Press Release
(2005 FIM Road Racing World Championship)
DORNA COMMUNICATIONS
FIM announcement. 2005 MotoGP World Championship Provisional Entry List

This is the list of riders and teams which have so far been confirmed by the
selection committee. A number of other applications have also been received and
are currently under consideration.

MotoGP class

  4 Alex Barros       (BRA) Honda     Camel Honda
  5 Colin Edwards     (USA) Yamaha    Yamaha Gauloises Team
  6 Makoto Tamada     (JPN) Honda     Konica Minolta Honda
  7 Carlos Checa      (SPA) Ducati    Ducati Marlboro Team
 10 Kenny Roberts     (USA) Suzuki    Team Suzuki MotoGP
 11 Ruben Xaus        (SPA) Yamaha    Fortuna Yamaha Tech 3
 12 Troy Bayliss      (AUS) Honda     Camel Honda
 15 Sete Gibernau     (SPA) Honda     Telefonica Movistar Honda MotoGP
 21 John Hopkins      (USA) Suzuki    Team Suzuki MotoGP
 24 Toni Elias        (SPA) Yamaha    Fortuna Yamaha Tech 3
 27 Franco Battaini   (ITA) Blata     Blata WCM
 33 Marco Melandri    (ITA) Honda     Telefonica Movistar Honda MotoGP
 46 Valentino Rossi   (ITA) Yamaha    Yamaha Gauloises Team
 56 Shinya Nakano     (JPN) Kawasaki  Kawasaki Racing Team
 65 Loris Capirossi   (ITA) Ducati    Ducati Marlboro Team
 66 Alex Hofmann      (GER) Kawasaki  Kawasaki Racing Team
 69 Nicky Hayden      (USA) Honda     Repsol Honda Team
 77 James Ellison     (GBR) Blata     Blata WCM
Tba                         Honda     Repsol Honda Team
Tba                         Ducati    D'Antin MotoGP
Tba                         Ducati    D'Antin MotoGP
Tba                         Aprilia   MS Aprilia Racing
Tba                         Aprilia   MS Aprilia Racing
Tba                         Proton KR Proton Team KR
Tba                         Proton KR Proton Team KR

250cc class

  1 Daniel Pedrosa    (SPA) Honda     Telefonica Movistar Honda 250cc
  5 Alex de Angelis   (RSM) Aprilia   MS Aprilia Italia Corse
  6 Alex Debon        (SPA) Honda     Wurth Honda BQR
  7 Randy de Puniet   (FRA) Aprilia   AAC Repsol Aspar Team
  9 Hugo Marchand     (FRA) Yamaha    Team UGT Kurz
 12 Frederik Katz     (SWE) Yamaha    Team UGT Kurz
 14 Anthony West      (AUS) KTM       Red Bull KTM
 15 Roberto Locatelli (ITA) Aprilia   Carrera Sunglasses - LCR
 17 Steve Jenkner     (GER) Aprilia   Rauch Bravo
 19 Sebastian Porto   (ARG) Aprilia   AAC Repsol Aspar Team
 20 Gabriele Ferro    (ITA) Fantic    Fantic Motor
 21 Arnaud Vincent    (FRA) Fantic    Fantic Motor
 24 Simone Corsi      (ITA) Aprilia   MS Aprilia Italia Corse
 25 Alex Baldolini    (ITA) Aprilia   Capetella Racing
 27 Casey Stoner      (AUS) Aprilia   Carrera Sunglasses - LCR
 28 Dirk Heidolf      (GER) Honda     Castrol Honda Kiefer Racing
 34 Andrea Dovizioso  (ITA) Honda     Kopron Team Scot
 36 Martin Cardenas   (COL) Aprilia   Aprilia Team Germany
 44 Taro Sekiguchi    (JPN) Aprilia   Campetella Racing
 48 Jorge Lorenzo     (SPA) Honda     Fortuna Honda
 50 Sylvain Guintoli  (FRA) Aprilia   Equipe GP de France - Scrab
 55 Yuki Takahashi    (JPN) Honda     Kopron Team Scot
 57 Chaz Davies       (GBR) Aprilia   Aprilia Germany
 64 Radomil Rous      (CZE) Honda     Wurth Honda BQR
 73 Hiroshi Aoyama    (JPN) Honda     Telefonica Movistar Honda 250cc
 80 Hector Barbera    (SPA) Honda     Fortuna Honda
 96 Jakub Smrz        (CZE) Honda     Arie Molenaar Racing
Tba Stefano Perugini  (ITA) Aprilia   Abruzzo Racing Team
Tba Gregory Leblanc   (FRA) Aprilia   Equipe GP de France - Scrab
Tba Mirko Giansanti   (ITA) Aprilia   Matteoni Racing

125cc class

  6 Joan Olive        (SPA) Aprilia   Rauch Bravo
  7 Alexis Masbou     (FRA) Honda     Ajo Motosport
  8 Lorenzo Zanetti   (ITA) Aprilia   World Pro Sport
 12 Thomas Lüthi      (SUI) Honda     Elit Grand Prix
 14 Gabor Talmacsi    (HUN) KTM       Red Bull KTM
 16 Raymond Schouten  (NED) Honda     Arie Molenaar Racing
 18 Nicolas Terol     (SPA) Derbi     Caja Madrid - Derbi Racing
 19 Alvaro Bautista   (SPA) Honda     Seedorf RC3
 22 Pablo Nieto       (SPA) Derbi     Caja Madrid - Derbi Racing
 25 Dario Giuseppetti (GER) Aprilia   Semprucci
 26 Vincent Braillard (SUI) Aprilia   Road Racing Team Hungary
 28 Jordi Carchano    (SPA) Honda     Aspar Junior Team
 31 Sascha Hommel     (GER) Malaguti  Malaguti Racing
 32 Fabrizio Lai      (ITA) Honda     Globet.com
 33 Sergio Gadea      (SPA) Aprilia   Master Aspar Team
 36 Mika Kallio       (FIN) KTM       Red Bull KTM
 40 Julian Miralles   (SPA) Aprilia   Aspar Junior Team
 41 Aleix Espargaro   (SPA) Honda     Seedorf RC3
 43 Manuel Hernandez  (SPA) Aprilia   3C Racing
 44 Karel Abraham     (CZE) Aprilia   Semprucci
 45 Imre Toth         (HUN) Aprilia   Road Racing Team Hungary
 47 Angel Rodriguez   (SPA) Honda     Galicia Team
 52 Lukas Pesek       (CZE) Gilera    Metis - Gilera Racing Team
 54 Mattia Pasini     (ITA) Aprilia   3C Racing
 55 Hector Faubel     (SPA) Aprilia   Master Aspar Team
 58 Marco Simoncelli  (ITA) Aprilia   Rauch Bravo
 60 Julian Simon      (SPA) KTM       Red Bull KTM
 63 Mike di Meglio    (FRA) Honda     Globet.com
 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama  (JPN) Honda     Ajo Motosport
Tba Sandro Cortese    (GER) Honda     Castrol Honda Kiefer Racing
Tba Raffael de Rosa   (ITA) Aprilia   Matteoni Racing
Tba Manuel Poggiali   (RSM) Gilera    Metis - Gilera Racing Team
Tba Andrea Iannone    (ITA) Aprilia   Abruzzo Racing Team
Tba Michele Pirro     (ITA) Malaguti  Malaguti Racing

INFO 2004/183. 17-12-2004
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