2026 WorldSBK Phillip Island Test: Day 1 Results

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Final results from the opening day of the 2026 WorldSBK Phillip Island test, the final test of this year's preseason.

Nicolo Bulega, winner of all three Phillip Island races last year, was fastest by almost 0.3 seconds on the new Ducati in what was mostly dry day; there was a stoppage for wildlife on-track, but apart from that it was a largely clean day.

Axel Bassani and Sam Lowes completed the top-three as the only other riders in the 1:29s. Garrett Gerloff and Alex Lowes rounded out the top-five.

Lorenzo Baldassarri had a strong showing in sixth, ahead of Alvaro Bautista, Yari Montella, Jake Dixon, and Xavi Vierge in the top-10.

Full WorldSBK lap times from day one at Phillip Island are below.

2026 World Superbike Championship \| 2026 Phillip Island Test \| Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit \| Monday, 17:40 \| Times
Pos	Rider	Nat.	WorldSBK Team	Superbike	Timing
1	Nicolo Bulega	ITA	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:29.345
2	Axel Bassani	ITA	Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team	Bimota KB998	1:29.636
3	Sam Lowes	GBR	Marc VDS Racing Team	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:29.907
4	Garrett Gerloff	USA	Kawasaki WorldSBK Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1:30.015
5	Alex Lowes	GBR	Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team	Bimota KB998	1:30.259
6	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	Team Go Eleven	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:30.280
7	Alvaro Bautista	ESP	Barni Spark Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:30.297
8	Yari Montella	ITA	Barni Spark Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:30.488
9	Jake Dixon	GBR	Honda HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:30.492
10	Xavi Vierge	ESP	Pata Maxus Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:30.523
11	Miguel Oliveira	POR	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M1000 RR	1:30.563
12	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Aruba.it Racing Ducati	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:30.586
13	Stefano Manzi	ITA	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:30.623
14	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	ROKiT BMW Motorrad	BMW M1000 RR	1:30.648
15	Alberto Surra	ITA	Motocorsa Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:31.102
16	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	Pata Maxus Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:31.159
17	Tetsuta Nagashima	JPN	Honda HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:31.175
18	Tarran Mackenzie	GBR	MGM Optical Express Racing	Ducati Panigale V4 R	1:31.178
19	Ryan Vickers	GBR	Honda HRC	Honda CBR1000RR-R	1:31.255
20	Remy Gardner	AUS	GYTR GRT Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:31.350
21	Bahattin Sofuoglu	TUR	Motoxracing Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:31.951
22	Mattia Rato	ITA	Motoxracing Yamaha	Yamaha R1	1:32.560