Author: Bike Social Sports Reporter Posted: 23 Oct 2014
With silly season now over and all but two rides now sorted, the FIM have released a 25-strong entry list for the 2015 MotoGP Championship.
The list contains no surprises and just two spaces are left blank, one at the Gresini Aprilia team and the other at Ioda Racing. The Gresini ride was expected to go to Marco Melandri but it is believed the Italian wants to remain in the World Superbike series in which he can win races.
The grid jumps from 11 factory option bikes to 14 with the return of both Suzuki and Aprilia with two rider efforts.
Four British riders appear on the entry list, which remains provisional, and three of these will ride factory machinery with Cal Crutchlow and Scott Redding moving onto factory Hondas while Bradley Smith remains at Tech 3 Yamaha. One Laverty, Michael, may be departing the premier class (should he not bag the second Aprilia seat) but he'll be replaced by brother Eugene who joins the Aspar Honda team. Eugene runs the Irish flag but for all intents and purposes is British.
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2015 MotoGP Entry List (Provisional)
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4
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Andrea Dovizioso
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Ducati Team
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6
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Stefan Bradl
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Forward Racing Yamaha (O)
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8
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Hector Barbera
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Avintia Ducati (O)
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9
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Danilo Petrucci
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Pramac Ducati (O)
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17
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Karel Abraham
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Cardion AB Honda (O)
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19
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Alvaro Bautista
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Factory Aprilia Gresini
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Maverick Vinales
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Team Suzuki MotoGP
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26
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Dani Pedrosa
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Repsol Honda Team
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29
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Andrea Iannone
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Ducati Team
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35
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Cal Crutchlow
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CWM LCR Honda
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38
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Bradley Smith
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Tech 3 Yamaha
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41
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Aleix Espargaro
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Team Suzuki MotoGP
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43
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Jack Miller
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CWM LCR Honda (O)
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44
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Pol Espargaro
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Tech 3 Yamaha
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45
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Scott Redding
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Marc VDS Racing Honda
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46
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Valentino Rossi
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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
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50
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Eugene Laverty
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Drive M7 Aspar Honda (O)
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63
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Mike Di Meglio
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Avintia Ducati (O)
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68
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Yonny Hernandez
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Pramac Ducati (O)
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69
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Nicky Hayden
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Drive M7 Aspar Honda (O)
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76
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Loris Baz
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Forward Racing Yamaha (O)
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93
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Marc Marquez
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Repsol Honda
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99
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Jorge Lorenzo
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Movistar Yamaha
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TBC
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Factory Aprilia Gresini
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TBC
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Ioda Racing*
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*IODA Racing are still to officially confirm they will compete in the 2015 Championship
(O) = Open Class
