32-strong field for 2013 Moto3 battle

A 32-strong field, which includes British duo Danny Webb and John McPhee, will contest the second Moto3 world championship in 2013.

Webb is down to ride a Suter Honda machine on the provisional entry list released today, but it is understood the final decision has yet to be taken on which chassis his Ambrogio Racing squad will use when the new season gets underway on April 7 in Qatar.

Scot McPhee will partner Aussie Jack Miller on an FTR-Honda for the Racing Team Germany squad in what will be his first full season in the world championship.

With German Sandro Cortese moving to Moto2, the hot pre-season favourite is likely to be Spaniard Maverick Vinales, with other contenders including Jonas Folger, Romano Fenati and rising Malaysian star Zulfahmi Khairuddin.

Provisional 2013 Moto3 entry list

3        MATTEO FERRARI, ITALIAN, ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, FTR HONDA
4        FRANCESCO BAGNAIA, ITALIAN, TEAM ITALIA FIM, FTR HONDA
5        ROMANO FENATI, ITALIAN, TEAM ITALIA FMI, FTR HONDA
7        EFREN VAZQUEZ, SPANISH, MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA
8        JACK MILLER, AUSTRALIAN, RACING TEAM GERMANY, FTR HONDA
9        TONI FINSTERBUSCH, GERMAN, KIEFER RACING, KALEX KTM
11       LIVIO LOI, BELGIAN, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX KTM
12       ALEX MARQUEZ, SPANISH, ESTRELLA GALICIA 0’0, KTM
17       JOHN McPHEE, BRITISH, RACING TEAM GERMANY, FTR HONDA
19       ALESSANDRO TONUCCI, ITALIAN, CARETTA TECHNOLOGY, HONDA
22       ANA CARRASCO, SPANISH, JHK t-shirt LAGLISSE, KTM
23       NICCOLO ANTONELLI, ITALIAN, GO & FUN GRESINI Moto3, FTR HONDA
25       MAVERICK VINALES, SPANISH, JHK t-shirt LAGLISSE, KTM
29       HYUGA WATANABE, JAPANESE, CARETTA TECHNOLOGY, HONDA
31       NIKLAS AJO, FINNISH, AVANT TECNO, KTM
32       ISAAC VINALES, SPANISH, BIMBO – ONGETTA-CENTRO SETA, FTR HONDA
39       LUIS SALOM, SPANISH, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
41       BRAD BINDER, SOUTH AFRICAN, AMBROGIO RACING, SUTER HONDA
42       ALEX RINS, SPANISH, ESTRELLA GALICIA 0’0, KTM
44       MIGUEL OLIVEIRA, PORTUGUESE, MAHINDRA RACING, MAHINDRA
53       JASPER IWEMA, DUTCH, RW RACING GP, KALEX KTM
57       ERIC GRANADO, BRAZILIAN, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3, KALEX KTM
58       JUAN GUEVARA, SPANISH, CIP, TSR HONDA
61       ARTHUR SISSIS, AUSTRALIAN, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
63       ZULFAHMI KHAIRUDDIN, MALAYSIAN, RED BULL KTM AJO, KTM
65       PHILIPP OETTL, GERMAN, PADDOCK TT MOTION, KALEX KTM
66       FLORIAN ALT, GERMAN, KIEFER RACING, KALEX KTM
77       LORENZO BALDASSARRI, ITALIAN, GO & FUN GRESINI Moto3, FTR HONDA
84       JAKUB KORNFEIL, CZECH, REDOX RW RACING GP, KALEX KTM
89       ALAN TECHER, FRENCH, CIP, TSR HONDA
94       JONAS FOLGER, GERMAN, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM Moto3, KALEX KTM
99       DANNY WEBB, BRITISH, AMBROGIO RACING, SUTER HONDA