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2005 WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 

2005 WORLD ENDURANCE MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2005 ENTRY:

• NOWLAND RETURNS
  
  Former world endurance champion Warwick Nowland will return to Endurance racing in 2005. He has been riding in World Superbikes for 2 years without much success. He will join Phase One Yamaha Team.
  NOWLAND: "... I really want to win the Endurance World Championship again. In 2003 I felt it was my Championship until silly things got in the way. I am obsessed with winning and after the effort I put in last year, for it to amount to nothing, I’m angry, it’s time to do something great"

PRESS RELEASE (JAN 25, 2005)

• The provisional permanent team entry list for the 2005 FIM World Endurance Championship has been announced today.
• New Faces, New Teams: 18 teams and 44 riders are already confirmed, with a number of new entries adding to the ranks of experienced championship regulars. Bridgestone Bikers Profi from Germany and Team Power Bike from France have both achieved “permanent team” status for the first time this year, while top Japanese rider Keiichi Kitagawa joins Suzuki Castrol and French endurance ace Gwen Giabbani moves to Yamaha Austria.
• 15 Nations, 6 Manufacturers: A total of 15 nations are represented in the entry list, with teams from eight countries and riders from 14 different nationalities. The World Endurance Championship’s diverse spread of machinery is a feature once more, with bikes from six manufacturers already signed up to compete in the full championship. With one-race wildcard entries, 2004 saw more than twelve factories represented and the season 2005 is expected to no different; the World Endurance Championship continues to offer a great development arena. Championship Begins 28th March.

2005 PERMANENT WORLD ENDURANCE TEAMS

(Provisional)

• Suzuki Castrol Team FRA
  Vincent Philippe FRA SUZUKI
  Matthieu Lagrive FRA GSXR 1000
  Keiichi Kitagawa JAP
• Yamaha Phase One Endurance GBR
  Andi Notman GBR YAMAHA
  Damian Cudlin AUS R1
  Warwick Nowland AUS R1
  Dean Ellison GBR
• Benelli X - One ITA
  Paolo Tessari ITA BENELLI
  Riccardo Ricci ITA TORNADO 900
• Bridgestone Bikers Profi Team GER
  Tim Roethig GER SUZUKI
  Thomas Cziborra GER GSXR 1000
  Stefan Strauch GER
  Ame Tode GER
• Shell Endurance Academy GBR
  Henry Ficher GBR YAMAHA
  Marko Rohtlaan EST R1
  Alek Buseski POL
• Yamaha Austria Racing Team AUT
  Horst Saiger AUT YAMAHA
  Igor Jerman SLO R1
  Gwen Giabbani FRA
  Thomas Hinterreiter AUT
• Bolliger Team Switzerland SUI
  Marcel Kellenbeger SUI KAWASAKI
  David Morillon FRA ZX10 R
• Ducati Spring Team ITA
  Matteo Colombo ITA DUCATI
  Lorenzo Mauri ITA 999
• MV Agusta Burger King Lust Rac. GER
  Gerd P. Meyer GER MV AGUSTA
  Stefan Meyer GER 1000
• Maco Moto Racing Team SLK
  Martin Kuzma SLK YAMAHA
  Milos Cihak CZE R1
  Marek Svoboda CZE
• Team Innodrom Racing GER
  NiggiSchmassmann SUI SUZUKI
  Lars Albrecht GER GSXR 1000
• Suzuki Eurosport Benelux NED
  SUZUKI GSXR 1000
• Kawasaki Endurance Germany GER
  Mark Bruning GER KAWASAKI
  Thomas Roth GER ZX 10
• No Limits & R.T. Motor Team ITA
  Roberto Ruozi ITA SUZUKI
  Moreno Codeluppi ITA GSXR 1000
  Andrea Giachino ITA
• Suzuki Fabi Corse ITA
  Patrizio Fabi ITA SUZUKI GSXR 1000
• Team Power Bike FRA
  David Barrot FRA YAMAHA
  Patrick Viera FRA R1
• Suzuki Austria Team 76 AUT
  Gerhard Klein AUT SUZUKI
  Sandor Bitter HUN GSXR 1000
  Marjan Malec SLO
• Kawasaki Diablo 666 GBR
  James Hutchins GBR KAWASAKI
  Kevin Falcke GBR ZX 10 R
  Steve Mizera GER
  Mike Edwards GBR

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