The 2026 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship campaign is building up to its crescendo as riders arrive in style to the penultimate round of this season. This time, it’s a return to Portugal for the Tissot Estoril Round at the Circuito Estoril.
Friday, October 9th gets rolling with the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Free Practice from 09:40 to 10:05 (all times Local Time UTC +1). World Superbike takes to the track for Free Practice 1 at 10:20, followed by WorldSSP with their Free Practice at 11:20. In the afternoon, the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Superpole runs from 14:15 to 14:40, WorldSBK returns for Free Practice 2 at 15:00, and WorldSSP’s Tissot Superpole session closes the day at 16:00.
Saturday, October 10th starts off early with the WorldSSP Warm Up at 09:20. WorldSBK takes to the track at 09:40 with their Free Practice 3 session, and returns for their Tissot Superpole session at 11:15. Action continues with the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup 10-lap race at 13:00. After lunch, the first points of the round are up for grabs with WorldSSP’s Race 1 at 14:00, spanning 18 laps, and WorldSBK Race 1 as the day’s final event at 15:30 over 21 laps.
Sunday, October 11th gets rolling with WorldSBK Warm Up at 09:15, followed by the WorldSSP Warm Up at 09:35. Racing action kicks off at 11:10 for the 10-lap WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race. The FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup Race 2 takes place at 13:00 over 10 laps, ahead of the decisive final races of the round that afternoon: WorldSSP’s Race 2 at 14:00 over 18 laps, and WorldSBK’s Race 2 at 15:30 over 21 laps.
