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125cc: Smith's Aspar switch key '09 change

Bradley Smith's switch to the crack Aspar squad for 2009 is the key change in the 125cc field following the FIM's announcement of the 29-bike official entry list for next year

The Briton - under pressure to deliver in 2009 with a team that won the championship in 2007 with Gabor Talmacsi and 2006 with Alvaro Bautista - is still to post his first win in the category.

But with Talmacsi and reigning champion Mike di Meglio moving up to 250s, Smith's switch from Polaris World is the most high profile of the off-season.

In a largely unchanged, but highly competitive field, Simone Corsi starts the season as one of the favourites on the Pons Aprilia but will face stiff opposition from several competitors, including his teammate Nicolas Terol.

The entry list confirms that Sergio Gadea will remain with Aspar, while Donington-winner Scott Redding stays with Blusens Aprilia.

Another race-winner from 2008, Stefan Bradl, will return for a crack at the title with Kiefer Racing.

The British-based Maxtra team, a joint venture between John Surtees and former Suzuki boss John Taylor in collaboration with Chinese bike manufacturer Haojue, has also been granted entries for Matthew Hoyle and Michael Ranseder.


No   Rider                 Team                       Bike
5   Alexis Masbou          Loncin Racing              Loncin
7   Dominique Aegerter     Ajo Interwetten            Derbi
8   Lorenzo Zanetti        Wwc                        Aprilia
11  Sandro Cortese         Ajo Interwetten            Derbi
12  Esteve Rabat           Blusens Aprilia            Aprilia
16  Cameron Beaubier       Red Bull Ktm 125           Ktm
17  Stefan Bradl           Kiefer Racing              Aprilia
18  Nicolas Terol          Jack & Jones Pons          Aprilia
24  Simone Corsi           Jack & Jones Pons          Aprilia
27  Stefano Bianco         Cbc Corse                  Aprilia
29  Andrea Iannone         Wwc                        Aprilia
30  Pere Tutusaus          Matteoni Racing            Aprilia
32  Lorenzo Savadori       Fontana Racing             Aprilia
33  Sergio Gadea           Bancaja Aspar              Aprilia
34  Randy Krummenacher     Degraaf Grand Prix         Aprilia
38  Bradley Smith          Bancaja Aspar              Aprilia
44  Pol Espargaro          Derbi Racing               Derbi
45  Scott Redding          Blusens Aprilia            Aprilia
60  Julian Simon           Bancaja Aspar              Aprilia
66  Matthew Hoyle          Maxtra Team                Maxtra
71  Tomoyoshi Koyama       Loncin Racing              Loncin
72  Marco Ravaioli         Cbc Corse                  Aprilia
73  Takaaki Nakagami       Wwc                        Aprilia
81  Jasper Iwema           Kiefer Racing              Aprilia
88  Michael Ranseder       Maxtra Team                Maxtra
93  Marc Marquez           Red Bull Ktm 125           Ktm
94  Jonas Folger           Wwc                        Aprilia
99  Danny Webb             Degraaf Grand Prix         Aprilia
Tbc Tbc                    Derbi Racing               Derbi

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