Beatriz Neila won FIM World Women’s Circuit Racing Race 2 Sunday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding her Ampito Crescent Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires, Neila won the 12-lap race by just 0.170 second.

Maria Herrera was the runner-up on her Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha YZF-R7, and Lucie Boudesseul got third on her GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R7. 

American Mallory Dobbs finished the race 10th her YVS Sabadell Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.

Maria Herrera leads the championship with 90 points, 13 ahead of Beatriz Neila who has 77 points. Roberta Ponziani is third with 52 points.

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Neila nabs the win from Herrera with final sector heroics, Boudesseul takes her first 2026 podium. Assen’s final race left little to be desired after a dramatic final lap.

FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship action at the Pirelli Dutch Round’s TT Assen Circuit came to a firecracker finish as Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) took her first race win of 2026 and her fifth of all time. Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) followed her onto the podium, earning her 23^rd rostrum result alongside Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94 Yamaha) in P3, for the third time in WorldWCR

NEILA IN THE CLUTCH: The Spaniard takes her 18^th straight podium

On a cold Sunday morning at Assen, rain was falling on the first and sector prior to the start of the race. Undeterred, Maria Herrera shot off the line for the holeshot ahead of Beatriz Neila and Muklada Sarauech (EEST NJT Racing Team).  Neila and Herrera replicated their 2025 season-opening fight at Assen as they went head-to-head all race. As the race passed the two-thirds mark, Herrera and Neila traded overtakes on Lap 5 before the Championship leader began to put more space between her and her rival. Lap after lap however, Neila whittled down that lead and much like last season, she made a thrilling move into the final chicane; but this time she kept her bike off the green, to serve Herrea an upset in the round’s final race.

FRENCH PHENOM: Boudesseul takes her first podium since the 2025 season finale

Sarapuech made a mistake and ran wide on the first lap, isolating the #36 and #6 at the front of the pack by a second and a half by the second lap of the contest.  As the pair ahead of her pulled away, so too did Lucie Boudesseul to carve out her first podium of the season. Behind her, the Thai rider wrestled with Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) for P3. On Lap 5, Ponziani was bundled aside by Sarapuech and fell back to finish P7. She had the last laugh over the Thai rider, however, as she finished P4 and the #12 in P5. Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha) had a big wheelie at lights out, costing her four positions early to sit in P9 by the end of the first lap; however, by Lap 4, she was already back in P6, where she went on to finish.

RELPH’S RESILIENCE: The Australian bit the bullet and took P8

Yvonne Cerpa (MotosCerpa-Gradara Corse) rode a composed Race 2, improving her P8 grid position to a P7 finish. Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) has plenty to be proud of after Race 2, landing P8 after her Saturday crash and getting the all clear from the medical centre after the Warm Up session. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) took P9, back in the top ten after seeing her impressive streak of having scored in every WorldWCR race broken after her Race 1 crash. in Mallory Dobbs (YVS Sabadell Diva Racing) enjoyed some of the best racing of her career as she fought in the pack at the centre of the timesheet, and landed P10 for the first time since Magny-Cours last season. Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) didn’t partake in the race as she was ruled unfit earlier in the day after her Race 1 crash.

The top six from the WorldWCR Race 1: Full results here!

1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)

2. Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) +0.170s

3. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94 Yamaha) +9.538s

4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) +16.773s

5. Makluda Sarapuech (EEST NJT Racing Team) +17.249s

6. Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha) +17.351s

Fastest lap: Beatriz Neila – 1’47.132s, new lap record

Championship standings

 1. Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) 90 points

 2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 77

 3. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) 52

 4. Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) 45

 5. Makluda Sarapuech ((EEST NJT Racing Team) 34

 6. Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) 32

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Nicolo Bulega won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, the Italian won the 10-lap race by 1.742 seconds.

His teammate, Iker Lecuona was the runner-up, and Sam Lowes was right behind in third on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4RR.

Alvaro Bautista finished the race fourth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, and Alex Lowes got fifth on his Bimota by Kawasaki KB998 Rimini.

Danilo Petrucci finished his race 7th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.

American Garrett Gerloff finished 16th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. 

Nicolo Bulega leads the championship with 161 points, 64 ahead of Iker Lecuona who has 97 points. Sam Lowes is third with 66 points.

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Closing in on history: Bulega makes it 12 consecutive wins after Assen Superpole Race victory. The #11 beat teammate Lecuona and Independent Ducati rider Sam Lowes to claim his second Assen win of the season.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed victory in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s Tissot Superpole Race as he extended his winning run, now only one short of the all-time record of 13. He beat Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) at the iconic TT Circuit Assen as they secured their place on the front row for Race 2 at the Pirelli Dutch Round.

BULEGA WINS FROM LECUONA: Closing in on history…

Bulega grabbed the holeshot when the lights went out for the 10-lap race as teammate Lecuona leapfrogged Sam Lowes into P2 at Turn 1 as they settled into their rhythm in the early stages, looking to repeat the Race 1 rostrum. They were able to build a gap to the riders behind to secure podium places, with the #11 extending his winning run to 12 races, only one behind the all-time record of 13 set by Toprak Razgatlioglu, while Lecuona made it five consecutive rostrums – all P2 finishes, behind his teammate. For Sam Lowes, he made it two podiums in 2026 and seven in his WorldSBK career as they secured a front row start for Race 2.

FIGHTING FOR POSITION: Bautista beats Alex Lowes, race-long fight for P6

Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was on the charge in the early stages as he passed Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) at Turn 16 and Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) at Turn 1 on consecutive laps to move into P4. The #22 initially pulled a gap over the #19 but Bautista was able to close the gap and attempted to pass Alex Lowes on Lap 8 at Turn 16, but the Brit defended well, although the Spaniard made the move at Turn 1 on Lap 9. That enabled Bautista to finish P4 with Alex Lowes in P5. The fight for P6 was fierce and it was Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) who stole it on the final lap to secure a second row start.

SECURING A TOP-NINE FINISH: Petrucci misses out on P6 on the final lap

Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished in seventh after losing out to Vierge on the final lap, with Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) fighting back into eighth place; he finished 0.001s behind ‘Petrux’ at the line. The third row in Race 2 will be completed by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha). After a strong start, ‘Loka’ was running in the top five in the early stages, before dropping down the order. He had to give up a position when running in P9 due to irresponsible riding, letting Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) through at Turn 5 on Lap 10, but the #55 snatched P9 back on the final lap.

The top nine from WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race, full results here:

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)

2. Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.742s

3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +2.632s

4. Álvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) +6.219s

5. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +6.373s

6. Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +9.318s

7. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +9.432s

8. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +9.433s

9. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +11.347s

Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’32.357s, new lap record

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