The provisional entry lists for the 2023 World Superbike season have been unveiled with 23 riders set for WorldSBK and 30 each in WorldSSP and WorldSSP300.
The following is a press release from WSBK…
With the 2022 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship now in the history books, attention is turning to the 2023 season which starts in February. The provisional permanent entry list for WorldSBK in 2023 has been released with 23 riders set to take to the track next year when the season gets underway and, while there are no changes at the factory teams, there have been plenty of changes up and down the grid at the Independent outfits.
STAYING PUT: the five factory teams remain the same
After impressive performances throughout the season, Ducati, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda and BMW have all opted to remain with their line-ups for the 2023 season. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) will look to defend his title using his #19 plate, rather than the #1, and continues alongside Michael Ruben Rinaldi. At runners-up Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team, 2021 Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu returns to his traditional #54 plate after using the #1 throughout 2022 and he is joined by Andrea Locatelli for a third campaign. Jonathan Rea will also be looking to win the title next year with the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK as he goes in search of a seventh title, and he is, once again, joined by Alex Lowes.
There is a slight rebranding for the BMW factory team as they become known as the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team with riders Scott Redding and Michael van der Mark aiming to take the new M 1000 RR to the rostrum in 2023. The Honda factory team, Team HRC, will also retain the same line-up as Iker Lecuona looks to build on his one podium from 2022 and Xavi Vierge aims to score a podium finish.
INDEPENDENT TEAM CHANGES: changes throughout the grid
There’s a change at the Bonovo Action BMW team as Garrett Gerloff joins the Independent BMW team from GRT Yamaha, jining Loris Baz who has his second season with the team in 2023. At MIE Racing Honda Team, Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin will stay for a second campaign after a strong end to his rookie season and he will be joined by Eric Granado; Granado competed for the team on a one-off appearance in 2020 but will have a full campaign in 2023.
There are some new faces on the 2023 grid as well as some returning faces or motorcycling veterans. 2013 Champion Tom Sykes returns to Kawasaki machinery with the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing outfit, while two-time MotoGP™ race winner Danilo Petrucci will make his WorldSBK debut with the Barni Spark Racing Team.
ROOKIES AIMING FOR IMPACTS: four rookies looking for success
There is also the debut of the GMT94 Yamaha team in WorldSBK, with the team running 2022 WorldSSP runner-up Lorenzo Baldassarri for his maiden WorldSBK campaign. Baldassarri will be joined by his title rival from 2022 as Dominique Aegerter makes the step up to WorldSBK with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team alongside 2021 Moto2™ World Champion Remy Gardner as the Australian steps across from MotoGP™. Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team return for a second campaign in the Championship, employing the services of 2022 British Superbike champion Bradley Ray. Ray will only compete in the European rounds of the season.
REMAINING THE SAME: staying in place
Italian rider Axel Bassani will stay with the Motocorsa Racing team for the 2023 season as he hopes to continue impressing on the Ducati Panigale V4 R machine, while fellow Independent Ducati rider Philipp Oettl also stays with the Team GoEleven squad for his second campaign in WorldSBK. Czech rider Oliver Konig ended the 2022 season with two points finishes in two rounds and he stays with the Orelac Racing VerdNatura squad for his second campaign.
| N. | Rider | Nat. | Motorcycle | Team |
| 19 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Ducati Panigale V4R | Aruba.It Racing – Ducati |
| 21 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Ducati Panigale V4R | Aruba.It Racing – Ducati |
| 54 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Yamaha YZF R1 | Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
| 55 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Yamaha YZF R1 | Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
| 22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 65 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 7 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | Team HRC |
| 97 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | Team HRC |
| 45 | Scott Redding | GBR | BMW M 1000 RR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
| 60 | Michael van der Mark | NED | BMW M 1000 RR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
| 47 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Ducati Panigale V4R | Motocorsa Racing |
| 31 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | BMW M 1000 RR | Bonovo Action BMW |
| 76 | Loris Baz | FRA | BMW M 1000 RR | Bonovo Action BMW |
| 77 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | Yamaha YZF R1 | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
| 87 | Remy Gardner | AUS | Yamaha YZF R1 | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
| 5 | Philipp Oettl | GER | Ducati Panigale V4R | Team GoEleven |
| 66 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Panigale V4R | Barni Spark Racing Team |
| 28 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha YZF R1 | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team |
| 35 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAS | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | MIE Racing |
| 51 | Eric Granado | BRA | Honda CBR1000 RR-R | MIE Racing |
| 52 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Orelac Racing Verdnatura |
| 34 | Lorenzo Baldassari | ITA | Yamaha YZF R1 | GMT94 Yamaha |
Six manufacturers, 30 riders to battle it out in WorldSSP
The return of Honda to WorldSSP and the departure of two front-runners set up an enticing season in 2023…
30 full-time riders are set to tackle the FIM Supersport World Championship in 2023 with the full details of the provisional entry list now available. Honda make a return to the Championship with the CBR600RR machine, bringing the total manufacturers on the grid to six, while there are changes at the teams who have fought for the title in recent seasons. Out of the 30 riders, eight are set to contest the WorldSSP Challenge and compete in the European rounds only.
CHANGES AT THE TOP: a new order coming in 2023?
With two-time Champion Dominique Aegerter and 2022 runner-up Lorenzo Baldassarri moving to WorldSBK for 2023, there are changes at 2022’s top two teams. Ten Kate Racing Yamaha will look to make it three titles on the bounce with Jorge Navarro making his WorldSSP debut, alongside Stefano Manzi who switches to Yamaha. The Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team have opted to go for a one-bike line-up in 2023 with Andrea Mantovani the team’s sole rider, while there’s an all-new line-up at Dynavolt Triumph: Niki Tuuli switches from MV Agusta while Harry Truelove makes his full-campaign debut. Like Evan Bros. Yamaha, the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing team will only have one rider in 2023 with Can Oncu remaining with the squad. MV Agusta Reparto Corse have signed German rider Marcel Schroetter for 2023 alongside Turkish rider Bahattin Sofuoglu, with Sofuoglu competing in the full season after taking part in the WorldSSP Challenge in his rookie campaign.
HONDA’S RETURN: two bikes as they look for success
Honda last competed in WorldSSP in the 2020 season but, after a two-year absence, return to the Championship with the CBR600RR machine. The MIE – MS Racing Honda Team will field Malaysian rider Adam Norrodin alongside British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie. Honda have 10 titles, 104 wins and 283 podiums so far in WorldSSP, ranking them as one of the most successful manufacturers in the Championship and will be looking to add to that in 2023.
WorldSSP300 CHAMPIONS IN WorldSSP: staying in place while others move up
2022 WorldSSP300 Champion Alvaro Diaz will make his WorldSSP debut in 2023 with the Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP outfit, taking part in the WorldSSP Challenge. Adrian Huertas, the 2021 WorldSSP300 Champion, remains in the MTM Kawasaki squad for 2023 as he looks to build on a solid rookie campaign. Two WorldSSP300 race winners will join them in 2023 as Yuta Okaya makes his debut with the Prodina Kawasaki Racing WorldSSP team and Tom Booth-Amos switches to Motozoo Racing by Puccetti for 2023 after finishing the season with the team. He is joined by Luke Power for his debut, with Okaya, Booth-Amos and Power all taking part in the WorldSSP Challenge.
DEBUTS AND FULL CAMPAIGNS: looking to make a mark
Moto3™ stalwart John McPhee will make his WorldSSP debut in 2023 as he links up with the newly-formed Vince64 by Puccetti Racing team. Thai duo Apiwath Wongthananon and Anupab Sarmoon will become the first riders from Thailand to race in WorldSSP since Ratchada Nakcharoensri in 2019 as they join the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team for their debuts. Nicholas Spinelli will have a full season campaign in 2023 with the VFT Racing Yamaha squad, joined by Maiki Abe, son of Norick Abe, who will take part in the WorldSSP Challenge. Tom Edwards will take part in the WorldSSP Challenge in 2023 with the Yart – Yamaha WorldSSP Team after he had several wildcards throughout 2022. After several one-off appearances for the GMT94 Yamaha squad, Valentin Debise will compete for them in 2023 as the team’s sole rider.
CHANGING TEAMS: shaking up the grid for 2023
After his debut season in 2022, Oli Bayliss will remain in the Championship for 2023 and stays with Ducati machinery but will race for the D34G Racing team, alongside Maximilian Kofler with the Austrian rider competing in the WorldSSP Challenge. Phillip Island Race 1 winner Yari Montella secured the Barni Spark Racing Team spot for 2023 to ensure he remains on the grid, while Federico Fuligni moves to the Orelac Racing VerdNatura team in 2023 alongside Raffaele De Rosa; the pair re-united as teammates after the pair were together in 2020 at MV Agusta.
STAYING PUT: hoping to build on 2022
After taking several podium finishes last season, Nicolo Bulega will remain with the Aruba Racing WorldSSP Team for a second consecutive season as he aims to take Ducati to the top step of the podium. Federico Caricasulo ended the 2022 campaign in fine form and he, like Bulega, remains with his team for next season as Althea Racing keep the same line-up. Dutch rider Glenn van Straalen is another who remains in place for next season as he sticks with the EAB Racing Team outfit.
| N. | Rider | Nat. | Motorcycle | Team |
| 9 | Jorge Navarro | ESP | Yamaha YZF R6 | Ten Kate Racing Yamaha |
| 62 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Yamaha YZF R6 | Ten Kate Racing Yamaha |
| 61 | Can Oncu | TUR | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
| 19 | Andrea Mantovani | ITA | Yamaha YZF R6 | Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team |
| 4 | Harry Truelove | GBR | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | Dynavolt Triumph |
| 66 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | Dynavolt Triumph |
| 23 | Marcel Schroetter | GER | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | MV Agusta Reparto Corse |
| 54 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | MV Agusta Reparto Corse |
| 11 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | Aruba Racing WorldSSP Team |
| 94 | Valentin Debise | FRA | Yamaha YZF R6 | GMT94 Yamaha |
| 64 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | Althea Racing |
| 3 | Raffaele De Rosa | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | Orelac Racing Verdnatura |
| 22 | Federico Fuligni * | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | Orelac Racing Verdnatura |
| 28 | Glenn van Straalen | NED | Yamaha YZF R6 | EAB Racing Team |
| 29 | Nicholas Spinelli | ITA | Yamaha YZF R6 | VFT Racing Yamaha |
| 98 | Maiki Abe * | JPN | Yamaha YZF R6 | VFT Racing Yamaha |
| 55 | Yari Montella | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | Barni Spark Racing Team |
| 77 | Adam Norrodim | MAS | Honda CBR600RR | MIE – MS Racing Honda Team |
| 95 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Honda CBR600RR | MIE – MS Racing Honda Team |
| 32 | Oliver Bayliss | AUS | Ducati Panigale V2 | D34G Racing |
| 73 | Maximilian Kofler * | AUT | Ducati Panigale V2 | D34G Racing |
| 68 | Luke Power * | AUS | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Motozoo Racing By Puccetti |
| 69 | Tom Booth-Amos * | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Motozoo Racing By Puccetti |
| 16 | Yuta Okaya * | JPN | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Prodina Kawasaki Racing WorldSSP |
| 27 | Alvaro Diaz * | ESP | Yamaha YZF R6 | Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP |
| 99 | Adrian Huertas | ESP | Kawasaki ZX-6R | MTM Kawasaki |
| 17 | John McPhee | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Vince64 by Puccetti Racing |
| 39 | Apiwath Wongthananon | THA | Yamaha YZF R6 | Yamaha Thailand Racing Team |
| 51 | Anupab Sarmoon | THA | Yamaha YZF R6 | Yamaha Thailand Racing Team |
| 7 | Tom Edwards * | AUS | Yamaha YZF R6 | Yart – Yamaha WorldSSP Team |
* WorldSSP Challenge
Download a pdf of the WorldSSP entry list HERE
Teams have expanded in WorldSSP300 for 2023 while a fourth manufacturer will compete in the 2023 Championship.
2023 WorldSSP300 entry lists revealed with 30 riders set to battle it out, and there’s also a fourth manufacturer on the grid…
The list of riders, teams and manufacturers set to compete in the 2023 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship season has been revealed. A fourth manufacturer will join the Championship for next season, while there have been rider line-up changes up and down the grid including in front running teams from 2022. New nationalities will make history in 2023 by competing in the Championship while some familiar faces return as they look to be crowned the seventh World Champion in WorldSSP300.
A CHAMPION RETURNS: Buis back with MTM Kawasaki, reigning Champions expand
After a year competing in WorldSSP, 2021 Champion Jeffrey Buis will return to WorldSSP300 with the MTM Kawasaki team he won the title with, although he will have a new teammate in Loris Veneman, who will make his debut in the Championship in 2023 and is the son of former MotoGP™, WorldSSP and WorldSBK rider Barry Veneman. In contrast to recent seasons, Buis will be the only WorldSSP300 Champion on the grid next season. The Arco Motor University Team, which took Alvaro Diaz to the title in 2022, will have two riders on the 2023 grid as they expand; their rider line-up consists of Ruben Bijman and Gabriele Mastroluca.
A NEW MANUFACTURER JOINS AS KTM EXPANDS: a historic moment coming up in 2023
History will be made in 2023 when Shenjunjie Zhou (China Racing Team) becomes the first Chinese rider to race in the Championship, using a Kove 321RR machine from China, with Kove joining the Championship for the first time. They will become the fifth manufacturer to enter WorldSS300 in the Championship’s history, while they will be the fourth on the grid in 2023. KTM, having run one full-time entry in 2022, will have two riders on the grid as Lennox Lehmann remains with Freudenberg KTM – Paligo Racing, joined by 2022 race winner Dirk Geiger. There is another new team on the grid in 2023 as the Deza – Box 77 Racing Team debut in WorldSSP300 with Spanish rider Jose Manuel Osuna Saez.
RACE WINNERS FROM 2022 LOOKING FOR A TITLE CHARGE: aiming to build
Matteo Vannucci returns with the AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha squad for 2022 as he looks to build on his two race wins, with the team expanding to two riders. Vannucci will be joined by fellow Italian rider Raffaele Tagni in the team as he makes his debut on the world stage. Samuel Di Sora returns to the Championship for a title charge with the Prodina Kawasaki Racing WorldSSP300 team, alongside Mattia Martella. Mirko Gennai will complete another season with Team BRcorse but will have a new teammate next season as Marco Gaggi joins the team.
FAMILIAR FACES, ROOKIE NAMES: the grid shakes up in 2023
Humberto Maier will remain with the Yamaha MS Racing – Team Brasil squad for 2023 after securing one podium finish in his maiden campaign, while he will be joined by 2022 Yamaha R3 Cup winner Enzo Valentim. The Sublime Racing by MS Racing squad will have two new riders as Clement Rouge makes his debut after graduating from the Yamaha R3 Cup, alongside Uruguay’s Eitan Gras Cordon. Julio Garcia, who impressed as a wildcard in 2022, will step up for a full campaign at Team Flembbo – Pl Performances alongside Kevin Sabatucci.
LOOKING FOR SUCCESS: changes up and down the grid
At Fusport – RT Motorsport by SKM – Kawasaki, there is some continuity in the rider line-up. Troy Alberto, who made history as the first rider from the Philippines to score points in the Championship, remains with the team and he will be alongside Czech rider Petr Svoboda. The Accolade Smrz Racing team keep the same line-up they ended 2022 with as Jose Luis Perez Gonzalez and Yeray Saiz Marquez return, while there’s a new line-up at Kawasaki GP Project: Fenton Seabright remains in the Championship for a second season, with Spanish rider Daniel Mogeda joining Seabright.
Greek rider Ioannis Peristeras will compete for ProGP Racing in 2023 alongside Devis Bergamini who graduates from the Yamaha R3 Cup where he finished third in 2022. The Team#109 Kawasaki squad will once again have two riders on the grid, with Juan Pablo Uriostegui set to become the first Mexican to compete in WorldSSP300 racing alongside Alessandro Zanca next year.
| N. | Rider | Nat. | Motorcycle | Team |
| 6 | Jeffrey Buis | NED | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | MTM Kawasaki |
| 7 | Loris Veneman | NED | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | MTM Kawasaki |
| 17 | Ruben Bijman | NED | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Arco Motor University Team |
| 80 | Gabrielle Mastroluca | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Arco Motor University Team |
| 23 | Samuel Di Sora | FRA | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Prodina Kawasaki Racing WorldSSP300 |
| 25 | Mattia Martella | ITA | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Prodina Kawasaki Racing WorldSSP300 |
| 34 | Eitan Gras Cordon | URU | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Sublime Racing by MS Racing |
| 45 | Clement Rouge | FRA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Sublime Racing by MS Racing |
| 26 | Mirko Gennai | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Team BRcorse |
| 93 | Marco Gaggi | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Team BRcorse |
| 48 | Julio Garcia | ESP | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Team Flembbo – Pl Performances |
| 85 | Kevin Sabatucci | ITA | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Team Flembbo – Pl Performances |
| 41 | Raffaele Tragni | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha |
| 91 | Matteo Vannucci | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha |
| 28 | Lennox Lehmann | GER | KTM RC 390 R | Freudenberg KTM – Paligo Racing |
| 60 | Dirk Geiger | GER | KTM RC 390 R | Freudenberg KTM – Paligo Racing |
| 12 | Humberto Maier | BRA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Yamaha MS Racing – Team Brasil |
| 39 | Enzo Valentim | BRA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | Yamaha MS Racing – Team Brasil |
| 53 | Petr Svoboda | CZE | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Fusport – RT Motorsport by SKM – Kawasaki |
| 69 | Troy Alberto | PHI | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Fusport – RT Motorsport by SKM – Kawasaki |
| 35 | Yeray Saiz Marquez | ESP | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Accolade Smrz Racing |
| 73 | Jose Luis Perez Gonzalez | ESP | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Accolade Smrz Racing |
| 47 | Fenton Seabright | GBR | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Kawasaki GP Project |
| 88 | Daniel Mogeda | ESP | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Kawasaki GP Project |
| 81 | Ioannis Peristeras | GRE | Yamaha YZF-R3 | ProGP Racing |
| 13 | Devis Bergamini | ITA | Yamaha YZF-R3 | ProGP Racing |
| 51 | Juan Pablo Uriostegui | MEX | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Team#109 Kawasaki |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanca | ITA | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Team#109 Kawasaki |
| 98 | Shengjunjie Zhou | CHN | Kove 321RR | China Racing Team |
| 77 | Jose Manuel Osuna Saez | ESP | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Deza – Box 77 Racing Team |
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