{"id":6688,"date":"2026-10-18T22:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T01:25:41","slug":"bulega-rewrites-worldsbk-record-books-in-title-winning-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/bulega-rewrites-worldsbk-record-books-in-title-winning-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulega rewrites WorldSBK record books in title-winning 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolo Bulega ended his title-winning Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season with several records, completing a dominant campaign before his move to MotoGP with the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian, who secured his first WorldSBK title at Cremona in September, became the first rider to win both the Supersport and Superbike world titles, having secured the WorldSSP crown in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He is also only the second Italian WorldSBK champion, following Max Biaggi, who won in 2010 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaP1JTlOBXg?si=ACqvYUT3VLw-b3T3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most impressively, he surpassed benchmarks held by Jonathan Rea, Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlioglu during his third season in the series.<\/p>\n<p>His achievements included records for victories and points in a season, alongside winning, podium and pole-position streaks.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the records Bulega claimed or matched during the campaign.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; width: 45%; text-align: left; padding: 8px;\">Record<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; width: 15%; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">Bulega&#8217;s Record<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; width: 40%; text-align: left; padding: 8px;\">Previous Record<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most wins in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">32<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">27 (Alvaro Bautista, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive wins<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">13 (Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2024 &amp; 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive wins from the start of a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">11 (Alvaro Bautista, 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most points in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">726<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">663 (Jonathan Rea, 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive points-scoring finishes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">49<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">48 (Jonathan Rea, 2018-19)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most podiums in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">34 (Jonathan Rea, 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive podiums<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">49<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">25 (Colin Edwards, 2002 &amp; Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Joint-most pole positions in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">11 (Ben Spies, 2009)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive pole positions<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">8 (Jonathan Rea, 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most weekend trebles in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">6 (Alvaro Bautista, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most career weekend trebles<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">11 (Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most consecutive weekend trebles<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">4 (Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2024 &amp; 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most fastest laps in a season<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">31<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">23 (Alvaro Bautista, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most races led from start to finish in a season (since 1998)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">11 (Alvaro Bautista, 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most career WorldSBK wins by an Italian rider<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">22 (Marco Melandri)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">Most career WorldSBK podiums by an Italian rider<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; text-align: center; padding: 8px;\">92<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px;\">75 (Marco Melandri)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolo Bulega ended his title-winning Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season with several records, completing a dominant campaign before his move to MotoGP with the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team next year. 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