Thread: 2010 Moto GP entry list

Motorcycling's governing body the FIM has confirmed a 17-bike field for the 2010 MotoGP season.

The loss of the Hayate Kawasaki and Scot Honda teams has been balanced out by the arrival of two 250cc graduate squads, with Aspar running a Ducati for Hector Barbera and Daniel Epp's Interwetten team bringing 250cc champion Hiroshi Aoyama on a satellite Honda.

Nearly one third of the riders on the grid will be contesting a full MotoGP season for the first time. In addition to Barbera and Aoyama, highly-rated Superbike world champion Ben Spies moves across to MotoGP with Tech 3 Yamaha after various one-off outings in recent years, and former 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli will race for Gresini Honda.

Suzuki is also promoting a 250cc frontrunner by signing Alvaro Bautista, while Aleix Espargaro gets a full season with Pramac Ducati after impressing on substitute appearances last year.

This influx of rookies has resulted in several departures, with Chris Vermeulen and James Toseland returning to Superbikes after losing their Suzuki and Tech 3 rides respectively. Fellow MotoGP refugees Toni Elias, Alex de Angelis, Niccolo Canepa and Gabor Talmacsi have all opted for the new Moto2 series.

Italian team FB Corse and Spanish outfit Inmotec have both been working on new MotoGP designs with the aim of racing in 2010, but neither has been included on the official entry list.


2010 MotoGP entry list

No Rider Official team name Bike

4 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team Honda

5 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha

7 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten-Honda MotoGP Honda

11 Ben Spies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha

14 Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP Honda

19 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki

24 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda

26 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda

27 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati

36 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Team Ducati

40 Hector Barbera Aspar MotoGP Team Ducati

41 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Team Ducati

46 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha

58 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda

65 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki

69 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati

99 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha

my money is on rossi...but cant wait to see spies and CE3 together on the track.

texas got the best riders in this country.

Its going to be an awesome season. There are so many talented riders coming up.

Rossi is the man!

Sweet....I'll be in Jerez and Indy this year. Can't wait!! In just three months I will be partying in Sevilla!!!!

Anyone else going to any races?

It'll be interesting to see what Spies does this season. Regardless, its looking to be an epic one.

Originally Posted by Redlinerobert

It'll be interesting to see what Spies does this season. Regardless, its looking to be an epic one.

me too, in his wild card race he fared well against the big boys & with a year in WSB he was able to learn the tracks and he'll definitely be up there battling

I think Spies is the real deal and is going to do well. He has the tenacity and racecraft. 2010 will be a learning year for him, as most of the Moto GP tracks are different than those on the WSB schedule. 2011 will be the real measure of where he stacks up. This season is going to be a good one.