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Since Preparations for 2015 have already started I thought we may as well open the thread early to speculate over what happens in the pre-season and beyond.

2015 Provisional Calendar as of 09/14
1 29 March Qatar Grand Prix of Qatar[2] Losail International Circuit, Doha
2 12 April United States Grand Prix of the Americas[3] Circuit of the Americas, Austin
3 19 April Argentina Gran Premio de la República Argentina[4] Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
4 3 May Spain Gran Premio de España[5] Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 17 May France Grand Prix de France[6] Le Mans Bugatti, Maine
6 31 May Italy Gran Premio d'Italia[7] Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7 14 June Catalonia Gran Premi de Catalunya[8] Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 27 June Netherlands TT Assen[9] TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 12 July Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[10] Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 9 August Indiana Indianapolis Grand Prix[1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
11 16 August Czech Republic Grand Prix České republiky[1] Masaryk Circuit, Brno
12 30 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix[11] Donington Park, Donington[11]
13 13 September San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[12] Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 27 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón[13] Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15 11 October Japan Grand Prix of Japan[14] Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 18 October Australia Australian Grand Prix[15] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 25 October Malaysia Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[16] Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18 8 November Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana[17] Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

MotoGP Class Entry List
Factory entries

Ducati Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP15
04 Italy Andrea Dovizioso
29 Italy Andrea Iannone
Pramac Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14
9 Italy Danilo Petrucci
68 Colombia Yonny Hernández
Factory Aprilia Gresini Aprilia TBA
19 Spain Álvaro Bautista
33 Italy Marco Melandri
Team Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki Suzuki GSX-RR
25 Spain Maverick Viñales
41 Spain Aleix Espargaró
Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC213V
26 Spain Dani Pedrosa
93 Spain Marc Márquez
CWM LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V
35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1
38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith
44 Spain Pol Espargaró
Marc VDS Racing Team Honda Honda RC213V
45 United Kingdom Scott Redding
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1
46 Italy Valentino Rossi
99 Spain Jorge Lorenzo
Open entries
NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha Forward-Yamaha
6 Germany Stefan Bradl
76 France Loris Baz
Avintia Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14
8 Spain Héctor Barberá
63 France Mike Di Meglio
Octo IodaRacing Team Aprilia
TBA
15 San Marino Alex de Angelis
Cardion AB Motoracing Honda Honda RC213V-RS
17 Czech Republic Karel Abraham
CWM LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V-RS
43 Australia Jack Miller
Drive M7 Aspar Honda Honda RC213V-RS
50 Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty
69 United States Nicky Hayden[44]

Moto2 Provional Entry List
Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
1 Spain Esteve Rabat
73 Spain Álex Márquez
APH PTT The Pizza SAG Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
2 Switzerland Jesko Raffin
10 Thailand Thitipong Warokorn
NGM Forward Racing Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014
3 Italy Simone Corsi
7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri
JiR Moto2
4 Switzerland Randy Krummenacher
Ajo Motorsport Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014
5 France Johann Zarco
AGT Rea Racing Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014
8 United Kingdom Gino Rea
Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
11 Germany Sandro Cortese
Derendinger Racing Interwetten
Technomag Racing Interwetten Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014
12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi
70 Switzerland Robin Mulhauser
77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
Gresini Racing Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 2014
19 Belgium Xavier Simeon
TBA TBA TBA
Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
21 Italy Franco Morbidelli
36 Finland Mika Kallio
Speed Up Speed Up Speed Up SF15
22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes
Tech 3 Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610
23 Germany Marcel Schrötter
88 Spain Ricard Cardús
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
25 Malaysia Azlan Shah
30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami
Paginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
39 Spain Luis Salom
40 Spain Álex Rins
AGR Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
49 Spain Axel Pons
94 Germany Jonas Folger
Petronas Raceline Malaysia Kalex Kalex Moto2 2015
55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin
QMMF Racing Team Speed Up Speed Up SF15
60 Spain Julián Simón
95 Australia Anthony West
Octo IodaRacing Team Suter Suter MMX2
66 Germany Florian Alt
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2
TBA
Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610
96 France Louis Rossi

Moto3 Provisional Entry List
CIP Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O
2 Australia Remy Gardner
24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki
Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM KTM RC250GP
5 Italy Romano Fenati
16 Italy Andrea Migno
Calvo Team Husqvarna[24] Husqvarna FR250GP
6 Spain María Herrera
32 Spain Isaac Viñales
57 Brazil Eric Granado
Kiefer Racing Honda[26] Honda NSF250RW
7 Spain Efrén Vázquez
50 Japan Hiroki Ono
52 United Kingdom Danny Kent
RW Racing GP Honda Honda NSF250RW
9 Netherlands Scott Deroue
SaxoPrint–RTG Honda Honda NSF250RW
10 France Alexis Masbou
17 United Kingdom John McPhee
San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O
11 Italy Matteo Ferrari
29 Italy Stefano Manzi
Ambrogio Racing Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O
19 Italy Alessandro Tonucci
40 South Africa Darryn Binder
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Honda NSF250RW
20 France Fabio Quartararo
99 Spain Jorge Navarro[
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O
21 Italy Francesco Bagnaia
58 Spain Juan Francisco Guevara
88 Spain Jorge Martín
BOE41 RBA Team KTM KTM RC250GP
22 Spain Ana Carrasco
31 Finland Niklas Ajo
91 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo
Ongetta–Rivacold Honda Honda NSF250RW
23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli
95 France Jules Danilo
Gresini Racing Moto3 Honda Honda NSF250RW
33 Italy Enea Bastianini
55 Italy Andrea Locatelli
Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM KTM RC250GP
41 South Africa Brad Binder
44 Portugal Miguel Oliveira
98 Czech Republic Karel Hanika
Sepang International Circuit KTM KTM RC250GP
63 Malaysia Zulfahmi Khairuddin
84 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil
Germany TT Motion Events KTM KTM RC250GP
65 Germany Philipp Öttl


Changes & Notables
Suzuki return to MotoGP Class running full factory spec bikes
Aprillia return to MotoGP Class running full factory spec bikes with the Gresini Team
Marc VDS make their first entry into MotoGP as reigning Moto2 Champions
Jack Miller moves from Moto3-MotoGP, first time since Garry McCoy a rider has jumped from the lightweight class to the premiere class
Marco Melandri returns to MotoGP and the Gresini Team after 4 years in WSBK
Loris Baz and Eugene Laverty make the switch from WSBK to MotoGP
Donnington Park returns to the calendar to hold the British GP for first time since 2009
Moto3 World Champion Alex Marquez moves up to the Moto2 Class
Double CEV Champion Fabio Quartararo joins the World Championship

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:32 am 
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Pre-season tests getting closer. I suspect that Moto3 will be the highlight again this year. Good to see that Efren has eventually found a ride, would have been weird to lose him after he finally got his first wins last year. Quartararo will be the main story line, but the smart money could be on Bastianini IMO. Will be interesting to see how Maria Herrera can bounce back from a tough final year in CEV and getting the axe at Estrella Galicia.


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Lets hope Suzuki were sandbagging massively at Valencia last year because they were woeful.

Hopefully Rossi and Lorenzo can start the year well, or its gonna be another Marquez walkover. Kid is too good to just be beaten straight up.

Good to see Donington back as well and from what I've been reading about this Circuit of Wales, it might be back for more than one year.


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safety changes at mugello

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:48 pm 
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That's the early part of the circuit, right? The corner in the background is the last one?


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yes, thats turn 6/7. more corners will get new runoff: San Donato (1), Luco (2), Materassi (4), Casanova (6), Savelli (7), Arrabbiata 1 (8), Scarperia (10) and Correntaio (12)


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First Days times for Sepang 1 2015

1 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 2:00.262 62 / 63 1:07.607
2 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.380 0.118 0.118 27 / 57 2:19.571
3 LORENZO, Jorge Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.521 0.259 0.141 30 / 54 1:06.792
4 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 2:00.617 0.355 0.096 36 / 41 1:07.239
5 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 2:00.745 0.483 0.128 25 / 45 15:14.790
6 ESPARGARO, Pol Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.930 0.668 0.185 29 / 53 2:01.096
7 IANNONE, Andrea Ducati Team 2:01.424 1.162 0.494 58 / 59 1:16.608
8 BRADL, Stefan Forward Racing Team 2:01.556 1.294 0.132 50 / 58 1:10.446
9 SMITH, Bradley Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:01.707 1.445 0.151 27 / 52 2:15.595
10 CRUTCHLOW, Cal CWM LCR Honda 2:01.713 1.451 0.006 34 / 58 2:09.863
11 REDDING, Scott Estrella Galicia 0.0 Marc VDS 2:01.917 1.655 0.204 59 / 60 2:02.219
12 PIRRO, Michele Pramac Racing 2:01.951 1.689 0.034 51 / 51 2:01.951
13 ESPARGARO, Aleix Team Suzuki MotoGP 2:02.225 1.963 0.274 42 / 43 1:11.532
14 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Factory Aprilia Gresini 2:02.285 2.023 0.060 27 / 47 2:02.712
15 AOYAMA, Hiroshi HRC 2:02.560 2.298 0.275 45 / 69 1:11.518
16 PETRUCCI, Danilo Pramac Racing 2:02.627 2.365 0.067 32 / 48 1:14.694
17 HAYDEN, Nicky Drive M7 Aspar 2:02.699 2.437 0.072 22 / 46 2:02.971
18 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Racing 2:02.700 2.438 0.001 28 / 52 15:10.029
19 MILLER, Jack CWM LCR Honda 2:02.807 2.545 0.107 53 / 59 1:14.178
20 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Test Team 2:03.092 2.830 0.285 38 / 44 2:03.870
21 VIÑALES, Maverick Team Suzuki MotoGP 2:03.164 2.902 0.072 58 / 69 5:34.207
22 LAVERTY, Eugene Drive M7 Aspar 2:03.295 3.033 0.131 41 / 44 15:45.889
23 DI MEGLIO, Mike Avintia Racing 2:03.878 3.616 0.583 34 / 55 1:11.432
24 ABRAHAM, Karel AB Motoracing 2:03.879 3.617 0.001 38 / 43 2:04.001
25 BAZ, Loris Forward Racing Team 2:04.163 3.901 0.284 57 / 64 2:07.974
26 MELANDRI, Marco Factory Aprilia Gresini 2:04.502 4.240 0.339 41 / 42 2:34.639
27 DE ANGELIS, Alex Octo Ioda Racing Team 2:04.673 4.411 0.171 40 / 46 2:23.456
28 TAKAHASHI, Takumi HRC 2:05.037 4.775 0.364 69 / 74 2:05.137
29 TSUDA, Takuya Team Suzuki MotoGP 2:05.478 5.216 0.441 13 / 18 2:23.659
30 LAVERTY, Michael Aprilia Test Team 2:06.190 5.928 0.712 23 / 28 1:21.116

Rossi fastest pretty much the whole session, until the 93 put in the fastest lap of the day with only less than 5 mins to go in the session.
Times likely to be below the 2min marker before the end of the test record from last year was Marquez on a 1:59.533 can that be beaten also!

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One last championship bid from Rossi please.


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If Rossi can get a championship against Marquez it would be one of sport's finest renaissances

Lorenzo should have a much better year as well


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mclaren2008 wrote:
If Rossi can get a championship against Marquez it would be one of sport's finest renaissances

Lorenzo should have a much better year as well


Yeah, they need to be there from the beginning otherwise it is useless. If Rossi can pull out some tricks to break his opponent like in 2008 (after Laguna) he might be able to get this.


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Breaking Marquez? Huehuehuehue, I don't see how that is possible really! Only way to break him, I guess, is to make the racing as fun that Marquez laughs his way off the track! As in Misano last year.


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The best chance is for Rossi or Lorenzo to get points early in the season, hoping that Marquez struggles. Its a tall order though.


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New Lap record ahoy in Malaysia today 1m58s.867 very impressive.

Can't see anyone toppling the 93 this year, 2016 will be possible with the change of Tyres, Wheel sizes and Standard ECU, then there will be a lot of variables and others may do a better job.
I see another record breaking year ahead, maybe not 10 in a row like last year but I think will win more races all in all this year as I think he may make less mistakes. Im going for 15 Poles and 14 wins, and probably highest points scored in a season breaking to 400 barrier maybe..

Scary thing is, I don't see any up and comers or current riders with as much talent as Marc,
Pedrosa, just isn't a match
Lorenzo, hmm untill 2014 I would have said maybe, but he doesn't seem quite right and is now scared of the wet
Rossi, sadly his days are numbered now and a title is a bit of a long shot (i'm happy to be wrong)
Vinales, Maybe a good hope but I wonder if 2 years at Suzuki will hurt his image and never be on the right bike
Miller, just don't see him as that special tbh but time will tell, Honda obviously disagree.
Rabat, Just No
Marquez Jr, Marc says Alex is faster, but can that be possible??

Just leaves in my mind Quartararo who starts in Moto3 this year, far to early to say but his early career has been very very impressive!!!

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The only person who might be able to beat Marquez straight up is not on the bike (Stoner).

Its interesting that every rider than has ridden the factory Honda in recent times seems to have won a championship except Pedrosa.


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But Stoner disrupts the paddock harmony and what not therefore we are better off with Marquez winning everything. :roll:


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I wonder what Marco would have been able to achieve


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mclaren2008 wrote:
The only person who might be able to beat Marquez straight up is not on the bike (Stoner).


Marquez would have Stoner beaten before they even got on the bikes, not on speed although I think he is every bit as fast as Stoner, (remember Lorenzo saying Stoner was the fastest guy he ever raced against, but only at Philip Island, everywhere else Marc is faster) but just in his attitude, Stoner would sometimes give up on races or battles and would just have all the toys out the pram every time the 93 gave him a rough pass or something he didn't like. All the times he got all worked up about VR racing "too hard" what would he make of Marc's fight on track.

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Its interesting that every rider than has ridden the factory Honda in recent times seems to have won a championship except Pedrosa.

And Barros, Biaggi & Dovi in last 10 years

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Ah yes totally forgot that Honda ran a 3rd bike for Dovi


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mclaren2008 wrote:
Ah yes totally forgot that Honda ran a 3rd bike for Dovi


Think Honda would like to forget that too haha, they don't like getting pushed into doing things they don't want to :)

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There might not be a British GP this year, Donington has reportedly broken ties with the Circuit of Wales.


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