The final 2007 World Superbike championship entry list has now been released, prior to the Qatar season-opener on February 24, confirming the absence of Foggy Racing and former champion Neil Hodgson.
Both had been missing from the provisional entry list, which appeared with two ‘to be announced' riders on January 18, but have now also missed the final cut and so look certain to spend 2007 on the sidelines.
Following the conclusion of its five-year Petronas contract, Carl Fogarty's team had most recently been linked with running Hodgson - a factory Ducati AMA rider in recent seasons - on MV Agustas. But with time having all but run out, Foggy has indicated he will now turn his attention towards securing a 2008 return. Hodgson may also now intend to sit out 2007 and consider his options... a tactic that worked successfully for Max Biaggi.
The only addition since the provisional entry list is that of former 125 and 250GP rider Jakub Smrz on a Caracchi Ducati, while the previous two 'to be announced' places have been abandoned altogether - meaning that Dean Ellison and Shinichi Nakatomi are without team-mates at Pedercini Ducati and Team Yamaha YZF (formerly Yamaha France) respectively.
The full 22-rider entry list can be seen below:
#21
Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 999F07
Ducati Xerox Team
#57
Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati 999F07
Ducati Xerox Team
#41
Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha YZF R1
Yamaha Motor Italia
#11
Troy Corser AUS Yamaha YZF R1
Yamaha Motor Italia
#3
Max Biaggi ITA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K7
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
#71
Yukio Kagayama JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K7
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
#52
James Toseland GBR Honda CBR 1000RR
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team
#44
Roberto Rolfo ITA Honda CBR 1000RR
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team
#55
Regis Laconi FRA Kawasaki ZX 10R
Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse
#10
Fonsi Nieto ESP Kawasaki ZX 10R
Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse
#84
Michel Fabrizio ITA Honda CBR 1000RR
D.F.X. Corse
#99
Steve Martin AUS Honda CBR 1000RR
D.F.X. Corse
#38
Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Yamaha YZF R1
Team Yamaha YZF
#111
Ruben Xaus ESP Ducati 999F06
Team Sterilgarda
396
Jakub Smrz CZE Ducati 999F05
Team Caracchi Ducati SC
#42
Dean Ellison GBR Ducati 999RS
Team Pedercini
#53
Alessandro Polita ITA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K6
Celani Team Suzuki Italia
#31
Karl Muggeridge AUS Honda CBR 1000RR
Alto Evolution Honda
#75
Joshua Brookes AUS Honda CBR 1000RR
Alto Evolution Honda
#76
Max Neukirchner GER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K6
Suzuki Germany
#73
Christian Zaiser AUT MV Agusta
LBR Racing Team
#36
Jiri Drazdak CZE Yamaha YZF R1
Yamaha Jr Pro SBK Racing
