2014 WSBK Provisional Entry List – 27 Riders and 9 Manufacturers

Dennis Chung
by Dennis Chung

The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) released a provisional entry list for the 2014 World Superbike Championship. The provisional list includes 27 riders riding motorcycles from nine different manufacturers.

Of these riders, 12 are riding in the new EVO sub-category which limits engine upgrades and electronics to Superstock class rules. The other 15 are riding the unlimited Superbike sub-category which will be phased out by the 2015 WSBK season.

The nine manufacturers represented are: Aprilia, Bimota, BMW, Ducati, Erik Buell Racing, Honda, Kawasaki, MV Agusta and Suzuki. Bimota, MV Agusta and EBR are the newest manufacturers to enter the series. EBR will field the all-American lineup of Geoff May and Aaron Yates on the 1190RX. MV Agusta returns to the series with the Claudio Corti riding the F4 RR. Meanwhile Bimota intends to enter Christian Iddon and Ayrton Badovini on the new BB3, but the BMW S1000RR-powered superbike is still subject to homologation.

Speaking of BMW, the German manufacturer still has a presence on the grid with three S1000RR despite the withdrawal of its official factory team.

Apart from BMW, all of the other manufacturers are fielding factory teams, including Ducati which last entered a factory squad in 2010. All of the factory teams will field two riders except for MV Agusta and its lone rider Corti, and Kawasaki which is adding David Salom alongside reigning champion Tom Sykes and Loris Baz. Salom will be the first rider to race on a factory-backed EVO machine.

The 2014 WSBK Championship begins Feb. 23 at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit.

Provisional Entry List for the 2014 WSBK World Championship

#RiderNat.MotorcycleClassTeam Name
33Marco MelandriITAAprilia RSV4 FactorySBKAprilia Racing Team
50Sylvain GuintoliFRAAprilia RSV4 FactorySBKAprilia Racing Team
52Sylvain BarrierFRABMW S1000RRSBK EVOBMW Motorrad Italia
1Tom SykesGBRKawasaki ZX-10RSBKKawasaki Racing Team
44David SalomESPKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOKawasaki Racing Team
76Loris BazFRAKawasaki ZX-10RSBKKawasaki Racing Team
22Alex LowesGBRSuzuki GSX-R1000SBKVoltcom Crescent Suzuki
58Eugene LavertyIRLSuzuki GSX-R1000SBKVoltcom Crescent Suzuki
65Jonathan ReaGBRHonda CBR1000RRSBKPATA Honda
91Leon HaslamGBRHonda CBR1000RRSBKPATA Honda
2Christian IddonGBRBimota BB3*SBK EVOTeam ALSTARE
86Ayrton BadoviniITABimota BB3*SBK EVOTeam ALSTARE
24Toni EliasESPAprilia RSV4 FactorySBKRed Devils Roma
59Niccolò CanepaITADucati Panigale 1199RSBK EVOAlthea Racing
21Alessandro AndreozziITAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOTeam Pedercini
23Luca ScassaITAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOTeam Pedercini
32Sheridan MoraisRSAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOIRON BRAIN Kawasaki
84Michel FabrizioITAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOIRON BRAIN Kawasaki
10Imre TothHUNBMW S1000RRSBKBMW Team Toth
56Peter SebestyenHUNBMW S1000RRSBK EVOBMW Team Toth
7Chaz DaviesGBRDucati Panigale 1199RSBKDucati Corse
34Davide GiuglianoITADucati Panigale 1199RSBKDucati Corse
9Fabien ForetFRAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOMAHI Racing Team India
11Jeremy GuarnoniFRAKawasaki ZX-10RSBK EVOMRS Kawasaki
71Claudio CortiITAMV Agusta F4 RRSBKMV Agusta RC-Yakhnich
20Aaron YatesUSAEBR 1190 RXSBKTeam Hero EBR
99Geoff MayUSAEBR 1190 RXSBKTeam Hero EBR
Dennis Chung
Dennis Chung

Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008, and through his tenure, has developed a firm grasp of industry trends, and a solid sense of what's to come. A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles, if there's a new model on the horizon, you'll probably hear about it from him first.

More by Dennis Chung

Comments
Join the conversation
Next