https://motomatters.com/ en https://motomatters.com/news/2026/09/28/monday_motogp_news_round_up_vi_ales_back.html <span>Monday MotoGP News Round Up: Viñales Back, Chantra In, Mugello And Portimão Stay, And Someone Has Been Hitting 20k RPM</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>With the World Superbike championship wrapped up over the weekend, time to look back at some of the news items which have dropped over the past few days. Starting with the long-awaited return of Maverick Viñales, Somkiat Chantra replacing Joan Mir in Japan, contract extensions for Mugello and Portimão, and an interesting note on a recent rule tweak.</p> <p><strong>Mack is back</strong></p> <p>At long last, Maverick Viñales is to make his return to racing (see<a href="#maverick"> press release below</a>). The Tech3 KTM rider has been absent on and off ever since suffering a serious shoulder injury at the Sachsenring last year. He started the season in an optimistic mood, but soon discovered that a couple of the screws used to fix his shoulder had worked loose.</p></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-28T22:02:33+00:00" title="Monday, September 28, 2026 - 22:02">Mon, 28/Sep/2026 - 22:02</time> </span> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/news/2026/09/28/monday_motogp_news_round_up_vi_ales_back.html" rel="tag" title="Monday MotoGP News Round Up: Viñales Back, Chantra In, Mugello And Portimão Stay, And Someone Has Been Hitting 20k RPM" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Monday MotoGP News Round Up: Viñales Back, Chantra In, Mugello And Portimão Stay, And Someone Has Been Hitting 20k RPM</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/news/2026/09/28/monday_motogp_news_round_up_vi_ales_back.html#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">9 comments</a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1790683941" data-history-node-field-name="comment_node_newsitem"></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/news/2026/09/28/monday_motogp_news_round_up_vi_ales_back.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/news/2026/09/28/monday_motogp_news_round_up_vi_ales_back.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:02:33 +0000 David Emmett 23862 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/press_release/2026/09/28/press_releases_nicolo_bulega_wraps_up.html <span>Press Releases: Nicolo Bulega Wraps Up 2026 WorldSBK Title With Two Rounds To Go</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>After Aruba.it Ducati rider Nicolo Bulega wrapped up the 2026 WorldSBK title in unprecedented and historic fashion, the WorldSBK championship and Ducati issued the following press releases to mark the fact:</p> <hr> <p><strong>Nicolo Bulega crowned WorldSBK Champion after landmark 2026 season</strong></p> <p>The Italian becomes the first rider in history to win both the WorldSSP and WorldSBK titles</p></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/press_release">Press Release</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-28T10:23:40+00:00" title="Monday, September 28, 2026 - 10:23">Mon, 28/Sep/2026 - 10:23</time> </span> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/press_release/2026/09/28/press_releases_nicolo_bulega_wraps_up.html" rel="tag" title="Press Releases: Nicolo Bulega Wraps Up 2026 WorldSBK Title With Two Rounds To Go" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Press Releases: Nicolo Bulega Wraps Up 2026 WorldSBK Title With Two Rounds To Go</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/press_release/2026/09/28/press_releases_nicolo_bulega_wraps_up.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/press_release/2026/09/28/press_releases_nicolo_bulega_wraps_up.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:23:40 +0000 Press Release 23861 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html_0 <span>2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Superbike standings after Race 2 at Cremona:</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T14:33:53+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:33">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 14:33</time> </span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-round-number field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Round Number</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">20</div> </div> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-year field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Year</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">2026</div> </div> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html_0" rel="tag" title="2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html_0#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1790578851" data-history-node-field-name="comment_node_champ_standings"></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html_0%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html_0%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:33:53 +0000 David Emmett 23860 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_race_two.html <span>2026 Cremona World Superbike Race Two Result: Well, OK Then</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Superbike's likely title deciding twenty-three lap race had Ducati's top brass, Claudio Domenicali and Gigi Dall'Igna, both present in the box ready for the local rider Nicolo Bulega's first world championship. The weekend attendance was 45,977 and the temperature was 26ºC. Iker Lecuona started from pole position ahead of Bulega.</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/jared_earle">Jared Earle</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T14:20:25+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:20">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 14:20</time> </span> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_race_two.html" rel="tag" title="2026 Cremona World Superbike Race Two Result: Well, OK Then" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 Cremona World Superbike Race Two Result: Well, OK Then</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_race_two.html#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">3 comments</a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1790616474" data-history-node-field-name="comment_node_race_result"></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_race_two.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_race_two.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:20:25 +0000 Jared Earle 23859 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html <span>2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Supersport standings after the Cremona round in Italy:</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T14:08:07+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:08">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 14:08</time> </span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-round-number field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Round Number</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">10</div> </div> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-year field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Year</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">2026</div> </div> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html" rel="tag" title="2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 20, Cremona, Italy</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:08:07 +0000 David Emmett 23858 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_supersport_race_two.html <span>2026 Cremona World Supersport Race Two Result: Close Racing, Lovely Chicane</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Supersport's final race of thew weekend had a grid determined by the fastest laps yesterday, putting Tom Booth-Amos on pole position for the first, yet unlikely, chance Albert Arenas has to take the 2026 title if he scores twenty four points more than Valentin Debise. The weather was clear and 26ºC.</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/jared_earle">Jared Earle</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T12:43:22+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 12:43">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 12:43</time> </span> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_supersport_race_two.html" rel="tag" title="2026 Cremona World Supersport Race Two Result: Close Racing, Lovely Chicane" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 Cremona World Supersport Race Two Result: Close Racing, Lovely Chicane</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_supersport_race_two.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_supersport_race_two.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:43:22 +0000 Jared Earle 23857 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html <span>2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After The Superpole Race, Cremona, Italy</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Superbike standings after the Superpole race at Cremona:</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T12:08:33+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 12:08">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 12:08</time> </span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-round-number field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Round Number</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">10</div> </div> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-year field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Year</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">2026</div> </div> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html" rel="tag" title="2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After The Superpole Race, Cremona, Italy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After The Superpole Race, Cremona, Italy</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/standings/2026/09/27/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:08:33 +0000 David Emmett 23856 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_superpole.html <span>2026 Cremona World Superbike Superpole Race Result: Did he?</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>The World Superbike ten lap Superpole race started on a 21ºC morning. The race would determine the front three rows of the grid for the final race of the day.</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/jared_earle">Jared Earle</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-27T09:30:59+00:00" title="Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 09:30">Sun, 27/Sep/2026 - 09:30</time> </span> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_superpole.html" rel="tag" title="2026 Cremona World Superbike Superpole Race Result: Did he?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 Cremona World Superbike Superpole Race Result: Did he?</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_superpole.html#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1790514010" data-history-node-field-name="comment_node_race_result"></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_superpole.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/race_or_practice_result/2026/09/27/2026_cremona_world_superbike_superpole.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:30:59 +0000 Jared Earle 23855 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html <span>2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Superbike standings after Race 1 at Cremona:</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-26T17:15:26+00:00" title="Saturday, September 26, 2026 - 17:15">Sat, 26/Sep/2026 - 17:15</time> </span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-round-number field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Round Number</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">10</div> </div> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-year field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Year</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">2026</div> </div> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html" rel="tag" title="2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldsbk_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:15:26 +0000 David Emmett 23854 at https://motomatters.com https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html <span>2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy</span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden w3-bar-item field__item"><p>World Supersport standings after the first race in Cremona:</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="https://motomatters.com/users/david_emmett">David Emmett</a></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-26T17:14:11+00:00" title="Saturday, September 26, 2026 - 17:14">Sat, 26/Sep/2026 - 17:14</time> </span> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-round-number field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Round Number</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">10</div> </div> <div class="w3-row field field--name-field-year field--type-list-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <label class="field__label">Year</label> <div class="w3-bar-item field__item">2026</div> </div> <ul class="links inline w3-ul"><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html" rel="tag" title="2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 2026 WorldSSP Championship Standings After Race 19, Cremona, Italy</span></a></li><li class="w3-left w3-small"><a href="https://motomatters.com/user/login?destination=/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="https://motomatters.com/user/register?destination=/standings/2026/09/26/2026_worldssp_championship_standings.html%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</li></ul> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:14:11 +0000 David Emmett 23853 at https://motomatters.com