2026 Misano WorldSBK LIVE: Race 1 reaction after Bulega takes dominant win

Over 6s now for Bulega as we head onto the final lap. Doesn't look like much chance of any change in the top eight positions.

Gardner has crashed out at turn eight. Seems okay, looks like he's just locked the front in braking.

Looks like van der Mark has hit technical trouble on the BMW.

Into the final five laps now and Bulega's lead out to 5s now. This is as dominant as he's been since Australia in terms of the gap to P2.

5s back from Lecuona to Montella, Montella with 5s back to Bassani, who has broken Lowes now.

Bulega and Lecuona both lapping in the low-1m33s now, the gap stable around 4s between them.

Montella about 0.7s slower per lap and 4s adrift of Lecuona now.

Bulega almost 4s clear at the front now after a mistake from Lecuona on the previous lap at turn 13. Lecuona himself has 2.5s over Montella still, and the Barni rider is over 3s clear of Bassani.

Lowes hanging on more or less to Bassani, although that gap is pushing out towards a second now. 

Bassani makes the move on Lowes for P4 at turn eight on lap seven. Lowes tried to square him off, but Bassani held the position into turn nine.

Sam Lowes has crashed out at turn five, similar crash to Baldassarri's. He's okay but there goes a potential top-four finish and a lot of points to Montella if he keeps hold of third.

Over a second now for Bulega. Montella now clear on the final podium position.

Alex Lowes is backing Bassani into Sam Lowes, who is closing in now on that battle for P4.

Bulega almost a second clear at the front now as he sets the fastest lap of the race. Montella now 2s back of Lecuona.

Baldassarri was on his tail but he's just crashed at turn five at the start of lap five.

The leaders are split by very little still, although Bulega has eeked a few tenths out.

Bimotas are about to start battling for fifth, Lowes has track position but Bassani looks faster.

Sam Lowes passed Surra that lap when Surra went long at turn eight.

The two factory Ducatis are gone already, over a second clear of Montella after two laps.

Montella himself has pressure from Baldassarri.

Decent start from Sam Lowes, he's up to P8 from 10th.

Alex Lowes has gone backwards on lap one - from P3 to fifth after Baldassarri passed him at turn 11.

Poor exit from turn six for Lecuona and Bulega passed at turn eight.

Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of this 21-lap Race 1 at Misano.

Tarran Mackenzie starts 12th today but has a long lap penalty for his crash with Ryan Vickers in FP3 this morning. 

Vickers picked up a left hand contusion in the crash, but was declared fit and starts 21st ahead of only Gerloff who, of course, didn't set a time in Superpole.

Here's your starting order for today's Race 1, with Bulega on pole for the seventh time from seven chances  this season.

Pit lane is open in Misano and the riders are off on their sighting lap ahead of Race 1.