MotoGP has announced a 21-bike entry list for 2012, with Danilo Petrucci, Ivan Silva and Yonny Hernandez confirmed as riders for the final CRT bikes. The new lower-cost category will provide just under half the field, with nine CRT bikes on the list.
In addition to established MotoGP teams Aspar and Gresini fielding CRT entries, Forward Racing, Ioda Racing Project, Speed Master and BQR step up from the support categories to run CRT bikes and Paul Bird Racing moves over from Superbikes.
BQR will field Moto2 graduate Hernandez and former Superbike and 250cc rider Ivan Silva on FTR chassis, while the Ioda bike goes to Italian Superstock 1000 champion Petrucci.
No Rider Team Bike
1 Casey Stoner Honda Team Honda
4 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
5 Colin Edwards Forward Racing Suter
6 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
8 Hector Barbera Pramac Racing Team Ducati
9 Danilo Petrucci Ioda Racing Project Ioda
11 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
13 Anthony West Speed Master ART
14 Randy de Puniet Aspar Team MotoGP ART
17 Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati
19 Alvaro Bautista Honda Gresini Honda
20 Aleix Espargaro Aspar Team MotoGP ART
22 Ivan Silva BQR BQR-FTR
26 Dani Pedrosa Honda Team Honda
35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
46 Valentino Rossi Ducati Team Ducati
51 Michele Pirro Honda Gresini Ftr
68 Yonny Hernandez BQR BQR-FTR
69 Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati
77 James Ellison Paul Bird Racing ART
99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha