Ant West’s and Lachlan Epis’ participation in the 2018 Supersport World Championship has been confirmed with the release of the official entry list.
West will ride a Kawasaki in his own operation, EAB West Racing, after a part campaign in 2017.
The Queenslander also served as an injury replacement for Randy Krummenacher for two rounds of World Superbikes this year, with a best race result of eighth in Race 2 in Portugal.
Epis will continue to ride a Kawasaki, but the soon-to-be 18-year-old New South Welshman has shifted to the Team GoEleven operation from Response RE Racing.
A total of 30 riders have been nominated for World Supersports, while another Australian in Tom Edwards will line up in the Supersport 300 World Championship.
In the Superbike World Championship, 21 riders have been listed on the official entry list, including three-time consecutive defending champion Jonathan Rea.
Phillip Island hosts Round 1 on February 23-25.
WorldSBK 2018 entry list
| Num | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team |
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 66 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 7 | Chaz Davies | GBR | Ducati Panigale R | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 33 | Marco Melandri | ITA | Ducati Panigale R | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Yamaha YZF R1 | Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team |
| 60 | Michael van der Mark | NED | Yamaha YZF R1 | Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team |
| 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia RSV4 RF | Milwaukee Aprilia |
| 50 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Aprilia RSV4 RF | Milwaukee Aprilia |
| 76 | Loris Baz | FRA | BMW S 1000 RR | GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team |
| 12 | Xavi Fores | ESP | Ducati Panigale R | Barni Racing Team |
| 81 | Jordi Torres | ESP | MV Agusta 1000 F4 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse |
| 2 | Leon Camier | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team |
| 45 | Jake Gagne | USA | Honda CBR1000RR | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team |
| 40 | Román Ramos | ESP | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Team GoEleven Kawasaki |
| 54 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
| 16 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | Grillini Racing Team |
| 44 | Roberto Rolfo | ITA | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | Grillini Racing Team |
| 68 | Yonny Hernandez | COL | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Team Pedercini Racing |
| 37 | Ondrej Jezek | CZE | Yamaha YZF R1 | Guandalini Racing |
| 36 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Orelac Racing VerdNatura |
| 99 | Patrick Jacobsen | USA | Honda CBR1000RR | TripleM Honda World Superbike Team |
WorldSSP 2018 entry list
| Num | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team |
| 64 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | Yamaha YZF R6 | GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team |
| 144 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Yamaha YZF R6 | GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team |
| 54 | Kenan Sofuoglu | TUR | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing |
| 78 | Hikari Okubo | JPN | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Kawasaki 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 Insurance Honda |
| 96 | Andrew Irwin | GBR | Honda CBR600RR | CIA Landlord Insurance Honda |
| 3 | Raffaele De Rosa | ITA | MV Agusta F4 RC | MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag |
| 86 | Ayrton Badovini | ITA | MV Agusta F4 RC | MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag |
| 74 | Jaimie van Sikkelerus | NED | Honda CBR600RR | GEMAR Team Lorini |
| 111 | Kyle Smith | GBR | Honda CBR600RR | GEMAR Team Lorini |
| 13 | Anthony West | AUS | Kawasaki ZX-6R | EAB antwest Racing |
| 21 | Randy Krummenacher | SUI | Yamaha YZF R6 | BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team |
| 65 | Michael Canducci | ITA | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Team GoEleven Kawasaki |
| 83 | Lachlan Epis | AUS | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Team GoEleven Kawasaki |
| 38 | Hannes Soomer | EST | Honda CBR600RR | Racedays |
| 47 | Rob Hartog | NED | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Team Hartog – Against Cancer |
| 10 | Nacho Calero | ESP | Kawasaki ZX-6R | Orelac Racing VerdNatura |
| 94 | Mike Di Meglio | FRA | Yamaha YZF R6 | GMT94 YAMAHA |
| 15 | Alfonso Coppola | ITA | Yamaha YZF R6 | GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Junior Team |
| 77 | Wayne Tessels | NED | Kawasaki ZX-6R | MTM / Wayne Racing Team |
| 16 | Jules Cluzel | FRA | Yamaha YZF R6 | NRT |
| 36 | Thomas Gradinger | AUT | Yamaha YZF R6 | NRT |
| 35 | Stefan Hill | GBR | Triumph Daytona 675 | Profile Racing |
| 81 | Luke Stapleford | GBR | Triumph Daytona 675 | Profile Racing |
| 11 | Christian Gamarino | ITA | MV Agusta F3 675 | Scuola Italiana Piloti |
| 25 | Walter Sulis | ITA | MV Agusta F3 675 | Scuola Italiana Piloti |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki ZX-6R | SSP HUNGARY RACING |
| 56 | Peter Sebestyen | HUN | Kawasaki ZX-6R | SSP HUNGARY RACING |
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