Bulega’s historic run rolls on as WorldSBK heads to Most.

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heads to the Autodrom Most for the Czech Round on 15-17 May, with Nicolo Bulega arriving at the venue on the verge of further history. 

Recent Form and Momentum

• Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) arrives at the Autodrom Most as the Championship leader, having scored the maximum 248 points available across the first four rounds of the 2026 season.
   
• The Italian has also become the fastest rider in WorldSBK history to reach 32 race wins, achieving the milestone in just 84 races, surpassing the previous record held by Troy Bayliss (94 races). All other riders to reach 32 victories required over 100 races.
   
• Teammate Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) sits second in the standings, 82 points adrift, and is currently on a run of nine consecutive second-place finishes – all behind Bulega. The only longer such streak in WorldSBK history came at the start of 2019, when Jonathan Reafinished second 10 times in succession behind Alvaro Bautista.
   
• Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) holds third place with 99 points, carrying a 14-point advantage over Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in fourth.
   
• Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) are tied on 82 points, while former World Champion Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) completes the top six, just one point further back.

Team & Rider News

• Following his Race 2 incident at Balaton Park, Miguel Oliveira has been ruled out of the Czech Round and will be replaced by Michael van der Mark.
   
• Honda HRC has yet to confirm whether Jake Dixon will return from injury at Most or continue to be replaced.

Historical Performance

• Bulega and Bautista are the only riders on the current grid to have previously won at Most, with the Italian taking victory in the most recent race at the circuit in 2025.
   
• Ducati leads the way in terms of podium finishes at Most with 20, ahead of Yamaha (10), Kawasaki (8) and BMW (7). No other manufacturer has recorded a podium at the circuit.
   
• The record for most wins at Most is shared by Yamaha and BMW, with five each, both courtesy of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Milestones & Spotlight

• At Balaton Park, Bulega equalled the all-time record of 25 consecutive podium finishes, originally set by Colin Edwards in 2002 and matched by Toprak Razgatlioglu in 2025. He now has the opportunity to become the first rider to reach 26.
   
• Bulega is also on the longest winning streak in WorldSBK history, currently standing at 16 consecutive victories.
   
• In addition, he holds the record for the most wins at the start of a season, with 12 from the opening 12 races of 2026.

Arenas holds the advantage ahead of crucial Czech Round.

Recent Form and Momentum

• Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) continues to lead the WorldSSP standings after a strong weekend at Balaton Park, where he secured two podium finishes, including a victory in Race 2. The Spaniard now sits on 150 points and holds a comfortable advantage of 33 points over Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura), who endured a more challenging Hungarian Round.
   
• Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) lies third in the standings with 97 points, having claimed his third win of the season in Race 1 at Balaton Park. However, a technical issue in Race 2 prevented him from adding to his tally, impacting his pursuit of Arenas in the Championship.
   
• Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) and Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) complete the top five with 89 and 88 points respectively.

Historical Performance

• Among the current grid, Dominique Aegerter (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team), Jaume Masia and Can Oncu have all previously taken victory at Most. In 2025, Masia and Oncu shared the wins at the Czech venue. 
   
• Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) secured a double podium finish at Most last season, while Philipp Oettl also featured on the podium in 2025. 
   
• Yamaha leads the all-time wins tally at Most with five victories, followed by Ducati (four) and Honda (one).

Local Colors

• The Compos Racing Team duo of Oliver Konig and Ondrej Vostatek will represent the Czech Republic on home soil at Most.

Most awaits as WorldSPB battle intensifies at the top

Recent Form and Momentum

• David Salvador (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) arrives at Most as the Championship leader with 69 points, having secured three podium finishes from the opening four races. Still chasing his first victory in the new World Sportbike class, the Spaniard will be aiming to convert consistency into a breakthrough win this weekend.
   
• Just five points behind, Jeffrey Buis (Track & Trades Wixx Racing) sits second in the standings after a strong home round in Assen. His teammate Ferre Fleerackers completes the top three, 10 points adrift of Salvador, following his Race 2 victory in the Netherlands.
   
• Xavi Artigas (MTM Kawasaki) holds fourth place with 54 points after claiming his maiden WorldSPB podium at Assen, while Antonio Torres (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI), the first-ever race winner in the category, is fifth and just one point further back.

Historical Performance

• While this marks WorldSPB’s first visit to the Autodrom Most, several riders have previous experience at the Czech circuit from their time in WorldSSP300. Jeffrey Buis and Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) are both race winners at Most in WorldSSP300.
   
• In 2025, Buis, Salvador, and Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) shared the podium at the venue in the WorldSSP300 class.

Local Riders

• Troy Sovicka (Panattoni BGR Smrz Racing) is the sole Czech rider on the permanent entry list and will be joined by wildcard entry Stepan Zuda (Freudenberg Team), adding local interest for the home crowd.