The 2011 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season was the fifth season of the

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rook ...

. The season began at Circuito de Jerez on 2 April and ended on 3 September at the

Misano World Circuit The Misano World Circuit (officially known as Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli or Misano Circuit Sic 58, and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica) is a race track located next to the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of R ...

after 14 races. The races, contested by the riders on equal

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machinery, were held at eight meetings on the

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calendar.

Calendar

The season saw an expanded calendar, from six meetings up to eight meetings, adding events at Estoril for the first time since 2008, and

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for the first time. Of the eight meetings, six were double-headers, with single races at

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and Misano.

Entry list

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers, provided the rider finished the race.

References

External links

Official Site

Season at FIM-Website
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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup racing seasons