The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship arrives at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for the 2026 Acerbis French Round. The action will begin on Friday at 09:40 local time (UTC+1) with WorldSPB’s free practice, followed by WorldSBK at 10:20 and WorldSSP at 11:20. In the afternoon, WorldSPB’s Tissot Superpole will start at 14:10 with Supersport at 16:00, split up by WorldSBK’s FP2 at 15:00.
On Saturday, the Warm-Up sessions begin at 09:00, WorldSPB is up first, followed by WorldSSP and tailed by WorldSBK’s FP3 at 09:40. At 11:15, WorldSBK returns to the track for their Tissot Superpole session, preceding an afternoon of racing action: WorldSPB at 13:00, WorldSSP at 14:00 and WorldSBK to close Saturday at 15:30.
Sunday gets rolling with Warm Up sessions starting at 09:00, first up WorldSPB, then WorldSBK, followed by WorldSSP. WorldSBK will return on track for their 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race, followed by a tripleheader of Race 2s: WorldSSP at 12:40, WorldSBK earlier than usual at 14:00, and WorldSPB closing the day at 15:15.
Friday, September 4th (Local time, UTC +1)
09:00–09:25 – FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Free Practice
09:40–10:05 – WorldSPB Free Practice
10:20–11:05 – WorldSBK Free Practice 1
11:20–12:00 – WorldSSP Free Practice
13:15–13:40 – FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup
14:10–14:35 – WorldSPB Tissot Superpole
15:00–15:45 – WorldSBK Free Practice 2
16:00–16:40 – WorldSSP Tissot Superpole
Saturday, September 5th
09:00–09:10 – WorldSPB Warm Up
09:20–09:30 – WorldSSP Warm Up
09:40–10:00 – WorldSBK Free Practice 3
10:20 – FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Race 1 (9 laps)
11:15–11:30 – WorldSBK Tissot Superpole
13:00 – WorldSPB Race 1 (11 laps)
14:00 – WorldSSP Race 1 (19 laps)
15:30 – WorldSBK Race 1 (21 laps)
Sunday, September 6th
09:00–09:10 – WorldSSP Warm Up
09:20–09:30 – WorldSBK Warm Up
09:40–09:50 – WorldSPB Warm Up
10:10 – FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Race 2 (9 laps)
11:10 – WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race (10 laps)
12:40 – WorldSSP Race 2 (19 laps)
14:00 – WorldSBK Race 2 (21 laps)
15:15 – WorldSSP Race 2 (11 laps)
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