{"id":1891586,"date":"2026-04-19T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1891586"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:16:32","slug":"2026-dutch-worldsbk-championship-standings-after-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1891586","title":{"rendered":"2026 Dutch WorldSBK: Championship standings after Race 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_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: Championship standings after Race 2<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>2026 WorldSBK riders&#8217; standings after Race 2 at the Dutch Round, the third round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-19T15:16:32+01:00\">19 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_1305194_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305194_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 celebrates after winning 2026 Dutch WorldSBK Superpole Race. Credit: Gold and\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; 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>The riders&#8217; standings in the 2026 WorldSBK series after the conclusion of the third round of the season at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of all three races for the third time this year in the Dutch Round, winning by 2.7 seconds over his teammate Iker Lecuona in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p>Lecuona&#8217;s trio of second places, matching his performance from Portugal, sees him fall further behind his teammate in the standings but hold onto second place.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Lowes was third in all three races this weekend, seeing him rise up to third in the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira&#8217;s mixed weekend, which ended with a 12th in Race 2, sees him drop to fourth in the championship and he is now tied with Alex Lowes, who could only manage 11th in Race 2. Oliveira remains the leading non-Ducati rider in the championship but is now 117 points behind Bulega at the top.<\/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>Full World Superbike standings after Race 2 in Assen are below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table dir=\"ltr\" class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Dutch Round | Round 3, Race 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pos<\/td>\n<td>Rider<\/td>\n<td>Nat.<\/td>\n<td>WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Superbike<\/td>\n<td>Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Nicolo Bulega<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Iker Lecuona<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Sam Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Alex Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Axel Bassani<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Alvaro Bautista<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Go Eleven<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Yari Montella<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Tarran Mackenzie<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Tetsuta Nagashima<\/td>\n<td>JPN<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Tommy Bridewell<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Vickers<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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-a776f438f821ea16e1cdd886b6d75fd6305338caf6fd9fca82ad3f85995ad2a9\">  Nicolo Bulega equals record WorldSBK win tally with Assen Race 2 victory   Nicolo Bulega remains unbeaten in WorldSBK 2026 after Assen superpole race win 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180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Alex Whitworth<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Alex joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-04257da10e091fd61b523d22e60e3de6769bd23b5a14c755e0a92edf6c292548\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1<\/p>\n<div 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World Superbikes  Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Race 1 Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776522480\"> 18\/04\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305185_hires_1600x900.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Iker Lecuona, Nicolo Bulega, Sam Lowes, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK race 1 at Assen.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega brushes off Dutch WorldSBK Superpole crash<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776506317\"> 18\/04\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305147_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega arrives in parc ferme on a scooter after crashing in 2026 Dutch WorldSBK Superpole. Credit: Gold and Goose.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Assen WorldSBK: Bulega pole despite Superpole crash<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776506100\"> 18\/04\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304834_hires_1600x900.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  Results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen &#8211; Superpole Qualifying Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1776505200\"> 18\/04\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304904_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK round at Assen.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>2026 WorldSBK riders&#8217; standings after Race 2 at the Dutch Round, the third round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The riders&#8217; standings in the 2026 WorldSBK series after the conclusion of the third round of the season at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of all three races for the third time this year in the Dutch Round, winning by 2.7 seconds over his teammate Iker Lecuona in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p>Lecuona&#8217;s trio of second places, matching his performance from Portugal, sees him fall further behind his teammate in the standings but hold onto second place.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Lowes was third in all three races this weekend, seeing him rise up to third in the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira&#8217;s mixed weekend, which ended with a 12th in Race 2, sees him drop to fourth in the championship and he is now tied with Alex Lowes, who could only manage 11th in Race 2. Oliveira remains the leading non-Ducati rider in the championship but is now 117 points behind Bulega at the top.<\/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>Full World Superbike standings after Race 2 in Assen are below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table dir=\"ltr\" class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Dutch Round | Round 3, Race 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pos<\/td>\n<td>Rider<\/td>\n<td>Nat.<\/td>\n<td>WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Superbike<\/td>\n<td>Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Nicolo Bulega<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Iker Lecuona<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Sam Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Alex Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Axel Bassani<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Alvaro Bautista<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Go Eleven<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Yari Montella<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Tarran Mackenzie<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Tetsuta Nagashima<\/td>\n<td>JPN<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Tommy Bridewell<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Vickers<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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-a776f438f821ea16e1cdd886b6d75fd6305338caf6fd9fca82ad3f85995ad2a9\">  Nicolo Bulega equals record WorldSBK win tally with Assen Race 2 victory   Nicolo Bulega remains unbeaten in WorldSBK 2026 after Assen superpole race win <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The riders&#8217; standings in the 2026 WorldSBK series after the conclusion of the third round of the season at Assen.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of all three races for the third time this year in the Dutch Round, winning by 2.7 seconds over his teammate Iker Lecuona in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p>Lecuona&#8217;s trio of second places, matching his performance from Portugal, sees him fall further behind his teammate in the standings but hold onto second place.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Lowes was third in all three races this weekend, seeing him rise up to third in the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira&#8217;s mixed weekend, which ended with a 12th in Race 2, sees him drop to fourth in the championship and he is now tied with Alex Lowes, who could only manage 11th in Race 2. Oliveira remains the leading non-Ducati rider in the championship but is now 117 points behind Bulega at the top.<\/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>Full World Superbike standings after Race 2 in Assen are below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-overflow\">\n<table dir=\"ltr\" class=\"crash-report\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Dutch Round | Round 3, Race 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pos<\/td>\n<td>Rider<\/td>\n<td>Nat.<\/td>\n<td>WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Superbike<\/td>\n<td>Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Nicolo Bulega<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Iker Lecuona<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Aruba.it Racing Ducati<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Sam Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Marc VDS Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Alex Lowes<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Axel Bassani<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team<\/td>\n<td>Bimota KB998<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Alvaro Bautista<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Team Go Eleven<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Yari Montella<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Barni Spark Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Tarran Mackenzie<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Tetsuta Nagashima<\/td>\n<td>JPN<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Tommy Bridewell<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Superbike Advocates Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Vickers<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Team Apreco<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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-a776f438f821ea16e1cdd886b6d75fd6305338caf6fd9fca82ad3f85995ad2a9\">  Nicolo Bulega equals record WorldSBK win tally with Assen Race 2 victory   Nicolo Bulega remains unbeaten in WorldSBK 2026 after Assen superpole race win 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