Miguel Oliveira secured third place in Race One to claim his fourth podium of the 2026 season. The ROKiT BMW rider fought through an intense mid pack battle to emerge as the best non Ducati rider. Oliveira held off a late charge from Yari Montella to secure the trophy. This result marks another significant step forward for the German manufacturer at Balaton Park.
Iker Lecuona delivered a stunning recovery to finish second in Race One at Balaton Park. The Spaniard started eighth following a three place grid penalty for impeding a rival during qualifying. Lecuona carved through the field on his factory Ducati to secure a one two finish for the Aruba.it team. His pace confirms the Borgo Panigale machines remain the class of the field.
Nicolo Bulega secured a record breaking 14th consecutive WorldSBK victory in Race One at Balaton Park. The Ducati rider led every lap to surpass the previous record held by Toprak Razgatlioglu. Bulega crossed the line 2.5 seconds clear of the field to extend his championship lead. This dominant performance marks a historic milestone for the Italian and the Aruba.it Ducati squad.
Nicolo Bulega smashed the Balaton Park lap record in WorldSBK Superpole, extending his pole position streak to five consecutive rounds as he topped qualifying ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri and Yari Montella. The Italian arrives at Race 1 needing just one win to break the outright WorldSBK consecutive victory record, currently tied with Toprak Razgatlioglu at 13 straight wins. History is one race away at Balaton Park.
WorldSBK title leader Nicolo Bulega has confirmed he is in talks with several teams in pursuit of his MotoGP dream for 2027, but says nothing will move until the big names are officially confirmed. The Italian told reporters at Assen that the doors are not closed and he has options on several fronts, adding that he experiences stress only when he has no options at all.
Nicolo Bulega’s Assen weekend was built on dominance. He set a new outright lap record of 1m32.144s in Superpole, took his fourth consecutive pole, then won Race 1 after passing Lecuona three times in mixed weather. Sunday brought a Superpole Race win and Race 2 victory to complete the hat-trick. Thirteen consecutive wins now. The championship lead grows with every passing weekend.
Nicolo Bulega won Race 2 at Assen to reach 13 consecutive WorldSBK victories, equalling Toprak Razgatlioglu’s all-time record. The Aruba.it Ducati rider completed a perfect Assen hat-trick, winning all three races at the Cathedral of Speed. Last year two DNFs here cost him the title. In 2026 he has exorcised those demons completely. Bulega now shares the record books with the man who denied him the 2025 crown.
Nicolo Bulega made it 11 straight WorldSBK wins at Assen, fighting back against teammate Iker Lecuona three times to win a dramatic rain-hit Race 1. Lecuona led when conditions turned wet but Bulega repassed with three laps to go, winning by 1.6 seconds. Sam Lowes took third. Bulega leads the championship by 61 points over Lecuona.
Ducati recalled swingarms from some of its customer WorldSBK teams at Assen over what were described as critical issues. The recall affected satellite Panigale V4 R squads during the Dutch Round weekend. The factory Aruba.it machines of Nicolo Bulega and Iker Lecuona were unaffected, with Bulega going on to win Race 1. The issue added significant behind the scenes drama to an already chaotic weekend.
Miguel Oliveira finished seventh in WorldSBK Race 1 at Assen, 18 seconds off the lead, and admitted his gap to the leaders is just too big. The BMW rookie had qualified 13th after a difficult practice weekend. Despite three podiums at his home round in Portimao, Oliveira drops to third in the standings after Saturday. Assen has exposed the limits of the BMW package on a dry technical circuit.