FIM has released today the 2012 provisional entry lists for all three GP classes.
In MotoGP, as expected there will be 21 riders: 12 riders between factory and satellite machines and 9 CRT entries with Aprilia RSV4 engines and with all probability an Aprilia made chassis’ playing the lion’s part in more than a third of the entries.
Casey Stoner will be taking the #1 plate, Jorge Lorenzo will be reverting back to his 99, while Stefan Bradl has opted to race with with #6, having to drop his number his #65 when it was retired to honor Loris Capirossi.
MotoGP:1 Casey Stoner AUS Honda Team (HONDA)4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YAMAHA)5 Colin Edwards USA Forward Racing (SUTER) *6 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda Motogp (HONDA)8 Hector Barbera SPA Pramac Racing Team (DUCATI)9 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ioda Racing Project (IODA) *11 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing (YAMAHA)13 Anthony West AUS Speed Master (ART) *14 Randy De Puniet FRA Aspar Team Motogp (ART) *17 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (DUCATI)19 Alvaro Bautista SPA Honda Gresini (HONDA)20 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aspar Team Motogp (ART) *22 Ivan Silva SPA BQR (BQR-FTR) *26 Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda Team (HONDA)35 Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YAMAHA)46 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (DUCATI)51 Michele Pirro ITA Honda Gresini (FTR) *68 Yonny Hernandez CO BQR (BQR-FTR) *69 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (DUCATI)77 James Ellison GBR Paul Bird Racing (ART) *99 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing (YAMAHA) * CRT Moto2 in 2012 will see 32 riders with 1 still to be announced.
Gresini Racing who has yet to officially confirm his riders, but Gino Rea and Ratthapark Wilairot are listed as his Moto2 riders.
Elena Rosell is also listed with QMMF Racing.
Alexander Lundh will be debuting in Moto2, while Roberto Rolfo is returning after spending a season in WSBK.
Since Stefan Bradl won the Moto2 championship with Kalex chassis, this has become the choice for 8 riders.
The Suter and FTR have become slightly less popular dividing the grid with 8 and 7 bikes respectively.
Moto2: 3 Simone Corsi ITA Ioda Racing Project (IODA)4 Randy Krummenacher SWI GP Team Switzerland (SUTER)5 Johann Zarco FRA JiR Moto2 (MOTOBI)7 Alexander Lundh SWE MZ Racing Team (MZ-RE HONDA)8 Gino Rea GBR Gresini Racing Moto2 (MORIWAKI)9 Kenny Noyes USA Arguiñano Racing Team (TBA)12 Thomas Luthi SWI Interwetten-Paddock (SUTER)14 Ratthapark Wilairot THA Gresini Racing Moto2 (MORIWAKI)15 Alex De Angelis ITA Forward Racing (SUTER)18 Nicolas Terol SPA Aspar Team Moto2 (SUTER)19 Xavier Simeon BEL Tech 3 Racing (TECH 3)24 Toni Elias SPA Aspar Team Moto2 (SUTER)29 Andrea Iannone ITA Speed Master (FTR)30 Takaaki Nakagami JPN Italtrans Racing Team (KALEX)36 Mika Kallio FIN Marc VDS Racing Team (KALEX)38 Bradley Smith GBR Tech 3 Racing (TECH 3)40 Pol Espargaro SPA Pons Racing (PONS KALEX)44 Roberto Rolfo ITA Technomag-Cip (SUTER)45 Scott Redding GBR Marc VDS Racing Team (KALEX)47 Angel Rodriguez SPA SAG Team (FTR)49 Axel Pons SPA Pons Racing (PONS KALEX)57 Eric Granado BRA JiR Moto2 (MOTOBI)60 Julian Simon SPA BQR (FTR)63 Mike Di Meglio FRA Speed Up (FTR)71 Claudio Corti ITA Italtrans Racing Team (KALEX)72 Yuki Takahashi JPN Forward Racing (SUTER)76 Max Neukirchner GER Kiefer Racing (KALEX)77 Dominique Aegerter SWI Technomag-Cip (SUTER)80 Esteve Rabat SPA Pons Racing (PONS KALEX)82 Elena Rosell SPA QMMF Racing Team (MORIWAKI)88 Ricky Cardus SPA QMMF Racing Team (MORIWAKI)93 Marc Marquez SPA Monlau Competicion (SUTER)To Be Advised – SAG Team (FTR)The new Moto3 category is also very healthy with 32 riders.
Several Italian and Spanish stars from their respective CIV and CEV championship will be making their debuts in this series, but they’ll have to contend the title against the highly tooted 2011 Rookie of the Year, Maverick Vinales.
As for the bikes, here the Honda NSF250R is the big dominator with 15 bikes.
KTM takes second place with 5 of their own complete bikes and 4 Kalex’s with KTM engines.
Moto3:3 Luigi Morciano ITA Ioda Racing Project (IODA)5 Romano Fenati ITA Team Italia FMI (IODA)7 Efren Vazquez SPA Team Laglisse (HONDA)8 Jack Miller AUS Techno Racing (HONDA)9 Toni Finsterbusch GER Racing Team Germany (HONDA)10 Alexis Masbou FRA Techno Racing (HONDA)11 Sandro Cortese GER Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)14 Brad Binder RSA RW Racing GP (KALEX KTM)19 Alessandro Tonucci ITA Team Italia FMI (IODA)23 Alberto Moncayo SPA Aspar Team Moto3 (KALEX KTM)25 Maverick Viñales SPA BQR (FTR HONDA)26 Adrian Martin SPA Team Laglisse (HONDA)27 Niccolo Antonelli ITA Gresini Racing (HONDA)30 Giulian Pedone SWI Phonica Racing (ORAL)31 Niklas Ajo FIN Tt Motion Events Racing (KTM)32 Isaac Viñales SPA Ongetta-Centro Seta (HONDA)39 Luis Salom SPA RW Racing GP (KALEX KTM)42 Alex Rins SPA Monlau Competicion (HONDA)44 Miguel Oliveira POR Monlau Competicion (HONDA)51 Kenta Fujii JPN Technomag-Cip (HONDA)52 Danny Kent GBR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)53 Jasper Iwema NED Moto FGR (FGR HONDA)55 Hector Faubel SPA Aspar Team Moto3 (KALEX KTM)61 Arthur Sissis AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM)63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Airasia – Sic – Ajo (KTM)77 Marcel Schrotter GER Mahindra Racing (MAHINDRA)84 Jakub Kornfeil CZE Redox-Ongetta-Centro (HONDA)89 Alan Techer FRA Technomag-Cip (HONDA)94 Jonas Folger GER MZ Racing Team (MZ)95 Miroslav Popov CZE Phonica Racing (ORAL)96 Louis Rossi FRA Racing Team Germany (HONDA)99 Danny Webb GBR Mahindra Racing (MAHINDRA)