Submitted by David Emmett on
Just a few days before the season is about to begin, and the Moto2 class is to take to the track for the very first time, a new provisional entry list for Moto2 has been issued by the FIM. The new list contains two changes, one minor (Stefan Bradl changing his number from 4 to 65), and one major. The big change is the dropping of Belgian rider Vincent Lonbois by the Marc VDS Racing team, which is also fielding British rider Scott Redding, and his replacement with former 125 and 250 star Hector Faubel.
Faubel had originally been signed to ride for the SAG team alongside Ratthapark Wilairot, but financial differences left the Spaniard out in the cold. Faubel then looked to the 125cc class, where he was lined up to take a third Aspar bike alongside Bradley Smith and Nico Terol, but that too foundered on a lack of funds. Faubel has finally found a home with the Marc VDS Racing team run by former Kawasaki MotoGP manager Michael Bartholemy, but this has come at the cost of Bartholemy's compatriot Lonbois.
The entry list for Moto2 still carries the "Provisional" tag, though few changes are likely in the 6 days before the bikes finally hit the track at Qatar. After that, though, there could well be more changes.
Moto2 entry list:
No | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike |
2 | GABOR TALMACSI | HUN | FIMMCO SPEED UP | SPEED UP |
3 | SIMONE CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | MOTOBI |
5 | JOAN OLIVE | SPA | JACK & JONES BY A. BANDERAS | PROMOHARRIS |
6 | ALEX DEBON | SPA | AEROPORT DE CASTELLO - AJO | FTR |
8 | ANTHONY WEST | AUS | MZ RACING TEAM | MZ-RE HONDA |
9 | KENNY NOYES | USA | JACK & JONES BY A. BANDERAS | PROMOHARRIS |
10 | FONSI NIETO | SPA | HOLIDAY GYM G22 | MORIWAKI |
12 | THOMAS LUTHI | SUI | INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI Moto2 | MORIWAKI |
14 | RATTHAPARK WILAIROT | THA | THAI HONDA PTT SAG | BIMOTA |
15 | ALEX DE ANGELIS | RSM | RSM TEAM SCOT | SCOT |
16 | JULES CLUZEL | FRA | FORWARD RACING | SUTER |
17 | KAREL ABRAHAM | CZE | CARDION AB MOTORACING | RSV |
21 | VLADIMIR LEONOV | RUS | VECTOR KIEFER RACING | SUTER |
24 | TONI ELIAS | SPA | GRESINI RACING Moto2 | MORIWAKI |
25 | ALEX BALDOLINI | ITA | CARETTA TECHNOLOGY RACE DEPT | I.C.P. |
29 | ANDREA IANNONE | ITA | FIMMCO SPEED UP | SPEED UP |
35 | RAFFAELE DE ROSA | ITA | TECH 3 RACING | TECH 3 |
39 | ROBERTINO PIETRI | VEN | ITALTRANS S.T.R. | SUTER |
40 | SERGIO GADEA | SPA | TENERIFE 40 PONS | PONS KALEX |
41 | ARNE TODE | GER | RACING TEAM GERMANY | SUTER |
44 | ROBERTO ROLFO | ITA | ITALTRANS S.T.R. | SUTER |
45 | SCOTT REDDING | GBR | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | SUTER |
48 | SHOYA TOMIZAWA | JPN | TECHNOMAG-CIP | SUTER |
52 | LUKAS PESEK | CZE | MATTEONI CP RACING | MORIWAKI |
53 | VALENTIN DEBISE | FRA | WTR SAN MARINO TEAM | ADV |
55 | HECTOR FAUBEL | SPA | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | SUTER |
59 | NICCOLO CANEPA | ITA | RSM TEAM SCOT | SCOT |
60 | JULIAN SIMON | SPA | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM | RSV |
61 | VLADIMIR IVANOV | UKR | GRESINI RACING Moto2 | MORIWAKI |
63 | MIKE DI MEGLIO | FRA | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM | RSV |
65 | STEFAN BRADL | GER | VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING | SUTER |
68 | YONNY HERNANDEZ | COL | BLUSENS-STX | BQR-Moto2 |
71 | CLAUDIO CORTI | ITA | FORWARD RACING | SUTER |
72 | YUKI TAKAHASHI | JPN | TECH 3 RACING | TECH 3 |
75 | MATTIA PASINI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | MOTOBI |
76 | BERNAT MARTINEZ | SPA | MAQUINZA-SAG TEAM | BIMOTA |
77 | DOMINIQUE AEGERTER | SUI | TECHNOMAG-CIP | SUTER |
80 | AXEL PONS | SPA | TENERIFE 40 PONS | PONS KALEX |
88 | YANNINCK GUERRA | SPA | HOLIDAY GYM G22 | MORIWAKI |
95 | MASHEL AL NAIMI | QAT | BLUSENS-STX | BQR-Moto2 |