Star studded line up in Sardinia

It seems like time just flies by these days as we close the chapter on the first month of 2015. Tomorrow, February 1^st will mark the start of the season for many MXGP riders with homework being due in Sardinia, Italy where the first round of the Italian Championship will take place. Some of the biggest names of motocross will be on the line, guys we’re dying to see take to the track with their new teams and set-ups behind them.

A few guys to look out for as they make the first dent in their 2015 seasons will be of course the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli who will be lining up against his Red Bull KTM Factory teammates Tommy Searle and Ken De Dycker. Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin is also a hot topic with a huge fan base with their money on him for the MXGP title this year.

IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl could also peel off a win, as could Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek. A few other names generating a lot of interest are the Husqvarna boys Dean Ferris, Todd Waters and Rui Goncalves and also MX2’s bronze medalist Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre who will be making his MXGP debut.

Also adding to the star-studded line up is DP19 Racing’s David Philippaerts who will be riding Yamaha once again, while fellow Italian Davide Guarneri will also be lining up on board his TM Factory Racing machine. Meanwhile, Gert Krestinov is a bit of a sand master, which will work in his favor in Sardinia, which also could be said about Jose Butron who is not really known for his sand skills but has been working under the wing of the great Harry Everts over the winter. There is also a lot of curiosity surrounding Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev who has been off the radar in recent times due to injury.

While these are only a few names to keep an eye on, there are definitely a lot more riders I haven’t mentioned who have the ability to shake things up. Check out the entry lists below. To watch via the live stream, click HERE and for results, click HERE. (Obviously these links won’t be available till tomorrow.)

MXGP

1 9 DE DYCKER KEN (KTM)
2 12 NAGL MAX (HUS)
3 16 GRUARIN FEDERICO (KAW)
4 17 BUTRON OLIVA JOSE ANTONIO (KTM)
5 19 PHILIPPAERTS DAVID (YAM)
6 21 PAULIN GAUTIER (HON)
7 37 KRESTINOV GERT (HON)
8 39 GUARNERI DAVIDE (TM)
9 47 WATERS TODD (HUS)
10 51 DE BORTOLI DAVIDE (HON)
11 62 GERCAR KLEMEN (HUS)
12 66 CIUCCI DAWID KRYSTIAN (KTM)
13 73 BERTUZZO PIER FILIPPO (YAM)
14 89 VAN HOREBEEK JEREMY (YAM)
15 100 SEARLE TOMMY (KTM)
16 111 DEAN FERRIS (HUS)
17 115 KIM SCHAFFTER (YAM)
18 119 MASSA CLAUDIO (KTM)
19 153 MADDII MARCO (KTM)
20 222 CAIROLI ANTONIO (KTM)
21 227 WHATLEY KRISTIAN (HON)
22 391 CENCIONI MICHELE (HUS)
23 461 FEBVRE ROMAIN (YAM)
24 671 TIAINEN SANTTU (HUS)
25 704 WILDE ASHLEY (HON)
26 777 BOBRYSHEV EVGENY (HON)
27 795 MARK SZOKE (SUZ)
28 866 SANNA GABRIELE (YAM)
29 991 WATSON NATHAN (HUS)
30 999 GONCALVES RUI (HUS)

MX2

1 6 BENOIT PATUREL (YAM)
2 8 KRATZER MICHAEL (KAW)
3 10 RAGADINI TOMAS (HUS)
4 15 BONINI DAVIDE (HUS)
5 18 BRYLYAKOV VSEVOLOD (HON)
6 41 JONASS PAULS (KTM)
7 43 D’ANGELO ALESSANDRO (KTM)
8 44 PAGANINI MARCO (HON)
9 52 MARINI THOMAS (KTM)
10 58 TRAMONTANA ANTONINO (KTM)
11 59 ALEKSANDR TONKOV (HUS)
12 70 ZECCHINA SIMONE (KAW)
13 71 FURBETTA JOAKIN (KTM)
14 85 POOTJES DAVY (KTM)
15 91 JEREMY SEEWER (SUZ)
16 94 AZARA PAOLO GABRIELE (HON)
17 95 FURLOTTI SIMONE (KTM)
18 97 IVANOV MICHAEL (HUS)
19 112 PINNA KEVIN (YAM)
20 128 MONTICELLI IVO (KTM)
21 151 GETTEMAN JENS (HON)
22 165 MARRAZZO DARIO (KTM)
23 211 LAPUCCI NICHOLAS (HUS)
24 224 TROPEPE GIUSEPPE (HON)
25 241 GAJSER NEJC (HON)
26 243 GAJSER TIM (HON)
27 263 MEMOLI ALFREDO (HON)
28 274 LUNDGREN ANTON (HUS)
29 300 GOLOVKIN VIACHESLAV (KTM)
30 313 ISDRAELE ROMANO TOMMASO (KTM)
31 316 BERTUCCELLI GIOVANNI (HON)
32 372 BARANOV IVAN (KTM)
33 377 VASEV LUBOMIR (YAM)
34 435 KORNELIUSSEN SAM (TM)
35 471 TARASOV VOLODYMYR (KTM)
36 491 PASELLA GAVINO (YAM)
37 551 LEONOV VLADISLAV (SUZ)
38 555 GURYEV ARTEM (KTM)
39 556 MALLET SIMON (HON)
40 622 RAVERA LORENZO (YAM)
41 644 KOUWENBERG NICK (HON)
42 711 VALENTE CRISTOPHER (HUS)
43 841 MORONI LUCA (KTM)
44 877 GRIGOLETTO FILIPPO (KTM)
45 878 PEZZUTO STEFANO (YAM)