track after using Wednesday to assess the data collected at the start of the week.

Both Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea were fast from the off with Sykes' late time of 1m 40.316s his best lap of the week and just 0.01s quicker than his team-mate. Chaz Davies in third was more than one second off their fastest time of the day.

Neither Michael van der Mark nor Alex Lowes were present as the former returned to the Netherlands after complaining of pain in his arm on Wednesday. Lowes meanwhile dislocated his left shoulder after a fast high-side through turn three, leaving him with restricted movement in the joint.

Again, Sylvain Guintoli and his Pata Yamaha YZF-R1 didn't post official lap times but speaking on Thursday afternoon the Frenchman indicated that his pace was extremely competitive with plenty of room to improve on Friday.

In MotoGP, for the first time this week the Pramac Racing and Avintia Ducatis joined Repsol Honda, Aprilia, Honda test riders and Ducati test rider Michele Pirro, who had previously tested on Wednesday.

The day was marred by late falls for Michele Pirro (turn twelve) and Eugene Laverty (turn seven), both of which brought out the red flags and a temporary stop to the session.

Laverty was taken to the local hospital with a suspected break in his left radius bone and pain in his right shoulder. He will travel to Barcelona on Friday to assess whether a screw needs to be inserted into the lower arm. Pirro walked away from his spill, albeit with a heavy limp.



While Marc Marquez focused solely on the 2016 Honda engine with new software, Pedrosa continued to test the '15 spec motor with the new model. Both Honda riders and Aprilia's Alvaro Bautista spoke of reduced rear grip, which was potentially because of World Superbike Pirelli rubber laid down on the track.

World Superbike times

1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Provec ZX-10R 1m 40.316s

2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Provec ZX-10R 1m 40.326s

3. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 40.867s

4. Nicky Hayden USA Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1m 41.004s

5. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati 1199RR 1m 41.040s

6. Davide Giugliano ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 41.047s

7. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR 1m 41.766s

8. PJ Jacobsen USA CORE Thailand Honda CBR600RR 1m 43.521s

Unofficial MotoGP times

1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.57s

2. Scott Redding GBR Pramac Racing Ducati (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.7s

3. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.8s

4. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing Ducati (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.9s

5. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing Ducati (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 39.9s

6. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 40.10s