STATISTICS 2016

MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#04 Gran Premio Red Bull de EspañaApril 20th

Circuito de Jerez

CAREER 2016

Starts 243 (145 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 3Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2ndPodiums 71 (30 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 16 (3 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 5thLast Win GBR/09 -Last Podium QAT/16/2nd QAT/2ndLast Pole QAT/15 -

» Dovizioso has had two podium appearances at Jerez in the smaller classes - 3rd in the 250cc races in both 2006 and 2007

» His best results from eight starts in the MotoGP class at Jerez is 5th in both 2012 riding a Yamaha and in 2014 on the Ducati

» Jerez is one of just three current circuits where he has not had a podium in the MotoGP class, along with Misano and the Red Bull Ring that is being used for the first time this year

» Last year at Jerez Dovizioso finished in 9th position, after running off the track on the second lap and re-starting in last place

Age: 30

4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2016

Starts 159 (72 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2TM, 54 x 125) 3Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 7thPodiums 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) 16thLast Win GBR/11 (Moto2) -Last Podium USA/13/2nd -Last Pole USA/13 -

» Bradl’s best result at Jerez is 4th in the 125cc race in 2008 » He raced at Jerez in the MotoGP class in 2012 for the first time and finished 7th and in 2013 he crashed out of the race on the fourth lap

» In 2014 he finished 10th suffering from “arm-pump” leading to him having surgery in the week following the Jerez event

» Last year at Jerez Bradl finished in 16th place after qualifying in 19th on the grid » Stefan’s father Helmut won the 250cc GP race at Jerez in 1991

Age: 26

6. Stefan Bradl

CAREER 2016

Starts 228 (106 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 3Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) 5thPodiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 8thLast Win VAL/09 (250cc) -Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) -Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) -

» Barbera’s only GP podium at Jerez is a 3rd place finish in the 125cc race back in 2004

» In 2011 at Jerez he qualified 13th and finished 6th - his best result from his six starts at the circuit in the MotoGP class

» In 2014 he finished 15th at Jerez - which equalled his best result of the year onboard the Avintia bike before swapping to Ducati

» Last year at Jerez he finished in 14th place as the top Open Class finisher

Age: 29

8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2016

Starts 68 - all MotoGP 0Best result 2nd -Podiums 1 x MotoGP 0Best grid 5th -Last Win - -Last Podium GBR/15/2nd -Last Pole - -

» Petrucci finished 13th at Jerez in 2012 and 14th in 2013 » In 2014 he missed the race at Jerez after crashing in Sunday morning warm-up and fracturing his right wrist

» Last year Petrucci qualified in 11th place on the grid, and went on to fnish the race in 12th place after losing out to Vinales on the last lap

» Petrucci returns after not racing in the opening three races of the year due to a hand injury

Age: 25

9. Danilo Petrucci

CAREER 2016

Starts 223 (107 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 3Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 10thPodiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 17thLast Win CAT/09 (250cc) -Last Podium FRA/14/3rd -Last Pole GBR/12 -

» Bautista won the 125cc GP at Jerez in 2006, the year that he took the world title

» He finished 2nd in the 250cc race at Jerez in both 2007 & 2009, and started from pole in 2008 but crashed on the final lap when battling for the win

» Was 10th and first rookie across the line in the MotoGP race at Jerez in 2010, and finished 6th in 2012,2013 and 2014

» Last year at Jerez Bautista was the first Aprilia rider across the line in 15th position

Age: 31

19. Alvaro Bautista CAREER 2016

Starts 88 (21 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3TM

) 3Wins/best result 16 (4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) (4th in MotoGP) 4thPodiums 40 (9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 0Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 3rdLast Win MAL/14 (Moto2) -Last Podium MAL/14/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) -

» Viñales won the Moto3 race at Jerez three years ago, on his way to taking the world title

» In 2014 he qualified in 8th for the Moto2 race at Jerez; after finishing the first lap down in 10th he moved through to finish the race in 5th

» Last year Viñales started the race from 14th on the grid after a crash in qualifying; he went on to finish in 11th place

» Viñales finished 4th in Austin - his best result since moving up to the MotoGP class

Age: 21

25. Maverick Viñales

CAREER 2016

Starts 247 (169 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 3Wins/best result 51 (28 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 3rdPodiums 142 (101 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 4thLast Win MAL/15 -Last Podium ARG/16/3rd ARG/3rdLast Pole MAL/15 -

» Pedrosa has finished on the podium in all nine races that he has started at Jerez in the MotoGP class, including wins in 2008 and 2013

» He qualified on the front row of the grid at Jerez for eight consecutive years up to 2014

» Last year Pedrosa failed to start at the Jerez GP due to his arm pump operation, and was replaced by Aoyama.

Age: 30

26. Dani Pedrosa CAREER 2016

Starts 182 (54 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 3Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 3rdPodiums 28 (4 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 9 (1 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 4thLast Win ITA/12 (Moto2) -Last Podium AME/16/3rd AME/3rdLast Pole ITA/15 -

» Iannone won the Moto2 race at Jerez in 2011, from 11th place on the grid - his only top ten finish at Jerez in both the Moto2 and Moto3 classes

» He raced in MotoGP for the first time at Jerez in 2013; he qualified in 11th place on the grid then crashed out of the race on the fourth lap

» Iannone crashed out of the Jerez race again in 2014, at the final corner of the fifth lap » Last year Iannone qualified in 3rd position on the grid in Jerez; he went on to finish the race in 6th position after accidently selecting the “wet” mapping on the start line

Age: 26

29. Andrea Iannone

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CAREER 2016

Starts 90 - all MotoGP 3Best result 2nd 16thPodiums 8 (8 x MotoGP) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5thLast Win - -Last Podium ARG/15/3rd -Last Pole CZE/13 -

» In 2011, in his first race at the Jerez circuit, Crutchlow finished 8th after crashing and re-starting

» In 2012 he was the first satellite bike across the line in 4th place, but less than two and half seconds behind winner Casey Stoner

» In 2013 he was again the first of the satellite team riders across the line, in 5th place » In 2014 at Jerez he qualified 14th suffering with a hand injury sustained in Austin, and then retired from the race at the end of the 5th lap

» Last year in Jerez once again saw Crutchlow cross the line as the top satellite rider, in 4th position.

Age: 30

35. Cal Crutchlow CAREER 2016

Starts 170 (57 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 3Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 8thPodiums 25 (2 x MotoGP, 3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 11thLast Win VAL/10 (125cc) -Last Podium RSM/15/2nd -Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) -

» Smith won the 125cc GP at Jerez in 2009 - his first victory in Grand Prix racing

» In 2011 he finished 4th at Jerez in just his second race in Moto2 » In 2013 Smith finished 10th at Jerez in just his third race in the MotoGP class » The last two years have seen Smith finish in 8th position at Jerez » His crash in Austin ended a sequence of 26 point scoring finishes

Age: 25

38. Bradley Smith

CAREER 2016

Starts 181 (97 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 3Best result 2nd 5thPodiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 9thLast Win - -Last Podium ARA/14/2nd -Last Pole CAT/15 -

» Aleix Espargaro’s best result at Jerez in the smaller classes was 9th in the 250cc race in 2008

» In 2012 he was the first CRT rider across the line at Jerez in 12th place and again in 2013 in 9th place

» In 2014 he was the first Open Class bike across the line at the Spanish GP, in 7th place » Last year in Jerez he finished in 7th position on the Suzuki, after qualifying well in 6th position » His 5th place finish in Austin is his best result since joining the Suzuki factory team

Age: 26

41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 75 (20 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 2Wins/best result 6 (6 x Moto3) (11th in MotoGP) 14thPodiums 10 (10 x Moto3) 0Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto3) (15th in MotoGP) 15thLast Win VAL/14 (Moto3) -Last Podium VAL/14/1st (Moto3) -Last Pole MAL/14 (Moto3) -

» Miller qualified on pole for the Moto3 race in 2014 at Jerez; he finished the race in 4th place

» Last year Miller struggled with grip at Jerez, which saw him finish down in 20th position after running wide mid race Age: 21

43. Jack Miller

CAREER 2016

Starts 161 (39 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 3Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 6thPodiums 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 9thLast Win JPN/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) -

» Pol Espargaro won the 125cc GP at Jerez in 2010 and won the Moto2 race there in 2012 - his first victory in the Moto2 class

» In 2014 he finished 9th in the MotoGP class at Jerez, after getting a bad start and dropping down to 12th in the early stages

» Last year he finished the race in 5th position, his equal best result of 2015

Age: 24

44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 139 (39 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 3Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 6thPodiums 17 (1 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(6th in MotoGP) 10thLast Win GBR/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium RSM/15/3rd -Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) -

» Redding finished 2nd in the Moto2 race at the Spanish GP in 2013 - his first GP podium finish at the Jerez circuit

» In 2014 he finished 13th at Jerez, just behind Aoyama after a race long battle » Last year Redding again finished in 13th position at the Spanish GP, after qualifying in 12th

» Redding’s 6th place finish in Austin is his best result in the MotoGP class in fully dry conditions

Age: 23

45. Scott Redding

CAREER 2016

Starts 333 (273 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 3Wins/best result 112 (86 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2ndPodiums 212 (176 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 61 (51 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2ndLast Win GBR/15 -Last Podium ARG/16/2nd ARG/2ndLast Pole NED/15 -

» Rossi has a great record at Jerez with six victories and five other podium finishes from his sixteen starts at the circuit in the premier-class

» He also won in both the 125cc and 250cc classes at Jerez, giving him a total of eight GP victories at this track

» In 2014 at Jerez he qualified in 4th place on the grid and finished 2nd - his first podium at the track since 2010

» Last year at Jerez Rossi finished in 3rd position, when he became the first rider in the 67 years of motorcycle grand prix racing to reach the milestone of 200 GP podium finishes.

Age: 37

46. Valentino Rossi CAREER 2016

Starts 51 (21 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 3Best result 4th 4thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th - 250cc (14th in MotoGP) 14thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Laverty raced in the 250cc GP at Jerez in 2007 & 2008; he finished 14th in 2007 and retired from the race in 2008

» Laverty won both of the World Superbike races at Jerez in 2013 » Last year in Jerez Laverty finished in 18th position after suffering with arm pump problems in the race

Age: 29

50. Eugene Laverty

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CAREER 2016

Starts 86 (39 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 29 x 125cc) 2Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (5th in MotoGP) 8thPodiums 2 (2 x Moto2) 0Poles/best grid 1 (1 x Moto2) (10th in MotoGP) 17thLast Win VAL/11 (Moto2) -Last Podium VAL/11/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/11 (Moto2) -

» Pirro’s best result at Jerez is 9th in the Moto2 race in 2011 » He has made three starts in the MotoGP class at Jerez, with a best result of 11th in 2013

Age: 29

51. Michele Pirro CAREER 2016

Starts 162 (3 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 3Wins/best result 13 (13 x Moto2) 9thPodiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) 19thLast Win VAL/15 (Moto2) -Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) -

» This is Rabat’s first time racing at Jerez on a MotoGP bike » He has finished on the podium three times at Jerez: third in 125cc in 2010, and in Moto2 a race win in 2013 and a third place finish last year

» Rabat has also started from pole on twice in the Moto2 class at Jerez, in 2013 & 2015

Age: 26

53. Tito Rabat

CAREER 2016

Starts 103 (72 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 3Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 14thPodiums 0 0Best grid 5th 13thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Hernandez raced twice in the Moto2 class at Jerez; he finished 10th in 2010 and 14th in 2011

» In 2012 he had problems with his bike on the grid for the MotoGP race and had to start from pit lane, but only completed one lap before retiring

» In 2013 he managed to complete two laps before crashing out of the race at turn 1 on the third lap » In 2014 he finished 14th at Jerez, from 19th place on the grid » Last year Hernandez finished 10th at Jerez - his best result in the MotoGP class at the circuit

Age: 27

68. Yonny Hernandez CAREER 2016

Starts 20 x MotoGP 3Best result 4th 15thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th 12thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Baz qualified on pole for the World Superbike races at Jerez in 2014; he crashed while battling for the lead in race one, and finished 7th in the second race

» Last year at Jerez Baz crashed out of the race just before mid distance Age: 23

76. Loris Baz

CAREER 2016

Starts 135 (57 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 3Wins 52 (26 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 2Podiums 81 (42 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 3Poles 60 (32 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 2Last Win AME/16 AMELast Podium AME/16/1st AME/1stLast Pole AME/16 AME

» Marquez only twice reached the finish line in smaller classes of GP racing at Jerez: 3rd in the 125cc race in 2009 & 2nd in the Moto2 race in 2012

» In 2013 at Jerez he passed Lorenzo at the final corner to finish in 2nd place » In 2014 he qualified on pole and took his first GP win in any class at Jerez » Last year Marquez finished in 2nd place at Jerez, despite riding with a broken finger on his left hand

Age: 23

93. Marc Marquez CAREER 2016

Starts 235 (141 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 3Wins 62 (41 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 1Podiums 137 (99 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 2Poles 62 (36 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 1Last Win QAT/16 QATLast Podium AME/16/2nd AME/2ndLast Pole QAT/16 QAT

» Lorenzo has finished on the podium six times in the MotoGP class at Jerez, including victories in 2010, 2011 & 2015

» He has qualified on the front row in all eight appearances in the MotoGP class at Jerez, including poles in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 & 2015

» In 2014 he started from 2nd place on the grid and finished 4th » Last year saw Lorenzo qualify on pole position and had a start-to-finish race win at Jerez

Age: 28

99. Jorge Lorenzo

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STATISTICS 2016#04 Gran Premio Red Bull de España

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

April 20thCircuito de Jerez

Spanish Grand Prix facts and statsThis is the 30h successive year that a motorcycle grand prix event has been held at the Jerez circuit since it was first

used in 1987. Below are some facts and statistics related to grand prix racing at Jerez:

Assen is the only current venue that has been used consecutively for a longer period than Jerez.A total of 89 grand prix races for solo motorcycles have been held at the Jerez circuit as follows: MotoGP - 14, 500cc - 15, Moto2 - 6, 250cc - 23, Moto3 - 4, 125cc - 24, 80cc - 3.Spain has been the most successful nation at the Jerez circuit, having taken a total of thirty grand prix victories across all classes: 7 x MotoGP, 4 x 500cc, 3 x Moto2, 6 x 250cc, 1 x Moto3, 6 x 125cc, 3 x 80cc.Since the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002, Honda have had seven victories at Jerez, Yamaha six and Ducati have had one win, with Loris Capirossi in 2006.Only three non-Spanish riders have won in the MotoGP class at Jerez - Valentino Rossi (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2009), Loris Capirossi (2006) & Casey Stoner (2012).Jerez has been the most successful circuit for the Spanish riders as regards premier-class victories, with a total of eleven wins; Alberto Puig in 1995, Alex Criville in 1997, 98, 99, Sete Gibernau in 2004, Dani Pedrosa in 2008 & 2013, Jorge Lorenzo in 2010, 2011 & 2015, and Marc Marquez in 2014.There has been at least one Spanish rider on the podium in the MotoGP race at Jerez for the last twelve years, a sequence that started in 2004.Alberto Puig’s victory at Jerez on 7th May 1995 was the first win for a Spanish rider in the premier-class on home soil.Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider at the Jerez circuit with eight grand prix victories to his name; a single victory in both the 125cc and 250cc classes to add to his six in the premier-class.Suzuki’s last victory at Jerez was in 2000, when Kenny Roberts won the 500cc race on his way to taking the world title.Spain has had at least one winner across the three classes at the Jerez GP for the last six years.Last year at Jerez Jorge Lorenzo qualified on pole and led every lap of the race.With his third place finish at Jerez last year, Valentino Rossi became the first rider in the 67 years of motorcycle grand prix racing to reach the milestone of 200 GP podium finishes.

Photo: 2015 Season

Marc Marquez levels with Phil ReadThe win by Marc Marquez in Austin takes him level with seven times grand prix world champion Phil Read on 52 grand

prix wins across all classes, as shown in the following table of riders with most GP wins:

RIDER TOTAL WINS MotoGP/500cc 350cc Moto2/250cc 125cc 80/50cc

1 Giacomo Agostini 122 68 542 Valentino Rossi 112 86 14 12

3 Angel Nieto 90 62 284 Mike Hailwood 76 37 16 21 25 Jorge Lorenzo 62 41 17 46 Mick Doohan 54 54

7= Phil Read 52 11 4 27 107= Marc Marquez 52 26 16 10

8= Dani Pedrosa 51 28 15 810= Jim Redman 45 2 21 18 4

10= Casey Stoner 45 38 5 2

Ninety-nine podium finishes for Jorge LorenzoJorge Lorenzo’s second place finish in Austin was the 99th time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. As

shown in the following table, he needs one more top three finish to become just the third rider in the 68 year history of motorcycle grand prix racing to reach the milestone of 100 premier-class podium finishes.

RIDER TOTAL PODIUM FINISHES WINS SECOND PLACE FINISHES THIRD PLACE FINISHES

1 Valentino Rossi 176 86 50 402 Dani Pedrosa 101 28 38 35

3 Jorge Lorenzo 99 41 40 184 Mick Doohan 95 54 31 10

5 Giacomo Agostini 88 68 20 06 Eddie Lawson 78 31 31 167 Casey Stoner 69 38 11 20

8 Wayne Rainey 64 24 22 189 Max Biaggi 58 13 26 19

10 Randy Mamola 54 13 22 19

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STATISTICS 2016

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#04 Gran Premio Red Bull de EspañaApril 20th

Circuito de Jerez

Photo: 2016 Season

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STATISTICS 2016#04 Gran Premio Red Bull de España

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

April 20thCircuito de Jerez

Grand Prix racing numbers60 - The pole position by Marc Marquez in Austin was the 60th pole of his grand prix career across the three classes, just one less pole than Valentino Rossi has achieved during his grand prix career.

55 years - On the day of qualifying at Jerez it will be exactly fifty five years ago to the day that Tom Phillips gave Honda their first ever grand prix victory at the opening 125cc race of 1961 at Montjuich Park in Barcelona.

43 years - On the first day of practice at Jerez it will be the 43rd anniversary of Jarno Saarinen’s win at the French GP in 1973 at Paul Ricard on his debut ride in the 500cc class on the new 500cc Yamaha machine. This was the first 500cc race to be won by a four-cylinder two-stroke machine.

42 - The win by Marc Marquez in Austin was the 42nd time he has stood on the podium in the premier-class, the same number of premier-class podiums achieved by Loris Capirossi.

24 years - The only Honda rider other than race winner Marc Marquez to score points at the grand prix in Austin was Tito Rabat, who finished 13th. The last time that Honda had only one rider finish in the top twelve in a premier-class grand prix was at Donington in 1992 when race winner Wayne Gardner was the only Honda rider to finish the race.

17 - Fabio Quartararo celebrates his 17th birthday two days before practice starts at Jerez.

9 - Brad Binder has finished on the podium at each of the opening three races of the year, making it nine podiums in total during his grand prix career. This is the greatest number of podium finishes by any rider in the Moto3 class without standing on the top step.

8 - The nine grand prix races that have taken place so far this year have been won by eight different riders. Only Marc Marquez has scored more than a single GP win in 2016.

7 - Only seven riders in the MotoGP class have score points at all three of the opening races of the year: Marc Marquez, Pol Espargaro, Hector Barbera, Eugene Laverty, Aleix Espargaro, Alvaro Bautista and Tito Rabat.

7 - Romano Fenati’s win in Austin was his 7th victory in the Moto3 class. Only Four rider have taken more Moto3 wins: Luis Salom with nine and Alex Rins, Danny Kent, Maverick Viñales all with eight.

6 - The rider starting from pole position has won the last six MotoGP races. Never in the MotoGP era has there been seven successive races won from pole.

5 - Maverick Vinales finished fourth at Austin, one place ahead of team-mate Aleix Espargaro. This is the first time since the San Marino Grand Prix in 2007 that Suzuki have had two rider finish in the top five places; on that occasions Chris Vermeulen was second and John Hopkins finished third.

4 - Maverick Viñales finished fourth in Austin, which is the best result in MotoGP by a Suzuki rider since Loris Capirossi gave Suzuki their last podium finish when he was third at the Czech GP at Brno in 2008.

1 - Only once since the Moto2 class debuted in 2010 has the Jerez race winner gone on to claim the world title in the same year; this was in 2010 itself, when Toni Elias picked up his first win of the season.

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STATISTICS 2016

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#04 Gran Premio Red Bull de EspañaApril 20th

Circuito de Jerez

Moto2TM stats and factsAfter his second place finish at Austin, Sam Lowes leads the world championship classification for the first time. Lowes has not scored any points in his previous two Moto2 appearances at Jerez: in 2014 he crashed on the ninth lap and then re-started only to crash again later in the race. Last year he qualified in sixth place on the grid in Jerez, but slipped back through the field during the race to finish 20th.Alex Rins qualified on pole for the Moto3 race at Jerez in 2012 in just his second GP start and in the race finished fourth. He was again on pole at Jerez in 2013 when he crashed out of the race. He finished third in the Moto3 race at the Spanish Grand Prix two years ago - his first GP podium finish at Jerez. He qualified in second place on the Moto2 grid last year at Jerez and then crashed at the final corner when attempting to take Tito Rabat for second place; he re-started to finish 18th.World Champion Johann Zarco has twice finished on the podium at Jerez; third in the 125cc race in 2011 and second in the Moto2 race last year after starting in ninth place on the grid.Tom Luthi has had three podium finishes at Jerez in the Moto2 class: third in 2010 and 2012, and second in 2011. Last year Luthi qualified fourth and finished fourth at Jerez.Dominique Aegerter’s fourth place finish at Austin was his best result since he was fourth at Indianapolis last year. Aegerter has had a single podium finish at Jerez - second in 2014, which was his best grand prix result at that time.Jonas Folger has a great record at Jerez - he has been on the podium there on four occasions; second in Moto3 in 2011 and third in 2013, third in Moto2 in 2014 and a race win last year.Jonas Folger is the only rider competing in Moto2 who has won in the class at Jerez. Other riders currently competing in Moto2 who have won in the Moto3/125cc class at Jerez are Simone Corsi (2008) and Danny Kent (2015).Three riders in the Moto2 class celebrate their birthdays over the Spanish Grand Prix weekend: on the day of qualifying Alex Marquez is 20 and Alessandro Tonucci is 23, and on race day Simone Corsi is 29.

Moto3TM stats and factsRomano Fenati has won the Moto3 race at Jerez twice, in 2012 and 2014 - on both occasions after qualifying in 10th place on the grid.Championship leader Brad Binder finished third at Jerez last year, behind two rider who have since moved up to compete in the Moto2 class - Danny Kent and Miguel Oliveira. Other than Fenati and Binder, no other riders currently competing in the Moto3 class has finished on the podium in a grand prix race at the Jerez circuit.Jorge Navarro who has finished on the podium six times in the last eight races after not had a top three finish in his previous twenty four grand prix starts.Niccolo Antonelli finished 8th at Jerez in 2012 but has failed to finish for each of the last three years at the Spanish Grand Prix; he crashed out in both 2013 & 2014, and last year he retired from the race with technical problems.Last year at Jerez, Fabio Quartararo became the second youngest rider ever (after Marco Melandri) to start a grand prix from pole position. He finished the race in fourth position. Quartararo has finished 13th at each of the opening three races of 2016.Only five riders in the Moto3 class have scored points in all three of the races that have taken place so far in 2016: Brad Binder, Jorge Navarro, Philipp Oettl, Jakub Kornfeil and Fabio Quartararo.

Photo: 2015 Season

Photo: 2015 Season