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Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) have released the provisional entry list for next year’s MotoGP season. Though a majority of the contracts were settled mid-way last season, there were still a few question marks about the 2014 MotoGP grid. The provisional list features 11 names which will run under the factory rules, while the remaining 13 entries will form the open class.

As per the rules set by FIM for 2014 entries who will run as factory-riders will be allocated only 20 liters of fuel, 5 engines per season, and the freedom to use proprietary software on the spec Magneti Marelli ECU. On the other hand the remaining open class entries will have 24 liters of fuel and 12 engines per season, but will be forced to use the Dorna-controlled spec software on the Magneti Marelli ECU to compete.

The provisional list sees new MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez entered as number – 93, although being the world champion Honda is keen to see him run the number 1 plate. The 2014 season also sees newcomers like Pol Espargaro and Scott Redding both stepping up from Moto2.

Among the Open entries, all eyes will be on the battle between Nick Hayden’s Honda RCV1000R production racer and Aleix Espargaro’s Yamaha FTR open class entry.

The 2014 season looks set to be based on the pattern established in 2013, with Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo likely to dominate, coupled with a few surprise packages on the way.

Story: Sayem Parvez Syed

The 2014 provisional MotoGP Entry List:

No	Rider	Nationality	Bike	Factory/Open	Contract until
Factory Yamaha
46	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Yamaha M1	Factory	2014
99	Jorge Lorenzo	SPA	Yamaha M1	Factory	2014
Repsol Honda
26	Dani Pedrosa	SPA	Honda RC213V	Factory	2014
93	Marc Marquez	SPA	Honda RC213V	Factory	2014
Factory Ducati
4	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati GP14	Factory	2014
35	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	Ducati GP14	Factory	2015
Tech 3 Yamaha
38	Bradley Smith	GBR	Yamaha M1	Factory	2014
44	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Yamaha M1	Factory	2015
LCR Honda
6	Stefan Bradl	GER	Honda RC213V	Factory	2014
Gresini Honda
19	Alvaro Bautista	SPA	Honda RC213V	Factory	2014
45	Scott Redding	GBR	Honda RCV1000R	Open	2015
NGM Forward
5	Colin Edwards	USA	FTR Yamaha M1	Open	2014
41	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	FTR Yamaha M1	Open	2015
Pramac Ducati
29	Andrea Iannone	ITA	Ducati GP14	Factory	2014
68	Yonny Hernandez	COL	Ducati GP13	Open	2014
Cardion AB
17	Karel Abraham	CZE	Honda RCV1000R	Open	2014
PBM
70	Michael Laverty	GBR	PBM/ART	Open	2014
	To be confirmed		PBM/ART	Open	2014
IODA
9	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Aprilia ART/Ducati	Open
59	Niccolo Canepa	ITA	Aprilia ART/Ducati	Open
Aspar
7	Hiroshi Aoyama	JPN	Honda RCV1000R	Open	2014
69	Nicky Hayden	USA	Honda RCV1000R	Open	2014
Avintia Blusens
8	Hector Barbera	SPA	FTR Kawasaki	Open	2015
63	Mike Di Meglio	FRA	FTR Kawasaki	Open	2014

Choose the Winner

You, the readers, are in the driver’s seat again. It’s time for the annual Car India and Bike India Awards, and your vote determines which two-wheeler comes out at the top of the pile. All you need to is cast your vote by e-mailing us on biawards@nextgenpublishing.net with your choice mentioned in the subject line.

As always, there are goodies up for grabs for those who vote, so choose wisely.

Voting open till December 31, 2013. Winners will be announced in the February 2014 issue.

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