Results from the opening race at the 2026 Italian WorldSBK at Cremona Circuit.

Iker Lecuona took his second WorldSBK victory in Race 1 at Cremona, beating Nicolo Bulega by over five seconds.

Bulega started third, but was promoted to second when Yari Montella crashed at the end of the first lap. Bulega would try to close in on Lecuona, but soon settled for second, which he took by just under two seconds in the end ahead of Sam Lowes whose late race pace was strong. Montella would remount, but crashed again a few laps later.

Lorenzo Baldassarri took fourth ahead of Garrett Gerloff, Alex Lowes, Andrea Locatelli, Axel Bassani, Jake Dixon, and Alvaro Bautista who rounded out the top-10.

Full WorldSBK results from Race 1 at Cremona are below.

Superpole

Iker Lecuona took his second WorldSBK pole position at Cremona Circuit, beating Nicolo Bulega for the first time in Superpole.

Bulega hadn't been beaten by a teammate in Superpole previously, but Lecuona overcame a mistake on his second run to land his first pole with Ducati.

Alberto Surra took a career-best third place, ahead of Sam Lowes, Yari Montella, and Lorenzo Baldassarri who completed an all-Ducati top-six.

Alex Lowes was the leading non-Ducati rider in seventh, ahead of Garrett Gerloff and Miguel Oliveira, while Tommy Bridewell rounded out the top-10.

Full WorldSBK results from Superpole at Cremona are below.

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