2014 WSBK Provisional Entry List – 27 Riders and 9 Manufacturers
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
# | Rider | Nat. | Motorcycle | Class | Team Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Marco Melandri | ITA | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | SBK | Aprilia Racing Team |
50 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | SBK | Aprilia Racing Team |
52 | Sylvain Barrier | FRA | BMW S1000RR | SBK EVO | BMW Motorrad Italia |
1 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK | Kawasaki Racing Team |
44 | David Salom | ESP | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | Kawasaki Racing Team |
76 | Loris Baz | FRA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK | Kawasaki Racing Team |
22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | SBK | Voltcom Crescent Suzuki |
58 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | SBK | Voltcom Crescent Suzuki |
65 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | SBK | PATA Honda |
91 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | SBK | PATA Honda |
2 | Christian Iddon | GBR | Bimota BB3* | SBK EVO | Team ALSTARE |
86 | Ayrton Badovini | ITA | Bimota BB3* | SBK EVO | Team ALSTARE |
24 | Toni Elias | ESP | Aprilia RSV4 Factory | SBK | Red Devils Roma |
59 | Niccolò Canepa | ITA | Ducati Panigale 1199R | SBK EVO | Althea Racing |
21 | Alessandro Andreozzi | ITA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | Team Pedercini |
23 | Luca Scassa | ITA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | Team Pedercini |
32 | Sheridan Morais | RSA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | IRON BRAIN Kawasaki |
84 | Michel Fabrizio | ITA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | IRON BRAIN Kawasaki |
10 | Imre Toth | HUN | BMW S1000RR | SBK | BMW Team Toth |
56 | Peter Sebestyen | HUN | BMW S1000RR | SBK EVO | BMW Team Toth |
7 | Chaz Davies | GBR | Ducati Panigale 1199R | SBK | Ducati Corse |
34 | Davide Giugliano | ITA | Ducati Panigale 1199R | SBK | Ducati Corse |
9 | Fabien Foret | FRA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | MAHI Racing Team India |
11 | Jeremy Guarnoni | FRA | Kawasaki ZX-10R | SBK EVO | MRS Kawasaki |
71 | Claudio Corti | ITA | MV Agusta F4 RR | SBK | MV Agusta RC-Yakhnich |
20 | Aaron Yates | USA | EBR 1190 RX | SBK | Team Hero EBR |
99 | Geoff May | USA | EBR 1190 RX | SBK | Team Hero EBR |
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