Balaton Park Circuit
Yuki Kunii to stand in for recovering Honda HRC rider Jake Dixon at Balaton Park
The Honda HRC team confirms that factory rider Jake Dixon will be replaced by Japanese Yuki Kunii during the fourth Superbike World Championship round, set to take place on 1-3 May at Balaton Park in Hungary.
Dixon sustained wrist fractures during the final pre-season test at Phillip Island, a complex injury that has unfortunately forced the British rider to miss the first four rounds of the 2026 season.
Jake is already undergoing intensive physiotherapy and using every possible tool to speed up his recovery, including daily sessions in a hyperbaric chamber. Although everything is progressing well on the road to recovery, he is not yet fit to race.
Substituting for Dixon in the meantime, 23-year-old Kunii has previously raced in the Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships and currently competes in the All Japan Road Racing Championship, in the JSB1000 class, aboard the CBR1000RR-R.