to wait until the Sprint Race to land that first WorldSBK podium finish. Montella did briefly take the position from him, but Surra immediately attacked back, regained third and stayed there. Montella’ s fourth place ensured, importantly, that he netted more points than either of the Lowes brothers. The result was also enough to secure the independent team title for Barni Spark.
RACE TWO Bulega was clearly in no great hurry in Race Two, Lecuona lead him home by nearly nine seconds but he didn’ t seem to much care. The 2026 title was finally his to keep. Behind the Aruba. it duo, Surra couldn’ t hold back Montella who did what his long-suffering team principal would have expected and put himself on the podium. Alex Lowes followed Surra home in fifth and Sam Lowes ended his race after an excursion to the gravel on lap fifteen. He remounted but retired shortly thereafter meaning the points he’ d scored to narrow the gap on Montella in Race One were
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