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SAVE IN PICTURES: Lecuona’s magical moment from FP3 at Balaton Park!

Saturday, 2 May 2026 08:39 GMT

Lecuona pulled off a magnificent save at Turn 9 in Free Practice 3 – and it was caught on camera

Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) finished second in Free Practice 3 at the Balaton Park Circuit but the #7 caught the attention of everyone with an incredible save in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Coming through Turn 9, the entry to the chicane, he lost the front of his Ducati Panigale V4R machine but he was able to keep it upright after using his elbow to pull off the magical save. Check out the gallery of pictures and the save itself at the top of this article!

Photo credit: Randy van Maasdijk / racesport.nl

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