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FAST FACTS: Easy guide and key numbers from WorldSBK’s last visit to Magny-Cours!

WorldSBK is back in action at the iconic Magny-Cours, so before the bikes start revving, get up to speed with key numbers from last year

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returns to action at the historic Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for Round 9 of the 2026 season. With the bikes set to take to the track, remind yourself of last year’s Acerbis French Round with the key numbers and stats from Magny-Cours’ storied WorldSBK history.

2025 race winners:

  • Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW: Race 1, Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)

Last three pole-sitters at Magny-Cours:

  • 2025: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW): 1:34.930s
  • 2024: Alex Lowes (Kawasaki) 1’51.946s
  • 2023: Garrett Gerloff (BMW) 1’35.453s

Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Magny-Cours:

  • Ducati: 58 (21)
  • Kawasaki: 35 (14)
  • Yamaha: 32 (11)
  • Aprilia: 11 (3)
  • Honda: 10 (2)
  • BMW: 9 (4)
  • Suzuki: 7
  • Bimota: 3

Key gaps from Magny-Cours 2025:

  • Front row covered by: 0.352s
  • 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 10: 0.982s
  • Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 3.712s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Superpole Race)
  • Closest race podium: 7.674s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Alex Lowes 3rd, Superpole Race)
  • Closest Magny-Cours podium of all-time: 0.412s (Toseland 1st, Haga 2nd, Corser 3rd, Race 1, 2006)

Manufacturer top speeds at Magny-Cours, 2025:

  • BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 301.7kph, Free Practice 2
  • Ducati: Nicolo Bulega – 299.2kph, Free Practice 1
  • Honda: Xavi Vierge – 298.3kph, Free Practice 1, Free Practice 2
  • Kawasaki: Garrett Gerloff – 299.2kph, Race 1
  • Yamaha: Dominique Aegerter – 298.3kph, Free Practice 1
  • Bimota: Axel Bassani – 296.7kph, Free Practice 2

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