Arthur Sissis, the 16 year old Australian, has signed to race on the Ajo Motorsport Team for the 2012 Moto3 season alongside fellow ex-Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Danny Kent. It was their success in the Rookies Cup in 2011 and 2010 respectively that ensured their inclusion in the factory KTM team. “It’s a dream come true,” said Sissis. “This has been the best year of my life. I have learnt so much in the Rookies Cup. I was a speedway rider before and learnt everything about road racing in the Cup. I know that racing in the GP class is a new challenge but I’m ready for it.” Sissis finished 2nd in the 2011 Cup behind Lorenzo Baldassarri. The 15 year old Italian is too young to race in GPs and will stay in the Rookies Cup for 2012. His year, along with the other 23 Rookies, starts with the pre season test at Estoril in Portugal on April 2nd with the first contest of the 15 race season at Jerez on April 28th. The 24 Rookies represent 14 nations from across the globe, from Japan and South Africa, the breadth of Europe to the United States of America. They will race at 8 Grands Prix across Europe in 15 races and been seen around the world on more than 50 TV stations. The best rider at the end of the season is guaranteed a place in the factory KTM Moto3 team for 2013. 2012 Provisional Calendar* Pre Season Test April 2,3,5 Estoril, Portugal Races April 28th / 29th Jerez,Spain [races 1+2] May 5th / 6th Estoril, Portugal [races 3+4] June 16th / 17th Silverstone, United Kingdom [races 5+6] June 29th / 30th Assen, Netherlands [races 7+8] July 7th / 8th Sachsenring, Germany [races 9+10] August 25th / 26th Brno, Czech Republic [races 11+12] September 15th Misano, Republic of San Marino [race 13] September 29th / 30th Aragon, Spain [races 14+15] * subject to changes in MotoGP calendar Provisional Entry List 3 Diego Perez (ESP) 5 Philipp Oettl (GER) 6 María Herrera (ESP) 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) 8 Hafiq Azmi (MAS) 11 Livio Loi (BEL) 18 Aaron Espana (ESP) 21 Filippo Scalbi (ITA) 25 Willi Albert (GER) 27 Joe Roberts (USA) 28 Bradley Ray (GBR) 29 Stefano Manzi (ITA) 34 Jordan Weaving (RSA) 46 Yui Watanabe (JPN) 47 Nicolò Castellini (ITA) 50 Lukas Trautmann (AUT) 66 Florian Alt (GER) 75 Ivo Lopes (POR) 77 Kyle Ryde (GBR) 88 Jorge Martín (ESP) 89 Alan Techer (FRA) 94 Simon Danilo (FRA) 95 Scott Deroue (NED) 98 Karel Hanika (CZE)