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Bimota has announced that Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani will remain with the team in the 2026 WorldSBK season.
Bimota has confirmed its rider line-up for the 2026 factory WorldSBK team, retaining Axel Bassani and Alex Lowes for another season.
Both riders will be entering the second season of the KB998 project in World Superbike, which they started racing this year.
Bassani currently holds the higher position in the 2025 riders’ standings, standing 12th with 49 points, while Lowes is in 14th place with 44 points.
Bassani achieved Bimota’s best result of the debut campaign by finishing fifth in Race 2 at Assen during this season.
Axel Bassani expressed his excitement about continuing the project into 2026, thanking everyone who supports him, including sponsors, managers, fan clubs, and family.
Alex Lowes, who will mark his seventh consecutive season with the Provec team, also expressed his joy in continuing the project with Bimota and Kawasaki, aiming to bring the KB998 Rimini consistently to the front in WorldSBK racing.
