A new-look MotoGP grid for 2015
The entry lists for 2015 are out, with Jack Miller in the MotoGP ranks, while Anthony West will continue his collaboration with QMMF Racing in Moto2The provisional entry lists for the 2015 Road Racing World Championship has been released, with the MotoGP grid taking on a distinctly different look.
The likes of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), along with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), are staying with their current teams, but there has been a reshuffling of the establishment elsewhere in the field.
For Ducati, Andrea Iannone steps up to join Italian compatriot Andrea Dovizioso in the official factory team. Meanwhile, Suzuki and Aprilia join the fray to bolster the grid to five manufacturers.
Aleix Espargaro and 2013 Moto3 world champion Maverick Viñales will spearhead Suzuki’s return.
For Aprilia, meanwhile, Alvaro Bautista reunites with the brand that brought him the 125cc world title in 2006, coupled with the advantage of being able to ride the bike under the Gresini Racing banner of which he has been a part since the start of 2012. Just who partners the Spaniard remains to be seen.
Looking to punch through into the lead group will be the factory satellite riders, hoping to get the better of their factory team counterparts. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 retains its current line-up of Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith, while at Pramac Racing Colombian rider Yonny Hernandez is partnered by Italian Danilo Petrucci.
It’s all-change for Lucio Cecchinello as he realises a dream of running a two-bike team.
The former racer’s newly branded CWM-LCR Honda squad has signed Cal Crutchlow, who will ride a third different bike (the Honda RC213V) in as many seasons. On the other side of the CWM-LCR garage, Australian Jack Miller makes the unprecedented jump to MotoGP directly from the Moto3 class.
Scott Redding rejoins Marc VDS Racing Team: the outfit with whom he challenged for the Moto2 World title in 2013. Redding will be tackling the 2015 MotoGP season on a factory Honda.
As for the Open battle, it is set to intensify further as NGM Forward Racing employs the services of Stefan Bradl for the first time. The former Moto2 world champion will expect a hard fight with the likes of Drive M7 Aspar’s Nicky Hayden -- back up to full fitness following a season of injury. Karel Abraham and the Cardion AB Motoracing squad will also aim to continue its progress.
At the same time, not one but two riders switch across to MotoGP from world superbikes. Frenchman Loris Baz will become Bradl’s teammate at Forward Racing, while Eugene Laverty makes the move to join Hayden at Aspar.
Avintia Racing will be the only outfit on the grid running Ducati bikes but to Open specification, as Hector Barbera is already doing over the closing races of 2014. Mike di Meglio also remains with the team for 2015.
In Moto2, Alex Marquez and Alex Rins are the biggest names making the jump up from Moto3, a class where Tito Rabat and Finn Mika Kallio – this year’s top two riders -- will remain in 2015. Aussie Anthony West will also continue to ride for QMMF Racing with a Speed Up chassis, while in Moto3 Australia doesn’t have a representative with Miller moving on.
Remy Gardner was looking to make the step up, but it looks like he’ll have to bide his time in the Spanish CEV title for another year. However, there is still one spot to be filled in Moto3 – the second seat in the Sepang circuit-backed KTM operation. Incidentally, that’s where Remy is competing this weekend, so a great result may just give him some brownie points…
The provisional entry lists are as follows:
MotoGP
# Rider Nat. Team Machine
4 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA DUCATI TEAM DUCATI*
6 S. BRADL GER NGM FORWARD RACING FORWARD YAMAHA
8 H. BARBERA SPA AVINTIA RACING DUCATI
9 D. PETRUCCI ITA PRAMAC RACING DUCATI*
17 K. ABRAHAM CZE CARDION AB MOTORACING HONDA
19 A. BAUTISTA SPA FACTORY APRILIA GRESINI APRILIA*
25 M. VINALES SPA TEAM SUZUKI MotoGP SUZUKI*
26 D. PEDROSA SPA REPSOL HONDA TEAM HONDA*
29 A. IANNONE ITA DUCATI TEAM DUCATI*
35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR HONDA HONDA*
38 B. SMITH GBR MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA*
41 A. ESPARGARO SPA TEAM SUZUKI MotoGP SUZUKI*
43 J. MILLER AUS CWM LCR HONDA HONDA
44 P. ESPARGARO SPA MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA*
45 S. REDDING GBR MARC VDS RACING TEAM HONDA*
46 V. ROSSI ITA MOVISTAR YAMAHA MotoGP YAMAHA*
50 E. LAVERTY IRL DRIVE M7 ASPAR HONDA
63 M. DI MEGLIO FRA AVINTIA RACING DUCATI
68 Y. HERNANDEZ COL PRAMAC RACING DUCATI*
69 N. HAYDEN USA DRIVE M7 ASPAR HONDA
76 L. BAZ FRA NGM FORWARD RACING FORWARD YAMAHA
93 M. MARQUEZ SPA REPSOL HONDA TEAM HONDA*
99 J. LORENZO SPA MOVISTAR YAMAHA MotoGP YAMAHA*
TO BE CONFIRMED FACTORY APRILIA GRESINI APRILIA
TO BE CONFIRMED OCTO IODARACING TEAM TBC
Moto2
# Rider Nat. Team Machine
2 J. RAFFIN SWI SAG TEAM KALEX
3 S. CORSI ITA NGM FORWARD RACING KALEX
4 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI JIR Moto2 TBC
5 J. ZARCO FRA AJO MOTORSPORT KALEX
8 G. REA GBR AGT REA RACING KALEX
10 T. WAROKORN THA APH PTT THE PIZZA SAG KALEX
11 S. CORTESE GER DYNAVOLT INTACT GP KALEX
12 T. LUTHI SWI DERENDINGER R. INTERWETTEN KALEX
19 X. SIMEON BEL FEDERAL OIL GRESINI Moto2 KALEX
21 F. MORBIDELLI ITA ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
22 S. LOWES GBR SPEED UP SPEED UP
23 M. SCHROTTER GER TECH 3 TECH 3
25 A. SHAH MAL IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
30 T. NAKAGAMI JPN IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
36 M. KALLIO FIN ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
39 L. SALOM SPA PAGINAS AMARILLAS HP 40 KALEX
40 A. RINS SPA PAGINAS AMARILLAS HP 40 KALEX
49 A. PONS SPA AGR TEAM KALEX
53 T. RABAT SPA MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
55 H. SYAHRIN MAL PETRONAS RACELINE MALAYSIA KALEX
60 J. SIMON SPA QMMF RACING TEAM SPEED UP
66 F. ALT GER OCTO IODARACING TEAM SUTER
70 R. MULHAUSER SWI TECHNOMAG R, INTERWETTEN KALEX
73 A. MARQUEZ SPA MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
77 D. AEGERTER SWI TECHNOMAG R, INTERWETTEN KALEX
88 R. CARDUS SPA TECH 3 TECH 3
94 J. FOLGER GER AGR TEAM KALEX
95 A. WEST AUS QMMF RACING TEAM SPEED UP
96 L. ROSSI FRA TASCA RACING SCUDERIA Moto2 TECH 3
TO BE CONFIRMED NGM FORWARD RACING KALEX
TO BE CONFIRMED GRESINI RACING Moto2 KALEX
Moto3
# Rider Nat. Team Machine
5 R. FENATI ITA SKY RACING TEAM VR46 KTM
9 S. DEROUE NED RW RACING GP HONDA
10 A. MASBOU FRA SAXOPRINT-RTG HONDA
11 M. FERRARI ITA SAN CARLO TEAM ITALIA MAHINDRA
16 A. MIGNO ITA SKY RACING TEAM VR46 KTM
17 J. McPHEE GBR SAXOPRINT-RTG HONDA
19 A. TONUCCI ITA AMBROGIO RACING MAHINDRA
20 F. QUARTARARO FRA ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 HONDA
21 F. BAGNAIA ITA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3 MAHINDRA
22 A. CARRASCO SPA BOE41 RBA TEAM KTM
23 N. ANTONELLI ITA ONGETTA-RIVACOLD HONDA
24 T. SUZUKI JPN CIP MAHINDRA
29 S. MANZI ITA SAN CARLO TEAM ITALIA MAHINDRA
31 N. AJO FIN BOE41 RBA TEAM KTM
32 I. VINALES SPA CALVO TEAM HUSQVARNA
33 E. BASTIANINI ITA GRESINI RACING Moto3 HONDA
40 D. BINDER RSA AMBROGIO RACING MAHINDRA
41 B. BINDER RSA RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
44 M. OLIVEIRA POR RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
50 H. ONO JPN KIEFER RACING HONDA
52 D. KENT GBR KIEFER RACING HONDA
55 A. LOCATELLI ITA GRESINI RACING Moto3 HONDA
57 E. GRANADO BRA CALVO TEAM HUSQVARNA
58 J. GUEVARA SPA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3 MAHINDRA
63 Z. KHAIRUDDIN MAL SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRC. KTM
65 P. OETTL GER TT MOTION EVENTS KTM
84 J. KORNFEIL CZE CIP MAHINDRA
88 J. MARTIN SPA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3 MAHINDRA
91 G. RODRIGO ARG BOE41 RBA TEAM KTM
95 J. DANILO FRA ONGETTA-RIVACOLD HONDA
98 K. HANIKA CZE RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
99 J. NAVARRO SPA ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 HONDA
TO BE CONFIRMED SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRC. KTM
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