The Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto hosts the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season finale from 16-18 October.

Recent Form and Momentum

• Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) arrives at the season finale as WorldSBK Champion with 664 points, having set a new record for the most points scored in a single season.
   
• Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) has secured second place in the Championship with 518 points.
   
• Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) has clinched the Independent Riders’ title and sits third overall with 290 points. He holds a 53-point advantage over Alex Lowes.
   
• Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) remains in contention for third with 62 points still available at Jerez. He must also defend fourth place from his brother, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who is just 12 points behind in fifth.

At Stake This Weekend

• Despite securing the title at Cremona and setting several records, Nicolo Bulega still has more milestones within reach at Jerez.
   
• He is one podium finish away from matching Jonathan Rea’s record of 34 podiums in a single season, set in 2019. Bulega could also surpass Rea’s record of 48 consecutive races in the points, provided he scores in all three races at Jerez.

Local Colours

• Iker Lecuona, Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge will represent the Spanish contingent at Jerez. Second in the Championship, Lecuona is the highest-placed Spanish rider.
   
• Tenth in the standings, Bautista will be looking to finish the season strongly after narrowly missing out on a podium at Estoril.
   
• Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) will also be aiming for a strong result in his final race with Yamaha, with the opportunity to become the highest-placed Yamaha rider in the standings.

Historical Performance

• Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega are the most successful WorldSBK riders at Jerez, with five victories each. No other rider on the current grid has won a WorldSBK race at the Spanish circuit.
   
• Ducati leads the victory count among manufacturers currently competing in WorldSBK, with 17 wins at Jerez, ahead of Kawasaki with four, Yamaha with three and BMW with one.

2025 Results

Race 1: Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alvaro Bautista

Tissot Superpole Race: Nicolo Bulega, Alvaro Bautista, Andrea Iannone

Race 2: Nicolo Bulega, Alvaro Bautista, Toprak Razgatlioglu

WorldSSP set for three-way fight for third at Jerez

The FIM Supersport World Championship heads to Jerez from 16-18 October for the final round of the 2026 season. With Albert Arenas already crowned Champion, attention turns to the battle for third, with Can Oncu, Jaume Masia and Jeremy Alcoba separated by just five points.

Recent Form and Momentum

• Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team), the newly crowned WorldSSP Champion, arrives in Jerez with 364 points.
   
• Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) has secured second place in the Championship with 291 points, 57 ahead of Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing).
   
• Can Oncu sits third with 234 points, but faces pressure from Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team), who are both just five points behind. Alcoba has won three of the last four races, making him a strong contender in the fight for third.

Historical Performance

• Federico Caricasulo (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) is the most successful rider on the current WorldSSP grid at Jerez, with two victories. Jaume Masia and Dominique Aegerter (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) have also won at the Spanish circuit, with one victory each.

2025 Results

Race 1: Stefano Manzi, Jeremy Alcoba, Can Oncu

Race 2: Jaume Masia, Tom Booth-Amos, Stefano Manzi

Salvador and Artigas take WorldSPB title fight to Jerez

The inaugural FIM Sportbike World Championship season will reach its conclusion at Jerez from 16-18 October. David Salvador and Xavi Artigas arrive at the Spanish circuit separated by just 12 points, with the Championship set to be decided between the two Spaniards.

Recent Form and Momentum

• David Salvador (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) heads to Jerez as the Championship leader with 224 points. However, his advantage over Xavi Artigas (MTM Kawasaki) was cut from 30 to just 12 points after the Italian Round.
   
• With a win and a second place in Cremona, Artigas is now onto 212 points. With 50 points still available at the season finale, the title remains within reach.
   
• Mathematically out of the title race, Carter Thompson (Team BrCorse) moved up to third in the standings, overtaking Antonio Torres (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI). The pair are separated by just one point, also making the fight for third place another key battle to watch in Jerez.
   
• Completing the top five, Fenton Seabright (PHR Performance Triumph) is 30 points behind Torres. He will face challenge from Ferre Fleerackers (Track & Trades Wixx Racing), who is just four points behind behind the British rider in sixth.

Title Permuations

• David Salvador will be crowned the 2026 WorldSPB Champion after Race 1 at Jerez if he extends his Championship lead over Xavi Artigasby at least 14 points, through any of the following scenarios:
  • Salvador wins and Artigas finishes fifth or lower.
  • Salvador finishes second and Artigas finishes 10th or lower.
  • Salvador finishes third and Artigas finishes 14th or lower.