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Astounding 1-2 For Kawasaki WorldSSP Riders
Kawasaki WorldSSP Team riders Jeremy Alcoba and Dominique Aegerter put in a combined season-best performance to take the first Kawasaki WorldSSP 1-2 since 2016. A red flag brought the action in the final race of the year to a finish after 12 laps, with Alcoba and Aegerter already in the Top 2 positions.
The last race of 2026 was a dramatic one from the start, with changes of positions, a crash after a collision for the new world champion, and both Ninja ZX-6R 636 riders making the most of their fifth and seventh place grid positions to compete inside the front group throughout.
The scheduled 17-lap race was stopped after a crash behind the top riders, leaving Alcoba to win from Aegerter by just 0.482 seconds.
This was Alcoba’s fourth race win of the year, and his sixth podium. All of these results have come in the most recent three rounds. In taking the Race 2 win at Jerez, Alcoba finishes the season third overall, 34 points behind second place.
Aegerter’s second-place finish lifts him to 15th in the championship, and was not only his best ride of the year, but his first podium result in Kawasaki colours.
“Another victory feels amazing. I do not know what to say, but I trusted myself a lot, and I trusted my team. The race today was easier than Saturday because some of the fast guys crashed out, but I also felt much better on the bike today. When I saw that nobody had the pace, I tried to stay calm. I started to fight with [Can] Öncü but then I decided to pass everybody and try to lead. Even after the red flag, I saw that I could win with a small gap. It was amazing to be third in the championship. Thanks to everybody.”
- Jeremy Alcoba
“I am really happy to be on the podium in the last race of the season. We did a fantastic job. It was not an easy season, and in the middle of the year, I was doubting myself. We had a lot of problems and did not achieve the results I wanted. But to end the last race of the season with Jeremy [Alcoba] first and me second for the Kawasaki WorldSSP Team - and have Jeremy finish third in the championship - I have to say a big congratulations to them and a big thanks for their help. We will celebrate these results with everybody, and let’s enjoy it.”
- Dominique Aegerter
