P1racenews AI automatic summary:
2026 WorldSBK championship standings after Race 1 of the Dutch round at Assen.
Nicolo Bulega extended his WorldSBK title lead by 61 points going into Sunday at Assen with a perfect record of seven wins in a row in race one.
Iker Lecuona, Nicolo’s teammate at Aruba.it Ducati, managed to overtake Bulega during a rain shower but ended up with his fourth consecutive runner-up finish.
Sam Lowes secured his first podium of the season, putting him at the same points as his twin brother Alex in fifth place overall for the Marc VDS team.
Despite finishing seventh on Saturday, BMW’s newcomer Miguel Oliveira maintains his third place overall after three home podiums in Portimao.
Alvaro Bautista, a former champion, achieved his best result since Phillip Island with a fourth-place finish, currently holding eighth place in the rankings before Sunday’s Superpole and Race 2.
