FIM updates MotoGP Entry Lists

Class Updates

The FIM issued a provisional entry list for the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship today. The provisional list includes all Grand Prix motorcycle racing classes: MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc World Championships.

With regard to the premiere 2010 MotoGP class, there is definitely going to be some shake-ups, although look to the fab four (Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo) to be battling it out at the front.

Each rider comes into the 2010 MotoGP season at their healthiest and on familiar motorcycles with familiar crews.

Both Rossi and Lorenzo-on the Fiat Yamaha squad-are entering their final contract years and rumors are rampant about where they will end up for 2011, as Rossi has stated publicly that Yamaha may have to make a decision; him or me.

All of this is feeding the fire for a showdown between the two. That said, there are number of potential up-setters in the mix, with the MotoGP grid packed with talent, the likes of which we haven’t seen in years. Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden are riding high after finishing out last season with some inspired rides.

The real unknowns are the 250cc pilots that have been drafted onto the big-bore 800cc motorcycles. We’re talking 2009 250cc World Champion, Hiroshi Aoyama, 2008 250cc World Champion, Marco Simoncelli (perhaps the best candidate to compete with Rossi’s charisma) and the very capable Alvaro Bautista. Last, but certainly not least-given his humbling decimation of the 2009 World Superbike (SBK) Championship in just his rookie year-American Ben Spies.

Simoncelli, Baustista and Aoyama may have teething troubles acclimating to the 800cc monsters from the comparatively docile 250cc machines. However, they know the drill. All have multiple years traveling the MotoGP circuit and intimate knowledge of the racing circuits.

Spies, although a proven MotoGP wild card, will be playing catch-up on learning the circuits in the reduced practice and qualifying schedules that MotoGP is adhering to for 2010.

All in all, 2010 is shaping up as a banner year for MotoGP. We have three Americans in the mix, a horde of young guns out to dethrone the legend, along with the usual suspects. The entry list for the FIM MotoGP World Championship is as follows:

2010 MotoGP Provisional Entry Lists

MotoGP

N.	RIDER	NATION	TEAM	MACHINE
4	ANDREA DOVIZIOSO	ITALIAN	REPSOL HONDA TEAM	HONDA
5	COLIN EDWARDS	USA	MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3	YAMAHA
7	HIROSHI AOYAMA	JAPANESE	INTERWETTEN-HONDA MotoGP	HONDA
11	BEN SPIES	USA	MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3	YAMAHA
14	RANDY DE PUNIET	FRENCH	LCR HONDA MotoGP	HONDA
19	ALVARO BAUTISTA	SPANISH	RIZLA SUZUKI MotoGP	SUZUKI
26	DANI PEDROSA	SPANISH	REPSOL HONDA TEAM	HONDA
27	CASEY STONER	AUSTRALIAN	DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM	DUCATI
33	MARCO MELANDRI	ITALIAN	SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI	HONDA
36	MIKA KALLIO	FINNISH	PRAMAC RACING TEAM	DUCATI
40	HECTOR BARBERA	SPANISH	PAGINAS AMARILLAS ASPAR	DUCATI
41	ALEIX ESPARGARO	SPANISH	PRAMAC RACING TEAM	DUCATI
46	VALENTINO ROSSI	ITALIAN	FIAT YAMAHA TEAM	YAMAHA
58	MARCO SIMONCELLI	ITALIAN	SAN CARLO HONDA GRESINI	HONDA
65	LORIS CAPIROSSI	ITALIAN	RIZLA SUZUKI MotoGP	SUZUKI
69	NICKY HAYDEN	USA	DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM	DUCATI
99	JORGE LORENZO	SPANISH	FIAT YAMAHA TEAM	YAMAHA

Moto2

N.	RIDER	NATION	TEAM	MACHINE
2	GABOR TALMACSI	HUNGARIAN	FIMMCO SPEED UP	SPEED UP
3	SIMONE CORSI	ITALIAN	JIR Moto2	TSR
4	STEFAN BRADL	GERMAN	VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING	SUTER
5	JOAN OLIVE	SPANISH	JACK&JONES BY A.BANDERAS	PROMOHARRIS
6	ALEX DEBON	SPANISH	AEROPORT DE CASTELLO – AJO	FTR
8	ANTHONY WEST	AUSTRALIAN	MZ RACING TEAM	MZ-RE HONDA
9	KENNY NOYES	USA	JACK&JONES BY A.BANDERAS	PROMOHARRIS
10	FONSI NIETO	SPANISH	G22 HOLIDAYGYM	MORIWAKI
12	THOMAS LUTHI	SWISS	INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI Moto2	MORIWAKI
14	RATTHAPARK WILAIROT	THAI	THAI HONDA PTT SAG	BIMOTA
15	ALEX DE ANGELIS	SAN MARINO	SCOT RACING TEAM	SCOT
16	JULES CLUZEL	FRENCH	FORWARD RACING	SUTER
17	KAREL ABRAHAM	CZECH	CARDION AB MOTORACING	RSV
21	VLADIMIR LEONOV	RUSSIAN	VECTOR KIEFER RACING	SUTER
24	TONI ELIAS	SPANISH	GRESINI RACING MOTO2	MORIWAKI
25	ALEX BALDOLINI	ITALIAN	CARETTA TECHNOLOGY RACE DEPT	I.C.P.
27	VINCENT LONBOIS	BELGIAN	MARC VDS RACING TEAM	SUTER
29	ANDREA IANNONE	ITALIAN	FIMMCO SPEED UP	SPEED UP
35	RAFFAELE DE ROSA	ITALIAN	TECH 3 RACING	TECH 3
39	ROBERTINO PIETRI	VENEZUELAN	ITALTRANS S.T.R.	SUTER
40	SERGIO GADEA	SPANISH	PONS RACING	PONS KALEX
41	ARNE TODE	GERMAN	RACING TEAM GERMANY	SUTER
44	ROBERTO ROLFO	ITALIAN	ITALTRANS S.T.R.	SUTER
45	SCOTT REDDING	BRITISH	MARC VDS RACING TEAM	SUTER
48	SHOYA TOMIZAWA	JAPANESE	TECHNOMAG-CIP	SUTER
52	LUKAS PESEK	CZECH	MATTEONI C.P. RACING	MORIWAKI
53	VALENTIN DEBISE	FRENCH	WTR SAN MARINO TEAM	ADV
59	NICOLA CANEPA	ITALIAN	SCOT RACING TEAM	SCOT
60	JULIAN SIMON	SPANISH	MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM	RSV
61	VLADIMIR IVANOV	UKRANIAN	GRESINI RACING MOTO2	MORIWAKI
63	MIKE DI MEGLIO	FRENCH	MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM	RSV
68	YONNY HERNANDEZ	COLOMBIAN	BLUSENS-STX	BQR- Moto2
71	CLAUDIO CORTI	ITALIAN	FORWARD RACING	SUTER
72	YUKI TAKAHASHI	JAPANESE	TECH 3 RACING	TECH 3
75	MATTIA PASINI	ITALIAN	JIR MOTO2	TSR
76	BERNAT MARTINEZ	SPANISH	MAQUINZA-SAG TEAM	BIMOTA
77	DOMINIQUE AEGERTER	SWISS	TECHNOMAG-CIP	SUTER
80	AXEL PONS	SPANISH	PONS RACING	PONS KALEX
88	YANNICK GUERRA	SPANISH	G22 HOLIDAYGYM	MORIWAKI
95	MASHEL AL NAIMI	QATAR	BLUSENS-STX	BQR-Moto2

125cc

N.	RIDER	NATIONALITY	TEAM	MACHINE
5	ALEXIS MASBOU	FRENCH	ONGETTA TEAM	APRILIA
7	EFREN VAZQUEZ	SPANISH	BAINET DERBI	DERBI
11	SANDRO CORTESE	GERMAN	AVANT INTACT AJO MOTORSPORT	DERBI
12	ESTEVE RABAT	SPANISH	BLUSENS-STX	APRILIA
14	JOHANN ZARCO	FRENCH	WTR SAN MARINO TEAM	APRILIA
23	ALBERTO MONCAYO	SPANISH	ANDALUCIA CAJASOL	APRILIA
26	ADRIAN MARTIN	SPANISH	AEROPORT DE CASTELLO – AJO	APRILIA
32	LORENZO SAVADORI	ITALIAN	MATTEONI C.P. RACING	APRILIA
35	RANDY KRUMMENACHER	SWISS	STIPA-MOLENAAR RACING GP	APRILIA
38	BRADLEY SMITH	BRITISH	BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM	APRILIA
39	LUIS SALOM	SPANISH	LAMBRETTA REPARTO CORSE	LAMBRETTA
40	NICOLAS TEROL	SPANISH	BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM	APRILIA
44	POL ESPARGARO	SPANISH	BAINET DERBI	DERBI
50	STURIA FAGERHAUG	NORWEGIAN	AIRASIA – SEPANG INT. CIRCUIT	APRILIA
53	JASPER IWEMA	DUTCH	CBC CORSE	APRILIA
63	MUHAMMAD ZULFAHMI	MALAYSIAN	AIRASIA – SEPANG INT. CIRCUIT	APRILIA
69	LOUIS ROSSI	FRENCH	CBC CORSE	APRILIA
71	TOMOYOSHI KOYAMA	JAPANESE	RACING TEAM GERMANY	APRILIA
72	MARCO RAVAIOLI	ITALIAN	LAMBRETTA REPARTO CORSE	LAMBRETTA
78	MARCEL SCHROTTER	GERMAN	INTERWETTEN HONDA 125	HONDA
80	QUENTIN JACQUET	FRENCH	STIPA-MOLENAAR RACING GP	APRILIA
84	JAKUB KORNFEIL	CZECH	RACING TEAM GERMANY	APRILIA
87	LUCA MARCONI	ITALIAN	ONGETTA TEAM	APRILIA
93	MARC MARQUEZ	SPANISH	RED BULL AJO MOTORSPORT	DERBI
94	JONAS FOLGER	GERMAN	ONGETTA TEAM	APRILIA
99	DANNY WEBB	BRITISH	ANDALUCIA CAJASOL	APRILIA