World Superbike has released its provisional entry lists for the 2012 season. Notably absent from the 24-rider SBK grid is Noriyuki Haga. This year’s entry list also lacks two former champs and Haga rivals, Troy Corser and James Toseland, both having retired in 2011. Prominent additions to the SBK ranks include 2011 World Supersport champ Chaz Davies on a ParkinGO Aprilia and former MotoGP competitor Hiroshi Aoyama on the Honda World Superbike Team. Another addition, and the only American in the premier class, John Hopkins will campaign 2012 for Crescent Suzuki.
The World Superbike grid will include 24 riders in the premier class, including prominent additions like World Supersport champ Chaz Davies and American John Hopkins.
A pair of American up-and-comers make their debut in the Supersport ranks. Patrick Jacobsen will ride the PTR Honda, meanwhile Josh Day races a Kawasaki ZX-6R for Team GOELEVEN. Supersport also will have a trio of Russian riders this season: Vladimir Leonov, Eduard Blokhin and Oleg Pozdneev. World Superbike will hold its first-ever races in Russia when it visits Moscow for Round 11 on August 26th.
2012 World Superbike Provisional Entry List
3 Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing)
58 Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing)
7 Carlos Checa (Althea Ducati)
34 Davide Giugliano (Althea Ducati)
50 Sylvain Guintoli (Effenbert Liberty Ducati)
96 Jakub Smrz (Effenbert Liberty Ducati)
33 Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad)
91 Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad)
4 Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda World Superbike)
65 Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike)
84 Michel Fabrizio (BMW Motorrad Italia)
86 Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia)
78 Lorenzo Zanetti (PATA Ducati)
17 Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing)
66 Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing)
36 Leandro Mercado (Pedercini Kawasaki)
44 David Salom (Pedercini Kawasaki)
21 John Hopkins (Crescent Suzuki)
Leon Camier (Crescent Suzuki)
Mark Aitchison (Grillini Progea BMW)
121 Maxime Berger (Liberty Racing - Team Effenbert Ducati)
19 Chaz Davies (ParkinGO Aprilia)
35 Raffaele De Rosa (Pro Ride Honda)
59 Niccolò Canepa (Ducati Roma)
2012 World Supersport Provisional Entry List
23 Broc Parkes (Ten Kate Honda)
9 Patrick Jacobsen (PTR Honda)
34 Ronan Quarmby (PTR Honda)
32 Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini)
54 Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini)
11 Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR Honda)
20 Mathew Scholtz (Bogdanka PTR Honda)
55 Massimo Roccoli(Bike Service by WTR TEN 10 Yamaha)
98 Romain Lanusse (Kawasaki Intermoto Step)
99 Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step)
10 Imre Toth (Racing Team Toth Honda)
38 Balazs Nemeth (Racing Team Toth Honda)
31 Vittorio Iannuzzo (Suriano Racing Triumph)
69 Ondrej Jezek (SMS Racing Honda)
27 Thomas Caiani (KUJA Racing Honda)
24 Eduard Blokhin (RivaMoto Yamaha)
73 Oleg Pozdneev (RivaMoto Yamaha)
19 Pawel Szkopek (Bogdanka Racing Honda)
95 Robert Muresan (East European Racing Honda)
119 Janos Chrobak (East European Racing Honda)
52 Lucas Pesek (PRORACE Honda)
40 Martin Jessopp (Riders PTR Honda)
71 Thomas Berghammer (Team Berghammer Honda)
64 Joshua Day (Team GOELEVEN Kawasaki)
8 Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini Honda)
22 Roberto Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda)
33 Yves Polzer (Team MRC Austria Yamaha)
13 Dino Lombardi (Team PATA by Martini Yamaha)
3 Jed Metcher (Team RivaMoto Yamaha)
28 Giacomo Micheli (VFT Racing Yamaha)
61 Fabio Menghi (VFT Racing Yamaha)
65 Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha)
