World Superbike reveals 24-bike 2022 entry list

As per last season, five different manufacturers are represented on the entry list, with defending champion marque Yamaha set to face opposition from Kawasaki, Ducati, BMW and Honda.

Yamaha is the best-represented marque with six bikes, followed by Ducati and Kawasaki with five each. BMW and Honda meanwhile have both expanded to four bikes, their respective satellite teams (Bonovo and MIE Racing) having both added second entries.

An extra Yamaha squad has been announced in the form of Motoxracing, which will field a solo R1 for ex-Orelac Kawasaki man Isaac Vinales.

The entry list also confirms that Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu will use the #1 plate instead of his usual #54 for his title defence, while his main 2021 rival Jonathan Rea's Kawasaki will sport the #65 for the first time since 2015.

Chaz Davies' retirement has cleared the way for new Honda signing Iker Lecuona to use the #7 for his rookie season.

Loris Baz is also able to return to his traditional #76 on his return to WSBK after a year spent in MotoAmerica, having had to use the #11 for his cameo outings for the GoEleven Ducati team late last year.

Only one rider is yet to be announced, with Kawasaki's satellite team Pedercini yet to reveal its plan for 2022. The team's 2021 rider Loris Cresson is notably absent from the list, despite having had a two-year contract.

Winter testing resumes this week at Jerez, where Kawasaki and Honda will be present for two days of action.

2022 WSBK entry list:

No.	Rider	Bike	Team
1	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Yamaha	PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team
3	Kohta Nozane	Yamaha	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
5	Philipp Oettl	Ducati	Team GoEleven
7	Iker Lecuona	Honda	Team HRC
19	Alvaro Bautista	Ducati	Aruba.It Racing - Ducati
21	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Ducati	Aruba.It Racing - Ducati
22	Alex Lowes	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
23	Christophe Ponsson	Yamaha	Gil Motor Sport
29	Luca Bernardi	Ducati	Barni Racing Team
31	Garrett Gerloff	Yamaha	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
32	Isaac Vinales	Yamaha	Motoxracing WorldSBK Team
35	Hafizh Syahrin	Honda	MIE Racing Honda Team
36	Leandro Mercado	Honda	MIE Racing Honda Team
44	Lucas Mahias	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
45	Scott Redding	BMW	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
47	Axel Bassani	Ducati	Motocorsa Racing
50	Eugene Laverty	BMW	Bonovo MGM Racing
52	Oliver Konig	Kawasaki	Orelac Racing
55	Andrea Locatelli	Yamaha	PATA Yamaha WorldSBK Team
60	Michael van der Mark	BMW	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
65	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
76	Loris Baz	BMW	Bonovo MGM Racing
97	Xavi Vierge	Honda	Team HRC
TBA	TBA	Kawasaki	Team Pedercini Racing