As a PSA for all my readers (laughs nervously), here is a listing of the confirmed MotoGp teams and riders for 2009. I am just calling the teams by the bikes rather than by their, often complicated, sponsor names.
Ducati “works”
Casey Stoner
Nicky Hayden**
Ducati “Alice”
Mika Kallio*
Nicollo Canepa*
Ducati “Onde”
Sete Gibernau**
Honda “works”
Dani Pedrosa
Andrea Dovizioso**
Honda “Gresini”
Alex de Angelis
Tony Elias**
Honda “LCR”
Randy de Puniet**
Suzuki
Chris Vermeulen
Loris Capirossi
Kawasaki
John Hopkins
Marco Melandri**
Yamaha “works”
Valentino Rossi
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha “Tech 3”
Colin Edwards
James Toseland
** indicates rider changing team
* indicates MotoGp rookie
I hope soon to be able to publish a complete listing of the corresponding WSBK riders and teams, but, as some are still being finalised, I don’t have all the info yet. Suffice it to say, “Watch this Space”
