MotoGP 2016: Rider line-up
Repsol HondaMarc MarquezDani Pedrosa
Movistar YamahaValentino Rossi Jorge Lorenzo
Ducati TeamAndrea Dovizioso Andrea Iannone
SuzukiAleix Espargaro Maverick Vinales
Aprilia GresiniAlvaro Bautista Stefan Bradl
(Sam Lowes has Aprilia MotoGP deal for 2017 & 2018)
Monster Yamaha Tech 3Pol Espargaro Bradley Smith
Pramac DucatiDanilo Petrucci Scott Redding
LCR HondaCal Crutchlow
Marc VDS HondaTito RabatJack Miller
Aspar DucatiYonny HernadezEugene LavertyNicky Hayden is moving to WSBK with Ten Kate Honda
Avintia DucatiHector Barbera Loris Baz
Forward RacingRacing in Moto2, WSBK and WSS but not MotoGP next year.
AB MotoracingKarel Abraham? (Future of team unclear, may switch to WSBK*)
IodaracingAlex de Angelis? (de Angelis has two-year deal with Ioda, who are working to secure 2015 Aprilia RS-GP machinery for next year)
* Grid places could be taken over by teams seeking to join MotoGP. However KTM's arrival with a two-rider factory team in 2017 coincides with a new limit of 24 bikes, meaning some existing teams look set to disappear.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
