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It was another standout weekend of motorcycle racing at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, with Italy’s Nicolo Bulega continuing his perfect start to the 2026 World Superbike season. The post Superbike: Bulega dominates in Portimão as Oliveira shines at home with triple podium appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home News Miguel Oliveira reaches the podium in the Superbike race in the Algarve Miguel Oliveira reaches the podium in the Superbike race in the Algarve Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (BMW) finished in third place on 29 March in the second race of the Portimão weekend of the Superbike World Ch
It was Bulega's 10th consecutive victory in the Superbike World Championship, in a streak that began in the second race at Estoril in 2025, during the penultimate round of last season.
Miguel Oliveira returned to the podium at the Algarve International Circuit by finishing third in the second race of the 2026 Superbike World Championship weekend, repeating his results from Saturday's race and Sunday morning's Superpole Race. The Portuguese rider confirmed a very positive start to the season in front of his home crowd, surpassed only by the dominant factory Ducatis. As in the previous races of the Portuguese round, victory went to Italy's Nicolò Bulega, who led a podium completed by his teammate Iker Lecuona in second. The Spaniard and the Italian confirmed the superiority of the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at the start of the championship, securing another one-two finish in Portimão. Oliveira started from third but lost ground early on, eventually stabilizing in third place after the first few laps. From there, he focused on defending his position against pressure from Alex Lowes, who rode close to the Portuguese rider's BMW for much of the race. Despite the narrow gap, the British rider was unable to make a clear overtaking move, allowing the 'Falcon' to secure another consistent home podium. Throughout the Algarve weekend, only the factory Ducatis showed a clearly superior pace to the Portuguese rider, with Bulega maintaining a perfect winning streak this season. The Italian's dominance is also reflected in the overall championship standings, where he leads significantly after the opening rounds. With his results in Portimão, Miguel Oliveira climbed several spots in the championship table to fourth place, reinforcing the immediate impact of his debut with BMW in the Superbike World Championship.
Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (BMW) finished today on the lowest step of the podium in the first of two races of the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship, which is taking place in the Algarve this weekend.
Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (BMW) finished on the third step of the podium this Saturday, March 28, in the first of two races of the Portuguese round of the Superbike World Championship, taking place this weekend in the Algarve. Oliveira, who started from fourth place, finished about four seconds behind the winner, Italian Nicolò Bulega (Ducati), who beat his teammate, Spaniard Iker Lecuona (Ducati), by about two seconds. On Sunday, the superpole race and the second race of the weekend will take place as part of this second round of the 12 that make up the season.
Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (BMW) starts from fourth place for the first of two races in the Superbike World Championship weekend, which is taking place this weekend at the Algarve International Circuit (AIA) in Portimão.
Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (BMW) starts from fourth place for the first of two races this weekend in the Superbike World Championship, which is taking place this weekend at the Algarve International Autodrome (AIA) in Portimão.
Tomás Alonso, 23, wears the colours of the Miguel Oliveira Team in the new category of the Superbike World Championship. The first round takes place until Sunday at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão.
Miguel Oliveira (BMW) seeks to make history this weekend in the Superbike World Championship, aiming to become the first Portuguese rider to win a race in this world championship for production-based motorcycles, during the first of two Portuguese rounds.
The FIM Superbike World Championship rolls into the Algarve International Circuit this weekend (March 27-29) for round two of the season. After a dominant start in Australia, Italian rider Nicolò The post Superbike World Championship heads to Algarve this weekend appeared first on Portugal Resident.
