Official: Full 2023 WorldSBK rider line-up confirmed

In what is set to be one of the strongest WorldSBK rider line-ups ༺ever, a total of 23 riders including six full-time rookies will line-up in Phillip Island for the season-opener next month.
Those six rookies include the likes of MotoGP race winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci, former MotoGP rider and Moto2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Remy Gardner, back-to-back WorldSSP champion and 2022 MotoE winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Dominique Aegerter, British Superbike champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Bradley Ray, Eric Granado and Lorenzo Baldassarri.
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Petrucci joins ꦏBarni Racing Ducati after spending one season in MotoAmerica where he came within 20 points of winning the title.
For Gardner, Aegerter and Ray - all three riders will be abo♏ard Yamaha machinery as the latter joined Motoxracing, while Gardner and Aegerter will be t🥃eammates in what is an all-new GRT Yamaha line-up.
Every rider on the grid is contracted until the end of this season, with the exception being six-time WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea, after the Kawasaki rider signed 💝a multi-year deal midway through last season.&nb𒁃sp;
The top three teams in 2022 all remain unchanged as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista looks to defend his crown alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Ruben Rinaldi.
For Pata Yamaha, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu will be eager to regain the championship in what could be his last season in Superbikes. A move to MotoGP continues to be rumoured for 2024 and should Yamaha return to ꦇhaving two teams/four bikes - which is their intention - then that possibility will only increase.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli goes into his third season with the team in 2023, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Lowes is set for his fourth campaign with KRT.

The factory BMW team is also unchanged for 2023 as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Scott Redding will again lead the German manufacturer alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Van Der Mark, who endu🍌red a nightmare 202 season due to injury.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Loris Baz has also been retained at the Bonovo Action BMW team, however, there is one change which involves 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Garrett Gerloff moving across from GRT Ya⛦maha to replace new team manager Eugene Laverty.
Like BMW, Honda have just one change which s꧋ees Granado come across from MotoE to partner Hafizh Syahriꦦn.
Here is the full 2023 WorldSBK line-up.
Confirmed 2023 World Superbike Championship Rider Line-up | |||
Team | Rider | Bike | Contract |
Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Alvaro Bautista | Ducati Panigale V4 R | End of 2023 |
Aruba.It Racing Ducati | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Ducati Panigale V4 R | End of 2023 |
PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |
PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Andrea Locatelli | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki ZX10-RR | End of 2024 |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki ZX10-RR | End of 2023 |
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | Scott Redding | BMW M 1000 RR | End of 2023 |
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | Michael Van Der Mark | BMW M 1000 RR | End of 2023 |
Team HRC WorldSBK | Iker Lecuona | Honda CBR1000RR-R | End of 2023 |
Team HRC WorldSBK | Xavi Vierge | Honda CBR1000RR-R | End of 2023 |
GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Remy Gardner | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |
GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Dominique Aegerter | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |
GoEleven Ducati | Philipp Oettl | Ducati Panigale V4 R | End of 2023 |
Motocorsa Ducati | Axel Bassani | Ducati Panigale V4 R | End of 2023 |
Bonovo Action BMW | Loris Baz | BMW M 1000 RR | End of 2023 |
Bonovo Action BMW | Garrett Gerloff | BMW M 1000 RR | End of 2023 |
Puccetti Kawasaki | Tom Sykes | Kawasaki ZX10-RR | End of 2023 |
Barni Spark Ducati Team | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Panigale V4 R | End of 2023 |
Motoxracing Yamaha Team | Bradley Ray | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |
Orelac Racing Kawasaki | Oliver Konig | Kawasaki ZX10-RR | End of 2023 |
MIE Honda Racing | Hafizh Syahrin | Honda CBR1000RR-R | End of 2023 |
MIE Honda Racing | Eric Granado | Honda CBR1000RR-R | End of 2023 |
GMT94 Yamaha | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Yamaha R1 | End of 2023 |