Here is the thing about the 2026 WorldSBK Championship standings: the ultimate prize was already settled last round at Cremona by Nicolo Bulega of Aruba.it Racing - Ducati. That means the top two spots in the championship order were locked down even before anyone turned a wheel at the Circuito Estoril for Round 11. But racing refuses to stand still, and the battle behind the champion delivered absolute drama right to the end of the Tissot Estoril Round.
That wild Race 2 fight at Estoril saw Yari Montella, riding for the Barni Spark Racing Team, secure the top Independent Riders' title in stunning fashion. With merely two races left on the calendar, Montella now has third place in the overall Riders' Championship sitting right there at his fingertips. It is a brilliant charge from the Italian machine.
Looking at the mathematical reality of the standings right now, Nicolo Bulega sits comfortably at the summit with 664 points for Aruba.it Racing - Ducati. His stablemate Iker Lecuona holds second place with 518 points for Aruba.it Racing - Ducati. Then comes Yari Montella holding third with 290 points for the Barni Spark Racing Team, closely watched by the rest of the pack.
Further down the order, Alex Lowes leads the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team effort in fourth with 237 points, while Sam Lowes of the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team holds fifth with 225 points. Lorenzo Baldassarri occupies sixth position for Team GoEleven with 214 points, keeping ahead of Axel Bassani in seventh with 208 points for the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team.
Rounding out the top ten current standings, Alberto Surra stands eighth with 179 points for Motocorsa Racing, Garrett Gerloff is ninth with 160 points for the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team, and Alvaro Bautista sits tenth with 137 points for the Barni Spark Racing Team. Now, the entire field prepares for the final round of the 2026 season at Jerez, scheduled for October 16th.
