Bimota and Ducati have each acquired the most important gasoline move reductions forward of this weekend’s (April 17-19) Holland World SBK.
Ducati gained all six races this yr because of Nicolo Brega, who additionally took each pole positions in 2026 and led all however three race laps. The Italian may equal Toprak Razgatlioglu’s report of 13 consecutive wins this weekend, however he says he’s “not involved” about it.
Moreover Brega, Ducati additionally achieved podium finishes for Iker Lecuona (3 times, all at Portimao), Jari Montella (as soon as at Phillip Island), Alvaro Bautista (as soon as at Phillip Island) and Lorenzo Baldassari (as soon as at Phillip Island).
A entrance row lockout was additionally achieved in each races, with Brega taking pole place forward of Australia’s Montella and Sam Lowes, adopted by Lecuona’s Brega and Portugal’s Montella.
After two rounds, Ducati riders occupy the highest two spots within the World Superbike Rider Rankings, with six Panigale V4 R riders within the high ten.
Bimota is but to qualify for the entrance row this yr, however has achieved three podium finishes, all at Phillip Island, two with Axel Bassani and one with Alex Legal guidelines. Bassani was second within the standings after the Australian spherical, however dropped to 3rd after ending eighth in all three races in Portugal. Rose, then again, completed fourth in all three races at Portimao, placing him fifth within the standings.
Each producers had their most gasoline move lowered by 0.5kg/h on the Dutch spherical. Nonetheless, each producers began the season with two totally different most gasoline flows based mostly on the reductions utilized final yr.
Ducati began this season with a most gasoline move of 45kg/h, just like BMW, however Bimota has additionally lowered its gasoline move from final yr, beginning at 46kg/h. Bimota now has 45.5kg/h and Ducati 44.5kg/h, making them the producer with the bottom gasoline move after Bimota and BMW have been persistently affected by gasoline cuts in 2025.
Honda and Yamaha will use the superconcession to extend gasoline move by 0.5 kg/h in 2025, with the present most move fee at 46.5 kg/h.
