Opening salvos from the battle of Balaton

Two title titans are set to clash, yet unexpected riders shine on Friday

CALENDAR   |   VIDEOS Check out the best moments from WorldSBK's first taste of Balaton Park on Friday WATCH FREE HIGHLIGHTS HERE! SAM LOWES STREAKS AHEAD  The British Independent rider hit the ground running in Hungary as he topped the combined Friday timesheets READ FRIDAY'S REPORT HERE BULEGA: “We struggled a little bit especially with the braking" Bulega finished in a combined P8 on Friday, read his breakdown below! READ BULEGA'S REACTION SAM LOWES STRIKES FIRST While he minimised his Friday speed, the British rider announced himself as a top contender this weekend LISTEN TO LOWES' REACTION SILLY SEASON UPDATES FROM PIT LANE Speaking during Friday practice, Sven Blusch and Niccolo Canepa spoke about BMW and Yamaha's 2026 lineups  CLICK HERE! WHO IS THE WORLDSBK GOAT? Legendary riders reveal who they think is the Championship's greatest rider of all time WATCH NOW! FULL SCHEDULE FOR HUNGARY The full timesheet for all this weekend's action! Don't miss tomorrow's Race 1 at 14:00 local time (UTC+2) ALL EVENT TIMES HERE! ROAD TO RACE 1000 Check out the list of WorldSBK's best races from race 251-500! FULL ARTICLE HERE UNPREDICTABLE ACTION WorldSBK has delivered once again in 2025 and you won't want to miss any action using the WorldSBK VideoPass - now 65% off! BUY NOW! View in browser Manage preferences Contact us Dorna Sports, S.L. sends you this communication because you are a registered user or due to your interest in our products or services. Your data will be processed for the submission of commercial communications about offers, products, services or other updates of Dorna and its partners, sponsors and third parties. You can exercise your data protection rights and access to further information by clicking here. If you don’t want to receive this type of communications, please unsubscribe . Copyright © 2025 Dorna Sports, S.L. All rights reserved. Barcelona Office - Calle Narcís Monturiol 2, Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, 08960