Kawasaki already has one title in the bag in the 2026 Sportbike World Championship

In its preparations for the new World Sportbike Championship, Kawasaki has got a lot right – or rather, has done things better than the competition. Kawasaki was the only manufacturer to have the ZX-6R 636 homologated as the same motorcycle used in the Supersport category, albeit with a correspondingly lower power output. Some team managers from other manufacturers saw this as a breach of the spirit of the new class, which was aimed more at sports motorbikes.

However, success proved Kawasaki right: four riders secured seven out of 14 victories on the Ninja, along with 20 out of a possible 42 podium finishes. With just one round remaining before the end of the season – following the first race at the Cremona Circuit – Kawasaki had already clinched the Constructors’ Championship.

In the second race, Kawasaki even extended its lead over Triumph further thanks to Xavi Artigas’s second place, and heading into the finale at Jerez, it leads with 302 points, ahead of the British manufacturer on 212 points and Suzuki on 172 points.

And on the Spanish circuit, the Greens will have another reason to celebrate, as the title will be decided between the Kawasaki riders David Salvador (ProDina/224 pts) and Xavi Artigas (MTM/212 pts).

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