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Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where

Superbike World Championship 2021
Which driver to which team

The 2020 Superbike World Championship ended in Estoril. As in the previous five years, Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea became world champion. The six-time champion stays with the Greens. There are numerous changes with other teams.


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The German Jonas Folger had his second wildcard appearance in Estoril at the 2020 season finale. And as BMW confirms, Folger will remain an integral part of the Superbike paddock in 2021. Folger is in the saddle of a new one BMW M 1000 RR in a satellite team MGM / Bonovo action.


Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where


Dino Eisele

Jonas Folger could start in the WSBK with a BMW.

Xavi Fores, who is moving to the British Superbike Championship, will be succeeded in the Puccetti-Kawasaki team by the French supersport climber Lucas Mahias. The 31-year-old Kawasaki rider was runner-up in the supersport season, behind Andrea Locatelli on a Yamaha. Master driver Locatelli himself joins the Yamaha works team. There the 24-year-old Italian will be Teammate of Toprak Razgatlioglu.


Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where


Yamaha

Andrea Locatelli moves up to the Yamaha team.

The American Garrett Gerloff will keep his place in the GRT satellite team and will have a new team-mate in the 24-year-old Japanese Superbike World Championship rookie Kohta Nozane. Federico Caricasulo, who is currently without commitment for 2021, has to clear the space for this. Also new to the Superbike World Championship in 2021 is Isaac Vinales. The cousin of MotoGP star Maverick Vinales has come to an agreement with the Kawasaki private team Orelac for the Superbike World Championship.


Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where


Orleac Racing

Isaac Vinales docks at Orleac.

The collaboration between BMW and Eugene Laverty ended after just one season with the Superbike weekend in Estoril. The Northern Irishman will be part of the BMW satellite team RC Squadra Corse in 2021. Tom Sykes (35) will remain in the BMW works team and will receive support from Michael van der Mark in the future. The 27-year-old Dutchman is moving from the GRT Yamaha team to Bayern.

Davies trades with Rinaldi

In the Ducati factory team, Scott Redding will also try to steal the title from Jonathan Rea in 2021. Michael Ruben Rinaldi will be the new team mate and will be promoted from the private GoEleven team to the works team. The 25-year-old Italian displaces Ducati legend Chaz Davies from the team. The Welshman hung in the air for a long time, but now it’s clear: Davies is taking over from Rinaldi on the GoEleven team.


Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where


Ducati

Chaz Davies, sorted out at Ducati, is currently without a team.

The Honda works team relies on consistency. In addition to the Spaniard Alvaro Bautista, the Briton Leon Haslam will also continue to drive in the HRC colors in 2021.


Superbike World Cup 2021: who rides where


Honda

Honda extends with Leon Haslam.

The Kawasaki world championship team is also entering the 2021 season with the same line-up. In addition to Jonathan Rea, who wants to tackle his seventh title, Briton Alex Lowes will drive the second Kawasaki.

Loris Baz will probably contest the 2021 season with a Yamaha factory machine and stay with the Ten Kate team. An official confirmation is still pending. The future of Sandro Cortese is completely open after his accident in Portimao in August 2020. Marco Melandri had already announced his retirement after the race weekend in Aragon after four events on a Ducati of the Barni team in the WSBK. The WSBK career of the former vice-world champion is now finally coming to an end.

Ex-MotoGP rider Tito Rabat switches to the Superbike World Championship. The Spaniard will drive a Ducati Panigale V4R in the Barni Racing team in 2021.

The MIE Racing Honda Team, Motocorsa Racing, Brixx-Performance and OUTDO Kawasaki TPR have not confirmed any drivers for the 2021 season..

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