Foggy, Hodgson absent from 2007 entry list.

Ahead of the Qatar season opener on February 24, the FIM has announced the official entry list for the 2007 World Superbike championship.

The proposed 23 rider grid still contains two 'to be announced' participants - one alongside Shinichi Nakatomi at Yamaha France and the other alongside Dean Ellison at Team Pedercini - but there is no mention of Foggy Racing or one of its potential 2007 riders, former world champion Neil Hodgson. It is not known if Hodgson is actively pursuing the listed vacant seats, although the Yamaha France option could possibly be of interest to the Englishman. As expected, Klaffi Honda is missing from the register, having previously announced a year out.

The line-up also confirms that reigning double world champion Troy Bayliss has turned down the chance to defend his latest title with the #1 plate and will remain #21 in 2007. The Australian did run the #1 plate after winning his first WSBK crown in 2001, but lost out to Colin Edwards in a dramatic Imola title showdown before both headed for MotoGP.

Former double world champion Troy Corser will run the #11 during his first season at Yamaha Italia, with Ruben Xaus - who has long used the #11 - changing to #111.

Should Hodgson not secure a last-minute deal, there will again be three former WSBK champions - Bayliss, Corser and Toseland - competing in 2007.

The full entry list can be seen below:

#21Troy BaylissAUS Ducati 999F07Ducati Xerox Team
#57Lorenzo LanziITA Ducati 999F07Ducati Xerox Team
#41Noriyuki HagaJPN Yamaha YZF R1Yamaha Motor Italia
#11Troy CorserAUS Yamaha YZF R1Yamaha Motor Italia
#3Max BiaggiITA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K7Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
#71Yukio KagayamaJPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K7Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
#52James ToselandGBR Honda CBR 1000RRTen Kate Honda Team
#44Roberto RolfoITA Honda CBR 1000RRTen Kate Honda Team
#55Regis LaconiFRA Kawasaki ZX 10RPSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
#10Fonsi NietoESP Kawasaki ZX 10RPSG-1 Kawasaki Corse
#84Michel FabrizioITA Honda CBR 1000RRD.F.X. Treme
#99Steve MartinAUS Honda CBR 1000RRD.F.X. Treme
#38Shinichi NakatomiJPN Yamaha YZF R1Yamaha Motor France - IPONE
#TBATBAYamaha YZF R1Yamaha Motor France - IPONE
#111Ruben XausESP Ducati 999F06GMB Racing
#42Dean EllisonGBR Ducati 999RSTeam Pedercini
#TBATBADucati 999RSTeam Pedercini
#53Alessandro PolitaITA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K6Celani Team Suzuki Italia
#31Karl MuggeridgeAUS Honda CBR 1000RRAlto Evolution Honda
#75Joshua BrookesAUS Honda CBR 1000RRAlto Evolution Honda
#76Max NeukirchnerGER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K6Suzuki Germany
#73Christian ZaiserAUT MV AgustaLBR Racing Team
#36Jiri DrazdakCZE Yamaha YZF R1Pro SBK CZ Republic