OPENING SALVO AT MISANO

WorldSBK ushered in the action in Emilia-Romagna

CALENDAR   |   VIDEOS Feast your eyes on the best moments from an opening day full of twists and turns at the Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli" WATCH FRIDAY'S FREE HIGHLIGHTS A TITLE CONTENDER FALLS IN FRIDAY'S FP2 Iker Lecuona took a spill with 11 minutes left in the afternoon's Free Practice 2, will the tumble affect his confidence in the races to come? FREE CRASH CLIP HERE REPORT: Bulega's dream start to his home round, Lecuona less than two tenths behind The field is anxiously finding their footing in Emilia-Romagna as they search for a step to fight with the factory 'Ducatisti' ALL THE DETAILS FROM FRIDAY REMAINING IN GREEN: Gerloff renews with Kawasaki for 2027 WorldSBK campaign The Japanese manufacturer have announced that their #31 will remain in green in 2027, the first of 2027's factory seats to have been confirmed  FULL ARTICLE HERE! BREMBO AND WORLD SUPERBIKE'S NEW ERA FOR BRAKING IN 2027 WorldSBK and Brembo have announced that next season, the grid will utilise the cutting-edge Hyction™ braking disc technology ALL THE DETAILS HERE "We tried what we tried in the test, it worked well" Yari Montella made his Friday count as he and his Independent Ducati bike look back on track after an off-pace weekend at Aragon  READ THE #5'S FRIDAY REFLECTIONS "200 races is not an easy goal to achieve... I'm proud" Misano is more than just a home round for Axel Bassani, the #47 will make his 200th race start on Saturday in WorldSBK HEAR FROM 'EL BOCIA' SBK TECH DIVE: Managing Pirelli tyres Take a look behind the scenes of how world's fastest bikes and their teams manage to maintain grip on the tarmac WATCH THE SBK TECH DIVE FREE! FULL MISANO TIMETABLE The opening race of the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round is just around the corner! Tune in for the debut of action on track in Italy MISANO'S KEY TIMES HERE NONSTOP ACTION IN 2026 Historic WorldSBK action continues in 2026! Lock in your place for unlimited access to live coverage, inside-the-paddock content and the historic archive for a whopping 50% off! BUY NOW! View in browser Manage preferences Contact us MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, 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 WorldSBK 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 © 2026 MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group S.L. All rights reserved. Barcelona Office - Calle Narcís Monturiol 2, Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, 08960