Robem Engineering rider Hank Vossberg was the fastest rider in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup warmup on Sunday at Road America. He was followed by Karns/TST Industries Racing rider Isaac Woodworth and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki riders Matthew Chapin and Bodie Paige, with Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing rider Sam Drane completing the top five.
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Bryanna Everitt continued her domination of the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race event at Road America, leading the Sunday warmup. Jasmine Noelle, Emily Dickson, Marie Madura and Tati Paze completed the top five.
Nicolo Bulega won FIM Superbike World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Bulega started from pole position and rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to a 0.786- second margin of victory in the 18-lap race.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up and Sam Lowes rode his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R to third.
American Garrett Gerloff went from 13th on the grid to 6th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 372 points, 108 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 264 points. Sam Lowes is third with 142 points.
Results wsbk race 2
ChampionshipStandings WSBK
More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
ARAGON MASTERCLASS: Bulega wraps up hat-trick with Race 2 victory, Lecuona and Sam Lowes on the rostrum. Despite early pressure from Lecuona, Bulega was able to resist the challenge as he claimed victory in Race 2.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) extended his all-time winning run in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship to 21 consecutive victories by claiming the Race 2 win at MotorLand Aragon. After an early challenge from teammate Iker Lecuona, the Italian rider pulled out a gap in the final race in the Aragon Round as Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the rostrum.
BULEGA MARCHES ON
Bulega got away well when lights went out and defended the lead from teammate Lecuona, although the #7 kept the pressure on the Championship leader over the first lap as the duo pulled out a gap over Sam Lowes in P3. Lecuona tried to pass at Turn 16 on Lap 1 but ‘Bulegas’ held the inside line to maintain P1. However, from there, the #11 was able to pull out a gap over his teammate to complete his sixth hat-trick of the 2026 season and his 22nd consecutive WorldSBK win, extending the all-time record. Lecuona settled into second place for his 15th consecutive second place. Behind them, the Sam Lowes made it three consecutive podiums for the second time this season, after Assen, and six in total.
GERLOFF BACK IN THE TOP SIX
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) initially made a good getaway but was a bit cautious through Turn 1, which allowed Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) to move into fourth with the #67 slotting into fifth. A small mistake but the Italian into the clutches of Alex Lowes’ teammate, Axel Bassani, who tried to pass his compatriot at Turn 1 at the start of Lap 8. However, ‘El Bocia’ went deep and that allowed Surra to maintain P5. On Lap 9, Bassani made the move on Surra to get into fifth, and the Independent Ducati rider couldn’t respond at Turn 16. Just a few laps later, on Lap 11, Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) came through for P6 on Surra as the two-time WorldSBK Champion continued his superhuman weekend; less than two weeks on from surgery on foot/ankle fractures, the #19 was in the top six. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team), however, was on the charge, as he passed Surra at Turn 12 on Lap 12 and then Bautista a lap later at the same corner. At Turn 1 on Lap 14, Gerloff got back ahead at Turn 1 and was able to bridge a gap to Bautista to claim P6.
ANOTHER HEROIC EFFORT FROM BAUTISTA
Bautista was forced to settle for seventh, which was still a heroic effort, while Surra was still battling over position. After falling to P8, the #67 had to fend off Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates), whose excellent form continued with another top-ten finish. However, despite seemingly having more pace than his fellow Independent Ducati rider, Bridewell was unable to make a move on Surra as the Italian claimed P8 and Bridewell P9. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured a top-ten finish as he finished in P10, less than a second away from Bridewell.
SCORING POINTS IN RACE 2
Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) missed out on a spot in the top ten as he finished more than three seconds back from the #60, while he was a couple of seconds clear of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) as the Australian finished as the lead Yamaha rider. He was just ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in 13th and Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 14th, while Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) claimed the last point on offer in Race 2 with 15th. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished in 16th place, directly ahead of teammate Mattia Rato, while Hannes Soomer (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the last classified rider; he crashed early on in Race 2, at Turn 15, but re-joined the action.
RETIRING FROM RACE 2
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) and Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) retired from the race after they crashed together at Turn 1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had been fighting in the top ten before he crashed at Turn 9 on Lap 9. Although he re-joined the race, he brought his machine into the pits and retired.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’48.971s
Championship standings
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Jaume Masia won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. The Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 rider won the 15-lap race by just 0.312 second.
Albert Arenas was a close second on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Matteo Ferrari got third on his WRP Racing Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 8th, 5.180 seconds behind race winner, on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 206 points, 40 ahead of Jaume Masia who has 166 points. Valentin Debise is third with 163 points.
Results Race 2 WSSP
ChampionshipStandings WSSP
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Back on top: Masia fights from P7 on the grid to claim victory ahead of title rival Arenas. The Spanish Sophomore played home hero as he won his first race since Assen.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) closed the Aragon Round with force as he claimed the top step of the rostrum at the FIM Supersport World Championship’s Aragon Round for his fifth win in WorldSSP. making their way up onto the podium behind him, Albert Arenas landed up on the rostrum for the ninth time, and Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) punched his podium ticket for his second P3 in his rookie season
ZACCONE LEADS EARLY
Zaccone rode P1 with the holeshot early on, chased close behind by Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha), who had a tremendous launch off the line from his P4 starting position. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) and Garcia made their way past Zaccone on the back straight of the opening lap, but only a tenth divided the trio early on, with Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) close behind. The Brit and the #75 continued to close the gap until early in Lap 5, when the #69 clipped the back of Garcia and fell back to P8. At the race’s halfway point, it was a Yamaha top three at the front as Arenas led his countryman ahead of Mahendra in P3.
MASIA’S P7 COMEBACK
Having started back in P7, Jaume Masia’s (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) pace grew as the race went on, snapping up P3 from the Indonesian who rode half a second back from the lead pair with 4 laps left. He reeled in his compatriots ahead of him, and with two laps to go, he put a hand on P1 with a double overtake on the run into Turn 1. From there, the Spaniard held off his title rival behind him to take his third win in 2026, cutting the Riders’ Championship points deficit to 40 points. Arenas was disappointed to see himself bested by his compatriot and rival, but P2 was good damage control to limit his points loss. Matteo Ferrari’s (WRP Racing) hard work paid off as he moved past Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team), Mahendra and Garcia for his first podium since Phillip Island.
ANOTHER TOUGH RESULT FOR GARCIA
Roberto Garcia’s race win aspirations were foiled again in Race 2 as his pace fell off late to take his second P4 of the weekend. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) looked poised for a podium as he was the quicker of the two AS Racing riders for most of the race, but he finished in P5, six tenths out from P1. Oettl’s top ten consistency continued for the tenth time this season in the final race at Aragon as the German crossed the line in P6.
BOOTH AMOS SHUFFLED TO P7
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was unable to convert his pole position into a podium result and finished down in P7. Oncu looked bottled up behind the Triumph bikes, and the #16 at different points. Valentin Debise’s (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) weekend continued to leave something to be desired as he rode in P11 early and finished the contest a few positions better in P8. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) finished the round in the top ten in P9, just ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team), who earned his tenth top ten of the season.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!
Fastest Lap: Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO), 1’53.300s
Championship standings:
1. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) 206 points
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) 166
3. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) 163
4. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 137
5. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) 121
6. Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) 101
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Marco Bezzecchi won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Riding his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26 on Michelin control tires, the Home hero won the 23-lap race by 3.559 seconds.
His teammate, Jorge Martin was the runner-up and the two-time MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia placed third on his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Ai Ogura crossed the finish line fourth on his Trackhouse Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.
Fabio Di Giannantonio took fifth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Marco Bezzecchi leads the championship with 173 points, 17 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 156 points. Fabio Di Giannantonio is third with 134 points.
Classification motogp
worldstanding motogp
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Dreamland: Bezzecchi unbeatable for first victory at beloved Mugello. The Italian leads home an Aprilia 1-2 as the podium fight between Bagnaia and Ogura goes to the wire in a memorable Italian Grand Prix.
An Italian, in Italy, on Italian machinery, winning at Mugello. The best day of Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP career so far? Hell yeah. That’s what dreams are made of for the World Championship leader as the #72 delivered a faultless performance to send the record-breaking crowd into overdrive. And the day got better for Aprilia Racing as Jorge Martin earned the Italian marque a 1-2, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) held off a late Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) attack to return to the Italian GP podium to serve up some more delight for the famous Italian faithful.
THE OPENING EXCHANGES: PECCO POUNCES
From pole, Bezzecchi got away well, and so too did his teammate Martin, with the latter picking up the P1 baton at the opening corner as Sprint winner Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) ran deep into Turn 1. That saw the Spaniard go from P3 to P17.
It didn’t take long for Bezzecchi to grab the lead though. The Italian moved through on Martin at Turn 4, while another home hero was on the move in the form of Bagnaia. The Italian was up to P3 on the opening lap, and that became P2 when Martin ran slightly wide at Turn 1 at the beginning of the second lap.
A lap later, into San Donato again, Pecco then led the Italian Grand Prix. The three-time Mugello winner demoted compatriot and title race leader Bezzecchi to second place. Martin was P3, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was fending off the challenge of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in the battle for P4, with Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Ogura lurking in P6 and P7.
At the end of Lap 7, Pecco was being shadowed by Bezzecchi, with Martin lapping just over a second behind the Italian duo. In turn, Martin was two seconds ahead of a barnstorming battle between Marquez, Acosta, and Aldeguer.
Acosta made a classy move underneath Marquez at Scarperia, but slipstream wasn’t in the #37’s favour as both Ducatis got the better of the KTM into the fast and furious braking zone of Turn 1. The scrapping meant the chasers were now nearly three seconds adrift of the podium; bad news for top three hopes, but good news for Sprint podium finisher Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). The Italian was P8, and by Lap 10, latched onto the back of the Marquez, Acosta, Aldeguer, and Ogura group.
BEZ STRIKES
As we clocked through half race distance, Martin began to reel in the top two. The margin decreased from 1.1s to 0.7s, so was this the #89 beginning to apply some pressure? And speaking of, Bezzecchi began to mount pressure on Pecco – so much so that a move for the lead came at Turn 1 with 10 laps to go, and it was a pass that stuck.
Could Pecco respond? Well, straight off the bat, a 0.9s gap opened up between the two. Bezzecchi had pulled the pin here, and now, the second factory Aprilia began to swarm all over the rear wheel of Pecco. And sure enough, on Lap 16, Martin carved his way through on the Ducati star to demote Pecco to P3.
The gap between the top two in the championship was 1.4s, so if Martin had anything left in the tank, it was time to use it. Further back, Acosta and Marquez were still going at it, while Ogura and Di Giannantonio enjoyed front row seats.
OGURA BEGINS PODIUM ATTACK, BEZ CRUISES HOME
Pecco’s pace was a slight concern with six laps left. Was the Italian’s podium under threat? Potentially. Especially when Acosta, and then an aggressive Ogura, followed by Diggia, shoved Marquez to P7. Pecco’s advantage over Acosta and Ogura was 2.9s with five laps to go, with the double MotoGP World Champion consistently half a second slower per lap.
With four laps to go, contact. Ogura blasted past Acosta on the run into Turn 1, and having gone slightly wide, Acosta sniffed a chance to bite back. Two into one doesn’t go though, and with Ogura coming back onto the line, and Acosta coming up the inside, the Japanese and Spaniard clashed again. Neither crashed, but it was a bit of bumping and barging that cost Acosta crucial time. And soon, Diggia demoted the KTM star to P6.
Two to go. Bezzecchi was well on his way to a dream home Grand Prix victory, as Pecco led Ogura by a smidgen over a second. Could the #63 hold on? Ogura was 0.7s behind at the start of the final lap, and while the top two positions were set barring any errors or late drama, P3 wasn’t done.
By Turn 10, the gap was 0.4s. By Turn 11, the gap was nothing. Turn 12 came and went, and so did the Biondetti chicane. Now, Turn 14. Bucine. And Ogura pounced. But Pecco said, ‘Not today, Ai’. Quick thinking saw the Italian dive back through on the cutback and, by a very slender 0.034s, won the drag race to the chequered flag. What a finish in the fight for P3.
Not having to worry about that though were Bezzecchi and Aprilia. A sensational Sunday ride at home saw the Italian win at Mugello in MotoGP. Dreamy. And for Aprilia, a 1-2 at their home Grand Prix thanks to Martin’s superb ride to P2.
YOUR MUGELLO POINT SCORERS
Ogura was close to a second Sunday podium of the season, but P4 from P13 on the grid signals another classy comeback from the Japanese rider. Di Giannantonio loses ground in the championship with a P5, but after a sluggish start, the Italian will settle for that.
Acosta couldn’t have done any more to try and cling onto a top five, it was P6 at the flag for the Spaniard, with Marquez’s P7 an impressive one upon his return from his crucial right shoulder surgery. More to come, as we know, from the reigning World Champion.
Fernandez will rue his Turn 1 mistake which cost the #25 a shot at finishing – at least – on the podium, but from P17 on Lap 1 to P8 on the results sheet, it’s a comeback to be pleased about. Aldeguer slipped to P9, with Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) rounding out the top 10 to earn back-to-back top 10s following his Barcelona P9.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), teammate Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), and Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) capped off the point scorers in Italy.
A Sunday where dreams came true. Bezzecchi marches to a 17-point lead in the title race over teammate Martin, with a date in Hungary arriving swiftly.
PALA, Calif. – The second half of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship got underway from sunny Southern California for Round 18 of the 2026 campaign and the opening race of the 55th Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The Pala Casino Spa & Golf Resort Fox Raceway National Presented by Fox Racing welcomed one of its largest crowds ever to witness one of the most anticipated starts to a season in history. The premier 450SMX Class saw a dominant performance from Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence, the recent Supercross runner-up, who put forth his most impressive outdoor performance to date with a dominant 1-1 effort. In the 250SMX Class, a wide-open field produced a new winner in Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker.
Hunter Lawrence Makes Statement with Dominant Victory at Pro Motocross Opener from Fox Raceway.
Results & Standings
450SMX Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)
450SMX Class Championship Standings (Race 1 of 11)
SMX World Championship Regular Season Standings (Round 18 of 28)
1st Place – Hunter Lawrence | #18 Honda HRC Progressive (1-1): “I feel awesome. It was a great day. P1, a perfect day. On top [of the standings] in every session. I’m just fired up. I can’t really ask for anything more.”
2nd Place – Jorge Prado | #26 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2-2): “Hunter [Lawrence] had some better lines and pulled away. It was a consistent race all day and we were all running good. It feels good to be fighting on the boys and make it back on the podium. This is where I know I belong.”
3rd Place – Jett Lawrence | #1 Honda HRC Progressive (4-3): “Motocross is a lot harder than I remember. I was just trying to figure it out today. I found out what arm pump was in the first moto. It wasn’t the best conditions for my foot, but I thought I rode great. I just didn’t get the starts today and need to work on that.”
Seth Hammaker Breaks Through for Maiden 250SMX Class Win Outdoors
Results & Standings
250SMX Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)
250SMX Class Championship Standings (Race 1 of 11)
SMX World Championship Regular Season Standings (Round 18 of 28)
1st Place – Seth Hammaker | #10 Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki (2-1): “That’s probably the easiest it’s ever gonna feel [to get a win]. Those last few laps didn’t feel real. I felt great all day. What an unreal way to start the year, to get my first Pro Motocross win. It feels awesome. I’m speechless, but super thankful.”
2nd Place – Caden Dudney | #82 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (6-4): “It was definitely tough to get on the podium, but I’ve got what it takes. I made it happen. It feels amazing to get my first podium.”
3rd Place – Cole Davies | #37 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (3-8): “It was a tough day, but we’re here now. Gotta find our feet and go from here. It was a good start to the season, and we’ll learn from today and try to be better from here on out.”
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Manuel Gonzalez won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard won the 19-lap race by 5.327 seconds.
Celestino Vietti was the runner-up on his MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro.
Daniel Holgado was a close third on CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex.
Gonzalez’s teammate, Senna Agius finished fourth.
Filip Salac took fifth on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
His teammate and American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 14th.
Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 129.5 points, 34.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 95 points. Celestino Vietti is third with 93 points.
Classification moto2 race
worldstanding moto2
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Gonzalez dominates for back-to-back wins at Mugello. Over 30 points clear in the Championship and a third win of 2026, ‘Manugas’ was full gas in Italy.
A lights to flag victory and extending his Championship lead, Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) once again showed why he’s a favourite for the title in 2026. The Spaniard bagged a third win of the year and a sixth podium in seven GPs ahead of a heroic fight back from Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team) saw him take a home podium in second whilst Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) rounded out the order.
Lights out and it was a mega start from polesitter Gonzalez, easing into the lead to grab the holeshot. As the field sorted themselves out, there were some early fallers with Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) crashing out before a separate incident involving Aron Canet (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Xabi Zurutuza (KLINT Racing Team) fell at Turn 7 seeing both riders crash out. A lap later and front row-starter Alex Escrig (KLINT Factory Racing) was taken out by Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) on the exit of Turn 3 for which the latter received a Long Lap Penalty.
At the front, Ortola had charged up the order; after a brilliant start saw him in the top four on the opening lap, the Spaniard was now on the rear wheel of fellow countryman and Grand Prix leader Gonzalez from tenth on the grid. Just over three seconds back, Filip Salac (OnlyFans American Racing Team) was in a head-to-head with Holgado a battle for the final podium place. However, it was as the Grand Prix entered the second half that Ortola’s pace dropped off and Gonzalez’s lead was now over 1.5s. Behind, Holgado got P3 ahead of Salac with the Czech now being closed down by Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) behind.
Into the closing stages and there were changes in the top six; Agius finally caught and passed Salac and half a lap later, the #12 had been dispatched by Vietti. Ahead, Ortola had been usurped out of P2 by Holgado before heartbreak for the #4, who suffered a technical problem and was out less than 10km from the finish. Vietti was on a mission as he sniffed a podium, grabbing P3 from Agius with a lap and a half to go before pouncing at Scarperia on the final lap to bag P2 from Holgado. At the final corner, Agius got underneath the Spaniard too but it’d be a big run to the line to sort it all out for good.
At the front, nobody could keep up with Gonzalez who cruised to victory at the Italian GP for a second consecutive season. Vietti’s comeback was complete: 16th to P2 at the chequered flag, a mighty performance by the Italian at home to secure a third rostrum of the year and a second on the spin. Holgado managed to slipstream his way back into third on the run to the line, edging out Agius by 0.017s. A third top ten in a row and a best finish of the year for Salac, who bagged a first top five since Aragon last season.
Despite his Long Lap Penalty, Lopez was valiant to take sixth place ahead of Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), the #28 holding on to second place in the standings but now more than 30 points adrift of Gonzalez at the top of the standings. From 19th to P8, Barry Baltus (REDS Fantic Racing) got his second top ten of the season whilst Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Deniz Öncü (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) rounded out the top ten.
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Nicolo Bulega won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, the Championship point leader won the 10-lap race by 0.594 second.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up, and Sam Lowes was third on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R.
Alberto Surra finished the race fourth on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R and Sam Lowes got fifth on his bimota by Kawasaki KB998 Rimini.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 12th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 347 points, 103 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 244 points. Yari Montella is third with 131 points.
Results tissot
ChampionshipStandings WSBK
More from a press release issued by WSBK:
Ducati’s Aragon Battle: Bulega’s fends off Lecuona, Sam Lowes and Surra for incredible Superpole Race victory. The #11 extended his winning run but he had to work very hard for it, fighting off several Ducati riders across all 10 laps.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was made to work incredible hard for his latest MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship victory as he fended off several rivals to claim victory in the Tissot Superpole Race, with teammate Iker Lecuona in second at MotorLand Aragon. The podium was completed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who was also involved in the scrap at Aragon Round. ‘Bulegas’ opted to use the harder SC0 tyre while his rivals were on the SCX, creating a mix of strategies that culminated in an epic battle.
INCREDIBLE BATTLE FOR THE WIN
Lecuona took the lead at Turn 1 when Bulega ran wide, before Surra came through at Turn 5 to demote the #11 into P3, and then soon put Lecuona under pressure over the opening lap for the lead of the race. On Lap 2, the #67 attempted to pass Lecuona at Turn 5 but ran in wide, allowing the Spaniard to cut back. A lap later and Sam Lowes had come through on Surra to demote him into P3, while Bulega ran in P4. On Lap 3, Sam Lowes and Lecuona almost came to blows through Turn 11, with the #14 briefly taking the lead but letting Lecuona through. At Turns 16, the pair were side-by-side again, with Lecuona taking the lead after Sam Lowes ran wide. Bulega returned to the rostrum places on Lap 4 at Turn 16 on Surra, while the #14 and the #7 battled at Turn 1, with the Independent Ducati rider coming through on Lap 5. At the start of Lap 6, the fight ignited, as Bulega went from third to first at Turn 1, before Lecuona responded at Turn 7 to re-claim the lead, although Bulega came through at Turn 12 and Lecuona responded at Turn 14, before Bulega got ahead again at the start of Lap 8. Lecuona got back ahead at Turn 15, before defending into Turn 16 and 17. However, the #11 took P1 back from his teammate at Turn 1 at the start of Lap 9. At the end of the penultimate lap, Lecuona tried to make the move, but Bulega was able to defend, and that enabled him to pull out a gap over the final lap to claim a 21st victory in a row, with Lecuona now on 16 WorldSBK podiums. The rostrum was completed by Sam Lowes.
SURRA CLOSE TO THE PODIUM
Surra finished in P4, 2.640s down on Bulega and just 1.4s down on the #14 as he narrowly missed out on a first WorldSBK podium on his 22nd birthday. However, it is the #67’s best WorldSBK result. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was one of the beneficiaries of the duel ahead of him, but he wasn’t quite able to get in the mix as he finished in fifth, 0.528s clear of teammate Axel Bassani.
BAUTISTA’S HEROIC EFFORT
Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) backed up his Race 1 fifth-place finish with a P7 in the Superpole Race, making it four consecutive top-ten finishes in a row. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) put in a heroic effort to claim P8 in the 10-lap race less than two weeks on from surgery on his ankle fractures. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in ninth, benefitting from a late crash from Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) to secure a third row start in Race 2.
RETIRING FROM THE SUPERPOLE RACE
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) were fighting over P11 when they came together on Lap 2 at Turn 7; the incident is set to be investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Locatelli went to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash.
The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here:
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Brian Uriarte won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Using his Pirelli-shod Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, the Spaniard won the 17-lap race by 0.418 second.
His teammate, Alvaro Carpe was the runner-up.
Hakim Danish was third, just 0.456 second behind Uriarte on his AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
Adrian Fernandez crossed the finish line fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Joel Esteban finished the race fifth on his LEVEL UP – MTA KTM.
Maximo Quiles leads the championship with 145 points, 52 ahead of Alvaro Carpe who has 93 points. Adrian Fernandez is third with 89 points.
Classification moto3
worldstanding moto3
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Uriarte pounces late to earn debut win as Danish clinches podium at Mugello. A new Moto3 winner emerges as Red Bull KTM Ajo take a stunning 1-2, with Danish giving Malaysia their first podium since 2016 in third.
Reigning MotoJunior and Red Bull Rookies Cup champion Brian Uriarte is a Moto3 race winner following a classic Mugello Moto3 battle. As expected, the fight for victory went down to the final lap, but escaping the scrap was the eventual winner, and clinching P2 was Red Bull KTM Ajo teammate Alvaro Carpe. Malaysia’s Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) earned his debut podium in Moto3 after a fine ride from pole, as World Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) is forced to settle for P11.
From his inherited pole position after David Almansa’s (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) unfortunate withdrawal due to illness, Danish got a dream start from pole position, but halfway around the first lap, Joel Kelso (GRYD MLav Racing) pounced to grab an early lead. Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP – MTA) then passed Danish for P2 at the end of the opening lap to jump into P2, with title race leader Quiles P14 at the end of the first lap in Italy.
Three laps later, Quiles had made his way up to P8, with Uriarte using a dose of classic Mugello slipstream to pinch the lead. A lap further into the race, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) led for the first time, and another lap later it was Carpe – with Quiles now up to P2.
On Lap 7 of 17, Rico Salmela’s (Red Bull KTM Tech3) crash on the exit of Turn 4 broke up the group, meaning the top eight were 0.9s clear of the chasers. At this stage, Quiles was leading, with his closest championship challenger Fernandez in P2. But that emerging gap we talked about? Scrap it. Eddie O’Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) and co bridged the opening within a lap.
On Lap 13, after a brilliant rise through the top 10 pack, O’Shea grabbed a Moto3 lead for the first time, but it didn’t last long as Fernandez, Quiles, and teammate Kelso pounced. It was getting dicey. Track position began to matter with three laps to go, with Fernandez fronting the 15-rider-strong pack from O’Shea and Quiles.
At the final corner on the penultimate lap, Quiles had a huge moment on the rear end. The championship leader was out of the seat, and that dropped him out of the top 10. Then, it was last lap time. And at the Casanova/Savelli section, Uriarte leapt into the lead to demote Fernandez to P2, and an almighty scrap unfolded for the podium behind. This allowed Uriarte to have a rare, clean, and uninterrupted run to a dream debut win in Moto3, and winning the race to finish on the podium was teammate Carpe and polesitter Danish.
Fernandez lost out on a win and a rostrum on the final lap, but a P4 is a good result for the Spaniard considering Quiles’ P11. Esteban ended the race in P5 ahead of O’Shea, who, despite losing some places in a hectic final lap, managed to secure a career-best P6.
David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia), Kelso, and Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) rounded out the Mugello top 10, as a frustrated Quiles – as mentioned – had to settle for P11 after he and teammate Marco Morelli ran wide at the final corner trying to avoid contact in the pack.
Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP – MTA), the aforementioned Morelli, Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power), and home hero Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) were the final points scorers, with the latter losing ground on the last lap after a small trip in the gravel trap.
What a battle at Mugello. Quiles’ lead comes down to 52 points ahead of a trip to Balaton Park next weekend, as we strap in for more Moto2 action in Hungary.
Ducati unveils Collezione 100: ten contemporary icons celebrate 100 years of Ducati history.
Sunnyvale, Calif. – The Mugello circuit, where the Desmosedici MotoGP bikes have written numerous unforgettable pages in Ducati’s racing history, is the setting for the presentation of the Collezione 100. Ten liveries, ten numbered editions, each strictly limited to just 100 units. True contemporary icons created to mark the centenary of the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer.
Each model is distinguished by unique specifications: a livery inspired by an iconic motorcycle from Ducati’s history, Alcantara or leather seats with an embroidered Ducati logo, and premium technical details such as Centenario Bronze brake calipers. This color is exclusive to this collection and is also used on the fuel cap crown and on the plate bearing the model number, which is riveted to the steering head or the billeted triple clamps. Various mechanical components on each bike feature an exclusive color scheme that complements the historic livery. The dry clutch, a first for V2 models*, completes the authenticity of this historic collection.
Each bike comes with a dedicated rear stand, finished in the same colors as the livery, a bike cover, and a certificate of authenticity. As with all Ducati collector’s bikes, the experience of getting on the bike is made even more special by the dashboard featuring a dedicated ignition ceremony. In North America, each owner of the Collezione 100 Collection will receive a limited-edition helmet and technical jacket, featuring a color scheme that complements the motorcycle.*
The Collezione 100 represents yet another link between Ducati and the art world. Ugo Nespolo, a leading figure in Italian art of the late 20th century and a passionate Ducati enthusiast, has enthusiastically joined this project. Each model in the 100 Collection will be accompanied by a pair of numbered art prints bearing the same serial number as the motorcycle and signed by Nespolo himself. He has interpreted every model in the 100 Collection and the historic motorcycle that inspired its livery in his own unmistakable, colorful, and dynamic style.
The result is a collection of true gems: unique, unmistakable, and full of character.
The presentation took place on the legendary straight of the Tuscan circuit where, for the first time in MotoGP history, Ducati staged a vernissage. A veritable art gallery trail, where Nespolo’s works welcomed guests, accompanying them on a journey culminating in the unveiling of the ten motorcycles of the 100 Collection.
During the event, Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia unveiled the Lenovo team’s bikes, featuring a special race livery. The design combines historic Ducati logos with dynamic geometric patterns, bringing together the ten graphics from the 100 Collection bikes on the fairing. Details celebrating the centenary and the dates 1926–2026 feature glitter, evoking the historic 750 Imola Desmo, while the front fairing’s modern graphics contrast with an oval number plate and a vintage-style font.
Several Ducati partners have drawn inspiration to create products dedicated to the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s centenary. The Collezione 100 has, in fact, inspired a series of four rucksacks created by Piquadro, unveiled during the event. Carrera, the official sponsor of the Ducati Lenovo team, has instead presented the Anniversary Edition sunglasses, produced in a numbered series limited to 1,000 pieces.
The next opportunity for the public to see the Collezione 100 in person will be at World Ducati Week, where it can be admired in a space reserved for all Ducatisti on July 3, 4, and 5.
Subsequently, the ten motorcycles will travel to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a world-class event and a must-attend for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. Finally, the 100 Collection will return to Bologna, where it will be proudly displayed in various museums across the region.
The livery of the Panigale V4 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the bike that won the first edition of the Imola 200 Miles race in 1972, ridden by Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari.
The 750 Imola Desmo was developed from the 750 GT, Ducati’s first twin-cylinder road bike. Conceptually, it retained the 750 GT’s mechanical foundation but added the desmodromic distribution system, not featured on the GT, and adopted the bodywork of the 500 GP, designed for racing in the premier class. The characteristic “glittery” silver color, which harked back to the science-fiction aesthetic popular at the time, had already been used in production by Ducati on the 250 and 350 Desmo single-cylinder bikes, then applied to the 500 GP, and finally to the 750 Imola Desmo.
The victory at Imola was an unexpected and triumphant moment for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, as it marked the first time it defeated Giacomo Agostini. The echo of the Imola triumph by riders Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari brought Ducati enormous popularity, so much so that, in response to popular demand, the following year, in 1973, the 750 Supersport Desmo was introduced, the first twin-cylinder desmodromic road bike by the Borgo Panigale manufacturer.
The Panigale V4 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, wings, mudguards, and engine and exhaust covers in premium carbon fiber, and features the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze plate riveted to the billet aluminum triple clamp. The dry clutch, titanium, and carbon fiber Akrapovič exhaust also make the Panigale V4 S 100’s sound unique. The standard equipment includes a mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze billet aluminum fuel tank cap, all designed for track use. The Panigale V4 S 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Panigale V2 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 750 Super Sport Desmo ridden by Franco Uncini in the 1975 Italian Championship, which he won. The bike was managed by the team founded by Bruno Spaggiari.
At the end of 1973, Ducati decided to entrust team management to Bruno Spaggiari, a former racer and founder of his own team. Spaggiari was supported by the Bologna-based manufacturer to compete in the Italian Championship for production-based motorcycles with the powerful 750 Super Sport Desmo, a bike highly appreciated by the discerning riders.
The yellow livery recalled the road-going 750 Sport models and was paired with details in a distinctive brown/burgundy color used at the time on inboard marine engines assembled at the Borgo Panigale factory.
The Panigale V2 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat featuring an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, billet sport handlebars, a steering damper, and the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze plate riveted to the billet triple clamp. Furthermore, this Panigale V2 is the first model in the new Ducati V2 family to feature a dry clutch, developed specifically for this model, which makes the engine particularly compact. Standard equipment also includes mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze-colored billet aluminum fuel cap crown, all designed for track use.
The livery of the Streetfighter V4 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 900 Sport Desmo Darmah.
In the 1970s and 1980s, black-and-gold graphics were extremely fashionable in motorsports, and Ducati was no exception. Specifically, it applied this color scheme to the 900 Sport Desmo Darmah, essentially a Streetfighter before its time.
In Italy, there was also a strong fascination with exotic countries, a fascination that, in Borgo Panigale, translated into purely fictional names like Darmah or details such as the distinctive tiger head depicted on the side panels of the 900 Sport Desmo Darmah. The head is a highly distinctive graphic element, also echoed in the undertail of the Streetfighter V4 Collezione 100 and in the matching helmet and jacket.
The Streetfighter V4 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat featuring an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, a rear mudguard, engine cover, and exhaust in premium carbon fiber, a dry clutch and the name and serial number on a distinctive Centenary Bronze plate on the billet aluminum triple clamp. The standard equipment includes a mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze billet aluminum fuel cap crown, all designed for track use. The Streetfighter V4 S 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The tricolore livery of the Monster 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 2008 Monster S4Rs Tricolore model.
The Monster S4Rs Tricolore effectively served as the final edition of the first-generation Monster, the model Ducati produced from March 5, 1993, until 2008, becoming one of the most recognizable and iconic models not only for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer but for the motorcycle world in general.
The Monster 100 is distinguished by its dry clutch, a carbon fiber cover included in the package, and an Alcantara seat with the embroidered Ducati 100 logo, windshield, and seat cover kit that give it a single-seater look. The Centenary Bronze plate bearing the model’s name and serial number is riveted to the billet steering clamps. The color is also used on the fuel tank cap ring and brake calipers, as with all the bikes in the 100 collection.
The livery of the XDiavel V4 100 is inspired by the graphics of the special 750 Super Sport called the “California Hot Rod,” the bike on which Cook Neilson made Ducati history by winning at Daytona in 1977. The event was significant because it was the first time an Italian motorcycle had won a production-derived race in the United States, which significantly increased Ducati’s popularity and overseas sales.
In the mid-1970s, Ducati’s visibility in the United States was essentially limited to just one model, the Scrambler, an on/off-road machine imported by the Berliner brothers, but things changed in 1977 thanks to Cook Neilson’s memorable triumph on the Daytona oval track.
The XDiavel V4 100 stands out even within the 100 collection, featuring a leather seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo and the central section of the handlebar machined from solid, with the name and serial number on a riveted plate in a Centenary Bronze finish—high-quality mechanical details. The dry clutch makes the riding experience even more personal. Standard equipment includes a leather passenger seat, Centenary Bronze fuel cap ring, and open clutch cover, the latter not approved for road use. The XDiavel V4 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Diavel V4 RS 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 road-going 900 Replica, one of the most iconic motorcycles in Ducati’s history.
Following Ducati’s incredible victory at the 1978 Tourist Trophy, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer began producing a series of motorcycles that evoked the livery of the 900 that won on the Isle of Man. Thus, the 900 Replica was born, the first road-going replica of a Ducati racing bike, which immediately became one of the most highly coveted items among Ducati enthusiasts.
The distinctive green and red livery with white stripes, which mirrored the color scheme of the victorious bike at the Tourist Trophy, also represents the very first example of an “almost” Italian-style livery, a color scheme that Ducati would later apply to some of its sportiest and most exclusive models in the years to come.
The 900 Replica was one of Ducati’s most successful models, produced for five years until its discontinuation at the end of 1984.
The Diavel V4 RS 100 is based on the Diavel V4 RS and is equipped with a Desmosedici Stradale engine. This model is enhanced by an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, a machined-from-solid handlebar center with the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze riveted plate, and a fuel cap rim in the same high-quality finish. Standard equipment includes an Alcantara passenger seat, a machined-from-solid fuel cap and an open clutch cover, the latter of which are not approved for road use. The Diavel V4 RS 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Multistrada V4 RS 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 500 SL Pantah, a year marked by major technical innovations at Ducati aimed at modernizing and updating the motorcycles produced in Borgo Panigale.
One new model to arrive that year was the 500 SL Pantah, the first Ducati equipped with a trellis frame—albeit very different from the trellis that has distinguished the brand for almost fifty years—and the Pantah engine, which eliminated the bevel gears used since the Gran Sport Marianna (1955).
The bike, which boasts the typical boxy design of early 1980s motorcycles and a livery featuring the logo designed for Ducati by car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, was appreciated for its ease of riding and light weight. Since the Multistrada V4 RS 100 was developed on the technical basis of the top-of-the-range Multistrada V4 RS, which features the Desmosedici Stradale engine, the livery also features the Desmo logo on the tail fairing.
The Multistrada V4 RS 100 features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, and the name and serial number etched on a Centenary Bronze plate attached to the handlebar clamps and the billet aluminum triple clamp. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel cap ring and a carbon fiber open clutch cover, neither of which is approved for road use. The Multistrada V4 RS 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate
The Scrambler 100’s livery is inspired by the graphics of the 1962 250 Scrambler, the first version of the Ducati Scrambler, produced exclusively for the US market.
The Scrambler’s origins are closely linked to the figure of its first American importer, Joe Berliner, who strongly wanted a new model to sell stateside. Ducati was enjoying the media success of Monetti and Tartarini’s 1957 round-the-world tour, and the hype surrounding that venture also reached America, raising the profile of the Bologna-based brand, which until then had been virtually unknown.
Berliner requested an off-road dirt bike from Ducati, a concept that hadn’t previously been envisaged in Borgo Panigale, but which came to life with the 250 Scrambler in 1962.
The Scrambler 100 shares the technical base of the Scrambler Nightshift, and features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo and a Centenary Bronze finish plate bearing the model’s name and serial number, riveted to the billet steering clamps. The billet fuel cap, with a Centenary Bronze ring, is also included.
The livery of the Hypermotard V2 SP 100 is inspired by the 860 “24 Horas de Montjuïc”.
After winning the 1972 Imola 200, Ducati management believed that the right path to restoring the brand’s popularity lay in production-derived racing bikes, particularly in endurance races.
To this end, Ducati needed to expand its twin-cylinder range with a larger-displacement engine than the classic 750, capable of withstanding the stresses of long endurance races such as the Bol d’Or and the 24 Horas de Montjuïc, a race that the Borgo Panigale manufacturer won on several occasions.
The Ducati 860 made its winning debut in 1973 with the prototype of the Ducati 860 Desmo, which would later become the road-going Ducati 900 Super Sport. In 1975, riders Salvador Canellas and Benjamin “Min” Grau, who had already won in 1973 on the Bologna-built twin-cylinder, repeated their success in the Catalan race, this time in the bright colors of Nepoti and Caracchi’s NCR team.
The Hypermotard V2 SP 100 is based on the SP version and features Öhlins suspension and forged wheels. It includes an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, and the name and serial number on a plaque in high-quality Centenary Bronze, riveted to the handlebar clamps and the machined-from-solid aluminum triple clamp. The Hypermotard V2 from the 100 collection also features a dry clutch. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel tank cap and a carbon fiber open clutch cover, both of which are not approved for road use.
The DesertX 100’s livery is inspired by the graphics of the 1981 Pantah “Ice,” one of the most notable examples of product placement in Ducati’s history.
The Pantah “Ice” was nothing more than a modified Pantah 500, featuring unusual, studded tires and the removal of the braking system, enabling it to be used on ice tracks.
At the time, Ducati was managed by state-owned holdings that also controlled car manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo. In the early 1980s, EFIM, the body that controlled both Ducati and Alfa Romeo, organized a championship for Alfasud cars on the ice tracks of the Alps. The races were held in two heats; during the break between the first and second heats, the brightly colored Pantah “Ice” bikes put on a spectacular show for the crowd. The “Ice” bikes were produced in various liveries; the one chosen for the DesertX 100, yellow with blue stripes, is from a model that until a few years ago was part of the Ducati Museum collection.
The DesertX 100 features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo. The name and serial number are etched on a Centenary Bronze plate mounted to the handlebar risers of the billet triple clamp. The high front mudguard and aluminum radiator grille enhance the model’s off-road credentials. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel cap and a headlight grille, both of which are not approved for road use.
* Not available on the DesertX 100 and Scrambler 100
Robem Engineering rider Hank Vossberg was the fastest rider in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup warmup on Sunday at Road America. He was followed by Karns/TST Industries Racing rider Isaac Woodworth and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki riders Matthew Chapin and Bodie Paige, with Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing rider Sam Drane completing the top five.
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Bryanna Everitt continued her domination of the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race event at Road America, leading the Sunday warmup. Jasmine Noelle, Emily Dickson, Marie Madura and Tati Paze completed the top five.
Nicolo Bulega won FIM Superbike World Championship Race Two Sunday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Bulega started from pole position and rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to a 0.786- second margin of victory in the 18-lap race.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up and Sam Lowes rode his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R to third.
American Garrett Gerloff went from 13th on the grid to 6th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 372 points, 108 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 264 points. Sam Lowes is third with 142 points.
Results wsbk race 2
ChampionshipStandings WSBK
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ARAGON MASTERCLASS: Bulega wraps up hat-trick with Race 2 victory, Lecuona and Sam Lowes on the rostrum. Despite early pressure from Lecuona, Bulega was able to resist the challenge as he claimed victory in Race 2.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) extended his all-time winning run in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship to 21 consecutive victories by claiming the Race 2 win at MotorLand Aragon. After an early challenge from teammate Iker Lecuona, the Italian rider pulled out a gap in the final race in the Aragon Round as Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the rostrum.
BULEGA MARCHES ON
Bulega got away well when lights went out and defended the lead from teammate Lecuona, although the #7 kept the pressure on the Championship leader over the first lap as the duo pulled out a gap over Sam Lowes in P3. Lecuona tried to pass at Turn 16 on Lap 1 but ‘Bulegas’ held the inside line to maintain P1. However, from there, the #11 was able to pull out a gap over his teammate to complete his sixth hat-trick of the 2026 season and his 22nd consecutive WorldSBK win, extending the all-time record. Lecuona settled into second place for his 15th consecutive second place. Behind them, the Sam Lowes made it three consecutive podiums for the second time this season, after Assen, and six in total.
GERLOFF BACK IN THE TOP SIX
Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) initially made a good getaway but was a bit cautious through Turn 1, which allowed Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) to move into fourth with the #67 slotting into fifth. A small mistake but the Italian into the clutches of Alex Lowes’ teammate, Axel Bassani, who tried to pass his compatriot at Turn 1 at the start of Lap 8. However, ‘El Bocia’ went deep and that allowed Surra to maintain P5. On Lap 9, Bassani made the move on Surra to get into fifth, and the Independent Ducati rider couldn’t respond at Turn 16. Just a few laps later, on Lap 11, Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) came through for P6 on Surra as the two-time WorldSBK Champion continued his superhuman weekend; less than two weeks on from surgery on foot/ankle fractures, the #19 was in the top six. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team), however, was on the charge, as he passed Surra at Turn 12 on Lap 12 and then Bautista a lap later at the same corner. At Turn 1 on Lap 14, Gerloff got back ahead at Turn 1 and was able to bridge a gap to Bautista to claim P6.
ANOTHER HEROIC EFFORT FROM BAUTISTA
Bautista was forced to settle for seventh, which was still a heroic effort, while Surra was still battling over position. After falling to P8, the #67 had to fend off Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates), whose excellent form continued with another top-ten finish. However, despite seemingly having more pace than his fellow Independent Ducati rider, Bridewell was unable to make a move on Surra as the Italian claimed P8 and Bridewell P9. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured a top-ten finish as he finished in P10, less than a second away from Bridewell.
SCORING POINTS IN RACE 2
Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) missed out on a spot in the top ten as he finished more than three seconds back from the #60, while he was a couple of seconds clear of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) as the Australian finished as the lead Yamaha rider. He was just ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in 13th and Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 14th, while Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) claimed the last point on offer in Race 2 with 15th. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished in 16th place, directly ahead of teammate Mattia Rato, while Hannes Soomer (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the last classified rider; he crashed early on in Race 2, at Turn 15, but re-joined the action.
RETIRING FROM RACE 2
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) and Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) retired from the race after they crashed together at Turn 1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had been fighting in the top ten before he crashed at Turn 9 on Lap 9. Although he re-joined the race, he brought his machine into the pits and retired.
The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here:
Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’48.971s
Championship standings
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Jaume Masia won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. The Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 rider won the 15-lap race by just 0.312 second.
Albert Arenas was a close second on his AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9, and Matteo Ferrari got third on his WRP Racing Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 8th, 5.180 seconds behind race winner, on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 206 points, 40 ahead of Jaume Masia who has 166 points. Valentin Debise is third with 163 points.
Results Race 2 WSSP
ChampionshipStandings WSSP
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Back on top: Masia fights from P7 on the grid to claim victory ahead of title rival Arenas. The Spanish Sophomore played home hero as he won his first race since Assen.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) closed the Aragon Round with force as he claimed the top step of the rostrum at the FIM Supersport World Championship’s Aragon Round for his fifth win in WorldSSP. making their way up onto the podium behind him, Albert Arenas landed up on the rostrum for the ninth time, and Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) punched his podium ticket for his second P3 in his rookie season
ZACCONE LEADS EARLY
Zaccone rode P1 with the holeshot early on, chased close behind by Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha), who had a tremendous launch off the line from his P4 starting position. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) and Garcia made their way past Zaccone on the back straight of the opening lap, but only a tenth divided the trio early on, with Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) close behind. The Brit and the #75 continued to close the gap until early in Lap 5, when the #69 clipped the back of Garcia and fell back to P8. At the race’s halfway point, it was a Yamaha top three at the front as Arenas led his countryman ahead of Mahendra in P3.
MASIA’S P7 COMEBACK
Having started back in P7, Jaume Masia’s (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) pace grew as the race went on, snapping up P3 from the Indonesian who rode half a second back from the lead pair with 4 laps left. He reeled in his compatriots ahead of him, and with two laps to go, he put a hand on P1 with a double overtake on the run into Turn 1. From there, the Spaniard held off his title rival behind him to take his third win in 2026, cutting the Riders’ Championship points deficit to 40 points. Arenas was disappointed to see himself bested by his compatriot and rival, but P2 was good damage control to limit his points loss. Matteo Ferrari’s (WRP Racing) hard work paid off as he moved past Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team), Mahendra and Garcia for his first podium since Phillip Island.
ANOTHER TOUGH RESULT FOR GARCIA
Roberto Garcia’s race win aspirations were foiled again in Race 2 as his pace fell off late to take his second P4 of the weekend. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) looked poised for a podium as he was the quicker of the two AS Racing riders for most of the race, but he finished in P5, six tenths out from P1. Oettl’s top ten consistency continued for the tenth time this season in the final race at Aragon as the German crossed the line in P6.
BOOTH AMOS SHUFFLED TO P7
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was unable to convert his pole position into a podium result and finished down in P7. Oncu looked bottled up behind the Triumph bikes, and the #16 at different points. Valentin Debise’s (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) weekend continued to leave something to be desired as he rode in P11 early and finished the contest a few positions better in P8. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) finished the round in the top ten in P9, just ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team), who earned his tenth top ten of the season.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!
Fastest Lap: Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO), 1’53.300s
Championship standings:
1. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) 206 points
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) 166
3. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) 163
4. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 137
5. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) 121
6. Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) 101
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Marco Bezzecchi won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Riding his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26 on Michelin control tires, the Home hero won the 23-lap race by 3.559 seconds.
His teammate, Jorge Martin was the runner-up and the two-time MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia placed third on his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Ai Ogura crossed the finish line fourth on his Trackhouse Aprilia Racing RS-GP26.
Fabio Di Giannantonio took fifth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici GP26.
Marco Bezzecchi leads the championship with 173 points, 17 ahead of Jorge Martin who has 156 points. Fabio Di Giannantonio is third with 134 points.
Classification motogp
worldstanding motogp
More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Dreamland: Bezzecchi unbeatable for first victory at beloved Mugello. The Italian leads home an Aprilia 1-2 as the podium fight between Bagnaia and Ogura goes to the wire in a memorable Italian Grand Prix.
An Italian, in Italy, on Italian machinery, winning at Mugello. The best day of Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP career so far? Hell yeah. That’s what dreams are made of for the World Championship leader as the #72 delivered a faultless performance to send the record-breaking crowd into overdrive. And the day got better for Aprilia Racing as Jorge Martin earned the Italian marque a 1-2, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) held off a late Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) attack to return to the Italian GP podium to serve up some more delight for the famous Italian faithful.
THE OPENING EXCHANGES: PECCO POUNCES
From pole, Bezzecchi got away well, and so too did his teammate Martin, with the latter picking up the P1 baton at the opening corner as Sprint winner Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) ran deep into Turn 1. That saw the Spaniard go from P3 to P17.
It didn’t take long for Bezzecchi to grab the lead though. The Italian moved through on Martin at Turn 4, while another home hero was on the move in the form of Bagnaia. The Italian was up to P3 on the opening lap, and that became P2 when Martin ran slightly wide at Turn 1 at the beginning of the second lap.
A lap later, into San Donato again, Pecco then led the Italian Grand Prix. The three-time Mugello winner demoted compatriot and title race leader Bezzecchi to second place. Martin was P3, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was fending off the challenge of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in the battle for P4, with Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Ogura lurking in P6 and P7.
At the end of Lap 7, Pecco was being shadowed by Bezzecchi, with Martin lapping just over a second behind the Italian duo. In turn, Martin was two seconds ahead of a barnstorming battle between Marquez, Acosta, and Aldeguer.
Acosta made a classy move underneath Marquez at Scarperia, but slipstream wasn’t in the #37’s favour as both Ducatis got the better of the KTM into the fast and furious braking zone of Turn 1. The scrapping meant the chasers were now nearly three seconds adrift of the podium; bad news for top three hopes, but good news for Sprint podium finisher Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). The Italian was P8, and by Lap 10, latched onto the back of the Marquez, Acosta, Aldeguer, and Ogura group.
BEZ STRIKES
As we clocked through half race distance, Martin began to reel in the top two. The margin decreased from 1.1s to 0.7s, so was this the #89 beginning to apply some pressure? And speaking of, Bezzecchi began to mount pressure on Pecco – so much so that a move for the lead came at Turn 1 with 10 laps to go, and it was a pass that stuck.
Could Pecco respond? Well, straight off the bat, a 0.9s gap opened up between the two. Bezzecchi had pulled the pin here, and now, the second factory Aprilia began to swarm all over the rear wheel of Pecco. And sure enough, on Lap 16, Martin carved his way through on the Ducati star to demote Pecco to P3.
The gap between the top two in the championship was 1.4s, so if Martin had anything left in the tank, it was time to use it. Further back, Acosta and Marquez were still going at it, while Ogura and Di Giannantonio enjoyed front row seats.
OGURA BEGINS PODIUM ATTACK, BEZ CRUISES HOME
Pecco’s pace was a slight concern with six laps left. Was the Italian’s podium under threat? Potentially. Especially when Acosta, and then an aggressive Ogura, followed by Diggia, shoved Marquez to P7. Pecco’s advantage over Acosta and Ogura was 2.9s with five laps to go, with the double MotoGP World Champion consistently half a second slower per lap.
With four laps to go, contact. Ogura blasted past Acosta on the run into Turn 1, and having gone slightly wide, Acosta sniffed a chance to bite back. Two into one doesn’t go though, and with Ogura coming back onto the line, and Acosta coming up the inside, the Japanese and Spaniard clashed again. Neither crashed, but it was a bit of bumping and barging that cost Acosta crucial time. And soon, Diggia demoted the KTM star to P6.
Two to go. Bezzecchi was well on his way to a dream home Grand Prix victory, as Pecco led Ogura by a smidgen over a second. Could the #63 hold on? Ogura was 0.7s behind at the start of the final lap, and while the top two positions were set barring any errors or late drama, P3 wasn’t done.
By Turn 10, the gap was 0.4s. By Turn 11, the gap was nothing. Turn 12 came and went, and so did the Biondetti chicane. Now, Turn 14. Bucine. And Ogura pounced. But Pecco said, ‘Not today, Ai’. Quick thinking saw the Italian dive back through on the cutback and, by a very slender 0.034s, won the drag race to the chequered flag. What a finish in the fight for P3.
Not having to worry about that though were Bezzecchi and Aprilia. A sensational Sunday ride at home saw the Italian win at Mugello in MotoGP. Dreamy. And for Aprilia, a 1-2 at their home Grand Prix thanks to Martin’s superb ride to P2.
YOUR MUGELLO POINT SCORERS
Ogura was close to a second Sunday podium of the season, but P4 from P13 on the grid signals another classy comeback from the Japanese rider. Di Giannantonio loses ground in the championship with a P5, but after a sluggish start, the Italian will settle for that.
Acosta couldn’t have done any more to try and cling onto a top five, it was P6 at the flag for the Spaniard, with Marquez’s P7 an impressive one upon his return from his crucial right shoulder surgery. More to come, as we know, from the reigning World Champion.
Fernandez will rue his Turn 1 mistake which cost the #25 a shot at finishing – at least – on the podium, but from P17 on Lap 1 to P8 on the results sheet, it’s a comeback to be pleased about. Aldeguer slipped to P9, with Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) rounding out the top 10 to earn back-to-back top 10s following his Barcelona P9.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), teammate Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), and Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) capped off the point scorers in Italy.
A Sunday where dreams came true. Bezzecchi marches to a 17-point lead in the title race over teammate Martin, with a date in Hungary arriving swiftly.
PALA, Calif. – The second half of the Monster Energy SMX World Championship got underway from sunny Southern California for Round 18 of the 2026 campaign and the opening race of the 55th Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The Pala Casino Spa & Golf Resort Fox Raceway National Presented by Fox Racing welcomed one of its largest crowds ever to witness one of the most anticipated starts to a season in history. The premier 450SMX Class saw a dominant performance from Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence, the recent Supercross runner-up, who put forth his most impressive outdoor performance to date with a dominant 1-1 effort. In the 250SMX Class, a wide-open field produced a new winner in Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker.
Hunter Lawrence Makes Statement with Dominant Victory at Pro Motocross Opener from Fox Raceway.
Results & Standings
450SMX Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)
450SMX Class Championship Standings (Race 1 of 11)
SMX World Championship Regular Season Standings (Round 18 of 28)
1st Place – Hunter Lawrence | #18 Honda HRC Progressive (1-1): “I feel awesome. It was a great day. P1, a perfect day. On top [of the standings] in every session. I’m just fired up. I can’t really ask for anything more.”
2nd Place – Jorge Prado | #26 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2-2): “Hunter [Lawrence] had some better lines and pulled away. It was a consistent race all day and we were all running good. It feels good to be fighting on the boys and make it back on the podium. This is where I know I belong.”
3rd Place – Jett Lawrence | #1 Honda HRC Progressive (4-3): “Motocross is a lot harder than I remember. I was just trying to figure it out today. I found out what arm pump was in the first moto. It wasn’t the best conditions for my foot, but I thought I rode great. I just didn’t get the starts today and need to work on that.”
Seth Hammaker Breaks Through for Maiden 250SMX Class Win Outdoors
Results & Standings
250SMX Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)
250SMX Class Championship Standings (Race 1 of 11)
SMX World Championship Regular Season Standings (Round 18 of 28)
1st Place – Seth Hammaker | #10 Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki (2-1): “That’s probably the easiest it’s ever gonna feel [to get a win]. Those last few laps didn’t feel real. I felt great all day. What an unreal way to start the year, to get my first Pro Motocross win. It feels awesome. I’m speechless, but super thankful.”
2nd Place – Caden Dudney | #82 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (6-4): “It was definitely tough to get on the podium, but I’ve got what it takes. I made it happen. It feels amazing to get my first podium.”
3rd Place – Cole Davies | #37 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (3-8): “It was a tough day, but we’re here now. Gotta find our feet and go from here. It was a good start to the season, and we’ll learn from today and try to be better from here on out.”
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Manuel Gonzalez won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard won the 19-lap race by 5.327 seconds.
Celestino Vietti was the runner-up on his MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro.
Daniel Holgado was a close third on CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex.
Gonzalez’s teammate, Senna Agius finished fourth.
Filip Salac took fifth on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
His teammate and American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 14th.
Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 129.5 points, 34.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 95 points. Celestino Vietti is third with 93 points.
Classification moto2 race
worldstanding moto2
More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Gonzalez dominates for back-to-back wins at Mugello. Over 30 points clear in the Championship and a third win of 2026, ‘Manugas’ was full gas in Italy.
A lights to flag victory and extending his Championship lead, Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) once again showed why he’s a favourite for the title in 2026. The Spaniard bagged a third win of the year and a sixth podium in seven GPs ahead of a heroic fight back from Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team) saw him take a home podium in second whilst Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) rounded out the order.
Lights out and it was a mega start from polesitter Gonzalez, easing into the lead to grab the holeshot. As the field sorted themselves out, there were some early fallers with Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) crashing out before a separate incident involving Aron Canet (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Xabi Zurutuza (KLINT Racing Team) fell at Turn 7 seeing both riders crash out. A lap later and front row-starter Alex Escrig (KLINT Factory Racing) was taken out by Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) on the exit of Turn 3 for which the latter received a Long Lap Penalty.
At the front, Ortola had charged up the order; after a brilliant start saw him in the top four on the opening lap, the Spaniard was now on the rear wheel of fellow countryman and Grand Prix leader Gonzalez from tenth on the grid. Just over three seconds back, Filip Salac (OnlyFans American Racing Team) was in a head-to-head with Holgado a battle for the final podium place. However, it was as the Grand Prix entered the second half that Ortola’s pace dropped off and Gonzalez’s lead was now over 1.5s. Behind, Holgado got P3 ahead of Salac with the Czech now being closed down by Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) behind.
Into the closing stages and there were changes in the top six; Agius finally caught and passed Salac and half a lap later, the #12 had been dispatched by Vietti. Ahead, Ortola had been usurped out of P2 by Holgado before heartbreak for the #4, who suffered a technical problem and was out less than 10km from the finish. Vietti was on a mission as he sniffed a podium, grabbing P3 from Agius with a lap and a half to go before pouncing at Scarperia on the final lap to bag P2 from Holgado. At the final corner, Agius got underneath the Spaniard too but it’d be a big run to the line to sort it all out for good.
At the front, nobody could keep up with Gonzalez who cruised to victory at the Italian GP for a second consecutive season. Vietti’s comeback was complete: 16th to P2 at the chequered flag, a mighty performance by the Italian at home to secure a third rostrum of the year and a second on the spin. Holgado managed to slipstream his way back into third on the run to the line, edging out Agius by 0.017s. A third top ten in a row and a best finish of the year for Salac, who bagged a first top five since Aragon last season.
Despite his Long Lap Penalty, Lopez was valiant to take sixth place ahead of Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), the #28 holding on to second place in the standings but now more than 30 points adrift of Gonzalez at the top of the standings. From 19th to P8, Barry Baltus (REDS Fantic Racing) got his second top ten of the season whilst Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Deniz Öncü (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) rounded out the top ten.
Onto Hungary then with a trip to central Europe in the next days for next weekend! See you there!
Nicolo Bulega won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, the Championship point leader won the 10-lap race by 0.594 second.
His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up, and Sam Lowes was third on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R.
Alberto Surra finished the race fourth on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R and Sam Lowes got fifth on his bimota by Kawasaki KB998 Rimini.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 12th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 347 points, 103 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 244 points. Yari Montella is third with 131 points.
Results tissot
ChampionshipStandings WSBK
More from a press release issued by WSBK:
Ducati’s Aragon Battle: Bulega’s fends off Lecuona, Sam Lowes and Surra for incredible Superpole Race victory. The #11 extended his winning run but he had to work very hard for it, fighting off several Ducati riders across all 10 laps.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was made to work incredible hard for his latest MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship victory as he fended off several rivals to claim victory in the Tissot Superpole Race, with teammate Iker Lecuona in second at MotorLand Aragon. The podium was completed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who was also involved in the scrap at Aragon Round. ‘Bulegas’ opted to use the harder SC0 tyre while his rivals were on the SCX, creating a mix of strategies that culminated in an epic battle.
INCREDIBLE BATTLE FOR THE WIN
Lecuona took the lead at Turn 1 when Bulega ran wide, before Surra came through at Turn 5 to demote the #11 into P3, and then soon put Lecuona under pressure over the opening lap for the lead of the race. On Lap 2, the #67 attempted to pass Lecuona at Turn 5 but ran in wide, allowing the Spaniard to cut back. A lap later and Sam Lowes had come through on Surra to demote him into P3, while Bulega ran in P4. On Lap 3, Sam Lowes and Lecuona almost came to blows through Turn 11, with the #14 briefly taking the lead but letting Lecuona through. At Turns 16, the pair were side-by-side again, with Lecuona taking the lead after Sam Lowes ran wide. Bulega returned to the rostrum places on Lap 4 at Turn 16 on Surra, while the #14 and the #7 battled at Turn 1, with the Independent Ducati rider coming through on Lap 5. At the start of Lap 6, the fight ignited, as Bulega went from third to first at Turn 1, before Lecuona responded at Turn 7 to re-claim the lead, although Bulega came through at Turn 12 and Lecuona responded at Turn 14, before Bulega got ahead again at the start of Lap 8. Lecuona got back ahead at Turn 15, before defending into Turn 16 and 17. However, the #11 took P1 back from his teammate at Turn 1 at the start of Lap 9. At the end of the penultimate lap, Lecuona tried to make the move, but Bulega was able to defend, and that enabled him to pull out a gap over the final lap to claim a 21st victory in a row, with Lecuona now on 16 WorldSBK podiums. The rostrum was completed by Sam Lowes.
SURRA CLOSE TO THE PODIUM
Surra finished in P4, 2.640s down on Bulega and just 1.4s down on the #14 as he narrowly missed out on a first WorldSBK podium on his 22nd birthday. However, it is the #67’s best WorldSBK result. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was one of the beneficiaries of the duel ahead of him, but he wasn’t quite able to get in the mix as he finished in fifth, 0.528s clear of teammate Axel Bassani.
BAUTISTA’S HEROIC EFFORT
Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) backed up his Race 1 fifth-place finish with a P7 in the Superpole Race, making it four consecutive top-ten finishes in a row. Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) put in a heroic effort to claim P8 in the 10-lap race less than two weeks on from surgery on his ankle fractures. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in ninth, benefitting from a late crash from Lorenzo Baldassarri (Team GoEleven) to secure a third row start in Race 2.
RETIRING FROM THE SUPERPOLE RACE
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) were fighting over P11 when they came together on Lap 2 at Turn 7; the incident is set to be investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Locatelli went to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash.
The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here:
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Brian Uriarte won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, in Italy. Using his Pirelli-shod Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, the Spaniard won the 17-lap race by 0.418 second.
His teammate, Alvaro Carpe was the runner-up.
Hakim Danish was third, just 0.456 second behind Uriarte on his AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
Adrian Fernandez crossed the finish line fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Joel Esteban finished the race fifth on his LEVEL UP – MTA KTM.
Maximo Quiles leads the championship with 145 points, 52 ahead of Alvaro Carpe who has 93 points. Adrian Fernandez is third with 89 points.
Classification moto3
worldstanding moto3
More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Uriarte pounces late to earn debut win as Danish clinches podium at Mugello. A new Moto3 winner emerges as Red Bull KTM Ajo take a stunning 1-2, with Danish giving Malaysia their first podium since 2016 in third.
Reigning MotoJunior and Red Bull Rookies Cup champion Brian Uriarte is a Moto3 race winner following a classic Mugello Moto3 battle. As expected, the fight for victory went down to the final lap, but escaping the scrap was the eventual winner, and clinching P2 was Red Bull KTM Ajo teammate Alvaro Carpe. Malaysia’s Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) earned his debut podium in Moto3 after a fine ride from pole, as World Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) is forced to settle for P11.
From his inherited pole position after David Almansa’s (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) unfortunate withdrawal due to illness, Danish got a dream start from pole position, but halfway around the first lap, Joel Kelso (GRYD MLav Racing) pounced to grab an early lead. Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP – MTA) then passed Danish for P2 at the end of the opening lap to jump into P2, with title race leader Quiles P14 at the end of the first lap in Italy.
Three laps later, Quiles had made his way up to P8, with Uriarte using a dose of classic Mugello slipstream to pinch the lead. A lap further into the race, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) led for the first time, and another lap later it was Carpe – with Quiles now up to P2.
On Lap 7 of 17, Rico Salmela’s (Red Bull KTM Tech3) crash on the exit of Turn 4 broke up the group, meaning the top eight were 0.9s clear of the chasers. At this stage, Quiles was leading, with his closest championship challenger Fernandez in P2. But that emerging gap we talked about? Scrap it. Eddie O’Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) and co bridged the opening within a lap.
On Lap 13, after a brilliant rise through the top 10 pack, O’Shea grabbed a Moto3 lead for the first time, but it didn’t last long as Fernandez, Quiles, and teammate Kelso pounced. It was getting dicey. Track position began to matter with three laps to go, with Fernandez fronting the 15-rider-strong pack from O’Shea and Quiles.
At the final corner on the penultimate lap, Quiles had a huge moment on the rear end. The championship leader was out of the seat, and that dropped him out of the top 10. Then, it was last lap time. And at the Casanova/Savelli section, Uriarte leapt into the lead to demote Fernandez to P2, and an almighty scrap unfolded for the podium behind. This allowed Uriarte to have a rare, clean, and uninterrupted run to a dream debut win in Moto3, and winning the race to finish on the podium was teammate Carpe and polesitter Danish.
Fernandez lost out on a win and a rostrum on the final lap, but a P4 is a good result for the Spaniard considering Quiles’ P11. Esteban ended the race in P5 ahead of O’Shea, who, despite losing some places in a hectic final lap, managed to secure a career-best P6.
David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia), Kelso, and Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) rounded out the Mugello top 10, as a frustrated Quiles – as mentioned – had to settle for P11 after he and teammate Marco Morelli ran wide at the final corner trying to avoid contact in the pack.
Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP – MTA), the aforementioned Morelli, Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power), and home hero Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) were the final points scorers, with the latter losing ground on the last lap after a small trip in the gravel trap.
What a battle at Mugello. Quiles’ lead comes down to 52 points ahead of a trip to Balaton Park next weekend, as we strap in for more Moto2 action in Hungary.
Ducati unveils Collezione 100: ten contemporary icons celebrate 100 years of Ducati history.
Sunnyvale, Calif. – The Mugello circuit, where the Desmosedici MotoGP bikes have written numerous unforgettable pages in Ducati’s racing history, is the setting for the presentation of the Collezione 100. Ten liveries, ten numbered editions, each strictly limited to just 100 units. True contemporary icons created to mark the centenary of the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer.
Each model is distinguished by unique specifications: a livery inspired by an iconic motorcycle from Ducati’s history, Alcantara or leather seats with an embroidered Ducati logo, and premium technical details such as Centenario Bronze brake calipers. This color is exclusive to this collection and is also used on the fuel cap crown and on the plate bearing the model number, which is riveted to the steering head or the billeted triple clamps. Various mechanical components on each bike feature an exclusive color scheme that complements the historic livery. The dry clutch, a first for V2 models*, completes the authenticity of this historic collection.
Each bike comes with a dedicated rear stand, finished in the same colors as the livery, a bike cover, and a certificate of authenticity. As with all Ducati collector’s bikes, the experience of getting on the bike is made even more special by the dashboard featuring a dedicated ignition ceremony. In North America, each owner of the Collezione 100 Collection will receive a limited-edition helmet and technical jacket, featuring a color scheme that complements the motorcycle.*
The Collezione 100 represents yet another link between Ducati and the art world. Ugo Nespolo, a leading figure in Italian art of the late 20th century and a passionate Ducati enthusiast, has enthusiastically joined this project. Each model in the 100 Collection will be accompanied by a pair of numbered art prints bearing the same serial number as the motorcycle and signed by Nespolo himself. He has interpreted every model in the 100 Collection and the historic motorcycle that inspired its livery in his own unmistakable, colorful, and dynamic style.
The result is a collection of true gems: unique, unmistakable, and full of character.
The presentation took place on the legendary straight of the Tuscan circuit where, for the first time in MotoGP history, Ducati staged a vernissage. A veritable art gallery trail, where Nespolo’s works welcomed guests, accompanying them on a journey culminating in the unveiling of the ten motorcycles of the 100 Collection.
During the event, Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia unveiled the Lenovo team’s bikes, featuring a special race livery. The design combines historic Ducati logos with dynamic geometric patterns, bringing together the ten graphics from the 100 Collection bikes on the fairing. Details celebrating the centenary and the dates 1926–2026 feature glitter, evoking the historic 750 Imola Desmo, while the front fairing’s modern graphics contrast with an oval number plate and a vintage-style font.
Several Ducati partners have drawn inspiration to create products dedicated to the Borgo Panigale manufacturer’s centenary. The Collezione 100 has, in fact, inspired a series of four rucksacks created by Piquadro, unveiled during the event. Carrera, the official sponsor of the Ducati Lenovo team, has instead presented the Anniversary Edition sunglasses, produced in a numbered series limited to 1,000 pieces.
The next opportunity for the public to see the Collezione 100 in person will be at World Ducati Week, where it can be admired in a space reserved for all Ducatisti on July 3, 4, and 5.
Subsequently, the ten motorcycles will travel to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a world-class event and a must-attend for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. Finally, the 100 Collection will return to Bologna, where it will be proudly displayed in various museums across the region.
The livery of the Panigale V4 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the bike that won the first edition of the Imola 200 Miles race in 1972, ridden by Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari.
The 750 Imola Desmo was developed from the 750 GT, Ducati’s first twin-cylinder road bike. Conceptually, it retained the 750 GT’s mechanical foundation but added the desmodromic distribution system, not featured on the GT, and adopted the bodywork of the 500 GP, designed for racing in the premier class. The characteristic “glittery” silver color, which harked back to the science-fiction aesthetic popular at the time, had already been used in production by Ducati on the 250 and 350 Desmo single-cylinder bikes, then applied to the 500 GP, and finally to the 750 Imola Desmo.
The victory at Imola was an unexpected and triumphant moment for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, as it marked the first time it defeated Giacomo Agostini. The echo of the Imola triumph by riders Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari brought Ducati enormous popularity, so much so that, in response to popular demand, the following year, in 1973, the 750 Supersport Desmo was introduced, the first twin-cylinder desmodromic road bike by the Borgo Panigale manufacturer.
The Panigale V4 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, wings, mudguards, and engine and exhaust covers in premium carbon fiber, and features the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze plate riveted to the billet aluminum triple clamp. The dry clutch, titanium, and carbon fiber Akrapovič exhaust also make the Panigale V4 S 100’s sound unique. The standard equipment includes a mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze billet aluminum fuel tank cap, all designed for track use. The Panigale V4 S 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Panigale V2 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 750 Super Sport Desmo ridden by Franco Uncini in the 1975 Italian Championship, which he won. The bike was managed by the team founded by Bruno Spaggiari.
At the end of 1973, Ducati decided to entrust team management to Bruno Spaggiari, a former racer and founder of his own team. Spaggiari was supported by the Bologna-based manufacturer to compete in the Italian Championship for production-based motorcycles with the powerful 750 Super Sport Desmo, a bike highly appreciated by the discerning riders.
The yellow livery recalled the road-going 750 Sport models and was paired with details in a distinctive brown/burgundy color used at the time on inboard marine engines assembled at the Borgo Panigale factory.
The Panigale V2 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat featuring an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, billet sport handlebars, a steering damper, and the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze plate riveted to the billet triple clamp. Furthermore, this Panigale V2 is the first model in the new Ducati V2 family to feature a dry clutch, developed specifically for this model, which makes the engine particularly compact. Standard equipment also includes mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze-colored billet aluminum fuel cap crown, all designed for track use.
The livery of the Streetfighter V4 S 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 900 Sport Desmo Darmah.
In the 1970s and 1980s, black-and-gold graphics were extremely fashionable in motorsports, and Ducati was no exception. Specifically, it applied this color scheme to the 900 Sport Desmo Darmah, essentially a Streetfighter before its time.
In Italy, there was also a strong fascination with exotic countries, a fascination that, in Borgo Panigale, translated into purely fictional names like Darmah or details such as the distinctive tiger head depicted on the side panels of the 900 Sport Desmo Darmah. The head is a highly distinctive graphic element, also echoed in the undertail of the Streetfighter V4 Collezione 100 and in the matching helmet and jacket.
The Streetfighter V4 S 100 is enhanced with an Alcantara seat featuring an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, a rear mudguard, engine cover, and exhaust in premium carbon fiber, a dry clutch and the name and serial number on a distinctive Centenary Bronze plate on the billet aluminum triple clamp. The standard equipment includes a mirror and license plate removal kits, an open clutch cover, and a Centenary Bronze billet aluminum fuel cap crown, all designed for track use. The Streetfighter V4 S 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The tricolore livery of the Monster 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 2008 Monster S4Rs Tricolore model.
The Monster S4Rs Tricolore effectively served as the final edition of the first-generation Monster, the model Ducati produced from March 5, 1993, until 2008, becoming one of the most recognizable and iconic models not only for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer but for the motorcycle world in general.
The Monster 100 is distinguished by its dry clutch, a carbon fiber cover included in the package, and an Alcantara seat with the embroidered Ducati 100 logo, windshield, and seat cover kit that give it a single-seater look. The Centenary Bronze plate bearing the model’s name and serial number is riveted to the billet steering clamps. The color is also used on the fuel tank cap ring and brake calipers, as with all the bikes in the 100 collection.
The livery of the XDiavel V4 100 is inspired by the graphics of the special 750 Super Sport called the “California Hot Rod,” the bike on which Cook Neilson made Ducati history by winning at Daytona in 1977. The event was significant because it was the first time an Italian motorcycle had won a production-derived race in the United States, which significantly increased Ducati’s popularity and overseas sales.
In the mid-1970s, Ducati’s visibility in the United States was essentially limited to just one model, the Scrambler, an on/off-road machine imported by the Berliner brothers, but things changed in 1977 thanks to Cook Neilson’s memorable triumph on the Daytona oval track.
The XDiavel V4 100 stands out even within the 100 collection, featuring a leather seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo and the central section of the handlebar machined from solid, with the name and serial number on a riveted plate in a Centenary Bronze finish—high-quality mechanical details. The dry clutch makes the riding experience even more personal. Standard equipment includes a leather passenger seat, Centenary Bronze fuel cap ring, and open clutch cover, the latter not approved for road use. The XDiavel V4 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Diavel V4 RS 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 road-going 900 Replica, one of the most iconic motorcycles in Ducati’s history.
Following Ducati’s incredible victory at the 1978 Tourist Trophy, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer began producing a series of motorcycles that evoked the livery of the 900 that won on the Isle of Man. Thus, the 900 Replica was born, the first road-going replica of a Ducati racing bike, which immediately became one of the most highly coveted items among Ducati enthusiasts.
The distinctive green and red livery with white stripes, which mirrored the color scheme of the victorious bike at the Tourist Trophy, also represents the very first example of an “almost” Italian-style livery, a color scheme that Ducati would later apply to some of its sportiest and most exclusive models in the years to come.
The 900 Replica was one of Ducati’s most successful models, produced for five years until its discontinuation at the end of 1984.
The Diavel V4 RS 100 is based on the Diavel V4 RS and is equipped with a Desmosedici Stradale engine. This model is enhanced by an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, a machined-from-solid handlebar center with the name and serial number on a Centenary Bronze riveted plate, and a fuel cap rim in the same high-quality finish. Standard equipment includes an Alcantara passenger seat, a machined-from-solid fuel cap and an open clutch cover, the latter of which are not approved for road use. The Diavel V4 RS 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate.
The livery of the Multistrada V4 RS 100 is inspired by the graphics of the 1979 500 SL Pantah, a year marked by major technical innovations at Ducati aimed at modernizing and updating the motorcycles produced in Borgo Panigale.
One new model to arrive that year was the 500 SL Pantah, the first Ducati equipped with a trellis frame—albeit very different from the trellis that has distinguished the brand for almost fifty years—and the Pantah engine, which eliminated the bevel gears used since the Gran Sport Marianna (1955).
The bike, which boasts the typical boxy design of early 1980s motorcycles and a livery featuring the logo designed for Ducati by car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, was appreciated for its ease of riding and light weight. Since the Multistrada V4 RS 100 was developed on the technical basis of the top-of-the-range Multistrada V4 RS, which features the Desmosedici Stradale engine, the livery also features the Desmo logo on the tail fairing.
The Multistrada V4 RS 100 features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, and the name and serial number etched on a Centenary Bronze plate attached to the handlebar clamps and the billet aluminum triple clamp. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel cap ring and a carbon fiber open clutch cover, neither of which is approved for road use. The Multistrada V4 RS 100 is delivered in an exclusive, custom-made wooden crate
The Scrambler 100’s livery is inspired by the graphics of the 1962 250 Scrambler, the first version of the Ducati Scrambler, produced exclusively for the US market.
The Scrambler’s origins are closely linked to the figure of its first American importer, Joe Berliner, who strongly wanted a new model to sell stateside. Ducati was enjoying the media success of Monetti and Tartarini’s 1957 round-the-world tour, and the hype surrounding that venture also reached America, raising the profile of the Bologna-based brand, which until then had been virtually unknown.
Berliner requested an off-road dirt bike from Ducati, a concept that hadn’t previously been envisaged in Borgo Panigale, but which came to life with the 250 Scrambler in 1962.
The Scrambler 100 shares the technical base of the Scrambler Nightshift, and features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo and a Centenary Bronze finish plate bearing the model’s name and serial number, riveted to the billet steering clamps. The billet fuel cap, with a Centenary Bronze ring, is also included.
The livery of the Hypermotard V2 SP 100 is inspired by the 860 “24 Horas de Montjuïc”.
After winning the 1972 Imola 200, Ducati management believed that the right path to restoring the brand’s popularity lay in production-derived racing bikes, particularly in endurance races.
To this end, Ducati needed to expand its twin-cylinder range with a larger-displacement engine than the classic 750, capable of withstanding the stresses of long endurance races such as the Bol d’Or and the 24 Horas de Montjuïc, a race that the Borgo Panigale manufacturer won on several occasions.
The Ducati 860 made its winning debut in 1973 with the prototype of the Ducati 860 Desmo, which would later become the road-going Ducati 900 Super Sport. In 1975, riders Salvador Canellas and Benjamin “Min” Grau, who had already won in 1973 on the Bologna-built twin-cylinder, repeated their success in the Catalan race, this time in the bright colors of Nepoti and Caracchi’s NCR team.
The Hypermotard V2 SP 100 is based on the SP version and features Öhlins suspension and forged wheels. It includes an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo, and the name and serial number on a plaque in high-quality Centenary Bronze, riveted to the handlebar clamps and the machined-from-solid aluminum triple clamp. The Hypermotard V2 from the 100 collection also features a dry clutch. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel tank cap and a carbon fiber open clutch cover, both of which are not approved for road use.
The DesertX 100’s livery is inspired by the graphics of the 1981 Pantah “Ice,” one of the most notable examples of product placement in Ducati’s history.
The Pantah “Ice” was nothing more than a modified Pantah 500, featuring unusual, studded tires and the removal of the braking system, enabling it to be used on ice tracks.
At the time, Ducati was managed by state-owned holdings that also controlled car manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo. In the early 1980s, EFIM, the body that controlled both Ducati and Alfa Romeo, organized a championship for Alfasud cars on the ice tracks of the Alps. The races were held in two heats; during the break between the first and second heats, the brightly colored Pantah “Ice” bikes put on a spectacular show for the crowd. The “Ice” bikes were produced in various liveries; the one chosen for the DesertX 100, yellow with blue stripes, is from a model that until a few years ago was part of the Ducati Museum collection.
The DesertX 100 features an Alcantara seat with an embroidered Ducati 100 logo. The name and serial number are etched on a Centenary Bronze plate mounted to the handlebar risers of the billet triple clamp. The high front mudguard and aluminum radiator grille enhance the model’s off-road credentials. Standard equipment includes a Centenary Bronze fuel cap and a headlight grille, both of which are not approved for road use.
* Not available on the DesertX 100 and Scrambler 100
