The FIM has been very busy today, because they’ve not only released the Grand Prix 2011 entry lists, they’ve also released the World Superbike and Supersport lists.
Giving it the once over, World Superbikes has just 20 riders with one still to be announced for Pedercini.
So as the Italians would say ’se Atene piange, Sparta non ride’ (more or less if Athens is crying, Sparta isn’t laughing, Athens in this case being MotoGP) the Superbike grid, despite seven manufacturers and being less expensive series to race in, getting 33% more audience, isn’t exactly flourishing.
After the Ducati factory team pullout, Alstare Suzuki down to one rider as the Althea Ducati team, we’ll still be seeing the debut of the BMW Italia team with James Toseland and Ayrton Badovini and Liberty Racing and five (!) Kawasaki Ninjas.
Max Biaggi won’t be running the #1 plate and is keeping his trademark #3 and believe me this will sorely disappoint his fans who’ve waited more than a decade to see their favourite rider run again with that number.
The World Supersport grid thankfully, is much more abundant with 29 riders ready to battle it out.
The entry list also reveals what hasn’t been officially announced yet that BE1 Racing will in fact be on Yamaha machinery, dropping the Triumph Daytona’s.
We’ll also be seeing former 250cc Hungarian riders Imre Toth and Balzas Nemeth on Honda’s for the Toth team, which will hopefully have enough money to see the season through and not have the big financial problems they did in 2009.
World Superbike and Supersport entry lists after the jump.
2011 World Superbike:#2 Leon Camier – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team#3 Max Biaggi – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team#41 Noriyuki Haga – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – PATA Racing Team Aprilia#84 Michel Fabrizio – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – Team Suzuki Alstare#33 Marco Melandri – Yamaha YZF R1 – Yamaha World Superbike Team#58 Eugene Laverty – Yamaha YZF R1 – Yamaha World Superbike Team#7 Carlos Checa – Ducati 1098R – Althea Racing#4 Jonathan Rea – Honda CBR1000RR – Castrol Honda Team#111 Ruben Xaus – Honda CBR1000RR – Castrol Honda Team#11 Troy Corser – BMW S1000 RR – BMW Motorrad Motorsport#91 Leon Haslam – BMW S1000 RR – BMW Motorrad Motorsport#52 James Toseland – BMW S1000 RR – BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team#86 Ayrton Badovini – BMW S1000 RR – BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team#17 Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki ZX-10R – Kawasaki Racing Team#77 Chris Vermeulen – Kawasaki ZX-10R – Kawasaki Racing Team#121 Maxime Berger – Ducati 1098R – Supersonic Racing Team#44 Roberto Rolfo – Kawasaki ZX-10R – Team Pedercini#?? Kawasaki ZX-10R – Team Pedercini#66 Tom Sykes – Kawasaki ZX-10R – Kawasaki Racing Team SBK#50 Sylvain Guintoli – Ducati 1098R – Team Liberty Racing#96 Jakub Smrz – Ducati 1098R – Team Liberty Racing2011 World Supersport:21 Florian Marino – Honda CBR600RR – Hannspree Ten Kate Honda99 Fabien Foret – Honda CBR600RR – Hannspree Ten Kate Honda11 Sam Lowes – Honda CBR600RR – Parkalgar Honda117 Miguel Praia – Honda CBR600RR – Parkalgar Honda23 Broc Parkes – Kawasaki ZX-6R – Kawasaki Motocard.
com44 David Salom – Kawasaki ZX-6R – Kawasaki Motocard.
com7 Chaz Davies – Yamaha YZF R6 – Yamaha ParkinGO Team9 Luca Scassa – Yamaha YZF R6 – Yamaha ParkinGO Team4 Gino Rea – Honda CBR600RR – Step Racing Team60 Vladimir Ivanov – Honda CBR600RR – Step Racing Team34 Ronan Quarmby – Triumph Daytona 675 – Suriano Racing Team91 Danilo Dell’Omo – Triumph Daytona 675 – Suriano Racing Team127 Robbin Harms – Honda CBR600RR – Benjan Racing Team31 Vittorio Iannuzzo – Kawasaki ZX-6R – Team Lorenzini by Leoni55 Massimo Roccoli – Kawasaki ZX-6R – Team Lorenzini by Leoni5 Alexander Lundh – Honda CBR600RR – Cresto Guide Racing Team19 Mitchell Pirotta – Honda CBR600RR – KUJA Racing52 Michele Conti – Honda CBR600RR – KUJA Racing22 Roberto Tamburini – Yamaha YZF R6 – Bike Service R.
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87 Luca Marconi – Yamaha YZF R6 – Bike Service R.
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28 Pawel Szkopek – Honda CBR600RR – Bogdanka PTR Honda77 James Ellison – Honda CBR600RR – Bogdanka PTR Honda8 Bastien Chesaux – Honda CBR600RR – MACH – Moto Academy Swiss25 Marko Jerman – Triumph Daytona 675 – MD Team Jerman24 Eduard Blokhin – Yamaha YZF R6 – RivaMoto73 Oleg Pozdneev – Yamaha YZF R6 – RivaMoto69 Ondrej Jezek – Honda CBR600RR – SMS Racing10 Imre Toth – Honda CBR600RR – Team Hungary Toth38 Balazs Nemeth – Honda CBR600RR – Team Hungary Toth