So here it is Ladies & Gents, 2013 season starts proper in a few days, Testing gets underway at Sepang, And here are the grids as they stand at the moment... MotoGP... 4 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO, ITALIAN, DUCATI TEAM, DUCATI 5 COLIN EDWARDS, USA, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, FTR KAWASAKI* 6 STEFAN BRADL, GERMAN, LCR HONDA MotoGP, HONDA 7 HIROSHI AOYAMA, JAPANESE, AVINTIA BLUSENS, FTR* 8 HECTOR BARBERA, SPANISH, AVINTIA BLUSENS, FTR* 9 DANILO PETRUCCI, ITALIAN, CAME IODARACING PROJECT, IODA-SUTER* 11 BEN SPIES, USA, PRAMAC RACING TEAM, DUCATI 14 RANDY DE PUNIET, FRENCH, POWER ELECTRONICS ASPAR, ART* 17 KAREL ABRAHAM, CZECH, CARDION AB MOTORACING, ART* 19 ALVARO BAUTISTA, SPANISH, GO & FUN HONDA GRESINI, HONDA 26 DANI PEDROSA, SPANISH, REPSOL HONDA TEAM, HONDA 29 ANDREA IANNONE, ITALIAN, PRAMAC RACING TEAM, DUCATI 33 MICHAEL LAVERTY, BRITISH, PAUL BIRD MOTORSPORT, PBM* 35 CAL CRUTCHLOW, BRITISH, MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA 38 BRADLEY SMITH, BRITISH, MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA 41 ALEIX ESPARGARO, SPANISH, POWER ELECTRONICS ASPAR, ART* 46 VALENTINO ROSSI, ITALIAN, YAMAHA FACTORY RACING, YAMAHA 67 BRYAN STARING, AUSTRALIAN, GO & FUN HONDA GRESINI, FTR HONDA* 68 YONNY HERNANDEZ, COLOMBIAN, PAUL BIRD MOTORSPORT, ART* 69 NICKY HAYDEN, USA, DUCATI TEAM, DUCATI 71 CLAUDIO CORTI, ITALIAN, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, FTR KAWASAKI* 93 MARC MARQUEZ, SPANISH, REPSOL HONDA TEAM, HONDA 99 JORGE LORENZO, SPANISH, YAMAHA FACTORY RACING, YAMAHA TBC TO BE CONFIRMED, CAME IODARACING PROJECT, IODA-SUTER* * = CRT STATUS Moto2 3 SIMONE CORSI, ITALIAN, NGM MOBILE RACING, SPEED UP 4 RANDY KRUMMENACHER, SWISS, TECHNOMAG carXpert, SUTER 5 JOHANN ZARCO, FRENCH, CAME IODARACING PROJECT, SUTER 7 DONI TATA PRADITA, INDONESIAN, FEDERAL OIL GRESINI Moto2, SUTER 8 KYLE SMITH, BRITISH, BLUSENS AVINTIA, KALEX 11 SANDRO CORTESE, GERMAN, DYNAVOLT INTACT GP, KALEX 12 THOMAS LUTHI, SWISS, INTERWETTEN PADDOCK, SUTER 14 RATTHAPARK WILAIROT, THAI, HONDA GRESINI Moto2, SUTER 15 ALEX DE ANGELIS, SAN MARINO, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, SPEED UP 17 ALBERTO MONCAYO, SPANISH, ARGINANO y GINES RACING, MOTOBOST 18 NICOLAS TEROL, SPANISH, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER 19 XAVIER SIMEON, BELGIAN, SAG TEAM, KALEX 23 MARCEL SCHROTTER, GERMAN, SAG TEAM, KALEX 24 TONI ELIAS, SPANISH, BLUSENS AVINTIA, KALEX 30 TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI, JAPANESE, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX 36 MIKA KALLIO, FINNISH, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX 40 POL ESPARGARO, SPANISH, TUENTI HP 40, PONS KALEX 44 STEVEN ODENDAAL, SOUTH AFRICAN, ARGINANO y GINES RACING, MOTOBOST 45 SCOTT REDDING, BRITISH, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX 49 AXEL PONS, SPANISH, TUENTI HP 40, PONS KALEX 52 DANNY KENT, BRITISH, TECH 3, TECH 3 54 MATTIA PASINI, ITALIAN, NGM MOBILE RACING, SPEED UP 60 JULIAN SIMON, SPANISH, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX 63 MIKE DI MEGLIO, FRENCH, JIR Moto2, MOTOBI 77 DOMINIQUE AEGERTER, SWISS, TECHNOMAG carXpert, SUTER 80 ESTEVE RABAT, SPANISH, TUENTI HP 40, PONS KALEX 81 JORDI TORRES, SPANISH, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER 88 RICKY CARDUS, SPANISH, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, SPEED UP 95 ANTHONY WEST, AUSTRALIAN, QMMF RACING TEAM, SPEED UP 96 LOUIS ROSSI, FRENCH, TECH 3, TECH 3 97 RAFID TOPAN SUCIPTO, INDONESIAN, QMMF RACING TEAM, SPEED UP TBC TO BE CONFIRMED, HONDA RACING ASIA TADY MORIWAKI TBC TO BE CONFIRMED, ESGP Moto2, FTR Moto3 3 MATTEO FERRARI, ITALIAN, ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, FTR HONDA 4 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA, ITALIAN, TEAM ITALIA FIM, FTR HONDA 5 ROMANO FENATI, ITALIAN, TEAM ITALIA FMI, FTR HONDA 7 EFREN VAZQUEZ, SPANISH, MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA 8 JACK MILLER, AUSTRALIAN, RACING TEAM GERMANY, FTR HONDA 9 TONI FINSTERBUSCH, GERMAN, KIEFER RACING, KALEX KTM 11 LIVIO LOI, BELGIAN, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX KTM 12 ALEX MARQUEZ, SPANISH, ESTRELLA GALICIA 0'0, KTM 17 JOHN McPHEE, BRITISH, RACING TEAM GERMANY, FTR HONDA 19 ALESSANDRO TONUCCI, ITALIAN, CARETTA TECHNOLOGY, HONDA 22 ANA CARRASCO, SPANISH, JHK t-shirt LAGLISSE, KTM 23 NICCOLO ANTONELLI, ITALIAN, GO & FUN GRESINI Moto3, FTR HONDA 25 MAVERICK VINALES, SPANISH, JHK t-shirt LAGLISSE, KTM 29 HYUGA WATANABE, JAPANESE, CARETTA TECHNOLOGY, HONDA 31 NIKLAS AJO, FINNISH, AVANT TECNO, KTM 32 ISAAC VINALES, SPANISH, BIMBO - ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, FTR HONDA 39 LUIS SALOM, SPANISH, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM 41 BRAD BINDER, SOUTH AFRICAN, AMBROGIO RACING, SUTER HONDA 42 ALEX RINS, SPANISH, ESTRELLA GALICIA 0'0, KTM 44 MIGUEL OLIVEIRA, PORTUGUESE, MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA 53 JASPER IWEMA, DUTCH, RW RACING GP, KALEX KTM 57 ERIC GRANADO, BRAZILIAN, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3, KALEX KTM 58 JUAN GUEVARA, SPANISH, CIP, TSR HONDA 61 ARTHUR SISSIS, AUSTRALIAN, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM 63 ZULFAHMI KHAIRUDDIN, MALAYSIAN, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM 65 PHILIPP OETTL, GERMAN, PADDOCK TT MOTION, KALEX KTM 66 FLORIAN ALT, GERMAN, KIEFER RACING, KALEX KTM 77 LORENZO BALDASSARRI, ITALIAN, GO & FUN GRESINI Moto3, FTR HONDA 84 JAKUB KORNFEIL, CZECH, REDOX RW RACING GP, KALEX KTM 89 ALAN TECHER, FRENCH, CIP, TSR HONDA 94 JONAS FOLGER, GERMAN, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3, KALEX KTM 99 DANNY WEBB, BRITISH, AMBROGIO RACING, SUTER HONDA Testing Starts next week, Personally i cant see past Lorenzo as MotoGP Champ, Espagaro as Moto2 Champ and Moto3 is way too close to call. Over to you guys...
if pedro gets a good start to the season then i see him hunting lorenzo all season, not sure if he could beat him in a winner takes all battle though. and sorry to mention him as i know your not his no.1 fan but at this stage you cant rule out VR46 untill we see his form in the first race of the season
Rossi wont win the title, he got walloped by JL before he went to Ducati, time isnt on his side and he wont be able to recover as quickly as the young guns will if they stack it, as i said before, Marquez will finish in front of VR come seasons end.
It'll definitely be interesting this season, in 2009 Lorenzo missed 4 races & Rossi won the title. In 2010, it was the opposite with Rossi missing 4 races & Lorenzo taking the title, though he did win in a more convincing fashion, winning 9 races compared to Rossi's 6 wins in the previous season. I guess time will tell whether Rossi has still got it, it'll probably take him until mid-season to adjust to the bike. I hope Dani retains his form from the last half of 2012, he's definitely taking the championship if he does. Will also be interesting to see how Marquez does on the Honda, Moto GP is finally looking promising this season!
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Interesting that Moto gp do not want to increase the grid. To be fair they would only be making up the numbers having lost out on development since they left. Perhaps Karol Abraham team may want to join forces instead of riding an also ran ducati
Anyone else quite excited about the amount of Brits These are the lads to watch. 33 MICHAEL LAVERTY, BRITISH, PAUL BIRD MOTORSPORT, PBM* 35 CAL CRUTCHLOW, BRITISH, MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA 38 BRADLEY SMITH, BRITISH, MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA 8 KYLE SMITH, BRITISH, BLUSENS AVINTIA, KALEX 45 SCOTT REDDING, BRITISH, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX 52 DANNY KENT, BRITISH, TECH 3, TECH 3 17 JOHN McPHEE, BRITISH, RACING TEAM GERMANY, FTR HONDA 52 DANNY KENT, BRITISH, TECH 3, TECH 3
Would love to see a real good fight each race between Pedrosa, Rossi, Lorenzo, Marquez & possibly crutchlow. Personally I would love for a miracle to happen to Spies and he jumps on that Ducati, it works for him and he starts kicking ass but think there is more chance of me winning a motogp race than that lol
You never know about Spies! Besides his string of bad luck he's said that the Yamaha just didn't suit his riding style. It requires a very smooth & precise rider like Lorenzo & Rossi. Who knows Mayr he'll fare better on the Ducati.
A couple of rule changes this year 2013 Penalty Points ... Are new for 2013 .If a rider collects 10 points he can't ride in the next race ..... Another new rule will see flag signals displayed on the bikes dash board ,which will be mandatory from 2014 .
Good point on spies. The people who have done best on the Ducati are the guys who have a 'wild' style. He might do Okay. Hayden has done better than most and he slid the Honda around sidewards in every race. Caparossi was always a little nuts. And of course there's Stoner who doesn't know how to ride a bike like a 'normal racer'. That lad was special.
