Here's the thing about the final stretch of a racing season: every single session carries the weight of the championship. The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is hurtling into its final three rounds of the 2026 season, and things kick off at Cremona Circuit for the EICMA Italian Round starting on Friday, September 25th.
Local time is set to UTC+2, and the action gets underway early. Friday's packed schedule opens at 09:00 with Free Practice for the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup, running until 09:25. That is immediately followed by WorldSPB's Free Practice from 09:40 to 10:05, WorldSBK Free Practice 1 from 10:20 to 11:05, and WorldSSP Free Practice from 11:20 to 12:00. After a brief pause, the afternoon sessions ramp up with the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Superpole at 13:15, WorldSPB Tissot Superpole at 14:10, WorldSBK Free Practice 2 at 15:00, and WorldSSP Tissot Superpole closing out the day at 16:00.
Saturday morning brings a rapid succession of warm-ups and practice before the real racing bites. WorldSPB Warm Up starts at 09:00, followed by WorldSSP Warm Up at 09:20, and WorldSBK Free Practice 3 from 09:40 to 10:00. Then come the first races. The FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Race 1 lights out at 10:20 for 11 laps, right before WorldSBK hits the asphalt for their Tissot Superpole session from 11:15 to 11:30 to set the grid for the afternoon. After lunch, the afternoon tripleheader delivers WorldSPB Race 1 over 12 laps at 13:00, WorldSSP Race 1 over 20 laps at 14:00, and the heavyweight WorldSBK Race 1 over 23 laps at 15:30.
Sunday morning warm-ups begin at 09:00 for WorldSPB, 09:20 for WorldSBK, and 09:40 for WorldSSP. The FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Race 2 runs for 11 laps at 10:10, paving the way for the frantic 10-lap WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race at 11:10. Finally, the afternoon features the final tripleheader of Race 2s: WorldSPB goes for 12 laps at 13:00, WorldSSP runs 20 laps at 14:00, and WorldSSP Race 2 concludes the weekend over 23 laps at 15:30.
