AN EMOTIONAL FINALE

The 2026 campaign came to a dramatic finish on Sunday

CALENDAR   |   VIDEOS As rain began to fall, the field fired around the Circuito de Jerez for the decisive final laps with P3 hanging in the balance WATCH THE FULL RACE 2 "IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL... DURING THE WEEK I'LL CALL MY MANAGER" Alvaro Bautista came painstakingly close to a rostrum result to end 2026, and with his 2027 up in the air, it may have been his final WorldSBK ride FULL INTERVIEW “IF THERE WAS A RIDER LIKE ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN MY IDOL, IT’S INCREDIBLE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT" Danilo Petrucci bid his emotional farewell to the WorldSBK paddock in a dramatic dounpour in pit lane and tears flowed as the #9 reminisced PETRUCCI'S EMOTIONAL FAREWELL BULEGA CLOSES THE 2026 CHAPTER ON TOP Bulega stamped his name atop the order in his final race in the WorldSBK paddock as two riders fought tooth and nail for third place THE FULL RACE 2 REPORT WATCH THE END OF SEASON RECAP 2026's best moments cut into a sensational short form video, capturing all the emotions from a historic campaign WATCH THE FREE VIDEO ARTIGAS PULLS OFF STUNNING FINAL ROUND COMEBACK Xavi Artigas has been named 2026 World Sportbike Champion after a dramatic final-round twist HOW DID HE DO IT? “IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT, THE WHOLE TEAM AND I WERE CRYING” After landing a stunning tenth hat-trick in 2026, the emotions rushed into Nicolo Bulega, who will be departing the paddock for MotoGP THE CHAMPION SAYS GOODBYE BIMOTA'S THROWBACK 'NERO' LIVERY The KB998 Rimini showed off a stunning new black and gold look on Sunday afternoon, making reference to the Bimota DB1 ALL THE BEST PHOTOS DUCATI SHINES IN SILVER Paying homage to the 750 Imola Desmo, Nicolo Bulega and Iker Lecuona closed their historic 2026 season in style FULL GALLERY HERE 2027 STARTS NOW  The road to 2027 begins now as new faces, new parts and new title battles begin to take shape SUBSCRIBE TODAY 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