Progress continues on the trail to 2026 as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field flew around the track on Wednesday, November 26^th for their first day of the second session of testing at the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia. This time around, wet weather wasn’t a factor, and while it was chilly to start the day, temperatures got higher and lap times got shorter, closing the day with two Yamahas and a BMW holding the three fastest times.

BREAKOUT DAY FOR THE RIDERS IN BLUE: Locatelli led the session, with four Yamahas in the Top six

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and several fellow Yamaha riders put the paddock on alert as they filled out the majority of the top positions, led by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) as he and his 1’38.641s was the only time to break the 1’38s mark. Behind him, A Yamaha testing bike ridden by all three of Yamaha’s attending riders throughout the day placed, however, ridden by Vierge who set that time, finished in P2, clocking in 0.385s. Behind Loka. Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was as amped up as he was at the last test in Jerez, running the most laps of any rider with 95; his fastest was a 1’39.442s effort, which saw him to P7.

BMW BACK AT FULL STRENGTH: BMW’s 2026 rider pair was able to make their 2026 debut after missing Jerez’s October test

Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team) showed that, while he might now be a test rider for the team, the #60 still has serious pace, finishing third quickest with a time of 1’39.043. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed P6 on his first day riding the BMW M 1000 RR thanks to his 1’39.434s time. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) has a considerably steeper learning curve than Petrucci, such as understanding the different type of bike from the MotoGP bike he’s used to, and per his Team Principal, Shaun Muir, early in the day,  today was his first time riding on Pirelli tyres. Oliveira, despite these factors, finished in P8 with a time of 1’39.815s.

BIMOTA BUILDING UP STEAM: Fores fought his way to a P5 finish on Day 1

Bimota test rider Xavi Fores was Bimota’s sole representative; however, the Spaniard represented his team well, as he and his 1’39.302 put him in P5, just under seven tenths off P1 pace.

FINDING FORM: Honda’s rider pair of Dixon and Chantra made their WorldSBK debut on Day 1

In their first appearance in red and blue in WorldSBK, Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) and Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) made their debut in the Championship on Day 1 at Jerez. Dixon led the day as he would finish P9 with a time of 1’40.035s, just ahead of his new teammate Chantra, who placed P10 thanks to his best time of 1’40.285s. Behind them in P12, test rider Tetsuta Nagashima ran 52 laps whose best time clocked in at 1’40.839s.

WORLD SUPERSPORT WORKING FOR 2026: Perolari tops the session for WorldSSP

Honda Racing World Supersport’s Corentin Perolari was the fastest rider of his class on Day 1, his time of 1’42.683s outpacing Jeremy Alcobda in P2 by under two tenths of a second. Riding with WRP Racing, Matteo Ferrari was third fastest, with a time of 1’43.211s. Dominique Aegerter (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) was fourth quickest on the day as he made his return to the WorldSSP field, his 1’43.740s placed him ahead of  1’43.956s Riccardo Rossi (Renzi Corse), 1’44.936s Ana Carrasco (Honda Racing World Supersport) and 1’46.0076s Petr Svoboda, who rode with WRP Racing.

The Top six permanent grid riders from the Jerez Test Day 1: Full results here!

1 Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 1’38.641s

2. Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.385s

3. Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.793s

4. Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +0.801s

5. Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +1.174s

6. Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) +1.394s

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