MotoGP

4 Andrea Dovizioso Italy Repsol Honda Team Honda
5 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
7 Hiroshi Aoyama Japan Interwetten-Honda Motogp Honda
11 Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
14 Randy De Puniet France Lcr Honda Motogp Honda
19 Alvaro Bautista Spain Rizla Suzuki Motogp Suzuki
24 Marco Melandri Italy San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
26 Dani Pedrosa Spain Repsol Honda Team Honda
27 Casey Stoner Australia Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
36 Mika Kallio Finland Pramac Racing Team Ducati
40 Hector Barbera Spain Aspar Motogp Team Ducati
41 Aleix Espargaro Spain Pramac Racing Team Ducati
46 Valentino Rossi Italy Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha
58 Marco Simoncelli Italy San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
65 Loris Capirossi Italy Rizla Suzuki Motogp Suzuki
69 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
99 Jorge Lorenzo Spain Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha


Moto2 Class

2 Gabor Talmacsi Hungary Speed Up Aprilia Speed Up
4 Stefan Bradl German Viessmann Kiefer Racing Suter
5 Joan Olive Spain Jack&Jones By A.Banderas Promoharris
6 Alex Debon Spain Red Bull Ajo Motorsport Ftr
7 Axel Pons Spain Pons Racing Pons Kalex
9 Kenny Noyes USA Jack&Jones By A.Banderas Promoharris
10 Fonsi Nieto Spain G22 Holidaygym Moriwaki
12 Thomas Luthi Switzerland Interwetten Moriwaki Racing Moriwaki
14 Ratthapark Wilairot Thailand Honda-Sag Suter
15 Alex De Angelis San Marino Scot Racing Team Scot
16 Jules Cluzel France Forward Racing Suter
17 Karel Abraham Czech Cardion Ab Motoracing Rsv
24 Toni Elias Spain Gresini Racing Moto2 Moriwaki
25 Alex Baldolini Italy Caretta Technology Race Dept I.C.P.
29 Andrea Iannone Italy Speed Up Aprilia Speed Up
35 Raffaele De Rosa Italy Tech 3 Racing Tech 3
37 Fabricio Perren Argentina Kino Racing Kino
39 Robertino Pietri Venezuela Italtrans S.T.R. Suter
40 Sergio Gadea Spain Pons Racing Pons Kalex
41 Arne Tode German Racing Team Germany Suter
44 Roberto Rolfo Italy Italtrans S.T.R. Suter
45 Scott Redding Great Britain Marc Vds Racing Team Suter
48 Shoya Tomizawa Japan Technomag-Cip Suter
52 Lukas Pesek Czech Matteoni C.P. Racing Moriwaki
53 Valentin Debise France Wtr San Marino Team Adv
55 Hector Faubel Spain Honda-Sag Suter
56 Vladimir Leonov Russia Vector Kiefer Racing Suter
59 Nicola Canepa Italy Scot Racing Team Scot
60 Julian Simon Spain Mapfre Aspar Team Rsv
61 Vladimir Ivanov Russia Gresini Racing Moto2 Moriwaki
63 Mike Di Meglio France Mapfre Aspar Team Rsv
71 Claudio Corti Italy Forward Racing Suter
72 Yuki Takahashi Japanese Tech 3 Racing Tech 3
75 Mattia Pasini Italy Jir Moto2 Tsr
76 Bernat Martinez Spain Blusens Bqr Bqr-Moto2
77 Dominique Aegerter Switzerland Technomag-Cip Suter
88 Yannick Guerra Spain G22 Holidaygym Moriwaki
95 Mashel Al Naimi Qatar Blusens Bqr Bqr-Moto2
Tba To Be Advised Jir Moto2 Tsr

Reserves:
27 Vincent Lonbois Belgium Marc Vds Racing Team Suter
Tba Anthony West Australia Mz Racing Team Mz


125cc

5 Alexis Masbou France Worldwiderace Team Aprilia
7 Efren Vazquez Spain Bainet Derbi Derbi
9 Muhammad Zulfahmi Malaysia Empowerment Worldwiderace Team Aprilia
11 Sandro Cortese Germany Red Bull Ajo Motorsport Derbi
12 Esteve Rabat Spain Bqr Racing Aprilia
14 Johann Zarco France Wtr San Marino Team Aprilia
18 Nicolas Terol Spain Bancaja Aspar Team Aprilia
23 Alberto Moncayo Spain Andalucia Cajasol Aprilia
24 Simone Corsi Italy Fontana Racing Aprilia
26 Adrian Martin Spain Team Wrb Aprilia
32 Lorenzo Savadori Italy Matteoni C.P. Racing Aprilia
35 Randy Krummenacher Switzerland Molenaar Racing Aprilia
38 Bradley Smith British Bancaja Aspar Team Aprilia
39 Luis Salom Spain Lambretta Reparto Corse Lambretta
44 Pol Espargaro Spain Bainet Derbi Derbi
50 Sturia Fagerhaug Norway Empowerment Worldwiderace Team Aprilia
69 Louis Rossi France Cbc Corse Aprilia
71 Tomoyoshi Koyama Japan Racing Team Germany Honda
72 Marco Ravaioli Italy Lambretta Reparto Corse Lambretta
78 Marcel Schrotter German Interwetten Racing Honda
80 Quentin Jacquet France Molenaar Racing Aprilia
84 Jakub Kornfeil Czech Racing Team Germany Honda
87 Luca Marconi Italy Worldwiderace Team Aprilia
93 Marc Marquez Spain Red Bull Ajo Motorsport Derbi
94 Jonas Folger German Worldwiderace Team Aprilia
99 Danny Webb British Team Wrb Aprilia
Tba To Be Advised Cbc Corse Aprilia

Team and Riders SBK 2010

2 Leon Camier Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
3 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
7 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
11 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR
23 Broc Parkes ECHO CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR1000RR
31 Vittorio Iannuzzo Squadra Corse Italia Honda CBR1000RR
35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1
41 Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R
49 Makoto Tamada Pro Ride World Superbike Honda CBR1000RR
50 Sylvain Guintoli Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
52 James Toseland Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1
65 Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR
66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
67 Shane Byrne Althea Racing Ducati 1098R
76 Max Neukirchner HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR
77 Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R
84 Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R
88 Andrew Pitt Reitwagen Racing BMW S1000 RR
91 Leon Haslam Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000
95 Roger Lee Hayden Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R
96 Jakub Smrz Borciani-Guandalini Racing T. Ducati 1098R
99 Luca Scassa Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R
111 Ruben Xaus BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR
123 Roland Resch Reitwagen Racing BMW S1000 RR
901 TBA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R
902 TBA. DFX Corse Ducati 1098R

Team and Riders Supersport 2010

4 Gino Rea Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR
5 Alexander Lundh Cresto Guide Racing Team Honda CBR600RR
7 Chaz Davies ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Daytona 675
8 Bastien Chesaux YZF Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6
9 Danilo Dell'Omo Kuja Racing Honda CBR600RR
12 Daniel Bukowski Piasecki Team Honda CBR600RR
16 Sèbastien Charpentier ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Daytona 675
25 David Salom ParkinGO BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675
26 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R
33 Paola Cazzola Kuja Racing Honda CBR600RR
37 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R
40 Jason Di Salvo ParkinGO BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675
50 Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR
51 Michele Pirro HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR
54 Kenan Sofuoglu HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR
55 Massimo Roccoli Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR
99 Fabien Foret Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-6R
117 Miguel Praia Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR
127 Robbin Harms Benjan Racing Honda CBR600RR
901 TBA Harms Benjan Racing Honda CBR600RR
902 TBA. YZF Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6

- Stoner champion with 10 wins or more;
- Pedrosa to win 3 races and come second;
- Yamaha to fall apart in the it's either me or him for 2011;
- 3 podiums for Spies, who will be the rookie of the year and also beat Edwards;
- Simoncelli getting a rude awakening from Melandri, but becomming faster and better to the end;
- Melandri top privateer;
- Hayden closes gap to Stoner even more, but still not on the pace of the big 4;
- no distinct inprovement for Suzuki.

And don't forget the Innotech project.

I'm telling you guys, Lorenzo vs Rossi will be a huge mess in 2010. I'm picturing lots of bomp-diving block passes and chops...

World Superbike


Satellite Teams
Althea Ducati
7 Carlos Checa

Althea have confirmed Shakey Byrne for 2010

World Superbike Championship

Factory Teams

Wait a second, what is Aragon doing as a reserve cirucit?
Is the Hungarian GP still uncertain?

Yamaha seem to have a good nr. to setup with tec3, Ducati has a good nr. two setup. Honda has had miles between the factory team and the rest, even the supposed almost factory bikes. Any news on who of the satellite teams gets what kind of machinery from Honda?

Yamaha seem to have a good nr. to setup with tec3, Ducati has a good nr. two setup. Honda has had miles between the factory team and the rest, even the supposed almost factory bikes. Any news on who of the satellite teams gets what kind of machinery from Honda?

Hope Lorenzo does fall out with Yamaha. Lost faith in Dovi and good as he is, I just don't see Pedrosa being nr. 1.

Mister Honda boss suggested a couple of months ago that the level of technical support given to non-works bikes will be markedly increased next year, much to how it was in the 990 era. Whether that allows the likes of Gresini and LCR to fight for wins, like in 2006, remains to be seen. But HRC developing a bike that's as good as the Yamaha and the Ducati would be a good first step.

Also, I'm not convinced Honda's level of support is markedly inferior to Yamaha's or Duc's. I didn't see Edwards or Toseland or Kallio at the front either. If anything, the difference is probably the rider. Colin Edwards is far more capable of consistently finishing fifth or sixth than Elias, De Puniet or De Angelis, whatever their propensity for occasional blinding speed.

- Stoner champion with 10 wins or more;
- Pedrosa to win 3 races and come second;

Yamaha seem to have a good nr. to setup with tec3, Ducati has a good nr. two setup. Honda has had miles between the factory team and the rest, even the supposed almost factory bikes. Any news on who of the satellite teams gets what kind of machinery from Honda?

Hope Lorenzo does fall out with Yamaha. Lost faith in Dovi and good as he is, I just don't see Pedrosa being nr. 1.

"I repeat what I said earlier," Flammini told GPOne.com, "We have had assurances from the President of the FIM, Vito Ippolito, that these new rules would not be approved. So far, he has been true to his word, and I hope that this will continue in the future."

If that's a problem, just go with a mass produced simplified 1050cc engine.

MotoGP should countersue World Superbike for allowing prototype parts on production bikes.

Q: There's been some talks about the 1000cc capacity coming back in a couple of years, based on production engines, what's your opinion?

FP: It's not production based. Is 1000 cubic centimeters, with a maximum stroke that allows production engines to be used without a huge difference. But still, a prototype engine will be faster. So I'm sure that top teams and manufacturers will produce completely prototype engines. Other manufacturers can start from a production engine, using some parts and modifying others without a rule that will force you to use this part or the other part. So it's not production-derived, it's completely free, just the stroke, just the bore and stroke must be the same.

Nice picture Nova Hope to keep on seeing the number 74 on Hiro's leathers!

I wonder how that will work out? Doesnt he have a world superbike background? plucking another rider from else where seemed to be more safer.

According to the reports, Aprilia will instead start work on plans to enter the MotoGP series, dropping their support for the Moto2 class altogether. Five teams had already been lined up to use Aprilia's Moto2 chassis, but hints that the project had been shelved appeared when news broke that Julian Simon and Mike di Meglio of the Aspar team are testing the BQR chassis at Valencia today. Aspar has very close links to the Aprilia factory, and so their choice to test a different chassis could be interpreted as a sign that they have already been informed that Aprilia's plans have changed, and there will not be an Aprilia chassis.

The two riders, who will represent the Aspar team in the new category in 2010, did not have their Aprilia machines which they will race next season. The debut of the prototype will be made in Valencia on December 9 and 10, and on Thursday the duo used a bike on loan for the day from the BQR Honda team.

indeed

What has changed to make Moto GP suddenly attractive to them again?

indeed

What has changed to make Moto GP suddenly attractive to them again?