Only three riders missing as WorldSBK gears up for first test of 2024 today
The opening pre-season test of 2024 is today, as Alvaro Bautista, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea will lead a star-studded line-up🌃.

Bautista, who is aiming to make it three WorldSBK title wins in succession this season, will be aboard his Panigale V4 R for the first time in 2024, as will new team-mate Nicolo Bulega, who debuted for the Aruba.it Ducati 🃏team during a Jerez outing at the end of last season.
Dall’Igna: ‘We probably have to f🍰ind six kilos to put on Bautista’s bike’
Bautista: ‘It’s not a targe🔜t to win three i🌳n a row, focusing on myself’
But all eyes will be on Razgatlioglu, who will ha🔜ve the chance to jump aboard his M 1000 RR once again.
After making a stunning switch f🐈rom Ya🦩maha, many expect Razgatlioglu to be the rider that can take BMW to the promise land.
And although testing does not always provide an accurate assessment of what’s to come, it will ꦜstill be important for the Turkish rider and BMW to be competiti🔜ve.
The same is true for Rea🎐, who made the decision to leave Kawasaki after nine years and replace Razgatliog𒆙lu at Yamaha.
🤪Newcomers Andrea Iannone and Sam Lowes will both be aboard their Ducati machines, as w👍ill many other satellite riders.
Only three riders won’t be in attendance, which are Bradley Ray and Petronas MIE Honda duo Tarr🤡an Mackenzie and Adam Norrodin.
The confirmed WorldSBK line-up for the Jerez test is as follows…
Aruba.it Ducati - Alvaro Bautista, Nicolo Bulega
Pata Yamaha - Jonathan Rea, Andrea Locatelli
Kawasaki Racing Team - Axel Bassani, Alex Lowes
ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team - Toprak Razgatlioglu, Michael Van Der Mark
Team HRC - Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge
GYTR GRT Yamaha - Dominique Agerter, Remy Gardner
GoEleven Ducati - Andrea Iannone
Marc VDS Ducati - Sam Lowes
Bonovo Action BMW - Garrett Gerloff, Scott Redding
Barni Spark Ducati - Danilo Petrucci
Motocorsa Ducati - Michael Ruben Rinaldi
Puccetti Racing - Tito Rabat
GMT94 Yamaha - Philipp Oettl
BMW test team - Sylvain Guintoli, Bradley Smith
Testℱing begins tomorrow and starts at 9:30 UK ti𝄹me on both days.