Nine from nine: Bulega targets record run at Balaton Park.
Recent Form and Momentum
- Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) continues to lead the Championship standings after another dominant performance in Assen, where he secured three further victories. Having won all nine races of the 2026 season so far, the Italian has amassed 186 points and holds a 69-point advantage over teammate Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).
- The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati duo has dominated recent rounds, locking out the top two positions in the last six races, with Lecuona finishing runner-up in each of those outings.
- Thanks to three third-place finishes at Assen, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) has climbed to third in the standings with 82 points, moving ahead of Miguel Oliveira (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), who drops to fourth after a more challenging Dutch Round.
- Oliveira, the leading non-Ducati rider, is level on 69 points with Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team).
Team & Rider News
- Honda HRC has confirmed that, although Jake Dixon continues to make good progress in his recovery, he will not be fit to race at the Motul Hungarian Round. The British rider will be replaced by Japan’s Yuki Kunii.
Historical Performance
- The 2025 season marked the first visit to Balaton Park in WorldSBK history. Toprak Razgatlioglu completed a clean sweep across the three races that weekend.
- Nicolo Bulega finished second in both Race 1 and Race 2, while Sam Lowes and Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) also featured on the podium.
At Stakes This Weekend
- On a winning streak since the 2025 Spanish Round, Nicolo Bulega has claimed victory in the last 13 races, equalling the all-time WorldSBK record for consecutive wins set by three-time Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu. A win in Race 1 at the Motul Hungarian Round would see the Italian become the outright record holder for most consecutive victories in WorldSBK history.
- With a perfect tally of nine wins from the first nine races of 2026, Bulegaheads to Balaton Park with a chance to extend his winning streak to 12. Doing so would surpass the all-time record of 11 consecutive victories, set by Neil Hodgson in 2003 and matched by Alvaro Bautista in 2019.
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All to play for: one point splits Masia and Arenas at Balaton Park
Recent Form and Momentum
- Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) continues to lead the Championship standings ahead of the Hungarian Round, but his advantage has been reduced to just one point over Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team). The two Spaniards are locked together on 106 and 105 points respectively after Arenas secured two second-place finishes at Assen.
- Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) sits third in the standings with 79 points, the German rider arriving in Hungary on a high after claiming his maiden WorldSSP victory in Race 2 at Assen.
- Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) holds fourth place with 72 points, followed by fellow Frenchman Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) on 54 points.
- After securing his first podium of the season, Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) has moved up to sixth in the standings.
Historical Performance
- The 2025 season marked the first WorldSSP visit to Balaton Park, where 2025 Champion Stefano Manzi completed a dominant double victory.
- Can Oncu featured on the podium in both races, finishing second and third, while Simon Jespersen (EAB Racing Team) secured second place in Race 2.
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