2026 Hungarian WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Lecuona heads Ducati top four
Full results from the FP1 session at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK at Balaton Park.
Results from the opening practice at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK from Balaton Park, the fourth round of the 2026 season.
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 |
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