Overview
- Nicolo Bulega’s clean sweep at Phillip Island underlined Ducati’s early advantage on the updated Panigale V4 R.
- Yari Montella and Lorenzo Baldassarri secured their first WorldSBK podiums, while rookie Alberto Surra posted steady top-12 results.
- Bimota achieved its first double podium since 1988, with Axel Bassani adding another rostrum in wet conditions.
- Miguel Oliveira recovered from a Superpole crash and a quick‑shifter failure to finish P8 and P7, setting up a home test as BMW fine‑tunes its package.
- ZXMOTO debuted in WorldSSP with Valentin Debise showing qualifying pace but poor race results, as Federico Caricasulo scored the project’s first points.