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MIGUEL OLIVEIRA

One of the most exciting new WorldSBK factory team signings for years, Olivera enters WorldSBK for the very first time as a fullyfledged MotoGP race winner. And not just once or twice, but five times in total. And not just at the same track or in the same country each time. He’ s won in Austria, Spain, his native Portugal, Indonesia, and Thailand. All his MotoGP wins have come on KTMs, and in 2026 his first WorldSBK experiences will be for another‘ Germanspeaking’ marque- BMW. There seems no reason why a rider of this level of proven talent cannot make an early impact, or even a truly sustained one, even in his‘ rookie’ season of WorldSBK racing.

Team ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Motorcycle BMW M 1000 RR Date of birth 04 / 01 / 1995

Nationality Portugal

* Declared unfit at Balaton Park Circuit

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TARRAN MACKENZIE

Youngest son of Niall Mackenzie,’ Taz’ showed how serious he was in his own racing ambitions by winning the British Supersport Championship in 2016. He then followed in his father Niall’ s tyre tracks when securing the BSB Championship itself in 2021. A first full WorldSSP season in 2023 saw him take the opportunity of the ever-changing weather conditions offered at Autodrom Most, as he won a race despite his bike being short on outright pace. After a period on a WorldSBK Honda, he did enough in the final rounds of 2025 to stay on a good Independent Team Ducati this year.

MGM Optical Express Racing Motorcycle Ducati Panigale V4R Date of birth 29 / 10 / 1995

Nationality Great Britain

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