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The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will have a new look for a number of reasons in 2022. Familiar faces have gone, new faces have arrived and others have switched to new (and sometimes familiar) teams. But perhaps the biggest change for 2022 is that Jonathan Rea won’t be starting the season with the #1 plate on his bike.

For the past six years, the Ulsterman has worn the #1 on his Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10RR. Challengers have come and gone in that time. And while some of those challengers have been faster, more aggressive or more tenacious than others, few have been as consistent as the man they were chasing.

Now, for the first time since 2015, Rea will be looking to take the WSBK