Kevin Manfredi returns for another year of Endurance with RAC41 Honda

Kevin Manfredi will once again line up in the Endurance World Championship with RAC41 Honda: target is the Superstock World Cup.

From the successes of 2025 to confirm himself at the top of the discipline again in 2026. Kevin Manfredi, for several years one of Italy’s best exponents in endurance motorcycle racing, continues along the path of continuity in the FIM EWC. After claiming a sensational double podium in the two 24-hour races on the calendar (Le Mans and Bol d’Or), plus second place overall in the FIM Endurance World Cup in the Superstock class, the rider from La Spezia has announced the renewal of his agreement with Kaedaer Dafy RAC41 to once again race the Honda CBR 1000RR-R #41, followed closely by Honda France.

Kevin Manfredi made his Endurance World Championship debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with the No Limits Motor Team, reaching the podium at the 8 Hours of the SlovakiaRing and later, in 2019, between Le Mans and again in Slovakia with Kawasaki 33 Louit Moto. Since then, the two-time winner of the World Supersport “Challenge” (European series) has established himself as one of the fastest riders in the FIM EWC, racking up several Superstock class pole positions with the Wojcik Racing Team. He had to wait, however, until his move to the RAC41 Honda team to savor the joy of the podium again.

At the end of a 2025 FIM EWC season marked by the number 2 (2nd at Le Mans, 2nd at the Bol d’Or, 2nd in the FIM Endurance World Cup), Kevin Manfredi has renewed his deal with RAC41 for a definitive assault on the Superstock class World Cup. Expected at the same time to compete in next year’s CIV Superbike championship despite a couple of (unwelcome) clashes with the national calendar, the Sarzana native will be the spearhead of the #41 crew alongside Takeshi Ishizuka and Diego Poncet, both already integral members of the team led by Julien Diguet, which finished as Superstock Endurance vice-champion.

“This season was almost perfect,” admitted Kevin Manfredi. “Honda France and RAC41 put me in the best conditions at every race. We stood on the podium at Le Mans and the Bol d’Or, and we came close at the Suzuka 8 Hours. At the end of the championship I had various options on the table, even in the EWC top class, but heart and continuity weighed in my choice. Julien Diguet (Team Manager) trusted me, giving me difficult and important tasks. I believe I repaid him with speed and consistency, without making mistakes. That’s why I decided to wear the same colors in 2026 as well, with the goal of aiming even higher.”