HUNGARIAN ROUND | SATURDAY
May 2, 2026
An intense and action-packed Sunday for the Barni Spark Racing Team.
The Superpole Race, originally scheduled over 10 laps, was interrupted by a red flag after only a few laps following an incident involving Oliveira and Locatelli. At the restart, shortened to 8 laps, the race immediately came alive.
Bautista, made the most of the second start, gaining positions and finishing fourth after a solid and progressive race.
In Race 2, run over 21 laps, Alvaro had a more difficult race. After an excellent start that had brought him into the leading positions, the Spaniard became involved in several battles within the midfield group, losing ground as the laps went by. In the closing stages, a long lap penalty for exceeding track limits at Turn 9 definitively compromised his race, forcing him to finish in eleventh position.
The next WorldSBK round will take place at Most from May 15th to 17th.
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ALVARO BAUTISTA
Today was a bit of a bittersweet Sunday. We kept working to improve the feeling with the bike, and during warm-up we tried a change that seemed promising. In the Superpole Race the pace was quite good, but unfortunately in Race 2 it didn’t deliver the results we expected. I never really felt comfortable on the bike and I struggled a lot. I made a good start, but afterwards I couldn’t ride the way I wanted. At that point, the only thing I could do was bring the bike to the finish line. I’m sorry because we are working well, but not everything we try works as expected. Still, we can take away some positives and we’ll try to put everything together for the next round, with the goal of continuing to improve.”
