Another 11 riders have been added to the Red Bull Rookies Cup grid for the 2012 season. Over 100 of the best young riders around the world competed at Aragon this weekend over a three day test, but only the 11 best riders were chosen to join the grid.
Italy and Spain both had three riders chosen for the 2012 Red Bull Rookies cup. France, Belgium, Great Britain and Russia will also be represented by the new class of riders.
Here are the 11 riders chosen.
Nicolò Castellini (ITA)
Simon Danilo (FRA)
Karel Hanika (CZE)
María Herrera (ESP)
Livio Loi (BEL)
Stefano Manzi (ITA)
Jorge Martín (ESP)
Diego Perez (ESP)
Bradley Ray (GBR)
Filippo Scalbi (ITA)
Jordan Weaving (RSA)
Riders like Florian Alt, Philipp Oettl, and Lorenzo Baldassarri will be returning to the Red Bull Rookies Cup next year to complete a 25 rider grid. The USA will have one representative in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2012 with the return of Joe Roberts.
Here is the 2012 Provisional Entry List
Willi Albert (GER)
Florian Alt (GER)
Hafiq Azmi (MAS)
Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA)
Nicolò Castellini (ITA)
Simon Danilo (FRA)
Scott Deroue (NED)
Aaron Espana (ESP)
Josep Garcia (ESP)
Karel Hanika (CZE)
María Herrera (ESP)
Livio Loi (BEL)
Ivo Lopes (POR)
Stefano Manzi (ITA)
Jorge Martín (ESP)
Philipp Oettl (GER)
Diego Perez (ESP)
Bradley Ray (GBR)
Joe Roberts (USA)
Kyle Ryde (GBR)
Filippo Scalbi (ITA)
Alan Techer (FRA)
Lukas Trautmann (AUT)
Yui Watanabe (JPN)
Jordan Weaving (RSA)
