WSB entry list released
Just 22 days away from the start of the 2014 World Superbike Championship, race organisers have released an entry list of who we can expect to see on the Philip Island grid in three weeks’ time.
The table brings few surprises, although one thing it does serve to highlight is the number of teams already moved to the new Evo spec rules, which – much cloer to the British Superbike restrictions – will become mandatory for 2015.
In fact, a number of manufacturers, such as Tom Sykes’ Kawasaki team, are planning on running riders in both classes, no doubt with an eye to the future.
The other notable from the field is the range of manufacturers. With eight different bikes lining up on the grid (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, BMW, Aprilia, MV Augusta, Bimota and EBR) the series now has twice as many makes as the MotoGP grid, although Bimota’s presence on the grid is still dependant on a homologation rule change expected next week.
1 |
Tom Sykes |
GBR |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
SBK |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
2 |
Christian Iddon |
GBR |
Bimota BB3 * |
EVO |
Team ALSTARE |
7 |
Chaz Davies |
GBR |
Ducati Panigale 1199R |
SBK |
Ducati Superbike Team |
9 |
Fabien Foret |
FRA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
MAHI Racing Team India |
10 |
Imre Toth |
HUN |
BMW S1000 RR |
SBK |
BMW Team Toth |
11 |
Jeremy Guarnoni |
FRA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
MAHI Racing Team India |
20 |
Aaron Yates |
USA |
EBR 1190 RX |
SBK |
Team Hero EBR |
21 |
Alessandro Andreozzi |
ITA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
Team Pedercini |
22 |
Alex Lowes |
GBR |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
SBK |
Voltcom Crescent Suzuki |
23 |
Luca Scassa |
ITA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
Team Pedercini |
24 |
Toni Elias |
ESP |
Aprilia RSV4 1000 Factory |
SBK |
Red Devils Roma |
32 |
Sheridan Morais |
RSA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
IRON BRAIN Kawasaki SBK Team |
33 |
Marco Melandri |
ITA |
Aprilia RSV4 1000 Factory |
SBK |
Aprilia Racing Team |
34 |
Davide Giugliano |
ITA |
Ducati Panigale 1199R |
SBK |
Ducati Superbike Team |
44 |
David Salom |
ESP |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
50 |
Sylvain Guintoli |
FRA |
Aprilia RSV4 1000 Factory |
SBK |
Aprilia Racing Team |
52 |
Sylvain Barrier |
FRA |
BMW S1000 RR |
EVO |
BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike Team |
56 |
Peter Sebestyen |
HUN |
BMW S1000 RR |
EVO |
BMW Team Toth |
58 |
Eugene Laverty |
IRL |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
SBK |
Voltcom Crescent Suzuki |
59 |
Niccolò Canepa |
ITA |
Ducati Panigale 1199R |
EVO |
Althea Racing |
65 |
Jonathan Rea |
GBR |
Honda CBR1000RR |
SBK |
PATA Honda World Superbike Team |
71 |
Claudio Corti |
ITA |
MV Agusta F4 RR |
SBK |
MV Agusta RC |
76 |
Loris Baz |
FRA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
SBK |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
84 |
Michel Fabrizio |
ITA |
Kawasaki ZX-10R |
EVO |
IRON BRAIN Kawasaki SBK Team |
86 |
Ayrton Badovini |
ITA |
Bimota BB3 * |
EVO |
Team ALSTARE |
91 |
Leon Haslam |
GBR |
Honda CBR1000RR |
SBK |
PATA Honda World Superbike Team |
99 |
Geoff May |
USA |
EBR 1190 RX |
SBK |
Team Hero EBR |