KOVE 450RR Concludes 2026 WorldSPB Season

KOVE concluded its 2026 FIM Sportbike World Championship (WorldSPB) season at Circuito de Jerez, Spain, on October 18. In the championship’s inaugural season, the KOVE 450RR took on larger-displacement competitors and delivered a standout performance at Assen, setting a new race lap record.

450CC BREAKS WORLDSPB LAP RECORD AT ASSEN

Following its 2025 WorldSSP300 Manufacturers’ Championship victory, KOVE entered the newly established WorldSPB category in 2026 with the 450RR, taking on larger-displacement rivals such as the Suzuki GSX-8R, Aprilia RS 660 and Yamaha YZF-R7.

Despite having the smallest engine displacement on the grid, the 450RR delivered a standout performance at Assen. Beñat Fernández finished P9 in Race 1, securing KOVE’s first points of the season. In Race 2, he climbed from P16 to P11 and set a new WorldSPB race lap record of 1’42.190, claiming the fastest lap.

SEASON FINALE AT JEREZ

The championship concluded at Circuito de Jerez on October 16–18.

In Race 1, Fernández finished P15, while teammate Hugo de Cancellis retired early following an incident.

Both riders completed Race 2 on October 18, with Fernández taking P16 and de Cancellis finishing P22.

EYES ON 2027

From KOVE’s WorldSSP300 championship success in 2025 to a record-breaking lap in WorldSPB in 2026, we continues to advance our international road racing program. With the 2026 campaign complete, KOVE now looks ahead to 2027.

The pursuit continues.