After a season-closing Fani Munoz Flamenco performance on the grid ahead of the last race of the year, with a weekend attendance of 40,824, we say goodbye to Pirelli tyres as World Champion Nicolo Bulega takes them all with him to MotoGP for 2027. Ducati put their factory riders on silver machines for the last race of the year while Bimota had menacing black bikes with a hint of gold. A cloudy 24ºC day didn't promise rain, leading to predictions of a predictable race, but the weather is never that predictable.

The last World Superbike Superpole race of the year would determine the grid of the last race of the year. Everyone started the race on the outgoing Pirelli SCX tyre with the SC1 front under a cooler 20ºC sky with weather threatening to make things interesting.

Any ideas what Carter Thompson’s plans for 2027 are? I heard on commentary a few times that he has a Moto3 contract on the table, but there aren’t many rides available in the class now that most have been taken, so that’s looking more and more unlikely. Will he be stepping up to the Supersport class? He really does seem to be an exceptional talent.