Misano 2026, Race 2: Bulega absolutely dominates even in the Home Round

No one can stop Nicolò Bulega, and further confirmation came in Race 2 of the Emilia-Romagna Round. Winner in all races held before the Misano weekend, including Superpole, the Emilia rider managed to confirm himself also in his home event, which ended with the same riders on the podium: besides Iker Lecuona in second place, who allowed the Aruba.it-Ducati team to extend the positive streak of one-two finishes that has continued uninterrupted since Portimao, the first of the two Italian rounds on the calendar saw the third step always occupied by Yari Montella.

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Race report

At the start, Lecuona passed Bulega on the outside, in a start that saw Axel Bassani as a great protagonist, climbing to third place ahead of teammate Alex Lowes, who also made an excellent start. Unlucky was Stefano Manzi, who ended up in the gravel (but returned to the track) after being hit by two-time world champion Alvaro Bautista, while Bulega in the meantime regained the race lead already during the first lap by exploiting a mistake by Lecuona. Ruined races, in this case on the 4th lap, also for Vickers and Baldassarri, respectively due to a crash and a technical problem. Additionally, there were mistakes made by other riders during the first laps: besides Lecuona, who lost further ground on Bulega, Locatelli also dropped to eighth position, all while Oliveira had to retire on the 12th lap due to physical pain, not yet fully recovered after returning from Balaton. In the final stages of Race 2, Bulega steadily dominated the standings, further increasing the gap on Lecuona and crossing the finish line first for the 25th consecutive time, once again ahead of his teammate. Great disappointment, instead, for Bassani: 3rd until five laps from the end, the Venetian rider lost control of the Bimota in turn 8, thus gifting the podium to Yari Montella, always in third position in the Emilia-Romagna Round 2026.

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Misano, Race 2: finishing order

Next appointment

With the first of the two rounds on Italian soil, as well as the seventh of the season, archived, the Superbike now begins a long break. The engines will indeed restart in just under a month in England, at the Donington circuit, from July 10 to 12.

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