STATISTICS 2016

MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#07 Gran Premi Monster Energy de CatalunyaJune 1st

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

CAREER 2016

Starts 246 (148 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 6Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2ndPodiums 71 (30 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 16 (3 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 4thLast Win GBR/09 -Last Podium QAT/16/2nd QAT/2ndLast Pole QAT/15 -

» Dovizioso had four successive podium finishes at the Catalan GP in the smaller classes, from 2004 to 2007, including a win in the 250cc category in 2006 from pole position

» He has had a single podium finish from his eight starts in Catalunya in the MotoGP class - 3rd in 2012 riding a Yamaha

» Two years ago in Catalunya Dovizioso was the first Ducati rider across the line in 8th place » Last year Dovizioso crashed out of third place in Catalunya on the sixth lap

Age: 30

4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2016

Starts 162 (75 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2TM, 54 x 125) 6Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 7thPodiums 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) 16thLast Win GBR/11 (Moto2) -Last Podium USA/13/2nd -Last Pole USA/13 -

» Bradl made his grand prix debut, at the age of fifteen, in the 125cc class as a wild-card at the Catalan GP in 2005

» In 2011 he qualified on pole and won the Moto2 race at the Catalan GP - his only GP podium finish at the circuit

» He qualified 8th and finished 8th in 2012 at the Catalunya circuit in his rookie year in the MotoGP class

» Bradl finished 5th in Catalunya in both 2013 & 2014 » Last year Bradl finish in 8th position in Catalunya, winning the Open Class for the first time

Age: 26

6. Stefan Bradl

CAREER 2016

Starts 231 (109 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 6Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) 5thPodiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 8thLast Win VAL/09 (250cc) -Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) -Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) -

» Barbera won the 125cc race at the Catalan GP back in 2004 » He finished 3rd in the 250cc GP at the Catalunya circuit in both 2008 and 2009, and in 2009 he also qualified on pole

» In 2010 he qualified 13th and finished 10th in his rookie season in the MotoGP class, his best result at the circuit in the top category

» Last year Barbera finished 16th at the Catalan GP, after he had to call into the pits to fix a technical problem

Age: 29

8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2016

Starts 70 - all MotoGP 2Best result 2nd 7thPodiums 1 x MotoGP 0Best grid 5th 9thLast Win - -Last Podium GBR/15/2nd -Last Pole - -

» Petrucci raced at the Catalunya circuit for the first time in 2012: he quali-fied in 20th place on the grid and finished 19th

» In 2013 he finished 11th at the Catalan GP - his best result of 2013 » In 2014 he did not race in Catalunya as he had still not full recovered from injuries suffered at Jerez

» Last year Petrucci qualified in 16th position but improved during the race to finish in 9th place

Age: 25

9. Danilo Petrucci

CAREER 2016

Starts 226 (110 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 6Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 9thPodiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 13thLast Win CAT/09 (250cc) -Last Podium FRA/14/3rd -Last Pole GBR/12 -

» Bautista won the 125cc race at the Catalan GP from pole position in 2006 on his way to taking the world title

» In 2008 he finished 2nd in the 250cc race at Catalunya after a tremendous battle with Simoncelli and in 2009 he took the 250cc race victory

» He finished 5th in Catalunya in 2010, equalling the best result of his rookie season in the top class; this is also his best result from six starts at the circuit in the MotoGP class

» Last year at Catalunya Bautista finished 10th equalling his best result of 2015

Age: 31

19. Alvaro Bautista CAREER 2016

Starts 91 (24 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3) 6Wins/best result 16 (4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3TM) (3rd in MotoGP) 3rdPodiums 41 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 1Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 2ndLast Win MAL/14 (Moto2) -Last Podium FRA/16/3rd FRA/3rdLast Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) -

» Viñales has finished on the podium in four out of five GP starts at the Catalan GP

» He was 2nd in the 125cc race in Catalunya in 2011, he won the Moto3 race in 2012 from pole position and he finished 3rd in the Moto3 race in 2013 on his way to taking the world title

» In 2014 Viñales finished second in the Moto2 class in Catalunya » Last year at Catalunya Viñales qualified in second position on the grid, and finished the race in 6th place, his equal best result of his rookie MotoGP season

Age: 21

25. Maverick Viñales

CAREER 2016

Starts 250 (172 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 6Wins/best result 51 (28 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 3rdPodiums 142 (101 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 4thLast Win MAL/15 -Last Podium ARG/16/3rd ARG/3rdLast Pole MAL/15 -

» Pedrosa has won in all three classes at the Catalunya circuit; he won the 125cc race at Catalunya in 2003, the 250cc race in 2005 and in MotoGP in 2008

» In addition to his win in 2008, Pedrosa has had six other podium finishes in the MotoGP class at Catalunya including the last four years

» He was on pole in Catalunya in both 2013 and 2014, finishing the race 2nd in 2013 and 3rd two years ago

» Last year Pedrosa finished on the podium again at Catalunya, in third place, after getting a bad start and finishing the first lap down in 10th

Age: 30

26. Dani Pedrosa CAREER 2016

Starts 185 (57 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 6Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 3rdPodiums 29 (5 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 2Poles/best grid 9 (1 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 3rdLast Win ITA/12 (Moto2) -Last Podium ITA/16/3rd ITA/3rdLast Pole ITA/15 -

» Iannone won the 125cc race in 2009 at the Catalan GP, from eighth place on the grid

» He won the Moto2 race in 2012 in Catalunya, after a great last lap battle with Thomas Luthi

» In 2013 at the Catalan GP he had his best qualifying result of his rookie year in the MotoGP class, in 8th place on the grid, then crashed at Turn 10 on the fifth lap of the race

» In 2014 Iannone started from 11th place on the grid in Catalunya, and finished the race in 9th » Last year Iannone qualified down in 12th position but improved during the race to finish in 4th

Age: 26

29. Andrea Iannone

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CAREER 2016

Starts 93 - all MotoGP 6Best result 2nd 11thPodiums 8 (8 x MotoGP) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5thLast Win - -Last Podium ARG/15/3rd -Last Pole CZE/13 -

» Crutchlow raced at the Catalunya circuit for the first time in 2011, when he finished 7th and the first non-factory bike

» Qualified 3rd in Catalunya in 2012 and finished 5th after battling with Casey Stoner for much of the race

» In 2013 he qualified in second place on the grid at the Catalan GP, then crashed out of the race on the sixth lap

» Qualified 13th in 2014 in Catalunya, then retired from the race on the 10th lap with technical problems » Last year Crutchlow failed to finish the race for the 3rd consecutive year at Catalunya, after he was pushed wide by Aleix Espargaro and crashed on the first lap

Age: 30

35. Cal Crutchlow CAREER 2016

Starts 173 (60 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 6Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 7thPodiums 25 (2 x MotoGP, 3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 6thLast Win VAL/10 (125cc) -Last Podium RSM/15/2nd -Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) -

» Smith has had a single podium finish at the Catalan GP; 2nd in the 125cc race in 2010

» In 2013 he was 6th in Catalunya, equalling his best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP class

» In 2014 in Catalunya, Smith got a bad start from 8th place on the grid to finish the first lap down in 13th, before recovering to finish 10th

» Last year at Catalunya, Smith got a good start from 8th position on the grid, and finished the race in 5th

Age: 25

38. Bradley Smith

CAREER 2016

Starts 184 (100 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 6Best result 2nd 5thPodiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 6thLast Win - -Last Podium ARA/14/2nd -Last Pole CAT/15 -

» Aleix Espargaro finished 3rd in the Moto2 class at the Catalan Grand Prix in 2011 - his first podium finish in GP racing

» In 2012 he finished 13th and first CRT rider across the line in Catalunya » He was first CRT rider across the line again three years ago, in 8th place, equalling his best result of 2013

» In 2014 he was the first Open Class rider across the line in 6th place » Last year Aleix qualified on pole position, giving Suzuki their first pole in 8 years, but then in the race he crashed out of 4th place on the 21st lap

Age: 26

41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 77 (22 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 4Wins/best result 6 (6 x Moto3) (11th in MotoGP) 14thPodiums 10 (10 x Moto3) 0Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto3) (15th in MotoGP) 15thLast Win VAL/14 (Moto3) -Last Podium VAL/14/1st (Moto3) -Last Pole MAL/14 (Moto3) -

» Two years ago Miller finished 4th at Catalunya in Moto3, after making up four places on the final lap

» Last year Miller qualified in 21st position on the grid and finished the race in 11th, the best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP class Age: 21

43. Jack Miller

CAREER 2016

Starts 164 (42 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 6Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 5thPodiums 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 4thLast Win JPN/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) -

» Pol Espargaro made his GP debut in the 125cc class at the Catalan GP in 2006 just eight days after his 15th birthday

» He twice finished on the podium at Catalunya in the 125cc class: he was 2nd in 2008, after qualifying on pole for the first time, and third in 2010

» In 2012 Espargaro was leading the Moto2 world championship classification before the Catalan GP, where he crashed on the 21st lap when he and Marc Marquez collided

» In 2013 in Catalunya, he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race and won for the first time at the circuit » He finished 7th at Catalunya in his rookie MotoGP season, and last year he crashed out of the race on the fifth lap at Turn 3

Age: 24

44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 142 (42 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 6Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 6thPodiums 17 (1 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(6th in MotoGP) 10thLast Win GBR/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium RSM/15/3rd -Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) -

» Redding finished 4th in the Moto2 race at Catalunya in 2013 - his best result at the circuit in his eight years competing in GP racing

» In 2014 he crossed the line in 12th place at the Catalan GP, but was penalized and relegated one place for cutting the track at Turn 1

» Last year Redding finished in 7th position at Catalunya, his best dry weather result of 2015

Age: 23

45. Scott Redding

CAREER 2016

Starts 336 (276 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 6Wins 113 (87 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 1Podiums 214 (178 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 3Poles 63 (53 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2Last Win SPA/16 SPALast Podium FRA/16/2nd FRA/2ndLast Pole ITA/16 ITA

» Prior to 2010 Rossi had finished on the podium for thirteen successive years in Catalunya, a sequence started when he won the 125cc race there in 1997

» In the premier-class he has had twelve podium finishes in Catalunya, including six victories and has started from pole there on four occasions

» In addition to the six premier-class wins he also won the 125cc GP at Catalunya in 1997 and the 250cc class in 1998 and 1999

» Rossi missed the Catalan GP in 2010 due to the injuries suffered in his crash at Mugello » For the last two years Rossi has finished 2nd at the Catalan GP

Age: 37

46. Valentino Rossi CAREER 2016

Starts 54 (24 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 6Best result 4th 4thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th - 250cc (14th in MotoGP) 14thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Laverty has twice raced in the 250cc class at Catalunya; in 2007 he finished 19th and in 2008 he was 16th

» Last year Laverty finished in 12th position at Catalunya, the best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP class Age: 29

50. Eugene Laverty

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CAREER 2016

Starts 164 (5 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 5Wins/best result 13 (13 x Moto2) 9thPodiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) 19thLast Win VAL/15 (Moto2) -Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) -

» Rabat has finished on the podium in the Moto2 class for the last 3 years at Catalunya, including a win in 2014 from pole position

» Rabat will be competing at Catalunya in the MotoGP class for the first timeAge: 26

53. Tito Rabat CAREER 2016

Starts 106 (75 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 6Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 14thPodiums 0 0Best grid 5th 12thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Hernandez finished 9th in the Moto2 race at the Catalan Grand Prix in 2011 - which was his best GP result at that time

» His best result from four appearances at the Catalan GP in the MotoGP class is 11th in 2014 riding a Ducati

» Last year Hernandez crashed out of the Catalunya GP on the third lap

Age: 27

68. Yonny Hernandez

CAREER 2016

Starts 23 x MotoGP 6Best result 4th 12thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th 12thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Last year Baz competed in a grand prix at Catalunya for the first time, finishing the race in 13th after qualifying in 19th

Age: 23

76. Loris Baz CAREER 2016

Starts 138 (60 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 6Wins 52 (26 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 2Podiums 83 (44 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 5Poles 60 (32 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 2Last Win AME/16 AMELast Podium ITA/16/2nd ITA/2ndLast Pole AME/16 AME

» Prior to last year Marquez had finished on the podium for five consecutive years at the Catalan Grand Prix

» He won the 125cc race in 2010 from pole position, in 2011 he finished 2nd in the Moto2 race, and in 2012 he qualified on pole and finished 3rd in the Moto2 race in Catalunya

» In 2013 he took the final podium position in the MotoGP race in Catalunya, after qualifying in sixth place on the grid

» Marquez won the MotoGP race in Catalunya in 2014, after starting from third place on the grid and taking the lead from Rossi on the 20th lap

» Last year Marquez crashed out of the race on the third lap when chasing race leader Lorenzo

Age: 23

93. Marc Marquez

CAREER 2016

Starts 238 (144 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 6Wins 64 (43 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 3Podiums 140 (102 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 5Poles 63 (37 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 2Last Win ITA/16 ITALast Podium ITA/16/1st ITA/1stLast Pole FRA/16 FRA

» Lorenzo finished either first or second in each of the five years at the Catalan GP from 2009 to 2013, including wins in 2010, 2012 and 2013

» In 2014 Lorenzo qualified in 2nd place on the grid, led the race in the early stages before dropping back to finish 4th

» Last year Lorenzo had a comprehensive victory in Catalunya leading for every lap of the race » He has started from the first row of the grid for the last seven years at Catalunya, including poles in 2009 and 2010

» Lorenzo also had one GP win at Catalunya when racing in the smaller classes: the 250cc race in 2007

Age: 29

99. Jorge Lorenzo

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STATISTICS 2016#07 Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

June 1stCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Grand Prix racing in CatalunyaThis is the 25th successive year that the Circuit de Catalunya has hosted a grand prix; it was first included in the

motorcycle grand prix series in 1992, and below are some facts and statistics related to the previous GP events at the circuit:

Only three current venues have a longer on-going sequence of hosting grand prix events: Jerez, Mugello and Assen.The last time that Spain did not have at least one GP winner across the three classes at the Catalan Grand Prix was 2002. During the four-stroke MotoGP era, Yamaha have taken eight victories at the Catalunya circuit, Honda have had four wins and Ducati two.The last win by Suzuki at the Catalunya Grand Prix was in 2000, with Kenny Roberts. Since the introduction of the MotoGP formula in 2002 the best results by Suzuki riders have been 4th place finishes by John Hopkins in both 2006 and 2007.The last podium finish by a Ducati rider at the Catalan GP was the 3rd place finish by Casey Stoner in 2010.Aleix Espargaro started from pole last year in Catalunya - the first pole for Suzuki since Chris Vermeulen took the top qualifying spot at the Dutch TT in 2007Prior to last year, Honda riders have started from pole for the MotoGP race in Catalunya for the previous four years, but none of those riders have gone on to win the race from pole. The last Yamaha rider to start from pole was Jorge Lorenzo in 2010. Ducati have had a single pole at the Catalunya GP - with Casey Stoner in 2008.Only two riders have won the MotoGP race at Catalunya from pole position: Valentino Rossi in 2006 and Jorge Lorenzo in 2010.Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all grand prix classes at the Catalunya circuit with nine victories (1 x 125cc, 2 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 5 x MotoGP). The next most successful, with five wins is Jorge Lorenzo (1 x 250cc, 4 x MotoGP).There have been nine premier-class victories by Spanish riders at the Catalunya circuit; Alex Criville in 1995 & 1999, Carlos Checa in 1996, Dani Pedrosa in 2008, Jorge Lorenzo in 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2015, and Marc Marquez in 2014.There has been at least one Spanish rider on the podium in the MotoGP race at the Catalan GP for the last nine years.For the last two years, the three riders who won at Catalunya all went on to win their respective world titles.Maria Herrera finished 15th in the Moto3 race in Catalunya last year to become the fifth female rider to score points in grand prix racing, along with: Taru Rinne - 125cc, Tomoko Igata - 125cc, Katja Poensgen - 250cc and Ana Carrasco - Moto3.

Jorge Lorenzo could level with Mick DoohanJorge Lorenzo’s win in Italy came more than eight years after his first win in the MotoGP class, in just his third

MotoGP start at Estoril in 2008. Lorenzo now has the tenth longest winning career of all-time in the premier-class, as shown in the following list, but a win in Catalunya will move him up another two places in this list, level with five-times 500cc world champion Mick Doohan.

LONGEST WINNING CAREERS IN THE PREMIER-CLASS

Rider First GP win in the premier-class Last GP win in the premier-class Length of winning career (years)

1 Valentino Rossi Great Britain/2000 Spain/2016 15 years 290 days2 Alex Barros FIM/1993 Portugal/2005 11 years 204 days

3 Phil Read Ulster GP/1964 Czech/1975 11 years 16 days4 Giacomo Agostini Finland/1965 West Germany/1976 11 years 7 days

5 Loris Capirossi Australia/1996 Japan/2007 10 years 338 days6 Dani Pedrosa China/2006 Malaysia/2015 9 years 164 days

7 Eddie Lawson South Africa/1984 Hungary/1992 8 years 110 days8 Mick Doohan Hungary/1990 Argentina/1998 8 years 53 days

9 Geoff Duke IOM TT/1950 Sweden/1958 8 years 48 days10 Jorge Lorenzo Portugal/2008 Italy/2016 8 years 39 days

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STATISTICS 2016

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#07 Gran Premi Monster Energy de CatalunyaJune 1st

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Brad Binder re-writes the record booksBrad Binder continued his great start to 2016 with victory at Mugello, and with it continues to enter his name in the

record books:

Binder’s win at Jerez was the first ever in the lightweight-class of grand prix racing for a rider from South Africa.Binder is the first South African rider to win a GP in any class since Jon Ekerold won the 350cc race at Monza in 1981.With his win at Mugello, Binder extends his lead in the world championship that he has held since finishing third in Argentina - the first South African rider to lead a grand prix championship across all classes since Jon Ekerold led the 350cc title chase after the opening two races of the 1981 season.With his win at Le Mans he became the first South African rider to take back-to-back wins in any class since Jon Ekerold won the final 350cc race of the 1980 season at the Nurburgring and the opening race of 1981 in Argentina.With his win in Mugello Binder is the first South African rider in any of the grand prix classes to win three or more successive races since Kork Ballington in the 250cc class in 1979.Following his win in Mugello, Binder has a 49 points lead at the head of the championship table. This is the greatest lead any rider has had in the lightweight-class after the first six races of the year since 1995 when Haruchika Aoki had a 52 points lead after the first six 125cc GP races of the year.

Record breaking Moto3 race at MugelloAt the end of the Moto3 race at Mugello there was just 0.077 seconds covering the first five riders across the line,

making it the closest grand prix top five of all-time.The following list shows the ten closest top five finishes of all-time; in is interesting to note that four of the races appearing in the list have taken place at Mugello, that seven of the races in the list have been in the Moto3 class since it replaced the 125cc class in 2012, and three have been won by Miguel Oliveira.

YEAR CLASS CIRCUIT TIME COVERING TOP 5 FINISHERS (SECS) WINNER

2016 Moto3 Mugello 0.077 Brad Binder2014 Moto3 Phillip Island 0.134 Jack Miller2008 125cc Mugello 0.178 Simone Corsi2015 Moto3 Mugello 0.200 Miguel Oliveira2014 Moto3 Brno 0.217 Alexis Masbou1996 125cc Jerez 0.224 Haruchika Aoki2015 Moto3 Assen 0.252 Miguel Oliveira2014 Moto3 Mugello 0.260 Romano Fenati2015 Moto3 Phillip Island 0.288 Miguel Oliveira1998 125cc Catalunya 0.336 Tomomi Manako

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STATISTICS 2016#07 Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

June 1stCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Grand Prix racing numbers140 - Jorge Lorenzo’s win in Italy was the 140th time that he has stood on the podium across all grand prix classes, once more than Spanish grand prix racing legend Angel Nieto. In the 68 year history of motorcycle grand prix racing, only three riders have stood on the podium more often than Lorenzo: Valentino Rossi (214 podium finishes), Giacomo Agostini (159) and Dani Pedrosa (142).

102 - Jorge Lorenzo’s win at Mugello was the 102nd time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class, once more than his great rival Dani Pedrosa. Only Valentino Rossi, with 178, has more premier-class podium finishes than Lorenzo.

100 - Jorge Lorenzo’s win at the Italian GP was the 100th victory for Yamaha in the four-stroke MotoGP class. The breakdown of wins by riders: Valentino Rossi - 54, Jorge Lorenzo - 43, Max Biaggi - 2, Ben Spies - 1.

63 - Valentino Rossi’s pole position in Mugello was the 63rd of his grand prix career across all classes. This is the same number of pole positions as teammate Jorge Lorenzo has achieved. No other rider has started from pole on more occasions that these two riders in the modern-era of grand prix racing (since 1974) when full pole position data is available.

30 - Eugene Laverty celebrates his 30th birthday on the first day of practice at the Catalan Grand Prix.

29 - Alexis Masbou, the oldest rider currently competing in the Moto3 class, celebrates his 29th birthday on the day before practice starts for the grand prix in Catalunya.

11 - The rider starting on pole has not won in the Moto3 class for the last eleven races. The last time a rider starting a Moto3 race from pole won the race was Enea Bastianini at Misano last year.

10 - Johann Zarco’s victory at Mugello was the 10th time he has stood on the top step of the podium in the Moto2 class. The only two riders with more Moto2 wins than Zarco are Marc Marquez (16) and Tito Rabat (13).

9 years - Valentino Rossi’s engine failure at the Italian Grand Prix was the first time that he has not finished a race due to a technical problem for almost nine years, since the Grand Prix of Valencia in 2007 when he also suffered an engine failure.

4 - Catalunya is one of just four current circuits that Marc Marquez has not been on pole since moving up to the MotoGP class at the start of 2013, along with Motegi, Assen and the Red Bull Ring in Austria that is being used for the first time this year.

3 - Francesco Bagnaia gave Mahindra their third podium finish of 2016 at the Italian Grand Prix. This already equals the highest number of podium finishes for Mahindra in a single season that was achieved in 2014.

0.019 seconds - The winning margin for Jorge Lorenzo over Marc Marquez at Mugello was 0.019 seconds, making it the seventh closest finish of all-time in the premier-class of grand prix racing.

Photo: 2015 Season

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STATISTICS 2016

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#07 Gran Premi Monster Energy de CatalunyaJune 1st

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Moto2™ stats and factsThe six Moto2 races that have taken place at the Catalunya circuit have resulted in six different winners: 2010 - Yuki Takahashi, 2011 - Stefan Bradl, 2012 - Andrea Iannone, 2013 - Pol Espargaro, 2014 - Tito Rabat, 2015 - Johann Zarco.In addition to his win last year, Johan Zarco finished third in 2014 in the Moto2 race in Catalunya - his first podium finish at the circuit. Zarco was also the first rider to cross the finishing line in the 125cc race in 2011, but was given a 20 second penalty for an illegal passing move that demoted him to sixth.In 2014 Sam Lowes crashed out of the Moto2 race in Catalunya at the final corner of the first lap. Last year he finished fourth in Catalunya, after leading the race for a couple of laps in the early stages.Alex Rins has had two podium finishes from four GP starts in Catalunya - second in the Moto3 race in 2013 and second last year in the Moto2 race. His second place last year was after he had battled for the lead throughout the race, when he also set a new lap record.Tom Luthi took his first ever GP podium finish at the Catalunya circuit, second in the 125cc class in 2003. He has finished on the podium three times in the Moto2 class in Catalunya: second in 2010 and 2012 and third in 2013.Johann Zarco is the only rider currently competing in the class that has won a Moto2 race in Catalunya. Other riders currently racing in Moto2 who have won a GP in the lightweight-class at this circuit are: Mattia Pasini (125cc - 2005), Luis Salom (Moto3 - 2013), Alex Marquez (Moto3 - 2014) and Danny Kent (Moto3 - 2015).Hafizh Syahrin continued his good string of results with a fifth place finish at Mugello. This is his third top six finish from the first six races of 2015 - the same number of top ten finishes he had achieved in his previous forty two GP starts.Axel Pons finished sixth in Mugello - his best grand prix result in what was his 116th GP start.Lorenzo Baldassarri second place finish at Mugello is the best result of his grand prix career, and the second time that he has finished on the podium - his other podium finish was 3rd at Philip Island last year when he became the second youngest Italian rider (after Marco Melandri) to finish on the podium in the intermediate-class of grand prix racing.

Moto3™ stats and factsNone of the riders currently competing in the Moto3 class have had a grand prix victory at the Catalunya circuit.At the Catalan Grand Prix, Brad Binder could become the first rider to win four successive Moto3 races since the class was introduced to replace the 125cc class in 2012. Binder’s best result from four previous Moto3 appearances at the Catalunya circuit is 6th in 2014.Brad Binder is the only rider who has scored points in all of the first six Moto3 races of 2016.Enea Bastianini has finished second for the last two years in Catalunya. His second place at this circuit two years ago was his first podium in grand prix racing in just his seventh GP start. Bastianini is the only rider currently competing in the Moto3 class who has a grand prix podium finish at the Catalunya circuit.Jorge Navarro’s only previous grand prix appearance at the Catalunya circuit was last year, when he finished sixth after qualifying in third place on the grid.Romano Fenati has appeared in all four previous Moto3 races held at the Catalunya circuit, with a best result of fifth in 2014.Fabio di Giannantonio’s second place finish at Mugello in just his seventh GP start, was the first time that he has finished in a points scoring position in grand prix racing.

Photo: 2015 Season

Photo: 2015 Season