2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Moto2 introduction

The Moto2 class replaced the 250cc class for 2010. The original intention was for Moto2 bikes to run alongside the existing 250cc machinery,^[1] however the entry list consisted of Moto2 machines only. The new class aimed to be economical, with measures such as limiting electronics (which will be supplied only by FIM sanctioned producers), the ban of carbon-ceramic brakes and the use of steel brakes only; however, there are no chassis limitations.^[2] All Moto2 bikes use a mandatory 600cc (36.6 cu in) Honda engine based on the Honda CBR600RR,^[1] which are prepared by Honda's European specialized tuner Ten Kate, and produces power of about 150 bhp.^[3] Control tires for the new series were provided by Dunlop only, despite early intentions of leaving tire specifications free.^[4]

MotoGP class

Jorge Lorenzo was crowned MotoGP World Champion for the first time, after he finished third in the Malaysian Grand Prix on 10 October.^[5] Finishing on the podium in 16 of the 18 races – including nine victories – to be held during the season, Lorenzo amassed a record points total for the premier class, achieving a total of 383 points, ten more than the previous best score achieved by Valentino Rossi in 2008.^[6] Second in the championship was Dani Pedrosa, 138 points behind Lorenzo, recording four race victories over the course of the season. He and third-placed Rossi both missed at least three races due to injuries suffered during race weekends; Pedrosa suffered a fractured collarbone at Motegi,^[7] while Rossi suffered a broken leg at Mugello,^[8] resulting in the first missed races of his entire Grand Prix career.^[9] The only other rider to win races during the season was Casey Stoner, who finished fourth in the championship. Stoner won three races in the latter half of the season, winning the inaugural race in Aragón, as well as the races at Motegi and his home race at Phillip Island.

Moto2 class

Nine different riders won races in the secondary Moto2 championship, and former MotoGP rider Toni Elías claimed the inaugural championship title, with three events to spare as his seven victories had taken him out of reach of his rivals.^[10] Second place went to Julián Simón, who despite not winning a race, finished on the podium eight times. Third place in the championship went to Andrea Iannone, who achieved three victories but lost out on runner-up in the championship to Simón by just two points. The season was also tinged with tragedy as the inaugural race winner in the class, Shoya Tomizawa, died of injuries suffered in an accident at Misano; the first on-track fatality at Grand Prix level since Daijiro Kato was killed in the senior class at Suzuka in 2003.^[11] Other riders to win races were Jules Cluzel, Yuki Takahashi, Roberto Rolfo, Alex de Angelis, Stefan Bradl, and Karel Abraham.

125cc class

Spanish riders once again dominated the 125cc championship, with a 26-race winning streak for Spanish riders only being broken by Bradley Smith at the final race of the season in Valencia.^[12] The top three championship placings went to Spanish riders as Marc Márquez won the championship ahead of Nicolás Terol and Pol Espargaró. With ten victories, Márquez became the second youngest World Champion ever at the age of 17 years, 263 days, with only Loris Capirossi's 1990 triumph coming at a younger age.^[13]

Calendar changes

• The Japanese Grand Prix was moved back, from 26 April to 3 October, due to the second eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.
• The British Grand Prix moved from Donington Park to the Silverstone Circuit, after a bid by the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to host Formula 1 from the 2010 season onwards.
• Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of a Californian law on air pollution, preventing the 125cc and Moto2 classes from racing.
• The Aragon Grand Prix was added to the calendar as a replacement, after it was announced that construction of the Balatonring was not finished.
• The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved back, from 4 to 31 October.

Sporting regulations

• This season sees the introduction of a completely new class: the Moto2 class. The new bikes will race with 600cc four-stroke engines and will replace the 250cc class and its bikes, which existed until 2009.
• In the Moto2 class, a proposal has been filed in March 2009 for a "One Make Engine Regulation" where all manufacturers were to be consulted if they were interested. After there was interest, the FIM announced that there will be a single engine supplier for the class in April 2009, it being CBR600RR inline-four engines which were to be developed by Honda.
• In March 2009 a proposal was created to ban all Friday practice sessions as part of a cost-cutting measure, but after vocal opposition from top rider Rossi and further talks, those plans were scrapped in the same month.
• From this season onwards, riders are allowed to only use one bike for all the races.
• The minimum weight for a single bike will be two kg more than previously was allowed as compensation.
• The number of engines that can be used without penalty have now been set for the whole championship.
• It is now forbidden for Factory teams to recruit rookies in their teams, and have to start with a Satellite team in their first year instead. Suzuki are exempt from this rule, as they only run one Factory team and have no Satellite teams of their own.
• A new schedule for all events will be announced.
• The maximum number of people which are allowed to work on a bike will be a maximum of five.
• Using riders under contract to practice with MotoGP bikes is not allowed during the season as well as the breaks at any track included on the current year's calendar. A few exceptions were already in place (it is permitted if the practice is added to the event schedule, the practice happens during the day(s) immediately after the race at three circuits, at the circuit where the race has occurred and so on) but a few new ones have been introduced. The new exceptions are:
  • If the practice is added in the main schedule of the weekend
  • If the practice is during the day immediately after the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and the Czech Grand Prix at Brno, or during the two days immediately after the final Grand Prix of the year, which is in Valencia.
  • If the practice is allowed by the Race Direction.
• The same goes for the winter period. It is forbidden to use contracted riders to practice with MotoGP at any circuit. There were a few exceptions to this rule as well (it is permitted if there's a maximum of six days where Dorna/IRTA organise official tests at tracks which were added to the calendars of the previous or next year and if the activity has been specifically approved by the Race Direction) but these exceptions have been updated for this year as well. The exceptions apply to this rule if:
  • There's a maximum of six official test days which are arranged by Dorna and the IRTA at Grand Prix tracks which were included in calendars of the last or will be included in the calendar of next year. It is forbidden to test during the period of 1 December of one year and ends on 31 January of the next year, both dates being inclusive. An exception is made for rookie riders, who are allowed a singular three-day test during the November and December period.
  • The winter test schedule is approved by the Grand Prix Commission.
• In the 125cc and Moto2 class, wildcard riders are spared from these practice restrictions, which only apply to riders under contract in the MotoGP category. Before this decision, wildcard riders were not able to practice or race at any grand prix in the fourteen days before the race.
• Modifications have been made on the Medical Code which covers the minimum medical obligations for race weekends. The medical service consisting of equipment, vehicles and personnel has to be organised in an efficient way with enough people to guarantee that a rider who is hurt can be treated accordingly, with minimum delay and fast transfer to hospitals or other appropriately equipped medical centres to deal with more kinds of injuries or illnesses if this is needed.
• After the retainment of the Friday practice sessions, a new, third experimental Practice session has been introduced for the Aragón race. The aggregate time across all the three practice and qualifying sessions will remain the same as it has been in the previous format. The new session will be held on Friday morning next to the traditional Friday afternoon and Saturday morning sessions. After the success of this rule, it was extended to the Portuguese and Valencian Community races - the final two rounds of the season.
• To avoid extra mileage on the engine because of the extra practice session, the run time has been shortened from one hour to 45 minutes.
• Effective 1 May 2010, if a rider has been punished for an engine violation, he has to begin the race from the pits ten seconds, instead of twenty seconds, after the start of the race.

Technical regulations

• Brakes that are made out of carbon composite materials have to be one diameter and two types of mass. The maximum of the diameter will be 320 mm.
• The maximum pressure allowed for the injection of fuel has been set to ten Bar.
• The use of Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) and Fiber Matrix Material (FRM) is now forbidden.
• The use of a sensor to measure the temperature of the tires is now forbidden.
• The width of the rim will be restricted to two sizes for the front and one size for the rear for all manufacturers. This rule will go into effect in 2012 and will end in 2012. The diameter of all wheels will be limited to 16.5 inches only.
• An exhaust system that is variable is now forbidden.
• Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and Variable Valve Lift (VVL) systems, which are powered by either electricity and/or liquid, are now forbidden.
• A connecting rod cannot be a hollow structure. However, an oil pass tunnel which is less than two mm is allowed.
• The use of a twin clutch system, which is also known as DSG), will be forbidden from now on.
• The use of an automatic transmission is now forbidden. However, an exception is made for manual transmissions which are assisted via the use of small force.
• The use of a Consecutive Variable Transmission is now forbidden.
• For the supplying of GPS units for entertainment purposes like TV broadcasting, only DORNA will be allowed to do so. These GPS units cannot connect to any CPU units of any kind of system.
• The use of an electric or electronic steering damper system is now forbidden.

These rules were additionally added on the 15th of August 2010:

• Rules for the official MotoGP post-race tests have been updated. For these tests which span a full day, all riders will be limited in the amount and specification of tires that they can use at a single test event. For all practice sessions, a maximum of eight slick tires and four wet tires will be assigned, specifically:

- Front slick tires: Two of the A specification plus two of the B specification.
- Rear slick tires: Two of the A specification plus two of the B specification.
- Front wet tires: Two of the standard specification.
- Rear wet tires: Two of the standard specification.

In addition, each rider can use one set of tires (one front and one rear) that they have retained from their assignment for the following race. These tires be either new or used (used tires still have to be mounted on wheels from the last race), and the team has to inform the tire supplier which set of tires (one front and one rear), if any, they wish to keep for the test within two hours of the last race finish.

• Manufacturer members of the MSMA who did not win at least two dry races in both the 2008 and 2009 seasons, are allowed to use nine instead of six engines total.

MotoGP participants

• The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released 17 bikes entry list on 27 January 2010.^[38]

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP10 27 Casey Stoner[39] All 69 Nicky Hayden[40] All Pramac Racing Team 36 Mika Kallio[41] 1–16 71 Carlos Checa[42] 17–18 41 Aleix Espargaró[43] All Páginas Amarillas Aspar[44] 40 Héctor Barberá[45] All Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V 4 Andrea Dovizioso[46] All 26 Dani Pedrosa[46] 1–14, 16–18 San Carlo Honda Gresini 33 Marco Melandri[47] All 58 Marco Simoncelli[48] All LCR Honda MotoGP 14 Randy de Puniet[49] 1–8, 10–18 95 Roger Lee Hayden[50] 9 Interwetten Honda MotoGP[51] 7 Hiroshi Aoyama[51] 1–5, 11–18 64 Kousuke Akiyoshi[52] 6–7 15 Alex de Angelis[53] 8–10 Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R 19 Álvaro Bautista[54] All 65 Loris Capirossi[55] 1-12, 14-18 Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 46 Valentino Rossi[56] 1–4, 8–18 8 Wataru Yoshikawa[57] 7 99 Jorge Lorenzo[58] All Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5 Colin Edwards[59] All 11 Ben Spies[60] All

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• All entries used Bridgestone tires.

Moto2 participants

• The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 39-bike entry list on 27 January 2010.^[61] Also listed were Vincent Lonbois of Marc VDS Racing Team and Anthony West of MZ Racing Team, who were reserves.^[62] As it transpired, both would eventually make the grid, through other teams' misfortune, but Lonbois was later replaced by Héctor Faubel. All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tires supplied by Dunlop.

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Fimmco Speed Up[63] Speed Up[63] FTR Moto M210 2 Gábor Talmácsi[64] 1–8, 10–18 29 Andrea Iannone[64] 1–8, 10–18 JiR Moto2[65] Motobi[63] TSR TSR6 3 Simone Corsi[66] 1–8, 10–18 11 Yusuke Teshima[67] 7–8, 10–11 15 Alex de Angelis[68] 12–18 75 Mattia Pasini[69] 1–6 Maquinza-SAG Team[63] Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG[63] Bimota[63] Bimota HB4 4 Ricard Cardús[70] 8, 10–14, 17–18 14 Ratthapark Wilairot[71] 1–8, 10–18 46 Javier Forés[72] 15–16 76 Bernat Martínez[73] 1–7 Viessmann Kiefer Racing[65] Vector Kiefer Racing[65] Suter[74] Suter MMX 4 Ricard Cardús[75] 7 21 Vladimir Leonov[76] 1–8 56 Michael Ranseder[77] 11–12, 14–18 65 Stefan Bradl[76] 1–6, 8, 10–18 75 Mattia Pasini[78] 13 81 Patrik Vostárek[79] 10 Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas[62] FTR[80] FTR Moto M210 5 Joan Olivé[81] 12 Promoharris[61] Harris Moto2 1–8, 10–11, 13–18 9 Kenny Noyes[81] 1–8, 10–18 Aeroport de Castello[63] FTR[82] FTR Moto M210 6 Alex Debón[82] 1–8, 10–11, 13–18 MR Griful[67] Promoharris[67] Harris Moto2 7 Dani Rivas[67] 7 18 Jordi Torres[67] 7 Blusens-STX[83] BQR-Moto2[62] BQR-Moto2 7 Dani Rivas[84] 17 68 Yonny Hernández[83] 1–8, 10–18 95 Mashel Al Naimi[83] 1–3, 6–8, 10–18 96 Anthony Delhalle[85] 4–5 MZ Racing Team[86] MZ-RE Honda[86] MZ Moto2 8 Anthony West[86] 1–8, 10–18 Holiday Gym G22[62] Moriwaki[74] Moriwaki MD600 10 Fonsi Nieto[62] 1–8, 10–11, 13–18 19 Xavier Siméon[87] 5–7, 12 88 Yannick Guerra[61] 1–4, 8, 10–18 FCC TSR[88] TSR[88] TSR TSR6 11 Yusuke Teshima[88] 14 Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2[61] Moriwaki[89] Moriwaki MD600 12 Thomas Lüthi[51] 1–8, 10–18 RSM Team Scot[65] Force GP210[63] Force GP210 15 Alex de Angelis[90] 1–7 59 Niccolò Canepa[91] 1–8 Suter[79] Suter MMX 10 Forward Racing[92] Suter[74] Suter MMX 16 Jules Cluzel[92] 1–8, 10–18 70 Ferruccio Lamborghini[68] 12 71 Claudio Corti[62] 1–8, 10–18 Cardion AB Motoracing[65] RSV[61] RSV Motor DR600 17 Karel Abraham[93] 1–2 FTR[94] FTR Moto M210 3–8, 10–18 Holiday Gym Franchises[95] Holiday Gym Racing[70] Moriwaki[95] Moriwaki MD600 19 Xavier Siméon[95] 3–4, 8, 10, 17–18 Gresini Racing Moto2[96] Moriwaki[74] Moriwaki MD600 24 Toni Elías[96] 1–8, 10–18 51 Michele Pirro[78] 13 61 Vladimir Ivanov[96] 1–8, 10–11, 14–18 99 Tatsuya Yamaguchi[68] 12 Caretta Technology Race Dept.[62] I.C.P.[62] I.C.P. Textra 25 Alex Baldolini[61] 1–8, 10–18 Racing Team Germany[65] Suter[74] Suter MMX 28 Kazuki Watanabe[78] 13–16 31 Carmelo Morales[84] 17–18 41 Arne Tode[97] 1–8, 10–11 Tenerife 40 Pons[63] Pons Kalex[98] Kalex Moto2 31 Carmelo Morales[99] 7 40 Sergio Gadea[100] 1–8, 10–18 50 Damian Cudlin[70] 8 80 Axel Pons[100] 1–6, 10–18 MGM Racing Performance MC[70] Kalex[70] Kalex Moto2 32 Sascha Hommel[70] 8 American Honda[77] Moriwaki[77] Moriwaki MD600 34 Roger Lee Hayden[77] 11 Tech 3 Racing[65] Tech 3[101] Tech 3 Mistral 610 35 Raffaele De Rosa[102] 1–8, 10–18 72 Yuki Takahashi[102] 1–8, 10–18 Italtrans S.T.R.[61] Suter[74] Suter MMX 39 Robertino Pietri[103] 1–8, 10–18 44 Roberto Rolfo[103] 1–8, 10–18 75 Mattia Pasini[68] 12 GP Tech[77] FTR[77] FTR Moto M210 42 Jason DiSalvo[77] 11 MIR Racing[78] MIR[78] MIR Moto2 43 Román Ramos[78] 13, 18 Marc VDS Racing Team[104] Suter[105] Suter MMX 45 Scott Redding[105] 1–8, 10–18 55 Héctor Faubel[106] 1–8, 10–18 Twelve Motorsport/Motorrad[107] AJR[107] AJR Moto2 46 Javier Forés[107] 18 Matteoni C.P. Racing[65] Moriwaki[108] Moriwaki MD600 47 Wayne Maxwell[109] 16 52 Lukáš Pešek[108] 1–8, 10–12 64 Santiago Hernández[78] 13 70 Ferruccio Lamborghini[88] 14–15, 17–18 Technomag-CIP[63] Suter[63] Suter MMX 48 Shoya Tomizawa[63] 1–8, 10–12 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu[84] 17–18 77 Dominique Aegerter[63] 1–8, 10–18 Qatar Endurance Racing Team[63] Qatar Moto2 Team[109] BQR-Moto2[63] BQR-Moto2 49 Alex Cudlin[109] 16 96 Anthony Delhalle[63] 1 WTR San Marino Team[65] ADV[110] ADV AT02 53 Valentin Debise[92] 1–8, 10–18 Monlau Joey Darcey[111] FTR[111] FTR Moto M210 54 Kev Coghlan[111] 5, 13 M Racing[68] Bimota[68] Bimota HB4 59 Niccolò Canepa[68] 12–13 66 Hiromichi Kunikawa[88] 14–18 Mapfre Aspar Team[65] RSV[112] RSV Motor DR600 60 Julián Simón[113] 1–2 63 Mike Di Meglio[113] 1–2 Suter[114] Suter MMX 60 Julián Simón[113] 3–8, 10–18 63 Mike Di Meglio[113] 3–8, 10–18 Moriwaki Racing[88] Moriwaki[88] Moriwaki MD600 83 Shogo Moriwaki[88] 14 Petronas SIC TWMR Malaysia[72] Moriwaki[72] Moriwaki MD600 87 Mohamad Zamri Baba[72] 15 Andalucia Cajasol[115] Moriwaki[115] Moriwaki MD600 91 Iván Moreno[115] 2 Llados Racing Team[115] AJR[115] AJR Moto2 92 Amadeo Lladós[115] 2 Burning Blood Racing Team[88] RBB[88] RBB Moto2 93 Koki Takahashi[88] 14

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125cc participants

• The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 27-bike entry list on 27 January 2010.^[116]

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Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ongetta Team[117] AirAsia Sepang Int. Circuit Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSW 125 5 Alexis Masbou[118] 1–8, 10–12 16 Pedro Rodríguez[119] 13 37 Robin Barbosa[119] 13 50 Sturla Fagerhaug[120] 1–8, 10, 12–18 56 Péter Sebestyén[121] 18 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin[122] 1–8, 10–18 87 Luca Marconi[122] 1–2, 4–8, 10–12, 14–17 Aprilia RSA 125 94 Jonas Folger[123] 1–8, 10–15, 17–18 Aprilia RSW 125 96 Tommaso Gabrielli[124] 14–18 Tuenti Racing[117] Derbi[116] Derbi RSA 125 7 Efrén Vázquez[125] 1–8, 10–18 44 Pol Espargaró[125] 1–8, 10–18 Avant Mitsubishi Ajo[126] Aeroport de Castello - Ajo Red Bull Ajo Motorsport Derbi[116] Derbi RSA 125 11 Sandro Cortese[125] 1–8, 10–18 Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 26 Adrián Martín[127] 1–8, 10–18 Derbi[116] Derbi RSA 125 93 Marc Márquez[125] 1–8, 10–18 Blusens-STX[83] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 12 Esteve Rabat[118] 1–8, 10–18 WTR San Marino Team[65] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSW 125 14 Johann Zarco[128] 1–8, 10–18 Fontana Racing[65] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 15 Simone Grotzkyj[129] 4–8, 10–18 51 Riccardo Moretti[130] 2–3 Catalunya Racing Team[131] Aprilia[131] Aprilia RSW 125 17 Eduard López[132] 7 55 Isaac Viñales[131] 7 57 2 Andalucía Cajasol[126] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 23 Alberto Moncayo[133] 1–8, 10–18 99 Danny Webb[134] 1–8, 10–18 Matteoni C.P. Racing[126] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSW 125 27 Alejandro Pardo[119] 13 32 Lorenzo Savadori[118] 1–8, 10–12, 14–18 Hune Racing[119] Aprilia[119] Aprilia RSW 125 28 Josep Rodríguez[119] 13 Monlau Competicion[121] Derbi[121] Derbi RSA 125 31 Niklas Ajo[121] 18 Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP[117] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 35 Randy Krummenacher[117] 1–8, 10–18 39 Luis Salom[135] 3–8, 10–18 80 Quentin Jacquet[126] 1–2 Lambretta Reparto Corse[136] Lambretta[136] Lambretta 125 36 Joan Perelló[137] 12 39 Luis Salom[126] 1–2 52 Danny Kent[124] 14–18 55 Isaac Viñales[138] 10–11, 13 60 Michael van der Mark[135] 3–8 72 Marco Ravaioli[126] 1–8, 10–18 H43/Hernandez Racing[139] Aprilia[139] Aprilia RSW 125 37 Robin Barbosa[139] 17 Bancaja Aspar Team[65] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSA 125 38 Bradley Smith[113] 1–8, 10–18 40 Nicolás Terol[113] 1–7, 10–18 Racing Sayama[124] Honda[124] Honda RS125R 42 Syunya Mori[124] 14 Team Nobby[124] Honda[124] Honda RS125R 43 Takehiro Yamamoto[124] 14 Eurotwins Brisbane[140] Honda[140] Honda RS125R 45 Jordan Zamora[140] 16 HookRacing.com[140] Aprilia[140] Aprilia RSW 125 46 Joshua Hook[140] 16 Racetrix[140] Honda[140] Honda RS125R 47 Levi Day[140] 16 Moto FGR[138] Honda[138] Honda RS125R 48 Ladislav Chmelík[138] 10 Moto 82[138] Honda[138] Honda RS125R 49 Andrea Toušková[138] 10 Junior GP Racing Team FMI[141] Junior GP FMI Aprilia[141] Aprilia RSW 125 51 Riccardo Moretti[141] 4 79 Giovanni Bonati[137] 12 92 Luigi Morciano[141] 4, 10, 17 95 Alessandro Tonucci[141] 4, 10, 12, 17 97 Armando Pontone[141] 4, 12 Aztec Grand Prix[142] Honda[142] Honda RS125R 52 Danny Kent[142] 5 77 Andrew Reid[142] 5 CBC Corse[65] Aprilia[116] Aprilia RSW 125 53 Jasper Iwema[143] 1–8, 10–17 55 Isaac Viñales[121] 18 69 Louis Rossi[126] 1–8, 10–18 Aprilia RSW Racing[140] Aprilia[140] Aprilia RSW 125 54 Nicky Diles[140] 16 Right Guard Racing[132] Aprilia[132] Aprilia RSW 125 56 Peter Sebestyén[132] 7, 13 BRP Racing[140] Aprilia[140] Aprilia RSW 125 57 Joel Taylor[140] 16 SAG Castrol[131] Honda[131] Honda RS125R 58 Joan Perelló[131] 2, 7, 13, 18 59 Johnny Rosell[131] 2, 7, 18 Team Sachsenring[131] Aprilia[131] Aprilia RSW 125 60 Michael van der Mark[131] 2 85 Eric Hübsch[144] 8 Freudenberg Racing Team[145] KTM[145] KTM 125 FRR 61 Daniel Kartheininger[144] 8 68 Toni Finsterbusch[145] 6, 8 LHF Project Racing[144] Honda[144] Honda RS125R 62 Marvin Fritz[144] 8 RV Racing[145] Honda[145] Honda RS125R 64 Ernst Dubbink[145] 6 Team Holland Mototechnic[145] Aprilia[145] Aprilia RSW 125 65 Roy Pouw[145] 6 RacingTeam Bijsterbosch[145] Honda[145] Honda RS125R 66 Pepijn Bijsterbosch[145] 6 Jerrys Racing[145] Honda[145] Honda RS125R 67 Jerry van de Bunt[145] 6 KRP[142] KRP Bradley Smith Racing[121] KRP MMCG[121] Honda[142] Honda RS125R 70 John McPhee[121] 18 73 Taylor Mackenzie[142] 5, 18 Racing Team Germany[65] Aprilia[117] Aprilia RSW 125 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama[126] 1–8, 10–18 84 Jakub Kornfeil[120] 1–8, 10–18 RS Earnshaws Motorcycles[142] Honda[142] Honda RS125R 74 James Lodge[142] 5 Colin Appleyard/Macadam Racing[142] Honda[142] Honda RS125R 75 Deane Brown[142] 5 Team Semprucci[137] Aprilia[68] Aprilia RSW 125 76 Francesco Mauriello[137] 12 Interwetten Honda 125[117] Honda[116] Honda RS125R 78 Marcel Schrötter[146] 1–8, 10–18 Equipe de France Vitesse Espoir[135] Honda[135] Honda RS125R 81 Grégory Di Carlo[135] 3 82 Kevin Szalai[135] 3 Xtreme Racing Team[135] Honda[135] Honda RS125R 83 Morgan Berchet[135] 3 Thomas Sabo Team Hanusch[144] Honda[144] Honda RS125R 86 Kevin Hanus[144] 8, 13 18 Garage Racing Team[124] Honda[124] Honda RS125R 88 Hikari Okubo[124] 14 Endurance[124] Honda[124] Honda RS125R 89 Yuma Yahagi[124] 14 Veloce Racing[147] Aprilia[147] Aprilia RSW 125 90 Kristian Lee Turner[147] 11 Team Tec2[124] Yamaha[124] Yamaha TZ125 91 Sasuke Shinozaki[124] 14 Racing Team Gabrielli[141] Aprilia[141] Aprilia RSW 125 96 Tommaso Gabrielli[141] 4, 12 Faenza Racing[141] Aprilia[141] Aprilia RSW 125 98 Mattia Tarozzi[141] 4

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• All entries used Dunlop tires.

MotoGP standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Riders' standings

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

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Pos Rider Bike Team QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA CZE INP RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL Pts 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 383 2 Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 7 2 5 1 8 2 2 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 DNS DNS 8 7 245 3 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 1 3 2 DNS 4 3 5 4 3 6 3 1 3 2 3 233 4 Casey Stoner Ducati Ducati Team Ret 5 Ret 4 5 3 3 3 2 3 Ret 5 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 225 5 Andrea Dovizioso Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 6 3 3 2 5 14 5 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 2 2 Ret 3 5 206 6 Ben Spies Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5 Ret Ret 7 3 4 6 8 6 4 2 6 5 8 4 5 DNS 4 176 7 Nicky Hayden Ducati Ducati Team 4 4 4 Ret 4 7 8 7 5 6 6 Ret 3 12 6 4 5 Ret 163 8 Marco Simoncelli Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini 11 11 10 9 7 9 Ret 6 Ret 11 7 14 7 6 8 6 4 6 125 9 Randy de Puniet Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 6 9 7 6 6 6 4 Ret 10 13 13 Ret 9 10 10 6 10 116 10 Marco Melandri Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini 13 8 6 5 Ret DNS 9 10 8 8 Ret 10 9 11 9 9 9 13 103 11 Colin Edwards Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 8 12 12 13 9 8 11 Ret 7 7 Ret 7 12 5 NC 7 7 12 103 12 Héctor Barberá Ducati Páginas Amarillas Aspar 12 13 8 12 11 12 10 9 Ret 9 10 9 11 13 11 14 10 8 90 13 Álvaro Bautista Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Ret 10 DNS 14 12 14 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 8 7 5 12 11 9 85 14 Aleix Espargaró Ducati Pramac Racing Team Ret 15 9 8 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 11 10 14 Ret 8 Ret 11 65 15 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Interwetten Honda MotoGP 10 14 11 11 DNS 12 12 13 10 7 13 12 14 53 16 Loris Capirossi Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 7 11 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 Ret 44 17 Mika Kallio Ducati Pramac Racing Team Ret 7 13 Ret 13 11 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 12 11 43 18 Alex de Angelis Honda Interwetten Honda MotoGP 12 12 13 11 19 Roger Lee Hayden Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 11 5 20 Kousuke Akiyoshi Honda Interwetten Honda MotoGP 15 13 4 21 Carlos Checa Ducati Pramac Racing Team Ret 15 1 22 Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 15 1 Pos Rider Bike Team QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA CZE INP RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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Constructors' standings

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

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Pos	Constructor	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	Pts
1	Yamaha	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	4	3	1	2	1	1	404
2	Honda	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	6	3	5	342
3	Ducati	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	6	5	1	1	6	1	5	2	286
4	Suzuki	9	10	Ret	10	12	13	5	11	10	Ret	8	8	8	7	5	12	11	9	108
Pos	Constructor	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	Pts

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Teams' standings

• Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

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Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	Pts
1	Fiat Yamaha Team	8							15												617
		46	1	3	2	DNS				4	3	5	4	3	6	3	1	3	2	3
		99	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	4	4	3	2	1	1
2	Repsol Honda Team	4	3	6	3	3	2	5	14	5	4	Ret	5	4	Ret	2	2	Ret	3	5	451
		26	7	2	5	1	8	2	2	1	Ret	2	1	1	2	DNS		DNS	8	7
3	Ducati Team	27	Ret	5	Ret	4	5	3	3	3	2	3	Ret	5	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	2	388
		69	4	4	4	Ret	4	7	8	7	5	6	6	Ret	3	12	6	4	5	Ret
4	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	8	12	12	13	9	8	11	Ret	7	7	Ret	7	12	5	NC	7	7	12	279
		11	5	Ret	Ret	7	3	4	6	8	6	4	2	6	5	8	4	5	DNS	4
5	San Carlo Honda Gresini	33	13	8	6	5	Ret	DNS	9	10	8	8	Ret	10	9	11	9	9	9	13	228
		58	11	11	10	9	7	9	Ret	6	Ret	11	7	14	7	6	8	6	4	6
6	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	19	Ret	10	DNS	14	12	14	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	8	7	5	12	11	9	129
		65	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	7	11	10	Ret	11	Ret		Ret	Ret	DNS	13	Ret
7	LCR Honda MotoGP	14	6	9	7	6	6	6	4	Ret		10	13	13	Ret	9	10	10	6	10	121
		95									11
8	Pramac Racing Team	36	Ret	7	13	Ret	13	11	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	15	12	11			108
		41	Ret	15	9	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	9	11	10	14	Ret	8	Ret	11
		71																	Ret	15
9	Páginas Amarillas Aspar	40	12	13	8	12	11	12	10	9	Ret	9	10	9	11	13	11	14	10	8	90
10	Interwetten Honda MotoGP	7	10	14	11	11	DNS						12	12	13	10	7	13	12	14	68
		15								12	12	13
		64						15	13
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	Pts

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