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STATISTICS 2016

MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

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CAREER 2016

Starts 253 (155 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 13Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2ndPodiums 73 (32 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 3Poles 17 (4 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 1Last Win GBR/09 -Last Podium AUT/16/2nd AUT/2ndLast Pole NED/16 NED

» At Aragon in 2010 Dovizioso crashed at Turn 13 on the last lap while battling with Spies for 5th

» His races at Aragon in both 2011 and 2014 also ended with crashes » He finished on the podium at Aragon for the first time in 2012, in 3rd place after getting the better of a race long battle with team-mate Crutchlow

» In 2013 at Aragon, Dovizioso was the first Ducati rider across the line in 8th place » Last year at Aragon Dovizioso qualified in 13th position, then following a good start finished the race in 5th

Age: 30

4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2016

Starts 168 (81 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2TM, 54 x 125) 12Wins/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) 13thLast Win GBR/11 (Moto2) -Last Podium USA/13/2nd -Last Pole USA/13 -

» Bradl finished 9th in Moto2 at Aragon in 2010 and 8th in 2011, after leading the race in the early laps

» In 2012 at Aragon he crashed at Turn 3 on the fifth lap when running in 3rd » Finished 5th in 2013 at Aragon, but just a second behind Rossi who took the final podium position

» Two years ago at Aragon Bradl finished 4th - his equal best result of 2014 » Despite a good start last year, Bradl finished in 18th position suffering with rear tyre wear

Age: 26

6. Stefan Bradl

CAREER 2016

Starts 238 (116 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 13Wins/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) (2nd in MotoGP) 2ndLast Win VAL/09 (250cc) -Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) -Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) -

» Barbera finished 8th at Aragon in 2011, his best result at this circuit » In 2013 Barbera started from pit lane after a technical problem on the sighting lap and then retired from the race at the end of lap eight

» He finished 19th two years ago after calling into the pits to change wheels when it started to rain, as he only had one bike available for the race

» Last year at Aragon Barbera ran off track on the second lap, rejoined in last place and ultimately finished the race in 16th position

Age: 29

8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2016

Starts 77 - all MotoGP 9Best result 2nd 7thPodiums 1 x MotoGP 0Best grid 4th 4thLast Win - -Last Podium GBR/15/2nd -Last Pole - -

» Petrucci qualified on pole and finished third in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Aragon in 2011

» Finished 17th in 2012 at Aragon in his rookie season in MotoGP » In 2013 at Aragon he qualified in 15th place on the grid then crashed out of the race on the first lap

» Two years ago Petrucci finished 11th in Aragon - his best result of 2014 » Last year at Aragon, Petrucci crashed out of the race on lap 10 - one of only two occasions in 2015 that he did not score points

Age: 25

9. Danilo Petrucci

CAREER 2016

Starts 233 (117 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 13Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 8thPodiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 12thLast Win CAT/09 (250cc) -Last Podium FRA/14/3rd -Last Pole GBR/12 -

» Bautista finished eighth at Aragon in 2010, winning the sprint to the line with Melandri, Aleix Espargaro and Barbera

» Finished in 6th position in both 2011 and 2012 at Aragon » In 2013 he finished 4th at Aragon after battling for the final podium position throughout the race - his best result at the circuit

» Two years ago he was 7th in Aragon, after qualifying down in 15th place on the grid » Last year at Aragon Bautista qualified in 21st position on the grid, but made an improvement during the race to finish in 13th place

Age: 31

19. Alvaro Bautista CAREER 2016

Starts 3 (2 x MotoGP, 1 x 125) 2Best result 13th 13thPodiums 0 0Best grid 14th 14thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Alex Lowes has raced in the World Superbike Championship at Aragon for the last three years, with a best result of 8th in April of this year

Age: 26

22. Alex Lowes

CAREER 2016

Starts 98 (31 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3TM) 13Wins 17 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 1Podiums 42 (2 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 2Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 2ndLast Win GBR/16 GBRLast Podium GBR/16/1st GBR/1stLast Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) -

» Viñales finished on the podium in each of his three starts at Aragon in the lower classes: 3rd in 125cc race in 2011, 2nd in Moto3 in 2013 and a win in the Moto2 race in 2014 from pole position

» He missed the Moto3 race at Aragon in 2012 when the bike suffered a technical failure on the warm-up lap

» Last year at Aragon, Vinales qualified in 12th position and finished in 11th position

Age: 21

25. Maverick Viñales CAREER 2016

Starts 257 (179 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 13Wins 52 (29 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 1Podiums 144 (103 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 3Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 3rdLast Win RSM/16 RSMLast Podium RSM/16/1st RSM/1stLast Pole MAL/15 -

» In 2010 & 2011 Pedrosa finished second at Aragon » He took his only Aragon win in 2012, after taking the lead from Lorenzo on the seventh lap

» In 2013 he crashed out of the race on lap six after losing his traction control sensor in a collision with Marquez, after setting a new lap record on the second lap

» Two years ago he crashed on the 19th lap while still on slicks in the damp conditions; re-started to finish 14th

» Last year Pedrosa finished back on the podium at Aragon in second place, after winning a battle with Rossi in the final laps

Age: 30

26. Dani Pedrosa

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CAREER 2016

Starts 191 (63 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 12Wins 13 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 1Podiums 30 (6 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 3Poles 10 (2 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 1Last Win AUT/16 AUTLast Podium AUT/16/1st AUT/1stLast Pole AUT/16 AUT

» In 2010 at Aragon, Iannone qualified on pole for the Moto2 race, led on every lap and set the fastest lap of the race

» In 2011 he finished 2nd in the Moto2 class at Aragon, then in 2012 he finished in 4th place

» Finished tenth in 2013 at Aragon, in his rookie season in the MotoGP class » Iannone crashed out at Aragon two years ago on the second lap when battling for the lead » Last year at Aragon Iannone qualified on the front row, just 11 days after dislocating his shoulder - finished the race in 4th place as the first Ducati rider across the line

Age: 27

29. Andrea Iannone CAREER 2016

Starts 100 - all MotoGP 13Wins 1 1Podiums 11 (11 x MotoGP) 3Poles 3 (3 x MotoGP) 1Last Win CZE/16 CZELast Podium GBR/16/2nd GBR/2ndLast Pole GBR/16 GBR

» Crutchlow raced at Aragon for the first time in 2011: he qualified 12th and finished 9th

» Just lost out in a podium battle with team-mate Dovizioso in 2012 and ended the race in 4th place

» Finished 6th in 2013 at Aragon from 7th place on the grid » In 2014 he finished third in Aragon - his only podium finish of 2014 riding for Ducati » Last year at Aragon Crutchlow qualified in 8th position and finished the race in 7th

Age: 30

35. Cal Crutchlow

CAREER 2016

Starts 191 (107 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 13Best result 2nd 5thPodiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 4thLast Win - -Last Podium ARA/14/2nd -Last Pole CAT/15 -

» Aleix Espargaro finished 10th in the MotoGP class at Aragon in 2010 as the first of the satellite Ducati riders across the line

» In 2011 he finished 5th in the Moto2 race in Aragon » He was 10th at Aragon in 2012 and 11th in 2013 - the first CRT rider across the line on both occasions

» Two years ago he finished 2nd in Aragon - currently his only podium finish in the MotoGP class » Last year at Aragon Aleix finished in 6th position, which was his best result of the 2015 season

Age: 27

41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 82 (27 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 9Wins 7 (1 x MotoGP, 6 x Moto3) 1Podiums 11 (1 x MotoGP, 10 x Moto3) 1Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto3) (12th in MotoGP) 12thLast Win NED/16 NEDLast Podium NED/16/1st NED/1stLast Pole MAL/14 (Moto3) -

» Miller’s only point scoring finish in Aragon is 13th in the Moto3 race three years ago

» Two years ago Miller crashed out of the Moto3 race at Aragon after a clash with Alex Marquez while battling for the lead on the fourth lap; he re-started to finish 27th

» Last year was Millers first time racing in the MotoGP class at Aragon; he qualified in 20th place and finished in 19th

Age: 21

43. Jack Miller

CAREER 2016

Starts 171 (49 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 13Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 4thPodiums 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 has won at Aragon in both of the smaller classes; the 125cc race in 2010 and the Moto2 race in 2012

» In 2013 he finished third in the Moto2 race at Aragon, one place in front of championship rival Redding after a great battle over the final few laps

» In 2014 he finished sixth at Aragon, just two tenths of a second behind team-mate Bradley Smith

» Last year at Aragon Pol qualified in 4th position which equalled his best qualifying of the season - he finished the race in 9th place

Age: 25

44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2016

Starts 149 (49 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 13Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 3rdPodiums 18 (2 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 1Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(3rd in MotoGP) 3rdLast Win GBR/13 (Moto2) -Last Podium NED/16/3rd NED/3rdLast Pole INP/13 (Moto2) -

» Redding’s third place finish at Aragon in 2012 was his first podium finish at the circuit

» In the previous two years he had qualified on the front row at Aragon, but did less well in the races, finishing 8th in 2010 and 15th in 2011 after leading in the early stages

» In 2013 he finished 4th at Aragon, just losing out to his championship rival Pol Espargaro in a battle for the final podium place

» In 2014, his rookie year in the MotoGP class, Redding finished 10th in Aragon » Last year at Aragon Redding qualified in 14th place on the grid and finished in 12th position

Age: 23

45. Scott Redding

CAREER 2016

Starts 343 (283 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 13Wins 114 (88 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2Podiums 218 (182 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 7Poles 63 (53 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2Last Win CAT/16 CATLast Podium RSM/16/2nd RSM/2ndLast Pole ITA/16 ITA

» Rossi finished 6th at Aragon in 2010 suffering with the shoulder problem from his crash earlier in the year at Mugello

» Finished 10th in 2011 in Aragon after starting from the pit lane for exceeding engine allowance

» In 2012 at Aragon he ran off the track on the first lap and dropped to the back of the field; recovered to finish in 8th place

» In 2013 he had his first podium at the Aragon circuit, finishing in 3rd place, and two years ago Rossi crashed out on the fourth lap of the race

» Last year Rossi equalled his best result at Aragon when he finished on the podium in third place

Age: 37

46. Valentino Rossi CAREER 2016

Starts 61 (31 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 13Best result 4th 4thPodiums 0 0Best grid 6th 6thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Eugene Laverty has raced at Aragon in the WorldSBK, with a best result of 2nd in 2012

» Last year Laverty finished the MotoGP race at Aragon in 14th position after qualifying in 15th place - the first time he finished as the top Open Class rider Age: 30

50. Eugene Laverty

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CAREER 2016

Starts 171 (12 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 12Wins/best result 13 (13 x Moto2) 9thPodiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 0Poles/best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) 18thLast Win VAL/15 (Moto2) -Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) -Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) -

» This will be the first time Rabat is racing at Aragon on a MotoGP machine » He has finished on the podium for the last three years in the Moto2 class in Aragon; second in 2013 & 2014, and a win last year from pole position

Age: 27

53. Tito Rabat CAREER 2016

Starts 113 (82 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 13Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 11thPodiums 0 0Best grid 5th 6thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Hernandez finished 13th at Aragon in 2012, his rookie year in the MotoGP class

» In 2013 he finished 12th at Aragon, having his first ride on the Ducati as a replacement for Ben Spies

» In 2014 he finished 15th in Aragon after sliding off in the tricky conditions while still on slicks and then re-starting

» Last year at Aragon Hernandez qualified in 11th and finished in 10th place - his best result at the circuit

Age: 28

68. Yonny Hernandez

CAREER 2016

Starts 27 x MotoGP 10Best result 4th 4thPodiums 0 0Best grid 12th 12thLast Win - -Last Podium - -Last Pole - -

» Baz finished 2nd in both World Superbike races at Aragon in 2014 » Last year Baz qualified in 22nd position - during the race he suffered from neck pains following a crash on Saturday, and finished the race in 17th position

Age: 23

76. Loris Baz CAREER 2016

Starts 145 (67 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 13Wins 53 (27 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 3Podiums 87 (48 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 9Poles 63 (35 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 5Last Win GER/16 GERLast Podium CZE/16/3rd CZE/3rdLast Pole CZE/16 CZE

» Marquez qualified on pole at Aragon in 2010 for the 125cc GP, but crashed at the first corner when he collided with Randy Krummenacher

» In 2011 he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race at Aragon, won the race and set a new lap record; in 2012 he finished 2nd in the Moto2 race from 7th place on the grid

» In 2013 he qualified on pole and won the MotoGP race at Aragon » He was on pole again at Aragon in 2014, but crashed when leading on the 21st lap; re-started to finish 13th » Last year at Aragon Marquez again qualified on pole but again crashed, this time he was unable to finish the race after falling on the second lap

Age: 23

93. Marc Marquez

CAREER 2016

Starts 245 (151 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 13Wins 64 (43 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 3Podiums 142 (104 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 7Poles 64 (38 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 3Last Win ITA/16 ITALast Podium RSM/16/3rd RSM/3rdLast Pole RSM/16 RSM

» Lorenzo finished fourth at Aragon in 2010 - one of only two races in that year when he did not stand on the podium

» He finished 3rd at Aragon in 2011 & 2nd in 2012 from pole position » In 2013 he again finished second at Aragon after leading the race until being passed by Marquez on lap fourteen

» Won for the first time at Aragon in 2014, after qualifying in seventh place on the grid » Secured another victory at Aragon last year after leading the race from start to finish

Age: 29

99. Jorge Lorenzo

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Facts and stats for the Aragon Grand PrixThis is the seventh time that the Aragon circuit has hosted a grand prix event and below are some facts and statistics

related to grand prix racing at this circuit:

Aragon first hosted a grand prix 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.Casey Stoner won the first MotoGP race at Aragon in 2010 on a Ducati. In each of the following three years Honda riders won the race. For the last two years Jorge Lorenzo and Yamaha have won in Aragon.Spanish riders have had great success across all three GP classes at the Aragon circuit, winning thirteen of the eighteen GP races that have taken place. The only non-Spanish riders to have won a grand prix at the circuit are: Casey Stoner (MotoGP in 2010 & 2011), Andrea Iannone (Moto2 race in 2010), Romano Fenati (Moto3 in 2014) and Miguel Oliveira (Moto3 in 2015).Casey Stoner’s two victories 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.Marc Marquez has been on pole on all three occasions he has raced in the MotoGP class at the Aragon circuit, but other than a race win in 2013 he has had less success in the race; he crashed and restarted to finish 13th in 2014 and crashed out of the race in the early stages last year.In addition to Casey Stoner’s win in 2010, the only podium finishes for Ducati riders at Aragon are; third for Nicky Hayden in 2010 and third for Cal Crutchlow in 2014.The best results at Aragon for Suzuki are sixth place finishes in 2011 with Alvaro Bautista and last year with Aleix Espargaro.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.

Long winning career for Dani PedrosaDani Pedrosa’s first win of 2016 at the San Marino Grand Prix came more than 14 years after winning his first GP in

the 125cc class at Assen in 2002. With this win Pedrosa moves above Phil Read into fourth place of the following list of riders with the longest winning careers in grand prix racing. This list is topped by Valentino Rossi who would become the first rider with a GP winning career longer than 20 years when he next stands on the top step of the podium.

LONGEST WINNING CAREERS IN GRAND PRIX RACING- ALL SOLO CLASSES

Rider First GP win Last GP win Length of winning GP career

1 Valentino Rossi 125cc/Czech/1996 MotoGP/Catalunya/2016 19 years 292 days2 Loris Capirossi 125cc/GB/1990 MotoGP/Japan/2007 17 years 49 days

3 Angel Nieto 50cc/E. Germany/1969 80cc/France/1985 16 years 8 days4 Dani Pedrosa 125cc/Dutch TT/2002 MotoGP/RSM/2016 14 years 74 days

5 Phil Read 350cc/GB/1961 500cc/Czech/1975 14 years 71 days6 Loris Reggiani 125cc/GB/1980 250cc/Czech/1993 13 years 12 days7 Jorge Lorenzo 125cc/Rio/2003 MotoGP/Italy/2016 12 years 245 days

8 Max Biaggi 250cc/South Africa/1992 MotoGP/Germany/2004 11 years 315 days9 Toni Mang 125cc/W. Germany/1976 250cc/Japan/1988 11 years 211 days

10 Alex Barros 500cc/FIM/1993 MotoGP/Portugal/2005 11 years 204 days

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Milestone win for Dani PedrosaIn addition to extending his winning career to greater than 14 years as detailed above, Dani Pedrosa’s win was

significant in other ways:

2016 is the 15th successive season that Pedrosa has taken at least one grand prix win across the three classes. The only rider who has previously achieved this is Valentino Rossi who had at least one grand prix win for 15 successive seasons from 1996 to 2010, inclusive.He has won at least one race in the MotoGP class every year for 11 successive seasons. Only two other riders have achieved this in the premier-class: Valentino Rossi, who won at least one race for 11 successive seasons (2000 to 2010 inclusive) and Giacomo Agostini, who won at least one 500cc GP race for 12 successive seasons, 1965 to 1976 inclusive.Pedrosa’s win at Misano was the 52nd time he has stood on the top step of the podium in grand prix racing, the same number of career GP wins achieved by Phi Read.His win at Misano was after not finishing in the top three at the five previous races - his longest sequence of GP starts without a podium since his rookie year in the 125cc class in 2001.This was Pedrosa’s first win in Europe since the Czech Grand Prix in 2014 and his first win in Italy since his victory at Misano in 2010.

Amazing record breaking season continuesThe amazing record breaking season of grand prix racing continued at Misano with Dani Pedrosa winning for the first

time in 2016 and Lorenzo Baldassarri taking his maiden GP victory:

There have been eight different MotoGP winners already in 2016 (Marquez, Rossi, Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Viñales, Iannone, Crutchlow, Miller) and with five races of the season still to come this already the greatest number of different winners in a single season in the MotoGP era. The only other year in the 68 year history of motorcycle grand prix racing that there were eight different winners in a premier-class season was in 2000, when the eight different 500cc GP winners were: Kenny Roberts Jnr, Garry McCoy, Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Alex Barros, Alex Criville, Loris Capirossi and Norick Abe.The last eight races in the MotoGP class have been won by eight different riders. This is the longest ever sequence of successive different winners in the premier-class of grand prix racing.With Jack Miller’s victory at the Dutch TT, Andrea Iannone’s in Austria, Cal Crutchlow at Brno and Maverick Viñales at Silverstone, there have been four first time winners in the MotoGP class in 2016. The last year in which there were four first time winners in a single season was in in 1982 with Franco Uncini, Freddie Spencer, Takazumi Katayama and Michel Frutschi - who won the French GP at Nogaro that was boycotted by most of the top riders. There has never been a season in the premier-class with five first time winners.At the San Marino grand prix Lorenzo Baldassarri took his maiden GP victory, making it seven different winners in the first thirteen Moto2 races of the year (Zarco, Rins, Luthi, Lowes, Folger, Nakagami and Baldassarri)The seven different winners in the Moto2 class represent seven different nations: France, Spain, Switzerland, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and Italy.There have been eight different winners in the Moto3 class this year. This is already the greatest number of different winners in a single season in the lightweight-class of grand prix racing since 2008, when there were also eight different winners.Of the eight different riders who have won in the Moto3 class this year, for six of them it has been their maiden GP win. The last time that there has been so many first time grand prix winners in a single season in the lightweight-class of grand prix racing was 2005.There have been 23 different winners this year across the three classes of grand prix racing, and with five events of 2016 remaining this is already the largest number of different grand prix winners in a single season since 1974 - when the grand prix series also included the 350cc and 50cc classes and there were a record 24 different winners. Considering just the current three classes or equivalent there has never been as many as twenty three different winners in a single season in the 68 year history of grand prix racing.Of the 23 different riders who have won this year, for nine of them it has been the first time that they have stood on the top step of a GP podium. This is the highest number of riders taking their maiden GP victory in a season since 2003 when there were also nine first time winners.

Brad Binder could clinch Moto3 title in AragonAt the Aragon Grand Prix Brad Binder has the chance to become the first South African rider to win a grand prix title

since Jon Ekerold won the 350cc title in 1980. The most likely scenarios to give Binder the title are as follows:

If Binder finishes first or second he will be world champion irrespective of where his closest rivals finish.If Binder finishes third he will be champion if closest rival Enea Bastianini does not win the race.If Binder finishes fourth, fifth or sixth he will be champion if Bastianini does not finish either first or second and Jorge Navarro does not win the race.If Binder finishes seventh he will be champion if Bastianini does not finish on the podium and Jorge Navarro does not win the race.If Binder finishes eighth or ninth he will be champions if Bastianini does not finish on the podium, Navarro does not finish either first or second and Bulega does not win the race.

Note: It is still possible for Binder to win the title finishing lower than ninth, but it then gets more highly dependent on where his rivals finish.

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Grand Prix racing numbers230 - The three riders standing on the podium in Misano had a record accumulated total of 230 grand prix wins across all classes. The previous record was 227 GP wins for the three riders standing on the podium at the Spanish GP earlier this year, won by Valentino Rossi from Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.

160 - The total number of premier class wins for the three riders on the podium at Misano was a new record of 160; six more than the previous record for the three podium finishers at the Spanish GP earlier this year.

19 years 310 days - At the age of 19 years 310 days Lorenzo Baldassarri is the third youngest Italian rider of all-time to win in the intermediate-class of grand prix racing, after Marco Melandri and Valentino Rossi. He is the fifth youngest rider of any nation to win in the Moto2 class after: Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales, Shoya Tomizawa and Alex Rins.

6 - Marc Marquez has not stood on the top step on the last six occasions that MotoGP has visited Spain. His last MotoGP win on Spanish soil was the final race of 2014 at Valencia.

4 - Marc Marquez has gone four races without finishing either first or second for the first time since moving up to the MotoGP class.

4 - Lorenzo Baldassarri’s victory at Misano was the first Moto2 win by Italian for 4 years, since Andrea Iannone won at Mugello in 2012.

4 - There have been four different Spanish winners in the MotoGP class this year, the first time ever that Spain has had four different winners in premier-class in a single season.

3 - With Lorenzo Baldassarri taking his first win in the Moto2 class at Misano it means that in 2016 Italy have won at least one grand prix in all three classes for the first time since 2009.

3 - Aragon is one of just three circuits on the current grand prix schedule where Valentino Rossi has not had a MotoGP victory, along with Austin and the Red Bull Ring.

2 - Valentino Rossi has won both MotoGP races held in Spain so far in 2016 and will be aiming to win three Spanish races in a single season for the first time in his grand prix career.

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Moto2™ stats and factsLast year the Moto2 race was stopped by a red flag after a crash involving Xavier Simeon and Dominique Aegerter on the first lap. The re-started race was for a shortened distance of 14 laps.None of the riders currently competing in the Moto2 class have won an intermediate-class grand prix at the Aragon circuit.Johann Zarco has twice finished on the podium at the Aragon Grand Prix - second in the 125cc race in 2011 and third in the Moto2 race two years ago.Alex Rins started from pole in the Moto3 class at Aragon in both 2013 and 2014. In 2013 he won the Moto3 race at Aragon after a race long battle with Maverick Viñales, and two years ago finished fourth. Last year in Aragon he battled for the lead of the Moto2 race throughout with Tito Rabat, finally losing out by just 0.096 seconds on the sprint to the line.Tom Luthi set the fastest lap of the race on his way to finishing fourth at Aragon two years ago and last year he finished fifth at this race.Sam Lowes, who will be making his 50th Moto2 GP start, finished ninth at Aragon in 2014 and last year he took the final podium slot. Lowes won the World Supersport race at Aragon in 2012.Jonas Folger finished third in the Moto3 race at Aragon in 2012 after qualifying on pole position. Last year he finished in fourth place in the Moto2 race in Aragon.Alex Marquez twice finished on the podium in the Moto3 class in Aragon: second in 2014 and third in 2013. Last year he crashed out of 5th place on the eighth lap.In addition to Alex Rins mentioned above, the only other rider currently competing in Moto2 who has won a grand prix race at the Aragon circuit is Miguel Oliveira, who won the Moto3 race last year.

Moto3™ stats and factsNone of the riders currently competing full-time in the Moto3 class have won a grand prix race at the Aragon circuit.Honda have never won a lightweight-class grand prix at the Aragon circuit.Brad Binder’s best result at the Aragon circuit is eighth place in 2014. Last year he crashed on the final lap in an incident involving Enea Bastianini.Enea Bastianini qualified on pole last year in Aragon but crashed on the final lap together with Brad Binder.Jorge Navarro finished second last year in Aragon - his first podium finish in grand prix racing. Navarro is the only rider currently competing full-time in the Moto3 class who has stood on the podium at a grand prix event in Aragon.Niccolo Antonelli battled in the leading group in the early stages of the race last year in Aragon and set a new lap record before dropping back in the closing stages to finish sixth.

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