Finalised 2006 WSBK entry list released.

The FIM, the governing body of the Corona Extra World Superbike Championship, has unveiled the finalised permanent entry list for the 2006 season, which kicks off in Qatar at the end of this month.

January's provisional entry list contained three 'to be announced' seats - at Alstare Suzuki, Kawasaki Corse and Klaffi Honda - and two of these have now been occupied, by Fonsi Nieto (Kawasaki) and MotoGP star Alex Barros (Klaffi), who will race with his traditional #4.

However, the fourth Alstare Suzuki - which was being lined up for Max Biaggi - now no longer exists, officially confirming Biaggi's absence from the full series, although wild-card rides are still possible. As also previously reported, Klaffi has been reduced to one rider team - forcing Max Neukirchner to switch to Pedercini Ducati.

The full 28 rider line-up can be seen below:

2006 World Superbike Championship - finalised entry list:

1. Troy Corser AUS Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Suzuki GSXR1000
3. Norick Abe JPN Yamaha Motor France - IPONE Yamaha YZF R1
4. Alex Barros BRA Team Klaffi Honda Honda CBR 1000RR
7. Pierfrancesco Chili ITA D.F.X. Treme Honda CBR 1000RR
8. Ivan Clementi ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999 R
9. Chris Walker GBR Kawasaki Corse Kawasaki ZX10R PSG-1
10. Fonsi Nieto SPAKawasaki Corse 2 Kawasaki ZX10R PSG-1
11. Ruben Xaus ESP Sterilgarda - Berik Ducati 999 R
13. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Celani Team Suzuki GSXR1000
15. Fabien Foret FRA Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Suzuki GSXR1000
16. S?bastien Gimbert FRA Yamaha Motor France - IPONE Yamaha YZF R1
18. Craig Jones GBR Foggy PETRONAS Racing PETRONAS FP1
19. Lucio Pedercini ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999 R
20. Marco Borciani ITA Sterilgarda - Berik Ducati 999 R
21. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 999 R
31. Karl Muggeridge AUS Winston Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR 1000RR
38. Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Yamaha Motor France - IPONE Yamaha YZF R1
41. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team Yamaha YZF R1
44. Roberto Rolfo ITA Team Ducati SC - Caracchi Ducati 999 R
52. James Toseland GBR Winston Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR 1000RR
55. R?gis Laconi FRA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 2 Kawasaki ZX10R
57. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 999 R
71. Yukio Kagayama JPN Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Suzuki GSXR1000
76. Max Neukirchner GER Team Pedercini Ducati 999 R
84. Michel Fabrizio ITA D.F.X. Treme Honda CBR 1000RR
88. Andrew Pitt AUS Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team Yamaha YZF R1
99. Steve Martin AUS Foggy PETRONAS Racing PETRONAS FP1
116. Franco Battaini ITA Team Bertocchi Kawasaki ZX10R