2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup entry list revealed

25 riders from 18 nations are listed for next season’s Rookies Cup campaign

The 15th season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup wrapped up in Aragon in sensational style with David Alonso taking the title and a KTM 125 Duke to enjoy.

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As a Cup alumnus, the 15-year-old Colombian follows some great names as he chases his dreams. While he was enjoying Cup success this past weekend, other former Rookies were on the podium in all Grand Prix classes.

To date 30 Alumni have stood on the podium and 21 have won Grand Prix. Almost 50% of Rookies have graduated to the World Championship. Eight have won World Championships and last year's Cup winner Pedro Acosta heads this season's Moto3™ title chase. Ex Rookie Raul Fernandez is 2nd in Moto2™ and Joan Mir is 3rd in MotoGP™ having won the title last season.

The next generation are keen to follow and the provisional entry for the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is announced. 25 riders from 18 nations are listed. Up to and including 2021, 211 riders representing 36 have competed in the Cup. The addition of Mexico for next season takes that to 37 nations and a total of 223 riders.

Dorna Sports has selected two riders from the 2021 Northern Talent Cup grid to make the next step on the Road to MotoGP™. Czech rider Jakub Gurecky, who won the crown this season, and two-time runner up Lorenz Luciano, from Belgium, will both compete in the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup as Dorna’s selected riders. In addition, Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup rider Fadillah Aditama has also been chosen by Dorna to compete in the series next season. 

Current riders invited to remain in the Cup for 2022:

- Tatchakorn Buasri (THA)
- Eddie O’Shea (GBR)
- Freddie Heinrich (GER)
- Cormac Buchanan (NZL)
- Demis Mihaila (ITA)
- Harrison Voight (AUS)
- Soma Görbe (HUN)
- Gabin Planques (FRA)
- Luca Lunetta (ITA)
- Taiyo Furusato (JPN)
- Filippo Farioli (ITA)
- Jakob Rosenthaler (AUT)
- Collin Veijer (NED)

New Riders invited to join the Cup:

- Marcos Ruda (ESP)
- Jose Antonio Rueda (ESP)
- Maximo Martinez Quiles (ESP)
- Angel Piqueras (ESP)
- Jacob Roulstone (AUS)
- Guillermo Marcel Moreno Crail (MEX)
- Rico Salmela (FIN)
- Alex Venturini (ITA)
- Jakub Gurecky (CZE)
- Lorenz Luciano (BEL)
- Fadillah Aditama (INA)
- Ruche Moodley (RSA)

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