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World Championship title draws nearer: Nicolo Bulega claims he hasn’t done the maths yet

Nicolo Bulega has won 23 out of 24 races in the 2026 Superbike World Championship season. At Donington Park, Ducati clinched the trophies in the Team and Constructors’ Championships – the riders’ title will follow shortly.

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12.07.2026 - 20:04

This article is an automatically generated English version. The original article was published in German.

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Before the start of the season, critical voices dominated, but the World Championship rounds so far have shown that the rule changes are delivering exactly what was hoped for: excitement right up to the final lap.

Nicolo Bulega’s sensational winning streak came to an end in the first race at Donington Park; after 25 victories since 12 October 2025, he was beaten by his Aruba Ducati team-mate Iker Lecuona. “I didn’t play my cards very well on Saturday, but I had the potential to win,” said the Italian, looking back after securing first place in both races on Sunday. “When I woke up on Sunday morning, I told myself that I just had to ride to the best of my ability, and then I’d win. We made a few changes to the bike, and my pace was fast.”

Bulega didn’t get off to perfect starts

Starting from pole position, Bulega did not enter the first corner in the lead in any of the three races; he described overtaking the riders ahead of him as “not easy”. In the sprint race, Lecuona crashed whilst leading; to secure another victory, Bulega first had to get past the fast Ducati privateer Yari Montella. “My only option was to ride aggressively into Turn 11,” said the World Championship leader, describing his tactics. “I always had to brake my way past from far behind. Yari is a brilliant rider who brakes hard. If I’d been first after the start and could have taken my lines right from the off, it would have been easier for me.”

Would Bulega have won the sprint even without Lecuona’s crash? “Hard to say,” mused the 26-year-old in a small group of journalists. “My pace was strong, better than on Saturday. I set my fastest lap straight after I’d overtaken Yari. I don’t know how fast Iker would have been over the last two or three laps.”

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Bulega: World Championship title in Cremona would be perfect

After 23 wins in 24 races of the 2026 season, Bulega stands on 491 points, five short of the maximum. His lead over second-placed Lecuona stands at 133 points ahead of the summer break, which lasts almost eight weeks. The final third of the season gets underway in France on the first weekend of September, with 248 points still up for grabs.

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Ducati clinched the team and constructors’ titles early in England. When does Bulega expect to secure his own triumph? “I haven’t done the maths yet,” noted the rider with 43 race wins to his name. “It would be perfect in Cremona, at a race in Italy – that would be fantastic.”

Assuming Bulega were to win all three races at Magny-Cours and Lecuona were to finish second in each, his lead going into Cremona would be 145 points. He could then score 21 points fewer than the Spaniard at his home race and still become Superbike World Champion for the first time.

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