2005 WORLD SUPERBIKE  

• Norick Abe makes his World Superbike debut this year on a Yamaha
• Pierfrancesco Chili joins the new Klaffi Honda team
  "... The team's entry brings a super chance for me to ride in the championship again and aim for the title ... Honda and owner Klaus Klaffenboeck did everything to make this possible"
• James Toseland (2004 champion) to stay with Ducati factory factory team
  "... This past week has been brilliant, first winning the MCN Man of the Year award and then having my position with Ducati Corse confirmed for 2005" commented Toseland. "It's fantastic to start the season with the same team that I won the championship with and I'm hoping that our relationship will continue to be as successful ... I learned an awful lot last year and I feel confident about retaining the world championship. I can't wait to get started"
• Regis Laconi to stay with Ducati factory team
  " ... Next year I will try and win the championship for sure, I came very close this year but unfortunately I made some mistakes, even though I was nearly always the quickest rider out on the track... c'est la vie! ... It's sure to be more difficult next year but I know that Ducati will be working harder than ever over the winter to prepare an even more competitive bike for the 2005 season."
• Yukio Kagayama's debut - Suzuki factory team
• Troy Corser joins Suzuki factory team
  "... It's an all-new bike (GSX-R1000), but I don't look at 2005 as a learning year - I'm looking to take the title ... I know I have the ability to win and I expect to be holding the trophy at the end of the year"
• Lorenzo Lanzi moves up from Supersport to Superbikes with Ducati satellite team. He will ride a Ducati 999RS
  "... I am really pleased to have this new challenge, above all because I will have the same Supersport team of mechanics with me ... Once again I move up a category after a year, and for this reason it's not going to be easy, but I will be riding the 999RS, which is a very competitive bike, and we hope to get some good results."
• Garry McCoy joins Foggy Racing
• Steve Martin joins Foggy Racing
• Troy Corser joins Suzuki factory team
• Karl Muggeridge (2004 world supersport champion) will make his Superbike debut - Ten Kate Honda team
• Noriyuki Haga has moved from Ducati to Yamaha in 2005
• Ben Bostrom returns to World Superbikes with Honda Team Renagade Koji

DUCATI WORLD SUPERBIKE

• DUCATI (factory)
  James Toseland (UK), Ducati Xerox Team
  Regis Laconi (FRA), Ducati Xerox Team

• Ducati satellite
  Lorenzo Lanzi, Team Ducati SC - Caracchi
  Fonsi Nieto, Team Ducati SC - Caracchi
  Lucio Pedercini, Team Pedercini
  Jiri Mrkyvka, SBK Team JM
  Alessio Velini, Team Pedercini

YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE

• Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team
• Sebastien Gimbert, Yamaha Motor France - Ipone
• Norick Abe, Yamaha Motor France - Ipone *** SUPERBIKE DEBUT ***
• Lorenzo Alfonsi, D.F.X.Treme
• Miguel Praia, DFXtreme Sterilgarda
• Marco Borciani, DFXtreme Sterilgarda
• Michel Nickmans,Yamaha Team Zone Rouge
• Jose Luis Cardoso, D.F.X.Treme
• Gianluca Vizziello, Team Lorenzini by Leoni
• Andrew Pitt, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team

HONDA WORLD SUPERBIKE

• HONDA Ten Kate
  Chris Vermeulen (AUS)
  Karl Muggeridge (AUS)
• Pierfrancesco Chili (ITA), HONDA Klaffi
• Ben Bostrom, Team Renagade Koji

SUZUKI WORLD SUPERBIKE

• SUZUKI factory
  Troy Corser (AUS) Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
  Yukio Kagayama (JPN) Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra

KAWASAKI WORLD SUPERBIKE

PETRONAS FOGGY WORLD SUPERBIKE

• Garry McCoy (AUS)
• Steve Martin (AUS)

SUZUKI WSBK TEAM

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