15:05
Gerloff held on for fifth place ahead of Surra and the two Bimota machines of Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani.
Nicolo Bulega, Iker Lecuona, Czech WorldSBK 2026.
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2026 Czech WorldSBK Race 2 LIVE: Bulega wins 19th race in a row
Live updates from Race 2 at the 2026 Czech WorldSBK at Autodrom Most.
Key Moments
- Nicolo Bulega starts from pole
- Danilo Petrucci and Alvaro Bautista ruled out after separate crashes
- Bulega looks to continue unbeaten run of 18 race wins
- Race 2 begins at 2:30pm BST
Nicolo Bulega will start the Race 2 from pole position after setting a new lap record in qualifying on Saturday.
The championship leader also heads into today's final race with an unbeaten streak of 18 wins, although he had to fight hard to keep that run alive in Race 1.
Iker Lecuona was once again Bulega's biggest threat in Race 1, which is expected to be the case in both of Sunday's races.
Lecuona will start Race 2 from second place ahead of Barni's Yari Montella, who is on solo duty for the team this weekend following Alvaro Bautista's big crash on Saturday morning.
The two-time series champion was declared unfit after a crash at turn 20 during FP3. Bautista is not the only high-profile name missing from today's action, as ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK rider Danilo Petrucci has also been ruled out.
Petrucci crashed on lap one of Saturday's race, after he suffered a violent highside at turn 13. The former MotoGP race winner suffered a broken coccyx and several contusions, including his lower back, left hip, and left pelvis.
Sam Lowes will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing weekend so far, after the Marc VDS rider was taken out by Alberto Surra in Race 1, before crashing on the opening lap of the Superpole Race.
2026 Czech WorldSBK: Sunday Schedule
Superpole Race: 10:10am BST
Race 2: 2:30pm BST
17 May 2026
15:28
Standings
2026 czech worldsbk - championship standings after race 2
Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Czech WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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15:15
Result
2026 czech worldsbk - race 2 result
Nicolo Bulega, 2026 Czech WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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15:04
Bulega wins again
Bulega has done it again. It's another treble for the Italian who takes his 19th win in a row.
Lecuona finishes half a second down in second, ahead of Montella and Baldassarri.
15:02
2 laps remaining
Gerloff has finally cleared Surra.
At the front, Bulega is clear once again of Lecuona.
14:58
5 laps to go
Contact between Surra and Gerloff which allows Lowes to split the two riders. Surra is being very aggressive once again.
14:54
7 laps to go
Tarran Mackenzie has gone down while trying to catch Surra and Gerloff.
14:49
10 laps to go
Gerloff is flying at the moment.
He's just passed Mackenzie and is closing in quickly on Surra for fifth.
14:46
Lecuona is now just three tenths behind Bulega.
The gap had been as high as eight tenths.
14:44
13 laps to go
The battle for fourth is heating up as Mackenzie and Gerloff have caught the battling Surra and Baldassarri.
14:41
Unlike the Superpole Race, Bulega has not increased his gap any further. Instead, Lecuona is coming back at his team-mate albeit slowly.
14:39
Lap 6
The gap is now growing between Bulega and Lecuona. It's up to eight tenths.
14:36
Lap 4
Bulega still leads but as it stands he is only two tenths ahead of Lecuona.
It will be interesting to see if Lecuona can hold this pace for the remainder of the race, we know Bulega can.
14:33
Lap 2
It's a Ducati top six at the moment with Baldassarri, Surra and Mackenzie in fourth, fifth and sixth place. Garrett Gerloff is seventh.
14:31
Top two Ducatis make a great start but it's Bulega that leads from Lecuona and Montella.
14:28
Warm-up lap
The warm-up lap is underway.
14:27
Less than five minutes until lights out at Most.
14:15
Grid
Nicolo Bulega resumes his usual position at the front of the grid for Race 2. Sam Lowes starts much further back in this one as a result of his turn one crash in the Superpole Race.
Full starting order for Race 2 is as follows.
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 3 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 4 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 5 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR |
| 7 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 8 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 9 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 |
| 10 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R |
| 11 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 |
| 12 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 13 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 14 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR |
| 15 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 16 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 17 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 18 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 |
| 19 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R |
| 20 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R |
14:14
A reminder that there's no Alvaro Bautista or Danilo Petrucci for Race 2 after their crashes earlier in the weekend.
14:04
Welcome back to the Czech WorldSBK. Race 2 is up next in just over 25 minutes.
Nicolo Bulega will once again start from pole following his success in the Superpole Race, ahead of Iker Lecuona and Yari Montella.
10:43
Results
2026 czech worldsbk - superpole race result
Nicolo Bulega leads Yari Montella, Iker Lecuona, 2026 Czech WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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10:27
Bulega wins
Bulega wins the Superpole Race ahead of Lecuona and Montella.
Fourth was Baldassarri, with Surra managing to hold off Gerloff for fifth place.
The third row of Race 2 will be headed by Tarran Mackenzie, with Tommy Bridewell and Alex Lowes rounding out the top nine.
10:25
Final lap
Bulega is now two seconds clear as he looks set for an 18th consecutive win.
10:23
2 Laps remaining
Bulega is now over 1.5s clear of Lecuona.
The battle for third is heating up as Balddassarri has closed in on Montella, while Gerloff is pressuring Alberto Surra for P5.
10:21
Seven of the top eight riders are all aboard Panigale V4 R machines. The only non-Ducati rider in the top eight is Garrett Gerloff.