2025 WorldSBK line-up: Who has signed, who is rumoured?

10/17/2024 04:15 AM

This is how the 2025 World Superbike grid is shaping up after GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK re-signed Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter for next season:

Ducati:

Nicolo Bulega signed a two-year deal when he joined the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati squad last season so he is set to stay.

Alvaro Bautista has finally put pen to paper to remain with Ducati in 2025. The Spaniard is going into his fifth season with the team in 2025.

After a successful weekend at Portimao, the Barni Spark Racing Team re-signed Danilo Petrucci for the 2025 season. Barni Spark will also be extending to a two-rider team in 2025 as they confirmed that they will promote Yari Montella from World Supersport to Superbikes.

ELF Marc VDS Ducati has made the expected decision to re-sign Sam Lowes for the 2025 season. The British rider will get a second year in the Superbike class.

Motocorsa Racing Ducati will replace Michael Ruben Rinaldi with Ryan Vickers from the British Superbike Championship.

Andrea Iannone put pen to paper on a new deal with Team GoEleven ahead of the final round of 2024.

Rumours suggest that Scott Redding could return to a Ducati in 2025. However, he needs to sort his contract with BMW before making any manufacturer switch.

Yamaha:

Both the Pata Prometeon Yamaha riders Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli are locked into deals to stay with the team for the 2025 season.

Before the final round of the 2024 season, both Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter announced that they would be remaining with GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK for the 2025 season.

Augusto Fernandez could look to join Yamaha in WorldSBK as he has been pushed aside by KTM in MotoGP. The Spaniard has been linked to a test rider role for Yamaha in MotoGP, but did tell Motorsport.com: "The idea is to continue with a big bike, if I don't get anything in MotoGP™ I'll go to World Superbike, I won't go to Moto2™, that's for sure."

Yamaha could promote to WorldSBK is Stefano Manzi. The Italian has ridden for Ten Kate Yamaha for two seasons and is currently second in the World Supersport Championship.

Alessandro Delbianco has also thrown his hat in the ring for a return to WorldSBK in the 2025 season. The Italian rider replaced the injured Aegerter and did wildcard with the Motoxracing Yamaha team at Cremona. Delbianco will likely replace Ray in the 2025 season, with the British rider heading back to British Superbikes.

Kawasaki:

The Kawasaki Racing Team will become the Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2025 season. The team may be changing name and machinery but the rider lineup will stay the same. Both Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani have committed their future to the team.

Just before the Portuguese WorldSBK round Garrett Gerloff and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced their partnership for 2025. Puccetti will run the current KRT Ninja ZX-10RR machines next year.

BMW:

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Michael van der Mark will remain in the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team for the 2025 season.

However, there is currently no BMW satellite squad for the 2025 season. This is because Bonovo Action BMW announced their departure from WorldSBK at the end of the 2024 season. This departure has now left Scott Redding without a ride for the 2025 season.

Honda:

Spaniards Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge are contracted to remain with Team HRC for the 2025 WorldSBK season.

Petronas MIE Racing Honda has not announced their 2025 lineup yet. Tarran Mackenzie has done a good job in his rookie WorldSBK season and deserves to stay. However, there had been rumours that his team-mate Adam Norrodin will be replaced next season.

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