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
|
|
