2026 Misano WorldSBK: Championship standings after Race 1
WorldSBK riders' standings after Race 1 at the 2026 Misano round, the seventh of the 2026 season.
2026 WorldSBK championship standings after Race 1 at the Misano round, round seven of the 2026 season.
A 19th win from 19 races mean Nicolo Bulega has further extended his championship lead after Race 1 at Misano. Iker Lecuona kept the damage to five points by finishing second, but he's now 113 points behind his team-mate.
Yari Montella has reclaimed third place after finishing third in Race 1, and also thanks to a DNF for Sam Lowes who drops to fifth as a result.
A crash for Lorenzo Baldassarri means he has fallen to seventh and is now 30 points behind Montella.
Full WorldSBK standings after Race 1 at Misano are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Emilia-Romagna Round | Round 7, Race 1 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Points |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 397 |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 284 |
| 3 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 147 |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 143 |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 142 |
| 6 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 122 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 117 |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 99 |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 93 |
| 10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 87 |
| 11 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 82 |
| 12 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 80 |
| 13 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 69 |
| 14 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 60 |
| 15 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 46 |
| 16 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 43 |
| 17 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 34 |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 30 |
| 19 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 16 |
| 20 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 7 |
| 21 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 5 |
| 22 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 4 |
| 23 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 4 |
| 24 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 2 |
| 25 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1 |
| 26 | Twan Smits | NED | Team Apreco | Yamaha R1 | 0 |
| 27 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 0 |
| 28 | Hannes Soomer | EST | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 0 |
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