Jerez de la Frontera. BMW Motorrad Motorsport closed season 2026 World Championship world Superbike championship (WorldSBK) in Jerez de la Frontera with a special farewell for Danilo Petrucci, and a decisive outcome of Miguel Oliveira, who allowed the German brand to ensure the third place in the constructors ' championship.

The Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto was the setting of a weekend marked by mixed emotions for the team, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK. While Danilo Petrucci played his last races on the BMW M 1000 RR number 9, Miguel Oliveira was faced with the challenge of adding up the points needed to end the season among the top three manufacturers in the championship.

Although the sports results fell well short of initial expectations, the last round of the calendar left significant moments for BMW, both inside and outside of the track.

Danilo Petrucci says goodbye to BMW WorldSBK applause and emotions

One of the special moments of the weekend came Saturday night, when members of the team and fans gathered at the main stage of the WorldSBK Paddock Show to dismiss Danilo Petrucci.

The Italian rider, affectionately known as Petrux, received a tribute that reflected the recognition to their commitment during a season especially complicated.

Your step by BMW was marked by moments of competitiveness, but also because of physical difficulties and results that do not always reflect the effort made by the team.

In his last appearances with the BMW M 1000 RR, Petrucci ended at position 17 of the first race, 19 in the Superpole Race and 20 in the second competition on the Sunday.

Beyond the positions, the farewell represented the closing of a stage in which the Italian kept his commitment until the last weekend.

The own Petrucci expressed his thanks to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport and acknowledged that, although the results were not as expected, he felt proud of the work done with the team.

Miguel Oliveira secures the third position of BMW constructors

While Petrucci lived his farewell, Miguel Oliveira had a very important goal: to get the points needed to keep BMW among the top three manufacturers of the WorldSBK 2026.

The weekend began with difficulties with the Portuguese. During the session of Superpole ranked at the 13th position, a result which conditioned their chances of advancing during the races.

In the first competition of the sabbath, a technical issue caused its abandonment, leaving the team without points in a day especially complicated.

The situation improved partially on the Sunday morning, when He finished eleventh in the Superpole Race.

However, it was during the second main race when he won the most important outcome of the weekend.

After adjustments that improved the behavior of a BMW M 1000 RR, Oliveira managed to advance to the tenth position and score points that are decisive for the classification of manufacturers.

With this result, BMW Motorrad Motorsport finished third in the World Championship for Constructors 2026 with 184 points, just one ahead of Yamaha's accumulated 183.

The rating was headed by Ducati, with 744 points, followed by Bimota, 316.

For BMW, to keep the third place represented an important result after a season marked by injuries, technical problems and opportunities that are not always able to transform into podiums.

A season of contrasts for the BMW M 1000 RR

The balance of the WorldSBK 2026 left mixed feelings within BMW Motorrad Motorsport.

Throughout the championship, the team managed to finish on the podium on several occasions, but are also faced difficulties that have affected the continuity of their pilots and the development of the season.

The injuries sustained by Miguel Oliveira and Danilo Petrucci represented one of the main obstacles, forcing the team to face various competitions without counting both official riders in optimal conditions.

Sven Blusch, director of BMW Motorrad Motorsport, acknowledged that the year was full of emotions and particularly appreciated the effort of Petrucci.

The management highlighted their fighting spirit and said that the Italian will continue to be part of the family BMW, despite the fact that the sports results of their collaboration did not meet the expectations.

For his part, Christian Gonschor, technical director of BMW Motorrad Motorsport, pointed out that the performance of the motorcycle was, in many instances, higher than that reflected on the final ratings.

In accordance with the technical manager, the team managed to improve their times with respect to 2025 in different races, a sign of the development potential of the BMW M 1000 RR.

However, he also acknowledged that the speed is not enough if you can't become consistent results.

This will be one of the main areas of work for BMW during the preparation of the next season.

Nicolò Bulega dominates the last round of the WorldSBK 2026

While BMW was struggling to secure its position among the manufacturers, Nicolò Bulega, she starred in a weekend dominant in Jerez.

The Italian rider Ducati won the pole position with a time of 1:36.643 and subsequently won in the three races held during the last round.

In the first competition Saturday, Bulega he finished ahead of Sam Lowes and Iker Lecuona.

Sunday repeated his victory in the Superpole Race, followed by Lecuona and Lowes, and later came back to win the second main race.

With these results, Bulega closed the season as world champion with 726 points, followed by Iker Lecuona, with 563, and Yari Montella, with 318.

In regard to the representatives of BMW, Miguel Oliveira finished the championship in the eleventh position with 142 points, while Danilo Petrucci finished seventeenth with 61.

BMW Motorrad is preparing a new stage for WorldSBK 2027

With the championship 2026 concluded, BMW Motorrad Motorsport begins to concentrate on the next season, which will be marked by important changes.

The main novelty will be the arrival of Brad Binder, who will join the official team alongside Miguel Oliveira.

This new alignment represents an opportunity to take advantage of the experience accumulated during 2026, and work on a proposal more competitive.

In addition, BMW will face the next championship with a new motorcycle, and under regulations to be renewed, two factors that will open up possibilities of development for the manufacturers.

Christian Gonschor believes that the lessons learned during a season, demanding to be fundamental to improve the consistency of the team.

For its part, Oliveira already has eyes set on testing of winter, after finding positive feelings during the last race in Jerez.

The Portuguese also said a few words of thanks to Petrucci, whom he recognized as a great companion during the season.

Sherry closed a chapter for BMW Motorrad Motorsport

The last round of the WorldSBK 2026 is not delivered to the BMW the results you expect on the trail, but left a close meaningful to your sports project.

The tenth place of Miguel Oliveira was ensured a third position in the constructors that are decided by just a point, while the farewell of Danilo Petrucci recalled that the races are also constructed by the human relationships that develop within the teams.

To Petrux, Jerez represented the end of your stage with BMW Motorrad in WorldSBK. For the German brand, was the starting point for a new season that will seek to transform the potential shown in more consistent results.

BMW Motorrad Motorsport fires of 2026, with a place among the top three manufacturers of the championship, the recognition of Danilo Petrucci and a new team of drivers who will start to write your story in 2027.

Source: BMW Group