World Superbike entry list confirmed

Published: 18 January 2008 Updated: 24 November 2014

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The 2008 WSB entry list has been announced with 28 permant riders confirmed in this years 15 round championship.

WSB regulars will be joined by MotoGP men Carlos Checa and Makoto Tamada with BSB champions Ryuichi Kiyonari and Gregorio Lavilla also coming into the mix.

Honda will field the most bikes with a total of nine riders set to campaign the all new CBR1000RR Fireblade, whilst there will be a total of six new Ducati 1098 F08’s on the grid.

In Supersport there is an impressive 36 permannt riders including five Brits, Craig Jones, Jonathan Rea, Chris Walker, Tommmy Hill and Graeme Gowland.

In Superstock 1000 it’s a monster 42 strong provisional grid with three Brits Barry Burrell, Matt Bond and Peter Hickman.

Click next to see the full entry listings

Nr	Rider	Nat.	Machine	Team
11	Troy Corser	AUS	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team
41	Noriyuki Haga	JPN	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team
7	Carlos Checa	ESP	Honda CBR1000RR	Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
23	Ryuichi Kiyonari	JPN	Honda CBR1000RR	Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
54	Kenan Sofuoglu	TUR	Honda CBR1000RR	Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr
21	Troy Bayliss	AUS	Ducati 1098R	Ducati Xerox Team
84	Michel Fabrizio	ITA	Ducati 1098R	Ducati Xerox Team
76	Max Neukirchner	GER	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Alstare Suzuki
10	Fonsi Nieto	ESP	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Suzuki Alstare
34	Yukio Kagayama	JPN	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Suzuki Alstare
55	Régis Laconi	FRA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse
100	Makoto Tamada	JPN	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse
3	Max Biaggi	ITA	Ducati 1098R	Sterilgarda Go Eleven
111	Ruben Xaus	ESP	Ducati 1098R	Sterilgarda Go Eleven
31	Karl Muggeridge	AUS	Honda CBR1000RR	D.F Racing
83	Russel Holland	AUS	Honda CBR1000RR	D.F Racing
22	Luca Morelli	ITA	Honda CBR1000RR	Alto Evolution Honda
88	Shuhei Aoyama	JPN	Honda CBR1000RR	Alto Evolution Honda
38	Shinichi Nakatomi	JPN	Yamaha YZF R1	YZF Yamaha
13	Vittorio Iannuzzo	ITA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Team Pedercini
86	Ayrton Badovini	ITA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Team Pedercini
96	Jakub Smrz	CZE	Ducati 1098R	Guandalini Racing by Grifo‘s
77	Loic Napoleone	FRA	Yamaha YZF R1	Grillini Racing Team
44	Roberto Rolfo	ITA	Honda CBR1000RR	Hannspree Honda Althea
36	Gregorio Lavilla	ESP	Honda CBR1000RR	Paul Bird Motorsport
57	Lorenzo Lanzi	ITA	Ducati 1098R	R.G.Team
94	David Checa	ESP	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha France – GMT 94
194	Sébastien Gimbert	FRA	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha France – GMT 94

Click next to see the Supersport entry list.

Nr	Rider/pilote	Nat.	Machine	Team
65	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Honda CBR600RR	Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
88	Andrew Pitt	AUS	Honda CBR600RR	Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
23	Broc Parkes	AUS	Yamaha YZF R6	Yamaha World Supersport Team
99	Fabien Foret	FRA	Yamaha YZF R6	Yamaha World Supersport Team
121	Arnaud Vincent	FRA	Kawasaki ZX-6R	Gil Motor Sport – Solution F
9	Chris Walker	GBR	Kawasaki ZX-6R	Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport
21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	JPN	Kawasaki ZX-6R	Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport
6	Tommy Hill	GBR	Honda CBR600RR	Hannspree Honda Althea
69	Gianluca Nannelli	ITA	Honda CBR600RR	Hannspree Honda Althea
25	Joshua Brookes	AUS	Honda CBR600RR	Hanspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda
127	Robbin Harms	DEN	Honda CBR600RR	Hanspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda
77	Barry Veneman	NED	Suzuki GSX-R600	Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Team
83	Didier Van Keymeulen	BEL	Suzuki GSX-R600	Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Team
55	Massimo Roccoli	ITA	Yamaha YZF R6	Yamaha Lorenzini By Leoni
8	Mark Aitchinson	AUS	Triumph 675	Triumph Italia BE1 Racing
675	Ivan Clementi	ITA	Triumph 675	Triumph Italia BE1 Racing
14	Matthieu Lagrive	FRA	Honda CBR600RR	Intermoto Czech
37	William De Angelis	RSM	Honda CBR600RR	Intermoto Czech
17	Miguel Praia	POR	Honda CBR600RR	Parkalgar Racing Team
18	Craig Jones	GBR	Honda CBR600RR	Parkalgar Racing Team
26	Joan Lascorz	ESP	Honda CBR600RR	Glaner Motocard.com
51	Santi Barragan Portilla	ESP	Honda CBR600RR	Glaner Motocard.com
44	David Salom	ESP	Yamaha YZF R6	Yamaha Spain
52	David De Gea	ESP	Yamaha YZF R6	Yamaha Spain
199	Danilo Dell‘Omo	ITA	Honda CBR600RR	HP Racing Team
31	Vesa Kallio	FIN	Honda CBR600RR	Benjan Racing Team
81	Graeme Gowland	GBR	Honda CBR600RR	Benjan Racing Team
38	Gregory Leblanc	FRA	Honda CBR600RR	CRS Grand Prix
75	Luka Nedog	SLO	Honda CBR600RR	CRS Grand Prix
4	Lorenzo Alfonsi	ITA	Kawasaki ZX-6R	PMS
32	Mirko Giansanti	ITA	Honda CBR600RR	Berry Racing
105	Gianluca Vizziello	ITA	Honda CBR600RR	Berry Racing
24	Garry McCoy	AUS	Triumph 675	Triumph – SC
	Tba		Triumph 675	Triumph – SC
15	Gergo Talmacsi	HUN	Suzuki GSX-R600	Factory Racing
72	Attila Magda	HUN	Suzuki GSX-R600	Factory Racing

Click next for the Superstock entry list

Nr	Rider/pilote	Nat.	Machine	Team
71	Claudio Corti	ITA	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha Motor Italia Jun.Team
89	Domenico Colucci	ITA	Ducati 1098R	Ducati Xerox Junior Team
155	Brendan Roberts	AUS	Ducati 1098R	Ducati Xerox Junior Team
19	Xavier Simeon	BEL	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Suzuki Alstare
23	Chris Seaton	AUS	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Celani Team
29	Davide Bastianelli	ITA	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Celani Team
34	Davide Giugliano	ITA	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia
111	Fabrizio Perotti	ITA	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Team Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia
16	Raymond Schouten	NED	Yamaha YZF R1	Vd Heyden Motors Yamaha Team
77	Barry Liam Burrell	GBR	Honda CBR1000RR	MS Racing
96	Matej Smrz	CZE	Honda CBR1000RR	MS Racing
12	Alessio Aldrovandi	ITA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Team Pedercini
132	Yoann Tiberio	FRA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Team Pedercini
66	Branko Srdanov	NED	Yamaha YZF R1	Zone Rouge
88	Kenny Foray	FRA	Yamaha YZF R1	Zone Rouge
41	Gregory Junod	SUI	Yamaha YZF R1	PCP Peko Racing Team
33	Marko Rohtlaan	EST	Honda CBR1000RR	Azione Corse
53	Alessandro Polita	ITA	Ducati 1098R	Sterilgarda Go Eleven
9	Chris Leeson	RSA	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	MIST Suzuki Racing SA
27	Matt Bond	GBR	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	MIST Suzuki Racing SA
20	Sylvain Barrier	FRA	Yamaha YZF R1	YZF Yamaha Junior Team
7	Mähr René	AUT	KTM 1190 RC8	Team KTM Maehr Superstock
81	Pauli Pekkanen	FIN	KTM 1190 RC8	Team KTM Maehr Superstock
117	Dennis Sacchetti	ITA	Ducati 1098R	Guandalini Racing by Grifo‘s
21	Maxime Berger	FRA	Honda CBR1000RR	Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda
90	Michal Drobný	CZE	Honda CBR1000RR	Intermoto Czech
8	Andrea Antonelli	ITA	Honda CBR1000RR	Junior Team Honda Althea
24	Marko Jerman	SLO	Honda CBR1000RR	MD Team Jerman
92	Jure Štibilj	SLO	Honda CBR1000RR	MD Team Jerman
5	Danny De Boer	NED	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	MQP Racing Team
99	Roy Ten Napel	NED	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	MQP Racing Team
14	Filip Backlund	SWE	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	MTM Racing Team
15	Matteo Baiocco	ITA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	O SIX Kawasaki Supported
57	Cameron Stronach	AUS	Kawasaki ZX 10R	O SIX Kawasaki Supported
60	Peter Hickman	GBR	Yamaha YZF R1	Q Motorsport
58	Robert Gianfardoni	ITA	Ducati 1098R	R.G.Team
51	Michele Pirro	ITA	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha Lorenzini By Leoni
119	Michele Magnoni	ITA	Yamaha YZF R1	Yamaha Lorenzini By Leoni
996	Jonatan Gallina	ITA	Kawasaki ZX 10R	Alapont by Galvin Team
30	Michaël Savary	SUI	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Coutelle Junior Team Suzuki
78	Freddy Foray	FRA	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8	Coutelle Junior Team Suzuki

By Michael Guy

Sports Editor, former 250-racer and adventure rider