2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

2009 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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2009 World Champions

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi

250cc: Hiroshi Aoyama

125cc: Julián Simón

The 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 61st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Valentino Rossi won his sixth MotoGP title, seventh in the top class and ninth title in total after getting the better of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in a season-long battle. In the final 250cc championship (it was replaced by the Moto2 class in 2010), Hiroshi Aoyama became the third Japanese rider to win that title, after Tetsuya Harada and Daijiro Kato. In the 125cc class, Julián Simón won the title after taking seven victories during the season.

Preseason

Cost-cutting measures

As announced during 2008, MotoGP class switched to a single-tyre manufacturer. The move was made to try to improve safety by reducing cornering speeds, and in a marginal way for cost reasons; the winner was decided by bid.^[1] Michelin, one of the two tyre suppliers in 2008, decided not to bid for the supply,^[2] effectively declaring Bridgestone the winner, which was confirmed on 18 October 2008.^[3] Bridgestone will be the sole tyre supplier from 2009 to 2011. Only race spec tyres will be provided to the teams, eliminating qualifying tyres, in use until 2008.

Other cost-cutting manoeuvers were made during the winter prior to the season, to try to contain the rising costs of the sport, especially during a period of economic downturn. FIM was especially concerned, fearing that defections among private and factory teams could leave the grid with 14 bikes only.^[4]

After negotiations between FIM, Dorna and MSMA (the manufacturers' association), new measures were adopted. The Friday morning free practice session was eliminated, limiting the Friday practice time to a single 45-minute session (later brought to a 1-hour session from the French GP onwards^[5]); a limit of 5 engines was imposed for the last 7 races, with a 10 point penalty for each additional engine used;^[6] ceramic composite materials for brakes were banned; electronic assistance was reduced with the ban of electronic controlled suspensions and launch control systems; Monday tests will be cancelled except for Catalunya and Brno, where only test riders will be allowed to take part.^[7]

Kawasaki withdrawal and return

With a somewhat unexpected announcement, Kawasaki made public its intention to withdraw from MotoGP immediately on 9 January 2009, citing the global economic downturn as the main cause of the decision.^[8] Initial negotiations between Dorna and Kawasaki aimed to run the two bikes with the private Aspar team,^[9] but after further talks, on 26 February 2009 Kawasaki announced its decision to remain in the category, running a single bike team with Marco Melandri, effectively leaving John Hopkins without a contract.^[10] The team ran under the Hayate Racing banner, as announced on 1 March 2009.^[11]

Grands Prix

The 2009 revised race schedule was released on 24 October 2008.^[12] A Hungarian round was originally scheduled for 20 September 2009^[13] but the organizers asked Dorna to postpone the event to 2010 due to delays in the construction of the Balatonring circuit.^[14]

Due to adverse weather conditions, the Qatar MotoGP race was postponed until 13 April.^[15]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	MotoGP winner	Report
1	12–13 April	Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar ‡	Losail	Andrea Iannone	Héctor Barberá	Casey Stoner	Report
2	26 April	Polini Grand Prix of Japan	Motegi	Andrea Iannone	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
3	3 May	Gran Premio bwin.com de España	Jerez	Bradley Smith	Hiroshi Aoyama	Valentino Rossi	Report
4	17 May	Grand Prix de France	Le Mans	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
5	31 May	Gran Premio d'Italia Alice	Mugello	Bradley Smith	Mattia Pasini	Casey Stoner	Report
6	14 June	Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya	Catalunya	Andrea Iannone	Álvaro Bautista	Valentino Rossi	Report
7	27 June	Alice TT Assen	Assen	Sergio Gadea	Hiroshi Aoyama	Valentino Rossi	Report
8	5 July	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix	Laguna Seca	No 125cc and 250cc race		Dani Pedrosa	Report
9	19 July	Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Valentino Rossi	Report
10	26 July	British Grand Prix	Donington	Julián Simón	Hiroshi Aoyama	Andrea Dovizioso	Report
11	16 August	Cardion AB Grand Prix České Republiky	Brno	Nicolás Terol	Marco Simoncelli	Valentino Rossi	Report
12	30 August	Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis	Pol Espargaró	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
13	6 September	GP Cinzano di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini	Misano	Julián Simón	Héctor Barberá	Valentino Rossi	Report
14	4 October	bwin.com Grande Prémio de Portugal	Estoril	Pol Espargaró	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
15	18 October	Iveco Australian Grand Prix	Phillip Island	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Casey Stoner	Report
16	25 October	Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle GP	Sepang	Julián Simón	Hiroshi Aoyama	Casey Stoner	Report
17	8 November	GP Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana	Valencia	Julián Simón	Héctor Barberá	Dani Pedrosa	Report

‡ = Night Race

Standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Riders' standings

• Riders marked with light blue background are eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
• Rounds marked with light blue background were under wet race conditions.

MotoGP

Pos Rider Bike QAT JPN ESP FRA ITA CAT NED USA GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2 2 1 16 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 Ret 1 4 2 3 2 306 2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 Ret 4 3 261 3 Dani Pedrosa Honda 11 3 2 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 3 9 2 10 3 3 3 2 1 234 4 Casey Stoner Ducati 1 4 3 5 1 3 3 4 4 14 2 1 1 DNS 220 5 Colin Edwards Yamaha 4 12 7 7 6 7 4 7 9 2 7 5 Ret 5 5 13 4 161 6 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 5 5 8 4 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 4 4 4 7 6 Ret 8 160 7 Toni Elías Honda 9 15 9 10 14 Ret 12 6 6 Ret 3 9 6 6 10 7 6 115 8 Alex de Angelis Honda 6 13 14 11 15 12 10 11 5 4 8 2 Ret Ret 4 12 10 111 9 Loris Capirossi Suzuki Ret 7 6 8 5 5 9 Ret 11 11 5 7 5 Ret 12 9 14 110 10 Marco Melandri Kawasaki 14 6 5 2 11 14 11 10 7 7 Ret Ret 8 12 7 8 17 108 11 Randy de Puniet Honda 10 11 4 14 8 8 7 9 Ret 3 10 12 12 11 8 Ret 11 106 12 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 7 10 10 6 10 11 5 8 13 13 11 11 9 10 11 6 15 106 13 Nicky Hayden Ducati 12 Ret 15 12 12 10 8 5 8 15 6 3 Ret 8 15 5 5 104 14 James Toseland Yamaha 16 9 13 9 7 13 6 DSQ 10 6 9 6 10 9 14 15 12 92 15 Mika Kallio Ducati 8 8 Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 14 10 Ret 8 7 Ret 9 10 9 71 16 Niccolò Canepa Ducati 17 14 16 15 9 16 14 12 12 8 12 Ret 13 13 DNS 38 17 Gábor Talmácsi Honda 17 16 Ret 15 12 13 14 14 14 13 14 16 19 18 Aleix Espargaró Ducati 13 11 11 13 16 19 Sete Gibernau Ducati 13 Ret 11 15 13 Ret 12 20 Ben Spies Yamaha 7 9 21 Yuki Takahashi Honda 15 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 15 9 – Michel Fabrizio Ducati Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED USA GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

250cc

Pos Rider Bike QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 4 2 1 8 6 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 4 7 1 7 261 2 Héctor Barberá Aprilia 1 11 4 11 5 3 2 5 8 7 6 1 3 2 2 1 239 3 Marco Simoncelli Gilera INJ 17 3 1 2 Ret 3 1 4 1 1 Ret 1 1 3 Ret 231 4 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 7 1 2 4 3 1 Ret 3 2 3 3 3 Ret 10 Ret 2 218 5 Mattia Pasini Aprilia Ret 3 6 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 128 6 Raffaele De Rosa Honda 5 12 10 6 9 9 10 9 7 6 11 8 Ret 3 Ret 3 122 7 Thomas Lüthi Aprilia 6 8 5 Ret 4 6 Ret 8 9 Ret 9 10 7 11 4 4 120 8 Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 3 Ret 11 Ret 12 14 11 Ret 5 9 4 5 2 5 Ret 14 107 9 Héctor Faubel Honda 11 Ret 14 2 8 10 8 6 10 10 8 9 Ret 8 5 Ret 105 10 Alex Debón Aprilia 14 5 Ret Ret 7 5 6 2 6 Ret Ret 7 9 13 7 DNS 101 11 Roberto Locatelli Gilera 9 Ret 9 3 10 Ret 5 10 13 5 5 Ret Ret NC Ret 9 85 12 Jules Cluzel Aprilia 2 Ret 8 DNS Ret 11 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 6 5 4 Ret Ret 82 13 Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 8 Ret 15 5 14 7 9 DNS Ret 11 Ret Ret 6 9 6 5 82 14 Karel Abraham Aprilia Ret 9 Ret 12 13 8 7 Ret 14 Ret 10 11 10 6 12 6 74 15 Lukáš Pešek Aprilia 13 7 13 7 Ret 12 12 12 12 12 7 Ret 11 12 8 12 74 16 Alex Baldolini Aprilia 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 13 13 11 16 Ret 12 13 14 Ret 9 8 41 17 Shoya Tomizawa Honda 12 10 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 15 13 12 Ret 15 16 10 32 18 Gábor Talmácsi Aprilia 10 4 7 28 19 Shuhei Aoyama Honda 6 12 14 10 11 27 20 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 4 7 22 21 Valentin Debise Honda 20 13 19 17 14 20 19 15 13 14 13 19 13 15 18 22 Imre Tóth Aprilia 17 13 16 9 15 Ret 15 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 Ret 19 12 23 Balázs Németh Aprilia 16 18 Ret 14 16 15 16 16 11 13 11 24 Vladimir Leonov Aprilia 18 15 19 10 Ret 20 16 Ret 19 15 17 Ret Ret 15 17 9 25 Bastien Chesaux Honda 16 16 17 Ret 18 19 Ret 15 22 Ret Ret Ret 17 17 14 16 3 26 Axel Pons Aprilia Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 16 Ret 16 20 16 14 16 15 Ret Ret Ret 3 27 Toby Markham Honda/Aprilia DNQ 14 21 Ret 17 23 Ret Ret 2 28 Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha 14 2 29 Stevie Bonsey Aprilia 15 Ret 1 – Aitor Rodríguez Aprilia 19 18 18 Ret 21 18 19 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

250cc wildcard and replacement riders results

Rider Results Ángel Rodríguez Ret in France Iván Maestro Ret in Spain Daniel Arcas 20th in Italy Joakim Stensmö 19th in Germany Robin Halen DNQ in Germany, DNQ in Great Britain Marcel Becker DNQ in Germany Ralf Waldmann Ret in Great Britain Luke Mossey 18th in Great Britain Alex Kenchington DNQ in Great Britain Barrett Long 18th in Indianapolis Adam Roberts 19th in Indianapolis Christopher Moretti 19th in Portugal William Dunlop 18th in Valencia

125cc

Pos Rider Bike QAT^† JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Julián Simón Aprilia 2 2 Ret 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 5 1 12 1 1 1 289 2 Bradley Smith Aprilia 5 10 1 4 1 8 3 Ret 20 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 223.5 3 Nicolás Terol Aprilia 7 17 10 9 2 2 5 4 4 1 4 2 Ret 6 5 10 179.5 4 Pol Espargaró Derbi 4 3 7 Ret 4 Ret 9 5 10 5 1 Ret 1 4 3 3 174.5 5 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 12 19 2 3 11 3 1 2 Ret 9 15 Ret 6 10 4 16 141 6 Sandro Cortese Derbi 3 6 6 12 10 9 Ret 6 Ret 6 18 5 2 3 6 8 130 7 Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1 1 19 7 Ret 1 4 7 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 125.5 8 Marc Márquez KTM Ret 5 3 Ret 5 5 10 16 15 8 6 4 Ret 9 Ret 17 94 9 Joan Olivé Derbi 18 7 11 Ret Ret 14 11 3 12 10 8 8 5 Ret 9 6 91 10 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 8 4 Ret Ret 8 7 6 Ret Ret 7 7 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 85 11 Simone Corsi Aprilia 14 15 14 Ret 18 16 8 Ret 2 Ret 3 7 Ret 5 Ret 4 81 12 Jonas Folger Aprilia 6 8 Ret 2 14 6 7 Ret Ret 12 12 9 14 14 Ret Ret 73 13 Dominique Aegerter Derbi 11 9 9 6 19 20 13 9 8 18 10 15 8 12 14 11 70.5 14 Efrén Vázquez Aprilia 17 22 5 8 Ret Ret 12 17 9 14 21 12 Ret 7 Ret 7 54 15 Scott Redding Aprilia 13 Ret 4 Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 3 15 Ret Ret 16 11 Ret Ret 50.5 16 Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 20 20 16 5 15 15 17 Ret 5 19 9 20 11 18 11 14 43 17 Danny Webb Aprilia 9 11 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 16 11 10 Ret 13 Ret 38.5 18 Esteve Rabat Aprilia 10 13 12 11 16 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 37 19 Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 19 14 18 10 12 Ret 15 Ret 7 Ret 17 14 13 17 10 12 37 20 Johann Zarco Aprilia 15 Ret 13 Ret 6 13 21 23 13 11 23 16 9 16 Ret 15 32.5 21 Randy Krummenacher Aprilia 22 18 17 15 13 10 Ret 11 18 17 Ret 17 10 15 13 9 32 22 Luis Salom Aprilia 21 Ret 16 13 6 Ret 13 21 15 19 15 13 21 23 Marcel Schrötter Honda 12 13 5 18 24 Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin 27 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 10 11 21 14 Ret Ret 21 Ret 20 17 25 Michael Ranseder Haojue Ret DNS DNS DNQ 9 Aprilia Ret Ret 20 16 11 Ret 20 12 Ret 26 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 21 Ret 21 Ret 9 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 27 Riccardo Moretti Honda 20 13 3 28 Jasper Iwema Honda 23 Ret 24 13 23 21 19 19 Ret Ret 23 17 22 18 18 3 29 Cameron Beaubier KTM 16 16 15 Ret DNQ 18 Ret 14 Ret DNS 22 Ret Ret 17 Ret 3 30 Martin Glossop Honda 14 2 31 Marvin Fritz Honda 14 2 32 Grégory Di Carlo Honda 14 2 33 Daniel Kartheininger Honda 15 1 – Lukáš Šembera Aprilia 25 23 20 Ret 22 Ret 20 18 17 30 22 0 – Luca Marconi Aprilia 24 25 25 Ret Ret 24 23 24 19 26 24 24 Ret 26 Ret 21 0 – Luca Vitali Aprilia 28 26 DSQ Ret 25 26 25 DNQ 21 25 25 27 22 25 Ret Ret 0 – Alexis Masbou Loncin 26 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 24 Ret 0 – Jakub Kornfeil Loncin 28 25 23 19 Ret 0 – Matthew Hoyle Haojue DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT^† JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† Half-points awarded in Qatar, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points.

125cc wildcard and replacement riders results

Rider Results Yuuichi Yanagisawa 24th in Japan Hiroomi Iwata 27th in Japan Satoru Kamada 28th in Japan Yuki Oogane 29th in Japan Yuma Yahagi Ret in Japan Alberto Moncayo 22nd in Spain, 19th in Catalunya, 18th in Portugal, 19th in Valencia Borja Maestro 26th in Spain Jordi Dalmau 27th in Spain, 25th in Catalunya, 18th in Portugal Eduard López 28th in Spain Ornella Ongaro DNQ in France Sturla Fagerhaug Ret in France, 22nd in Catalunya, 19th in Portugal, Ret in Valencia Steven Le Coquen Ret in France Cyril Carrillo Ret in France Luigi Morciano 17th in Italy, 22nd in Czech Republic, 19th in San Marino Davide Stirpe 21st in Italy Gennaro Sabatino 24th in Italy Alessandro Tonucci 26th in Italy, 23rd in Czech Republic, 29th in San Marino Johnny Rosell 23rd in Catalunya, 20th in Portugal Roy Pouw DNQ in Netherlands Michael van der Mark 18th in Netherlands Karel Pešek 22nd in Netherlands, Ret in Great Britain, 27th in Czech Republic Pepijn Bijsterbosch 24th in Netherlands Toni Finsterbusch 21st in Germany

Rider Results Damien Raemy 22nd in Germany Eeki Kuparinen Ret in Germany Paul Jordan 16th in Great Britain James Lodge Ret in Great Britain Timothy Hastings Ret in Great Britain Ivan Višak 28th in Czech Republic Ladislav Chmelík 29th in Czech Republic Ben Young Ret in Indianapolis Miles Thornton Ret in Indianapolis Gabriele Ferro 25th in San Marino Jakub Jantulík 26th in San Marino, 21st in Portugal Quentin Jacquet 23rd in Portugal, DNS in Australia, 22nd in Malaysia, DNQ in Valencia Brad Gross 24th in Australia Andrew Lawson 27th in Australia Levi Day 28th in Australia Nicky Diles Ret in Australia Dylan Mavin DNS in Australia Elly Ilias 16th in Malaysia Muhammad Zulfahmi 20th in Malaysia Blake Leigh-Smith 21st in Malaysia Iván Maestro Ret in Valencia Joan Perelló DNS in Valencia

Manufacturers' standings

MotoGP manufacturers standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	IND	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Yamaha	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	386
2	Honda	5	3	2	3	4	4	7	1	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	297
3	Ducati	1	4	3	5	1	3	3	4	4	8	6	3	7	2	1	1	5	272
4	Suzuki	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	11	11	5	7	5	10	11	6	14	133^†
5	Kawasaki	14	6	5	2	11	14	11	10	7	7	Ret	Ret	8	12	7	8	17	108

† Following Loris Capirossi's engine change, Suzuki was given a ten point penalty in the constructors' championship at the Australian Grand Prix because of the new for 2009 MotoGP engine change limit rule which restricts each rider to five engines for the final seven rounds.

250cc manufacturers standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	CZE	IND	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Aprilia	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	339
2	Honda	4	2	1	2	6	2	1	4	1	4	2	4	4	3	1	3	287
3	Gilera	9	17	3	1	2	Ret	3	1	4	1	1	Ret	1	1	3	9	245
4	Yamaha		14						DNQ	DNQ		18						32

125cc manufacturers standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT^†	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	CZE	IND	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Aprilia	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	373.5
2	Derbi	3	3	5	6	4	9	9	3	8	5	1	5	1	3	3	3	216
3	KTM	16	5	3	Ret	5	5	10	14	16	8	6	4	19	9	17	17	96
4	Honda	23	24	23	13	21	21	14	12	14	13		23	17	22	18	5	25
5	Loncin	26	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	10	11	21	Ret	28	25	21	19	20	17
6	Yamaha														24	20		0
7	Haojue	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNQ													0

† Half-points awarded in Qatar, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points.

Participants

All entries taken from the official MotoGP site.^[16]

MotoGP participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC212V 3 Dani Pedrosa[17] All 4 Andrea Dovizioso[18] All Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 5 Colin Edwards[19] All 52 James Toseland[19] All Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 7 Chris Vermeulen[20] All 65 Loris Capirossi[20] All Sterilgarda Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 11 Ben Spies 17 LCR Honda MotoGP Honda Honda RC212V 14 Randy de Puniet[21] All San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda Honda RC212V 15 Alex de Angelis[22] All 24 Toni Elías All Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP9 27 Casey Stoner[19] 1-10, 14-17 69 Nicky Hayden[23] All 36 Mika Kallio[24]^1 11-13 Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR 33 Marco Melandri[25] All Pramac Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Sat 36 Mika Kallio[26] 1-7, 9-10, 14-17 88 Niccolò Canepa[26] 1-15 84 Michel Fabrizio[24]^2 11 44 Aleix Espargaró[27]^3 12-13, 16-17 Scot Racing Team Honda Honda RC212V 41 Gábor Talmácsi[28] 6-17 72 Yuki Takahashi[29] 1-7 Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 46 Valentino Rossi[30] All 99 Jorge Lorenzo[31] All Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Sat 59 Sete Gibernau[32] 1-3, 6-8

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

^All entries use Bridgestone tires.

Note 1: Mika Kallio replaced Casey Stoner in Czech GP, Indianapolis GP and San Marino GP.
Note 2: Michel Fabrizio replaced Mika Kallio in Czech GP.
Note 3: Aleix Espargaró replaced Mika Kallio in Indianapolis GP and San Marino GP. He also replaced Niccolò Canepa in Malaysian GP and Valencian GP.

250cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds Metis Gilera Gilera Gilera RSA 250 15 Roberto Locatelli 1-7, 9-17 58 Marco Simoncelli 1-7, 9-17 Mapfre Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 19 Álvaro Bautista 1-7, 9-17 Aprilia RSW 250 LE 63 Mike Di Meglio[33] 1-5 Aprilia RSA 250[34] 6-7, 9-17 Pepe World Team Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 7 Axel Pons 1-7, 9-17 Aprilia RSA 250 40 Héctor Barberá[35] 1-7, 9-17 Balatonring Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 28 Gábor Talmácsi 1-3 47 Ángel Rodríguez 4 Aprilia RSW 250 LE 11 Balázs Németh 5-6, 10-17 41 Aleix Espargaró 7, 9 Emmi–Caffè Latte Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 12 Thomas Lüthi 1-7, 9-17 Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 6 Alex Debón 1-7, 9-17 Auto Kelly – CP Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 52 Lukáš Pešek[36] 1-7, 9-17 Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 17 Karel Abraham 1-7, 9-17 Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 10 Imre Tóth 1-2 Aprilia RSA 250[37] 3-7, 9-13 Aprilia RSV 250 kit 14-17 Aprilia RSA 250 75 Mattia Pasini 1-7, 9-13 Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda Honda RS250RW 4 Hiroshi Aoyama 1-7, 9-17 35 Raffaele De Rosa 1-7, 9-17 Thai PTT Honda SAG Honda Honda RS250RW 14 Ratthapark Wilairot 1-7, 9-17 Valencia CF Honda SAG Honda Honda RS250RW 55 Héctor Faubel 1-7, 9-17 WTR San Marino Team Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 25 Alex Baldolini 1-7, 9-17 Racing Team Germany Honda Honda RS250R 8 Bastien Chesaux 1-7, 9-13 73 Shuhei Aoyama 14-17 Milar – Juegos Lucky Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 kit 77 Aitor Rodríguez 1-4 51 Stevie Bonsey 6 80 7 37 Daniel Arcas 5 76 Iván Maestro 3 CIP MotoGP250 Honda Honda RS250R 48 Shoya Tomizawa 1-7, 9-11, 13-17 53 Valentin Debise 3-7, 9-17 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 8 Bastien Chesaux 14-17 16 Jules Cluzel 1-7, 9-17 77 Aitor Rodríguez 10-11, 13 88 Christopher Moretti 14 Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 56 Vladimir Leonov 1-7, 9, 11-17 95 Ralf Waldmann 10 Paddock GP Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 75 Mattia Pasini 15-17 Team Globalgest Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 75 Mattia Pasini 14 Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS250R 73 Shuhei Aoyama 2 Bardral Racing with SJ-R Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 59 Kazuki Watanabe 2 C&L Racing Honda Honda RS250R 54 Toby Markham 3-7 Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 11, 13 Yamaha Road Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 65 Marcel Becker 9 Nordgren Racing Honda Honda RS250R 66 Joakim Stensmö 9 Promotion Scandinavia AB Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 67 Robin Halen 9-10 Sabresport Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 64 Luke Mossey 10 Dennis Trollope Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 68 Alex Kenchington 10 Longevity Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 29 Barrett Long 12 Rat Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 30 Adam Roberts 12 Bigman Racing Honda Honda RS250R 33 William Dunlop 17

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

• With the exception of Japanese wildcard riders, who use Bridgestone,^[38][39] all entries use Dunlop tyres.

125cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds Jack&Jones Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 18 Nicolás Terol[40] 1-7, 9-17 24 Simone Corsi[40] 1-6 39 Luis Salom 7, 9-17 Ajo Interwetten Derbi Derbi RSA 125 77 Dominique Aegerter 1-7, 9-17 11 Sandro Cortese 1-7, 9-17 Bancaja Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 33 Sergio Gadea[41] 1-7, 9-17 38 Bradley Smith[42] 1-7, 9-17 60 Julián Simón[42] 1-7, 9-17 Viessman Kiefer Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 17 Stefan Bradl 1-7, 9-17 Derbi Racing Team Derbi Derbi RSA 125 44 Pol Espargaró 1-7, 9-17 6 Joan Olivé 1-7, 9-17 7 Efrén Vázquez 1-7, 9-17 Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 8 Lorenzo Zanetti 1-7, 9-17 29 Andrea Iannone 1-7, 9-17 Aprilia RS 125 73 Takaaki Nakagami 1-7, 9-17 94 Jonas Folger 1-7, 9-17 Blusens Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 12 Esteve Rabat[43] 1-7, 9-17 45 Scott Redding[44] 1-7, 9-17 Aprilia RS 125 43 Johnny Rosell 6, 14 Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 35 Randy Krummenacher[45] 1-7, 9-17 99 Danny Webb[45] 1-7, 9-17 Honda Honda RS125R 47 Blake Leigh-Smith 16 Red Bull KTM Motorsport KTM KTM FRR 125 16 Cameron Beaubier[46] 1-7, 9-11, 13-17 93 Marc Márquez[46] 1-7, 9-17 50 Sturla Fagerhaug 4, 6, 14, 17 Haojue Team Haojue Haojue 125 66 Matthew Hoyle 1-4 88 Michael Ranseder[47] 1-4 Loncin Racing Loncin Loncin 5 Alexis Masbou 1-7, 9-12 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama 1-7, 9-17 21 Jakub Kornfeil 13-17 CBC Corse Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 10 Luca Vitali 1-7, 9-17 87 Luca Marconi 1-7, 9-17 88 Michael Ranseder 9-17 WTR San Marino Team Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 14 Johann Zarco 1-7, 9-17 Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 32 Lorenzo Savadori 1-7, 9-13 Aprilia RSA 125 24 Simone Corsi 7, 9-17 Racing Team Germany Honda Honda RS125R 53 Jasper Iwema 1-7, 9-11, 13-17 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 19 Quentin Jacquet 14-17 69 Lukáš Šembera 1-7, 9-12 Dydo Miu Racing Honda Honda RS125R 55 Hiroomi Iwata 2 Okegawajuku & Endurance Honda Honda RS125R 56 Yuma Yahagi 2 57 Yuki Oogane 2 18 Grage Racing Honda Honda RS125R 58 Yuuichi Yanagisawa 2 Endurance & Osl Honda Honda RS125R 59 Satoru Kamada 2 SAG-Castrol Honda Honda RS125R 31 Jordi Dalmau 3, 6, 14 39 Luis Salom 3, 6 95 Joan Perelló 17 TCR Competicion Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 40 Eduard López 3 Hune Racing Team-TMM Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 41 Borja Maestro 3 76 Iván Maestro 17 Andalucia Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 42 Alberto Moncayo 3, 6, 14, 17 TJP-TVX Racing Honda Honda RS125R 36 Cyril Carrillo 4 Equipe de France Honda Honda RS125R 48 Grégory Di Carlo 4 Xtrem Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 49 Ornella Ongaro 4 Villiers Team Competition Honda Honda RS125R 52 Steven Le Coquen 4 Elligi Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 51 Riccardo Moretti 5, 13 Junior GP Racing Dream Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 61 Luigi Morciano 5, 11, 13 62 Alessandro Tonucci 5, 11, 13 63 Gennaro Sabatino 5 32 Lorenzo Savadori 17 CRP Racing Honda Honda RS125R 64 Davide Stirpe 5 Dutch Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 82 Michael van der Mark 7 Racing Team Bijsterbosch Honda Honda RS125R 83 Pepijn Bijsterbosch 7 Team Holland Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 84 Roy Pouw 7 LHF-Project Racing Honda Honda RS125R 85 Marvin Fritz 7 Pesek Team Derbi Derbi RS 125 86 Karel Pešek 7, 10, 11 Freudenberg Racing Honda Honda RS125R 76 Toni Finsterbusch 9 79 Daniel Kartheininger 9 Toni-Mang Racing Honda Honda RS125R 78 Marcel Schrötter 9, 11 RBS Honda Honda Honda RS125R 80 Damien Raemy 9 Ajo Motorsport Honda Honda RS125R 81 Eeki Kuparinen 9 KRP/Bradley Smith Racing Honda Honda RS125R 89 James Lodge 10 90 Timothy Hastings 10 91 Martin Glossop 10 92 Paul Jordan 10 Moto FGR Honda Honda RS125R 67 Ladislav Chmelik 11 Team Migomoto Honda Honda RS125R 68 Ivan Višak 11 Veloce Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 74 Ben Young 12 75 Miles Thornton 12 Grillini Bridgestone Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 65 Gabriele Ferro 13 JJ Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 70 Jakub Jantulík 13-14 Mavin Industries Honda Honda RS125R 30 Dylan Mavin 15 Champions Race Days Honda Honda RS125R 54 Andrew Lawson 15 RSW Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 96 Nicky Diles 15 Gross Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 125 97 Brad Gross 15 Racetrix/Angelo's Aluminium Honda Honda RS125R 98 Levi Day 15 Air Asia Team Malaysia Yamaha Yamaha TZ 125 23 Muhammad Zulfahmi 16 Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 28 Elly Ilias 16

Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider

• All entries use Dunlop tyres.

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