FIM publishes official WSBK 2013 entry list

The FIM confirms 19 full-time riders will be represented across six manufacturers in the 2013 World Superbike Championship - each of them European.
Checa, Jerez tests November 2012
Checa, Jerez tests November 2012
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The entry list for the 2013 World Superbike Championship has been officially released with 19 full-time riders confirmed across six manufacturers.

Published with just over two weeks to go before the opening round of the season kicks off at Phillip Island in Australia, the entry list reveals no significant surprises beyond the official confirmation that Ivan Clementi will ride an HTM Racing BMW S1000RR in 2013.

As it stands, BMW, Kawasaki and Aprilia will be the most represented manufacturers on the grid with four entries each (two factory, two privateer), while Ducati has three bikes and Suzuki and Honda persevere with just two.

Notably, there is not a single non-European competitor represented, while Italian riders take up seven spots on the grid, with Great Britain assuming five and France taking three.

The 19 entries are five less than began the 2012 World Superbike season.

Confirmed 2013 World Superbike entry list

2. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki5. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Team Kawasaki7. Carlos Checa ESP Team Ducati Alstare16. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki18. Ivan Clementi ITA HTM Racing BMW19. Chaz Davies GBR BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team23. Federico Sandi ITA Pedercini Team27. Max Neukirchner GER MR Racing Ducati31. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Grillini DENTALMATIC BMW SBK Team33. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team34. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Racing Aprilia50. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing Team58. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing Team65. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda World Superbike Team66. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team76. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing Team84. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia86. Ayrton Badovini ITA Team Ducati Alstare91. Leon Haslam GBR Honda World Superbike Team

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