WorldSBK crew chiefs: Who is working with which rider for the 2024 season?

While shocking rider moves took place for the 2024 WorldSBK season, some big names have also been on the move ♉when it comes to crew chiefs.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jerez WorldSBK test, 24 January

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea stole many headlines in 2023 when they announced their WorldSBK moves to BMW and Yamaha, respectively.

Then there was the return of Andr𓆏ea Iannone, which not only added another big name to the world championship, but strenဣgthened Ducati even further.

Nicolo Bulega, the reigning WorldSSP champion and Sam Lowes moved 🦋to WorldSBK aboard Panigale V4 R machines.

Replaꦗcing Rea at Kawasaki is Axel Bassani, who has become a factory rider for the first time in his Superbike career a🐬s a result.

But while there have ꩲbeen plenty of rider changes, that’s also true in the crew chief market as Phil Marron, who was part of Razgatlioglu’s title success at Yamaha in 2021, has followed the Turkish star to BMW.

At Yamaha, Rea will be working alongsiܫde former WorldSSP team-m🧸ate Andrew Pitt, who was also a Superbike rider in 2010 which was Rea’s third year in the series.

Pitt moves across to Rea’s side of the garage after being alongside Andrea Locatelli. For the latter, Locatelli will be working with Tom O’Kane wh൲o comes across from the factory Yamaha team in MotoGP.

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There has also been a game ꩲof musical chairs at Kawasaki following Rea’s departure, w♏ith Alex Lowes now working with Pere Riba.

Kawasaki new boy Bassani will be working together with Mar꧟cel Duinker, who previously worked with Lowes and Tom Sykes.

At the factory D🐻ucati 🍸team, Bulega is stepping up with his crew chief from WorldSSP, Tommaso Raponi.

Another name who has le꧋ft MotoGP to become a crew chief in WorldSBK is Tom Jojic who will work with Iker Lecuona. Scott Redding will work with Loris Baz’s crew chief from last season, Bela Kujundzic.

But some noticeable partnersꦆhips that are rඣemaining the same include Alvaro Bautista and Giulio Nava, Michael Van Der Mark and Marcus Eschenbacher, while Xavi Vierge will continue to work alongside Gorka Segura.

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