The 2018 World Supersport championship entry list has been revealed with Lucas Mahias opting not to take up𒐪 the #1 race plate as defending champ♏ion.

Mahias secured a maiden World Supersport title in Qatar but will defend his crown with his familiar #144 race number for GRT Yamaha, while dethroned champion Kenan Sofuoglu reverts to his traditional numb𓆏er of #54 for Puccetti Kawasaki.

Sofuoglu is joined by Hikari Okubo at the Puccetti squad, while headline rider switches see former Althea BMW rider Raffaele De Rosa move to the World Supersp🍌ort championship in 2018 with MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag. Randy Krummenacher also returns to World Supersport with the Bardahl Evans Bros. Yamaha squad, with ex-World Enduranꦗce squad GMT94 turning to the series with 2008 125cc world champion Mike Di Meglio.

The 2018 World Su𓄧persport championship gets underway on the 24-24 February at Phillip Island in Australia with the 12-round campaign wrapping up in Qatar on the 26-27 October.

Full 2018 World Supersport championship entry list:

64 ꦬFederico Caricasulo ITA Yamaha YZF R6 GRT Yamahꦗa Official WorldSSP Team

144 Lucas Mahias FRA Yam🦋aha YZF R6 GRT Yamaha Official W⭕orldSSP Team

54 Kenan S🌺ofuoglu TUR Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Puccetti Racing

78 Hikari Okubo 🌟JPN Kawasaki ZX-6R Kaw🍨asaki Puccetti Racing

84 Loris Cresson BEL Yamaha YZF R6 Kallio Racing

TBA Yamaha YZF R6 Kallio Racing

66 Niki Tuuli FIN Honda CBR600RR CIA Landlord Insurancꦍe Honda

96 Andrew Irwin GBR Honda CBR600RR CIꦉA Landlord Insurance Honda

3 Raffaele De Rosa ITA MV Agusta F4 RC ꦆMV Agusta Repartꩵo Corse by Vamag

86 Ayrton Badovini IT☂A MV Agusta F4 RC MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag

74 Jaimie van Sik𓃲kelerus NED Honda CBR600RR GEMAR Team Lorini

111 🍨Kyle Smith GBR Honda CBR600RR GEMAR🍒 Team Lorini

13 Anthony West AUS Kawasaki ZX-6R EAB antwest Rac🌄ing

21 Randy Krummenacher SUI Yamah💎a YZF R6🍸 BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team

65 Michael Canducci ꦫITA Kawasaki ZX-6R Team GoEle🍬ven Kawasaki

83 Lachlan Epꦆis AUS Kawasaki ZX-6R Team GoEleven K▨awasaki

38 Hannes Soomer EST Honda CBR600RR Racedays

47 Rob Hartog ESS* NED Kawasaki Z𝕴X-6R Team H🐬artog - Against Cancer

𒐪10 Nacho Calero ESP Kawasaki ZX-6R Orelac Racing VerdNatu🎃ra

94 Mike Di Meglio FRA Yamaha YZF R6 GMT94 YAMAHA

15 Alfon🧜so Coppola ESS* ITA Yamaha YZF R6 GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Junior Team

77 Wayne Tessels ESS* NED Kawasaki ZX-6R MTM / Wayne Racing Te🙈am

16 Jules Cluzel FRA Yamaha YZF R6 NRT

36 Thomas Gradinger AUT Yamaha YZF R6 NRT

35 Stefan Hill G💧BR Triumph ꦦDaytona 675 Profile Racing

81 Luke Stapleford GB💟R Triumph Daytona 675 Profile Racing

11 Christian Gamarino 🔯ESS🅘* ITA MV Agusta F3 675 Scuola Italiana Piloti

🃏25 Walter Sulis ESS* ITA MV Agusta F3 675 Scuola Italiana Piloti

5💧 Axel Bassani ESS*ﷺ ITA Kawasaki ZX-6R SSP HUNGARY RACING

56 Peter Sebe🌸styen ESS* HUN Kawasaki ZX-6R SSP HUNGARY RACING

*European Supersport Cup riders