Iker Lecuona delivered a sensational efficiency in WorldSBK Superpole at Cremona, snatching pole place with a record-breaking 1:27.253 to steer an Aruba.it Ducati 1-2 forward of championship chief Nicolo Bulega.
The Spanish rider carried his dominant Friday type into Saturday morning, edging out Bulega by simply +0.044s. The end result marks Lecuona’s second profession WorldSBK pole place, his first since Barcelona in 2022 throughout his tenure with Honda.
Lecuona topped two out of three follow periods main into qualifying and held his nerve in Superpole, setting the all-time lap file regardless of a short off-track tour throughout his scorching lap. His time surpassed Bulega’s 2025 pole benchmark to safe prime monitor place.
Bulega, in the meantime, recovered nicely to lock down P2 after a tumultuous Friday that noticed him crash twice. The championship chief faces a vital Race 1, as he holds his first mathematical alternative to seal the WorldSBK title this Saturday if he can outscore his rival margin by 15 factors.
Finishing the highest three behind the Aruba.it duo, Alberto Surra put in a stable lap to safe P3.
Drama within the midpack
The qualifying session was disrupted by yellow flags as a number of riders crashed whereas pushing for late lap occasions.
Jake Dixon suffered an early crash, leaving him stranded in P18 on the grid. Within the ultimate minutes of the session, Sam Lowes went down however managed to carry onto P4, whereas Axel Bassani crashed in Turns 5 and 6, placing his Bimota P13. Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli was one other late casualty, sliding out earlier than the chequered flag to accept P15.
Yari Montella leads the second row in P5, forward of Lorenzo Baldassarri in P6 and Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes in P7. Garrett Gerloff, Miguel Oliveira, and Tommy Bridewell spherical out the highest 10. Remy Gardner, Xavi Vierge, and Stefano Manzi full the highest 14 forward of Locatelli.
