2012 Superbike and Supersport teams announced
Following Troy Corser's retirement, no local rider appears to have been able to secure a ride for the 2012 season. The only slots still to be filled at this stage are in the Team Pedercini Kawasaki team.
2012 FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
UNOFFICIAL PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST
1. Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1000F Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team
2. Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 1000F Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team
3. Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R Althea Racing
4. Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R Althea Racing
5. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing
6. Jakub Smrz Ducati 1098R Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing
7. Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Motorsport
8. Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Motorsport
9. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR Honda Superbike
10. Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR Honda Superbike
11. Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team
12. Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team
13. Noriyuki Haga (tbc) Ducati 1098R (tbc) Pata DFX Corse
14. Joan Lascorz Kawasaki ZX-10R Kawasaki Racing Team
15. Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R Kawasaki Racing Team
16. TBA Kawasaki ZX-10R Team Pedercini
17. TBA Kawasaki ZX-10R Team Pedercini
18. Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 Crescent Suzuki Racing
19. John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R1000 Crescent Suzuki Racing
20. Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R Liberty Racing - Team Effenbert
21. Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 1000F ParkinGO Aprilia Racing Team
22. Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098R SS Lazio Motorsport
In the World Supersport championship, the only Aussie listed at this stage are Broc Parkes and Jed Metcher. parkes has been named in the Ten Kate Honda squad, while 2011 European Superstock 600 champ Metcher is a provisional entry for the RivaMoto Junior Yamaha team. Many more seats in the Supersport class are open, but riders looking to get into this class usually have to bring money with them. As such, local talent is unlikely to secure a ride in the championship for 2012.
2012 FIM SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
UNOFFICIAL PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST
1. Broc Parkes (TBC) Honda CBR600RR Ten Kate Honda
2. TBA Honda CBR600RR Ten Kate Honda
3. Patrick Jacobsen Honda CBR600RR PTR Honda
4. Mathew Scholtz Honda CBR600RR PTR Honda
5. Martin Jessopp Honda CBR600RR Honda PTR
6. Kenan Sofuoglu Kawasaki ZX-6R Team Kawasaki Lorenzini
7. Sheridan Morais Kawasaki ZX-6R Team Kawasaki Lorenzini
8. Sam Lowes Honda CBR600RR Bogdanka PTR Honda
9. Pawel Szopek (TBC) Honda CBR600RR Bogdanka PTR Honda
10. TBA Yamaha YZF R6 Bike Service R.T.
11. TBA Yamaha YZF R6 Bike Service R.T.
12. Romain Lanusse Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Intermoto Step
13. TBA Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Intermoto Step
14. Imre Toth Honda CBR600RR Team Toth
15. Balazs Nemeth Honda CBR600RR Team Toth
16. Ronan Quarmby (TBC) Triumph Daytona 675 Suriano Racing Team
17. TBA Triumph Daytona 675 Suriano Racing Team
18. Ondrej Jezek Honda CBR600RR SMS Racing
19. Eduard Blokhin Yamaha YZF R6 RivaMoto
20. Oleg Pozdneev Yamaha YZF R6 RivaMoto
21. Jed Metcher (TBC) Yamaha YZF R6 RivaMoto Junior
22. Robert Muresan Honda CBR600RR East European Racing
23. János Chrobák Honda CBR600RR East European Racing
24. Joshua Day Kawasaki ZX-6R GOELEVEN
25. TBA Kawasaki ZX-6R GOELEVEN
26. Thomas Caiani Honda CBR600RR KUJA Racing
27. TBA Honda CBR600RR KUJA Racing
28. Dino Lombardi Yamaha YZF R6 Martini Corse
29. Lukas Pesek Honda CBR600RR PRORACE
30. TBA Honda CBR600RR PRORACE
31. Thomas Berghammer Honda CBR600RR Team Berghammer
32. Andrea Antonelli Honda CBR600RR Team Lorini
33. TBA Honda CBR600RR Team Lorini
34. Yves Polzer Yamaha YZF R6 Team MRC Austria
35. TBA Yamaha YZF R6 Team MRC Austria
36. Fabio Menghi Yamaha YZF R6 VFT Racing
37. TBA Yamaha YZF R6 VFT Racing
38. TBA Kawasaki ZX-6R WTR Ten 10 Racing
39. TBA Kawasaki ZX-6R WTR Ten 10 Racing
40. Vladimir Leonov Yamaha YZF R6 Yakhnich Motorsport
