2026 Dutch WorldSBK, Assen: Championship standings after Race 1
2026 WorldSBK championship standings after Race 1 of the Dutch round at Assen.
Nicolo Bulega takes a 61-point WorldSBK title lead into Sunday at Assen after pushing his unbeaten start to the 2026 season to seven wins in a row in race one.
Aruba.it Ducati team-mate Iker Lecuona used a rain shower to catch and pass Bulega, but eventually had to settle for a fourth runner-up finish in succession.
A first podium of the season for Sam Lowes puts the Marc VDS rider equal on points with twin brother Alex in fifth.
After three podiums at home in Portimao, BMW's rookie WorldSBK star Miguel Oliveira takes over third overall despite a seventh place on Saturday.
Former champion Alvaro Bautista claimed his best result since Phillip Island with fourth place, and holds eighth in the standings ahead of Sunday's Superpole and Race 2...
2026 World Superbike Championship Standings | Assen | Round 3, Race 1 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Points |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 149 |
| 2 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 88 |
| 3 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 65 |
| 4 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 64 |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 59 |
| 6 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 59 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 48 |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 40 |
| 9 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 35 |
| 10 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 35 |
| 11 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 31 |
| 12 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Optical Express Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 26 |
| 13 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 24 |
| 14 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 21 |
| 15 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 14 |
| 16 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 13 |
| 17 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 7 |
| 18 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 7 |
| 19 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Superbike Advocates Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 6 |
| 20 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 4 |
| 21 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1 |
| 22 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1 |
| 23 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1 |
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