2026 Portuguese WorldSBK: Championship standings after Race 1
2026 WorldSBK championship standings after Race 1 at the Portuguese Round, round two of the 2026 season.
2026 WorldSBK riders' standings after Race 1 at the second round of the season at Portimao.
Nicolo Bulega continues to lead the WorldSBK standings after his fourth win from four races in Portimao Race 1.
The Italian's lead remains over Axel Bassani but it has extended from 20 points to 37 after Bassani finished only eighth in Race 1 in Portugal.
Iker Lecuona moves up to third in the standings after finishing second, his first podium for Ducati. Miguel Oliveira is now fourth after he finished third in Race 1, his first podium in WorldSBK.
Full World Superbike Championship standings after Race 1 at the 2026 Portuguese Round are below.
2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Portuguese Round | Round 2, Race 1 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Points |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 87 |
| 2 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 50 |
| 3 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 39 |
| 4 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 33 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 30 |
| 6 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 29 |
| 7 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 27 |
| 8 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 26 |
| 9 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 26 |
| 10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 24 |
| 11 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 22 |
| 12 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 19 |
| 13 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 18 |
| 14 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 12 |
| 15 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 10 |
| 16 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 7 |
| 17 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 6 |
| 18 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 2 |
| 19 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1 |
| 20 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1 |
| 21 | Mattia Rato | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 0 |
| 23 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 0 |
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