2009 125cc entry list released by FIM

The 2009 provisional entry list for the 125cc class of the World Championship was published by the FIM on Monday.


The 2009 provisional entry list for the 125cc class as announced by the FIM on Monday 16th March is as follows:
5. ALEXIS MASBOU, LONCIN RACING
6. JOAN OLIVE, DERBI RACING TEAM
7. EFREN VAZQUEZ, DERBI RACING TEAM
8. LORENZO ZANETTI, ONGETTA TEAM I.S.P.A.
10. LUCA VITALI, CBC CORSE
11. SANDRO CORTESE, AJO INTERWETTEN
12. ESTEVE RABAT, BLUSENS APRILIA
14. JOHANN ZARCO, WTR SAN MARINO TEAM
16. CAMERON BEAUBIER, RED BULL KTM MOTOSPORT
17. STEFAN BRADL, VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING
18. NICOLAS TEROL, JACK & JONES TEAM
24. SIMONE CORSI, JACK & JONES TEAM
29. ANDREA IANNONE, ONGETTA TEAM I.S.P.A.
32. LORENZO SAVADORI, FONTANA RACING
33. SERGIO GADEA, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
35. RANDY KRUMMENACHER, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX
38. BRADLEY SMITH, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
44. POL ESPARGARO, DERBI RACING TEAM
45. SCOTT REDDING, BLUSENS APRILIA
53. JASPER IWEMA, RACING TEAM GERMANY
60. JULIAN SIMON, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
66. MATTHEW HOYLE, HAOJUE TEAM
69. LUKAS SEMBERA, MATTEONI RACING
71. TOMOYOSHI KOYAMA, LONCIN RACING
73. TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI, ONGETTA TEAM I.S.P.A.
77. DOMINIQUE AEGERTER, AJO INTERWETTEN
87. LUCA MARCONI, CBC CORSE
88. MICHAEL RANSEDER, HAOJUE TEAM
93. MARC MARQUEZ, RED BULL KTM MOTOSPORT
94. JONAS FOLGER, ONGETTA TEAM I.S.P.A.
99. DANNY WEBB, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX

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Melandri makes 2009 test debut with Hayate Racing

The very first rider out on track at the MotoGP Official Night Test at Qatar on Sunday evening was Marco Melandri, testing with the newly formed Hayate Racing Team.


Wasting no time whatsoever as the Qatar test commenced it was Marco Melandri who undertook Sunday evening’s first lap of the floodlit Losail International Circuit.

After a period of uncertainty and having missed the first test of the year at Sepang in February it was perhaps no surprise that Melandri would be the first out of his pit-box, notching up eight early laps before a surprise rain interruption.

Keen to get his 2009 preparations underway Melandri headed out onto the track on the Kawasaki ZX-RR under the watchful eye of Ichiro Yoda, the veteran Japanese engineer who will direct the newly formed Hayate Racing Team, for whom the Italian 26 year-old will be the sole rider.

Giving his very first thoughts on his initial 2009 outing Melandri commented on his return to the pit-box, “It was difficult getting used to being on a MotoGP bike again at first after a few months away, but the key thing is I am already feeling good on the Kawasaki.”

Assisting Melandri this season under the management of Yoda, the Hayate Racing Team Manager will be Andrea Dosoli, whilst Jasja Bos will undertake the role of Team Co-Ordinator.

Dosoli told motogp.com, “This is an important test for us in order to assess our potential. The chassis is completely new and so is the engine. The rain is not helping us early on, because we need to see exactly where we are as a team in normal conditions. It is improtant for us to have Marco on the bike as he is a talented rider who has great experience.”

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