Pata Maxus Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli fought hard to enjoy and make the most of Sunday’s two races in Round 7 of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship in front of his home crowd at Misano World Circuit in Italy. In both the Superpole Race and Race 2 this afternoon, “Loka” made excellent starts to run inside the top five on the opening laps – really fighting for position before settling into race pace. This early aggression helped him in the hot conditions to finish eighth

Andrea Locatelli enjoyed a strong Saturday performance “at home” in front of his enthusiastic fan club with a seventh-place finish in Race 1 at Misano World Circuit, for Round 7 of the FIM Superbike World Championship in Italy today. Qualifying on the third row in P8, the #55 Italian Pata Maxus Yamaha rider made a clean getaway and, after some dicing with other riders in the first couple of laps, rode a metronomic pace in seventh place from Lap 6 onwards. The hottest race of

Pata Maxus Yamaha, Xavi Vierge and Andrea Locatelli began work in earnest for Round 7 of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship at Misano World Circuit in Italy today, welcomed by sunny, summer weather on the Adriatic Coast. One of the busiest rounds of the season awaits, as Italian fans flock to Misano for WorldSBK this weekend – with track action underway during Free Practice 1 and 2 on Friday. Pata Maxus Yamaha, alongside Yamaha Motor Europe’s engineers, started with a

It’s Andrea Locatelli’s turn to enjoy a home race weekend as Pata Maxus Yamaha and the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship travel to Misano World Circuit this weekend, from 12-14 July. A podium in the short 10-Lap Superpole Race last year was a highlight for the team’s Italian rider, at a venue where many of his fans from Bergamo make the journey to support “Loka” and the team. Sharing the pit box this year is teammate Xavi Vierge, and following a two-day performance test l