STATISTICS 2016

MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#06 Gran Premio d'Italia TimMay 18th

Autodromo del Mugello

CAREER 2016

Starts 245 (147 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 5Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2ndPodiums 71 (30 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 16 (3 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 4thLast Win GBR/09 -Last Podium QAT/16/2nd QAT/2ndLast Pole QAT/15 -

» Dovizioso finished 3rd at Mugello in 2010, which was his first podium in the MotoGP class at the circuit and in 2011 he was 2nd after passing Stoner on the final lap

» In 2012 Dovizioso finished 3rd, making it his third successive podium at the Italian GP

» In both 2013 & 2014 he was the first Ducati rider across the line at Mugello - 5th in 2013 and 6th in 2014

» Last year at Mugello Dovizioso was forced to retire when his rear sprocket failed » Dovizioso’s only podium at Mugello in the smaller GP classes was 3rd in the 250cc race in 2006

Age: 30

4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2016

Starts 161 (74 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 5Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2TM, 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 finished on the podium at Mugello for the first time in 2011, 2nd in the Moto2 race, less than a tenth of a second behind Marquez after battling for the lead throughout

» Finished 4th at Mugello in 2012 - his best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP category

» In 2013 he again finished 4th at Mugello, from 5th place on the grid » In 2014 he crashed out of the race on the fourth lap when Crutchlow crashed and his Ducati collided with Bradl

» Bradl crashed again last year at Mugello, this time on lap 3

Age: 26

6. Stefan Bradl

CAREER 2016

Starts 230 (108 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 5Wins/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 had two podium finishes at Mugello when competing in the smaller classes; 3rd in the 125cc race in 2004 and 3rd in the 250cc class in 2007

» In 2011 he was 7th at Mugello - his best dry weather result of the year and his best result from six appearances at the circuit in the MotoGP class

» In 2012 at Mugello he qualified in 3rd place on the grid - the only time in the MotoGP class he has been on the front row; dropped back through the race to finish 9th

» Last year at Mugello Barbera qualified in 15th position on the grid and went on to finish in 13th

Age: 29

8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2016

Starts 69 - all MotoGP 1Best result 2nd 7thPodiums 1 x MotoGP 0Best grid 5th 10thLast Win - -Last Podium GBR/15/2nd -Last Pole - -

» Petrucci won the Italian Superstock 1000 championship race at Mugello in 2011

» In 2012 he crashed out of the MotoGP race at Mugello in the early stages » In 2013 he finished 12th at Mugello from 16th place on the grid » In 2014 he did not race at Mugello as he had still not fully recovered from injuries suffered at Jerez » Last year Petrucci fell twice on Saturday, qualifying in 14th position, then improved in the race to finish in 9th position

Age: 25

9. Danilo Petrucci

CAREER 2016

Starts 225 (109 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 5Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 9thPodiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 13thLast Win CAT/09 (250cc) -Last Podium FRA/14/3rd -Last Pole GBR/12 -

» Bautista’s victory in 2007 at Mugello was the first time he had stood on the top step of the podium in the 250cc class

» Finished 13th in 2011 at Mugello, and in 2012 he had a crash in each of the three free practice sessions, qualified 11th on the grid and finished 10th

» In 2013 he crashed out on the first lap at Mugello when he collided with Valentino Rossi » In 2014 he was 8th at Mugello, his best result at the circuit in the MotoGP class » Last year Bautista finished in 14th position which was his best result from the first 6 races of the season

Age: 31

19. Alvaro Bautista CAREER 2016

Starts 90 (23 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3TM) 5Wins/best result 16 (4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) (3rd in MotoGP) 3rdPodiums 41 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 1Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 3rdLast Win MAL/14 (Moto2) -Last Podium FRA/16/3rd FRA/3rdLast Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) -

» Viñales has had three podium finishes at Mugello; 3rd in the 125cc race in 2011, a win in Moto3 in 2012 from pole position, and 3rd in Moto3 in 2013

» In 2014 he finished 9th in the Moto2 race at Mugello, after qualifying down in 16th place on the grid

» Last year at Mugello Viñales finished in 7th position which was his best result of the first 6 races of his rookie MotoGP season

» Following his 3rd at Le Mans, Viñales will be aiming to be the first Suzuki rider since Chris Vermeulen in 2008 to score back-to-back podium finishes

Age: 21

25. Maverick Viñales

CAREER 2016

Starts 249 (171 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 5Wins/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 won the 250cc GP at Mugello in 2005 - his only victory in the smaller classes in Italy

» Has had five podium finishes at Mugello in the MotoGP class, including a win in 2010

» Last year saw Pedrosa get back to form following an arm pump operation, with him finishing the race in 4th position

» He has qualified on pole for three MotoGP races at Mugello; 2010, 2012 & 2013

Age: 30

26. Dani Pedrosa CAREER 2016

Starts 184 (56 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 5Wins/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) 3rdLast Win ITA/12 (Moto2) -Last Podium AME/16/3rd AME/3rdLast Pole ITA/15 -

» Iannone dominated the Moto2 race at Mugello in 2010, with pole position, flag-to- flag race win and fastest lap

» In 2012 he won for the second time in the Moto2 class at Mugello, the last lap being the only lap that he crossed the line in first position

» In 2014 at Mugello he had his first front row start in the MotoGP class; after leading from the start he slipped back to finally finish 7th

» Last year Iannone took his first pole in the MotoGP class and went on to finish the race in second position, his best result in the MotoGP class to date

Age: 26

29. Andrea Iannone

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CAREER 2016

Starts 92 - all MotoGP 5Best result 2nd 11thPodiums 8 (8 x MotoGP) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5thLast Win - -Last Podium ARG/15/3rd -Last Pole CZE/13 -

» Crutchlow raced at Mugello for the first time in 2011; qualified 7th, then pulled into the pits on lap seven still troubled with the shoulder that he injured at Silverstone

» Passed Nicky Hayden on the last lap to finish 6th at Mugello in 2012, and in 2013 he finished 3rd at Mugello from 4th place on the grid

» In 2014 Crutchlow crashed at Borge San Lorenzo on the 4th lap, when his crashing bike hit Bradl » Last year Crutchlow crashed again, this time 3 laps from the end of the race, resulting in a dislocated ankle

Age: 30

35. Cal Crutchlow CAREER 2016

Starts 172 (59 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 5Wins/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) 6thLast Win VAL/10 (125cc) -Last Podium RSM/15/2nd -Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) -

» Smith qualified on pole and won the 125cc GP at Mugello in 2009 » In 2011 he finished third in the Moto2 race in Italy - his best dry weather result in the Moto2 class

» Four years ago he finished 4th in the Moto2 race at Mugello - his best result of 2012 » in 2013 he was the first MotoGP rookie across the line at Mugello, in 9th place » In 2014 Smith crashed out of the race at Mugello on the third lap, and last year he finished in 5th position after making up six places on the first lap

Age: 25

38. Bradley Smith

CAREER 2016

Starts 183 (99 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 5Best result 2nd 5thPodiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 6thLast Win - -Last Podium ARA/14/2nd -Last Pole CAT/15 -

» Aleix Espargaro was 8th in the MotoGP race at Mugello in 2010, equalling his best result of the year

» Finished 9th in the Moto2 class at Mugello in 2011, after qualifying down in 32nd place on the grid

» Three years ago he was the first CRT rider across the line at Mugello in 8th place, and in 2014 he was the first Open Class rider across the line, in 9th place

» Last year he qualified in 5th place on the grid and then crashed at the start of the third lap when he collided with Petrucci

Age: 26

41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2016

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

» Three years ago Miller finished 10th in the Moto3 race at Mugello - his only point scoring finish at the circuit

» In 2014 he crashed when battling for the lead on the final lap of the Moto3 race in Mugello, collecting Alex Marquez and Bastianini as he fell

» Last year Miller again failed to score points at Mugello after crashing on the third lap

Age: 21

43. Jack Miller

CAREER 2016

Starts 163 (41 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 5Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 5hPodiums 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 4thLast Win JPN/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) -

» Pol Espargaro twice finished on the podium at Mugello when competing in the 125cc class - 3rd in both 2008 and 2010

» In 2012 he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race at Mugello and finished second after losing out in a great last-lap battle with Andrea Iannone

» In 2013 he ended the first lap of the Moto2 race at Mugello down in 14th place, but made up places throughout the race to finish 4th

» In 2014 he finished 5th at Mugello, from 5th place on the grid » Last year Pol finished in 6th position after qualifying in 10th on the grid whilst still recovering from arm-pump surgery

Age: 24

44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 141 (41 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 5Wins/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) -

» In 2013 Redding won the Moto2 race at Mugello from pole position - his first dry weather win in the Moto2 class

» In 2014 he finished 13th in the MotoGP race at Mugello, from 14th place on the grid

» Last year Redding qualified in 17th position and finished the race in 11th

Age: 23

45. Scott Redding

CAREER 2016

Starts 335 (275 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 5Wins 113 (87 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 1Podiums 214 (178 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 3Poles 62 (52 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 1Last Win SPA/16 SPALast Podium FRA/16/2nd FRA/2ndLast Pole SPA/16 SPA

» Rossi won for seven successive years at Mugello from 2002 to 2008, a seven year winning streak at his home grand prix which is unmatched in the history of GP racing

» He finished third in the wet-to-dry race at Mugello in 2009, and he missed the race in 2010 due to injuries suffered in a crash during Saturday morning free practice, ending a record streak of 230 successive GP starts

» In 2011 he was first Ducati rider across the finish line in 6th, and in 2012 he was 5th at Mugello and just a second behind Dovizioso who took the last podium position

» In 2013 he crashed out on the first lap when he collided with Alvaro Bautista » Rossi has finished 3rd at Mugello for the last two years

Age: 37

46. Valentino Rossi CAREER 2016

Starts 53 (23 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 5Best result 4th 4thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th - 250cc (14th in MotoGP) 14thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Laverty finished 20th in the 250cc GP at Mugello in 2007 and in 2008 was 13th, equalling his best result in the 250cc GP class

» He finished in 15th position last year, one of four point scoring finishes in his rookie season in MotoGP Age: 29

50. Eugene Laverty

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CAREER 2016

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

» In 2014 Rabat won the Moto2 race at Mugello from pole position - his first podium finish at the circuit

» Last year again saw Rabat win the Moto2 race in Mugello, this time from 3rd place on the grid Age: 26

53. Tito Rabat CAREER 2016

Starts 105 (74 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 5Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 14thPodiums 0 0Best grid 5th 13thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Hernandez finished 20th in the Moto2 race at Mugello in 2010, and in 2011 he crashed on lap eight in the Moto2 race while battling for a top six position

» He crashed out of the MotoGP race at the 2012 Italian GP on the 10th lap » For the last two years he has finished in 10th place at Mugello - his joint best GP results at the circuit

Age: 27

68. Yonny Hernandez

CAREER 2016

Starts 22 x MotoGP 5Best result 4th 12thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th 12thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Last year Baz competed at Mugello for the first time; he finished in 12th position as the top Open Class rider

Age: 23

76. Loris Baz CAREER 2016

Starts 137 (59 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 5Wins 52 (26 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 2Podiums 82 (43 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 4Poles 60 (32 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 2Last Win AME/16 AMELast Podium SPA/16/3rd SPA/3rdLast Pole AME/16 AME

» Marquez won the 125cc GP race at Mugello in 2010; this was his first GP victory » In 2011 he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race in Italy and won after a race long battle with Bradl and Smith

» In 2013 he crashed out of the race on the 21st lap when in second place - his only crash during a race in his rookie MotoGP season

» In 2014 he qualified on pole and won the MotoGP race at Mugello by just 0.121 sec from Lorenzo after a tremendous race long battle

» Last year at Mugello Marquez crashed out of the race after having qualified in 13th place, the only time in the MotoGP class that he has failed to qualify on the first two rows

Age: 23

93. Marc Marquez

CAREER 2016

Starts 237 (143 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 5Wins 63 (42 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 2Podiums 139 (101 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 4Poles 63 (37 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 2Last Win FRA/16 FRALast Podium FRA/16/1st FRA/1stLast Pole FRA/16 FRA

» Lorenzo had a single victory in the smaller GP classes at Mugello; the 250cc race in 2006 from pole position

» He has finished either first or second for the last seven years at Mugello, including four wins in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015

» In 2014 he took second place after battling with Marquez throughout the race » Last year Lorenzo won at Mugello after having led every lap » Lorenzo’s single pole in the MotoGP class at Mugello was in 2009

Age: 29

99. Jorge Lorenzo

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STATISTICS 2016#06 Gran Premio d'Italia Tim

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

May 18thAutodromo del Mugello

Grand Prix racing at MugelloMugello has a long history of hosting motorcycle grand prix racing and below are some facts and statistics from

previous GP events at the circuit:

This is the 31st occasion that a GP has been held at the Mugello circuit, including twenty six times in the consecutive years from 1991.The first time that Mugello hosted a grand prix event was in 1976. The 500cc race was won by Barry Sheene by the narrow margin of 0.1 sec from Phil Read, in a race lasting over 62 minutes. This was at a time when Suzuki riders dominated the premier-class; the first non-Suzuki rider home was Waerum Borge Nielsen in tenth place riding a Yamaha.The layout of the Mugello circuit has remained basically the same since 1976 with the official track length of 5.245km remaining unchanged.Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in the four-stroke MotoGP era at Mugello with a total of nine wins; five successive victories with Valentino Rossi in the years 2004 through to 2008, in addition to the wins with Lorenzo in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. Honda have had four wins in the MotoGP class at Mugello: Valentino Rossi in 2002 and 2003, Dani Pedrosa in 2010, and Marc Marquez in 2014. Andrea Iannone’s second place finish last year was the first podium finish at Mugello for Ducati since Stoner gave them the single victory at the circuit in 2009.The best results for Suzuki in the MotoGP era is 5th, which was achieved by John Hopkins in 2007 and Loris Capirossi in 2009.Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all the classes at Mugello, with a total of nine victories; one each in 125cc and 250cc classes to add to his seven successive MotoGP wins (2 x Honda + 5 x Yamaha), the last of which came in 2008.Loris Capirossi is the only Italian rider other than Rossi to win in the premier-class at Mugello, the 500cc race in 2000 after a race long battle with his countrymen Biaggi and Rossi, both of whom crashed in the closing stages.The MotoGP race at Mugello in 2004 is the shortest ever premier-class grand prix race. The race lasted just six laps, after the first attempt to run the race was stopped due to rain and then restarted for the remaining laps under the rain rules as they stood at that time. Italy, together with The Netherlands and Great Britain are the only three countries that have hosted a motorcycle grand prix event in each year since the motorcycling world championship series started in 1949.Andrea Iannone qualified on pole last year at Mugello - his first pole in the MotoGP class. This was the first time that an Italian rider on an Italian bike had qualified on pole for a premier-class grand prix in Italy since Giacomo Agostini was on pole for the 500cc GP at Imola in 1972.Last year at Mugello, Danny Kent was on pole in the Moto3 class and Sam Lowes in Moto2 - the first time that Britain have had riders on pole in two of the classes since the Swedish GP at Anderstorp in 1977 when Barry Sheene was on pole in the 500cc class on a Suzuki and Mick Grant was on pole in the 250cc class on a Kawasaki.

Jorge Lorenzo levels with Dani Pedrosa and Angel NietoJorge Lorenzo’s win at the French Grand Prix was the 101st time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class

- the same number of podium finishes that great rival Dani Pedrosa has achieved. As shown in the following table, only Valentino Rossi has had more podium finishes than these two in the premier-class.

NUMBER OF PODIUM FINISHES IN THE PREMIER-CLASS

Rider Total podium finishes Wins Second place finishes Third place finishes

1 Valentino Rossi 178 87 51 402= Dani Pedrosa 101 28 38 35

2= Jorge Lorenzo 101 42 41 184 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

Lorenzo’s win at Le Mans was also the 139th time that he has stood on the podium across all grand prix classes. This is the same number of GP podium finishes as Spanish legend Angel Nieto. As shown below, only three riders have stood on the podium more often in grand prix racing.

RIDERS WITH MOST PODIUM FINISHES (ALL SOLO CLASSES OF GRAND PRIX RACING)

Rider Total podium finishes Wins Seconds Thirds

1 Valentino Rossi 214 113 57 442 Giacomo Agostini 159 122 35 2

3 Dani Pedrosa 142 51 50 414= Angel Nieto 139 90 35 14

4= Jorge Lorenzo 139 63 48 286 Phil Read 121 52 44 25

7 Mike Hailwood 112 76 25 118 Max Biaggi 111 42 41 28

9 Loris Capirossi 99 29 34 3610 Jim Redman 98 45 33 20

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STATISTICS 2016

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#06 Gran Premio d'Italia TimMay 18th

Autodromo del Mugello

Two hundred and fifty grand prix starts for Dani PedrosaAt the Italian Grand Prix Dani Pedrosa is scheduled to make his 250th grand prix start. As shown in the following table

of riders with the greatest number of grand prix starts, he will be just the ninth rider in the 68 years of motorcycle grand prix racing to reach this milestone. Also shown in the table is Andrea Dovizioso, who is scheduled to reach the milestone of 250 GP starts at the Austrian Grand Prix in August.

Total MotoGP 500cc 350cc 250ccMoto2 125ccMoto3 80/50cc

Valentino Rossi 335 275 30 30Loris Capirossi 328 217 84 27

Jack Findlay 282 157 83 34 6 2Alex Barros 276 245 14 17Angel Nieto 265 1 16 160 88

Brno Kneubuhler 264 71 46 52 86 9Alex de Angelis 262 61 136 65

Randy de Puniet 253 140 80 33Dani Pedrosa 249 171 32 46

Andrea Dovizioso 245 147 49 49

Great day for Maverick Viñales and SuzukiIt was a great day for both Maverick Viñales and Suzuki at the French Grand Prix, as summarised below:

Maverick Viñales finished on the podium for the first time since moving up to the MotoGP class at the start of last year. He is the fifth youngest podium finisher in the MotoGP class since it became the premier-class of grand prix racing in 2002, after: Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo.With his third place finish in France, Viñales moves up to fifth place in the championship standings. This is the highest place a Suzuki rider has occupied in the MotoGP championship table since Loris Capirossi was fifth in the standings after the Chinese GP in 2008.This was the first podium for Suzuki since Loris Capirossi finished third at Brno in 2008.Viñales Suzuki team-mate Aleix Espargaro finished in sixth position in France, resulting in the team picking up a total of 26 points. This is the highest points score for the Suzuki team since the Czech GP win 2008 when Chris Vermeulen finished 6th to back up Loris Capirossi’s third place finish.Both Suzuki team riders have finished in the top six in both of the last two races. The last time that Suzuki had two top six finishes in back-to-back races was at the Czech and San Marino grands prix in 2007.

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STATISTICS 2016#06 Gran Premio d'Italia Tim

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

May 18thAutodromo del Mugello

Grand Prix racing numbers124 - Jorge Lorenzo’s win at Le Mans was the 124th victory for Spanish riders in the premier-class of grand prix racing, the same number of premier-class wins that Australian riders have achieved.

100 - At the Italian Grand Prix Aleix Espargaro is scheduled to make his 100th start in the MotoGP class.

99 - Jorge Lorenzo’s win at the French GP was the 99th victory for Yamaha in the four-stroke MotoGP class. The breakdown of wins by riders: Valentino Rossi - 54, Jorge Lorenzo - 42, Max Biaggi - 2, Ben Spies - 1.

15 years 330 days - The age difference between second place finisher at Le Mans, Valentino Rossi, and third place finisher Maverick Viñales. This is the largest age difference between two riders standing together on a premier-class podium since 22 year old John Newbold finished second in the 1975 Belgium GP and 40 year old Jack Findlay finished third.

10.654 seconds - Jorge Lorenzo crossed the line at Le Mans 10.654 seconds ahead of second place finisher Valentino Rossi, which is Lorenzo’s largest margin of victory in a dry MotoGP race.

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

8 - The rider starting from pole position has won the last eight MotoGP races, the longest sequence of race wins from pole position in the MotoGP era.

7 years - Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi have taken the top two places at the last two MotoGP races. This is the first time that the factory Yamaha have taken the top two places in MotoGP at back-to-back races for seven years - since the Catalan GP and Dutch TT in 2009.

Photo: 2015 Season

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Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

#06 Gran Premio d'Italia TimMay 18th

Autodromo del Mugello

Moto2™ stats and factsJohann Zarco has finished on the podium at Mugello on three occasions: second in the 125cc race in 2011, third in Moto2 in 2013 and second last year on his way to winning the Moto2 world title. He also qualified on pole for the 125cc race at Mugello in 2011 - his first pole position in grand prix racing. Zarco’s crash at the French GP ended a sequence of 24 successive point scoring finishes - the last time he failed to score any points was when he crashed out of the Moto2 race in Australia in 2014.Alex Rins has twice finished on the podium at Mugello in the Moto3 class: second in 2013 and third two years ago when he also qualified on pole. Last year he finished 11th in the Moto2 race at Mugello after getting a bad start and finishing the first lap down in 16th. Following his win at Le Mans, Rins will be aiming for back-to-back wins for the first time in the Moto2 class.Sam Lowes finished eighth at Mugello two years ago, after qualifying in second place on the grid - his first front row start in Moto2. Last year he finished fourth at Mugello after qualifying on pole then dropping down to 11th after a collision with Corsi at the start of the second lap.Tom Luthi has had three podium finishes from his thirteen GP starts at Mugello: second in the 125cc class in 2005 and third in the 250cc class in 2008 and third in Moto2 in 2012. He has crashed out of the Moto2 race at Mugello for the last two years, last year when leading the race on lap three.Jonas Folger finished third in 2014 at Mugello, one of two podium finishes he achieved in his rookie season in the Moto2 class. Last year he crashed out of third place on the seventh lap at the Casanova.After leading the race in the early stages, Dominique Aegerter finished third last year at the Italian Grand Prix - his only podium of 2015.Three years ago Luis Salom won the Moto3 race at Mugello from Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales. He was second in 2014 at Mugello - his best result in his rookie season in the Moto2 class. Last year he was 5th at the Italian Grand Prix - his equal best result of 2015.Mattia Pasini has won two grand prix races at Mugello; the 125cc race in 2006 and the 250cc race in 2009. He is the only rider currently competing in the Moto2 class who has won an intermediate-class GP at Mugello.In addition to Salom and Pasini mentioned above, the only other riders currently competing in the Moto2 class who have won a GP at Mugello are Simone Corsi (125cc in 2008) and Miguel Oliveira, who last year won the Moto3 race to become the first ever Portuguese GP winner. Simone Corsi’s second place finish at Le Mans equalled his best ever results in the Moto2 class he had at the German GP in 2013 and at Le Mans in 2014. Last year at Mugello Corsi crashed when he collided with Sam Lowes at the start of the second lap when the two riders were battling for second place.

Moto3™ stats and factsKTM have won for the last three years in the Moto3 class at Mugello, following a win for FTR Honda in the first year of Moto3 in 2012.After competing in 78 GP races without a victory, Brad Binder made it back-to-back wins with his victory at Jerez and Le Mans. He is the first South African rider to take back-to-back wins in any class since Jon Ekerold won the final 350cc race of the 1980 season at the Nurburgring and the opening race of 1981 in Argentina. Binder set a new lap record last year at Mugello on his way to finishing 10th.Last year, on his first appearance at Mugello in a grand prix, Jorge Navarro qualified in 18th place on the grid and finished 7th, which was his best grand prix result at that time. Navarro has finished on the podium seven times in the last ten races.Romano Fenati finished second at Mugello in 2012, his rookie season in the Moto3 class. Two years ago he won at Mugello - one of his four wins in 2014. Last year he finished third at Mugello, finishing just 0.127 seconds behind race winner Oliveira.Francesco Bagnaia finished fourth last year in the Moto3 race at Mugello after battling for the victory throughout and finally finishing just 0.13 seconds behind race winner Oliveira.Karel Hanika started from fourth place on the grid last year at Mugello and was battling with the leading group throughout the race before crashing out on the final lap.Hiroki Ono finished 11th last year at Mugello after he had qualified in second place on the grid - his only front row start so far in grand prix racing.

Photo: 2015 Season