{"id":1890136,"date":"2026-04-18T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1890136"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:40:00","slug":"2026-dutch-worldsbk-assen-superpole-qualifying-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1890136","title":{"rendered":"2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full results from the Superpole qualifying session at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T10:40:00+01:00\">18 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega takes pole position for the 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen despite a late crash.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega and team-mate Iker Lecuona, fastest in final practice, exchanged the top spot until the world championship leader &#8211; winner of all six races so far this year &#8211; settled pole position with a new lap record.<\/p>\n<p>But the Italian was forced to walk into parc ferme without his machine after his session ended with a lowside fall at turn one.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS Ducati\u2019s 2025 Assen pole qualifier Sam Lowes split the Aruba.it machines with second place, pushing Lecuona to third.<\/p>\n<p>BMW\u2019s Danilo Petrucci was best of the rest behind the all-Panigale front row, followed by a career best equalling fifth for Xavi Vierge (Yamaha) and the Bimota of Alex Lowes.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Somkiat Chantra has been declared unfit for the remainder of Saturday after his final practice accident. The HRC rider\u2019s condition will be reviewed ahead of warm-up.<\/p>\n<p>Race 1 starts at 15:30 local time (14:30 UK), when rain is a threat.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7ec4d4cd03fd640eda12bc9015f0da21cf16702db999494debe164c2a2c015b3\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.144s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.329s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.423s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.777s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.802s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.816s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.935s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+0.964s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.085s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.087s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.114s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.160s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.208s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.308s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.431s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.612s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.712s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.069s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.216s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+2.825s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Nicolo Bulega<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Iker Lecuona<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Miguel Oliveira<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Jonathan Rea<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Danilo Petrucci<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Alex Lowes<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Sam Lowes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Honda WorldSBK hit with another injury blow at Dutch 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Credit: Gold and Goose.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full results from the Superpole qualifying session at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega takes pole position for the 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen despite a late crash.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega and team-mate Iker Lecuona, fastest in final practice, exchanged the top spot until the world championship leader &#8211; winner of all six races so far this year &#8211; settled pole position with a new lap record.<\/p>\n<p>But the Italian was forced to walk into parc ferme without his machine after his session ended with a lowside fall at turn one.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS Ducati\u2019s 2025 Assen pole qualifier Sam Lowes split the Aruba.it machines with second place, pushing Lecuona to third.<\/p>\n<p>BMW\u2019s Danilo Petrucci was best of the rest behind the all-Panigale front row, followed by a career best equalling fifth for Xavi Vierge (Yamaha) and the Bimota of Alex Lowes.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Somkiat Chantra has been declared unfit for the remainder of Saturday after his final practice accident. The HRC rider\u2019s condition will be reviewed ahead of warm-up.<\/p>\n<p>Race 1 starts at 15:30 local time (14:30 UK), when rain is a threat.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7ec4d4cd03fd640eda12bc9015f0da21cf16702db999494debe164c2a2c015b3\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.144s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.329s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.423s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.777s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.802s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.816s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.935s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+0.964s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.085s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.087s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.114s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.160s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.208s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.308s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.431s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.612s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.712s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.069s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.216s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+2.825s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Nicolo Bulega takes pole position for the 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen despite a late crash.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega and team-mate Iker Lecuona, fastest in final practice, exchanged the top spot until the world championship leader &#8211; winner of all six races so far this year &#8211; settled pole position with a new lap record.<\/p>\n<p>But the Italian was forced to walk into parc ferme without his machine after his session ended with a lowside fall at turn one.<\/p>\n<p>Marc VDS Ducati\u2019s 2025 Assen pole qualifier Sam Lowes split the Aruba.it machines with second place, pushing Lecuona to third.<\/p>\n<p>BMW\u2019s Danilo Petrucci was best of the rest behind the all-Panigale front row, followed by a career best equalling fifth for Xavi Vierge (Yamaha) and the Bimota of Alex Lowes.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Somkiat Chantra has been declared unfit for the remainder of Saturday after his final practice accident. The HRC rider\u2019s condition will be reviewed ahead of warm-up.<\/p>\n<p>Race 1 starts at 15:30 local time (14:30 UK), when rain is a threat.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-7ec4d4cd03fd640eda12bc9015f0da21cf16702db999494debe164c2a2c015b3\">  Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash   2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<h2>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POS<\/td>\n<td>RIDER<\/td>\n<td>NAT<\/td>\n<td>TEAM<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nicolo Bulega<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>1:32.144s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sam Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>ELF Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.329s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><strong>Iker Lecuona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it &#8211; Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+0.423s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Danilo Petrucci<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.777s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Xavi Vierge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.802s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alex Lowes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.816s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alvaro Bautista<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+0.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><strong>Andrea Locatelli<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>+0.935s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Goeleven<\/td>\n<td>+0.964s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>Remy Gardner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.085s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tommy Bridewell<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates<\/td>\n<td>+1.087s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yari Montella<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.114s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miguel Oliveira<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.160s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><strong>Tarran Mackenzie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>+1.208s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alberto Surra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Ducati<\/td>\n<td>+1.308s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><strong>Garrett Gerloff<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.431s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><strong>Axel Bassani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.612s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><strong>Jonathan Rea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>+1.712s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+1.869s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stefano Manzi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.069s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mattia Rato<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Team<\/td>\n<td>+2.216s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Twan Smits<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>+2.825s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>TT Circuit Assen WorldSBK Lap Records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All-time lap record: 1m32.596s (Sam Lowes, 2025 Superpole)<\/li>\n<li>Race lap record: 1m33.581s (Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Race 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/results\/1093137\/1\/2026-dutch-worldsbk-assen-superpole-qualifying-results&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results Full results from the Superpole qualifying session at the 2026 Dutch World Superbike round at Assen. 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