The second half of the 2026 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship campaign begins at the iconic Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”, just a couple of kilometres from the stunning Adriatic Sea coastline. The action is going to be fierce at the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round but before track action gets underway, get up to speed with the key numbers from last year’s visit to Misano.
2025 race winners:
Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW: Race 1, Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)
Last three pole-sitters at Misano:
2025: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) 1’31.618s
2024: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) 1’32.320s
2023: Alvaro Bautista (Ducati) 1’33.017s
Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Misano:
Ducati: 104 (37)
Kawasaki: 36 (12)
Yamaha: 20 (4)
Honda: 17 (4)
Aprilia: 14 (6)
BMW: 9 (6)
Suzuki: 8 (1)
Bimota: 1
Petronas: 1
Key gaps from Misano 2025:
Front row covered by: 0.719s
1 second in Superpole covered… the top 7: 0.944s
Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 1.045s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Race 1)
Closest race podium: 6.122s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Alex Lowes 2nd, Locatelli 3rd, Superpole Race)
Closest Misano podium of all-time: 0.457s (Rea 1st, Fabrizio 2nd, Haga 3rd, Race 2 2009)
Manufacturer top speeds at Misano, 2025:
Ducati: Alvaro Bautista – 282.0kph, Superpole Race
Honda: Xavi Vierge – 276.9kph, Superpole Race
Kawasaki: Garrett Gerloff – 276.2kph, Superpole Race
Bimota: Axel Bassani – 274.8kph, Warm Up
BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 274.1kph, Superpole, Race 1
Yamaha: Dominique Aegerter – 272.7kph, FP3
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