2026 Czech WorldSBK Results, Superpole: Bulega smashes lap record for Most pole
Full results from the Superpole session at the Czech WorldSBK at Autodrom Most.
Results from the Superpole session at the 2026 Czech WorldSBK at Autodrom Most.
Nicolo Bulega took his sixth straight pole and fifth of the 2026 season in Superpole at Most. The Italian was almost half-a-second under the previous lap record, set in 2024 by Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Yari Montella was also under that Razgatlioglu record, but also over 0.2 seconds behind Bulega. On the other hand, he was over 0.2 seconds clear of Iker Lecuona in third.
Sam Lowes and Alberto Surra rounded out an all-Ducati top-five, while Garrett Gerloff was the leading non-Ducati rider in sixth on the Kawasaki.
Axel Bassani, Lorenzo Baldassarri, Danilo Petrucci, and Stefano Manzi rounded out the top-10. Xavi Vierge and Michael van der Mark will join Manzi on row four.
There was no Alvaro Bautista in qualifying after he fractured his ankle in FP3.
Full WorldSBK results from Superpole at Most are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship | Czech Round | Autodrom Most | Superpole | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:29.616 |
| 2 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:29.896 |
| 3 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:30.111 |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:30.339 |
| 5 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:30.388 |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:30.417 |
| 7 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:30.467 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:30.493 |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:30.671 |
| 10 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:30.758 |
| 11 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:30.836 |
| 12 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:30.843 |
| 13 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:30.915 |
| 14 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:30.957 |
| 15 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:31.092 |
| 16 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:31.174 |
| 17 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:31.209 |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:31.373 |
| 19 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:31.960 |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:32.028 |
| 21 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:33.085 |
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