Nicolo Bulega won World Superbike Race Two Sunday afternoon at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, the Championship point leader won the 21-lap race by 2.724 seconds.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up.
Sam Lowes was third on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R.
Alvaro Bautista finished the race fourth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R and his teammate, Yari Montella got fifth.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 9th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
American Garrett Gerloff finished the race 18th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 186 points, 69 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 117 points. Sam Lowes is third with 82 points.
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More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
Lucky Number 13: Bulega equals Razgatlioglu with 13th consecutive victory with Assen hat-trick. Bulega is one short of the all-time record after he claimed the Race 2 win in the Netherlands, ahead of teammate Lecuona and Sam Lowes.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) has drawn level with Toprak Razgatlioglu after securing his 13th consecutive victory in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. His Race 2 victory etched his name into the history books as he beat teammate Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) at the TT Circuit Assen, while Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) rounded out the rostrum in the final race of the Pirelli Dutch Round.
BATTLING TO THE RECORD: Bulega made to work hard for his 13th win in a row
Sam Lowes hit the front as soon as Lap 1 through the opening sector of the first lap and looked to defend from the factory Ducati duo, but Lecuona looked to make a move on the #14 at Turn 6 and 7; however, Lecuona ran wide, and ended up back in second place, but the #7 hit the front at Turn 1 on Lap 3, before Bulega followed his teammate through at Turn 4. At the end of the lap, Bulega passed Lecuona at Turn 16 under braking to take the lead of the race. Once the #11 hit the front, he was able to control the race as he built a lead over Lecuona on his way to his 13th consecutive victory, equalling the record set by Toprak Razgatlioglu in both 2024 and 2025. It’s also his ninth consecutive win to start the season, and his 22nd consecutive podium; three behind the all-time record. Lecuona made it six podiums in a row, all in P2, while it was a hat-trick of P3s for Sam Lowes; the Brit recorded Great Britain’s 900th WorldSBK podium.
P4 FOR BAUTISTA: Three strong results for the #19, Montella fights to fifth
Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) made it three P4 finishes at Assen, with a move on Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) on Lap 4 at Turn 16 the crucial pass for fourth place. Bautista’s teammate, Yari Montella, battled his way through the field to finish in P5 as he used his pace advantage of the #22 to get ahead of the Brit around halfway through the race. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) finished in sixth as Ducati locked out the top six positions, repeating what they did in Race 2 at Phillip Island last year.
INSIDE THE TOP TEN: Vierge, Locatelli finish line astern
Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finished directly ahead of teammate Andrea Locatelli as they came home in seventh and eighth, with ‘Loka’ making a late move on Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) to secure P8. ‘Petrux’ came home in ninth with Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) completing the top ten.
DROPPING DOWN THE ORDER: Alex Lowes falls from P4 to P11
Alex Lowes finished the race in 11th after dramatically dropping down the order, losing out to Mackenzie in the final stages of the 21-lap race. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was unable to fight his way into the top ten, eventually finishing in 12th, with Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and GYRT GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team duo Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi in P13, P14 and P15 respectively. Gardner and Manzi finished just 0.003s apart, with the #87 pipping his rookie teammate to 14th.
COMPLETING THE FIELD: Every rider finishes the race
Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) finished just 1.585s away from a point as he beat Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing), Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team), Jonathan Rea (Honda HRC) and Bahattin Sofuoglu (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) who rounded out the top 20. As in Race 1 on Saturday, all 22 riders who started the race finished it, with Mattia Rato (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and wildcard Twan Smits (Team Apreco) completing the order.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.724s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +5.257s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) + 8.941s
5. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +9.845s
6. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) +12.872s
Fastest Lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’33.162s
Championship Standings
1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 186 points
2. Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 117
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 82
4. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 69
5. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 69
6. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 67
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