[kropotkin thinks...] - 2012 Moto2 And Moto3 Team Entry List Announced: Both Classes

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The FIM today released the list of teams accepted for next year's Moto2 and Moto3 championships, and both championships are looking healthy. Twenty teams have been entered in each of the two classes, and grid size is expected to be 32 riders in both Moto2 and Moto3. That is actually a reduction in size for the Moto2 class: in previous years, 40 riders have been given starts, but this caused a number of complaints from the teams. Having 40 riders line up on the grid was widely regarded as being a little too many, creating dangerous situations as riders desperately try to make up as many positions as possible off the line.

Although the rider lists will not be officially released until Valencia - and even then, those lists are subject to massive change, as we have seen in previous years - there are still some interesting names on the list worth examining. In the Moto2 class, Marc Marquez' Monlau Competicion team has a grid slot, despite rumors that the Spaniard could move up to MotoGP. Catalunya Radio reported that Marquez is keen to go to MotoGP, but that Repsol wants to keep him in Moto2. If Marquez is promoted to MotoGP, then it is possible that Toni Elias could fill the vacant seat at Monlau Competicion.

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