2008 motogp riders line-up

[ramen71]

2008 MotoGP Team And Rider Line-up

As the 2008 MotoGP grid becomes finalized, it's useful to have an overview of who is riding where in MotoGP for 2008. So I've added the list below,

 

No. Rider Tires

 

Fiat Yamaha

46 Valentino Rossi Bridgestone

48 Jorge Lorenzo Michelin

 

Tech 3 Yamaha

5 Colin Edwards Michelin

52 James Toseland Michelin

 

Marlboro Ducati

27/1 Casey Stoner Bridgestone

33 Marco Melandri Bridgestone

 

Pramac d'Antin Ducati

50 Sylvain Guintoli Bridgestone

24 Toni Elias Bridgestone

 

Repsol Honda

26 Dani Pedrosa Michelin

69 Nicky Hayden Michelin

 

Gresini Honda

?? Alex d'Angelis Bridgestone

Shinya Nakano Bridgestone

 

LCR Honda

14 Randy de Puniet Michelin

 

JIR / Team Scot Honda

34/?? Andrea Dovizioso Michelin

 

Rizla Suzuki

65 Loris Capirossi Bridgestone

71/7 Chris Vermeulen Bridgestone

 

Kawasaki Racing

21 John Hopkins Bridgestone

13 Ant West Bridgestone

 

Team KR

Unknown, but probably at least one Roberts. Either on Ilmors or Ducatis.

[edmundino]

Hmmm..... Dani Pedrosa is not on Bridgestone..... I thought HRC are requesting for him too...

[NoLogicOne]

Actually Bridgestones for Rossi still not in black and white.....likewise goes for DAni. Have to wait.....maybe by the time Team KR finalised it's Ducati GP7 or Ilmor engine, probably Dunlop tyres and the rider lineup, we would know Rossi and Dany's tyre supplier.

 

 

2008, good!!! Lots of suspense!!!

[diablo_gixxer]

how come different tyre suppliers for a single team?

[ambasnakeman]

in the pass, there were teams with 2 riders with different makes of machine

[Tortise]

if Michelin manage to work within the tyre rules next year, then it just might be Lorenzo's year. and i wouldn't be surprised...

 

a tyre manufacturer of that status, who got caught off-guard by the unsuspected performance of their rivals, do not sit down and cry their hearts off and wither. a contrast to some of the riders using their product who chose to go to 'the other side' just because their tyres didn't work for only 1 season.

 

oh well, all the better...

[Constructicon]

Juz hope for more exciting races.

This 07 season, half the races are rather boring, except the one which Stoner really duelled with Rossi. Forgot where's the circuit.

[NoLogicOne]

Hmmm, I find the races kindda exciting, from the tyres point of view. It's fun to guess who would be blasting and then start fading, while who would start out slow and gain later.

[NoLogicOne]

in the pass, there were teams with 2 riders with different makes of machine

 

if Michelin manage to work within the tyre rules next year, then it just might be Lorenzo's year. and i wouldn't be surprised...

 

a tyre manufacturer of that status, who got caught off-guard by the unsuspected performance of their rivals, do not sit down and cry their hearts off and wither. a contrast to some of the riders using their product who chose to go to 'the other side' just because their tyres didn't work for only 1 season.

 

oh well, all the better...

 

Just a thought.....

 

Rossi had been very upfront over his displease to share a pit with Jorge Lorenzo. Could the deliberate option of Bridgestone be the reason not to share the same pitbox with Jorge? It's confirmed he will have his own pitbox because of the different tyres.

[ambasnakeman]

after yesterdays race, this came to my mind.

at the first race, commentators were claiming the M1 to be the most advanced bike. but ducati stole the show.

 

but i think rossi's M1 in particular has proven to be most unreliable over the pass 2 yrs.

[ambasnakeman]

News - 04/11/2007

Fiat Yamaha Team finalises 2008 line-up

 

Following the conclusion of the 2007 season, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd and

Yamaha Motor Racing Srl are pleased to be able to confirm the final

line-up of their 2008 Factory Team.

 

Seven-time World Champion Valentino Rossi and two time 250cc World

Champion Jorge Lorenzo will contest the 2008 MotoGP World Championship as

team-mates in the Fiat Yamaha Team.

 

Yamaha can also confirm its plan to run Valentino Rossi on Bridgestone

tyres in 2008, while Jorge Lorenzo will be racing with Michelin tyres.

 

In order to facilitate the use of both Michelin tyres and Bridgestone

tyres within the Yamaha Factory Team and to ensure confidentiality of

data for each tyre company, Yamaha will organize separate rider pit

boxes, but the Fiat Yamaha Team will continue to operate and race as one

team.

 

As a consequence, the organization of the Team for 2008 will be as

altered. The full-size flowchart can be downloaded from

http://www.yamaha-racing.com.

 

 

 

 

Yamaha Racing Communications

Hoogte Kadijk 61 / 1018 BE Amsterdam / The Netherlands

T. +31 (0) 20 625 6539 / F. +31 (0) 20 420 9470

E. [email protected] W. http://www.yamaha-racing.com

[GrimReaper]

Then i guess the dukes are gonna sell better. maybe it time to get a 1098. Can take part in 1000cc race rite. cos 1098 take part in WSBK.

 

BTW. Dario Marchetti and Ducati won a spectacular victory at Daytona in the first of the Motorcycle Races of Champions, the series of races by invitation only, reserved for those who have ranked in the top three places in an American championship race in the past two years.

 

Also, The Ducati 1098S won the title at the Magny-Cours circuit in France today, when young Italian Niccolò Canepa powered to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup for the Ducati Xerox Junior Team.

[fruitcakepablohoney]

Time to switch bike bro!