With the first WorldSBK round taking place at Phillip Island this weekend, Leonard Smith is on the job and here we take a look at the riders before the action started.
WorldSBK 2016 entry list
A total of 24 riders will compete in the top class of the Championship this season, with reigning Champion Jonathan Rea looking to defend his title and his number 1 plate on his new Kawasaki ZX-10R.
The return of Yamaha with the all-new Suzuka-conquering YZF R1 promises to take the fight to Kawasaki and Ducati, and BMW field two customer teams with Althea and Milwaukee, the latter of which fields recently crowned British Superbike champion Josh Brookes as they move together into a new era on the world stage. MotoGP™ Legend and 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden lines up on the WorldSBK grid for the first time; the American’s bid to win both crowns set to get underway in 2016, and Grand Prix winners Karel Abraham and Alex de Angelis both follow the Kentucky rider in the switch from their sister paddock to the WorldSBK stage.
This is the provisional list, to see more click here:
1 – 1 Jonathan Rea / GBR / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Kawasaki Racing Team
2 – 66 Tom Sykes / GBR / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Kawasaki Racing Team
3 – 7 Chaz Davies / GBR / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
4 – 34 Davide Giugliano / ITA / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
5 – 60 Michael van der Mark / NED / Honda CBR1000RR SP / Honda World Superbike Team
6 – 69 Nicky Hayden / USA / Honda CBR1000RR SP / Honda World Superbike Team
7 – 21 Markus Reiterberger / GER / BMW S1000 RR / Althea BMW Racing Team
8 – 81 Jordi Torres / ESP / BMW S1000 RR / Althea BMW Racing Team
9 – 22 Alex Lowes / GBR / Yamaha YZF R1 / Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team
10 – 50 Sylvain Guintoli / FRA / Yamaha YZF R1 / Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team
11 – 12 Xavi Forés / ESP / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / Barni Racing Team
12 – 11 Saeed Al Sulaiti / QAT / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Pedercini Racing
13 – 20 Sylvain Barrier / FRA / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Pedercini Racing
14 – 2 Leon Camier/ GBR / MV Agusta 1000 F4 / MV Agusta Reparto Corse
15 – 40 Román Ramos / ESP / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Team GOELEVEN
16 – 9 Dominic Schmitter / SUI / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Grillini Racing Team
17 – 16 Josh Hook / AUS / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Grillini Racing Team
18 – 10 Imre Toth / HUN / Yamaha YZF R1 / Team Toth
19 – 56 Peter Sebestyen / HUN / Yamaha YZF R1 / Team Toth
20 – 15 Alex De Angelis / RSM / Aprilia RSV4 1000 F / IodaRacing Team
21 – 32 Lorenzo Savadori / ITA / Aprilia RSV4 1000 F / IodaRacing Team
22 – 17 Karel Abraham / CZE / BMW S1000 RR / Milwaukee BMW
23 – 25 Joshua Brookes / AUS / BMW S1000 RR / Milwaukee BMW
24 – 61 Fabio Menghi / ITA / Ducati 1199 Panigale R / VFT Racing
WorldSSP 2016 Entry List
The WorldSSP grid in 2016 will consist of 34 riders and the list combines the reigning references of the category such as Kenan Sofuoglu with the rookie entries like Zulfahmi Khairuddin.
In WorldSSP, reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu has a new face next door in ex-Moto2â„¢ rider Krummenacher, and Jules Cluzel looks to remount his challenge for the crown after healing from injury. Zulfahmi Khairuddin moves from Moto3â„¢ to WorldSSP, becoming the first full time Malaysian rider on the grid. World Supersport also has some changes of its own with new technical regulations, the most significant of which is a ban on the use of traction control. In addition, the championship is to follow in the footsteps of WorldSBK and adopt the Superpole format of qualifying.
A new addition for 2016 sees the dawn of the FIM Europe Supersport Cup, after a long study of the 600cc class within the National, European and World championships. The Cup should enable the riders and teams taking part to compete on a world stage in terms of media and TV coverage, but a cost of a lower level championship in terms of logistics and bike preparation. With the same technical regulations as WorldSSP, riders taking part in the FIM Europe Supersport Cup will line up in on the same grid as WorldSSP, but only take part in the European rounds of the Championship.
This is the Provisional Permanent Entry List for WorldSSP in 2016, for more information click here:
1 -1 Kenan Sofuoglu/ TUR/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
2- 21 Randy Krummenacher/ SUI/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
3 – 16 Jules Cluzel/ FRA/ MV Agusta F3 675/ MV Agusta Reparto Corse
4 – 87 Lorenzo Zanetti/ ITA/ MV Agusta F3 675/ MV Agusta Reparto Corse
5- 35 Stefan Hill/ GBR/ Honda CBR600RR/ CIA Landlord Insurance Honda
6 -78 Hikari Okubo/JPN/ Honda CBR600RR/ CIA Landlord Insurance Honda
7 – 81 Luke Stapleford/ GBR/ Honda CBR600RR/ CIA Landlord Insurance Honda
8 – 111 Kyle Smith/ GBR/Honda CBR600RR/ CIA Landlord Insurance Honda
9 – 2 Patrick Jacobsen/ USA/ Honda CBR600RR/ Honda World Supersport Team
10 – 11 Christian Gamarino/ ITA/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Team GOELEVEN
11 – 69 Ondrej Jezek/ CZE/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Team GOELEVEN
12 – 19 Kevin Wahr/ GER/ Honda CBR600RR/ GEMAR Ballons -Team Lorini
13 – 68 Glenn Scott/AUS/ Honda CBR600RR/ GEMAR Ballons -Team Lorini
14 – 25 Alex Baldolini / ITA/ MV Agusta F3 675/ Race Department ATK#25
15 – 12 Christopher Gobbi/ ITA/ Yamaha YZF R6/ VFT Racing *
16 – 10 Nacho Calero/ ESP/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Orelac Racing
17 – 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin/ MAS/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Orelac Racing
18 – 64 Federico Caricasulo/ ITA/ Honda CBR600RR/ BARDAHL Evan Bros. Honda Racing
19 – 55 Ilya Mikhalchik/ UKR/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ DS Junior Team *
20 – 6 Davide Stirpe/ ITA/ Honda CBR600RR/ FLORAMO Monaco Racing Team SM *
21 – 4 Gino Rea/ GBR/ MV Agusta F3 675/ GRT Racing Team
22 – 41 Aiden Wagner/ AUS/ MV Agusta F3 675/ GRT Racing Team
23 – 84 Loris Cresson/ BEL/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ MTM / HM Kawasaki *
24 – 7 Angelo Licciardi/ BEL/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ R2 MotorRacing Team *
25 – 77 Kyle Ryde/ GBR/ Yamaha YZF R6/ Ranieri Med – SC Racing
26 – 83 Lachlan Epis/ AUS/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ Response RE Racing
27 – 47 Axel Bassani/ ITA/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ San Carlo Team Italia *
28 – 61 Alessandro Zaccone/ ITA/ Kawasaki ZX-6R/ San Carlo Team Italia *
29 – 88 Nicolás Terol/ ESP/ MV Agusta F3 675/ Schmidt Racing
30 – 119 Janos Chrobak/ HUN/ MV Agusta F3 675/ Schmidt Racing *
31 – 44 Roberto Rolfo/ ITA/ MV Agusta F3 675/ Team Factory Vamag
32 – 50 Braeden Ortt/ CAN/ Honda CBR600RR/WILSport Racedays Honda *
33 – 96 Javier Orellana/ ESP/ Honda CBR600RR/ WILSport Racedays Honda *
34 – 23 Cedric Tangre/ FRA/ Suzuki GSX-R600/ Yohann Moto Sport *
*FIM Europe Supersport Cup
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