The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders are rolling up their sleeves and opening up the throttle as they charge into Round 8 of 12, and several more records lie vulnerable to the speed of the all-conquering Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati). The Italian’s unprecedented streak has continued as he crosses the channel and rolls out on track at the Donington Park Circuit for the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Get a taste for what’s at stake as well as a selection of fun facts about one of WorldSBK’s most storied venues.
1988 – Donington Park set the stage for the inaugural Championship round: Davide Tardozzi on a Bimota and Marco Lucchinelli on a Ducati secured one win each on the 3rd of April 1988.
73 – Donington Park matches Misano in total WorldSBK races run: both started the season at 70 and will end up at 73. That is the third-all-time spot, behind Phillip Island with 76 and Assen with 74.
68 – Ducati have recorded the most of any manufacturer with 68 podium finishes at Donington. Kawasaki are second-best with 56.
48 – The last 48 races were won only by the first two on the grid: this is an unprecedented streak in history. The previous record was 21, from Jarama Race 1 to Mugello Race 1, 1991.
41-43 – Bulega needs two more wins to match Noriyuki Haga in sixth in the all-time win tally rankings. Before this season started, Bulega had 20 wins.
27 – 27 different winners at Donington: the most successful is Toprak Razgatlioglu with 12, followed by Tom Sykes with 9.
25 – Bulega is on the longest ever winning streak in WorldSBK history, currently 25 races long. He is about to “lap” the second-best streak, 13, recorded by Toprak Razgatlioglu twice, in 2024 and last year.
21 – With 21 wins already this year, Bulega has reached the second-best season ever, recorded by Toprak Razgatlioglu last year. Now the countdown is on for the all-time record of Bautista, set in 2023 with 27 wins.
20 – Iker Lecuona is becoming a regular podium finisher, but with Bulega amassing wins, he now has 20 podiums without a win, an all-time record.
16/17 – Bulega is one pole position shy of 7th in the all-time list, currently held by American Doug Polen with 17.
15 – Bulega led all the laps in 15 races this season, a record stretching back to at least 1998 when that stat began being recorded. For context, Bautista led from lights to flag 11 races in 2019.
10/11 – Bulega is one weekend short of equalling Toprak Razgatlioglu's career hat trick record of 11. Bulega has 10 race-win trios, the same as Alvaro Bautista.
8 – Ducati is on a streak of 8 pole positions, the second-best after they recorded 15 in a row from Mugello 1991 to Manfeild 1992.
1 & 1-2 – BMW recorded their first WorldSBK win at Donington Park in 2012, Race 1, which was also a 1-2 with Marco Melandri winning and Leon Haslam as runner-up.
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