Motorcycle racing's governing body, the FIM, have today released the provisional entry lists for the three Grand Prix world championships which reveal that MotoGP will have 21 bikes on the grid for 2012 including two Brits in the shape of Cal Crutchlow and James Ellison.
Crutchlow continues in the Tech3 Monster Yamaha camp while Ellison, on the Paul Bird Aprilia, is one of nine CRT teams in the class. Recent official additions to the production series include Yonny Hernandez and Ivan Silva on the BQR-FTR bikes which will run Kawasaki power.
In Moto2, Gino Rea is finally confirmed on a Gresini Moriwaki and joins Bradley Smith and Scott Redding as the British contingent. There aren't any real shocks in the class but female rider Elena Rosell has picked up a full-time entry with the QMMF Moriwaki outfit.
There is no Harry Stafford in Moto3 and Britain is represented by the Dannys of Kent and Webb who have remained with their Red Bull and Mahindra outfits. Kent switches to KTM power while Webb's Mahindra team are once again building their own bikes.
MotoGP
1 CASEY STONER AUSTRALIAN HONDA TEAM HONDA
4 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO ITALIAN YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA
5 COLIN EDWARDS USA FORWARD RACING SUTER *
6 STEFAN BRADL GERMAN LCR HONDA MotoGP HONDA
8 HECTOR BARBERA SPANISH PRAMAC RACING TEAM DUCATI
9 DANILO PETRUCCI ITALIAN IODA RACING PROJECT IODA *
11 BEN SPIES USA YAMAHA FACTORY RACING YAMAHA
13 ANTHONY WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEED MASTER ART *
14 RANDY DE PUNIET FRENCH ASPAR TEAM MotoGP ART *
17 KAREL ABRAHAM CZECH CARDION AB MOTORACING DUCATI
19 ALVARO BAUTISTA SPANISH HONDA GRESINI HONDA
20 ALEIX ESPARGARO SPANISH ASPAR TEAM MotoGP ART *
22 IVAN SILVA SPANISH BQR BQR-FTR *
26 DANI PEDROSA SPANISH HONDA TEAM HONDA
35 CAL CRUTCHLOW BRITISH YAMAHA TECH 3 YAMAHA
46 VALENTINO ROSSI ITALIAN DUCATI TEAM DUCATI
51 MICHELE PIRRO ITALIAN HONDA GRESINI FTR *
68 YONNY HERNANDEZ COLOMBIAN BQR BQR-FTR *
69 NICKY HAYDEN USA DUCATI TEAM DUCATI
77 JAMES ELLISON BRITISH PAUL BIRD RACING ART *
99 JORGE LORENZO SPANISH YAMAHA FACTORY RACING YAMAHA
* CRT entry
Moto2
3 SIMONE CORSI ITA - IODA RACING PROJECT, IODA
4 RANDY KRUMMENACHER SWI - GP TEAM SWITZERLAND, SUTER
5 JOHANN ZARCO FRA - JIR Moto2, MOTOBI
7 ALEXANDER LUNDH SWE - MZ RACING TEAM MZ-RE, HONDA
8 GINO REA GBR - GRESINI RACING Moto2, MORIWAKI
9 KENNY NOYES USA - ARGUIÑANO RACING TEAM, TBA
12 THOMAS LUTHI SWI - INTERWETTEN-PADDOCK Moto2, SUTER
14 RATTHAPARK WILAIROT THA - GRESINI RACING Moto2, MORIWAKI
15 ALEX DE ANGELIS ITA - FORWARD RACING, SUTER
18 NICOLAS TEROL SPA - ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER
19 XAVIER SIMEON BEL - TECH 3 RACING, TECH 3
24 TONI ELIAS SPA - ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER
29 ANDREA IANNONE ITA - SPEED MASTER, FTR
30 TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI JAP - ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX
36 MIKA KALLIO FIN - MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX
38 BRADLEY SMITH GBR - TECH 3 RACING, TECH 3
40 POL ESPARGARO SPA - PONS RACING PONS, KALEX
44 ROBERTO ROLFO ITA - TECHNOMAG-CIP, SUTER
45 SCOTT REDDING GBR - MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX
47 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ SPA - SAG TEAM, FTR
49 AXEL PONS SPA - PONS RACING PONS, KALEX
57 ERIC GRANADO BRA - JIR Moto2, MOTOBI
60 JULIAN SIMON SPA - BQR, FTR
63 MIKE DI MEGLIO FRA - SPEED UP, FTR
71 CLAUDIO CORTI ITA - ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX
72 YUKI TAKAHASHI JAP - FORWARD RACING, SUTER
76 MAX NEUKIRCHNER GER - KIEFER RACING, KALEX
77 DOMINIQUE AEGERTER SWI - TECHNOMAG-CIP, SUTER
80 ESTEVE RABAT SPA - PONS RACING PONS, KALEX
82 ELENA ROSELL SPA - QMMF RACING TEAM, MORIWAKI
88 RICKY CARDUS SPA - QMMF RACING TEAM, MORIWAKI
93 MARC MARQUEZ SPA - MONLAU COMPETICION, SUTER
TO BE ANNOUNCED - SAG TEAM, FTR
Moto3
3 LUIGI MORCIANO ITA - IODA RACING PROJECT, IODA
5 ROMANO FENATI ITA - TEAM ITALIA FMI, IODA
7 EFREN VAZQUEZ SPA - TEAM LAGLISSE, HONDA
8 JACK MILLER AUS - TECHNO RACING, HONDA
9 TONI FINSTERBUSCH GER - RACING TEAM GERMANY, HONDA
10 ALEXIS MASBOU FRA - TECHNO RACING, HONDA
11 SANDRO CORTESE GER - RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
14 BRAD BINDER RSA - RW RACING GP KALEX, KTM
19 ALESSANDRO TONUCCI ITA - TEAM ITALIA FMI, IODA
23 ALBERTO MONCAYO SPA - ASPAR TEAM, KALEX KTM
25 MAVERICK VIÑALES SPA – BQR, FTR HONDA
26 ADRIAN MARTIN SPA - TEAM LAGLISSE, HONDA
27 NICCOLO ANTONELLI ITA - GRESINI RACING, HONDA
30 GIULIAN PEDONE SWI - PHONICA RACING, ORAL
31 NIKLAS AJO FIN - TT MOTION EVENTS RACING, KTM
32 ISAAC VIÑALES SPA - ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, HONDA
39 LUIS SALOM SPA - RW RACING GP KALEX, KTM
42 ALEX RINS SPA - MONLAU COMPETICION, HONDA
44 MIGUEL OLIVEIRA POR - MONLAU COMPETICION, HONDA
51 KENTA FUJII JAP - TECHNOMAG-CIP, HONDA
52 DANNY KENT GBR - RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
53 JASPER IWEMA HOL - MOTO FGR, FGR HONDA
55 HECTOR FAUBEL SPA - ASPAR TEAM, KALEX KTM
61 ARTHUR SISSIS AUS - RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
63 ZULFAHMI KHAIRUDDIN MAL - AIRASIA-SIC-AJO, KTM
77 MARCEL SCHROTTER GER - MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA
84 JAKUB KORNFEIL CZE - REDOX-ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, HONDA
89 ALAN TECHER FRA - TECHNOMAG-CIP, HONDA
94 JONAS FOLGER GER - MZ RACING TEAM, MZ
95 MIROSLAV POPOV CZE - PHONICA RACING, ORAL
96 LOUIS ROSSI FRA - RACING TEAM GERY, HONDA
99 DANNY WEBB GBR - MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA
