2026 Hungarian WorldSBK, Race 2 Results: Nicolo Bulega completes Balaton sweep

Full results from Race 2 at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK at Balaton Park.

Nicolo Bulega leads Iker Lecuona, 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Nicolo Bulega leads Iker Lecuona, 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Results from Race 2 at the 2026 Hungarian WorldSBK from Balaton Park, race 12 of the 2026 season.

Having made it 15 consecutive wins in the Superpole Race, Nicolo Bulega moved his winning streak onto 16 races in Race 2 at Balaton Park. It was also his 25th podium in a row, matching the record in WorldSBK, as well as his 12th win from 12 races this season, making Bulega's the best ever start to a WorldSBK season.

Iker Lecuona was within a second of his team-mate for most of the race but fell back at the end to the tune of 2.5 seconds.

Yari Montella was third from the end of the first lap after Lorenzo Baldassarri forced himself and Alvaro Bautista wide at turn 15. Baldassarri closed back in on Montella in the final laps, but Montella had just enough pace to hold on.

Baldassarri took fourth ahead of Garrett Gerloff, the leading non-Ducati rider in fifth.

Sam Lowes' progress from 11th on the grid was slow, but he got to sixth in the end, ahead of Alberto Surra and Tarran Mackenzie.

Yamahas rounded out the top-10 thanks to Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi, the latter taking his first top-10 finish in WorldSBK.

Full World Superbike results from Race 2 at Balaton Park are below.

2026 World Superbike Championship | Hungarian Round | Balaton Park | Race 2 | Result

PosRiderNat.WorldSBK TeamSuperbikeTiming
1Nicolo BulegaITAAruba.it Racing DucatiDucati Panigale V4 RWIN
2Iker LecuonaESPAruba.it Racing DucatiDucati Panigale V4 R2.557
3Yari MontellaITABarni Spark RacingDucati Panigale V4 R11.970
4Lorenzo BaldassarriITATeam Go ElevenDucati Panigale V4 R12.478
5Garrett GerloffUSAKawasaki WorldSBK TeamKawasaki ZX-10RR24.903
6Sam LowesGBRMarc VDS Racing TeamDucati Panigale V4 R26.510
7Alberto SurraITAMotocorsa RacingDucati Panigale V4 R30.043
8Tarran MackenzieGBRMGM Optical Express RacingDucati Panigale V4 R32.647
9Remy GardnerAUSGYTR GRT YamahaYamaha R135.738
10Stefano ManziITAGYTR GRT YamahaYamaha R135.842
11Alvaro BautistaESPBarni Spark RacingDucati Panigale V4 R38.515
12Xavi ViergeESPPata Maxus YamahaYamaha R141.864
13Bahattin SofuogluTURMotoxracing YamahaYamaha R152.263
14Mattia RatoITAMotoxracing YamahaYamaha R152.506
15Somkiat ChantraTHAHonda HRCHonda CBR1000RR-R53.113
16Yuki KuniiJPNHonda HRCHonda CBR1000RR-R1:03.573
DNFAlex LowesGBRBimota by Kawasaki Racing TeamBimota KB998DNF
DNFAndrea LocatelliITAPata Maxus YamahaYamaha R1DNF
DNFAxel BassaniITABimota by Kawasaki Racing TeamBimota KB998DNF
DNFTommy BridewellGBRSuperbike Advocates RacingDucati Panigale V4 RDNF

 

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