The provisional entry list for 🌃the 2014 MotoGP World Championship has been ෴released by the FIM.

The grid is set to remain at 24 riders - 11 factory and 13 of the new꧟ 'open' class (using the full control ECU system, but having extra fuel and engine changes) - with former Pramac Ducati rider Niccolo Canepa and✃ former 125cc world champion Mike di Meglio the latest additions.

Canepa finished ruꦕnner-up in FIM Superstock this year, and stood-in for Carlos Checa at tꦺwo WSBK events, while di Meglio suffered an injury shortened season with JiR in Moto2.

World champion Marc Marquez is set to continue with the #93, Iodaracing - which ran Suter-BMWs this year - are yet to con▨firm their machinery while the only seat still officially available is alongside Michael Laverty at PBM.

Moto2 world champ🌺ion Pol Espargaro, former title rival Scoꦫtt Redding and di Meglio are class rookies.

Riders who will not re🔯turn next year, unless they get the PBM seat, are: Ben Spies (retired), Randy de Puniet (Suzuki test rider), Claudio Corti, Lukas Pesek and Bryan Staring.

#4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Ducati *)
#5 Colin Edwards USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing (FTR Yamaha)
#6 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (Honda *)
#7 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Power Electronics Aspar (Honda)
#8 Hector Barbera SPA Avintia Blusens (FTR)
#9 Danilo Petrucci ITA Iodaracing Project (TBA)
#17 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (Honda)
#19 Alvaro Bautista SPA Go&Fun Honda Gresini (Honda *)
#26 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (Honda *)
#29 Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Ducati *)
#35 Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team (Ducati *)
#38 Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (Yamaha *)
#41 Aleix Espargaro SPA NGM Mobile Forward Racing (FTR Yamaha)
#44 Pol Espargaro SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (Yamaha *)
#45 Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (Honda)
#46 Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory Racing (Yamaha *)
#59 Niccol? Canepa ITA Iodaracing Project (TBA)
#63 Mike di Meglio FRA Avintia Blusens (FTR)
#68 Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Ducati)
#69 Nicky Hayden USA Power Electronics Aspar (Honda)
#70 Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM/ART)
#93 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (Honda *)
#99 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing (Yamaha *)To Be Confirmed Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM/ART)
* = Factory Entry: Will continue with their own ECU software but face four-litres less race fuel and a maximum of five, rather than twelve, engine changes during the season compared to the open class.