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Two days after the 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship concluded, 2025 begins. The Circuito de Jerez - Angel Neto hosts the first off-season test for the field as Bimota returns to the Championship and other riders get their first taste of next season’s packages. Keep up to date with all the action from Jerez with the live blog, while you can follow live timing HERE.

18:10 - the chequered flag falls and that's Day 2, and the Jerez test, concluded! Bassani ends it on top ahead of Bimota teammate Lowes, with Gerloff third for Kawasaki. Full report to follow...

18:01 - Bassani's improved his time further to a 1'38.478s. Meanwhile, the test will now finish at 18:10 Local Time (UTC+2)

17:50 - a new name (and brand) at the top of the times! Bassani's just set a 1'38.875s to claim P1

17:35 - we're into the final half an hour of testing, with the chequered flag scheduled to wave at 18:00 Local Time (UTC+2)

17:22 - it's been a solid test for Vickers so far, although the #17 has just had a crash at Turn 1

17:09 - a late improvement for Vierge as he moves into P2 with a 1'39.438s, 0.209s behind Gerloff

16:58 - there have been sporadic appearances on track for several riders in the afternoon. Currently, the only rider circulating is Gerloff

16:19 - Gerloff had briefly been on track but is now in the pits, while Bassani has ventured out along with Mackenzie

15:58 - it's quiet on track with only Vierge lapping Jerez right now. Gerloff still leads Bassani and Lowes

15:25 - Bautista's day has finished, he did the full day yesterday and half-a-day today. His best time on Wednesday was a 1'39.749s

15:08 - a short red flag, and we're back to green flag running again

15:00 - we have a red flag after Bridewell had a highside at Turn 6

13:37 - with most riders in the box, we're going to take a short break. We'll be back this afternoon with more updates from Jerez!

13:07 - around half the field are in the box at the moment, so a quick recap: Gerloff leads Bassani and Bautista with Lowes in P4. Mackenzie is the lead Honda in fifth, ahead of Vierge. In WorldSSP, Booth-Amos is 0.014s clear of Oettl

12:20 - Gerloff still leads, but Bassani's improved his time to a 1'39.527s to cement his place in P2

11:48 - with Gerloff in P1, now's a good time to find out more details about the 2025 engine... read more from Team Manager Manuel Puccetti here!

11:46 - Gerloff is still fastest and has so far completed 32 laps, the most of anyone. He's ahead of Bassani and Bautista. A reminder, several teams opted for one day: there's no ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team today, nor Tetsuta Nagashima from the HRC Test Team. Bautista's teammate, Nicolo Bulega, also ended his test yesterday

11:05 - Gerloff's gone top! The American's posted a 1'39.229s to demote Bassani, with the #31 testing some 2025 components today including a new engine

10:57 - Mackenzie has moved up to fourth on his CBR1000RR-R, which he was trying new items closer to the Team HRC machines on Day 1, while Vierge is fifth. Both are in the 1'39s

10:40 - it's still Bassani leading Bautista and Lowes at the top of the timesheets, with just 0.085s separating them. Gerloff is fourth with Mackenzie fifth and Vickers completing the top six

10:13 - although Lowes has quickly joined that group with a 1'39.775s

10:11 - two riders already into the 1'39s bracket - Bassani (1'39.690s) and Bautista (1'39.764s). The latter is just two tenths away from his time yesterday

10:05 - a frantic start to the day as both Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani hit the track on the Bimota KB998 - neither tested yesterday - while Bautista, Gerloff, Bridewell, Booth-Amos and Vierge have also gone on track straight away

10:00 - the green flags are waving and the final day of testing at Jerez is underway

09:45 - good morning and welcome to live coverage of Day 2 from Jerez. You can recap what happened yesterday by looking through the live blog below, or viewing the report (linked in the last update from Tuesday). Today's action is scheduled to begin at 10:00 Local Time (UTC+2).

Day 1:

You can read the Day 1 report HERE, reactions and more info from BMW's Shaun Muir and Bimota by KRT's Guim Roda HERE and HERE. We'll be back with coverage from Day 2 at 10:00 Local Time (UTC+2) tomorrow!

17:30 - the chequered flag falls on Day 1. Bulega led the way ahead of Bautista, while Gerloff slotted into P3 late on in the day. Full report coming soon...

17:00 - Garrett Gerloff has just gone third on the Kawasaki! The #31 posted a 1'39.808s to move into P3, demoting Vierge into fourth

16:15 - Bautista, despite his crash, has been one of the busiest riders on track. He's racked up 71 laps so far, still sitting in second place. He's on track with Bridewell, Booth-Amos and Oettl

15:45 - still fairly quiet on track. Bautista and Vierge continue to lap Jerez, along with Reiterberger and Marino

15:07 - Bulega and Bautista have just exited pitlane, as has Tommy Bridewell on his Honda

14:58 - Oli Bayliss has taken to the track on the PTR Triumph. He's testing with the team at Jerez alongside Tom Booth-Amos

14:40 - it's been a quiet start to afternoon running. Marino is still out on the KB998, and he's joined on track by Vierge and Gerlofff, who's put in 39 laps so far as he adapts to the ZX-10RR

14:20 - riders are just making their way back on track, with Reiterberger for BMW and Marino for Bimota lapping Jerez right now

13:20 - with most riders in the box, we're also going to take a short break from coverage. We'll be back in a bit to bring you more from Jerez!

13:10 - lots of people in the box around now, with just Guintoli and Reiterberger on track as it stands. Bulega still leads with his 1'38.142s, with Bautista in second despite his crash. Vierge is third

12:20 - BMW's test will be finished by around 14:00 (Local Time, UTC+2). Their plan was to put mileage on the 2025 engine with test riders Sylvain Guintoli and Marcus Reiterberger, with that test plan completed ahead of Aragon next year - Toprak Razgatlioglu and Michael van der Mark will test there on the M 1000 RR

12:03 - Bautista is back on track following his earlier Turn 2 crash. His best time so far is a 1'39.567s

11:53 - Bulega has gone even faster with a 1'38.142s

11:30 - two hours into the test, and it's Bulega who leads Bautista. The #11 set a 1'38.503s to claim P1 in the early running, with Bautista a second back. Vierge is third, with Gerloff fourth on the ZX-10RR and Mackenzie fifth

11:17 - around half an hour under red flag conditions, but the green flags are waving again

10:56 - we have a red flag on track, as Bautista's crashed at Turn 2

10:25 - Garrett Gerloff has just headed out for his first run on the Kawasaki ZX-10RR

10:15 - Bulega's gone a bit quicker as he's set a 1'38.503s - around a second off his Tissot Superpole time from the weekend. BMW's test team - Marcus Reiterberger and Sylvain Guintoli - have joined the action too, as has Philipp Oettl on the Panigale V2 following his move to Feel Racing for 2025

09:52 - it's very early days in the test of course, but after 20 minutes or so, Nicolo Bulege leads the way ahead of teammate Alvaro Bautista. So far, the two Ducatis have been joined by Xavi Vierge, Tarran Mackenzie, Tetsuta Nagashima and Tommy Bridewell from Honda, plus Florian Marino on the Bimota, Ryan Vickers on the Motocorsa Ducati and, in WorldSSP, Triumph's Tom Booth-Amos

09:30 - the green flags are out as testing gets underway at Jerez