Nicolo Bulega continues to make history in WorldSBK and this weekend in Italy, at home, he is ready to put an end to the fight for the championship. The Italian, who missed the MotoGP tests in Austria, arrives with 26 victories so far this season out of a possible 27. That is why, if nothing changes, he will leave Cremona with the title under his arm.
The only one who can prevent Bulega from being crowned in his home race. but also for Ducati. It is Iker Lecuona himself. Spanish is. both. The Italian’s greatest rival and teammate, so we will have to see to what extent this situation can affect Lecuona. This year he has been tremendously solid, but he has not been able to beat Nicolo in more than one race.
This situation is what makes us think that if everything continues as we have this season, Bulega will leave Cremona with his WSBK champion title under his arm. Furthermore, mathematics is on his side and as the weekend races go by, the easier it will be for him. The most complicated thing will be to win the title on Saturday, because he would have to score 15 more points than Iker and that, looking at this year’s results, does not seem feasible.
So in that case the Superpole Race on Sunday would arrive, and there it would be easier because if between this and Saturday’s race he adds three more points than Iker, the title will fall into the hands of Bulega. If not, on Sunday without having lost more than 22 points in the weekend against Lecuona, he will win the title.
But in addition to the battle for the championship, it will be interesting to see the performance of the rest of the Ducati riders, especially Montella, the third rider in contention, and also Alberto Surra, increasingly competitive. Sam Lowes and Lorenzo Baldassarri will also look for their place. Even so, another proper name is missing at Ducati, Álvaro Bautista, who has 5 podiums out of three possible in the two visits to Cremona and could give the impetus he lacks to secure a place in 2027.
The Bimota drivers will also be active, as usual, but those who are really a mystery are the BMW drivers with Miguel Ángel Oliveira and Danilo Petrucci who are very far from what was expected of them. Can they change the dynamics of the last rounds in Cremona? We will see it soon.
Details of the Cremona Circuit
Cremona is a peculiar circuit in several ways. It is very short, only 3,768 meters, which makes it the shortest route in the championship. Furthermore, its finish line is also especially short, at around 400 metres, although the back straight allows for much higher speeds to be reached.
As for curves, it has 13, with a fairly balanced distribution between both directions: six are right and seven are left. A good part of them are concentrated in the first half of the lap, while the third part is the fastest on the route.
Despite its short length, Cremona combines quite technical areas with faster ones, so it is important to link the first corners well and find a good compromise between agility, braking and stability, although these last two characteristics can make more of a difference.
Where to watch Superbike Italia 2026
Following the World Superbike from Spain continues to be quite easy, also this weekend with the Cremona round underway. DAZN will once again offer all the activity from the Italian circuit and, as usual, it will be enough to register for free on the platform to access both the free practice sessions and the qualifying sessions and the races.
Teledeporte will also broadcast the weekend’s races, with the possibility of following them also through RTVE Play if you choose to watch them online. Among the payment alternatives there continue to be Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, also available within MAX. Added to these is the official WorldSBK Videopass, the championship’s own option to access all the coverage of the season.
Superbike Italy 2026 schedules
Friday, September 25
- 09:00 – 09:25: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Free Practice
- 09:40 – 10:05: WorldSPB – Free Practice
- 10:20 – 11:05: WorldSBK – Free Practice 1
- 11:20 – 12:00: WorldSSP – Free Practice
- 13:30 – 13:55: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Superpole
- 14:10 – 14:35: WorldSPB – Superpole
- 15:00 – 15:45: WorldSBK – Free Practice 2
- 16:00 – 16:40: WorldSSP – Superpole
Saturday September 26
- 09:00 – 09:10: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Warm Up 1
- 09:20 – 09:30: WorldSPB – Warm Up 1
- 09:40 – 10:00: WorldSBK – Free Practice 3
- 10:10 – 10:20: WorldSSP – Warm Up 1
- 11:15 – 11:30: WorldSBK – Superpole
- 12:00: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Race 1
- 13:00: WorldSPB – Race 1
- 14:00: WorldSSP – Race 1
- 15:30: WorldSBK – Race 1
Sunday September 27
- 08:55 – 09:05: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Warm Up 2
- 09:15 – 09:25: WorldSBK – Warm Up
- 09:35 – 09:45: WorldSPB – Warm Up 2
- 09:55 – 10:05: WorldSSP – Warm Up 2
- 11:00: WorldSBK – Superpole Race
- 11:50: R3 BLU CRU Champ – Race 2
- 12:45 WorldSPB – Race 2
- 14:00: WorldSBK – Race 2
- 15:15: WorldSSP – Race 2
