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2003
MOTORCYCLE GP RIDERS & TEAMS (250cc, 125cc)
MELANDRI
MOVES UP TO MotoGP
VINCENT
SWITCHES TO KTM
POGGIALI
MOVES UP TO 250
MAJOR
CHANGES:
- KTM debut in
2003
- 2002 champion
Arnaud Vincent moves from Aprilia 125 to KTM 125
- 2000 champion
Roberto Locatelli moves back to 125 KTM from 250 Aprilia
- 1999 champion
Emilio Alzamora moves down to 125 Derbi from 250 Honda
- 2001 champion
Manuel Poggiali moves up to 250 Aprilia from 125 Gilera; Stefano
Bianco will be Gilera's 125cc factory rider in 2003
- Casey Stoner
moves down from 250 Aprilia to 125 Aprilia
- Anthony West
joins Aprilia 250
- Chaz Davies
(UK) - 16 year old's 250 GP debut; Aprilia 250; he became the youngest
GP rider last year when he raced 125 Aprilia aged 15; he earned
5 points after finishing 11th in Portugese GP.
- Youichi Ui
moves from Derbi to Aprilia
- the only woman
rider in world GP Katja Poensgen returns with 250 Honda
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| 250cc
CHAMPIONS:
2002:
MELANDRI, APRILIA
2001:
KATOH, HONDA
2000: JACQUE, YAMAHA
1999: ROSSI, APRILIA |
| 125cc
CHAMPIONS:
2002:
VINCENT,
APRILIA
2001:
POGGIALI,
GILERA
2000:
LOCATELLI, APRILIA
1999:
ALZAMORA, HONDA |
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APRILIA
- Alfonso Nieto,
SPA
- Toni Elias,
SPA
- *Manuel Poggiali,
RSM (2001 125 CHAMPION)
- Franco Battaini,
ITA
- Randy de Puniet,
FRA
- Joan Olive,
SPA
- *Anthony West,
AUS
- *Chaz Davies,
UK
- Johan Stiegefelt,
SWE
- Dirk Heidolf,
GER
- Hector Faubel,
SPA
- Erwan Nigon,
FRA
- Hugo Marchand,
FRA
HONDA
- Roberto Rolfo,
ITA
- Sebastian Porto,
ARG
- Alex Debon,
SPA
- Christian Gemmel,
GER
- Henk van de
Lagemaat, NED
- Eric Bataille,
FRA
- Jakub Smrz,
CZE
- Katja Poensgen,
GER
YAMAHA
- Naoki Matsudo,
JPN
- Jaroslav Hules,
CZE
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*change
from 2002 |
| 125cc |
KTM
- *Arnaud Vincent,
FRA (2002 125 CHAMPION)
- *Roberto Locatelli,
ITA (2000 125 CHAMPION)
APRILIA
- Lucio Cecchinello,
ITA
- Steve Jenkner,
GER
- Pablo Nieto,
SPA
- Gino Borsoi,
ITA
- *Casey Stoner,
AUS
- *Youichi Ui,
JPN
- Hector Barbera,
SPA
- Mirko Giansanti,
ITA
- Stefano Perugini,
ITA
- Max Sabbatani,
ITA
- Alex de Angelis,
RSM
- Mike di Meglio,
FRA
- Gioele Pellino,
ITA
- Marco Simoncelli,
ITA
- Gabor Talmacsi,
HUN
HONDA
- Daniel Pedrosa,
SPA
- Masao Azuma,
JPN
- Leon Camier,
UK
- Mika Kallio,
FIN
- Thomas Lüthi,
SUI
- Simone Corsi,
ITA
- Andrea Dovizioso,
ITA
DERBI
- *Emilio Alzamora,
SPA (1999 125 CHAMPION)
- Jorge Lorenzo,
SPA
GILERA
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*change
from 2002 |
