ANDREA IANNONE

A man of many headlines , Iannone frequently did his talking on track in his ‘ rookie ’ WorldSBK season last year . A long ban from competition seemed to have dulled his abilities not at all . It took until the MotorLand round , near the end of the season , for his first race win . But , as an Independent Rider , not a factory entrant , he was a worthy victor - even beating the trophy-reaping machine that was Razgatlioglu in his second championship-winning season . Five podiums last year , how many can Iannone expect with the same Team Pata Go Eleven Ducati outfit in 2025 ?

GARRETT GERLOFF

Gerloff remains a factory rider in 2025 but this time he joins the newly official Kawasaki WorldSBK Team . This is the previous Kawasaki Puccetti Racing team , now promoted to the sole official Kawasaki effort this year . Garrett may still be looking for that elusive first WorldSBK race win , but he has recorded eight podium finishes and one Tissot Superpole ‘ win .’ Riding yet another inline four-cylinder machine , after his previous Yamaha and BMW seasons , Gerloff flies the flag as the only regular Kawasaki rider on the grid in 2025 , but will be utilising updated full factory KRT material .