Six-time series champion Rea goes into the 2022 season not defending a title for the first time since 2015 following his defeat to Yamaha rival Toprak Razgatlioglu in last year's thrilling title battle.
Although Razgatlioglu led the way in a private test for which most of the WSBK field was present last week at Barcelona, Rea struck back with the quickest time on Monday's opening day of official pre-season testing at Aragon.
