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MotoGP, Bagnaia yes, Rossi no: all Jerez Virtual Race riders

Debut for Savadori, Petrucci also present. Bastianini, Baldassarri, and Marini will be wearing blue in the Moto2. Arbolino, Foggia, Antonelli, and Rossi in the Moto3.

MotoGP: Bagnaia yes, Rossi no: all Jerez Virtual Race riders

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The news was already official, but now we also have names. The third virtual race in the history of the MotoGP will take place on Sunday May 3rd at 3 pm, and it'll be an actual Grand Prix, with all three championship classes racing. A significant step forward, which will undoubtedly raise the show and entertainment level, also thanks to the use (for the first time) of the MotoGP20, the latest version of the Milestone series, already available to the public since April 23rd.

The premier class will have 11 riders compete in 13 laps, half the number compared to a real championship race, while 10 riders from the two minor classes will be doing 8 laps (35% of a "real" race) to show their skills with their joy pads in their hands. For a more realistic effect, there will be a real post-race press conference for each category, which will be broadcasted on the MotoGP's Instagram profile starting at 5pm.

Speaking of the line-ups, each team in the MotoGP will be represented by a single rider, with the exception of the Repsol Honda team (which will have both Marquez brothers) and the Tech3 team, which will be able to count on both Iker Lecuona and Miguel Oliveira. Obviously, the winner of the last virtual race at the Red Bull Ring, Pecco Bagnaia, will also be present, as well as Maverick Vinales who, unlike during the Austrian stage, will not be joined by Valentino Rossi.

Danilo Petrucci and Lorenzo Salvadori will be defending the Azzuri along with Bagnaia. Salvadori will be making his "virtual" debut in the MotoGP riding an Aprilia.

As for the Moto2, there's no shortage of prominent names in the category. There will, in fact, be two Azzurri who got on the podium in Losail, namely Lorenzo Baldassarri and Enea Bastianini, with Luca Marini completing the team. The winner, Tetsuta Nagashima, will not be present, so Jorge Martin will replace him on team Ajo.

The Qatar winner will instead be present in the Moto3, since Albert Arenas confirmed that he'll be racing. As for the other Azzurri: Dennis Foggia, Niccolò Antonelli, Riccardo Rossi, and Tony Arbolino, they will all be present.

Below is the complete list of participants, class by class:

MOTOGP

Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez

Ducati Team: Danilo Petrucci

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP: Maverick Viñales

Suzuki Ecstar: Alex Rins

Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Quartararo

Pramac Racing: Francesco Bagnaia

Reale Avintia Racing: Tito Rabat

Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Miguel Oliveira, Iker Lecuona

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Lorenzo Savadori

MOTO2

Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jorge Martin

Flexbox HP 40: Lorenzo Baldassarri

Italtrans Racing Team: Enea Bastianini

American Racing: Marcos Ramirez

Beta Tools Speed Up: Jorge Navarro

Liqui Moly Intact GP: Marcel Schrötter

Aspar Team: Aron Canet

Petronas Sprinta Racing: Jake Dixon

NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bendsneyder

Sky Racing Team VR46: Luca Marini

MOTO3

Aspar Team Gaviota: Albert Arenas

Leopard Racing: Dennis Foggia

SIC58 Squadra Corse: Niccolo Antonelli

Kömmerling Gresini Moto3: Gabriel Rodrigo

Rivacold Snipers Team: Tony Arbolino

Red Bull KTM Ajo: Raul Fernandez

Estrella Galicia 0,0: Sergio Garcia

Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Deniz Öncü

Sterilgarda Max Racing Team: Alonso Lopez

BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy: Ricardo Rossi

 

 

Translated by Leila Myftija
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