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So there will be nineteen riders on the grid for the first race at the circuit of Losail when the 2009 MotoGP season starts. The Repsol rider Dani Pedrosa will boast the number three on the fairing of his Honda, as he finished third in last season`s classification, whilst his new teammate Andrea Dovizioso, has chosen the number 4 for his first ever year in the official Repsol Honda team.

Pedrosa´s objective in 2009 is none other than to win the world title, a crown that he will have to snatch from the Italian Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha rider will have another Spaniard, Jorge Lorenzo, as teammate again. On the other hand, another of Dani`s rivals, Casey Stoner, will be sharing the same pits at Ducati with the American Nicky Hayden, World Champion with Repsol back in 2006.

The provisional list of riders for the 2009 World MotoGP Championship is:

3. Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda Team
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Repsol Honda Team
5. Colin Edwards, Tech 3 Yamaha
7. Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
14. Randy de Puniet, LCR Honda MotoGP
15. Alex de Angelis, San Carlo Honda Gresini
21. John Hopkins, Kawasaki Racing Team
24. Toni ElÍas, San Carlo Honda Gresini
27. Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro Team
33. Marco Melandri, Kawasaki Racing Team
36. Mika Kallio, Pramac Racing
46. Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha Team
52. James Toseland, Tech 3 Yamaha
59. Sete Gibernau, Grupo Francisco Hernando
65. Loris Capirossi, Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
69. Nicky Hayden, Ducati Marlboro Team
72. Yuki Takahashi, Scot Racing Team MotoGP
88. Niccolo Canepa, Pramac Racing
99. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team

12/17/2008

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