2026 Hungarian WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Ducati dominate, Lecuona leads
Full results from the Friday practice sessions at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK at Balaton Park.

Results from the second practice at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK from Balaton Park, the fourth round of the 2026 season.
Iker Lecuona led the FP2 session at Balaton Park, making it a sweep of Friday's practices for the Spaniard. He and Nicolo Bulega were the only riders to lap in the 1m38s, although Sam Lowes in third was only 0.002 seconds away from breaking the 1m39s barrier.
Lorenzo Baldassarri was fourth and behind him Alberto Surra, Yari Montella, and Alvaro Bautista made it an all-Ducati top-seven in FP2.
Alex Lowes was the leading non-Ducati rider once again in eighth, ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Axel Bassani in the top-10.
Danilo Petrucci was the only crasher in the session, the Italian falling at turn three as he changed gear from second to third.
Full World Superbike results from FP2 in Hungary are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship | Hungarian Round | Balaton Park | FP2 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.860 |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.963 |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.001 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.297 |
| 5 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.382 |
| 6 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.481 |
| 7 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.525 |
| 8 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:39.584 |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:39.684 |
| 10 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:39.799 |
| 11 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.815 |
| 12 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.935 |
| 13 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:39.974 |
| 14 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:39.991 |
| 15 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:40.164 |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.254 |
| 17 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.265 |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.420 |
| 19 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.801 |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.914 |
| 21 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.088 |
| 22 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.121 |
FP1
Iker Lecuona was fastest in an uneventful opening practice at Balaton, beating teammate Nicolo Bulega by over 0.2 seconds.
Bulega, Sam Lowes, and Lorenzo Baldassarri completed the top-four for Ducati. Alex Lowes was the first non-Ducati rider in fifth and almost a second slower than Lecuona.
Garrett Gerloff, Miguel Oliveira, Yari Montella, Tarran Mackenzie, and Xavi Vierge rounded out the top-10.
Full World Superbike results from FP1 in Hungary are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship | Hungarian Round | Balaton Park | FP1 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.454 |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.697 |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.922 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.242 |
| 5 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:40.416 |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.576 |
| 7 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:40.593 |
| 8 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.768 |
| 9 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.882 |
| 10 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.905 |
| 11 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:40.928 |
| 12 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.961 |
| 13 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.066 |
| 14 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.212 |
| 15 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:41.296 |
| 16 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.36` |
| 17 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.414 |
| 18 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.471 |
| 19 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.490 |
| 20 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.066 |
| 21 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.401 |
| 22 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:43.425 |


