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. 

Team/Manufacturer	Rider	Nationality	#
Be Wiser Ducati	Josh Brookes	Australia	25
Be Wiser Ducati	Scott Redding	United Kingdom	45
Buildbase Suzuki	Bradley Ray	United Kingdom	28
Buildbase Suzuki	TBA
CDH Racing	Dean Hipwell	United Kingdom	74
EHA Racing Yamaha	David Allingham	United Kingdom	23
FS3 Kawasaki	Danny Buchan	United Kingdom	83
Gearlink Kawasaki	Fraser Rogers	United Kingdom	89
Honda Racing	Xavi Fores	Spain	6
Honda Racing	Andrew Irwin	United Kingdom	18
Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW	Joe Francis	United Kingdom	40
McAMS Yamaha	Jason O’Halloran	Australia	22
McAMS Yamaha	Tarran Mackenzie	United Kingdom	95
OMG Racing Suzuki	Josh Elliott	United Kingdom	10
OMG Racing Suzuki	Luke Mossey	United Kingdom	12
Oxford Racing Ducati	Tommy Bridewell	United Kingdom	46
Quattro Plant – JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Glenn Irwin	United Kingdom	2
Quattro Plant – JG Speedfit Kawasaki	Ben Currie	Australia	61
Raceways Yamaha	Matt Truelove	United Kingdom	59
RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki	Ryan Vickers	United Kingdom	7
Silicone Engineering Kawasaki *	Dean Harrison	United Kingdom	5
Smiths Racing BMW	Peter Hickman	United Kingdom	60
Smiths Racing BMW	James Ellison	United Kingdom	77
TAG Yamaha	Dan Linfoot	United Kingdom	4
TAG Yamaha	Shaun Winfield	United Kingdom	8
Team 64 Kawasaki	Sam Coventry	United Kingdom	90
Team WD40 Kawasaki	Claudio Corti	Italy	71
Tyco BMW Motorrad	Christian Iddon	United Kingdom	21
Tyco BMW Motorrad	Keith Farmer	United Kingdom	33
TBA **	TBA

 

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.