The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returns to action at the historic Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for Round 9 of the 2026 season. With the bikes set to take to the track, remind yourself of last year’s Acerbis French Round with the key numbers and stats from Magny-Cours’ storied WorldSBK history.
2025 race winners:
Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW: Race 1, Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)
Last three pole-sitters at Magny-Cours:
2025: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW): 1:34.930s
2024: Alex Lowes (Kawasaki) 1’51.946s
2023: Garrett Gerloff (BMW) 1’35.453s
Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Magny-Cours:
Ducati: 58 (21)
Kawasaki: 35 (14)
Yamaha: 32 (11)
Aprilia: 11 (3)
Honda: 10 (2)
BMW: 9 (4)
Suzuki: 7
Bimota: 3
Key gaps from Magny-Cours 2025:
Front row covered by: 0.352s
1 second in Superpole covered… the top 10: 0.982s
Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 3.712s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Superpole Race)
Closest race podium: 7.674s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Alex Lowes 3rd, Superpole Race)
Closest Magny-Cours podium of all-time: 0.412s (Toseland 1st, Haga 2nd, Corser 3rd, Race 1, 2006)
Manufacturer top speeds at Magny-Cours, 2025:
BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 301.7kph, Free Practice 2
Ducati: Nicolo Bulega – 299.2kph, Free Practice 1
Honda: Xavi Vierge – 298.3kph, Free Practice 1, Free Practice 2
Kawasaki: Garrett Gerloff – 299.2kph, Race 1
Yamaha: Dominique Aegerter – 298.3kph, Free Practice 1
Bimota: Axel Bassani – 296.7kph, Free Practice 2
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