Rins and Oliveira could be the men for the CX Repsol Moto3 team

Yesterday journalist Marc Martín revealed on Twitter the name of the rider who will take the CX Repsol seat for the Moto3 category of the Motorcycle World Championship, and it seems to be what most people expected, since that name is Álex Rins.

According to Martín, the 125GP Spanish Champion will be the one to move up to the world motorcycle championship to compete on a Honda, for now one of the most reliable Moto3 machines for the 2012 season, while the national runner-up, Álex Márquez, will stay in the Spanish Speed Championship (CEV), although it has been said he will take part in some Grand Prix events as a wild card.

There is also a lot of talk about Rins’s teammate for the Moto3 adventure, and everything points to a rider who is NOT Spanish, so if we look at the latest CEV results and form, everything suggests it will be Miguel Oliveira. The Portuguese rider took part in the last CEV rounds on a Moto3 Honda as Rins’s teammate, along with Márquez and Bagnaia, and beat them on two occasions.

There is still no official confirmation from the team, but everything points to Bagnaia and Márquez staying in the CEV, with new developments for 2012, while Rins and Oliveira move up to the World Championship. We don’t think it will take long to announce the structure for the new category, but everything suggests the champion and the Portuguese rider will be the men for the World Championship.

I think the decision on Rins has two key points: the first is that he is the champion, and the best one normally moves up, and the second is his age, since Márquez could not start the World Championship and would have to wait several races to get into action because he lacks the required action, so that has cost him points in the race to be chosen.

What do you think of the possible decision?

Source | Marc Martín Twitter