From a press release issued by FIM: QTEL Endurance FIM World Championship 2008 permanent team entry list The list of 20 permanent teams which undertake to participate in the entire 2008 QTEL Endurance FIM World Championship is the following. Start No., FIM Grad. list 08, Teams, FMN (Nat.), Pos. 2007, Riders (Nat.), Machines, Class 1, 1, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (FRA), 1, Vincent Philippe (FRA), Matthieu Lagrive (FRA), Julien Da Costa (FRA), Suz GSX-R1000, EWC 7, 2, Yamaha Austria Racing Team (AUT), 3, Igor Jerman (SLO), Steve Martin (AUS), Damien Cudlin (AUS), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 38, 3, Endurance Moto 38 (FRA), 5, Julien Millet (FRA), Cyril Brivet (FRA), Hervé Gantner (SUI), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 3, 4, Phase One Endurance (GBR), 6, Warwick Nowland (AUS), Glen Richards (GBR), Jason Pridmore (USA), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 8, 5, Bolliger Team Switzerland (SUI), 8, David Morillon (FRA), Patric Muff (SUI), Horst Saiger (AUT), Eric Mizera (FRA), Kaw ZX-10R, EWC 95, 6, Qatar Endurance Racing Team IJT/International Junior Team, (QAT), 11, Mashel Al Naimi (QAT), Sultan Al Naimi (QAT), Anthony Delhalle (FRA), Suz GSX-R1000, Superstock 666, 7, Diablo 666 Bolliger Kawasaki (GBR), 13, James Hutchins (GBR), Alexander Cudlin (AUS), Gary Mason (GBR), Kaw ZX-10R, EWC 12, 8, Team World Endurance (SWE), 15, Tobias Andersson (SWE), Andi Notman (SWE), Per Gustavsson (SWE), Kaw ZX-10R, EWC 16, 9, Raffin Motos Kawasaki (FRA), 16, Pierre Chapuis (FRA), Gerald Muteau (FRA), Pascal Grosjean (SUI), Kaw ZX-10R, EWC 9, 10, TEAM AMADEUS X ONE La Fortezza (ITA), 18, Paolo Tessari (ITA), Riccardo Ricci (ITA), Will Gruy (USA), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 57, 11, Team LTG 57 (FRA), 19, Mickael LALEVEE (FRA), Amaury BARATIN (FRA), Cyril HUVIER (FRA), Anthony DOS SANTOS (FRA), Yam YZF-R1, Superstock 21, 12, RMT 21 Racing Team (GER), 20, Henryk Meyer (GER), Matti Seidel (GER), Thomas Roth (GER), Hon CBR1000RR, EWC 14, 13, Maco Moto Racing Team (SVK), 22, Tomas Mikšovsky (CZE), Joao Fernandes (POR), Martin Kuzma (SWE), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 100, 14, Endurance Moto 45 (FRA), 23, Nicolas JAULNEAU (FRA), Alexandre LAGRIVE (FRA), Emmanuel PARISSE (FRA), Julien RENARD (FRA), Suz GSX-R1000, Superstock 4, 15, YMES FOLCH ENDURANCE (ESP), 24, Daniel RIBALTA (ESP), Pedro Lluis VALCANERAS FLORES (ESP), David TOMAS PEREZ (ESP), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 69, 16, RT Racing Team & Motovirus (ITA), 27, Frederic JOND (FRA), Jean-Luc DEVOYON (FRA), Sandor BITTER (HUN), Suz GSX-R1000, EWC tba, 17, Eurosport Benelux (NED), 34, Heinz PLATACIS (AUS), Mike VELDHUIJZEN (NED), tba (tba), Hon CBR1000RR, EWC 74, 18, Endurance Moto 74 (FRA), nc, Stéphane GUICHON (FRA), Michel FONTES (FRA), Jean DURIEUX (FRA), Yam YZF-R1, EWC 31, 19, Midi Pyrennées Racing MV Agusta (FRA), nc, Sébastien SCARNATO (FRA), Patrick PIOT (FRA), Luca SCASSA (ITA), MV Agusta F4RR, EWC 90, 20, RUNNER BIKE (ITA), nc, Ivo ARNOLDI (ITA), Ivo BELLEZZA (ITA), Stefano CORDAZZA (ITA), Suz GSX-R1000, Superstock