The 2026 WorldSBK individual awards winners revealed

The 2026 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season is officially in the books, and while world titles took center stage, the paddock also handed out its coveted individual accolades across all four categories. The hardware ranges from the Tissot Superpole Award for single-lap supremacy to the Pirelli Best Lap Award for raw race pace, plus the Best Finish Award honoring relentless progression through the grid.

In the premier class, Nicolo Bulega delivered an absolute masterclass of a campaign. Alongside his 2026 Riders’ Champion crown, Bulega matched Ben Spies by bagging 11 poles in a single season, missing out on top spot in Superpole sessions and Superpole Races only at Cremona where he settled for P2 in both. Naturally, that dominance secured him the Tissot Superpole Award. He wasn't finished there, also taking the Pirelli Best Lap Award after being outpaced just four times across 24 full-length races, with only his teammate Iker Lecuona managing to beat him. Meanwhile, American rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) secured the Best Finish Award for his gritty consistency, edging out Italian rookie Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) by just four points.

Over in the other classes, the battles went right down to the wire. Can Oncu dominated Saturday speed with five poles over 12 rounds to take the Tissot Superpole Award by 11 points over 2026 World Champion Albert Arenas. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) pulled off a dramatic steal for the Pirelli Best Lap Award, leveling the tally at six apiece with Tom Booth-Amos by setting the fastest time in the final Race 2 at Jerez, eventually winning on a tiebreaker.

David Salvador set the standard on Fridays with five out of eight pole positions to comfortably claim the World Sportbike Tissot Superpole Award. Carter Thompson (Team BrCorse) staged a brilliant late-season charge, matching Aprilia rider Matteo Vannucci on three fastest laps apiece before taking the Pirelli Best Lap Award on a tiebreaker courtesy of the fastest lap in the season finale.

Finally, Maria Herrera added the Tissot Superpole Award to her back-to-back World Champion title by topping four of six rounds. Rookie Paola Ramos claimed the Pirelli Best Lap Award with a total of five fastest laps, besting Herrera and Beatriz Neila who finished with three each. In WorldWCR, Denise Dal Zotto took the Best Finish Award with 45 points, finishing 11 clear of Chloe Jones and Lucy Michel after consistently climbing through the order in her debut full season.