2026 French WorldSBK: Friday Practice results from Magny-Cours

Results from the FP2 session at the 2026 French WorldSBK at Magny-Cours, the ninth round of the 2026 season.

Nicolo Bulega topped the FP2 session at Magny-Cours and was the only rider to lap in the 1m35s in the session.

Yari Montella, Sam Lowes, Lorenzo Baldassarri, and Iker Lecuona completed an all-Ducati top-five behind Bulega, despite a crash on his first flying lap for Lecuona.

Xavi Vierge rounded out the top-six ahead of Miguel Oliveira, Garrett Gerloff, Alberto Surra, and Alex Lowes in the top-10.

Bahattin Sofuoglu crashed again in FP2 and was taken to the medical centre, where he was declared unfit with concussion. The Turkish rider will be taken to Moulins Hospital for further assessments. 

Full WorldSBK results from FP2 in France are below.

FP1

Nicolo Bulega topped FP1 at Magny-Cours, the Italian finishing almost three-tenths clear of Sam Lowes in second. Bulega suffered a technical problem at the start of the session and had to pit at the end of his out-lap, but a red flag for track conditions at turn one after eight minutes of the session meant he lost only minimal track time.

Sam Lowes was fastest for much of the session and was the first rider to lap in the 1m35s. Only Iker Lecuona was able to join Bulega and Lowes in lapping sub-1m36s.

Xavi Vierge was fourth-fastest for Yamaha, ahead of another trio of Ducatis: Alberto Surra, Yari Montella, and Lorenzo Baldassarri. Behind them, Danilo Petrucci, Garrett Gerloff, and Alex Lowes rounded out the top-10.

Full WorldSBK results from FP1 in France are below.