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WorldSBK 2024 MANUFACTURERS

Having won the two most recent WorldSBK Championships Ducati is very much back as a force on track , via its official HYPERLINK “ http :// aruba . it ” aruba . it Racing - Ducati team and numerous Independent on track with machinery and riders of high calibre . Leading the charge will be 2022 and 2023 WorldSBK Champion Alvaro Bautista , accompanied by Nicolo Bulega . An ever-present in WorldSBK , Ducati will field six riders in 2024 , all riding the Panigale V4R . Ducati ’ s engineering offering remains the sole machine in WorldSBK with a V4 engine layout .
Present in : WorldSBK WorldSSP
World Champions as recently as 2021 Yamaha pulled off a coup by signing Jonathan Rea for 2024 . There will be six Yamaha riders in all this year , with the official Pata PROMETEON Yamaha Team in the vanguard . Yamaha ’ s management , engineering and development headquarters are based in Italy , with the highly experienced UK-based Crescent Racing organisation conducting logistical and on-track activities across the season . Yamaha runs competitive efforts in all three main Championships inside the WorldSBK paddock .
Present in : WorldSBK WorldSSP WorldSSP300
In very recent times Kawasaki has been the manufacturer to beat , with no less than seven Riders ’ World Championships taken by the Official Kawasaki Racing Team , run by the Barcelona-based Provec Racing outfit . With six-times World Champion Jonathan Rea having moved on this year , Kawasaki has some new personnel in place , both on and off the Ninja ZX-10RR . New technical rules will also offer the chance to refresh the overall package . Kawasaki runs strong efforts in both Supersport Championships , not just WorldSBK .
Present in : WorldSBK WorldSSP WorldSSP300
Long-time WorldSBK force BMW has strengthened its investment in WorldSBK racing in 2024 . The 2021 WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu joins BMW this year , competing on the latest transverse four cylinder M1000RR . With other personnel and organisational changes in place this will be an exciting reset season for BMW . The official ROKit BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is an amalgam of BMW engineers and overall management , with the UK-based SMR outfit again taking care of the logistical and on-track tasks .
Present in : WorldSBK
Honda ’ s latest participation in WorldSBK will feature a new homologation of their long-established CBR1000RR-R Fireblade . The official Team HRC Honda outfit has undergone some profound personnel changes for this season , but the riding line-up remains the same , in the shape of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge . Each of those Spanish riders has reached podium status in recent times . The PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team forms the second Honda effort again this year . Honda also competes in the WorldSSP Championship .
Present in : WorldSBK WorldSSP
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