BSB: 2019 Provisional entry list released
Bennetts British Superbike bosses have released a provisional entry list for the 2019 season, featuring 30 entries from 21 teams.
The grid takes a significantly different look for 2019 with the departure of champion and runner-up Leon Haslam and Jake Dixon, while six-time champion Shane Byrne remains absent after that horrific crash in testing at Snetterton back in May.
The grid sees new faces aplenty, with former MotoGP rider Scott Redding headlining the new arrivals as he joins the Be Wiser Ducati team alongside Josh Brookes.
World Superbike Independent Teams champion Xavi Forés also makes the switch to BSB with the Honda Racing team alongside Andrew Irwin, who will enter his first full season in the series after making his debut with Be Wiser Ducati last year.
Six rookies will line-up on the grid, including Dickies Supersport runner-up Ben Currie, who joins the RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki team and Superstock 600 champion Ryan Vickers.
Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion Keith Farmer also makes a return to the premier class alongside Christian Iddon in the Tyco BMW team.
A number of teams have already been out testing in Spain ahead of a winter testing ban in January and February with testing set to get underway with an official test at Monteblanco in Spain in March.
One ride remains alongside Bradley Ray in the Buildbase Suzuki team, rumoured to be Billy McConnell while there’s also a new team set to join the grid, which will be announced in January.
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Team/Manufacturer |
Rider |
Nationality |
# |
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Be Wiser Ducati |
Josh Brookes |
Australia |
25 |
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Be Wiser Ducati |
Scott Redding |
United Kingdom |
45 |
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Buildbase Suzuki |
Bradley Ray |
United Kingdom |
28 |
|
Buildbase Suzuki |
TBA |
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CDH Racing |
Dean Hipwell |
United Kingdom |
74 |
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EHA Racing Yamaha |
David Allingham |
United Kingdom |
23 |
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FS3 Kawasaki |
Danny Buchan |
United Kingdom |
83 |
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Gearlink Kawasaki |
Fraser Rogers |
United Kingdom |
89 |
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Honda Racing |
Xavi Fores |
Spain |
6 |
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Honda Racing |
Andrew Irwin |
United Kingdom |
18 |
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Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW |
Joe Francis |
United Kingdom |
40 |
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McAMS Yamaha |
Jason O’Halloran |
Australia |
22 |
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McAMS Yamaha |
Tarran Mackenzie |
United Kingdom |
95 |
|
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OMG Racing Suzuki |
Josh Elliott |
United Kingdom |
10 |
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OMG Racing Suzuki |
Luke Mossey |
United Kingdom |
12 |
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Oxford Racing Ducati |
Tommy Bridewell |
United Kingdom |
46 |
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Quattro Plant – JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
Glenn Irwin |
United Kingdom |
2 |
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Quattro Plant – JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
Ben Currie |
Australia |
61 |
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Raceways Yamaha |
Matt Truelove |
United Kingdom |
59 |
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RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki |
Ryan Vickers |
United Kingdom |
7 |
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Silicone Engineering Kawasaki * |
Dean Harrison |
United Kingdom |
5 |
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Smiths Racing BMW |
Peter Hickman |
United Kingdom |
60 |
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Smiths Racing BMW |
James Ellison |
United Kingdom |
77 |
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TAG Yamaha |
Dan Linfoot |
United Kingdom |
4 |
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TAG Yamaha |
Shaun Winfield |
United Kingdom |
8 |
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Team 64 Kawasaki |
Sam Coventry |
United Kingdom |
90 |
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Team WD40 Kawasaki |
Claudio Corti |
Italy |
71 |
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Tyco BMW Motorrad |
Christian Iddon |
United Kingdom |
21 |
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Tyco BMW Motorrad |
Keith Farmer |
United Kingdom |
33 |
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TBA ** |
TBA |
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Notes:
Provisional entry list as of 20 December 2018.
* competing in 9/12 races
** MSVR has received a notification of intent and pre-entry registration from a team yet to be announced which will complete the entry list. This will be confirmed in January.
