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
