Jawara Moto2 musim lalu, Pol Espargo dan Mike Di Meglio
menjadi sosok yang diharapkan akan menawarkan gebrakan dalam lintasan balap. Nyatanya
si baby alien yang mengejutkan pubic dengan records yang berhasil ia toreh di
area lintasan MotoGP musim 2014. Tujuh kali menempati podium pertama. Sepanjang
tujuh reces yang sudah di gelar Marquez mengumpulkan 150 points. Dibuntuti
Vallentio Rossi diurutan kedua dengan perolehan 100 point (2 kali podium 2, 3,
4)
Total 19 races akan
di lalui para pembalap sepanjang musim ini. Pembukaan musim 2014 sendiri telah
dilangsungkan pada 23 Maret lalu di Sirkuit Qatar yang mendapat kehormatan
untuk race pertama.
MotoGP telah merilis
nama-nama sirkuit penyelenggara pergelaran ajang balap motor paling bergengsi
tersebut. Laguna Seca sudah tidak menjadi host lagi. Sedangkan Argentina dan Brasil akan menjadi
host anyar MotoGP musim 2014.
Berikut adalah tanggal dan nama sirkuit
penyelenggara MotoGP 2014:
23 Mar Qatar, Losail International Circuit
13 Apr Americas, Circuit of the Americas
27 Apr Argentina, Autódromo Termas de Rio Hondo
04 May Spain, Circuito de Jerez
18 May France, Le Mans Circuit
1 Jun Italy, Mugello Circuit
15 Jun Catalunya, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
28 Jun Netherlands, TT Assen
13 Jul Germany, Sachsenring
10 Aug Indianapolis GP, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
17 Aug Czech Republic, Automotodrom Brno
31 Aug Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit
14 Sep San Marino & Riviera di Rimini, Misano World
Circuit Marco Simoncelli
21 Sep Aragón, MotorLand Aragón
28 Sep Brazil, Brasilia – Subject to homologation
12 Oct Japan, Twin Ring Motegi
19 Oct Australia, Phillip Island
26 Oct Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit
09 Nov Valencia, Ricardo Tormo-Valencia
Federasi Motor International (FMI) resmi mereilis nama-nama pembalap
yang berlaga pada MotoGP musim 2014. Terdapat 24 pembalap dari 13 tim yang
bakal tampil musim ini, dengan 11 pembalap berstatus pabrikan, dan sisanya
berstatus ‘Open’.
Dan berikut nama daftar pembalap MotoGP yang berlaga dimusim
2014:
(Note: No Pembalap NegaraTim Motor Kelas)
4 Andrea Dovizioso – Italy – Ducati Team – Ducati *
5 Colin Edwards – USA – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR
Yamaha
6 Stefan Bradl – Germany – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda *
7 Hiroshi Aoyama – Japan – Power Electronics Aspar – Honda
8 Hector Barbera – Spain – Avintia Blusens – FTR
9 Danilo Petrucci – Italy – IodaRacing Project – ART
12 Leon Camier – Great Britain – IodaRacing Project – ART
17 Karel Abraham – Czech Republic – Cardion AB Motoracing –
Honda
19 Álvaro Bautista – Spain – Go&Fun Honda Gresini –
Honda *
23 Broc Parkes – Australia – Paul Bird Motorsport – PBM
26 Dani Pedrosa – Spain – Repsol Honda Team – Honda *
29 Andrea Iannone – Italy – Pramac Racing – Ducati *
35 Cal Crutchlow – Great Britain – Ducati Team – Ducati *
38 Bradley Smith – Great Britain – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 –
Yamaha *
41 Aleix Espargaro – Spain – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR
Yamaha
44 Pol Espargaro – Spain – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha *
45 Scott Redding – Great Britain – Go&Fun Honda Gresini
– Honda
46 Valentino Rossi – Italy – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha
*
63 Mike Di Meglio – France – Avintia Blusens – FTR
68 Yonny Hernandez – Colombia – Pramac Racing – Ducati
69 Nicky Hayden – USA – Power Electronics Aspar – Honda
70 Michael Laverty – Great Britain Paul Bird Motorsport –
PBM
93 Marc Marquez – Spain – Repsol Honda Team – Honda *
99 Jorge Lorenzo – Spain – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha *
With * -> Factory
Without * -> Open
Sementara untuk Moto2, terdapat 35 pembalap yang bakal
bersaing di kelas menengah tersebut tahun ini, termasuk pembalap baru seperti
juara dunia Moto3 2013, Maverick Vinales yang berduet dengan Luis Salom di
Tuenti HP 40, Franco Morbidelli bersama Italtrans Racing, Roman Ramos dengan
QMMF Racing, juara AMA Superbike 2013, Josh Herrin yang memperkuat Caterham
Moto Racing, dan yang lainnya. Dengan demikian, tak ada pembalap asal Indonesia
di kelas Moto2.
Berikut daftar terbaru pembalap Moto2 2014:
2 Josh Herrin – USA – Caterham Moto Racing – Caterham Suter
3 Simone Corsi – Italy – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR
4 Randy Krummenacher – Switzerland – IodaRacing Project –
Suter
5 Johann Zarco – France – Caterham Moto Racing – Caterham
Suter
7 Lorenzo Baldassarri – Italia – Gresini Moto2 – Suter
8 Gino Rea – Great Britain – AGT-Rea Racing – Suter
10 Thitipong Warokorn – Thailand – Sop and Go Racing Team –
Kalex
11 Sandro Cortese – Germany – Dynavolt Intact GP – Kalex
12 Thomas Luthi – Switzerland – Interwtten Paddock Moto2 –
Suter
15 Alex De Angelis – San Marino – La Fonte Tasca Racing –
Suter
18 Nicolas Terol – Spain – Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter
19 Xavier Simeon – Belgium – Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 –
Suter
21 Franco Morbidelli – Italy – Italtrans Racing Team – Kalex
22 Sam Lowes – Great Britain – Speed Up – Speed Up
23 Marcel Schrotter – Germany – Tech 3 – Tech 3
25 Azlan Shah – Malaysia – Idemitsu Honda Team Asia – TBA
30 Takaaki Nakagami – Japan – Idemitsu Honda Team Asia –
Kalex
31 Kohta Nozane – Japan – JIR Moto2 – Motobi
36 Mika Kallio – Finland – Marc VDS Racing Team – Kalex
40 Maverick Vinales – Spain – Tuenti HP 40 Pons – Kalex
49 Axel Pons – Spain – Arginano & Gines Racing – Kalex
53 Esteve Rabat – Spain – Marc VDS Racing Team – Kalex
54 Mattia Pasini – Italy – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR
55 Hafizh Syahrin – Malaysia – Petronas Raceline Malaysia –
Kalex
60 Julian Simon – Spain – Italtrans Racing Team – Kalex
70 Robin Mulhauser – Switzerland – Technomag CarXpert –
Suter
77 Dominique Aegerter – Switzerland – Technomag CarXpert –
Suter
80 Luis Salom – Spain – Tuenti HP 40 Pons – Kalex
81 Jordi Torres – Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter
88 Alessandro Nocco – Italy – Speed Up – Speed Up
92 Alex Marinelarena – Spain – Tech 3 – Tech 3
94 Jonas Folger – Germany – Arginano & Gines Racing –
Kalex
95 Anthony West – Australia – QMMF Racing Team – Speed Up
96 Louis Rossi – France – Sop and Go Racing Team – Kalex
97 Roman Ramos – Spain – QMMF Racing Team – Speed Up
Kemudian yang terakhir sebanyak 33 pembalap dari 15 Negara
berbeda akan turun di Moto3. Dalam daftar terbaru itu terdapat lima nama yang
ditambahkan, yakni Scott Deroue, Ana Carrasco (RW Racing GP), Isaac Vinales
(Team Calvo), Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Go & Fun Moto3) dan Bryan
Schouten (CIP Moto3).
Berikut daftar terbaru pembalap Moto3 2014:
3 Matteo Ferrari – Italy – San Carlo Team Italia – Mahindra
4 Gabriel Ramos – Venezuela – Kiefer Racing – Kalex KTM
5 Romano Fenati – Italy – Team Sky –VR46 – KTM
7 Efren Vazquez – Spain – Caretta Technology- RTG – Honda
8 Jack Miller – Australia – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM
9 Scott Deroue – Netherlands – RW Racing GP – Kalex KTM
10 Alexis Masbou – France – Ongetta-Rivacold – Honda
11 Livio Loi – Belgium – Marc VDS Racing Team – Kalex KTM
12 Alex Marquez – Spain – Estrella Galicia 0,0 – Honda
17 John McPhee – Great Britain – Caretta Technology- RTG –
Honda
19 Alessandro Tonucci – Italy – CIP Moto3 – Mahindra
21 Francesco Bagnaia – Italy – Team Sky –VR46 – KTM
22 Ana Carrasco – Spain – RW Racing GP – Kalex KTM
23 Niccolo Antonelli – Italy– Junior Team Go&Fun Moto3 –
KTM
31 Niklas Ajo – Finland – Red Bull Husqvarna Factory Racing
– Husqvarna
32 Isaac Vinales – Spain – Team Calvo – KTM
33 Enea Bastianini – Italy– Junior Team Go&Fun Moto3 –
KTM
38 Hafiq Azmi – Malaysia – SIC Ajo – KTM
41 Brad Binder – South Africa – Ambrogio Racing – Mahindra
42 Alex Rins – Spain – Estrella Galicia 0,0 – Honda
43 Luca Grunwald – Germany – Kiefer Racing – Kalex KTM
44 Miguel Oliveira – Portugal – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra
51 Bryan Schouten – Netherlands – CIP Moto3 – Mahindra
52 Danny Kent – Great Britain – Red Bull Husqvarna Factory
Racing – Husqvarna
55 Andrea Locatelli – Italy – San Carlo Team Italia –
Mahindra
57 Eric Granado – Brazil – Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 – Kalex
KTM
58 Juanfran Guevara – Spain – Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 –
Kalex KTM
61 Arthur Sissis – Australia – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra
63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Malaysia – Ongetta-Airasia – Honda
65 Philipp Oettl – Germany – Interwetten Paddock Moto3 –
Kalex KTM
84 Jakub Kornfeil – Czech Republic – Team Calvo – KTM
95 Jules Danilo – France – Ambrogio Racing – Mahindra
98 Karel Hanika – Czech Republic – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM
