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Lecuona Secures Ducati's First Pole Position in Superpole

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Lecuona Secures Ducati's First Pole Position in Superpole
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Iker Lecuona took pole position in the Superpole session held in Italy for the 2026 World Superbike Championship. With this result, Lecuona concludes a series of 10 consecutive pole positions for Nicolo Bulega, securing his second pole position of his career.

Race Results and Standings

In the first part of the Superpole session, Nicolo Bulega was disqualified due to accidents involving Jake Dixon and Mattia Rato, resulting in the cancellation of the first two laps due to yellow flags, but he made a strong comeback on the second run. The Italian rider moved into pole position temporarily in the final part, but he dropped to second place with his time in the last lap.

Among other riders, although Alberto Surra Lecuona took the lead after leaving the track, he finished in third place in the session. Sam Lowes managed to secure fourth place despite an accident in the final part. Almost simultaneously with Lowes' accident, Andrea Locatelli and Axel Bassani crashed, with Locatelli finishing 15th and Bassani 13th.

While Yari Montella finished fifth, Lorenzo Baldassari secured sixth place, establishing dominance in the top six for Ducati. The fastest rider outside of Ducati was Alex Lowes in seventh place. Garrett Gerloff was eighth, Miguel Oliveira was ninth, and Tommy Bridewell completed the top ten.

Pole Positions and Final Rankings

The top 12 positions in the Superpole were as follows:

    1. Iker Lecuona (Ducati Team)
    1. Nicolo Bulega (Ducati Team)
    1. Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing)
    1. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)
    1. Yari Montella (Barni Racing Team)
    1. Lorenzo Baldassari (Team Go Eleven)
    1. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team)
    1. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team)
    1. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
    1. Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates)
    1. Remy Gardner (GRT Racing Team)
    1. Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha)

Ranking details are as follows:

    1. Iker Lecuona (Ducati Team) - Time: 1'27.253, km/h: 155.465
    1. Nicolo Bulega (Ducati Team) - Time: 1'27.297, km/h: 155.386
    1. Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) - Time: 1'27.437, km/h: 155.137
    1. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) - Time: 1'27.627, km/h: 154.801
    1. Yari Montella (Barni Racing Team) - Time: 1'27.723, km/h: 154.632
    1. Lorenzo Baldassari (Team Go Eleven) - Time: 1'27.791, km/h: 154.512
    1. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) - Time: 1'27.895, km/h: 154.329
    1. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) - Time: 1'27.963, km/h: 154.210
    1. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) - Time: 1'28.001, km/h: 154.143
    1. Tommy Bridewell (Superbike Advocates) - Time: 1'28.162, km/h: 153.862
    1. Remy Gardner (GRT Racing Team) - Time: 1'28.260, km/h: 153.691
    1. Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) - Time: 1'28.264, km/h: 153.684

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