World Superbike issues 2020 entry list

The entry list features 20 riders and two 'TBA's, with Pedercini Racing and Team MIE still yet to confirm their riders for the upcoming campaign.

Satellite Kawasaki outfit Pedercini had already named Jordi Torres and Lorenzo Savadori as its 2020 riders, but the entry list suggests the team will field only a solo ZX-10RR.

This appears likely to go to Torres, as Savadori is instead set to join the Aprilia MotoGP squad for Sepang pre-season testing in the wake of reported sponsorship problems for Pedercini.

Honda has also still yet to name a teammate for Takumi Takahashi at MIE Racing, the second-string squad to its newly-reorganised factory effort, currently named simply 'Team HRC'.

Elsewhere, the entry list effectively confirms Loris Baz's return at Ten Kate Yamaha. The Dutch outfit however had been trying to assemble a two-bike line-up for 2020.

Another French rider, Sylvain Barrier, is also listed for the Brixx Performance team after making a pair of wildcard appearances towards the end of the 2019 season.

The addition of Barrier brings the total number of Ducati riders to six, making the Italian marque the best represented on the 2020 grid ahead of Kawasaki and Yamaha (both five). Four Hondas and two BMWs complete the entry.

This week's two-day Jerez test commences on Wednesday, and will be followed by another two days of running at Portimao on January 26-27.

One final test will take place at Phillip Island on February 24-25 before the season opener at the popular Australian venue on February 28-March 1.

2020 WSBK provisional entry list:

No.	Rider	Bike	Team
1	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
2	Leon Camier	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Barni Racing Team
7	Chaz Davies	Ducati Panigale V4 R	ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati
12	Xavi Fores	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
13	Takumi Takahashi	Honda CBR1000RR	MIE Racing
19	Alvaro Bautista	Honda CBR1000RR	Team HRC
20	Sylvain Barrier	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Brixx Performance
21	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Team Goeleven
22	Alex Lowes	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
31	Garrett Gerloff	Yamaha YZF R1	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team
36	Leandro Mercado	Ducati Panigale V4 R	Motocorsa Racing
45	Scott Redding	Ducati Panigale V4 R	ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati
50	Eugene Laverty	BMW S1000 RR	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
54	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Yamaha YZF R1	Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team
60	Michael van der Mark	Yamaha YZF R1	Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team
64	Federico Caricasulo	Yamaha YZF R1	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team
66	Tom Sykes	BMW S1000 RR	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
76	Loris Baz	Yamaha YZF R1	Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
77	Maximilian Scheib	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Orelac Racing VerdNatura
91	Leon Haslam	Honda CBR1000RR	Team HRC
	TBA	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Team Pedercini Racing
	TBA	Honda CBR1000RR	MIE Racing

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