{"id":2039613,"date":"2026-07-12T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039613"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:51:35","slug":"2026-uk-worldsbk-superpole-race-results-bulega-wins-as-lecuona-crashes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039613","title":{"rendered":"2026 UK WorldSBK, Superpole Race Results: Bulega wins as Lecuona crashes out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.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 UK WorldSBK, Superpole Race Results: Bulega wins as Lecuona crashes out<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK at Donington Park.<\/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=\"2026-07-12T10:51:35+01:00\">12 Jul 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:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.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 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Tony Goldsmith.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK, the eighth round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega won the Superpole Race at Donington, his first WorldSBK win at the British circuit.<\/p>\n<p>It was again Iker Lecuona who made the holeshot and led the opening lap, but he didn&#8217;t make it to the end of lap two before he crashed at the final corner. He remounted but pitted to retire a few laps later.<\/p>\n<p>Yari Montella inherited the lead after Lecuona&#8217;s crash, but Bulega passed him at the Melbourne Hairpin on lap five annd quickly established a one-second lead that he managed to the end.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Montella himself was left to fend off Sam Lowes for second, which he did comfortably in the end.<\/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>Alex Lowes beat Axel Bassani to fourth, while Lorenzo Baldassarri completed the top-six ahead of Tommy Bridewell, Xavi Vierge, and Garrett Gerloff who took the final points positions. Jonathan Rea rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from the Superpole Race at Donington 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 | UK Round | Donington Park | Superpole Race | Result<\/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>Timing<\/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>WIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/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>1.581<\/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>3.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/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>5.614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/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>5.836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>6.664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>7.830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>10.886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>11.894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>12.181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>15.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16.220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.004<\/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>18.388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>19.849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>20.404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>21.439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>38.637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DNF<\/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>DNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">World Superbikes<\/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 <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div 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270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/danilo-petrucci-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09888.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/danilo-petrucci-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09888.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cQuite tricky\u201d: Donington WorldSBK practice a struggle Iker Lecuona <\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783709374\"> 10\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/iker-lecuona-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-07821.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> WSBK  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>WorldSBK warned it\u2019s \u201carriving at a dangerous point\u201d amid continued Ducati dominance<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783708241\"> 10\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-09089.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK at Donington Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK, the eighth round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega won the Superpole Race at Donington, his first WorldSBK win at the British circuit.<\/p>\n<p>It was again Iker Lecuona who made the holeshot and led the opening lap, but he didn&#8217;t make it to the end of lap two before he crashed at the final corner. He remounted but pitted to retire a few laps later.<\/p>\n<p>Yari Montella inherited the lead after Lecuona&#8217;s crash, but Bulega passed him at the Melbourne Hairpin on lap five annd quickly established a one-second lead that he managed to the end.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Montella himself was left to fend off Sam Lowes for second, which he did comfortably in the end.<\/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>Alex Lowes beat Axel Bassani to fourth, while Lorenzo Baldassarri completed the top-six ahead of Tommy Bridewell, Xavi Vierge, and Garrett Gerloff who took the final points positions. Jonathan Rea rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from the Superpole Race at Donington 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 | UK Round | Donington Park | Superpole Race | Result<\/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>Timing<\/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>WIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/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>1.581<\/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>3.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/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>5.614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/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>5.836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>6.664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>7.830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>10.886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>11.894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>12.181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>15.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16.220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.004<\/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>18.388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>19.849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>20.404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>21.439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>38.637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DNF<\/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>DNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK, the eighth round of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega won the Superpole Race at Donington, his first WorldSBK win at the British circuit.<\/p>\n<p>It was again Iker Lecuona who made the holeshot and led the opening lap, but he didn&#8217;t make it to the end of lap two before he crashed at the final corner. He remounted but pitted to retire a few laps later.<\/p>\n<p>Yari Montella inherited the lead after Lecuona&#8217;s crash, but Bulega passed him at the Melbourne Hairpin on lap five annd quickly established a one-second lead that he managed to the end.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Montella himself was left to fend off Sam Lowes for second, which he did comfortably in the end.<\/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>Alex Lowes beat Axel Bassani to fourth, while Lorenzo Baldassarri completed the top-six ahead of Tommy Bridewell, Xavi Vierge, and Garrett Gerloff who took the final points positions. Jonathan Rea rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from the Superpole Race at Donington 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 | UK Round | Donington Park | Superpole Race | Result<\/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>Timing<\/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>WIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/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>1.581<\/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>3.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/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>5.614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/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>5.836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>6.664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>7.830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>8.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>10.886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Jonathan Rea<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>11.894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>12.181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>15.346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>16.220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Bahattin Sofuoglu<\/td>\n<td>TUR<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.004<\/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>18.388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>18.530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>19.849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>20.404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>21.439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>38.637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DNF<\/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>DNF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/results\/1100861\/1\/2026-uk-worldsbk-superpole-race-results-bulega-wins-lecuona-crashes-out&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/nicolo-bulega-2026-donington-park-worldsbk-01848.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] 2026 UK WorldSBK, Superpole Race Results: Bulega wins as Lecuona crashes out Full results from the Superpole Race at the 2026 UK WorldSBK at Donington Park. 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