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The Italian fans at Monza last weekend got what they paid for. Sort of. Although the Scuderia fought with each other, rather than the other teams on the grid, one Italy's own was victorious at the "Temple of Speed".

Ferrari had to come to North America to taste Champagne, with a fortuitous WEC win at Austin's Circuit of The Americas at Lone Star Le Mans. WorldSBK saw another triple-win weekend for Aruba Ducati's Nicolo Bulega at the Acerbis French Round at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. His 2027 plans were finally made public on Wednesday.

INDYCAR completed their 2026 season in California at the Mission Grand Prix of Monterey. They then turned the page to 2027 with initial testing of the Superspeedway configured IR-28 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Race coverage is below.

This weekend MotoGP is in Italy for the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera. F1 moves from Italy to Madrid, Spain for their debut race at the Madring for this weekend's Tag Heuer Gran Premio de España. Austin's Circuit of The Americas shifts from four wheels to two with a visit by MotoAmerica. Race previews follow.

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Jay Geils Memorial TV Links
Saturday, September 12th: Formula 1 - Spain FP3 6:10 AM ET APPLE TV

MotoGP - San Marino Sprint Race 8:55 AM ET FS2

Formula 1 - Spain Qualifying 9:25 AM ET APPLE TV

MotoAmerica - COTA Quad Lock Superbike Race 1 4:00 PM ET VICE

Sunday, September 13th: MotoGP - Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino 7:30 AM ET FS1

Formula 1 - Tag Heuer Gran Premio de España 7:50 AM ET APPLE TV

MotoAmerica - COTA Quad Lock Superbike Race 2 4:00 PM ET VICE

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MOTOAMERICA - MotoAmerica's Quad Lock Superbike Championship races in the Texas heat this weekend at Austin's Circuit of The Americas. Four riders are separated by just 38 points, and a total of 125 points remain up for grabs.

After this weekend the series heads to New Jersey Motorsports Park for the season finale on September 25th - 27th.

COTA has a reputation for punishing riders on its demanding 3.41-mile, 20-turn counterclockwise circuit. The surface is bumpy and the circuit has no shortage of changes of direction. With all of those turns comes a multitude of braking zones, not to mention the circuit's signature 130-foot elevation climb to Turn 1.

OrangeCat Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly leads the premier class into Austin, Texas, piloting his high-performance BMW M 1000 RR with an even 250 points. The 24-year-old Floridian has captured 12 podium finishes in 15 races, translating to a staggering 80% podium percentage to this point in the 2026 season.

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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz is just 17 points behind the leader, Kelly. The South African’s Yamaha YZF-R1 is notoriously solid in the technical sections of the Austin circuit but lacks the outright power and top end speed of the European machines for the 0.6 mile COTA backstretch. The South African will need to lean on his notorious corner speed and maximize edge grip in the technical sections to keep touch with the the draft down the endless back straight.

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing teammates JD Beach and Bobby Fong sit third and fourth in the standings, respectively, with Beach trailing championship leader Sean Dylan Kelly by 31 points and Fong just 38 points back. The duo remains within striking distance of the front and brings a strong track record to the Lone Star State. While Fong secured double-podium success aboard his Yamaha Superbike last year, Beach swept both races in the Stock 1000 class. Both riders have the outright pace to contend for victories and will be fighting for a return to the box in Texas.

This weekend will be a true test for the riders and their machines. Temperatures in Texas are expected to be in the mid to upper 90s.

The MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike Championship is at Austin's COTA for a pair of races this weekend. VICE has the broadcasts at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday and Sunday.

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MOTOGP - Ahead of this weekend's Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera there have been some rider announcements. On Wednesday, September 9th Ducati Corse and the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team announced that Nicolo Bulega will ride for the Independent Ducati team beginning next season. The Italian rider will make his debut in MotoGP with the Tavullia-based Team abroad a Ducati Desmosedici GP alongside Fermín Aldeguer, completing Valentino Rossi's team lineup for next season. 

For Bulega, this will mark his debut in the premier class as a full-time rider; however, he has already experienced MotoGP as a Ducati MotoGP test rider and racing the last two races of last season as a replacement rider in the Official Team. 

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It is a return of sorts for Bulega to the VR46 Racing Team, where he raced in Moto3 with the team for three years, before moving to his first year in Moto2 in 2019.

Nicolo Bulega: “Making it to MotoGP is a dream, because I will make my debut with the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. I chose this team because I’ve always been linked to them: I was in the VR46 Riders Academy when I was a child, so I know everyone very well. So, making this step with people I know is easier from a human perspective. Moreover, they are all extremely professional.

"When I started to race, I had the dream of arriving to MotoGP. Then, for many reasons, my career took a different path: I moved to WorldSBK, when I focused to build a successful career. But these years have gone far beyond my expectations, so we thought about making this step up to the premier class. I’m happy to reach this goal, even if it took me a little longer and I did a different journey compared to the usual one. For sure, it’s amazing and I’m very proud. Now, I don’t want to set any goals, I want to try to do well, take it one race at a time, especially at the beginning, and do the best job possible. I want to thank the entire VR46 Racing Team, Ducati Corse and Aruba for making this possible.”

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WORLDSBK - The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returned to action last weekend at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for the Acerbis French Round. Nicolo Bulega added another triple race weekend to his tally and can clinch the title at the next round in Cremona.

Sunday's Race 2 was a red flag disrupted affair. The race was shortened to 19 laps, but with Bulega already more than five seconds clear of Lecuona, there was little doubt about the outcome at the front of the field. For the first time in last weekend's three races, Bulega converted his pole position into the Lap 1 lead and from that point onwards was able to control the pace and build a commanding advantage.

Bulega Can Clinch the Rider's Championship in Italy

Aruba Ducati's Iker Lecuona finished behind his teammate, ensuring the Championship moves to Italy at the end of September. Barni Spark Racing's Yari Montella was once again the best of the rest, rounding out the podium again in Magny-Cours.

Bulega completed his eighth hat-trick of the season and scored 62 points across the French Round, extending his championship advantage over Lecuona to 146 points. The next round at Cremona could provide Bulega with his first opportunity to clinch the WorldSBK Riders' Championship.

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