WorldSBK's EICMA Italian Round: Iker Lecuona completed the Superpole with a track record of 1:27.253, narrowly beating his teammate Nicolo Bulega by 0.044 seconds. With this result, Lecuona secured his second career pole position and made his first pole position with Ducati.
Lecuona's Position and Career Achievement
Iker Lecuona improved his result by 0.727 seconds over Nicolo Bulega's record of 1:27.980 set in Cremona in 2025. This achievement marked the Spanish rider's second pole position in the WorldSBK. Lecuona had achieved his first pole position in 2022 in Barcelona with Honda and made his first pole position with Ducati.
Bulega's Struggle and Results
The weekend was difficult for Nicolo Bulega. The Italian rider fell twice on Friday. His first attempts in the Superpole were cancelled due to yellow flags caused by the crashes of Jake Dixon and Mattia Rato. Despite this, Bulega made a strong comeback on his second attempt and took the second spot in the front row. The Superpole results were as follows:
- Ducati rider Alberto Surra finished with a difference of 0.184 seconds in first place.
- Sam Lowes maintained fourth place despite crashing on Turn 13 near the end of the session.
- While Yamaha Montella finished fifth, Lorenzo Baldassari secured sixth place, establishing Ducati dominance in the top six.
- The best rider outside of Ducati was Alex Lowes in seventh place.
- Garrett Gerloff was ninth, and Miguel Oliveira was tenth.
- Tommy Bridewell completed the top ten.
- The riders starting from fourth place were Remy Gardner and Xavi Vierge.
Grid and Race Information
The grid determined by the Superpole will be used for the 23-lap race starting at 16:30 CET on Saturday and the 10-lap Superpole Race at 12:10 CET on Sunday. The starting positions and race information are as follows:
- Sam Lowes, Montella, and Baldassari are in second place. Alex Lowes, Gerloff, and Oliveira are in third place.
- Lecuona, Bulega, and Surra will start from the front row.
Nico lo Bulega has a chance to declare his championship this weekend.
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- Archive: Iker Lecuona Takes Lead in Cremona Race (September 26, 2026)
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