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As per last season, five different manufacturers are represented on the entry list, with defending champion marque Yamaha set to face opposition from Kawasaki, Ducati, BMW and Honda.
Yamaha is the best-represented marque with six bikes, followed by Ducati and Kawasaki with five each. BMW and Honda meanwhile have both expanded to four bikes, their respective satellite teams (Bonovo and MIE Racing) having both added second entries.
An extra Yamaha squad has been announced in the form of Motoxracing, which will field a solo R1 for ex-Orelac Kawasaki man Isaac Vinales.
The entry list also confirms that Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu will use the #1 plate instead of his usual #54 for his title defence, while his main 2021 rival Jonathan Rea's Kawasaki will sport the #65 for the first time since 2015.
Chaz Davies' retirement has cleared the way for new Honda signing Iker Lecuona to use the #7 for his rookie season.
Loris Baz is also able to return to his traditional #76 on his return to WSBK after a year spent in MotoAmerica, having had to use the #11 for his cameo outings for the GoEleven Ducati team late last year.
Only one rider is yet to be announced, with Kawasaki's satellite team Pedercini yet to reveal its plan for 2022. The team's 2021 rider Loris Cresson is notably absent from the list, despite having had a two-year contract.
Winter testing resumes this week at Jerez, where Kawasaki and Honda will be present for two days of action.
2022 WSBK entry list:
No. | Rider | Bike | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
| Yamaha | PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
3 |
| Yamaha | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
5 |
| Ducati | Team GoEleven |
7 |
| Honda | Team HRC |
19 |
| Ducati | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati |
21 |
| Ducati | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati |
22 |
| Kawasaki | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
23 |
| Yamaha | Gil Motor Sport |
29 |
| Ducati | Barni Racing Team |
31 |
| Yamaha | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
32 |
| Yamaha | Motoxracing WorldSBK Team |
35 |
| Honda | MIE Racing Honda Team |
36 |
| Honda | MIE Racing Honda Team |
44 |
| Kawasaki | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
45 |
| BMW | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
47 |
| Ducati | Motocorsa Racing |
50 |
| BMW | Bonovo MGM Racing |
52 |
| Kawasaki | Orelac Racing |
55 |
| Yamaha | PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team |
60 |
| BMW | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
65 |
| Kawasaki | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
76 |
| BMW | Bonovo MGM Racing |
97 |
| Honda | Team HRC |
TBA | TBA | Kawasaki | Team Pedercini Racing |