Danilo Petrucci has begun 2026 as the fastest rider in WorldSBK on a soaking Wednesday in Jerez.
Petrucci was 1.2 seconds after than his closest competitor, Yari Montella, and his fastest time of a 1:52.976 is indicative of the poor conditions (Nicolo Bulega's pole time last October was in the mid-1:36s).
The second factory BMW of Miguel Oliveira was third-fastest, the Portuguese rookie completing his first laps in the rain on Pirelli's wet weather rubber. Oliveira set the most laps of any WorldSBK rider on Wednesday, although his total was limited to only 31.
Stefano Manzi was the top Yamaha in fourth ahead of Ducati newcomer Iker Lecuona in fifth.
British rookie Jake Dixon was ninth-fastest, one spot behind two-time WorldSBK Champion Alvaro Bautista.
Several Supersport riders, including both Kawasaki WorldSSP Team riders and Matteo Ferrari from WRP Ducati, were on-track as well in Jerez, as were Marcel Schrotter, David Checa, and Kenny Foray from the ERC BMW world endurance team.
Full results from Wednesday in Jerez are below.
| 2026 World Superbike Championship | 2026 January Jerez Test | Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto | Wednesday, 18:00 | Times | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:52.976 |
| 2 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:54.194 |
| 3 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:54.260 |
| 4 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:55.044 |
| 5 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:55.605 |
| 6 | Xavi Fores | ESP | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:55.917 |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:55.935 |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:56.770 |
| 9 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:57.109 |
| 10 | Jeremy Alcoba | ESP | Kawasaki WorldSSP Team | Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 | 1:57.205 |
| 11 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:57.672 |
| 12 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:57.784 |
| 13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:57.830 |
| 14 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:57.916 |
| 15 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:58.634 |
| 16 | Philipp Oettl | GER | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:58.887 |
| 17 | Lennox Lehmann | GER | Team Apreco | Yamaha R9 | 1:59.575 |
| 18 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | Kawasaki WorldSSP Team | Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 | 1:59.986 |
| 19 | Team ERC | Team ERC | BMW M1000 RR | 2:00.330 | |
| 20 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 2:01.143 |
| 21 | Twan Smits | NED | Team Apreco | Yamaha R9 | 2:02.135 |
| 22 | Matteo Ferrari | ITA | WRP Ducati | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2:04.119 |
| 23 | Philipp Oettl | GER | Feel Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2:04.770 |
| 24 | Dirk Geiger | GER | Team Apreco | Yamaha R9 | 2:10.389 |
| 25 | Borja Jimenez | ESP | WRP Ducati | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2:12.354 |
