WorldSBK TESTING

Chantra leads final Jerez test day for Honda

Somkiat Chantra topped the WorldSBK times on Friday, October 23, 2026, beating Honda test rider Jonathan Rea by 0.163 seconds.

Noah Walker

Sideline reporter

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Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) led Day 2 of the WorldSBK test at the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto on Friday, October 23, 2026, recording 1:38.703. His time was 0.163 seconds quicker than Jonathan Rea’s and the fastest of the two-day test.

Jake Dixon completed a Honda top three in the WorldSBK test. The session was testing, not a race or qualifying session, and its times do not establish championship standings.

Honda riders head the WorldSBK test times

Chantra completed 77 laps. Rea, riding for the Honda HRC Test Team, was second on 1:38.866 after 63 laps, while Honda HRC rider Dixon set 1:39.295 over 74 laps.

Michael van der Mark was fourth for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team, with a time of 1:39.995 and 65 laps. He was BMW’s only rider on track that day; Miguel Oliveira had joined him on Thursday.

Mahendra fastest among WorldSSP riders

In the WorldSSP test, Aldi Mahendra set the quickest time among the two riders on track, recording 1:43.147. Jeremy Alcoba, newly announced as an AS BLU CRU Racing Team rider, was around three tenths behind.

Mahendra completed 52 laps and Alcoba 36. The WorldSBK report described the day as relatively quiet, with four WorldSBK riders and two WorldSSP riders taking to the track.

Teams gather data for 2027

The riders used the test to gather data as teams began work on their 2027 packages. The source report noted that Honda displayed a new aero package at Jerez, but did not provide further technical specifications.

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The times and lap counts are from the Day 2 test report published by WorldSBK on October 23, 2026; they are test-session results, not race classifications.

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