
Rea set a time of 1m49.394s right at the end of day's running on the improved Kawasaki ZX-10RR, dislodging long-time pacesetter Razgatlioglu from the top of the timesheets.
The reigning WSBK champion had been quickest in the first two sessions of the day and looked set to maintain a perfect run until he crashed at Turn 15 with less than a handful of minutes left on the clock.