|
SPANISH
RIDERS:
C CHECA
S GIBERNAU
BRAZIL
RIDER:
A BARROS
|
-
HOGSON
will
join Luis d'Antin's satellite Ducati team ; his team-mate is yet
to be announced
HODGSON: ".. I'm really excited because the speculation's
been going on for three months ...Now
I can relax and I'm the happiest man in the world ... I'm so excited
and so nervous. I've got to wait until December to get on the
Ducati but I can't wait .."
D'ANTIN: "... We are very pleased to begin this new adventure
with Ducati ..... we are certain that the arrival of the
Desmosedici, which has proved to be a competitive bike in its
debut season, will enable our team to achieve some brilliant results
that will help to contribute to the ever- increasing spectacle
in the top class of motorcycle racing .."
Luis d'Antin ran a Yamaha outfit with Nakano in 2003.
Major
Manufacturer changes MotoGP 2003:
- DUCATI
- MotoGP debut
riders: Capirossi, Bayliss
- KAWASAKI
- return for first full season
riders: Pitt, McCoy
Major
Rider changes MotoGP 2003:
- HAYDEN
- MotoGP debut by Nikcy Hayden (AMA US superbike champion 2002)
- BAYLISS
- MotoGP debut by Troy Bayliss (world superbike champion 2001)
- EDWARDS
- MotoGP debut by Colin Edwards (world superbike champion 2002)
- PITT
- MotoGP debut by Andrew Pitt (world supersport champion 2001)
- MELANDRI
- MotoGP debut by 2002 250cc world champion
- McCOY
- change from Yamaha to Kawasaki
- BARROS
- change from Honda to Yamaha factory team
- BIAGGI
- change from Yamaha to Honda Pons team
- HOPKINS
- change from Yamaha to Suzuki factory team
- ABE
- will becomes factory Yamaha test and developement rider
- BURNS
- Chris Burns will ride for the new WCM team
- DE
GEA - David De Gea will ride for the new WCM team from
Round 2 (S Africa)
250cc,
125cc riders in 2003 |
ITALIAN
RIDERS:
V ROSSI
L CAPIROSSI
M MELANDRI
US
RIDERS:
K ROBERTS JR
N HAYDEN
C EDWARDS
J HOPKINS
JAPAN
RIDERS:
M TAMADA
N AOKI
T UKAWA
N HAGA
S NAKANO
D KATO
AUS
RIDERS:
T BAYLISS
G McCOY
A PITT
UK
RIDERS:
J McWILLIAMS
FRENCH
RIDER:
O JACQUE
|
| MotoGP
Teams
|
2003
MotoGP TEAMS / RIDERS: (+ rookie rider)
HONDA
- Honda Racing
Team 1
Valentino Rossi, ITA
+ Nicky Hayden, USA
Team Manager: Carlo Fiorani
- Team Gresini
Daijiro Katoh, JPN
*Sete Gibernau, SPA
- Team Pons
*Max Biaggi, ITA
*Tohru Ukawa, JPN
YAMAHA
- FACTORY TEAM:
Fortuna Racing Team
Carlos Checa, SPA
+ Marco Melandri, ITA
*Norick Abe, JPN - test rider
Team Manager: Geoff Crust
- FACTORY TEAM:
Gauloises Team
*Alex Barros, BRA
Olivier Jacque, FRA
Team Principa: Hervé Poncharal
- Luis D'Antin
Team
Shinya Nakano, JPN
DUCATI
***** MotoGP debut ****
- FACTORY TEAM:
Marlboro
Loris Capirossi, ITA
+ Troy Bayliss, AUS
SUZUKI
- Team SuzukI
Kenny Roberts Jr., US
*John Hopkins, US
APRILIA
- +
Colin Edwards, USA
N Haga, JPN
KAWASAKI
(Dunlop tyres)
- *Andrew
Pitt, AUS
- *Garry
McCoy, AUS
- Alex
Hofmann, GER - test rider 2003
- confirmed for full time ride in 2004
PROTON
KR
- Jeremy McWilliams,
UK BRIDGESTONE
Nobuatsu Aoki, JPN BRIDGESTONE
WCM
- +
Chris Burns, UK
- + David
De Gea, SPA
|
DUCATI
WILL JOIN IN 2003
KAWASAKI
WILL RETURN FULL TIME IN 2003 |
