Submitted by David Emmett on
With the announcement that Toni Elias and Vladimir Ivanov have signed for the Gresini Moriwaki Moto2 team, as well as updates on the Campetella and CIP Technomag team, we are edging closer to what passes for a definitive Moto2 entry list. The biggest surprise is the size of the list: After the initial announcement at Valencia that only 37 entries would be accepted for the 2010 Moto2 class, the total already stands at 40. No doubt the process of raising the necessary funds to actually go racing will whittle that list back to a more manageable size. As one paddock insider put it to us, "when Moto2 was first announced, everybody jumped in. Now they need to actually raise the money, they're starting to pull back..."
Provisional Moto2 list as of January 18th, 2010
| Team | Rider | Chassis |
| Ajo Motorsport | Alex Debon | FTR |
| Campetella Racing | Alex Baldolini | Caretta |
| Campetella Racing | vacancy | Caretta |
| Cardion AB | Karel Abraham | RSV |
| Technomag CIP | Dominique Aegerter | Suter |
| Technomag CIP | Shoya Tomizawa | Suter |
| Interwetten Team | Tom Luthi | Moriwaki |
| Forward Racing | Jules Cluzel | Suter |
| Forward Racing | Ricard Cardus | Suter |
| G22 Racing Team | Fonsi Nieto | Moriwaki |
| G22 Racing Team | Yannick Guerra | Moriwaki |
| Honda Gresini | Toni Elias | Moriwaki |
| Honda Gresini | Vladimir Ivanov | Moriwaki |
| JIR | Mattia Pasini | TSR |
| JIR | Japanese wildcard | TSR |
| Kino Racing | Fabricio Perren | BQR |
| Mapfre Aspar | Julian Simon | RSV |
| Mapfre Aspar | Mike di Meglio | RSV |
| Marc VDS Racing Team | Scott Redding | Suter |
| Marc VDS Racing Team | Vincent Lonbois | Suter |
| Matteoni Racing | Lukas Pesek | Moriwaki |
| Pons Racing | Sergio Gadea | Kalex |
| Pons Racing | Axel Pons | Kalex |
| Promoracing | Kenny Noyes | Harris |
| Promoracing | Joan Olive | Harris |
| Racing Team BQR | David de Gea | BQR |
| Racing Team BQR | Bernat Martinez | BQR |
| Racing Team Germany | Arne Tode | Suter |
| Scot Racing Team | Niccolo Canepa | RapidInside |
| Scot Racing Team | Alex de Angelis | RapidInside |
| Speedup | Gabor Talmacsi | FTR |
| Speedup | Andrea Iannone | FTR |
| Sprint Technology Racing | Robertino Pietri | Suter |
| Sprint Technology Racing | Roberto Rolfo | Suter |
| Stop & Go | Hector Faubel | Suter |
| Stop & Go | Ratthapark Wilairot | Suter |
| Tech 3 | Raffaele de Rosa | Tech 3 |
| Tech 3 | Yuki Takahashi | Tech 3 |
| Viessman KieferRacing | Stefan Bradl | Suter |
| Viessman KieferRacing | Vladimir Leonov | Suter |
| WTR San Marino | Valentin Debise | ADV |
| WTR San Marino | Claudio Corti | ADV |
| FB Corse | Simone Grotzkyj | Bimota |
Comments
Leanov
is also down as riding for Viessman KieferRacing !?!? This is like herding cats isn’t it :-)
Confusion
The confusion was down to not proofreading carefully enough. Despite the fact that I got Vladimir Ivanov's name right in the introduction, as well as in the story about Toni Elias and Gresini, I idiotically changed it to Leonov in the list. It's fixed now. Thanks for pointing that out!
Numbers
With the extra Campetella and CIP machines, I actually count 43 bikes there (although there are two rides with no rider in that)...
13
13 suter bikes there...the best or the cheapest?
Just wondering...
... if moving down to Moto2 is going to be more common occurance now after a rider doesn't succeed at the MotoGP level then it was to move back down during the 250 era. And perhaps moving back up (second chance) will happen too?
My memory isn't great, but off the top of my head I can't think of any 500/MotoGP guys that went back down to 250's...
Capirossi
I beleive Capirossi moved back down to 250's after some time in 500's, punted Harada off to win a championship, lost to Rossi, then moved back up.
Debon
Alex Debon is riding for Motorsport 69 not Ajo racing. Ajo has yet to announce their Moto2 team. They have confirmed Marquez and Cortese for 125cc.
Thanks for the correction
Thanks very much for that! I'll put up a revised list in a couple of days, as I'm also working on a 125cc list.
check my site out for some help
if you need a hand in getting your 125 list up and running check out my site...www.motogpnewsblog.com
What's happening with Westie
What's happening with Westie and MV. I saw they we're on a provisional list and seemed pretty geared up, but now days nothing...
Money
Ant West tested with MZ at Valencia (though in reality, it was just West's Stiggy Honda Supersport bike), and were going to build their own chassis. However, that required money, and the team have not been able to find any. So West is out of a job right at the minute.
West has always had a tough
West has always had a tough time finding sponsors. You'd have thought all that time he spent with John Hopkins might have rubbed off! Find a energy drink and make buddys in the marketing dept.
I'm sure it sounds easier said then done, but really your job as a racer is to do their job in product promotion...... Unless of course you have the talent of Casey Stoner.