2026 Superbike World Championship

2026 Superbike World Championship
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Nicolò Bulega (pictured in 2024) is the current championship leader.

The 2026 Superbike World Championship is the 39th season of the Superbike World Championship. This is the first season in 13 years without featuring the reigning Superbike World Champion as Toprak Razgatlıoğlu who had previously won the championship in 2025, is competing in MotoGP from 2026 onwards. Ducati successfully defended the constructors championship, winning their 22nd constructors championship, and 5th in a row. The Ducati factory team also successfully defended the team's championship, winning a 5th consecutive team's championship.[1]

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2026 season calendar was announced on 31 July 2025.[2][3][4]

2026 Superbike World Championship Calendar[2] [5]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Winning constructor Ref
1 R1 Australia Australian Round Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 21 February Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [6]
SR 22 February Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [7]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [8]
2 R1 Portugal Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 28 March Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [9]
SR 29 March Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [10]
R2 Spain Iker Lecuona Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [11]
3 R1 Netherlands Dutch Round TT Circuit Assen 18 April Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [12]
SR 19 April Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [13]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [14]
4 R1 Hungary Hungarian Round Balaton Park Circuit 2 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [15]
SR 3 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [16]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [17]
5 R1 Czech Republic Czech Round Autodrom Most 16 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Spain Iker Lecuona Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [18]
SR 17 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [19]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [20]
6 R1 Spain Aragón Round[21] MotorLand Aragón 30 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [22]
SR 31 May Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [23]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [24]
7 R1 Italy Emilia-Romagna Round Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 13 June Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [25]
SR 14 June Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [26]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [27]
8 R1 United Kingdom UK Round Donington Park 11 July Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Spain Iker Lecuona Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [28]
SR 12 July United Kingdom Sam Lowes Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [29]
R2 Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Italy Ducati [30]
9 R1 France French Round Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 5 September
SR 6 September
R2
10 R1 Italy Italian Round Cremona Circuit 26 September
SR 27 September
R2
11 R1 Portugal Estoril Round Circuito do Estoril 10 October
SR 11 October
R2
12 R1 Spain Spanish Round Circuito de Jerez 17 October
SR 18 October
R2

Entry list

2026 entry list[31]
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Italy Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team Bimota KB998 22 United Kingdom Alex Lowes[32] 1–8
47 Italy Axel Bassani[32] 1–8
Germany ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci[33] 1–5, 8
38 Estonia Hannes Soomer[34] 6
60 Netherlands Michael van der Mark[35] 5–7
88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira[36] 1–4, 7–8
Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 7 Spain Iker Lecuona[37] 1–8
11 Italy Nicolò Bulega[38] 1–8
Italy Barni Spark Racing Team 5 Italy Yari Montella[39] 1–8
19 Spain Álvaro Bautista[40] 1–8
Australia Superbike Advocates Racing 46 United Kingdom Tommy Bridewell 2–8
Belgium Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 14 United Kingdom Sam Lowes[41] 1–8
Germany MGM Racing Performance 95 United Kingdom Tarran Mackenzie[42] 1–8
Italy Motocorsa Racing 67 Italy Alberto Surra 1–8
Italy Team PATA GoEleven 34 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri[43] 1–8
Japan Honda HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 17 United Kingdom Ryan Vickers 1, 7
35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra[44] 2–8
45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima[45] 1
65 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea[46] 2–3
65 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea 8
92 Japan Yuki Kunii[47] 4–5
96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon[44] 6, 8
Italy Kawasaki WorldSBK Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 31 United States Garrett Gerloff[48] 1–8
Italy GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF-R1 62 Italy Stefano Manzi[49] 1–8
87 Australia Remy Gardner[50] 1–8
Japan PATA Maxus Yamaha 55 Italy Andrea Locatelli[51] 1–8
97 Spain Xavi Vierge[52] 1–8
Netherlands Team Apreco 85 Netherlands Twan Smits[53] 3
Italy Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team 13 Italy Mattia Rato[54] 1–8
54 Turkey Bahattin Sofuoğlu[54] 1–8
Source:[55]
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Team changes

Rider changes

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Race 1 and Race 2
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Superpole Race
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th 
Points 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
1 Italy Nicolò Bulega Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 491
2 Spain Iker Lecuona Ducati 6 9 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Ret 2 358
3 Italy Yari Montella Ducati 2 4 Ret 16 6 NC 11 8 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 7 9 Ret 3 3 3 3 2 3 211
4 United Kingdom Alex Lowes Bimota 7 3 Ret 4 4 4 5 5 11 6 7 Ret 7 9 7 4 5 4 5 Ret 4 7 4 5 182
5 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Ducati 5 5 Ret 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 20 6 Ret 17 12 3 3 3 Ret Ret 10 4 3 7 177
6 Italy Axel Bassani Bimota 4 2 2 8 8 8 12 18 13 17 15 Ret 5 13 8 8 6 5 4 4 Ret 9 5 4 153
7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Ducati 3 8 9 11 10 6 8 13 6 Ret 3 4 6 4 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 15 6 6 8 145
8 United States Garrett Gerloff Kawasaki 11 6 10 7 14 Ret 16 14 18 13 8 5 4 6 5 9 12 6 14 14 12 8 9 6 110
9 Spain Álvaro Bautista Ducati Ret 7 3 9 9 Ret 4 4 4 5 4 11 WD WD WD Ret 8 7 9 12 Ret 14 11 10 107
10 Portugal Miguel Oliveira BMW 8 18 7 3 3 3 7 11 12 3 Ret DNS 8 6 Ret 11 20 12 106
11 Italy Andrea Locatelli Yamaha 13 14 5 12 11 9 6 9 8 7 13 Ret 8 11 9 Ret Ret 13 7 8 7 13 12 11 99
12 Italy Alberto Surra Ducati 9 12 12 15 15 Ret 15 12 17 8 6 7 9 5 6 14 4 8 6 7 6 WD WD WD 95
13 United Kingdom Tarran Mackenzie Ducati 12 11 4 14 13 Ret 9 Ret 10 12 9 8 11 7 Ret 10 Ret 11 11 9 5 WD WD WD 81
14 Spain Xavi Vierge Yamaha Ret DNS Ret 6 7 14 10 6 7 10 10 12 12 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 12 Ret 11 10 8 9 80
15 United Kingdom Tommy Bridewell Ducati Ret 19 13 13 15 16 14 12 Ret 13 8 10 5 7 9 13 Ret 14 5 7 Ret 59
16 Italy Danilo Petrucci BMW 10 10 6 10 12 7 18 7 9 11 16 DNS Ret WD WD 15 19 15 48
17 Australia Remy Gardner Yamaha Ret 16 13 13 16 10 14 10 14 16 11 9 15 12 14 17 13 12 Ret 13 8 12 15 13 45
18 Italy Stefano Manzi Yamaha Ret 13 14 17 17 11 19 16 15 15 14 10 10 14 15 12 14 14 10 10 16 16 13 16 34
19 Netherlands Michael van der Mark BMW 14 10 13 11 11 10 Ret 11 9 23
20 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Honda 18 Ret 15 WD WD WD 19 19 15 17 Ret 18 15 18 15 15 15 13 20 18 Ret 8
21 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Honda 14 17 11 7
22 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Honda 19 18 12 17 17 19 Ret 10 14 6
23 Turkey Bahattin Sofuoğlu Yamaha 16 19 15 20 Ret Ret 20 20 20 18 18 13 16 Ret 16 18 16 16 16 16 Ret 17 14 19 4
24 Italy Mattia Rato Yamaha 17 20 Ret 21 20 Ret 22 19 21 20 17 14 18 15 17 19 17 17 17 18 17 19 16 18 2
25 United Kingdom Ryan Vickers Honda 15 15 Ret Ret 17 18 1
26 Estonia Hannes Soomer BMW Ret 15 18 0
27 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 21 21 16 Ret 16 19 0
28 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Honda 16 WD WD 18 17 17 0
29 Netherlands Twan Smits Yamaha 21 21 22 0
Pos. Rider Bike PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap


Teams' championship

Pos. Team Bike
No.
PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
1 Italy Aruba.it Racing - Ducati 7 6 9 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Ret 2 849
11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2 Italy Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team 22 7 3 Ret 4 4 4 5 5 11 6 7 Ret 7 9 7 4 5 4 5 Ret 4 7 4 5 335
47 4 2 2 8 8 8 12 18 13 17 15 Ret 5 13 8 8 6 5 4 4 Ret 9 5 4
3 Italy Barni Spark Racing Team 5 2 4 Ret 16 6 NC 11 8 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 7 9 Ret 3 3 3 3 2 3 318
19 Ret 7 3 9 9 Ret 4 4 4 5 4 11 WD WD WD Ret 8 7 9 12 Ret 14 11 10
4 Italy PATA Maxus Yamaha 55 13 14 5 12 11 9 6 9 8 7 13 Ret 8 11 9 Ret Ret 13 7 8 7 13 12 11 179
97 Ret DNS Ret 6 7 14 10 6 7 10 10 12 12 Ret 11 13 10 Ret 12 Ret 11 10 8 9
5 Belgium Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 14 5 5 Ret 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 20 6 Ret 17 12 3 3 3 Ret Ret 10 4 3 7 177
6 Germany ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team 9 10 10 6 10 12 7 18 7 9 11 16 DNS Ret WD WD 15 19 15 177
38 Ret 15 18
60 14 10 13 11 11 10 Ret 11 9
88 8 18 7 3 3 3 7 11 12 3 Ret DNS 8 6 Ret 11 20 12
7 Italy Team PATA GoEleven 34 3 8 9 11 10 6 8 13 6 Ret 3 4 6 4 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 15 6 6 8 145
8 Italy Kawasaki WorldSBK Team 31 11 6 10 7 14 Ret 16 14 18 13 8 5 4 6 5 9 12 6 14 14 12 8 9 6 110
9 Italy Motocorsa Racing 67 9 12 12 15 15 Ret 15 12 17 8 6 7 9 5 6 14 4 8 6 7 6 WD WD WD 95
10 Germany MGM Optical Express Racing 95 12 11 4 14 13 Ret 9 Ret 10 12 9 8 11 7 Ret 10 Ret 11 11 9 5 WD WD WD 81
11 Italy GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 62 Ret 13 14 17 17 11 19 16 15 15 14 10 10 14 15 12 14 14 10 10 16 16 13 16 79
87 Ret 16 13 13 16 10 14 10 14 16 11 9 15 12 14 17 13 12 Ret 13 8 12 15 13
12 Australia Superbike Advocates Racing 46 Ret 19 13 13 15 16 14 12 Ret 13 8 10 5 7 9 13 Ret 14 5 7 Ret 59
13 Japan Honda HRC 17 15 15 Ret Ret 17 18 22
35 18 Ret 15 WD WD WD 19 19 15 17 Ret 18 15 18 15 15 15 13 20 18 Ret
45 14 17 11
65 19 18 12 17 17 19 Ret 10 14
92 21 21 16 Ret 16 19
96 16 WD WD 18 17 17
14 Italy Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team 13 17 20 Ret 21 20 Ret 22 19 21 20 17 14 18 15 17 19 17 17 17 18 17 19 16 18 6
54 16 19 15 20 Ret Ret 20 20 20 18 18 13 16 Ret 16 18 16 16 16 16 Ret 17 14 19
15 Netherlands Team Apreco 85 21 21 22 0
Pos. Team Bike
No.
PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.

Manufacturer's championship

Pos. Manufacturer PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
1 Italy Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 496
2 Italy Bimota 4 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 11 6 7 Ret 5 9 7 4 5 4 4 4 4 7 4 4 220
3 Germany BMW 8 10 6 3 3 3 7 7 9 3 16 DNS 14 10 13 11 11 10 8 6 9 11 19 12 136
4 Japan Yamaha 13 13 5 6 7 9 6 6 7 7 10 9 8 11 9 12 10 12 7 8 7 10 8 9 131
5 Japan Kawasaki 11 6 10 7 14 Ret 16 14 18 13 8 5 4 6 5 9 12 6 14 14 12 8 9 6 110
6 Japan Honda 14 15 11 18 18 12 17 17 19 19 19 15 17 16 18 15 18 15 15 15 13 18 10 14 20
Pos. Manufacturer PHI
Australia
POR
Portugal
ASS
Netherlands
BAL
Hungary
MOS
Czech Republic
ARA
Spain
MIS
Italy
DON
United Kingdom
MAG
France
CRE
Italy
EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
Pts.

Notes

References

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