Provisional entry list for the 2018 World Superbike class:
| No | Rider | Nat, | Bike | Team | |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 2 | 66 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 3 | 7 | Chaz Davies | GBR | Ducati Panigale R | Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
| 4 | 33 | Marco Melandri | ITA | Ducati Panigale R | Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
| 5 | 22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Yamaha YZF R1 | Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team |
| 6 | 60 | Michael van der Mark | NED | Yamaha YZF R1 | Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team |
| 7 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia RSV4 RF | Milwaukee Aprilia |
| 8 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Aprilia RSV4 RF | Milwaukee Aprilia |
| 9 | 76 | Loris Baz | FRA | BMW S 1000 RR | GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team |
| 10 | 12 | Xavi Fores | ESP | Ducati Panigale R | Barni Racing Team |
| 11 | 81 | Jordi Torres | ESP | MV Agusta 1000 F4 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse |
| 12 | 2 | Leon Camier | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team |
| 13 | 45 | Jake Gagne | USA | Honda CBR1000RR | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team |
| 14 | 40 | Román Ramos | ESP | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Team GoEleven Kawasaki |
| 15 | 54 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
| 16 | 16 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | Grillini Racing Team |
| 17 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | ITA | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | Grillini Racing Team |
| 18 | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | COL | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Team Pedercini Racing |
| 19 | 37 | Ondrej Jezek | CZE | Yamaha YZF R1 | Guandalini Racing |
| 20 | 36 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Orelac Racing VerdNatura |
| 21 | 99 | Patrick Jacobsen | USA | Honda CBR1000RR | TripleM Honda World Superbike Team |
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Comments
Thanks David
Only twentyone riders entered for next year. Three Hondas. Still only one MV, that seems like a lost opportunity to achieve better results. No Aussie again this year, although some in the paddock in other classes. Two permanent Americans, plus wildcards? does anyone know anything about wildcards in 2018? I am assuming SBK still goes to the USA. will have to look at the calender again.
Oh yeah they go to Laguna in June, middle of June. Then they go to south America in freaking October! Three & a half months later??? the calender shows World superbikes are going to Argentina. assuming the track gets built. that is a big if in my opinion. It seems the nearest international airport to el Villicum is in Chile, but I'm no expert.
P.J.
Apical I think P.J. would have stayed with MV into superbikes if they had the money to develop. But he slowly slide back thru the field as other teams developed their WSS bikes. Just my opinion but I think MV riders ride the ever livin crap out of those bikes but they just don't have the resources to get to the front. I think the bikes are pretty damn good but in SBK that's not enough.