2026 Misano WorldSBK Results, Superpole: Bulega pole as Lowes takes front row

Results from the Superpole session at the 2026 Misano WorldSBK round at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

Nicolo Bulega took pole in Misano by over 0.2 seconds ahead of Iker Lecuona in what looked as though it was going to be yet another Ducati front row lockout. However, Alex Lowes denied Ducati their seventh from seven rounds, putting his Bimota third-fastest in Superpole.

For Lowes it was a first front row of the year, of course, while Bulega took his eighth pole in succession, matching Jonathan Rea's record. Rea took the opening eight poles of the 2021 season, while Bulega's run spans 2025 and 2026, but the Italian can now match Rea's consecutive poles record for a single season at Donington.

While it was not a Ducati front row lockout, it was a second row lockout for the independent Ducati riders, with Yari Montella ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri and Alberto Surra.

Axel Bassani was seventh ahead of Andrea Locatelli and Tommy Bridewell, the British rider taking ninth despite a crash at turn two.

Sam Lowes had been fastest in FP3, but cost himself a shot at a good qualifying by crashing at turn 13 on his second timed lap. Miguel Oliveira and Tarran Mackenzie will join Lowes on the fourth row.

Garrett Gerloff also cost himself the chance of a good qualifying by crashing on his first flying lap at turn 14. He'll start last, as he did when he crashed in qualifying at Magny-Cours last year.

Full WorldSBK results from Superpole at Misano are below.