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2004
MotoGP / 250 GP / 125 GP RIDERS
MotoGP
debut:
- Shane
Byrne - Aprilia; MotoGP debut from British Superbikes
- Neil
Hodgson - Ducati Team d'Antin; MotoGP debut from World
Superbikes
- Ruben
Xaus - Ducati Team d'Antin; MotoGP debut from World Superbikes
- Kurtis
Roberts - Proton KR; MotoGP debut
from AMA Superbikes
MAIN
CHANGES:
- ****
Valentino Rossi from Honda to Yamaha ****
- Nakano
from Yamaha to Kawasaki
- Barros
from Yamaha to Honda
- Melandri
from Fortuna Yamaha to Tech 3 Yamaha team
- Edwards,
from Aprilia to Honda (Telefonica Movistar)
- Alex
Hofmann - Kawasaki full time
- McWilliams
from Proton KR to Aprilia
- Abe
gains full time ride with Yamaha
- OUT
OF MotoGP:
- Ukawa
, Jacque , McCoy , Pitt
SUZUKI
- switches to Bridgestone tyres after about 30 years with Michelin
HONDA
MotoGP
- Sete
Gibernau SPA Honda Telefonica Movistar Honda
- Nicky
Hayden USA Honda Repsol Honda
- Alex
Barros BRA Honda Repsol Honda
- Max
Biaggi ITA Honda Camel Pramac Honda
Pons
- Colin
Edwards USA Honda Telefonica Movistar
Honda
- Makoto
Tamada JPN Honda Camel Pramac Honda Pons
YAMAHA
MotoGP
- Valentino
Rossi ITA Yamaha Gauloises Factory Team ** 2003
MotoGP CHAMPION **
- Carlos
Checa SPA Yamaha Gauloises Factory Team
- Norick
Abe JAP Yamaha Fortuna Yamaha Team
- Marco
Melandri ITA Yamaha Fortuna Yamaha
Team
DUCATI
MotoGP
- Loris
Capirossi ITA Ducati Ducati Marlboro
Team
- Troy
Bayliss AUS Ducati Ducati Marlboro
Team
- Neil
Hodgson GBR Ducati D'Antin MotoGP
** 2003 World Superbike CHAMPION **
- Ruben
Xaus SPA Ducati D'Antin MotoGP
SUZUKI
MotoGP
- (on
Bridgestone)
- Kenny
Roberts Jr USA Suzuki Suzuki Grand
Prix Team
- John
Hopkins USA Suzuki Suzuki Grand Prix
Team
KAWASAKI
MotoGP
- Shinya
Nakano JPN Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team
-
Alex Hofmann GER Kawasaki Kawasaki
Racing Team
APRILIA
MotoGP
- Shane
Byrne GBR Aprilia Aprilia Racing ** 2003 British
Superbike CHAMPION **
- Jeremy
McWilliams GBR Aprilia Aprilia Racing
PROTON
MotoGP
-
Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Proton KR Proton
Team KR
- Kurtis
Roberts USA Proton KR Proton Team KR
2004
250cc RIDERS
MAIN
CHANGES:
- Elias
- 250; from Aprilia to Honda
APRILIA
- Manuel
Poggiali RSM Aprilia Aprilia Racing ** 2003 250cc
CHAMPION **
- Randy de Puniet
FRA Aprilia LCR
- Sylvain Guintoli
FRA Aprilia Campetella Racing
- Alex de Angelis
RSM Aprilia Aprilia Racing
- Chaz Davies
GBR Aprilia Aprilia Germany
- Hugo Marchand
FRA Aprilia Zoppini Abruzzo
- Alfonso Nieto
SPA Aprilia Repsol - Aspar Team
- Joan Olive
SPA Aprilia Campetella Racing
- Anthony West
AUS Aprilia Team Zoppini Abruzzo
- Sebastian Porto
ARG Aprilia Repsol - Aspar Team
- Johan Stiegefelt
SWE Aprilia Aprilia Germany
- Hector Faubel
SPA Aprilia Aspar Junior Team
HONDA
- Daniel
Pedrosa SPA Honda Telefonica Movistar Junior Team **
2003 125cc CHAMPION **
- Roberto Rolfo
ITA Honda Fortuna Honda
- Toni Elias
SPA Honda Fortuna Honda
- Alex Debon
SPA Honda Troll Honda BQR
- Eric Bataille
FRA Honda Troll Honda BQR
- Hiroshi Aoyama
JPN Honda Telefonica Movistar Junior Team
- Jakub Smrz
CZE Honda Arie Molenaar Racing
- Christian Gemmel
GER Honda Kiefer Castrol - Honda Racing
YAMAHA
- Naoki Matsudo
JPN Yamaha Yamaha Kurz
2004
125cc RIDERS
MAIN
CHANGES:
- CECCHINELLO
- retired
- AZUMA
- retired
- ALZAMORA
- retired
- Porto
- 125; from Honda to Aprilia
- Stoner
- 125; from Aprilia to KTM
Hector Barbera
(SPA) Aprilia, Seedorf Racing
Mirko Giansanti (ITA) Aprilia, Matteoni Racing
Stefano Perugini (ITA) Gilera, Gilera Racing Team
Manuel Manna (ITA) Malaguti, Semprucci Malaguti
Julian Simon (SPA) Honda, Angaia Racing
Mattia Angeloni (ITA) Honda, Angaia Racing
Thomas Lüthi (SUI) Honda, Elit Grand Prix
Gabor Talmacsi (HUN) Malaguti, Semprucci Malaguti
Roberto Locatelli (ITA ) Aprilia, LCR
Raymond Schouten (NED) Honda, Arie Molenaar Racing
Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Aprilia, Seedorf Racing
Steve Jenkner (GER) Aprilia, WWC
Pablo Nieto (SPA) Aprilia, Master - MXonda - Aspar Team
Gino Borsoi (ITA) Aprilia, Racing World
Simone Corsi (ITA) Honda, Team Scot
Imre Toth (HUN) Aprilia, Team Hungary
Dario Giuseppetti (GER) Honda, Elit Grand Prix
Casey Stoner (AUS) KTM, Red Bull KTM
Jordi Carchano (SPA) Aprilia, Matteoni Racing
Fabrizio Lai (ITA) Gilera, Gilera Racing Team
Sergio Gadea (SPA) Aprilia, Master - Mxonda - Aspar Team
Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Honda, Team Scot
Mika Kallio (FIN) KTM, Red Bull KTM
Youichi Ui (JPN) Aprilia, Abruzzo Racing Team
Gioele Pellino (ITA) Aprilia, Abruzzo Racing Team
Joshua Waters (AUS) Honda, Ajo Motorsport
Angel Rodriguez (SPA) Derbi, Derbi Racing Team
Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Derbi, Derbi Racing Team
Andrea Ballerini (ITA) Aprilia, Fontana
Lukas Pesek (CZE) Honda, Ajo Motorsport
Mattia Pasini (ITA) Aprilia, LCR
Marco Simoncelli (ITA) Aprilia, WWC
Mike di Meglio (FRA) Aprilia, Racing World
Vesa Kallio (FIN) Aprilia, Team Hungary
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