21 man grid named for WSB
Added on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
21 man grid named for WSB
A 21-man grid has provisionally been confirmed for the 2011 World Superbike Championship, with one rider still to be confirmed.
The FIM provisional entry list contained few surprises, although Jonathan Rea’s decision to switch from number 65 to number 4 was confirmed.
The list contains five Brits, with Rea being joined by Leon Camier at Aprilia, James Toseland at BMW Italia, Tom Sykes at Kawasaki and Leon Haslam at BMW. Irish rider Eugene Laverty, who will make his WSB debut with Yamaha after impressing in World Supersport, is also named alongside new teammate Marco Melandri.
Following the decision by Ducati to end its involvement as a factory in WSB, Michel Fabrizio will ride for Alstare Suzuki whilst Noriyuki Haga rides for the PATA Aprilia Team.
| Num | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 2 | Leon Camier | GBR | Alitalia Aprilia |
| 3 | Max Biaggi | ITA | Alitalia Aprilia |
| 4 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Castrol Honda |
| 7 | Carlos Checa | SPA | Althea Ducati |
| 11 | Troy Corser | AUS | BMW Motorrad |
| 17 | Joan Lascorz | SPA | Kawasaki Racing |
| 33 | Marco Melandri | ITA | Yamaha Racing |
| 41 | Noriyuki Haga | JAP | PATA Racing Aprilia |
| 44 | Roberto Rolfo | ITA | Team Pedercini Kawasaki |
| 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Liberty Racing Ducati |
| 52 | James Toseland | GBR | BMW Motorrad Italia |
| 58 | Eugene Laverty | IRE | Yamaha Racing |
| 66 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing |
| 77 | Chris Vermeulen | AUS | Kawasaki Racing |
| 84 | Michel Fabrizio | ITA | Alstare Suzuki |
| 86 | Ayrton Badovini | ITA | BMW Motorrad Italia |
| 91 | Leon Haslam | GBR | BMW Motorrad |
| 96 | Jakub Smrz | CZE | Liberty Racing Ducati |
| 11 | Ruben Xaus | SPA | Castrol Honda |
| 121 | Maxime Berger | FRA | Supersonic Racing Ducati |
| TBA | Team Pedercini Kawasaki |
