2026 UK WorldSBK, Friday Practice Results: Bulega sweeps Donington practice
Full results from the Friday practice sessions at the 2026 UK WorldSBK at Donington.
Results from the FP2 session at the 2026 UK WorldSBK from Donington Park, round eight of the 2026 season.
Nicolo Bulega topped WorldSBK FP2 at Donington. The Italian was over 0.2 seconds clear as he swept practice on Friday, beating Yari Montella.
Iker Lecuona completed the top-three ahead of Alex Lowes and Tarran Mackenzie, who rounded out the top-five. A crash for Mackenzie in the final 10 minutes off the session brought out the red flags after he hit his head as he fell at the final corner. He was taken to the medical centre and the session was able to restart and reach its conclusion.
Alvaro Bautista was sixth ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri, Garrett Gerloff, Tommy Bridewell, and Jonathan Rea who completed the top-10.
Full WorldSBK results from FP2 at Donington are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship | UK Round | Donington Park | FP2 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.460 |
| 2 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.667 |
| 3 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.710 |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:25.730 |
| 5 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.988 |
| 6 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.121 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.125 |
| 8 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:26.149 |
| 9 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.180 |
| 10 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.241 |
| 11 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.253 |
| 12 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.360 |
| 13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:26.412 |
| 14 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.432 |
| 15 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.462 |
| 16 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.608 |
| 17 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:26.724 |
| 18 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.761 |
| 19 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.765 |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:26.840 |
| 21 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.953 |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.998 |
| 23 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.075 |
FP1
2026 World Superbike Championship | UK Round | Donington Park | FP1 | Result | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.870 |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:25.955 |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.026 |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:26.102 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.194 |
| 6 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.230 |
| 7 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.298 |
| 8 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:26.324 |
| 9 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:26.555 |
| 10 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.653 |
| 11 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.697 |
| 12 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.737 |
| 13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:26.788 |
| 14 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.833 |
| 15 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:26.859 |
| 16 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:27.023 |
| 17 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.077 |
| 18 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.121 |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:27.162 |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.286 |
| 21 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.523 |
| 22 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.846 |
| 23 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:28.228 |
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