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Leon Haslam's positive form for BMW Motorrad Motorsport continued on the second day of testing at Portimao as the British rider went quickest with a time of 1 minute 43.2 seconds. Haslam was a fraction ahead of Eugene Laverty, the Irishman rapidly getting to grips with his Aprilia Alitalia machine. Laverty did have one moment however, when he had a big highside half-way through the day, due to a distraction with another rider, but he got up unharmed.

Ayrton Badovini was next up in third for BMW Motorrad Italia SBK, with Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) in fourth just four-tenths off the leading pace.

Chaz Davies (ParkinGO Aprilia) is also slotting in well on his second outing with the Italian four-cylinder machine, while Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) focussed more on set-up work than going for a quick time. Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK) did the same, while Leon Camier's are rapidly tumbling as he cuts the gap to the top men on his Crescent Suzuki.

Tomorrow is the third and final day of testing at the Algarve circuit.

Unofficial day 2 times: 1. Haslam (BMW) 1'43"2; 2. Laverty (Aprilia) 1'43"3; 3. Badovini (BMW) 1'43"4; 4. Biaggi (Aprilia) 1'43"6; 5. Davies (Aprilia) 1'44"2; 6. Melandri (BMW) 1'44"3; 7. Camier (Suzuki) 1'44"7; 8. Fabrizio (BMW) 1'44"9; 9. Seeley (Suzuki) 1'46"1.