FIM Entry List Confirms McWilliams, Bimota
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Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
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Page 1 of 2 The FIM have released the 2006 provisional MotoGP entry list, detailing the teams and riders entered for next season.
Much of the list is as expected, however there are one or two interesting points. Most notable is the 'confirmation' (this list is still provisional and subject to change) of a WCM Bimota machine, as well as the suggestion that Jeremy McWilliams will be returning to MotoGP to ride it. WCM have been tight-lipped about a possible Bimota partnership and there is still no official word from the team, however this would suggest it is likely. Bimota have not been involved in motorsport since their withdrawal from the World Superbike championship in 2000. The existence of a second Tech 3 Yamaha comes as little surprise - Carlos Checa is expected to be confirmed as the rider, as has been hinted at by Herve Poncharal, the team director.
| No. | Rider | Nation | Team | Machine | | 5 | COLIN EDWARDS | USA | CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM | YAMAHA | | 6 | MAKOTO TAMADA | JPN | JIR KONICA MINOLTA HONDA | HONDA | | 10 | KENNY ROBERTS | USA | TEAM ROBERTS | KR211V | | 15 | SETE GIBERNAU | SPA | DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM | DUCATI | | 17 | RANDY DE PUNIET | FRA | KAWASAKI RACING TEAM | KAWASAKI | | 21 | JOHN HOPKINS | USA | TEAM SUZUKI MOTOGP | SUZUKI | | 24 | TONI ELIAS | SPA | FORTUNA HONDA | HONDA | | 25 | JASON PEREZ | USA | WCM | BIMOTA | | 26 | DANI PEDROSA | SPA | REPSOL HONDA TEAM | HONDA | | 27 | CASEY STONER | AUS | HONDA LCR | HONDA | | 30 | JOSE LUIS CARDOSO | SPA | D'ANTIN PRAMAC | DUCATI | | 33 | MARCO MELANDRI | ITA | FORTUNA HONDA | HONDA | | 46 | VALENTINO ROSSI | ITA | CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM | YAMAHA | | 56 | SHINYA NAKANO | JPN | KAWASAKI RACING TEAM | KAWASAKI | | 65 | LORIS CAPIROSSI | ITA | DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM | DUCATI | | 66 | ALEX HOFMANN | GER | D'ANTIN PRAMAC | DUCATI | | 69 | NICKY HAYDEN | USA | REPSOL HONDA TEAM | HONDA | | 71 | CHRIS VERMEULEN | AUS | TEAM SUZUKI MOTOGP | SUZUKI | | 77 | JAMES ELLISON | GBR | TECH 3 YAMAHA | YAMAHA | | 99 | JEREMY McWILLIAMS | GBR | WCM | BIMOTA | | -- | TBA | | TECH 3 YAMAHA | YAMAHA | |