2013 FIM World Superbike race schedule + riders & teams

Here is all the information on the 2013 FIM World Superbike Championship.  The race schedule has been announced and so have the riders and teams.  The schedule has some changes.  Round two will see a first race for WSBK in India at the Buddh circuit.  There is a race that has a venue still to be confirmed.  The U.S. round moves dates and venues.  It will be run in September instead of May and moves from Miller Motorsports Park in Tooelle, Utah, to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.  The last time WSBK ran at Laguna Seca was in 2004 before a hiatus for the series coming to the U.S. for four years.  The race will be run in late September.

Unlike last year, the season will end in Spain instead of France.  There will be 15 races, assuming that the TBA venue is confirmed, and, the contract for running at Portimao in Portugal is finalized.  Here's the calendar:

Round 1: 2/24 Australia          Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Round 2: 3/10 India                Buddh International Circuit
Round 3: 4/7 Spain                 Motorland Aragon
Round 4: 4/28 Netherlands     Assen TT circuit
Round 5: 5/12 Italy                Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Round 6: 5/26 Great Britain   Donington Park
Round 7: 6/9 Portugal           Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
Round 8: 6/23 TBA              TBA
Round 9: 6/30 Italy               Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Round 10: 7/21 Russia         Moscow Raceway
Round 11: 8/4 Great Britain  Silverstone
Round 12: 9/1 Germany       Nurburgring
Round 13: 9/29 United States     Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA
Round 14: 10/6 France               Circuit de Nevers, Magny Cours
Round 15: 10/20 Spain               Circuito de Jerez

Here are the teams, manufacturers and riders on the 2013 roster.  Wildcard riders might fill in during various races of the season, or fill out the field.

Althea Racing     Aprilia RSV4 Factory               Davide Giugliano     ITA

Aprilia Racing Team     Aprilia RSV4 Factory      Sylvain Guintoli       FRA
                                                                           Eugene Laverty      IRL

Red Devils Roma        Aprilia RSV4 Factory       Michele Fabrizio     ITA

BMW Motorrad Italia BMW S1000RR              Chaz Davies           GBR
                                                                           Marco Melandri     ITA

Team Grillini                BMW S1000RR              Vittorio Ianuzzo      ITA

Team Ducati Alstare    Ducati 1199 Paginale        Ayrton Badovini     ITA
                                                                          Carlos Checa         ESP

PATA Honda World
Superbike                   Honda CBR1000RR        Leon Haslam         GBR
                                                                          Johnny Rea            GBR

Kawasaki Racing Team     Kawasaki ZX10R     Loris Baz               FRA
                                                                         Tom Sykes             GBR

FIXI Crescent Suzuki       Suzuki GSX-R1000  Leon Camier          GBR
                                                                         Jules Cluzel            FRA