American Garrett Gerloff was quickest during World Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Algarve International Circuit, in Portimao, Portugal. Riding his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR, the Texan lapped the 2.9-mile (4.6 km) road course in 1:40.763 to lead the field of 25 riders.
Gerloff was 0.433 second quicker than the next rider, Alvaro Bautista (1:41.196), and nearly a full second faster than the next BMW rider, Scott Redding (1:41.708).