Austrian bikes dominate GP start list

Of the 63 official entries in the just-released 2017 MXGP start list for the Qatar opener, the Austrian KTM and Husky factory lead the way with 28 machines on the list – just over 44% of the field. That’s 16 KTMs – five in MXGP and 11 in MX2. And Husky have 12 with five in MXGP and seven in MX2.

Of the rest, Yamaha and Kawasaki tie on 10 each. Yamaha has six MXGP riders – the most of any single manufacturer – plus four MX2 while Kawasaki has four MXGP and six in MX2. Honda and Suzuki then have seven each, with Honda four in MXGP and three in MX2, with those numbers reversed in Kawasakis case. And TM has a single MX2 entrant for when the series kicks off in Qatar on February 25.

In terms of riders, Britain has four riders for Qatar in both MXGP and MX2 classes – Shaun Simpson, Jake Nicholls, Max Anstie, Tommy Searle on 450s and James Dunn, Conrad Mewse, Adam Sterry and Ben Watson in MX2. Other riders will do European-based GPs only. Photo JP Acevedo/ KTM Images

ENTRY LIST MXGP
	Nmbr	Surname	First Name	Brand	Nat	Fed	Team
1	4	Tonus	Arnaud	Yamaha	SUI	FMS	Wilvo Yamaha MXGP
2	7	Leok	Tanel	Husqvarna	EST	EMF	Husqvarna 8Biano Racing
3	9	de Dycker	Ken	Suzuki	BEL	FMB	JTECH SUZUKI VALENTI
4	12	Nagl	Maximilian	Husqvarna	GER	DMSB	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
5	17	Butron	Jose	KTM	ESP	RFME	Marchetti Racing Team KTM
6	21	Paulin	Gautier	Husqvarna	FRA	MCM	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
7	22	Strijbos	Kevin	Suzuki	BEL	FMB	Team Suzuki World MXGP
8	24	Simpson	Shaun	Yamaha	GBR	ACU	Wilvo Yamaha MXGP
9	25	Desalle	Clement	Kawasaki	BEL	FMB	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team
10	27	Jasikonis	Arminas	Suzuki	LTU	DMSB	Team Suzuki World MXGP
11	45	Nicholls	Jake	KTM	GBR	ACU	Hitachi KTM UK
12	71	Graulus	Damon	Honda	BEL	FMB	24MX Lucas Oil Honda
13	77	Lupino	Alessandro	Honda	ITA	FMI	Team Honda Red Moto
14	79	Corneth	Jaap	Yamaha	NED	KNMV	STC RACING
15	84	Herlings	Jeffrey	KTM	NED	KNMV	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
16	89	Van Horebeek	Jeremy	Yamaha	BEL	FMB	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
17	92	Guillod	Valentin	Yamaha	SUI	FMS	Team Honda Red Moto
18	99	Anstie	Max	Husqvarna	GBR	ACU	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
19	100	Searle	Tommy	Kawasaki	GBR	ACU	Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki
20	222	Cairoli	Antonio	KTM	ITA	FMI	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
21	243	Gajser	Tim	Honda	SLO	AMZS	Team HRC MXGP
22	259	Coldenhoff	Glenn	KTM	NED	KNMV	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
23	461	Febvre	Romain	Yamaha	FRA	FFM	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
24	777	Bobryshev	Evgeny	Honda	RUS	MUL	Team HRC MXGP
25	868	Docherty	Michael	Kawasaki	RSA	UAEMC
26	911	Tixier	Jordi	Kawasaki	FRA	FFM	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team
27	999	Goncalves	Rui	Husqvarna	POR	FMP	Husqvarna 8Biano Racing

MX2 Entry List

	ENTRY LIST MX2
	Nmbr	Surname	First Name	Brand	Nat	Fed	Team
1	6	Paturel	Benoit	Yamaha	FRA	FFM	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube
2	10	Vlaanderen	Calvin	KTM	NED	KNMV	HSF Logistics Motorsport Team
3	15	Bonini	Davide	KTM	ITA	FMI	KTM Silver Action
4	18	Brylyakov	Vsevolod	Kawasaki	RUS	MFR	Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki
5	19	Kjer Olsen	Thomas	Husqvarna	DEN	DMU	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
6	28	Notsuka	Chihiro	Honda	JPN	MFJ	Team HRC
7	29	Jacobi	Henry	Husqvarna	GER	DMSB	STC RACING
8	33	Lieber	Julien	KTM	BEL	FMB	LRT KTM
9	41	Jonass	Pauls	KTM	LAT	LAMSF	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
10	46	Pootjes	Davy	KTM	NED	KNMV	HSF Logistics Motorsport Team
11	57	Sanayei	Darian	Kawasaki	USA	AMA	Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki
12	61	Prado Garcia	Jorge	KTM	ESP	RFME	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
13	64	Covington	Thomas	Husqvarna	USA	AMA	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
14	66	Larranaga Olano	Iker	Husqvarna	ESP	RFME	Husqvarna 8Biano Racing
15	67	Klingsheim	Magne	Kawasaki	NOR	NMF	F&H Racing Team
16	91	Seewer	Jeremy	Suzuki	SUI	FMS	Team Suzuki World MX2
17	96	Lawrence	Hunter	Suzuki	AUS	MA	Team Suzuki World MX2
18	97	Ivanov	Maykal Grisha	Honda	BUL	QMMF	Vamo Racing Team
19	98	Vaessen	Bas	Suzuki	NED	KNMV	Team Suzuki World MX2
20	118	Rubini	Stephen	Kawasaki	FRA	FFM	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team
21	128	Monticelli	Ivo	KTM	ITA	FMI	Marchetti Racing Team KTM
22	152	Petrov	Petar	Kawasaki	BUL	QMMF	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team
23	161	Östlund	Alvin	Yamaha	SWE	SVEMO	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube
24	170	Ward	Caleb	Husqvarna	AUS	MA	Husqvarna 8Biano Racing
25	172	Van doninck	Brent	Yamaha	BEL	FMB	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube
26	189	Bogers	Brian	KTM	NED	KNMV	HSF Logistics Motorsport Team
27	200	Dunn	James	Yamaha	GBR	ACU	iFly JK Racing
28	211	Lapucci	Nicholas	KTM	ITA	FMI	Italian Factory
29	223	Tropepe	Giuseppe	Suzuki	ITA	FMI	JTECH SUZUKI VALENTI
30	297	Gole	Anton	Husqvarna	SWE	SVEMO	CEC Husqvarna Sweden
31	321	Bernardini	Samuele	TM	ITA	FMI	TM Racing Factory Team
32	426	Mewse	Conrad	Husqvarna	GBR	ACU	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
33	747	Cervellin	Michele	Honda	ITA	FMI	Team HRC
34	811	Sterry	Adam	Kawasaki	GBR	ACU	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team
35	841	Moroni	Luca	KTM	ITA	FMI	Italian Factory
36	919	Watson	Ben	KTM	GBR	ACU	Hitachi KTM UK

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