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Danilo Petrucci has begun 2026 as the fastest rider in WorldSBK on a soaking Wednesday in Jerez. Petrucci was 1.2 seconds after than his closest competitor, Yari Montella, and his fastest time of a 1:52.976 is indicative of the poor conditions (Nicolo Bulega's pole time last October was in the mid-1:36s). The second factory BMW of Miguel Oliveira was third-fastest, the Portuguese rookie completing his first laps in the rain on Pirelli's wet weather rubber. Oliveira set the most laps of any WorldSBK rider on Wednesday, although his total was limited to only 31. Stefano Manzi was the top Yamaha in fourth ahead of Ducati newcomer Iker Lecuona in fifth. British rookie Jake Dixon was ninth-fastest, one spot behind two-time WorldSBK Champion Alvaro Bautista. Several Supersport riders, including both Kawasaki WorldSSP Team riders and Matteo Ferrari from WRP Ducati, were on-track as well in Jerez, as were Marcel Schrotter, David Checa, and Kenny Foray from the ERC BMW world endurance team. Full results from Wednesday in Jerez are below.2026 World Superbike Championship | 2026 January Jerez Test | Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto | Wednesday, 18:00 | Times Pos Rider Nat. WorldSBK Team Superbike Timing 1 Danilo Petrucci ITA ROKiT BMW Motorrad BMW M1000 RR 1:52.976 2 Yari Montella ITA Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1:54.194 3 Miguel Oliveira POR ROKiT BMW Motorrad BMW M1000 RR 1:54.260 4 Stefano Manzi ITA GYTR GRT Yamaha Yamaha R1 1:55.044 5 Iker Lecuona ESP Aruba.it Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1:55.605 6 Xavi Fores ESP Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team Bimota KB998 1:55.917 7 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Maxus Yamaha Yamaha R1 1:55.935 8 Alvaro Bautista ESP Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1:56.770 9 Jake Dixon GBR Honda HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1:57.109 10 Jeremy Alcoba ESP Kawasaki WorldSSP Team Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 1:57.205 11 Tetsuta Nagashima JPN Honda HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 1:57.672 12 Xavi Vierge ESP Pata Maxus Yamaha Yamaha R1 1:57.784 13 Axel Bassani ITA Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team Bimota KB998 1:57.830 14 Garrett Gerloff USA Kawasaki WorldSBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1:57.916 15 Alberto Surra ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 1:58.634 16 Philipp Oettl GER Aruba.it Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1:58.887 17 Lennox Lehmann GER Team Apreco Yamaha R9 1:59.575 18 Dominique Aegerter SUI Kawasaki WorldSSP Team Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 1:59.986 19 Team ERC Team ERC BMW M1000 RR 2:00.330 20 Michael van der Mark NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad BMW M1000 RR 2:01.143 21 Twan Smits NED Team Apreco Yamaha R9 2:02.135 22 Matteo Ferrari ITA WRP Ducati Ducati Panigale V2 2:04.119 23 Philipp Oettl GER Feel Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V2 2:04.770 24 Dirk Geiger GER Team Apreco Yamaha R9 2:10.389 25 Borja Jimenez ESP WRP Ducati Ducati Panigale V2 2:12.354
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