We’re a short time away before the official FIM entry list for the World Superbike 2008 is divulged, but by now all of the pieces of the puzzle are coming together perfectly. Twenty-eight are registered, with a number not to exceed thirty thanks to wild-cards still waiting. Superbike, against any dissatisfied forecasts, enjoys the ultimate in health as it waits for 2009 that it will arrive with certain new entries firmly planted by Aprilia, BWW and KTM with official factory teams.

The season that we expect is truly going to be a “drunken party” for the passionate fans: 28 moto’s already firmly on the grill, with 5 companies engaged (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha e Suzuki) directly or through their own European sport divisions.

An overbearing presence by Honda, leading with 9 Fireblades against 6 Ducati 1098’s, and 5 Yamaha R1’s, while the riders consist of 7 Italians, 6 Japanese, 5 Spanish and only 4 Australians. With 28 elected they will gladly add both Niccolò Canepa with the 3rd official Ducati 1098 (for 3 rounds for certain, not being obligated for the Italian races) *(Canepa won the Italian superstock on a Ducati 1098 this year), and Luca Scassa, with the MV Agusta F4 312R from Unionbike GiMotorsport followed directly by the mechanics from the MV Agusta racing department.

World Superbike 2008 – Entry List “temporary”

3- Max Biaggi – Sterilgarda Go Eleven – Ducati 1098 RS
4- Loic Napoleone – Grillini Racing Team – Yamaha YZF-R1
6- Makoto Tamada – Kawasaki PSG-1 – Kawasaki ZX-10R
7- Carlos Checa – HANNspree Honda Ten Kate – Honda CBR 1000RR
10- Fonsi Nieto – Alstare Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000
11- Troy Corser – Yamaha Motor Italia – Yamaha YZF-R1
13- Vittorio Iannuzzo – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R
21- Troy Bayliss – Ducati Xerox – Ducati 1098 F08
22- Luca Morelli – Alto Evolution – Honda CBR 1000RR
23- Ryuichi Kiyonari – HANNspree Honda Ten Kate – Honda CBR 1000RR
31- Karl Muggeridge – DFX Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR
36- Gregorio Lavilla – Stobart Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR
38- Shinichi Nakatomi – Yamaha France – Yamaha YZF-R1
41- Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia – Yamaha YZF-R1
44- Roberto Rolfo – HANNspree Honda Althea – Honda CBR 1000RR
54- Kenan Sofuoglu – HANNspree Honda Ten Kate – Honda CBR 1000RR
55- Regis Laconi – Kawasaki PSG-1 – Kawasaki ZX-10R
57- Lorenzo Lanzi – RG Team – Ducati 1098 RS
71- Yukio Kagayama – Alstare Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000
73- Shuhei Aoyama – Alto Evolution – Honda CBR 1000RR
76- Max Neukirchner – Alstare Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000
83- Russell Holland – DFX Bertocchi – Honda CBR 1000RR
84- Michel Fabrizio – Ducati Xerox – Ducati 1098 F08
86- Ayrton Badovini – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R
94- David Checa – GMT 94 – Yamaha YZF-R1
96- Jakub Smrz – Team Guandalini – Ducati 1098 RS
111- Ruben Xaus – Sterilgarda Go Eleven – Ducati 1098 RS
194- Sebastien Gimbert – GMT 94 – Yamaha YZF-R1

This article was translated from MotoGrandPrix.it 12.12.07