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MotoGP statistics update heading to Brno

August 5, 2020 mcnews Leave a comment

2020 MotoGP Round Three – Brno

Monster Energy Grand Prix České Republiky

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At the Andalucia GP, Fabio Quartararo became the first Yamaha rider to take back-to-back MotoGP wins after qualifying from pole position since Jorge Lorenzo in Valencia/2015 and Qatar/2016.

Quartararo became the first Yamaha rider to set pole position and the fastest lap of the race, to lead across the line on every lap and to win the race since Jorge Lorenzo in Valencia 2016, his last race for Yamaha to date.

In addition, Quartararo is also the first Independent Team rider to set pole position and the fastest lap of the race, to lead across the line on every lap and to win the race in MotoGP since its introduction in 2002.

Takaaki Nakagami finished fourth in Jerez, his best result in MotoGP

Takaaki Nakagami finished fourth in Jerez, which is his best result in MotoGP as well as the best result for a Japanese rider in the class since Katsuyuki Nakasuga was second in Valencia 2012 in wet conditions.

With Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi, this is the first Yamaha 1-2-3 since Phillip Island back in 2014 and only the third since the introduction of MotoGP back in 2002.

In addition, this is the 20th 1-2-3 for a same manufacturer in MotoGP: Honda (17 times) and Yamaha (3 times).

13 riders crossed the line at the Andalucia GP, which is the smallest number of finishers in MotoGP since Catalunya last year (13 finishers as well).

Nine of the riders lining up for the MotoGP race at Brno have previously won Grand Prix races at the track: Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, Johann Zarco, Andrea Dovizioso, Alex Marquez, Cal Crutchlow, Tito Rabat and Miguel Oliveira.

At the Czech GP, Andrea Dovizioso is scheduled to make his 218th premier class start to equal MotoGP Legend Nicky Hayden in third place on the list of riders with most premier class starts behind Valentino Rossi (344) and Alex Barros (245).

At the Czech GP, Ducati will be aiming to become the fifth manufacturer to reach the milestone of 50 premier class wins, joining Honda (309), Yamaha (231), MV Agusta (139) and Suzuki (93).

Fabio Quartararo takes back-to-back premier class wins

With his win at the Andalucia GP, Fabio Quartararo became the second-youngest rider to take back-to-back premier class win behind Marc Marquez.

Rider Age Race

Marc Marquez 20 years 154 days Germany/USA/2013
Fabio Quartararo 21 years 97 days Spain/Andalucia/2020
Freddie Spencer 21 years 104 days South Africa/France/1983
Johnny Cecotto 21 years 194 days Finland/Czech/1977
Casey Stoner 21 years 202 days Turkey/China/2007

With his win at the Andalucia GP, Fabio Quartararo became the second-youngest rider to take back-to-back premier class win behind Marc Marquez

Quartararo became the sixth rider to win his first two premier class races in seven days along with Umberto Masetti (Spa-Francorchamps/Assen in 1950), Gary Hocking (Hockenheim/Clermont-Ferrand 1961), Johnny Cecotto (Imatra/Brno 1977), Kenny Roberts (Salzburgring/Nogaro 1978) and Kenny Roberts Jr (Sepang/Motegi 1999).

In addition, he became the first French rider to win more than once in the premier class of Grand Prix racing.

Fabio Quartararo became the first rider to take back-to-back premier class wins in the same country since Marc Marquez in 2013 (USA/Indianapolis).

Fabio Quartararo became the first Independent Team rider to take back-to-back premier class wins since Marco Melandri in Turkey/Valencia in 2005 riding a Honda. In Brno, Quartararo will be aiming to become the first Independent Team rider to take three wins in a row in MotoGP (since its introduction in 2002).

Fabio Quartararo became the first Yamaha from an Independent Team to win more than once in the premier class since Garry McCoy in the 500cc class, who did it three times in 2000.

In Andalucia, Fabio Quartararo became the first Independent Team rider to take four successive premier class pole positions since the introduction of MotoGP in 2002.

In Brno, aged 21 years 111 days old, Quartararo will be aiming to become the second-youngest rider to win three races in a row in the premier class behind Marc Marquez (20 years 182 days old, Germany/USA/Indianapolis/2013).

Quartararo will also be aiming to become the first Yamaha rider to win the opening three premier class races of a season since Kenny Roberts in 1980 on his way to clinching the world title.

Valentino Rossi nears 200 premier class podiums

Rossi became the seventh oldest rider to finish on the podium in the premier class of Grand Prix racing

Pos	Rider	Podiums	Wins	2nd	3rd
1	Valentino Rossi	199	89	61	49
2	Jorge Lorenzo	114	47	44	23
3	Dani Pedrosa	112	31	40	41
4	Marc Marquez	95	56	29	10
5	Mick Doohan	95	54	31	10
6	Giacomo Agostini	88	68	20	–
7	Eddie Lawson	78	31	31	16
8	Casey Stoner	69	38	11	20
9	Wayne Rainey	64	24	22	18
10	Andrea Dovizioso	61	14	21	26

Aged 41 years and 161 days old on race day in Jerez, Valentino Rossi became the first rider aged 41 or more to stand on the podium in the premier class since Jack Findlay in Austria back in 1977 (42 years and 85 days old).

Rossi became the seventh oldest rider to finish on the podium in the premier class of Grand Prix racing behind Karl Hoppe, Fergus Anderson, Ernst Hiller, Nello Pagani, Jack Findlay and Jack Ahearn.

In addition, he became the eighth different rider of 41 or older to have stood on the podium in the premier class along with Karl Hoppe, Fergus Anderson, Ernst Hiller, Nello Pagani, Jack Findlay, Jack Ahearn and Les Graham.

With his podium finish, Valentino Rossi extended his record of the longest time span between first and last premier class podium to 20 years and 87 days, becoming the first rider to reach the milestone of 20 years. His closest rival is Alex Barros (14 years and 341 days).

Fabio Quartararo was 1 year and 10 days old when Valentino Rossi stood on his first premier class podium in Jerez back in 2000.

In Brno, Valentino Rossi will be aiming to stand on the podium for the second successive time and to become the oldest rider to do so in the premier class since Jack Ahearn at the Belgian GP and the East German GP in 1966 (41 years and 282 days old).

Grand Prix Racing in Brno

First used in 1965, this will be the 51st time that a Grand Prix event has been held here. The only venue that has hosted more Grand Prix events than Brno is Assen in The Netherlands, which has hosted the Dutch TT for 71 years of the motorcycling World Championship, a sequence that stopped this season with the cancellation of Dutch TT.

In 1965, the 500cc race was held over thirteen laps of the original 13.94 km long road circuit and won by Mike Hailwood on an MV Agusta in a time of 1 hour 11 min 23.2 sec. In 1975, the circuit was shortened to 10.92 km to improve safety. The last premier class race held on the road circuit at Brno was in 1977 and was won by Johnny Cecotto on a Yamaha. The circuit was subsequently considered too dangerous for the large capacity machines. The smaller capacity machines continued to compete in Grand Prix races on the Brno road circuit until 1982, before it was removed from the calendar.

The current circuit was first used for Grand Prix racing in 1987, hosting the Czechoslovakian GP until 1991. Brno did not appear on the calendar in 1992, but the event was back on the calendar in 1993 as the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic and has taken place every year since.

This will be the 33rd time that the current circuit has hosted a Grand Prix event, during which time the circuit has remained virtually unchanged. Minor modifications were made to the circuit in 1996 which extended the length from 5.394 km to the current 5.403 km.

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Most successful riders by wins at Brno

Valentino Rossi – 7 (1x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 4 x MotoGP)
Max Biaggi – 7 (4 x 250cc, 2 x 500cc, 1 x MotoGP)
Giacomo Agostini – 7 (3 x 350cc, 4 x 500cc)
Mike Hailwood – 6 (1 x 250cc, 2 x 350cc, 3 x 500cc)
Phil Read – 6 (1 x 125cc, 3 x 250cc, 2 x 500cc)

Premier class wins at Brno by brand

Honda – 19
Yamaha – 12
MV Agusta – 7
Ducati – 3
Suzuki – 2

Honda’s last win in the premier class at Brno: Marc Marquez in 2019, from pole.

Yamaha’s last win in the premier class at Brno: Jorge Lorenzo in 2015, from pole. Yamaha have had 12 wins in the premier class including six in MotoGP class 2002 with Max Biaggi (1), Valentino Rossi (3) and Jorge Lorenzo (2).

Ducati’s last win in the premier class at Brno: Andrea Dovizioso in 2018, from pole. Dovizioso crossed the line ahead of his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, making it the sixth and the most recent Ducati 1-2 in the premier class.

The last win for Suzuki at Brno was in the 500cc class in 1989, with Kevin Schwantz. Suzuki have had two podium finishes in MotoGP: second with John Hopkins in 2007 and third with Loris Capirossi in 2008.

The best result for an Aprilia rider at Brno in MotoGP is an eighth-place finish for Aleix Espargaro in 2017.

In 2017, Pol Espargaro was the only KTM rider across the line in Brno, in ninth place, which is the best result for the Austrian manufacturer at this track in the premier class. However, Johann Zarco qualified in third place last year, which was the first front row for KTM in the class.

There have only been two podium finishes for Czech riders at the current Brno circuit across all classes: Lukas Pesek was third in 125cc in 2007 on a Derbi, and Jakub Kornfeil was third in Moto3 in 2018 on a KTM.

Monster Energy Grand Prix České Republiky Schedule

Time	Class	Session
1700	Moto3	FP1
1755	MotoGP	FP1
1855	Moto2	FP1
2115	Moto3	FP2
2210	MotoGP	FP2
2310	Moto2	FP2

Time	Class	Session
1700	Moto3	FP3
1755	MotoGP	FP3
1855	Moto2	FP3
2035	Moto3	Q1
2100	Moto3	Q2
2130	MotoGP	FP4
2210	MotoGP	Q1
2235	MotoGP	Q2
2310	Moto2	Q1
2335	Moto2	Q2

Time	Class	Session
1640	Moto3	WUP
1710	Moto2	WUP
1740	MotoGP	WUP
1900	Moto3	RACE
2020	Moto2	RACE
2200	MotoGP	RACE

MotoGP Championship Points Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Fabio QUARTARARO	Yamaha	50
2	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	40
3	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	26
4	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	19
5	Pol ESPARGARO	KTM	19
6	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	16
7	Jack MILLER	Ducati	13
8	Alex MARQUEZ	Honda	12
9	Johann ZARCO	Ducati	12
10	Franco MORBIDELLI	Yamaha	11
11	Joan MIR	Suzuki	11
12	Francesco BAGNAIA	Ducati	9
13	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	8
14	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	7
15	Tito RABAT	Ducati	7
16	Alex RINS	Suzuki	6
17	Bradley SMITH	Aprilia	5
18	Brad BINDER	KTM	3
19	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	3
20	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia	0
21	Iker LECUONA	KTM	0
22	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	0

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Pre Jerez II MotoGP Statistical Smorgasbord

July 22, 2020 mcnews Leave a comment

2020 MotoGP Round Two – Jerez
Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía

At the Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo became the first Yamaha rider to win the MotoGP race after qualifying on pole since Maverick Viñales at Le Mans 2017.

At the Spanish GP, Maverick Viñales became the 16th rider to reach the milestone of 2000 points scored in Grand Prix racing. With his second-place finish, he scored his 2005th point since the beginning of his career.

With Quartararo and Viñales, this is the first Yamaha 1-2 in MotoGP since the 2017 French GP in Le Mans with Maverick Viñales and Johann Zarco.

Andrea Dovizioso finished third at the Spanish GP, which is his first podium on his 13 visits at Jerez in the premier class.

MotoGP Jerez podium
1 Fabio Quartararo – Petronas Yamaha SRT – Yamaha – 41:23.796
2 Maverick Viñales – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha – +4.603
3 Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati – +5.946

At the Andalucia GP, Ducati will be aiming to become the fifth manufacturer to reach the milestone of 50 premier class wins with Honda (309), Yamaha (230), MV Agusta (139) and Suzuki (93).

With Pol Espargaro in sixth and Miguel Oliveira in eighth, this is the second time there are two KTM riders within the top 10 in MotoGP along with Valencia 2018 when Pol Espargaro was third and Bradley Smith was eighth in wet-weather conditions.

This is the first time since the Portuguese GP held in Jerez back in 1988 that there are no Honda riders on the podium in the premier class at the track.

This is the first time that Marc Marquez failed to score any points in the opening race of the year since he stepped up to MotoGP in 2013 and the first time he failed to score any points since Austin last yea,r when he crashed out while leading the race, which ends a streak of 16 successive podiums.

With Alex Rins missing the Spanish GP and Joan Mir crashing out, this is the first time there were no Suzuki riders across the line since Valencia 2014, when the Japanese manufacturer prepared its return in MotoGP with a wildcard for Randy De Puniet (he retired from that race).

Marc Marquez crashed out and Valentino Rossi retired from the race at the Spanish GP, making this the first time no premier class World Champion scored any points since the French GP in 2006.

Two of the three rookies in MotoGP this year have previously won a Grand Prix race at Jerez in the smaller classes: Alex Marquez (Moto2, 2017), who was the best rookie across the line last week in 12th, and Brad Binder (Moto3, 2016).

Quartararo fourth French premier class winner

On his 20th start in MotoGP, at the 2020 Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo became the first French rider to win a premier class race since Régis Laconi in Valencia back in 1999 (20 years and 304 days ago).

Quartararo became the fourth French rider to win in the premier class along with Pierre Monneret (Reims/1954), Christian Sarron (Hockenheim/1985) and Régis Laconi (Valencia/1999), with one win each.

Quartararo became the second French rider to win the opening race of the season along with Pierre Monneret at the 1954 French GP, both also qualified on pole position.

With Quartararo’s win at the Spanish GP, France became the eighth different nation to win in MotoGP since its introduction in 2002, along with Spain (152), Italy (109), Australia (41), United States (4), Brazil (3), Japan (3) and Great Britain (3).

With his win at the Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo became the first Yamaha rider from an Independent Team to win in MotoGP since its introduction in 2002. Actually, he is the first non Honda rider from an Independent Team to win in MotoGP.

In the premier class, the win for Quartararo is the first for a Yamaha rider from an Independent Team since Garry McCoy in Valencia back in 2000.

Fabio Quartararo is leading the MotoGP Riders classification, becoming the first Independent Team rider to do so since Cal Crutchlow after the 2018 Argentinian GP.

In Andalucia, aged 21 years 97 days old, Quartararo will be aiming become the second youngest rider to win back-to-back races in the premier class behind Marc Marquez (20 years 154 days old, Germany/USA/2013).

Aged 21 years and 90 days old, Fabio Quartararo became the eighth youngest rider to win a premier class race ahead of Valentino Rossi (21 years and 144 days old).

Youngest premier class GP winners

Marc Marquez – 20 years, 63 days (Circuit of the Americas 2013)
Freddie Spencer – 20 years, 196 days (Spa-Francorchamps 1982)
Norifumi Abe – 20 years, 227 days (Suzuka 1996)
Dani Pedrosa – 20 years, 227 days (Shanghai International Circuit 2006)
Randy Mamola – 20 years, 239 days (Spa-Francorchamps 1980)
Jorge Lorenzo – 20 years, 345 days (Circuito do Estoril 2008)
Mike Hailwood – 21 years, 75 days (Isle of Man 1965)
Fabio Quartararo – 21 years, 90 days (Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto 2020)
Valentino Rossi – 21 years, 144 days (Donington Park 2000)
Casey Stoner – 21 years, 145 days (Losail International Circuit 2007)

MotoGP in Spain

The Andalusian GP is the ninth different GP event to be held in Spain along with the Aragon GP, Catalan GP, Europe GP, FIM GP, Madrid GP, Portugal GP, Spanish GP and Valencia GP. The 1987 and 1988 Portuguese GP were also in Jarama and Jerez, respectively.

This is the first back-to-back GP event on the same track in the same season in the history of GP racing, although it happened once in two successive seasons: the last of GP of 1954 and the first of 1955, with the Spanish GP held in Montjuïc.

There have been eight different MotoGP winners at Jerez since the introduction of the class in 2002: Valentino Rossi (6 wins), Marc Marquez (3), Jorge Lorenzo (3), Dani Pedrosa (3), Fabio Quartararo (1), Casey Stoner (1), Loris Capirossi (1) and Sete Gibernau (1).

Most successful riders by wins at Jerez

Valentino Rossi – Nine wins (6 x MotoGP – 1 x 500 – 1 x 250 – 1 x 125)
Jorge Lorenzo – Five wins (3 x MotoGP – 2 x 250)
Dani Pedrosa – Four wins (3 x MotoGP – 1 x 250)
Mick Doohan – Four wins (4 x 500)
Alex Criville – Four wins (3 x 500 – 1 x 125)

Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía Schedule

Time	Class	Session
1700	Moto3	FP1
1755	MotoGP	FP1
1855	Moto2	FP1
1950	MotoE	FP1
2115	Moto3	FP2
2210	MotoGP	FP2
2310	Moto2	FP2
0005 (Sat)	MotoE	FP2

Time	Class	Session
1700	Moto3	FP3
1755	MotoGP	FP3
1855	Moto2	FP3
1950	MotoE	FP3
2035	Moto3	Q1
2100	Moto3	Q2
2130	MotoGP	FP4
2210	MotoGP	Q1
2235	MotoGP	Q2
2310	Moto2	Q1
2335	Moto2	Q2
0005 (Sun)	MotoE	EPole

Time	Class	Session
1620	Moto3	WUP
1650	Moto2	WUP
1720	MotoGP	WUP
1805	MotoE	RACE
1900	Moto3	RACE
2020	Moto2	RACE
2200	MotoGP	RACE

MotoGP Championship Points Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Fabio QUARTARARO	Yamaha	25
2	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	20
3	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	16
4	Jack MILLER	Ducati	13
5	Franco MORBIDELLI	Yamaha	11
6	Pol ESPARGARO	KTM	10
7	Francesco BAGNAIA	Ducati	9
8	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	8
9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	7
10	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	6
11	Johann ZARCO	Ducati	5
12	Alex MARQUEZ	Honda	4
13	Brad BINDER	KTM	3
14	Tito RABAT	Ducati	2
15	Bradley SMITH	Aprilia	1

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MotoGP statistical smorgasbord heading to Jerez

July 16, 2020 mcnews Leave a comment

MotoGP Statistics Update

Jerez 2020 with Dr. Thomas Morsellino

12 World Champions in MotoGP 2020

MotoGP grid: 22 riders, three rookies, 12 World Champions – one more Champion than 2019, equalling the record from 2015/2018. They have 29 GP World Championships between them (one less than last year). The record is 32 (2018).

Nine riders on the full-time MotoGP entry list have won premier class races and they have 173 wins between them. 20 riders have had victories in at least one of the three classes of Grand Prix racing (one more than last year), with a combined total of 395 wins (419 in 2019).

MotoGP Qatar PresserMotoGP Riders — The 2019 MotoGP field

Two of the three rookies are GP winners and World Champions: Brad Binder (15 wins and 2016 Moto3 World Champion) and Alex Marquez (12 wins, 2014 Moto3 World Champion and 2019 Moto2 World Champion). Iker Lecuona has two podiums, both in Moto2.

Oldest rider: Valentino Rossi, 41 years 154 days old on race day at the Spanish GP.
Youngest: Iker Lecuona, 20 years 195 days old.

Valentino Rossi will be 41 years 154 days old on race day at the Spanish GP.

Grand Prix Racing at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto

First used in 1987, this is the 34th successive year that a Grand Prix has been held here. With the cancellation of Dutch TT at Assen and the Italian GP at Mugello in 2020, Jerez also becomes the current venue that’s been used consecutively for the longest period, ahead of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (28 successive years) and Brno (27).

There have been seven different MotoGP winners at Jerez since the introduction of the class in 2002: Valentino Rossi (6 wins), Marc Marquez (3), Jorge Lorenzo (3), Dani Pedrosa (3), Casey Stoner (1), Loris Capirossi (1) and Sete Gibernau (1).

Casey Stoner won at Jerez in 2012. Seen here on the podium with Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa

Honda’s last win in the premier class at Jerez: Marc Marquez in 2019.

Yamaha’s last win in the premier class at Jerez: Valentino Rossi in 2016, from pole.

Ducati’s only win in the premier class at Jerez: Loris Capirossi in 2006, from pole. The last time Ducati finished on the podium at Jerez was in 2017 when Jorge Lorenzo took third (also his first podium with Ducati).

The last time Ducati finished on the podium at Jerez was in 2017 when Jorge Lorenzo took third (also his first podium with Ducati).

The last of Suzuki’s two victories at Jerez came in 2000 when Kenny Roberts Jr. won the 500cc race on his way to clinching the world title. Last year, Alex Rins finished second, which was the best result for Suzuki at Jerez since the introduction of MotoGP in 2002.

Aleix Espargaro’s ninth place in 2017 was the best result for an Aprilia rider in Jerez in the premier class since Doriano Romboni was sixth back in 1997.

Mika Kallio finished 10th in 2018, the best result at Jerez for KTM in the premier class.

Alberto Puig’s victory at Jerez on May 7th, 1995, was the first win for a Spanish rider in the premier class on home soil.

Jerez has been the most successful circuit for Spanish riders in the premier class, with a total of 14 wins (ahead of Le Mans, with 13). They are: Alberto Puig in 1995; Alex Criville in 1997, 98, 99; Sete Gibernau in 2004; Dani Pedrosa in 2008, 2013, 2017; Jorge Lorenzo in 2010, 2011, 2015; and Marc Marquez in 2014, 2018, 2019. There has also been at least one Spanish rider on the podium in the MotoGP race at Jerez for the last 16 years.

Last year at the Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo, aged 20 years and 14 days old, qualified on pole position for the first time in his rookie season, becoming the youngest rider ever to do so, taking the record from Marc Marquez (20 years and 62 days old in Austin in 2013).

Seven of the riders lining up for the MotoGP race at Jerez have previously won Grand Prix races at the track: Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Pol Espargaro, Bradley Smith, Alex Marquez, Brad Binder and Maverick Viñales.

Most successful riders by wins at Jerez

Valentino Rossi – Nine wins (6 x MotoGP – 1 x 500 – 1 x 250 – 1 x 125)
Jorge Lorenzo – Five wins (3 x MotoGP – 2 x 250)
Dani Pedrosa – Four wins (3 x MotoGP – 1 x 250)
Mick Doohan – Four wins (4 x 500)
Alex Criville – Fou wins (3 x 500 – 1 x 125)

MotoGP Facts and Stats

It will be 245 days on Sunday since the last premier class race in Valencia, which is the longest time between the final premier class race of one season and the first of the following one since 1985-1986 (245 days) and 1980-1981 (245). Record: 279 days (1949-1950).

2020 is Valentino Rossi’s 25th successive year as a Grand Prix rider. During that time, he has only missed five races – after breaking his leg at Mugello in 2010 and in training in 2017.

Marc Marquez has been on the last 16 podiums in MotoGP, which equals Valentino Rossi who did it from Japan/2014 to Great Britain/2015. At Jerez, he is aiming for his 17th successive podium to equal Mick Doohan (Australia/1994 – Japan/1995). Record: 23, Valentino Rossi (Portugal/2002 – South Africa/2004).

At the Spanish GP, Ducati will be aiming to become the fifth manufacturer to reach the milestone of 50 premier class wins with Honda (309), Yamaha (229), MV Agusta (139) and Suzuki (93).

At the Spanish GP, Maverick Viñales will be aiming to reach the milestone of 2000 points scored in Grand Prix racing and become the 16th rider to do so. He has 1985.

Jerez is hosting the opening MotoGP race of the season for the first time since 2006, when Loris Capirossi took the only Ducati win at the track so far.

Loris Capirossi took victory at Jerez in 2006 on a Ducati, the only win that the Italian manufacturer has taken at Jerez – Image by AJRN

In the MotoGP era since 2002, seven different riders have won the opening race of the year: Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales and Andrea Dovizioso.

In the MotoGP era since 2002, there have been only three occasions on which the rider who clinched the title at the end of the year didn’t stand on the podium at the opening race: 2008 (Rossi), 2015 (Lorenzo) and 2017 (Marquez). However, they all finished within the top five.

Rookie Brad Binder is the first South African rider to race in MotoGP since its introduction back in 2002 and the first in the premier class since Shane Norval at the Catalunya GP back in 2000.

Two of the three rookies in MotoGP this year have previously won a Grand Prix race at Jerez in the smaller classes: Alex Marquez (Moto2, 2017) and Brad Binder (Moto3, 2016).

At the Spanish GP, Aleix Espargaro is scheduled to make the 250th start of his Grand Prix career.

Johann Zarco will celebrate his 30th birthday on Thursday before the opening day of the Spanish GP. Zarco’s best result at Jerez in MotoGP is a second place in 2018 riding a Yamaha.

MotoGP Race Results Marc MARQUEZ SPA Honda 159.2 Johann ZARCO FRA Yamaha 158.9 +5.241 Andrea IANNONE ITA Suzuki 158.7 +8.214 — MotoGP Jerez 2018 Race Results
1. Marc MARQUEZ SPA Honda 159.2
2. Johann ZARCO FRA Yamaha 158.9 +5.241
3. Andrea IANNONE ITA Suzuki 158.7 +8.214

2020 Jerez MotoGP Schedule (AEST)

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MotoGP Statistics update heading to Thailand

October 3, 2019 mcnews Leave a comment

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MotoGP Statistics update heading to Thailand

Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing in Asia

This is the second time that Thailand has hosted a Grand Prix and below are some facts and statistics related to the previous events in Asia:

Buriram (Chang International Circuit) is the 28th circuit to hold a MotoGP race since it replaced the 500cc class as the premier class of motorcycle Grand Prix racing in 2002.

In addition, Thailand is the 20th different country to host a MotoGP race since 2002 and the seventh different Asian country to host a Grand Prix event (all solo classes) along with Qatar, Turkey, Japan, Malaysia, China and Indonesia.

Thailand MotoGP Track Shuttle — Track Shuttle Bus – Thailand MotoGP 2018 – Image © Chang
International Circuit

A total of 285 Grand Prix races for solo motorcycles have taken place in Asia as follows: MotoGP –59, 500cc–30, Moto2 –48, 350cc–4, 250cc–47, Moto3 –44, 125cc–49, 80cc–4.

Last year, Buriram became the 11th different circuit that has been used for Grand Prix racing in Asia.

The circuits that have been used in Asia are as follows: Suzuka (56 Grand Prix races), Motegi (60), Losail (48), Fisco/Fuji (8), Sepang (59), Shah Alam (21), Johor (3), Shanghai (12), Istanbul Park (9), Sentul (6) and Buriram (3).

Thailand MotoGP Start Finish Line — Thailand MotoGP 2018 – Image © Chang
International Circuit

Asian riders have had great success across all solo Grand Prix classes in Asia, winning 44 of the 285 GP races (15.4%) that have taken place, all of them coming from Japan. The last Asian rider to win on any of the Asian tracks is Kaito Toba in Moto3 in Qatar earlier this year.

Honda is the most successful manufacturer in Asia in the MotoGP class since 2002 with 23 victories, with nine different riders: Dani Pedrosa (7), Marc Márquez (6), Valentino Rossi (3), Marco Melandri (2), Makoto Tamada (1), Max Biaggi (1), Casey Stoner (1), Sete Gibernau (1) and Alex Barros (1).

Yamaha has had 19 wins in the MotoGP class throughout Asia since 2002, with four different riders: Valentino Rossi (11), Jorge Lorenzo (6), Max Biaggi (1) and Maverick Viñales (1).

Massimo Meregalli – Monster Energy Yamaha Team Director

“We now start the Asian and Oceanian leg, which is always a crucial and very demanding part of the season for both the team and the riders. We have four races in five weeks, all in different time zones and the climates in these countries can also be quite different from each other. We will start with what we expect to be a very hot and humid race weekend at the Chang International Circuit. The team are very much looking forward to getting to work, especially because we really enjoyed last year‘s race weekend in Thailand. The Buriram track has great facilities, the track seems to suit our bike, and the fans are fantastic here as well. It was at this track where we started to see improvements last year, so we are very keen to compare our current shape and measure the progress we‘ve made since then.”

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Vinales Grid Sky — Maverick Vinales

Ducati has had 17 wins in the MotoGP class in Asia. The last Ducati rider to win in Asia is Andrea Dovizioso this year in Qatar.

The best result in Asia for Suzuki in the MotoGP class is the second-place finish achieved in 2002 by Akira Ryo at Suzuka and Alex Rins at Sepang last year.

The Chang International Circuit venue is the 37th different circuit that Valentino Rossi has raced at during his Grand Prix career and his 28th in the premier class. Buriram is one of just four circuits on the current Grand Prix schedule where Valentino Rossi has not had a MotoGP victory yet, along with Austin, the Red Bull Ring in Austria and Aragon. Rossi has won in 23 different circuits so far in the premier class of GP racing.

Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider in the MotoGP class in Asia with 14 wins: Sepang (5), Losail (4), Suzuka (2), Shanghai (2) and Motegi (1).

MotoGP Facts and Stats

At the Aragon GP, Marc Márquez won for the 52nd time on what was his 122nd start in the premier class, which represents a winning rate of 42.6%: 25 times on his 37 visits on anticlockwise circuit and 27 on his 85 visits on clockwise circuits.

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Marquez Celebrate — Marquez celebrates victory at Aragon

At MotorLand, Marquez won after qualifying on pole position. Of his 52nd victories in the premier class, 36 came after qualifying on pole. In addition, 47 of his 52 wins in the class came after qualifying within the top three.

Marquez’ win in Aragon is the seventh time that he had won at any circuit in the MotoGP class after qualifying on pole position, leading across the line on every lap and setting the fastest lap of the race along with Jerez (2014), Austin (2014, 2016, 2018), Argentina (2019) and Sachsenring (2019).

This was Marquez’ sixth GP win at MotorLand, which is the fourth track where he has won at least six times in GP racing along with the Sachsenring (10 wins), Austin (6) and Misano (6). Only four riders have won at least six times at more than four different tracks: Giacomo Agostini (11 tracks), Rossi (9), Mike Hailwood (6), Angel Nieto (5).

Marquez has won at least eight GPs per season in five different seasons of his GP career, equalling Angel Nieto and Giacomo Agostini. Only Valentino Rossi did better with at least eight wins per season over eight years.

In Aragon, Marquez made it 11 successive races on the podium for the first time since he finished on the podium 12 times in a row from the last two races of 2013 through the opening 10 races of 2014, which is his record in the MotoGP class.

Marquez is now leading the Championship with 98 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso; this is the highest margin after the opening 14 races of the season in the premier class since 2005 and the 147-point margin between Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi after the Qatar GP.

In Aragon, Andrea Dovizioso stood on the podium for the first time since he won in Austria and the seventh time this year, equalling last year after the opening 14 races.

Andrea Dovizioso

“We needed that podium at Aragón to demonstrate that the work we are doing is right and to tackle these last five races with more confidence. Throughout the weekend in Spain, we made some small steps forward that helped us to finalize the set-up for the race and this must be our objective in every Grand Prix: improve the bike and my sensations in each session. Last year we completed a fantastic weekend at Buriram and we hope to start well again this year on Friday, even though in Thailand the weather factor always plays an important role and we will have to be clever to interpret it.”

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Dovizioso Trophy — Andrea Dovizioso

Jack Miller was third at the Aragon GP, which is his fourth podium finish in the premier class and his third so far this year along with Austin and Brno. In addition, this is his 14th podium finish in Grand Prix racing, equalling Daryl Beattie in 11th place on the list of the Australian riders with most podium finishes.

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Podium Marquez Dovi Miller — 2019 Aragon MotoGP Race results:
1 – Marc Marquez (SPA – Honda) 41’57.221
2 – Andrea Dovizioso (ITA – Ducati) +4.836
3 – Jack Miller* (AUS – Ducati) +5.430

With Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller’s podium finishes at the MotorLand, this was the fourth time this year there were at least two Ducati riders on the podium, one more than last year.

In addition, this was the 13th podium finish for Ducati after the opening 14 races of the season, one more than 2018 at this stage of the season. Only once have Ducati riders had more podium finishes at this stage of the season in the MotoGP class: 14 in 2007 with Casey Stoner, Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros.

Only one rider has now scored points in all 14 of the MotoGP races in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, who crossed the line in 12th place at MotorLand, although it was his worst result across the line since he was also 12th in Australia last year.

Danilo Petrucci

“I believe that we have got over the most difficult races of the season and from here on we can only improve. After the disappointment of Aragón, this week we’ve been working back in Borgo Panigale to find the answers to my problems and at Buriram I think we will see the first results. I can’t wait to arrive in Thailand and I hope to recapture the feeling I had in the first part of the season because I absolutely want to change this situation.”

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Petrucci — Danilo Petrucci

Fabio Quartararo, who crossed the line in fifth place in Aragon, is still leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 123 points ahead Joan Mir (49 points), followed by Francesco Bagnaia (29) and Miguel Oliveira (29), who was the top KTM rider across the line at MotorLand.

In addition, Fabio Quartararo is leading the Independent Team rider classification, six points ahead of Jack Miller and 25 ahead of Cal Crutchlow.

Aleix Espargaro finished seventh at the Aragon GP, which his best result since he was sixth at MotorLand last year.

Valentino Rossi, who crossed the line in eighth place in Aragon as the third Yamaha rider, has not won since Assen back in 2017, 41 successive races. The last time he failed to win in more than 41 successive races was from Portugal/2010 to Catalunya/2013 (44 successive races).

Valentino Rossi

“Now begins a series of races that will take us outside of Europe. The first of these GPs is the round held in Thailand. Last year the Buriram race weekend was really nice because I had the second place in qualifying and I was fast in the race. I fought for the podium until the end. I didn‘t get it and finished fourth, but I was fast. So, this year the goal is to be fast again and try to do even better than last year.”

MotoGP Rnd Aragon Rossi — Valentino Rossi

Following the Aragon GP, Suzuki have scored 181 points in the Constructor’s World Championship classification thanks to Alex Rins’ ninth place, which is the highest points accumulated after the opening 14 races by Suzuki since 2007 when the Japanese manufacturer had 201 points after the Portuguese GP.

Alex Rins

“It’s been a pity for me not to get the results I’m capable of during the last couple of rounds, but now we sort of ‘restart’ the season with all these overseas races and it’s a good chance to reset. Despite my recent results, I’m still feeling very strong in general, and I hope to bring my bike to a good result this weekend. The atmosphere in Thailand is always impressive with so many fans! It will be exciting.”

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone QP Rins — Alex Rins

The only one of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have won at the Thai GP in any of the smaller classes last season is Francesco Bagnaia in Moto2.

However, fellow rookie Miguel Oliveira is the only other rookie who has stood on the podium in Thailand, finishing third in the Moto2 class last year.

At the Thai GP, Pol Espargaro, who missed the race in Aragon due to a wrist injury, is scheduled to start his 100th race in the premier class of GP racing.

MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	300
2	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	202
3	Alex Rins	Suzuki	156
4	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	155
5	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	147
6	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	137
7	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	123
8	Jack Miller	Ducati	117
9	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	98
10	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	80
11	Pol Espargaro	KTM	77
12	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	68
13	Joan Mir	Suzuki	49
14	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	46
15	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	32
16	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	29
17	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	29
18	Johann Zarco	KTM	27
19	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda	23
20	Tito Rabat	Ducati	18
21	Stefan Bradl	Honda	16
22	Michele Pirro	Ducati	9
23	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	7
24	Hafizh Syahrin	KTM	7
25	Karel Abraham	Ducati	5
26	Bradley Smith	Aprilia	0
27	Mika Kallio	KTM	0

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MotoGP Statistics snapshot ahead of Aragon

September 20, 2019 mcnews Leave a comment

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Aragon Update

MotoGP Facts and Stats

Fabio Quartararo crossed the line in second place at the San Marino GP, moving up above Eric Offenstadt in fifth on the list of French riders with most premier class podium finishes behind Christian Sarron (18 podium finishes), Raymond Roche (9), Johann Zarco (6) and Pierre Monneret (5).

In addition, this was Fabio Quartararo’s fourth podium finish in his rookie season. Since the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002, only three rookies have had more podium finishes: Marc Marquez (16 in 2013), Dani Pedrosa (eight in 2006) and Jorge Lorenzo (six in 2008).

Fabio Quartararo was the highest-placed Yamaha rider across theline for the third time this year, along with Catalunya and Austria, and the top Independent Team rider. He is leading the Independent Team rider classification, 11 points ahead of Jack Miller and 24 ahead Cal Crutchlow.

MotoGP Rnd Misano Podium Fans Marquez Quartararo Vinales — Misano MotoGP Podium L-R: Quartararo, Marquez and Viñales

Fabio Quartararo is still leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 112 points ahead Joan Mir (47 points), following by Francesco Bagnaia (29) and Miguel Oliveira (26), who both crashed at Misano, although Oliveira remounted his bike to finish in 16th.

Marc Marquez is now leading the Championship with 93 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso; this is the highest margin after the opening 13 races of the season in the premier class since 2005 and the 122-point margin between Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi after the Malaysian GP.

At Misano, Marc Marquez finished on the podium at 10 successive races for the first time since he finished on the podium 12 times in a row from the last two races of 2013 through the opening 10 races of 2014, which is his record in the MotoGP class.

MotoGP Rnd Misano Vinales — Maverick Vinales chasing Marquez and Quartararo at Misano last week

Maverick Viñales has stood on the podium for 61st time of his Grand Prix career at Misano, equalling soon-to-be MotoGP Legend Jorge “Aspar” Martinez, Tom Lüthi and Pier Paolo Bianchi. Maverick Viñales stood on the podium for fifth time so far this year, equalling his whole 2018 season. Since he stepped up to MotoGP class in 2015, 2017 is the only season where he has stood on the podium more than five times (seven podium finishes).

Following his third-place finish at Silverstone, in Aragon Maverick Viñales will be aiming to stand on the podium three time in a row for the first time in the MotoGP class. With Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo, this is the second time this year there were at least two Yamaha riders on the podium along the Dutch TT with the same riders. This is already more than the whole 2018 season.

In addition, this is the second time there have been four Yamaha riders within the top five since the introduction of the MotoGP class back in 2002, along with Aragon in 2012, with Jorge Lorenzo, in second behind Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso, third, Cal Crutchlow fourth and Ben Spies, fifth.

MotoGP Rnd Misano Podium Marquez Quartararo Vinales — Misano MotoGP Podium L-R: Quartararo, Marquez and Viñales

This was the fifth time since Marc Marquez stepped up to the MotoGP class in 2013 that he was the oldest rider on the podium along with the Assen last year and Spain and Silverstone this year, with Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales, and Assen this year, also with Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo.

Only one rider has now scored points in all 13 of the MotoGP races in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, who crossed the line in 10th place at Misano, which is his worst result across the line since he was 12th in Australia last year.

Pol Espargaro crossed the line in seventh place at Misano, which is the third top seven finish of a KTM rider in the MotoGP class in dry weather conditions, all scored in 2019, along with France, sixth, and Catalunya, seventh, both with Espargaro.

The only two of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have previously won at Aragon in any of the smaller classes are Joan Mir in 2017 and Miguel Oliveira in 2015, both in the Moto3 class. However, fellow rookie Francesco Bagnaia is the only other rookie who has stood on the podium at Aragon, finishing second in the Moto2 class last year.

At the Aragon GP, Pol Espargaro is scheduled to start his 100th race in the premier class of GP racing.

MotoGP Rnd Austria Fri Pol Espargaro — Pol Espargaro to make his 100th MotoGP premier class start this weekend

Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing at Aragon

This is the 10th time that the MotorLand Aragon has hosted a Grand Prix event and below are some facts and statistics related to the previous GP events:

Aragon first hosted a Grand Prix event in 2010, when it became the sixth different circuit that has been used for Grand Prix racing in Spain. The other circuits that have been used in Spain are: Jerez, Catalunya, Jarama, Montjuich and Valencia.

Aragon is one of just five circuits on the current Grand Prix schedule that run in an anti-clockwise direction, along with Austin, Sachsenring, Phillip Island and Valencia.

MotoGP 2010 Aragon – The first race at Aragon was won by Casey Stoner on a Ducati ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden

Casey Stoner won the first MotoGP race at Aragon in 2010 on a Ducati, the only victory for the Italian manufacturer at this circuit. Since Stoner’s win in 2010, Ducati have had four more podium finishes at this circuit with Nicky Hayden third also in 2010, Cal Crutchlow third in 2014, Jorge Lorenzo third in 2017 and Andrea Dovizioso second last year.

MotoGP Aragon Casey Stoner — Aragon MotoGP 2011 – Casey Stoner won from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo – Image by AJRN

Honda is the most successful manufacturer at the Aragon circuit with six MotoGP wins, with three different riders: Casey Stoner in 2011, Dani Pedrosa in 2012 and Marc Marquez in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Yamaha have had two wins in the MotoGP class at the MotorLand, with Jorge Lorenzo in both 2014 and 2015.

MotoGP Aragon Podium Stoner Pedrosa Lorenzo — Aragon MotoGP 2011 – Casey Stoner won from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo – Image by AJRN

The best result at Aragon for Suzuki is the third-place finish achieved last year by Andrea Iannone. Aleix Espargaro crossed the line in sixth place over the last two years in Aragon, equalling the best result of an Aprilia rider in the MotoGP class since its introduction in 2002, from Aleix Espargaro in Qatar in 2017 and Colin Edwards in Japan back in 2003.

In 2017, Pol Espargaro crossed the line in 10th place ahead of his teammate Bradley Smith, which is the best result for KTM at the MotorLand in the premier class.

Spanish riders have had great success across all three GP classes at MotorLand, winning 19 of the 27 GP races that have taken place.

The only non-Spanish riders who have had a Grand Prix win at the circuit are: Casey Stoner (MotoGP in 2010 & 2011), Andrea Iannone (Moto2 race in 2010), Romano Fenati (Moto3 in 2014), Miguel Oliveira (Moto3 in 2015), Sam Lowes (Moto2 in 2016), Franco Morbidelli (Moto2 in 2017) and Brad Binder(Moto2 in 2018).

Casey Stoner’s two victories in 2010 and 2011 and Andrea Dovizioso’s second-place finish last year are the only occasions that a non-Spanish rider has stood on either of the top two steps in the MotoGP class at the Aragon circuit.

MotoGP Aragon Casey Stoner Trophy — Aragon MotoGP 2011 – Casey Stoner won from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo – Image by AJRN

Marc Marquez has been on pole on four of the six occasions he has raced in the MotoGP class at the Aragon circuit. Since 2010, only two riders have won the MotoGP race after qualifying on pole position in Aragón: Casey Stoner (2010 and 2011) and Marc Marquez (2013 and 2016).

Aragon is one of just four circuits on the current Grand Prix schedule where Valentino Rossi has not had a MotoGP victory, along with Austin, the Red Bull Ring and Buriram, which joined the calendar last year.

The nine Moto2 races that have taken place at Aragon have been won by nine different riders: Andrea Iannone (2010), Marc Márquez (2011), Pol Espargaró (2012), Nico Terol (2013), Maverick Viñales (2014), Tito Rabat (2015), Sam Lowes (2016) and Franco Morbidelli (2017) and Brad Binder (2018). Only three of them have not won from pole in Moto2: Pol Espargaró (2012), Franco Morbidelli (2017) and Brad Binder (2018).

The nine races that have taken place in the lightweight class at Aragon since 2010 have been won by nine different riders: Pol Espargaró (2010), Nico Terol (2011), Luis Salom (2012), Álex Rins (2013), Romano Fenati (2014), Miguel Oliveira (2015),Jorge Navarro (2016), Joan Mir (2017) and Jorge Martin (2018). Only Alex Rins and Jorge Martin have won from pole position at the track in the lightweight class.

Marc Marquez moves above Mike Hailwood

Marc Marquez’ win at the San Marino GP was the 77th of his Grand Prix career, moving above nine-time World Champion Mike Hailwood as shown in the table below of riders with most GP wins. There are just three riders in the history of Grand Prix racing who
have scored more wins than Hailwood and Marquez.

Pos	Riders	Wins	MGP/500cc	350cc	M2/250cc	125cc	80/50cc
1	G Agostini	122	68	54	/	/	/
2	V Rossi	115	89	/	14	12	/
3	A Nieto	90	/	/	/	62	28
4	MMarquez	77	51	/	16	10	/
5	M Hailwood	76	37	16	21	2	/
6	J Lorenzo	68	47	/	17	4	/
7=	M Doohan	54	54	/	/	/	/
7=	Di Pedrosa	54	31	/	15	8	/
9	P Read	52	11	4	27	10	/
10=	J Redman	45	2	21	18	4	/
10=	C Stoner	45	38	/	5	2	/

MotoGP Rnd Misano Marquez Flag — Marc Marquez the victor at Misano

In addition, this was the 89th podium finish in the premier class for Marc Marquez, moving above Giacomo Agostini in fifth place in the list of riders with the most podium finishes in the class.

200th Grand Prix start for Marc Marquez in Aragon

At the Aragon GP, Marc Marquez is scheduled to make the 200th Grand Prix of his Grand Prix career, becoming the 37th different rider to reach that milestone in the history.

In addition, Marc Marquez is scheduled to become the youngest to reach the milestone of 200 Grand Prix races, as shown in the table below of the 10 youngest riders:

Pos	Riders	Age at 200th GP start	200th GP start
1	M Marquez	26 years 217 days	Aragon/2019
2	S Cortese	26 years 284 days	Japan/2016
3	J Lorenzo	27 years	Spain/2014
4	P Espargaro	27 years 7 days	Catalunya/2018
5	B Smith	27 years 110 days	Qatar/2018
6	A Dovizioso	27 years 190 days	Aragon/2013
7	D Pedrosa	27 years 260 days	Catalunya/2013
8	M Di Meglio	27 years 274 days	Australia/2015
9	A Espargaro	27 years 281 days	Spain/2017
10	HBarbera	27 years 288 days	Czech/2014

During his career, Marquez has competed at 24 different Grand Prix circuits. Of these 24 circuits, he has taken at least one GP win at 21 of them. The only tracks where he had not any wins are the Red Bull Ring, Donington and Shanghai. The Chinese track is the
only circuit where he has competed and not stood on the podium.

Of these 21 winning circuits, the one where Marquez has had most GP wins is the Sachsenring, where he has won 10 successive times.

Marc Marquez, who reached the milestone of 51 premier class wins at Misano this year, only needs three wins to equal Mick Doohan as the third most successful rider in the class, as well as both Doohan and Dani Pedrosa as the most successful Honda riders in
GP racing.

Marc Marquez has qualified on pole position 60 times in the premier class, 88 times overall. Over his 88 pole positions, he went on to win the race on 50 occasions (35 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 7 x 125cc).

2019 MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	275
2	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	182
3	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	ITA	151
4	Alex RINS	Suzuki	SPA	149
5	Maverick VIÑALES	Yamaha	SPA	134
6	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	129
7	Fabio QUARTARARO	Yamaha	FRA	112
8	Jack MILLER	Ducati	AUS	101
9	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	GBR	88
10	Franco MORBIDELLI	Yamaha	ITA	80
11	Pol ESPARGARO	KTM	SPA	77
12	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Honda	JPN	62
13	Joan MIR	Suzuki	SPA	47
14	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia	SPA	37
15	Francesco BAGNAIA	Ducati	ITA	29
16	Andrea IANNONE	Aprilia	ITA	27
17	Johann ZARCO	KTM	FRA	27
18	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	POR	26
19	Jorge LORENZO	Honda	SPA	23
20	Tito RABAT	Ducati	SPA	17
21	Stefan BRADL	Honda	GER	16
22	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	9
23	Sylvain GUINTOLI	Suzuki	FRA	7
24	Hafizh SYAHRIN	KTM	MAL	7
25	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	CZE	5

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Pre Misano MotoGP Statistics Snapshot

September 12, 2019 mcnews Leave a comment

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2019 MotoGP – Round 13 – Misano

Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy this weekend hosts the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, round 13 on this season’s MotoGP calendar. Ahead of what promises to be a ripping weekend lets have a quick look at an update on the MotoGP Statistics.

MotoGP Statistics Update

Alex Rins’ win at Silverstone was the fourth for Suzuki since the introduction of the MotoGP class back in 2002, along with Chris Vermeulen at the French GP back in 2007, Maverick Viñales at the British GP in 2016 and Rins’ win in Texas earlier this year.

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone Rins — Alex Rins – Silverstone MotoGP 2019 – Round 12

Alex Rins became the 12th Suzuki rider to win more than once in the premier class of Grand Prix racing. This was Suzuki’s second win in the MotoGP class at Silverstone since 2002, along with Maverick Viñales in 2016. Overall, Suzuki have had six premier class wins at the track. Salzburgring (7 wins) and Assen (9) are the only other tracks where the Japanese manufacturer has had more than six wins in the premier class.

Alex Rins

“I’m feeling really good about coming to San Marino GP after the great race in Silverstone. After the victory we were back to work with two days of testing in Misano, where we worked on a few little improvements with the bike. I’m really motivated to attack this weekend, especially after a little bit of time to relax and train since the British GP.”

In the MotoGP era (post 2002), this is the first time that Suzuki have won more than once in a single season. The last time Suzuki had more than two premier class wins in a season was in 2000 with Kenny Roberts Jr. on his way to clinching the title.

Kenny Roberts Jnr Sepang — Kenny Roberts Junior (2000)

Following the British GP, Suzuki have scored 166 points in the Constructor’s World Championship classification, which is the highest points accumulated after the opening 12 races by Suzuki since 2007, when they had 171 points at this stage of the season.

Marc Marquez’ second-place finish at Silverstone was the ninth successive race he has finished on the podium. The last time he had nine successive podium finishes was last year between Catalunya and Japan.

At Misano, Marc Marquez will be aiming to finish on the podium at 10 successive races for the first time since he finished on the podium 12 times in a row from the last two races of 2013 through the opening 10 races of 2014.

Marc Marquez

“We arrive at Misano in a good way after some strong races for us and after a productive test. During the test we were able to try many things and get a good understanding of how the Honda is working around Misano this season. I am confident for the weekend but we will face strong opposition as always, especially after the test. Our approach doesn’t change, we have our own plan and we will work towards it and see what happens on Sunday.”

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone Fri Marquez — Marc Marquez – Silverstone 2019

Marc Marquez is leading the Championship by 78 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso; this is the highest margin after the opening 12 races of the season in the premier class since 2014 and the 89-point margin between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa after the British GP.

Maverick Viñales stood on the podium for 60th time in his Grand Prix career at Silverstone, one less than soon-to-be MotoGP Legend Jorge “Aspar” Martinez, Tom Lüthi and Pier Paolo Bianchi.

In addition, this is Maverick Viñales’s fourth podium finish of 2019 so far, one more than last year at this stage of the season, and his 20th overall since he stepped up to the premier class in 2015.

Maverick Viñales

“We‘ve had a two-week break again, but we have never stopped working during that time. We‘ve been preparing in order to come to Misano in a good physical and mental shape. We are very happy with the positive results of the last races and we have to remain focused to finish the season in a good position in the general classification. Being the first Yamaha is my goal, as always. The test in Misano was useful because we tried many things, not only for next year but also for this current season. The San Marino GP is a kind of home GP for Yamaha and we will have many fans supporting us here, so I can’t wait to get back aboard my M1 and fight for the podium, spurred on by the amazing atmosphere.”

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone Vinales — Maverick Vinales – Silverstone MotoGP 2019 – Round 12

Silverstone was the fourth time since Marc Marquez stepped up to the MotoGP class in 2013 that he was the oldest rider on the podium, along with the Assen last year and Spain this year, also with Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales, and Assen this year with Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo.

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone alex rins podium — Alex Rins tops the podium from Marquez and Vinales – Silverstone MotoGP 2019 – Round 12

Following the British GP, Ducati have scored 211 points in the Constructor’s World Championship classification, which is the lowest points accumulated after the opening 12 races by Ducati since 2016 when they had 172 points at this stage of the season.

At the San Marino GP, Ducati, who won last year with Andrea Dovizioso, will be aiming to become the fifth manufacturer to reach the milestone of 50 premier class wins along with Honda (303 wins), Yamaha (228), MV Agusta (139) and Suzuki (93).

Only one rider has now scored points in all 12 of the MotoGP races in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, who crossed the line in seventh place at Silverstone as the highest-placed Ducati rider.

Danilo Petrucci

“Racing in Italy is something unique and if you do it with an Italian bike like Ducati it’s even more special. In the last few races we’ve been some way off the podium but after the good feeling I had in the test a few days ago here at Misano I can say that I’m ready to do a weekend at the top. It won’t be easy because also our rivals did a couple of days of testing and they will surely be ready, but I was really satisfied with the feeling I found with the bike and so I’m very confident. Let’s see if the track conditions are similar to the ones we had in the test, because it’ll be vitally important to be able to interpret them in the best possible way and also the tyre wear”.

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone Fri Petrucci — Danilo Petrucci

Jack Miller finished eighth at the British GP and he is now leading the Independent Team rider classification, two points ahead of Fabio Quartararo and six ahead of Cal Crutchlow.

MotoGP Rnd Silverstone QP MotoGP pole Marquez — 2019 British GP Silverstone Qualifying results:
1 – Marc Marquez (SPA – Honda) 1’58.168
2 – Valentino Rossi (ITA – Yamaha) +0.428
3 – Jack Miller* (AUS – Ducati) +0.434

Despite crashing on the opening lap at Silverstone, Fabio Quartararo is still leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 92 points ahead Joan Mir (39 points), who remained sidelined through injury at Silverstone after a crash at the Brno test, Francesco Bagnaia (29) and Miguel Oliveira (26), who crashed out at Silverstone with Johann Zarco.

The only one of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have previously won at Misano in any of the smaller classes is Francesco Bagnaia, who won last year in the Moto2 class on his way to clinching the title.

MotoGP Misano Moto Bagnaia GP AN — Francesco Bagnaia – Misano Moto2 winner in 2018

Along with Francesco Bagnaia (2017 and 2018 in Moto2), Joan Mir (2016 and 2017 in Moto3) and Miguel Oliveira (2015 in Moto3 and 2018 in Moto2) have stood on the podium at the San Marino GP. Bagnaia is the only one who has qualified on pole position at the track.

At the San Marino GP, Franco Morbidelli, who equalled his best result across the line in the premier class at Silverstone in fifth place, is scheduled to make the 100th start of his Grand Prix career.

Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing at Misano

This is the 23rd time that Misano has hosted a Grand Prix event and below are some facts and statistics related to the previous GP events:

The first Grand Prix event to take place at Misano was in 1980; the 500cc race was over 40 laps of the circuit that measured 3.448 km and ran in an anti-clockwise direction. It was won by Kenny Roberts.

The Misano circuit hosted a GP event for a total of 10 occasions between the years of 1980 and 1993.

Misano did not have a Grand Prix event for 13 years following the accident that ended the career of Wayne Rainey in 1993.

When Grand Prix racing returned to Misano in 2007, it was on a revised 4.18 km layout running in the opposite direction.

There have been 21 previous San Marino Grand Prix events. The first San Marino Grand Prix was held at Imola in 1981. Three different circuits have hosted the San Marino Grand Prix–Imola twice (1981 & 1983), Mugello four times (1982, 84, 91 and 93) and Misano on 15 occasions (1985, 86, 87 and from 2007 onwards).

A total of 48 races for solo motorcycles have been held at Misano for the San Marino Grand Prix since 1985 as follows: MotoGP –12, 500cc–3, Moto2 –9, 250cc–6, Moto3 –7,
125cc–8, 80cc–3.

The MotoGP race this year will be the 350th Grand Prix race in Italy since the first Nations Grand Prix held in 1949 at Monza.

Since Grand Prix racing returned to Misano in 2007, Yamaha is the most successful manufacturer with six wins: three with both Valentino Rossi (2008, 2009 and 2014) and Jorge Lorenzo (2011, 2012 and 2013).

The home crowd went wild at Misano on Sunday as Valentino Rossi took his first victory since Assen last year, with Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa also on the podium, whilst Marc Marquez finished 15th after a crash. — The home crowd went wild at Misano in 2014 as Valentino Rossi took his first victory since Assen the year before. Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa were also on the podium, whilst Marc Marquez finished 15th after a crash.

Honda have had four wins in the MotoGP class at Misano, the last of which was in 2017 with Marc Marquez.

The win for Marc Marquez in 2015 was the first for Honda at Misano since 2010 and followed by four successive wins for Yamaha at this circuit.

Ducati have had two wins at Misano in the MotoGP class, in 2007 with Casey Stoner and last year with Andrea Dovizioso. Along with Stoner and Dovizioso’s wins, Ducati have had four more podium finishes at this circuit with Toni Elias, who was third in 2008, Valentino Rossi, second in 2012 and Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso, who were second and third in 2017.

Andrea Dovizioso

“After the incident in England I’m lucky to be able to take part in the San Marino GP without any physical problems, because my Silverstone crash was a really big one and the consequences could have been much worse. During the two days of testing I was still not 100% fit, but now I’m fine, I feel in shape and am really anxious to race at this circuit, which for me is special, close to my home and where I’m sure that the support of the fans will be fantastic. The aim is to repeat the results of the last two seasons when we got onto the podium and we were competitive all through the weekend”.

MotoGP Rnd Misano Dovizioso — Andrea Dovizioso won at Misano last year (2018)

Three Italian riders finished in the top five at Misano in 2017, all riding a Ducati, which was the first time that three Italian riders on Italian bikes finished in the top five in the premier class since Imola 1972 when Giacomo Agostini, on an MV Agusta, won from team-mate Alberto Pagani, with Ducati rider Bruno Spaggiari completing the podium.

Suzuki has had two podium finishes in the MotoGP era at Misano circuit, both of which came in 2007 when Chris Vermeulen finished second and John Hopkins third. Since 2007, Rins’ fourth-place finish last year was the best result for a Suzuki rider at Misano.

Misano MotoGP Podium Stoner Vermeulen Hopkins — 2007 Misano MotoGP – Casey Stoner P1, Chris Vermeulen P2, John Hopkins P3 – Image by AJRN

The best result for an Aprilia rider in MotoGP at Misano is a 10th-place finish with Alvaro Bautista back in 2016.

In 2017, Bradley Smith crossed the line in 10th place at Misano ahead of his team-mate Pol Espargaro, which is the best result for KTM at this track in the premier class.

The most successful rider at Misano since Grand Prix racing returned to the circuit in 2007 is Marc Marquez with five wins: 1 x 125cc, 2 x Moto2, 2 x MotoGP. Jorge Lorenzo is his closest rival with four: 1 x 250cc, 3 x MotoGP.

Jorge Lorenzo

“Each day I am feeling stronger and able to train harder than the previous day and the time between races has helped. I am looking forward to getting back on the bike and seeing how I feel physically on the RC213V. Despite not completing the full test, we were able to find some good information to be able to start the weekend well. In the past Misano has been a good circuit for me so I am hopeful that this weekend we can continue to close the gap.”

Since 2007, only three riders have won the MotoGP race after qualifying on pole position: Casey Stoner (2007), Valentino Rossi (2009) and Dani Pedrosa (2010).

Misano MotoGP Start Stoner — 2007 Misano MotoGP – Image by AJRN

The nine Moto2 races that have taken place at Misano have been won by eight different riders: Toni Elias (2010), Marc Marquez (2011 and 2012), Pol Espargaro (2013), Tito Rabat (2014), Johann Zarco (2015), Lorenzo Baldassarri (2016), Tom Lüthi (2017) and Francesco Bagnaia (2018).

The seven Moto3 races that have taken place at Misano have been won by six different riders: Sandro Cortese (2012), Alex Rins (2011 and 2012), Enea Bastianini (2015), Brad Binder (2016), Romano Fenati (2017) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (2018).

Alex Rins took victory in the Moto3™ race at the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, with Alex Marquez and Jack Miller joining him on the podium. — Alex Rins took victory in the Moto3 race at the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini in 2014, with Alex Marquez and Jack Miller joining him on the podium.

MotoGP Championship Points Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	SPA	250
2	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	ITA	172
3	Alex Rins	Suzuki	SPA	149
4	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	ITA	145
5	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	SPA	118
6	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	ITA	116
7	Jack Miller	Ducati	AUS	94
8	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	FRA	92
9	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	GBR	88
10	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	ITA	69
11	Pol Espargaro	KTM	SPA	68
12	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	JPN	62
13	Joan Mir	Suzuki	SPA	39
14	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	SPA	33
15	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	ITA	29
16	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	ITA	27
17	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	POR	26
18	Johann Zarco	KTM	FRA	22
19	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda	SPA	21
20	Stefan Bradl	Honda	GER	16
21	Tito Rabat	Ducati	SPA	14
22	Michele Pirro	Ducati	ITA	9
23	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	FRA	7
24	Hafizh Syahrin	KTM	MAL	6
25	Karel Abraham	Ducati	CZE	5
26	Bradley Smith	Aprilia	GBR	0

Misano MotoGP Time Schedule (AEST)

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MotoGP Stats update heading to Assen

June 27, 2019 mcnews Leave a comment

Round Eight – Assen

MotoGP Facts and Stats

At the Catalan GP, Marc Marquez won for the 44th time in MotoGP after qualifying within the top three.

Marc Marquez’ win at the Catalan GP was the 160th for a Spanish rider in the premier class of Grand Prix racing. Spain is second on the list of nations with the most GP wins in the class behind Italy, which has 243.

MotoGP Rnd Catalunya Marc Marquez Celebrate — Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez has failed to score points only three times since the Catalan GP last year (Australia and Valencia in 2018, and Austin this season). Over the last 16 races he has finished, he has always been on the podium and finished third only once, in Brno.

Fabio Quartararo crossed the line in second at the Catalan GP as the top rookie and the highest-placed Independent team rider. He is still leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 51 points ahead Joan Mir (22 points), Miguel Oliveira (12) and Francesco Bagnaia (9).

In addition, Fabio Quartararo moved up to second place in the Independent Team rider classification, two points behind Jack Miller (53 points). That second placed finish made him the fifth youngest rider of all time (including 500 GP), to have stood on a MotoGP podium. Randy Mamola was the youngest when he stood on the podium for the first time in Finland, 1979.

MotoGP Rnd Catalunya Podium Marquez Quartararo Petrucci — 2019 Catalunya MotoGP Results
1 – Marc Marquez (SPA – Honda) 40’31.175
2 – Fabio Quartararo* (FRA – Yamaha) +2.660
3 – Danilo Petrucci (ITA – Ducati) +4.537

Alex Rins finished in fourth place at the Catalan GP and he has now scored points in the last 16 successive races. The last time he failed to score any points was in Germany last year when he crashed on the opening lap.

Following the Catalan GP, Suzuki have scored 101 points, which is the most points accumulated after the opening seven races by Suzuki since 2000 when they had 128 points at this stage of the season.

Davide Brivio
Suzuki Team Manager looks to assen

“The test we did in Catalunya last week gave us important information and also interesting feedback. We are now evaluating if some of the solutions should be used already in Assen, or if we need some further investigation. In any case, we start Assen with positivity, especially following the good race that Alex put together here in 2018. The circuit layout may suit our machine characteristics, so we will work with our usual program to prepare for the race in the best way possible. Joan is also on good form, he found more feeling with his bike and his confidence is getting better and better, we hope this will see him achieve the results he deserves.”

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Rins — Alex Rins – Qatar MotoGP 2019

Neither of the two Yamaha factory riders have won at least one of the seven opening races for the second successive year. The last time the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team did not have a win in any of the first seven races of the year in two successive seasons was in 2002 and 2003.

Following the Catalan GP, Yamaha have scored 108 points in the Constructor’s World Championship classification, which is the lowest points accumulated after the opening seven races by Yamaha since 2003 when the Japanese manufacturer had 83 points after the Dutch TT.

Massimo Meregalli
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Director

“After an important and successful test in Catalunya, we come to Assen with some optimism and also quite a bit of fire in our bellies. The way things ended at the previous round was a real shame and had serious consequences for our outlook on the championship. However, we are determined to make a strong comeback here this weekend and we‘re using the unfortunate incident in Catalunya to fuel our motivation even more. We want to be on the podium, and to do so we need to be at the front at every session, so that will be our focus. Vale and Mack both like riding in Assen, so we’re feeling confident that we can do well this weekend.”

MotoGP Rnd COTA Rossi GP AN — Valentino Rossi

With Ducati, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and KTM within the top 10 in Catalunya, this is the sixth time this year there have been at least five different manufacturers within the top 10. The last time there were at least five different manufacturers within the top 10 in six (or more) of the first seven races of the year was in 1993.

Johann Zarco crossed the line in 10th place at the Catalan GP, which is his best result since he joined KTM this year. With Pol Espargaro in seventh and Johann Zarco in 10th, this is the third time there were two KTM riders within the top 10 in MotoGP along with Australia 2017 and Valencia last year. This is the sixth top 10 finish for KTM this year, one more than last year and one less than their first season in the premier class in 2017.

MotoGP KTM Pol Espargaro — KTM RC16 MotoGP – Pol Espargaro

Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all Grand Prix classes in Assen with 10 victories (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc and 8 x MotoGP). The next most successful on the current grid, with five
wins, is Marc Marquez (1 x 125cc, 2 x Moto2, 2 x MotoGP).

Valentino Rossi crashed out of the race at the Catalan GP, although through no fault of his own, making it the first time he failed to score any points in two successive races he competed in since Japan and Australia back in 2011, riding a Ducati.

With Andrea Dovizioso crashing out in Barcelona, only three riders have scored points in all seven of the MotoGP races in 2019: Alex Rins, Danilo Petrucci and Pol Espargaro.

Andrea Dovizioso

“There’s no time to linger on the points lost at Barcelona, we need to tackle each race working as hard as we’ve done until now. I believe we are showing great competitiveness and, even though there are always areas to improve, we have proven our speed. Assen isn’t the most favorable track for our bike and weather conditions always play a fundamental role there, but at any rate we’ve shown we’re capable of progressively improving during the course of a weekend even on tricky circuits. We need to stay calm and focused, taking it one race at a time. The Championship has still a long way to go.”

MotoGP Rnd Catalunya Start Dovizioso Marquez — Catalunya MotoGP

With Sylvain Guintoli finishing the race in 13th place at Catalunya, all riders who finished scored points at Barcelona, which is the first time this has happened in dry weather conditions since the Catalan GP last year. In addition, this is the first time there were 13 riders across the line since the French GP back in 2013 (13 finishers).

With Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco and Sylvain Guintoli, this is the first time three French riders have scored at least one point in the same premier class race since the French GP in 2017 with Johann Zarco, Loris Baz and Sylvain Guintoli.

The only two of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have previously won at the Dutch TT in any of the smaller classes are Francesco Bagnaia, in Moto3 back in 2016 and in Moto2 last
year, and Miguel Oliveira in Moto3 back in 2015.

MotoGP 2016 - Round Eight - Assen - Moto2 Podium - Francesco Bagnaia — MotoGP 2016 – Round Eight – Assen – Moto2 Podium – Francesco Bagnaia

Motorcycle Grand Prix Racing at Assen

Assen is the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix event every year since the motorcycle World Championship Grand Prix series started back in 1949.

The Dutch TT became part of the World Championship series when it was first created in 1949 and Assen is the only circuit to have been part of the series every year since, making this the 71st Dutch TT that has counted towards the world championship classification.

In 2016, the Dutch TT was held on Sunday for the first time; all previous Dutch TT events had taken place on Saturday. Last year, the races were held in July for the first since 1955.

MotoGP Assen Race Marquez Podium — The average age of the three riders on the 2018 MotoGP podium in Assen was 23 years 292 days, making it the youngest podium of the MotoGP era since Assen 2016 when Jack Miller won from Marc Márquez and Scott Redding. Then, the average age of the three riders was 22 years 277 days.

The original Assen circuit, that was used up to 1954, measured 16.54 km. This was reduced to 7.7 km in 1955 and then in 1984 further modifications to the circuit reduced the length to 6.1 km. The current layout has been used since 2006, with a few minor adjustments.

A total of 268 Grand Prix races for solo motorcycles have been held at the TT Circuit Assen since 1949 as follows: MotoGP –17, 500cc–53, 350cc–33, Moto2 –9, 250cc–58, Moto3 –7, 125cc–63, 80cc–6, 50cc–22.

The 500cc race at the 1975 Dutch TT is the only premier class Grand Prix race where the first two riders across the line have been credited with the same race time. Barry Sheene and Giacomo Agostini finished so close that the timekeepers of the day, using manual timing accurate to 0.1 sec, were unable to split them.

Yamaha are the most successful manufacturer at the Dutch TT since the start of the four-stroke MotoGP era, with nine wins with three different riders: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies, who took his one and only win in the premier class back in 2011.

Ben Spies at Assen in 2011 — Ben Spies won at Assen in 2011 ahead of Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso

Honda have had seven MotoGP wins at the Dutch TT with six different riders: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez and Jack Miller.

MotoGP 2016 - Round Eight - Assen - MotoGP Podium - Jack Miller, Marc Marquez- Scott Redding — MotoGP 2016 – Round Eight – Assen – MotoGP Podium – Jack Miller, Marc Marquez- Scott Redding

Ducati have won only once in MotoGP at the Dutch TT with Casey Stoner back in 2008. Ducati has had three podium finishes at Assen in the past eight years: Andrea Dovizioso was second in 2014, Scott Redding third in 2016 and Danilo Petrucci second in 2017.

MotoGP 2008 - Image by AJRN - Casey Stoner won the race from Dani Pedrosa and Colin Edwards — MotoGP 2008 – Image by AJRN – Casey Stoner won the race from Dani Pedrosa and Colin Edwards at Assen in 2008

The last win for a Suzuki rider at the Dutch TT was in the 500cc race in 1993 with Kevin Schwantz. The best result by Suzuki in the MotoGP class at the Dutch TT is a second-place finish by Alex Rins last year.

The last rider to win the MotoGP race at the Dutch TT in successive years is Valentino Rossi, in 2004 and 2005.

In the 500cc class, Giacomo Agostini and Mick Doohan both won the Dutch TT five years in a row.

The most successful rider at Assen is Angel Nieto with 15 wins in the 125cc and 50cc classes, followed by Giacomo Agostini who had 14 wins riding 500cc and 350cc machines.

Among the current riders, Valentino Rossi is the most successful at Assen with a total of 10 wins, eight in MotoGP (seven with Yamaha, one with Honda) and one each in the 250cc and 125cc classes.

podium motogp — Assen MotoGP Podium – 2005 – Rossi, Melandri, Edwards

The top 15 in the MotoGP race at the Dutch GP in 2018 was closest in the premier class of Grand Prix racing at the time, with 16.043 seconds between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. The record was beaten in Qatar earlier this season.

Four Dutch riders have won a Grand Prix race at the TT Circuit Assen: Paul Lodewijkx (50cc–1968), Wil Hartog (500cc–1977), Jack Middelburg (500cc–1980) and Hans Spaan (125cc–1989).

The nine Moto2 races that have taken place at the TT Circuit Assen have been won by eighth different riders: Andrea Iannone, Marc Marquez, Pol Espargaro, Anthony West, Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami, Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia. The only rider who has more than a single Moto2 win at this circuit is Marc Márquez who won in both 2011 and 2012.

The seven Moto3 races that have taken place at the TT Circuit Assen circuit have been won by seven different riders: Maverick Viñales, Luis Salom, Alex Marquez, Miguel Oliveira, Francesco Bagnaia, Aron Canet and Jorge Martin.

MotoGP Standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	140
2	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	103
3	Alex Rins	Suzuki	101
4	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	98
5	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	72
6	Jack Miller	Ducati	53
7	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	51
8	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	48
9	Pol Espargaro	KTM	47
10	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	42
11	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	40
12	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	34
13	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	27
14	Joan Mir	Suzuki	22
15	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda	19
16	Johann Zarco	KTM	16
17	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	12
18	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia	12
19	Michele Pirro	Ducati	9
20	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	9
21	Tito Rabat	Ducati	9
22	Stefan Bradl	Honda	6
23	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	3
24	Karel Abraham	Ducati	2
25	Hafizh Syahrin	KTM	2
26	Bradley Smith	Aprilia	0

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MotoGP Statistics update as we head to Jerez

May 2, 2019 mcnews Leave a comment

2019 MotoGP
Jerez Moto Stats Update

By Dr. Thomas Morsellino

Previously in MotoGP by numbers

198 – At the Americas GP, Valentino Rossi stood on the podium for the 198th time in the premier class and the 234th time in his Grand Prix career.

MotoGP Rnd COTA Podium Rins Rossi Miller — COTA 2019 – The MotoGP podium L-R: Rossi, Rins and Miller

49 – Suzuki have scored 49 points in the MotoGP in Constructor’s World Championship since the opening race in Qatar, which is the best start to a premier class season for Suzuki since 2000.
40 – At 40 years and 57 days old on race day in Austin, Valentino Rossi became the oldest rider to score back-to-back premier class podium finishes since Jack Ahearn at the Belgium GP and the East German GP back in 1966.

19 – Since the opening Grand Prix in Qatar, 19 different riders have stood on the podium across all classes.
8 – Aron Canet won in Austin for the first time since Silverstone in 2017, making eight different winners in the Moto3 over the last eight races, which is the first time this has happened since the introduction of the class in 2012.
3 – Since the opening premier class race in Qatar, three different manufacturers have stood on the top step of the podium: Ducati, Honda and Suzuki, which is the first time this has happened in the premier class since the opening three races of 2008 with Ducati, Honda and Yamaha. Four manufacturers have never won the first four races in the class.
3 – The win for Alex Rins at the Americas GP was the third victory for a Suzuki rider since the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002.

MotoGP Rnd COTA Rins Suzuki — Suzuki celebrate Rins’ victory at COTA

Jerez scheduled to host the 300th MotoGP race

The MotoGP race at Jerez will be the 300th MotoGP race to take place since the class was introduced back in 2002. Below are some facts and statistics from the 299 MotoGP races that have taken place so far.

A total of 23 different riders have stood on the top step of the podium in the MotoGP class. The rider with most MotoGP wins is Valentino Rossi with 76, followed by Jorge Lorenzo (47), Marc Marquez (45), Casey Stoner (38) and Dani Pedrosa (31).

Jorge Lorenzo chases Casey Stoner at Jerez in 2012

A total of 45 different riders have finished on the podium in the MotoGP class. Valentino Rossi is the rider with most MotoGP podium finishes, with 175, followed by Jorge Lorenzo (114), Dani Pedrosa (112), Marc Marquez (79), and Casey Stoner (69).
A total of eight different riders have won one race in the MotoGP class since 2002, as follows: Alex Rins, Andrea Iannone, Ben Spies, Chris Vermeulen, Jack Miller, Tohru Ukawa, Toni Elias and Troy Bayliss.
The MotoGP winners have come from seven different nations: Spain (138), Italy (107), Australia (41), USA (4), Great Britain (3), Brazil (3) and Japan (3).
30 different riders have qualified on pole position in the MotoGP class (including the Malaysian GP 2011 and the British GP 2018). The five riders with the most MotoGP poles are Marc Marquez (54), Valentino Rossi (51), Jorge Lorenzo (43), Casey Stoner (39) and Dani Pedrosa (31).
Honda is the most successful manufacturer in the MotoGP class with 142 wins. Other manufacturers who have taken MotoGP wins are Yamaha (107), Ducati (47) and Suzuki (3).

MotoGP Facts and Stats

Alex Rins became the first first-time winner in the premier class of Grand Prix racing since Maverick Viñales won at the British GP in 2016, also riding a Suzuki.

With Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) in Qatar, Marc Marquez (Honda) in Argentina and Alex Rins (Suzuki) in Austin, three riders from three different manufacturers have won in the three opening races. This is the first time this has happened in the premier class since the opening three races of 2008 with Casey Stoner (Ducati), Dani Pedrosa (Honda) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha).
At the Spanish GP, Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia will be aiming to make it four manufacturers to win the first four races for the first time in the premier class of Grand Prix racing.
Alex Rins has only led across the line for a total of seven laps in 2019. Other riders who have led races this year are: Marc Marquez (34 laps), Andrea Dovizioso (18) and Valentino Rossi (8).

MotoGP Rnd COTA Miller Rossi GP AN — Jack Miller and Rossi enjoy a cuddle in Parc Ferme – COTA 2019 – Image by AJRN

In Austin, Valentino Rossi stood on the podium for the second successive time, becoming the oldest rider to score back-to-back premier class podium finishes since Jack Ahearn at the Belgium GP and the East German GP back in 1966. In addition, this was his 198th podium finish in the premier class.
With his third-place finish in Austin, Jack Miller stood on the podium for the first time since he won the Dutch TT back in 2016. Miller is now leading the Independent Team riders classification with 29 points, ahead of Takaaki Nakagami (22).

MotoGP Rnd COTA Miller GP AN — Jack Miller celebrates his third place finish last time out – COTA 2019 – Image by AJRN

Neither of the two Yamaha factory riders have won at least one of the three opening races for the second successive year. The last time that the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team did not have a win in any of the first three races of the year in two successive seasons was in 2002 and 2003.

Valentino Rossi

“I love racing in Europe because the tracks are fantastic, and I know them very well. We start at Jerez, which has been a difficult track for the Yamaha in the last two years, but we did well at the last two races, so it will be very interesting to see if we can be strong there. We have had a little break and from now on it’s ‘bam, bam, bam’, a very packed schedule until the race at the Sachsenring. We’re good, strong, and we are working well. It looks like the bike improved a lot. For sure, there are some areas that we need to work on. We need some time for that, but we can be competitive.”

Andrea Dovizioso, who crossed the line in fourth in Austin, is now leading the Championship with 54 points, ahead of Valentino Rossi (51 points). This is the first time two Italian riders have led the Championship since Rossi was ahead of Dovizioso after the Spanish GP back in 2015.
Franco Morbidelli finished in fifth place at the Americas GP, which is his best resul tin the MotoGP class.
Morbidelli’s teammate Fabio Quartararo finished seventh in Austin as the highest-placed rookie, which is his best result so far. He is now leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 17 points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (9), Joan Mir (8) and Miguel Oliveira (7).
Takaaki Nakagami finished 10th in the Americas as the only Honda rider across the line, which is the lowest points accumulated by Honda in a race since the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002.

MotoGP Rnd COTA Dovi GP AN — Andrea Dovizioso – COTA MotoGP 2019 – Image by AJRN

Only seven riders have scored points in all three of the MotoGP races in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, Alex Rins, Takaaki Nakagami, Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso, Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro.
Tito Rabat crossed the line in 15th place in Austin, which is his first point scoring finish since he was 11th at the Austrian GP last year before breaking his leg at the following GP in Silverstone.
Jorge Lorenzo will celebrate his 32nd birthday on qualifying day in Jerez, which will also be the 17th anniversary of his Grand Prix debut at this track. He had to miss the opening day due to being too young.
Hafizh Syahrin, who is scheduled to make his 100th Grand Prix start at the Spanish GP, will celebrate his 25th birthday on the race day at Jerez.
None of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year have previously won a Grand Prix race at Jerez in any of the smaller classes. Nonetheless, all of them have stood on the podium at least once at the track in Grand Prix racing except Fabio Quartararo.

Motorcycle Grand Prix Racing at Jerez

This is the 33rd successive year that a motorcycle Grand Prix event has been held at the Jerez circuit since it was first used in 1987.
Assen is the only current venue that has been used consecutively for a longer period than Jerez.
A total of 98 Grand Prix races for solo motorcycles have been held at the Jerez circuit as follows: MotoGP –17, 500cc–15, Moto2 –9, 250cc–23, Moto3 –7, 125cc–24, 80cc–3.
The MotoGP race this year will be the 400th Grand Prix race in Spain since the first Spanish Grand Prix held in 1951 in Montjuïc.
Almost 24 years ago, Alberto Puig’s victory at Jerez on May 7th, 1995, was the first win for a Spanish rider in the premier class on home soil.
Since the first Grand Prix race in the premier class in Jerez, Honda have had 21 wins at Jerez, the last of which was last year with Marc Marquez.
Marquez’ win at Jerez last year was the 400th for a rider using Michelin tyres in Grand Prix racing. The first Michelin victory was at the TT back in 1973 with Jack Findlay.

MotoGP Rnd Jerez Records — Jerez Lap Record and Results Data

Yamaha have had eight wins at Jerez in the premier class, the last of which was three years ago with Valentino Rossi.
Ducati’s only win at Jerez was in 2006 when Loris Capirossi won from pole position. The last time a Ducati rider finished on the podium at Jerez was in 2017 when Jorge Lorenzo crossed the line in third place, which was also his first podium finish for
Ducati.
Last year, Andrea Iannone finished in third place at Jerez, which was the best result for Suzuki at the track since the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002. Suzuki’s last of its two victories at Jerez was in 2000 when Kenny Roberts won the 500cc race on his way to clinching his world title.
Aleix Espargaro’s ninth-place finish in 2017 was the best result for an Aprilia rider in Jerez in the premier class since Doriano Romboni was sixth back in 1997.
Mika Kallio finished 10th last year in Jerez, which is the best result at the track for a KTM rider.
Jerez has been the most successful circuit for the Spanish riders as regards premier-class victories, with a total of 13 wins: Alberto Puig in 1995, Alex Criville in 1997, 98, 99, Sete Gibernau in 2004, Dani Pedrosa in 2008, 2013 & 2017, Jorge Lorenzo in 2010, 2011 & 2015, and Marc Marquez in 2014 and 2018.

2018-MotoGP-Rnd4-Jerez-Marquez_18GP04_7144_AN — MotoGP 2018 – Round Four – Jerez – Marc Marquez was victories at Jerez last year – Image by AJRN

There has been at least one Spanish rider on the podium in the MotoGP race at Jerez for the last 15 years, a sequence that started in 2004.
Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider at the Jerez circuit with nine wins; a single victory in both the 125cc and 250cc classes add to his seven in the premier class.
2016 was the first time since 2009 that Spain did not have at least one winner across the three classes in Jerez.
There have been five different winners in the MotoGP class at Jerez in the last seven years: one for Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, two for Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez.

The nine Moto2 races that have taken place at Jerez have been won by nine different riders: Toni Elias, Andrea Iannone, Pol Espargaró, Tito Rabat, Mika Kallio, Jonas Folger, Sam Lowes, Alex Marquez and Lorenzo Baldassarri.
Philipp Öttl won for the first time in his Grand Prix career in Jerez last year, 21 years and 345 days after his father Peter’s last win at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello back in 1996. They became the seventh father and son in Grand Prix history to win.
The seven Moto3 races that have taken place at the Jerez circuit have been won by six different riders: Romano Fenati (2012 and 2014), Maverick Viñales (2013), Danny Kent (2015), Brad Binder (2016), Aron Canet (2017) and Philipp Öttl (2018). None
of the them have won from pole.

Great weekend for Alex Rins and Suzuki in Texas

In Austin, Alex Rins won for the first time on what was the 34th start of his career in the premier class. Below are some facts and statistics regarding the feat.

Alex Rins’ win in Texas was the third for Suzuki since the introduction of the MotoGP class back in 2002, along with Chris Vermeulen at the French GP back in 2007 and Maverick Viñales at the British GP in 2016.
This is Suzuki’s first win in the premier class in the United States. Suzuki have had four wins in smaller classes in the US: at Daytona with Hugh Anderson in the 50cc class (1964) and the 125cc class (1964 and 1965), and Ernst Degner in the 50cc class (1965).
Before the Spanish GP, Alex Rins is thirdin the Championship,becoming the highest-placed Suzuki rider in the premier class after the opening three races of the season since Kenny Roberts Jr. led after the Japanese GP in 2000.
Following the Americas GP, Suzuki have scored 49 points in the Constructors’ World Championship classification, which is the highest points accumulated after the opening three races by Suzuki since 2000 when they had 55 points at this stage of the season.

MotoGP Rnd COTA Rins GP AN — Rins celebrates victory – COTA 2019 – Image by AJRN

With his win in Austin, Alex Rins became the 10th different Spanish rider to have won in the premier class of Grand Prix racing along with Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa, Alex Criville, Sete Gibernau, Maverick Viñales, Carlos Checa, Toni Elias and Alberto Puig.
Alex Rins became the first rider to have won at least once in Moto3, in Moto2 and in MotoGP at the Circuit of the Americas.
With his win in Texas, this is Alex Rins’ seventh successive top five finish since Japan last year. In addition, Rins has scored points in the last 12 successive races. The last time he failed to score any points was in Germany last year when he crashed on the opening lap.
In his Grand Prix career, Alex Rins’ first win in each of the solo classes he competed in came in the United States: Americas/2013 (Moto3), Indianapolis/2015 (Moto2) and Americas/2019 (MotoGP).

MotoGP Rnd COTA Rins — Alex Rins celebrates his maiden MotoGP victory at COTA 2019

Davide Brivio – Suzuki Team Manager

“We are still feeling very happy about the positive start to the Championship, and especially with the victory we had in Austin with Alex. But we are conscious that from now on the races will be very different from the previous ones. Jerez will be a tricky one due to the unusual configuration of the track, very narrow and with some very technical parts. Our formula is to approach every race with humility, without pre-conceived ideas, and to use our working method which is step by step. We have seen that our GSX-RR has a lot of potential, and that Alex and Joan are growing very fast, each one on his own path. But we are also aware of some areas where we can improve, and this is our main objective. Our goal is to get as close to the top as we can, and then play our cards in the race. Staying consistently in the Top 10 and Top 5 which will give us the chance to fight for some good results.”

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Round Three – COTA

Stats compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino

In total, there have been 31 previous Grand Prix events hosted in the USA: Laguna Seca (15), Indianapolis (8), Austin (6) and Daytona (2).

A total of 72 Grand Prix races for solo motorcycles have been held in the USA since 1949: 500cc/MotoGP – 31, 250cc/Moto2 – 21, 125cc/Moto3 – 18, 50cc – 2.

Marc Marquez carried a Nicky Hayden flag in Texas last year

Marc Márquez has won on each of the 10 occasions that he has raced in the MotoGP class in America; six times at Austin, three times at Indianapolis and at Laguna Seca in 2013.

Only once in these 10 appearances in MotoGP in America has Márquez not qualified on pole position: Laguna Seca in 2013 when he qualified in second place on the grid behind Stefan Bradl. He qualified on pole last year in Austin but started from fourth after being given a grid penalty following Q2.

The only riders currently competing in the MotoGP class who have won in the class at any of the American circuits are Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Márquez.

Maverick Viñales finished second last year at the Austin circuit, equalling the best result for a Yamaha rider at the track after his teammate Valentino Rossi in 2017 and Jorge Lorenzo back in 2016.

Circuit of the Americas MotoGP - Round 3 - Race Results Marc MARQUEZ - SPA - Repsol Honda Team 41'52.002 Maverick VIÑALES - SPA - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +3.560 Andrea IANNONE - ITA - Team SUZUKI ECSTAR +6.704 — Circuit of the Americas 2018 MotoGP – Round 3 – Race Results
Marc MARQUEZ – SPA – Repsol Honda Team 41’52.002
Maverick VIÑALES – SPA – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +3.560
Andrea IANNONE – ITA – Team SUZUKI ECSTAR +6.704

Ducati riders have three podium finishes in the MotoGP class at the Circuit of the Americas, with Andrea Dovizioso, third in 2014 and second in 2015, and Andrea Iannone, third in 2016. Last year, Dovizioso was the highest-placed Ducati rider across the line in fifth.

The best result for a Suzuki rider at the Circuit of the Americas is the third place for Andrea Iannone last year.

Aleix Espargaro’s 10th-place finish last year equalled the best result for an Aprilia rider at the Circuit of the Americas for Stefan Bradl back in 2016.

2018-MotoGP-Rnd3-COTA-Girls_18GP03_7201_AN — COTA MotoGP Grid Girls – Image by AJRN

Pol Espargaro finished 13th last year in Austin, which is the best result at the track for a KTM rider.

All 18 podium finishers in the six previous MotoGP races held at Austin have been riders from either Spain or Italy.

The three riders who finished on the podium in the Moto3 race last year in Austin (Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi) have all moved up to the Moto2 class in 2019.

The six Moto2 races that have taken place at the Circuit of the Americas have been won by six different riders, four of them are now competing in the MotoGP class: Nico Terol (2013), Maverick Viñales (2014), Sam Lowes (2015), Alex Rins (2016), Franco
Morbidelli (2017) and Francesco Bagnaia (2018). Only Rins and Morbidelli went on to win the race after qualifying on pole position.

2018-MotoGP-Rnd3-COTA-Girls_18GP03_7187_AN — COTA MotoGP Grid Girls – Image by AJRN

The six Moto3 races that have taken place at the Circuit of the Americas have been won by five different riders, two of them are now competing in the premier class: Alex Rins (2013), Jack Miller (2014), Danny Kent (2015), Romano Fenati (2016 and 2017)
and Jorge Martin (2018).

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Marc Marquez’ win at Termas de Rio Hondo was the 298th for Honda in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, the 142nd in the MotoGP era since 2002.

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Podium Marquez Rossi Dovizioso — 2019 MotoGP – Round Two – Argentina
Race Results
M. MARQUEZ REPSOL HONDA TEAM 41’43.688
V. ROSSI MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP + 9.816
A. DOVIZIOSO MISSION WINNOW DUCATI + 10.530

With his second-place finish in Argentina, Valentino Rossi became the 14th different rider over 40 to have stood on the podium in the premier class of Grand Prix racing along with Jack Ahearn, Fergus Anderson, Jack Brett, Jack Findlay, Robin Fitton, Les Graham, Ernst Hiller, Harry Hinton Sr., Karl Hoppe, Enrico Lorenzetti, Nello Pagani, Frank Perris and Percy Tait. Valentino Rossi became the first rider over 40 to stand on the podium in the premier class since Jack Findlay in Austria back in 1977.

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Rossi Celebrate — Valentino Rossi – P2 in Argentina 2019

Austin is one of just four current circuits where Valentino Rossi has not had a MotoGP victory, along with Aragón, the Red Bull Ring, and Buriram.

Neither of the two Yamaha factory riders have won at least one of the two opening races for the second successive year. The last time that the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team did not have a win in either of the first two races of the year in two successive seasons was in 2002 and 2003.

Andrea Dovizioso has led across the line for a total of 18 laps in 2019. Other riders who have led races this year are: Marc Márquez (26 laps) and Alex Rins (3).

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Podium MotoGP Marquez Rossi Dovizioso — 2019 MotoGP – Round Two – Argentina
Race Results
M. MARQUEZ REPSOL HONDA TEAM 41’43.688
V. ROSSI MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP + 9.816
A. DOVIZIOSO MISSION WINNOW DUCATI + 10.530

Jack Miller was fourth across the line in Argentina as the top Independent Team rider, which is his best result since he was also fourth last year in France.

Alex Rins, who started from 16th on the grid in Argentina, finished in fifth place, which is his ninth successive top six finish since San Marino last year.

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Miller Team — Jack Miller

Takaaki Nakagami finished seventh in Argentina, which is his best dryweather result since he stepped up to the MotoGP class. He is now in second place in the Independent Team riders classification with 16 points behind his teammate Cal Crutchlow (19).

With Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Honda, Aprilia and KTM finishing inside the top 10 at the Argentina GP, this is the first time that riders from six different manufacturers have finished within the top ten since Australia last year.

Miguel Oliveira finished in 11th place at Termas de Rio Hondo as the second-placed KTM rider behind Pol Espargaro, becoming the first Portuguese rider to score points in the premier class of Grand Prix racing.

With Miguel Oliveira, Fabio Quartararo in eighth and Francesco Bagnaia in 14th, all of the four rookies this year have now scored points. Francesco Bagnaia (2018) is the only one of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have previously won at COTA in any of the smaller classes.

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Marc Marquez qualified on pole position for the 81st time in his Grand Prix career in Argentina and the 53rd time in the MotoGP class in Argentina, two less than Valentino Rossi.

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Marquez Team — Marquez smashed them in South America

This was Marquez’ fifth pole position at Termas de Rio Hondo, equalling his number of premier class pole positions set at Phillip Island, which is one less than in Austin and at the Sachsenring.

Marc Marquez won for the 71st time of his Grand Prix career in Argentina, five less than Mike Hailwood who stands in fourth place in the list of riders with most GP wins. This is Marquez’ 45th win the premier class, two less than his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.

MotoGP Rnd Argentina Marc Marquez — Marc Marquez – P1 in Argentina 2019

Marc Márquez’ win at Termas de Rio Honda is the fifth time that he had won at any circuit in the MotoGP class after qualifying on pole position, leading across the line on every lap and setting the fastest lap of the race along with Jerez (2014) and Austin (2014, 2016, 2018).

This is Marc Marquez’s 32nd win in the premier class after qualifying on pole position. 41 of his 45 wins in the class came after qualifying within the top three.

Marc Marquez crossed the line 9.816 seconds before Valentino Rossi, which is Marquez’ biggest winning margin in dry-weather conditions since he stepped in the MotoGP class in 2013.

This is the biggest winning margin in dry-weather conditions in the MotoGP class since Jorge Lorenzo won in France back in 2016 with a winning margin of 10.654 seconds ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi.

Marc Marquez has scored 45 points in the first two races, which is the second-highest points accumulated by Marquez in the MotoGP class, after 2014 when he won the two opening races and scored 50 points.

Last year in Austin, Márquez claimed his 10th successive win in the MotoGP class in the USA, his 12th including his Moto2 wins at Indianapolis in both 2011 and 2012. Giacomo Agostini holds the record in Finland with 13th successive wins at Imatra: 8 x 500cc
(1966 – 1973) and 5 x 350cc (1969 – 1973).

MotoGP by numbers..

118 – At the Argentina GP, Marc Marquez stood on the podium for the 118th time in his Grand Prix career, three less than Phil Read who stands in sixth place on the list of riders with most podium finishes.
94 – Crossing the line in third place in Argentina GP, Andrea Dovizioso finished on the podium for the 94th time in his Grand Prix career, one less than Mick Doohan. In addition, it was also his 53rd podium finish in the premier class, one less than Randy Mamola.
71 – Marc Marquez won for the 71st time in his Grand Prix career at Termas de Rio Hondo, the 45th time since he stepped up to the premier class in 2013.
60 – Valentino Rossi crossed the line in second place in Argentina, which is his 60th second-place finish in the premier class (the 11th behind Marc Marquez). His 50th second-place finish in the premier class came in Argentina back in 2016.
24 – With his second-place finish in Argentina, Rossi extended his record of finishing on the podium every season for 24 successive years – the record. The second-longest run of successive years with Grand Prix podium finishes is 20, set by Angel Nieto. In addition, Rossi extended his record of finishing on the podium at least once in all his 20 seasons competing in the premier class.
15 – Since the opening Grand Prix in Qatar, 15 different riders have stood on the podium across all classes. Only Marc Marquez, Andrea Dovizioso and Lorenzo Baldassarri have finished on the podium more than once in the opening two Grand Prix of the season.
10 – In Argentina, Valentino Rossi was on the podium to end ten successive races without a podium finish since the German GP last year (259 days).
2.092 – The 15th-place finisher in the Moto3 race in Argentina, Raul Fernandez, crossed the line just 2.092 seconds behind race winner Jaume Masia; this is the fourth closest top 15 of all-time in Grand Prix racing.

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Argentina 2019

Andrea Dovizioso’s win in Valencia was his 13th in the premier class, equalling Randy Mamola and Max Biaggi. They’re tied second as the riders with the most victories without winning the title, behind Dani Pedrosa (31 wins).

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Dovizioso — Andrea Dovizioso claimed the win at Qatar

With his win in Qatar, Andrea Dovizioso won the opening race of the season for the third time in his Grand Prix career; he did it in 2004 on his way to clinching his 125cc title as well as last year.

Cal Crutchlow has finished on the podium at least once for eight successive seasons in the MotoGP class, equalling Mike Hailwood between 1960 and 1967. Only one other British rider has had premier class podium finishes in eight or more successive seasons: Geoff Duke (10).

MotoGP Qatar Rnd MotoGP Podium — MotoGP Podium – Qatar MotoGP 2019 – Round 1

Top Independent Team rider in Qatar in third place, Crutchlow won the race last year in Argentina, becoming the first British rider to lead the premier class championship since Barry Sheene after the opening race of 1979 in Venezuela.

With his fourth-place finish at Losail, Alex Rins has scored points in the last ten successive races. The last time he failed to score any points was in Ger-many last year when he crashed out on the opening lap with Pol Espargaro.

In addition, Alex Rins has finished within the top six in the last eight successive races. The last time he was not inside the top six was in Austria last year, when he was eighth.

Johann Zarco crossed the line in 15th place at the Qatar GP for his first time on the KTM, which is his worst result across the line since he was also 15th in San Marino back in 2017 when he ran out of fuel and had to push his bike to the finish line.

Francesco Bagnaia retired from the race in Losail, which is the first time he has failed to score points since Italy in 2017 when he crashed on the final lap.

First rookie across the line in Qatar, Joan Mir (2017) is the only one of the four rookies this year to have previously won at Argentina in any of the smaller classes.

Along with Joan Mir (2017), Miguel Oliveira (2017 and 2018) is the only one of the four rookies in the MotoGP class this year to have stood on the podium in Argentina.

Termas de Río Hondo is one of the five tracks on this year’s calendar where Jorge Lorenzo has not had a win in the MotoGP class, along with Austin, Sachsenring, Sepang, and Buriram.

MotoGP finishes are closer than ever

Johann Zarco finished the Qatar Grand Prix in 15th place, crossing the line just 15.093 seconds behind race winner Andrea Dovizioso, which is the closest top 15 of all-time in a full-length premier class Grand Prix. This breaks the record set last year in Assen last year.

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Dovi leads field — Qatar MotoGP 2019

The following list shows the ten closest top 15 finishes of all-time in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, nine of which have occurred since 2017 (only races that have completed full race distance). Followed by the closest Top Ten finishes, and the closest margins from first to second place.

Closest Top 15 finishes

Closest MotoGP Margins — Closest Top 15 finishes

Closest Top Ten finishes

Closest winning margins 1st to 2nd

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Marquez Dovi — Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso – Qatar MotoGP 2019

Andrea Dovizioso levels with Jorge Lorenzo

With his win in Losail, Andrea Dovizioso equals Jorge Lorenzo in fifth place on the following list of riders with the longest winning careers in Grand Prix Racing.

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MotoGP returns to Termas de Río Hondo circuit for sixth year

This year’s event at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit is the 16th motorcycle Grand Prix to be held in Argentina.

MotoGP Preview Argentina Rnd Michelin — Michelin’s Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo GP Track break down

The first Argentina GP took place in 1961 and was held in Buenos Aires; the first time that a Grand Prix had taken place outside of Europe. Not all of the top riders attended the event and the 52-lap, 203km 500cc race was won by home rider Jorge Kissling (Matchless) from fellow country- man Juan Carlos Salatino (Norton).

This is the sixth year that the Argentina GP has taken place at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit. All of the ten previous Grands Prix in Argentina had taken place in Buenos Aires, the last of which was in 1999.

Three riders from Argentina have won Grand Prix races: Sebastian Porto (seven wins in the 250cc class), Benedicto Caldarella (Argentina, 1962) and Jorge Kissling (Argentina, 1961) who both had single victo- ries in the 500cc class.

The last GP win for an Argentinean rider was in the 250cc class at the Dutch TT in 2005, when Sebastian Porto won the race from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo.

Valentino Rossi celebrated football great Diego Maradona on the podium in Argentina back in 2015

The only current full-time Grand Prix rider who has raced at the Buenos Aires circuit is Valentino Rossi, who won the 250cc race in 1998 and was third in 1999.

Marc Marquez has twice won the MotoGP race in Argentina from pole position in 2014 and 2016. He was also on pole in Argentina in 2015 and in 2017 but crashed when battling for the lead.

MotoGP-2017-Rnd2-Argentina-podium-3 — Vinales won in Argentina in 2017

The riders other than Marquez to win a MotoGP race at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit are Valentino Rossi, who won the 2015 race after starting down in eighth place on the grid; Maverick Viñales, who won in 2017 from the sixth on the grid and Cal Crutchlow last year from tenth on the grid.

Since the introduction of the Termas de Rio Honda circuit to the calen-dar in 2014, Honda have had three wins in MotoGP with two different riders: Marc Marquez (2014, 2016) and Cal Crutchlow (2018).

Yamaha have had two MotoGP wins in Argentina for two different riders: Valentino Rossi (2015) and Maverick Viñales (2017).

Andrea Dovizioso’s second-place finish in 2015 is the only podium finish in MotoGP for a Ducati rider in Argentina.

The best result for a Suzuki rider at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit is the third place for Alex Rins last year.

2018 MotoGP Round Two Argentina Race Results Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda CASTROL 40'36.342 2. Johann ZARCO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.251 3. Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR +2.501 — 2018 MotoGP Round Two Argentina Race Results
Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda CASTROL 40’36.342
2. Johann ZARCO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.251
3. Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR +2.501

Stefan Bradl’s seventh-place finish in 2016 is the best result so far for an Aprilia rider at the Termas de Rio Honda circuit. Scott Redding was the highest-placed Aprilia rider last year in 12th.

Pol Espargaro finished 11th last year in Argentina, which is the best re-sult at the track for a KTM rider.

The five Moto2 races that have taken place at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit have been won by four different riders, three of them are now competing in the MotoGP class: Tito Rabat (2014), Johann Zarco (2015 & 2016), Franco Morbidelli (2017) and Mattia Pasini (2018).

The five Moto3 races that have taken place at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit have been won by five different riders: Romano Fenati (2014), Danny Kent (2015), Khairul Idham Pawi (2016), who was the first Malaysian rider to win a Grand Prix race in any class, Joan Mir (2017) and Marco Bezzecchi (2018). None of the five races held at the track have been won from pole position.

MotoGP by numbers

78 – With his second-place finish at the Qatar GP, Marc Marquez equalled Eddie Lawson in sixth place on the list of riders with the most podium finishes in the premier class with 78, behind Giacomo Agostini with 88.

52– At the Qatar GP, Andrea Dovizioso stood on the podium for the 52nd time in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, equalling Wayne Gardner.

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Podium — MotoGP Podium – Qatar MotoGP 2019 – Round 1

15.093 – The top 15 in the MotoGP race at the Qatar GP is the closest ever in the premier class. There were 15.093 seconds between Andrea Dovizioso and Johann Zarco, beating the record set last year in Assen.

13 – Andrea Dovizioso’s win in Qatar was his 13th in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, equalling Max Biaggi in third place on the list of the most successful Italian riders in the class, behind Valentino Rossi (89) and Giacomo Agostini (68).

MotoGP Qatar Rnd Kaito Toba — Kaito Toba wins the opening Moto3 race – Qatar MotoGP 2019 – Round 1

12– With Kaito Toba’s win in Losail, Japan became the 12th different nation to have won in the Moto3 class since its introduction in 2012.

9.636– In addition, the top 10 was the second-closest in the premier class, with 9.636 seconds between Andrea Dovizioso and Aleix Espargaro.

5 – Andrea Dovizioso’s win at the Qatar GP is the fifth for Ducati at Losail International Circuit, equalling the record set by the Italian manufacturer in the premier class at Motegi and Sepang.

3.514– The 15th-place finisher in the Moto3 race in Qatar, Gabriel Rodrigo, crossed the line just 3.514 seconds behind race winner Kaito Toba; this is the sixth closest top 15 of all-time in Grand Prix racing.

0.102 – The winning margin across all classes at the Qatar GP is 0.102 seconds, which is the lowest winning margin across all classes since the Italian GP in 2016 (0.087 seconds).

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