WorldSBK Race Two
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) won his second race of the day, and his 23rd of the season, after the second 23-lap race at Donington Park.
His latest victory made sure that Ducati would win the Manufacturers’ Championship, after his Superpole Race victory earlier in the morning had won Aruba.it Ducati the Team’s Championship.
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) recovered from his lowly tenth place starting position to get into third place, then second with seven laps to go.
He remained there until he crossed the line for the final time, with Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) in an eventual third place.
Bimota riders Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) finished fourth and fifth, after a late pass by Bassani on his team-mate proved to be a permanent one.
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was a strong sixth on the almost venerable Ninja, albeit 16 seconds behind Bulega.
The Ducati hordes were thinned out a bit in this particular race, as Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) dropped down the order to finish seventh. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven Ducati) was eighth, and even the Yamaha of Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) ended up ninth, ahead of Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) in tenth.
Top BMW rider was Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), in 12th place, and best Honda rider was again Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC), in 14th.
In the championship, with four rounds and 12 races left, Bulega has 491 points, Lecuona 358 and Montella 211. The first non-Ducati bike and rider pairing is the bimota and Alex Lowes, in fourth place overall with 182 points.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Race Two
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +4.161s |
| 3 | Yari Montella | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +6.850s |
| 4 | Axel Bassani | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +15.346s |
| 5 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +15.582s |
WorldSSP Race Two
Tom Booth-Amos (Triumph Factory Racing) stormed to his second WorldSSP race win of his home weekend at Donington after beating second placed rider Albert Arenas (AS Racing Yamaha) by 1.5 seconds after 19 warm and dry laps of the 4.023km long Donington circuit.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati) made a final lap pass on Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) to take third place, with Garcia in fourth, and ending up just one place ahead of his own team-mate, Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA).
Even starting from a better seventh place, Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) could not repeat his Saturday podium form, finishing sixth.
Aldi Satya Mahendra (AS Racing Yamaha) was seventh, Can Öncü (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) eighth, with Philipp Öttl GER (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati) ninth and Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) tenth.
In the championship points, Arenas has 291, Debise 209 and Masia 195.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSSP Race Two
| 1 | Tom Booth-Amos | (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) | |
| 2 | Albert Arenas | (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) | +1.537s |
| 3 | Jaume Masia | (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) | +2.244s |
| 4 | Roberto Garcia | (GMT94 Yamaha) | +2.436s |
| 5 | Lucas Mahias | (GMT94 Yamaha) | +3.090s |
WorldWCR Race Two
Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) did a slow-down lap of the track at Donington in a champion’s golden helmet and T-shirt, but a second penalty in two races – for irresponsible riding each time – saw her dropped from race winner to second in Race Two.
The significance was not just that Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
Finally won the race on Sunday, but that the championship goes on to the final round at Jerez, way far ahead in October.
After Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) had been adjudged to have been knocked off by Herrera, Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) was third in the final Donington Race.
Local rider Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent) placed fourth, winning a late fight with Sara Sanchez (Hadden Racing Team).
A four rider battle for sixth saw Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team), Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA), Yvonne Cerpa (MotosCerpa-Gradara Corse) and Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) finish in that order in their battling group. Justine Pedemonte (GMT94 Yamaha), was tenth.
In the championship standings, Herrera has 226 points and Neila 182 – a difference of 44 points with a maximum of 50 points remaining in the final Jerez round.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldWCR Race Two
| 1 | Beatriz Neila | (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) | |
| 2 | Maria Herrera | (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) | +5.874s |
| 3 | Roberta Ponziani | (Klint Racing Team) | +7.298s |
| 4 | Chloe Jones | (Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha) | +9.746s |
| 5 | Sara Sanchez | (Hadden Racing Team) | +10.130s |
WorldSBK Superpole Race
A lap two crash from early Superpole race leader Iker Lecuona (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) gifted the lead to Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), but it was Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) who would go on to win his 22nd race of the year, holding off Montella by 1.5 seconds.
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) was third, with a 2.2 second margin of comfort to his brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) after ten laps.
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) put his own team-mate Alex under pressure on the final lap, but was finally fifth after not quite overtaking into the Melbourne Loop.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven Ducati) scored sixth place, with Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates Ducati) seventh – and seven seconds from the race winner.
Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was passed near the end by Bridewell, leaving the Yamaha rider eighth. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was ninth and top Honda rider was Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC), in tenth place.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Superpole Race
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | |
| 2 | Yari Montella | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +1.581s |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +3.346s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +5.614s |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +5.836s |
WorldSBK Race One
The distinct possibility of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) winning every single race in the 2026 season was alive and well after his Superpole qualifying success. His team-mate Iker Lecuona (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) ended that possibility with a long and hard-fought race, topped-off by a tactically astute final lap to win his first-ever WorldSBK race.
The race itself was truly a two-man battle for the win, with Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 6.7 seconds back in third place, riding at a warm but no longer overheated Donington Park.
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) secured fourth place, while a career-best equalling fifth place for Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates Ducati) was a reason for the local fans to celebrate.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven Ducati) eventually got the better of official bimota rider, Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), to take sixth place.
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) beat the other factory bimota to record an eighth place finish, with Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ninth and top Yamaha rider Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in tenth.
Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) marked his comeback from injury with an 11th place finish.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Race One
| 1 | Iker Lecuona | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.165s |
| 3 | Yari Montella | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +6.711s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +11.668s |
| 5 | Tommy Bridewell | (Superbikes Advocates) | +14.272s |
WorldSBK Qualifying
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) was not the only rider to get under Toprak Razgatlioglu’s Donington track best time in Superpole qualifying, but he was the fastest of all. He set a 1’24.410 to record his eighth straight Superpole win of 2026.
Second was – predictably – his own team-mate, Iker Lecuona (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati), although Lecuona was only 0.052 seconds adrift of the championship leader this time around.
Independent rider, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), placed third and was the last rider to beat Razgatlioglu’s old track best pace in qualifying.
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati), at home, placed fourth pre-race.
A very pleasant surprise for all the neutrals came along in the unlikely 2026 shape of Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finishing fifth on the grid for Race One.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven Ducati) was sixth, just ahead of the two BbKRT Riders, Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani.
In ninth place, former BSB champion Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates Ducati) was yet another Ducati rider on the up, but six-times WorldSBK Champion – and Donington wildcard – Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC), put the test team’s Honda into the top ten.
Lone Kawasaki rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was 11th, but Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) did not record a time after an early session crash.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Qualifying
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | 1:24.410s |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.052s |
| 3 | Yari Montella | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +0.198s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +0.298s |
| 5 | Xavi Vierge | (Pata Maxus Yamaha) | +0.830s |
WorldSSP Race One
WorldSSP rider Tom Booth-Amos (Triumph Factory Racing) went from third place – on what was a hometown grid for man and machine – to a clear win after 19-laps of a warm Donington Park circuit.
Booth-Amos was not in a strong position to start but found his pace and push as the race went on, leading this year’s most potent rider so far, Albert Arenas (AS Racing Yamaha) by 2.4 seconds over the finish line.
Third spot went to fourth place qualifier, and now three-time WorldSSP podium finisher, Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team).
Fourth was Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) on a lonely final lap, with early race leader Can Öncü (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) fifth, Philipp Öttl GER (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati) sixth and Oli Bayliss (Triumph Factory Racing) seventh.
Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) placed eighth, Aldi Satya Mahendra (AS Racing Yamaha) ninth and Filippo Farioli (VFT Racing Team Yamaha) tenth, winning a five rider fight on the final lap.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldSSP Race One
| 1 | Tom Booth-Amos | (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) | |
| 2 | Albert Arenas | (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) | +2.400s |
| 3 | Jeremy Alcoba | (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) | +3.962s |
| 4 | Roberto Garcia | (GMT94 Yamaha) | +4.695s |
| 5 | Can Oncu | (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) | +6.124s |
WorldWCR Race One
After Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) and Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) collided at Starkey’s corner on the first lap of Saturday’s WorldWCR race, Herrera got a double long lap penalty and her only championship rival got no points.
Herrera is now 49 points ahead of her main rival Neila, with only three individual races – and a maximum of 75 points – left in the season.
Herrera got a double long lap penalty for her part in Neila’s downfall, but still won the race by 3.7 seconds.
Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) was a T1 faller, from her fourth place grid spot.
Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) got a double long lap penalty for jump starting, but still placed second, 1.5 seconds ahead of third placed Muklada Sarapuech (AD78 FIMLA by EEST NJT Racing).
Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) was fourth, Sara Sanchez (Hadden Racing Team) fifth and a penalised (for exceeding track limits), Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent) was sixth.
Yvonne Cerpa (MotosCerpa-Gradara Corse) ended up seventh, Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) eighth, Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) ninth and Emily Bondi (FT Racing Academy) 10th.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—WorldWCR Race One
| 1 | Maria Herrera | (Terra&Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) | |
| 2 | Paola Ramos | (Klint Racing Team) | +3.744 |
| 3 | Muklada Sarapuech | (EEST NJT Racing Team) | +5.313s |
| 4 | Roberta Ponziani | (Klint Racing Team) | +5.588s |
| 5 | Sara Sanchez | (Hadden Racing Team) | +6.191s |
Friday WorldSBK
The full-factory WorldSBK factory Ducati duopoly was interrupted on Friday at Donington, as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) took the best day one time, but Independent rider Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished second in the combined rankings.
Iker Lecuona (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) was third, and the first non-Ducati rider was local man, Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in fourth spot overall.
Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) was eventually fifth, but misfortune struck in FP2 when he had a strange crash, into the final hairpin at Goddards. A red flag was thrown with nine minutes of regular track time left, and there was a long delay before the session was concluded.
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) ended up sixth fastest, with Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) seventh and Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven Ducati) eighth.
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was ninth and Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates Ducati) tenth.
Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC) was 11th in the combined times, having been tenth in FP2.
Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) placed 17th and 20th respectively.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—Friday WorldSBK
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | 1:25.460s |
| 2 | Yari Montella | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +0.207s |
| 3 | Iker Lecuona | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.250s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +0.270s |
| 5 | Tarran Mackenzie | (MGM Optical Express Racing) | +0.528s |
Friday WorldWCR
Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) won the Superpole qualifying contest at Donington, by just over half a second, from regular rival, Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha). Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) was third, and another Spanish rider, Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) placed fourth.
Fifth overall was Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing), having one of her better starts to a weekend, with 2026 find Yvonne Cerpa (MotosCerpa-Gradara Corse) fifth.
Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent) eventually fell and bruised her leg, after finishing seventh in the Superpole rankings.
Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) placed eighth, with Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha) and Sara Sanchez (Hadden Racing Team) rounding out the top ten.
2026 British WorldSBK Results—Friday WorldWCR
| 1 | Maria Herrera | (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) | 1:39.091s |
| 2 | Beatriz Neila | (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) | +0.548s |
| 3 | Paola Ramos | (Klint Racing Team) | +0.900s |
| 4 | Pakita Ruiz** | (PR46+1 Racing Team) | +1.429s |
| 5 | Tayla Relph | (Full Throttle Racing) | +1.465s |
** Will start from the back of the grid due to penalty
