P1racenews AI automatic summary:
WorldSBK title leader Nicolo Bulega takes pole position, then crashes, during Superpole at Assen.
Nicolo Bulega continued his dominance in the 2026 WorldSBK season with his third pole position in a row at Assen, setting a new lap record of 1m 32.144s.
Despite a late crash at Turn 1, he managed to secure pole, with Sam Lowes trailing behind by 0.3s in second place.
Bulega’s teammate, Iker Lecuona, claimed the third spot on the grid after initially holding pole earlier in the session.
The front row will be an all-Ducati affair, followed by BMW’s Danilo Petrucci, Yamaha’s Xavi Vierge, and Bimota’s Alex Lowes on row two.
Miguel Oliveira faces a challenge starting from 13th on the grid, while Somkiat Chantra was deemed unfit for the rest of the day after a practice crash, leaving Jonathan Rea as the sole HRC rider starting in 18th for Race 1.
Race 1 is scheduled to begin at 15:30 local time (14:30 UK) at the Dutch WorldSBK round in Assen.
