{"id":2187854,"date":"2026-10-09T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187854"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:51:00","slug":"2026-estoril-worldsbk-friday-practice-results-bulega-tops-fp2-for-friday-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187854","title":{"rendered":"2026 Estoril WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Bulega tops FP2 for Friday sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_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 Estoril WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Bulega tops FP2 for Friday sweep<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Full results from the Friday practice sessions at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK, the penultimate round of the championship.<\/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=\"2026-10-09T16:18:18+00:00\">Updated: 09 Oct 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\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_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 Estoril WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/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<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 FP2 session at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of Friday&#8217;s practices by topping FP2 in Estoril, again just ahead of Alberto Surra who was one of several riders to go for fresh tyres at the end of the session. Like Bulega, Iker Lecuona did not take fresh tyres at the end, and he finished third, just under a tenth behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira and Axel Bassani both took fresh tyres at the end and went fourth and fifth, respevtively, ahead of Yari Montella in sixth. Alex Lowes took seventh ahead of Jake Dixon, Alvaro Bautista, and Garrett Gerloff.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP2 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP2 | 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>1:35.432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.516<\/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>1:35.816<\/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>1:35.844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:35.863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:35.873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/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>1:36.039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>1:36.160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.486<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/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>1:37.026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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<h2>FP1<\/h2>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega topped WorldSBK FP1 in Estoril, finsihing 0.052 seconds ahead of Alberto Surra, who attacked late on to take second from Iker Lecuona, who was the last rider to lap in the 1m35s,<\/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>Alex Lowes was third for much of the session but dropped to fourth with Surra&#8217;s late improvement. He was ahead of Xavi Vierge and Alvaro Bautista in the top-six. Sam Lowes took seventh, ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri, Yari Montella, and Miguel Oliveira who rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP1 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP1 | 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>1:35.546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.925<\/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>1:36.084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:36.275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:36.281<\/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>1:36.286<\/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>1:36.380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.599<\/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>1:36.889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:37.134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.763<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:38.029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/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>1:38.296<\/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 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180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348144_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component-card-default block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<h2>More News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"component-blocks-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-79067d67ad4066585b9927bb01bd28b9bfcb241d8872d9d2a9bfefe815b7771a\">\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>Estoril circuit \u201cvivid\u201d for Miguel Oliveira ahead of second WorldSBK homecoming<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791476285\"> 08\/10\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1341128_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 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card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> MotoGP  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Franco Morbidelli\u2019s brutally honest reaction to Ducati WorldSBK move<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791441530\"> 08\/10\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348485_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348485_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348485_hires.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>A Ducati team in doubt for WorldSBK 2027?<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1791387612\"> 07\/10\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348249_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348249_hires_1600x900.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1348249_hires_1600x900.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 Friday practice sessions at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK, the penultimate round of the championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Results from the FP2 session at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of Friday&#8217;s practices by topping FP2 in Estoril, again just ahead of Alberto Surra who was one of several riders to go for fresh tyres at the end of the session. Like Bulega, Iker Lecuona did not take fresh tyres at the end, and he finished third, just under a tenth behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira and Axel Bassani both took fresh tyres at the end and went fourth and fifth, respevtively, ahead of Yari Montella in sixth. Alex Lowes took seventh ahead of Jake Dixon, Alvaro Bautista, and Garrett Gerloff.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP2 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP2 | 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>1:35.432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.516<\/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>1:35.816<\/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>1:35.844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:35.863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:35.873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/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>1:36.039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>1:36.160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.486<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/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>1:37.026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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<h2>FP1<\/h2>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega topped WorldSBK FP1 in Estoril, finsihing 0.052 seconds ahead of Alberto Surra, who attacked late on to take second from Iker Lecuona, who was the last rider to lap in the 1m35s,<\/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>Alex Lowes was third for much of the session but dropped to fourth with Surra&#8217;s late improvement. He was ahead of Xavi Vierge and Alvaro Bautista in the top-six. Sam Lowes took seventh, ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri, Yari Montella, and Miguel Oliveira who rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP1 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP1 | 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>1:35.546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.925<\/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>1:36.084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:36.275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:36.281<\/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>1:36.286<\/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>1:36.380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.599<\/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>1:36.889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:37.134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.763<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:38.029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/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>1:38.296<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Results from the FP2 session at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of Friday&#8217;s practices by topping FP2 in Estoril, again just ahead of Alberto Surra who was one of several riders to go for fresh tyres at the end of the session. Like Bulega, Iker Lecuona did not take fresh tyres at the end, and he finished third, just under a tenth behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Oliveira and Axel Bassani both took fresh tyres at the end and went fourth and fifth, respevtively, ahead of Yari Montella in sixth. Alex Lowes took seventh ahead of Jake Dixon, Alvaro Bautista, and Garrett Gerloff.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP2 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP2 | 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>1:35.432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.516<\/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>1:35.816<\/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>1:35.844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:35.863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:35.873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/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>1:36.039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/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>1:36.160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.486<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Remy Gardner<\/td>\n<td>AUS<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/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>1:37.026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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<h2>FP1<\/h2>\n<p>Nicolo Bulega topped WorldSBK FP1 in Estoril, finsihing 0.052 seconds ahead of Alberto Surra, who attacked late on to take second from Iker Lecuona, who was the last rider to lap in the 1m35s,<\/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>Alex Lowes was third for much of the session but dropped to fourth with Surra&#8217;s late improvement. He was ahead of Xavi Vierge and Alvaro Bautista in the top-six. Sam Lowes took seventh, ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri, Yari Montella, and Miguel Oliveira who rounded out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p>Full WorldSBK results from FP1 at Estoril 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 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | FP1 | 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>1:35.546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Alberto Surra<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motocorsa Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:35.598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/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>1:35.925<\/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>1:36.084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Xavi Vierge<\/td>\n<td>ESP<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/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>1:36.275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/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>1:36.281<\/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>1:36.286<\/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>1:36.380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Oliveira<\/td>\n<td>POR<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Garrett Gerloff<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki WorldSBK Team<\/td>\n<td>Kawasaki ZX-10RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Jake Dixon<\/td>\n<td>GBR<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/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>1:36.551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Somkiat Chantra<\/td>\n<td>THA<\/td>\n<td>Honda HRC<\/td>\n<td>Honda CBR1000RR-R<\/td>\n<td>1:36.599<\/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>1:36.889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Andrea Locatelli<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Pata Maxus Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:36.901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Danilo Petrucci<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>ROKiT BMW Motorrad<\/td>\n<td>BMW M1000 RR<\/td>\n<td>1:36.938<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Stefano Manzi<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>GYTR GRT Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Loris Baz<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>MGM Optical Express Racing<\/td>\n<td>Ducati Panigale V4 R<\/td>\n<td>1:37.134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Twan Smits<\/td>\n<td>NED<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:37.763<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Mattia Rato<\/td>\n<td>ITA<\/td>\n<td>Motoxracing Yamaha<\/td>\n<td>Yamaha R1<\/td>\n<td>1:38.029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/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>1:38.296<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/results\/1106792\/1\/2026-estoril-worldsbk-friday-practice-results&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/gng_1352271_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] 2026 Estoril WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Bulega tops FP2 for Friday sweep Full results from the Friday practice sessions at the 2026 Estoril WorldSBK, the penultimate round of the championship. 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