categoryPlenty of records were broken at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” as history keeps being written in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. With the racing in the bag, take a look at some of the stats, facts and milestones from an incredible Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round.
375 – Race 2 at Misano was the 375th start for Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team). At Donington, he has the chance to match and then pass Troy Corser (377 starts) for second place in WorldSBK history. Jonathan Rea leads the way, with 476.
200 – Both Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) started their 200th WorldSBK race in Race 1 at Misano.
77 – Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) recorded his 77th WorldSBK podium at Misano, meaning he now has more rostrums than any other Italian rider. He is 10 behind Aaron Slight for a place in the top-ten list.
26 – Bulega has led at least one lap in the last 26 races in WorldSBK, an all-time record. He held the previous record with 19, while the third-best value is 18, held by Toprak Razgatlioglu on two occasions.
26 – Alex Lowes claimed a front row start at Misano for Bimota’s home round; it was his 26th in WorldSBK.
25 – Including the end of last season, Bulega is now on a 25-win streak in WorldSBK. This is 12 more than the previous record, held by Razgatlioglu.
21/27 – Bulega now has the second all-time value for wins in a season, tied with Razgatlioglu. His next target is Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team), who took 27 in 2023 for the all-time record.
20 – Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) recorded his 20th WorldSBK podium. He’s extending the record of rostrums without a win; the previous record was 14.
16 – Bulega’s 16th WorldSBK pole put him level with 2003 Champion Neil Hodgson. ‘Bulegas’ has the chance to match Doug Polen next time out.
13 – Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) took his best WorldSBK result with P13 in Race 2.
12 – Rookie Alberto Surra (Motocorsa Racing) is on a run of 12 consecutive points-scoring finishes. In 2026, only Bulega and Lecuona have recorded longer streaks (21 races).
8 – Bulega took his eighth consecutive pole, stretching back to Jerez 2025, equalling the all-time streak. He holds the record with six-time Champion Rea.
8 – Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) secured his best result of the season, with P8.
5 – Tarran Mackenzie (MGM Optical Express Racing) took his best dry-weather result in WorldSBK with P5 in Race 2. His best overall is P4.
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