Riders and teams – MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 –

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MotoGP 2021 on a plateau: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1

Riders and teams - MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 -

The official – and provisional – list of riders entering MotoGP next season has just been published by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). Last pawn placed on the 2021 board: Aprilia selects Lorenzo Savadori but keeps Bradley Smith as a joker, while the champion Joan Mir will not be the n ° 1… Explanations.

There was only one handlebar left to grab in MotoGP for 2021: that of the RS-GP left vacant by the dope condemned Andrea Iannone … But since midday and the sending of the provisional entry list by the FIM, the lucky winner is officially Lorenzo Savadori !

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"It is no secret that we offered an offer to three young drivers because we thought that our project could be very interesting for young talents, but the latter did not feel ready to take the leap yet", indicates Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing.

"The teams who already have them under contract for the 2021 season have preferred to keep them", justifies and respects Signore Rivola. At MNC, we also imagine that Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio di Giannantonio and Joe Roberts – the young talents in question – may have considered that Noale’s bike was not yet competitive enough to break into the premier class….

Riders and teams - MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 -

Anyway, "we prefer to continue with our pilots rather than choosing solutions which are still open but of which we are not entirely convinced", finally slices the big Italian boss who in particular suffered the rejection of the experienced Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow.

Naturally satisfied with the progress made by his machine during this short but intense 2020 season and committed for two seasons alongside Aleix Espargaro, the Noale factory therefore renews its confidence in Lorenzo Savadori by placing him on the provisional list – but official – from the 2021 plateau…

Savadori on the official list … but provisional

Admittedly, the n ° 32 fell during the final 2020 yesterday in Portimao, but "Lorenzo also made significant progress in only three races", estimates Massimo Rivola, ready to give him the controls of his motorcycle of Grand Prix. . which will be able to evolve this winter, unlike its competitors !

From this Monday in Jerez precisely, the new version of the Aprilia begins its winter tests in the company of Espargaro … and Smith who replaced Iannone in the first eleven races this season: "we know that we can count on the professionalism and Bradley experience ", explains Aprilia Racing CEO.

Riders and teams - MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 -

In conclusion, Massimo Rivola even reveals that Savadori’s choice is not final: "the roles of second pilot and test pilot will be assigned at the end of the winter testing program" … The second RS-GP will it wear number 32 or 38? Response to the end of the tests scheduled in Qatar from March 10 to 12 … provided that the coronavirus does not again put sticks in the rims of the Intercontinental Circus.

In search of the new world No. 1

Going through the list of entries in MotoGP 2021, MNC notes that some riders from Moto2 will have to change race number to enter the premier category: if the "rookie" Luca Marini retains his No. 10, Enea Bastianini adopts the No. ° 23 because Binder has priority over n ° 33, while Jorge Martin chooses n ° 89 because Oliveira is already carrying – and very high! – the n ° 88.

Le Journal moto du Net finally notes that the Suzuki of the world champion Joan Mir will not be adorned with the n ° 1: the n ° 36 may have noted that his illustrious predecessor, Kenny Roberts Jr, had not been able to keep his rank in 2001 … facing a certain Valentino Rossi again and again on the track !

Riders and teams - MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 -

The site also observes that since Mick Doohan, the riders carrying the n ° 1 in MotoGP on their bikes have never doubled the stakes: in addition to Roberts Junior, the champions Alex Criville in 2000, Nicky Hayden in 2007 (the Americans cherish the "Number One" plaque), Casey Stoner in 2008 and 2012, Jorge Lorenzo in 2011 (he kept his No. 99 in 2013 and 2016 as a result) were all beaten…

Superstition is not, however, the only explanation for this disavowal of No. 1: "merchandising" also encourages pilots of the modern era to keep their favorite number. The best examples being, of course, Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez faithful to their favorite numbers 46 and 93 and famous throughout the world. Will the n ° 36 have the same fame in the future. Stay connected !

Riders and teams - MotoGP 2021 on a platform: the 22 riders who want to become n ° 1 -

List of the 22 riders entered in MotoGP 2021

 Teams Pilots Contract length
Aprilia Gresini

# 41: Aleix Espargaro

n ° 32: Lorenzo Savadori

Two years (2022)

To define
Ducati Factory

# 43: Jack Miller

n ° 63: Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati Pramac

n ° 5: Johann Zarco

# 89: Jorge Martin

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Ducati Avintia

n ° 10: Luca Marini

n ° 23: Enea Bastianini
Honda Repsol

n ° 93: Marc Marquez

n ° 44: Pol Espargaro
Honda LCR

# 73: Alex Marquez

# 30: Takaaki Nakagami
KTM Factory

# 33: Brad Binder

88: Miguel Oliveira
KTM Tech3 

# 9: Danilo Petrucci

# 27: Iker Lecuona
Suzuki Factory

# 36: Joan Mir

# 42: Alex Rins
Yamaha Factory

n ° 20: Fabio Quartararo

# 12: Maverick Vinales
Yamaha SRT-Petronas

# 46: Valentino Rossi

n ° 21: Franco Morbidelli
Total grid 2021 22 pilots  

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