Superprestigio 2017: the list of drivers that Johann Zarco, Lucas Mahias and Fabio Quartararo will have to face!

Even before it takes place, the 2017 edition of the Superprestigio which will take place on December 16 in the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona is characterized by a negative point, the absence of Marc Márquez, and a positive point, the strong presence of French pilots.

If we can only regret the first, the Honda driver having left his mark on previous editions by winning the finals of 2014 and 2016, the presence of Johann Zarco, Lucas Mahias, Fabio Quartararo and Vincent Philippe in the Superprestigio category (Gregg Black lining up under the British colors), and Thomas Chareyre, Wilfried Delestre and Sylvain Bidart in the Open category will only delight French enthusiasts.

However, the French drivers will have a hard time facing the American specialists in the category who are JD Beach et Brian Bauman, but also a surprising Tony Elias, second of the 2016 edition

 Brad Baker, double winner of the event, will be absent following an injury during the season: " I am really disappointed. This would have been my fifth time competing there, so it stings and I will definitely miss it. I made some great friends there, got to practice a lot there, and the event itself is awesome. As soon as I knew I couldn't do it, I suggested JD and Briar to the promoter. The small [17-inch] wheels and road racing rain tires take a little getting used to. But knowing these two, and how talented and versatile they are, I'm sure they will represent the American track world well. »

Provisional Superprestigio list as of December 7

24	Toni ELÍAS	ESP	SUZUKI	2010 FIM Moto2 world champion / 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike champion / 2016 Superprestigio Dirt Track runner-up
5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	YAMAHA	Double FIM Moto2 world champion (2015 and 2016) / 2017 FIM Road Racing MotoGP World Championship, 6th
144	Lucas MAHIAS	FRA	YAMAHA	2017 FIM Supersport world champion and 2016 FIM Endurance world champion	*
11	Vincent PHILIPPE	FRA	SUZUKI	10-time FIM Endurance world champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016)
94	David CHECA	ESP	YAMAHA	Triple FIM Endurance world champion (2004, 2014 and 2017)	*
50	Gregg BLACK	GBR	SUZUKI	2014 Stock Endurance world champion / 2016 FIM Endurance World Championship, 3rd	*
20	Fabio QUARTARARO	FRA	SUZUKI	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto2 World Championship, 8th	*
97	Xavi VIRGIN	ESP	HONDA	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto2 World Championship, 11th
2	Jesko RAFFIN	SUI	SUZUKI	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto2 World Championship, 20th
87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	YAMAHA	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto2 World Championship, 21st
21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	ZAETA	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto3 World Championship, 5th
42	Marcos RAMÍREZ	ESP	KTM	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto3 World Championship, 8th
69	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	GBR	HONDA	2017 British Moto3 Championship, champion	*
52	Alessandro DELBIANCO	ITA	HONDA	2017 Italian CIV Moto3, 3rd (2 wins)	*
75	Albert Arenas	ESP	KTM	2017 FIM Road Racing Moto3 World Championship, 26th
31	Carmelo MORALES	ESP	HUSQVARNA	Double FIM CEV Superbike European champion (2015 and 2016)
15	Dani RIBALTA	ESP	HONDA	2006 Le Mans 24-hour race winner
111	Rubén XAUS	AND	TM	2003 FIM World Superbike, runner-up
34	Xavier PINSACH	ESP	HONDA	2017 Superstock 1000 European Championship*

Provisional list Open as of December 7

14	Briar BAUMAN	USA	KAWASAKI	2017 American Flat Track Championship, 6th (2 wins)	*
95	JD BEACH	USA	YAMAHA	2017 MotoAmerica Supersport, runner-up / 2015 MotoAmerica Supersport champion	*
4	Thomas CHAREYRE	FRA	TM	6-time FIM Supermoto S1 world champion (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) / 2016 Superprestigio Dirt Track superfinalist
64	Sylvain BIDART	FRA	HONDA	4-time FIM Supermoto of Nations world champion (2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016)
70	Masatoshi OHMORI	JPN	SUZUKI	Bike-drifter / 2015 Superprestigio Dirt Track superfinalist / Double Superprestigio Dirt Track drift contest winner (2015 and 2016)
10	Francesco CECCHINI	ITA	ZAETA	Double FIM Flat Track Cup winner (2015 and 2016)
58	Maikel DIJKSTRA	NED	TM	2017 FIM Flat Track Cup, 5th	*
124	Oliver BRINDLEY	GBR	KAWASAKI	2017 American Flat Track Singles Championship, 9th
120	Toby HALES	GBR	HUSQVARNA	2017 UK Flat Track Nationals by DTRA, 3rd
98	Richard MASON	GBR	HONDA	2017 UK Flat Track Nationals by DTRA, 4th	*
68	Tom NEAVE	GBR	KTM	2017 British Superstock 600 Championship, 5th / 2014 UK Flat Track Nationals by DTRA, 3rd
36	Lorenzo GABELLINI	ITA	YAMAHA	2017 Italian Flat Track Championship, champion	*
55	Wilfried DELESTRE	FRA	SUZUKI	2017 French Flat Track Championship, champion	*
45	Matías LORENZATO	ARG	SUZUKI	2017 South America Supermoto Championship, champion	*
1	Ferran CARDÚS	ESP	SUZUKI	2016 Superprestigio Dirt Track superfinalist / 2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, winner
17	Gerard BAILO	ESP	SUZUKI	2016 Superprestigio Dirt Track superfinalist / 2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, runner-up
18	Frank SERRA	ESP	HONDA	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 3rd
74	Adrián GARÍN	ESP	HONDA	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 4th
213	Jaume GAYA HERNANDEZ	ESP	KTM	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 5th
33	Sergi SÁNCHEZ	ESP	HONDA	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 6th	*
179	Guillermo CANO	ESP	SUZUKI	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 7th
13	Jaume GAYA MIRÓ	ESP	KTM	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 8th
99	Marc CAPDEVILA	ESP	KTM	2017 Dirt Track Copa Rodi Michelin, 9th	*

* First participation