2. Leon Camier. Age: Colin Edwards

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1 STATISTICS 2014 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th MotoGP TM Riders' Profiles Starts 12 (12 x 125cc) 0 Wins/best result 23rd - 125cc - Best grid 31st - Camier made his GP debut as a wild-card rider in the 125cc class at the Catalan GP in 2002 when still just 15 years old Had three wild-card starts in the 125cc class in 2002 and then did the first nine races of 2003 before dropping out of GP racing to pursue a career competing first in the British Championship and then in World Superbike The 125cc race at the Sachsenring in 2003 is the last time he made a GP appearance Camier is racing at the circuit for the first time 2. Leon Camier Age: 28 Starts 213 (115 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Podiums 65 (24 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 2 Poles/best grid 14 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 3rd Last Win GBR/09 - Last Podium NED/14/2nd NED/2nd Last Pole JPN/10 - Prior to last year Dovizioso had finished in the top five in each of his previous five appearances in MotoGP at the circuit His one podium finish at was two years ago when he was 3rd on a Yamaha Last year he finished 10th in after being passed at the final corner by team-mate Hayden 4. Andrea Dovizioso Age: 28 Starts all MotoGP 9 Best result 2nd x 5 9th Podiums 12 (12 x MotoGP) 0 Poles/best grid 3 (3 x MotoGP) 11th Last Podium GBR/11/3rd - Last Pole CHN/08-5. Colin Edwards Starts 130 (43 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 4th Podiums 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) 3rd Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Podium USA/13/2nd - Last Pole USA/13-6. Stefan Bradl Edwards best result in came in 2009 when he finished 5th, after being as high as third early in the race He has finished in 13th place for the last two years in Age: 40 Bradl finished 3rd in the 125cc race at in his only podium finish at the circuit Was 6th at in 2012, his rookie season in the MotoGP class Finished 7th last year in after suffering two crashes in practice and another in qualifying Age: 24 Starts 159 (55 x MotoGP, 104 x 250) 9 Wins/best result 9 - all 250cc (4th in MotoGP) 10th Podiums 27 - all 250cc 0 Poles/best grid 8 (8 x 250cc) (7th in MotoGP) 13th Last Win MAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium MAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole MAL/09 (250cc) - Aoyama finished 2nd at on his way to winning the 250cc world title in 2009 His best result from three starts in the MotoGP class at is 9th in 2011 Last year he was the last point scoring finisher at in 15th place 7. Hiroshi Aoyama Age: 32 Starts 198 (76 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 15th Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 18th Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - Barbera finished 6th in the 250cc race at in his best result at the circuit His best result in the MotoGP class at is 10th in 2010 In 2012 he missed the race at after crashing in the first free practice session cracking a vertebra Last year he just missed out on scoring points in, finishing in 16th place 8. Hector Barbera Age: 27 Starts 41 - all MotoGP 5 Best result 8th 14th Best grid 11th 17th Petrucci raced at for the first time in 2012; qualified 19th but suffered engine failure on the first lap of the race Last year he qualified in 14th place on the grid in, but slipped back through the field in the race to finish 17th 9. Danilo Petrucci Age: 23 Starts 140 (48 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 12th Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) 0 Best grid 5th - 250cc (6th in MotoGP) 13th Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Abraham finished 10th in the Moto2 race at in 2009 In 2010 he went out in FP1 for the Moto2 race, but then withdrew from the event having not fully recovered from concussion suffered two weeks earlier at Brno Qualified 16th for the MotoGP race at in 2011, but retired on the 21st lap with front tyre problems Finished 8th two years ago in - his best dry weather result of 2012 Missed the race again last year after crashing in the first free practice session and injuring his left shoulder 17. Karel Abraham Age: 24

2 Starts 193 (77 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 3rd Podiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 1 Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 2nd Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Podium FRA/14/3rd FRA/3rd Last Pole GBR/12 - Bautista finished 3rd in the 250cc race at in 2009, behind Simoncelli and Aoyama - his only podium at the circuit His best result in the MotoGP class at the circuit is 5th in 2012 from 9th place on the grid Finished 6th in last year after losing out in a battle with Crutchlow and Rossi in the closing stages 19. Alvaro Bautista Age: 29 Starts 10 (9 x MotoGP, 1 x 125) 9 Best result 11th 11th Best grid 18th 18th Parkes is racing at for the first time 23. Broc Parkes Age: 32 Starts 220 (142 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 48 (25 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 2nd Podiums 132 (91 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 7 Poles 45 (27 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 1 Last Win MAL/13 - Last Podium GER/14/2nd GER/2nd Last Pole CAT/14 CAT 26. Dani Pedrosa Starts 153 (25 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(5th in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 24 (19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 8 (5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win ITA/12 (Moto2) - Last Podium RSM/12/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole ARA/10 (Moto2) Andrea Iannone Pedrosa has finished in the top two for the last four years in, including race wins in both 2010 and 2012 He has also qualified on pole at this circuit in both 2009 and 2012 Last year he finished second in while still not fully recovered from injuries suffered five weeks earlier at the German GP Age: 28 Iannone finished 4th in the Moto2 race at in 2010, after qualifying down in 26th place on the grid - his best result at the circuit Last year, his rookie season in the MotoGP class, he finished 11th at, from 11th place on the grid Finished 5th in Germany - his best result since moving up to the MotoGP class Age: 24/25 Starts 60 - all MotoGP 8 Best result 2nd 6th Podiums 6 (6 x MotoGP) 0 Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5th Last Podium GER/13/2nd - Last Pole CZE/13 - Crutchlow raced at for the first time in 2011, when he qualified 11th and finished 11th after dropping down to 14th mid-race Qualified 7th two years ago in, then crashed out of the race on the tenth lap at Turn 4 Last year at he was first satellite rider across the line in 5th, after starting from 4th place on the grid 35. Cal Crutchlow Age: 28 Starts 140 (27 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 23 (3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 3rd Last Win VAL/10 (125cc) - Last Podium ITA/11/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) - Smith has had one podium finish in - 2nd place in the 125cc race in 2009; he also finished 4th in the Moto2 race in 2011 Finished 8th last year in after making a great start and being up to 4th at the end of the first lap 38. Bradley Smith Age: 23 Starts 151 (67 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 9 Best result 3rd - Moto2 (4th in MotoGP) 4th Podiums 1 (1 x Moto2) 0 Poles 1 (1 x MotoGP) 1 Last Podium CAT/11/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole NED/14 NED/14 Espargaro made his MotoGP class debut at the GP in 2009 and finished 13th In 2010 he had his best result at the circuit when he finished 9th in the MotoGP race, just nine seconds behind Nicky Hayden on the factory Ducati in 6th place Last year he was first CRT rider across the line in, in 12th place 41. Aleix Espargaro Age: 25 Starts 131 (9 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 4th Podiums 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) - Prior to last year, Pol Espargaró has finished on the podium in each of the previous five years at In 2008 he was 2nd in the 125cc race from pole position, he won the 125cc race in 2009, his first win in GP racing, and was 3rd at in 2010 In 2011 he finished second at - his first podium in the Moto2 class and in 2012 he again finished 2nd, after qualifying on pole position Last year was the first time he had missed out on a podium at ; he finished 4th from second place on the grid. 44. Pol Espargaro Age: 23

3 Starts 109 (9 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(7th in MotoGP) 7th Podiums 16 (14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(13th in MotoGP) 13th Last Win GBR/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium GBR/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) - Scott Redding finished 3rd at in 2010, which was his first podium finish in the Moto2 class He finished 5th at in 2011, which was his equal best result of the year In 2012 he qualified in 6th place on the grid and finished 6th at Last year he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race at and finished 3rd 45. Scott Redding Age: 21 Starts 303 (243 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 106 (80 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2nd Podiums 188 (152 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 5 Poles/best grid 59 (49 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 4th Last Win NED/13 - Last Podium CAT/14/2nd CAT/2nd Last Pole FRA/10 - Rossi s win at in 2008 gave him the record for most premierclass GP victories with 69, one more than Giacomo Agostini who had held the record for 32 years Since the win in 2008 Rossi s best results in have been two 4th place finishes - in 2010 and 2013 Last year he qualified in 9th place on the grid and finished 4th after passing both Crutchlow and Bautista in the last couple of laps 46. Valentino Rossi Age: 35 Starts 175 (9 x MotoGP, 75 x Moto2/250, 91 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 5 (5 x 125)(17th in MotoGP) 17th Podiums 13 (2 x 250, 11 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 3 (1 x 250, 2 x 125)(21st in MotoGP) 21st Last Win AUS/08 (125cc) - Last Podium POR/09/2nd (250cc) - Last Pole INP/09 (250cc) - Di Meglio s best result at the circuit is 4th in the 250cc race in 2009 The 250cc race at in 2009 was also the only time that Di Meglio started from pole during his years competing in the intermediate class of GP racing 63. Mike di Meglio Age: 26 Starts 73 (42 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 9 Best result 6th - Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) 10th Best grid 5th - Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) 9th Hernandez finished 15th in the Moto2 race on his first visit to in 2010 He missed the GP in 2011 due to a wrist injury suffered in a fall at the previous race at Brno In 2012 he was first CRT rider across the line at, in 9th place Last year in he retired from the race at mid-distance with technical problems 68. Yonny Hernandez Age: 26 Starts all MotoGP 8 Wins/best result 3 (3 x MotoGP) 8th Podiums 28 (28 x MotoGP) 0 Poles/best grid 5 12th Last Win USA/06 - Last Podium SPA/11/3rd - Last Pole POR/ Nicky Hayden Hayden has twice finished on the podium at the Grand Prix; in 2008 he was 2nd after leading the race in the early stages and in 2009 his 3rd place finish at was his first podium on a Ducati He qualified on the front row at in his first front row start on a Ducati, but was slowed after Age: 33 tearing his left kneeslider off on the 3rd lap and finished 6th In 2011 was up to 4th early in the race but dropped back to 14th with his tyres degrading Missed the race at in 2012 after a highside crash in practice resulting in concussion and broken bones in his hand He was first Ducati rider across the line last year in in 9th place, after passing team-mate Dovizioso at the final corner Starts 27 - all MotoGP 9 Best result 13th 16th Best grid 15th 18th Laverty raced at the circuit for the first time last year; qualified 18th and finished the race 18th 70. Michael Laverty Age: 33 Starts 105 (27 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 9 Wins 41 (15 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 9 Podiums 64 (25 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 9 Poles 44 (16 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 7 Last Win GER/14 GER Last Podium GER/14/1st GER/1st Last Pole GER/14 GER 93. Marc Marquez Marquez finished 6th in the 125cc class at in both 2008 and 2009 In 2010 he crashed while leading the 125cc race, re-started and crossed the line 5th but was given a 20 second penalty for cutting the track, demoting him to 10th In 2011 Marquez won the Moto2 race in from pole position Won the Moto2 race in in 2012 by more than 5 seconds - his biggest margin of victory during his time in the Moto2 class Last year took his third successive win in, this time in the MotoGP class after qualifying on pole and also setting a new lap record on his way to winning Age: 21 Starts 205 (111 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 9 Wins/best result 52 (31 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 2nd Podiums 115 (77 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 3 Poles/best grid 55 (29 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 2nd Last Win VAL/13 - Last Podium GER/14/3rd GER/3rd Last Pole JPN/13 - Lorenzo s 3rd place finish in 2008 at was his first wet weather podium in any class of Grand Prix racing In 2009 he won by over nine seconds after taking the lead on lap nine He finished 3rd in 2010 at and in 2011 he finished off the podium for the only time at - in 4th place In 2012 he finished 2nd at, but more than ten seconds behind race winner Pedrosa Last year he was 3rd in, after leading for the first twelve laps 99. Jorge Lorenzo Age: 27

4 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th Grand Prix facts and statistics This is the seventh successive year that a motorcycle Grand Prix event has been held at the Motor Speedway. Below are some facts and figures related to the Grand Prix races held at this circuit: This will be the 26th occasion that there has been a motorcycle Grand Prix held in the USA. The first two events in 1964 and 1965 were held at the famous Daytona circuit. Fifteen GP events have taken place at the Laguna Seca circuit, there have been six held previously at and two at the new circuit in Austin. Yamaha riders won the MotoGP races on the first two visits to, Honda riders have won for the last four years. Nicky Hayden s third place finish in 2009 is the only MotoGP podium by a Ducati rider at the circuit. In the first four appearances of MotoGP in one American rider finished on the podium each year: Nicky Hayden was second in 2008 & third in 2009; and Ben Spies was second in 2010 and third in In the 2012 MotoGP race at, the first American rider across the line was Colin Edwards in 13th place and last year it was Nicky Hayden in ninth. Dani Pedrosa is the only rider to have had more than a single victory in the MotoGP class at the circuit: in 2010 & Jorge Lorenzo s five MotoGP podium finishes at the circuit is more than any other rider. Five of the riders who will be competing this year have taken part in all six previous MotoGP races that have been staged at the circuit: Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Colin Edwards, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa. Marc Marquez record numbers Following the win by Marc Marquez at the German Grand Prix, below are a selection of numbers relating to his current Grand Prix achievements: 77 - Marquez has a 77-point advantage after his German Grand Prix victory and if he continues his winning sequence for the next five races he can clinch the title at the Aragon GP irrespective of the results of other riders The victory by Marc Marquez at the Sachsenring was the 41st time that he has stood on the top step of the podium in his Grand Prix career, making him the 13th most successful GP rider of all-time in terms of Grand Prix wins. He now has just one GP win less than two former multi-time World Champions, Toni Mang and Max Biaggi. 21 years 146 days - At the German GP Marquez became the youngest rider to win nine successive premier class races, taking the record from Mike Hailwood who was 24 years 86 days old when he won the ninth of a 12 race winning sequence in If Marquez wins in, at the age of 21 years 174 days he will become the youngest rider to win ten successive premier class races, taking the record from Mike Hailwood who was 24 years 94 days old when in 1964 he won the tenth of that 12 race winning sequence Marquez has qualified on the front row at the last 21 MotoGP races. The last time he did not start from the front row was when he was 6th on the grid in Catalunya last year At the German Grand Prix Marc Marquez scored his 15th win in the MotoGP class, the same number of premier class GP victories as the cc world champion Alex Criville scored during his career. Criville was the first Spanish rider to win a premier class GP and also the first Spanish rider to win the premier class world title. 9 - Marquez is the first rider to win nine successive MotoGP races since the category was introduced in 2002 as the premier class of Grand Prix racing. The last rider to win nine or more successive premier class races was in 1997 when Mick Doohan won ten successive 500cc GP races. 9 - Marquez is the first rider to win the opening nine races of the season in the premier class since Giacomo Agostini won the first 10 races of the 1970 season. Agostini is the only rider to have won the opening ten premier class GP races of the season, which he achieved on three occasions: in 1968 he won all 10 races, in 1969 he won the first 10 of 12 races that year and in 1970 he won the first 10 of the 11 races held that year. 9 - Marquez has already taken nine wins in Only five other riders have ever won nine or more premier class GP races in a single season: Mick Doohan - 12 races wins in 1997 and nine in 1994, Valentino Rossi - 11 race wins in 2001, 2002 & 2005 and nine wins in 2003, 2004 & 2008, Giacomo Agostini - 11 wins in 1972 and 10 wins in 1968, 1969 & 1970, Casey Stoner - 10 wins in 2007 & 2011, and Jorge Lorenzo - nine wins in If Marquez wins again in 2014 he will take the record for most premier class race wins in a single season by a Spanish rider. 4 - Only four other rider riders have won nine or more successive races in the history of premier class Grand Prix racing: Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees and Mick Doohan. 4

5 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th Spain close in on 500th Grand Prix win The victory by Marc Marquez at the Sachsenring was the 498th Grand Prix win by Spanish riders. By winning two of the three races in, Spain would become just the second nation to reach the milestone of 500 Grand Prix wins across all solo classes. The top ten most successful nations are shown in the table below: Grand Prix wins by Nation Total MotoGP/500cc 350cc Moto2/250cc Moto3 /125cc 80cc 50cc 1 Italy Spain Great Britain* Germany** Australia USA Japan Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) France Switzerland * Includes Northern Ireland ** Includes former West and East Germany Below is a full list of the 37 Spanish riders who have won Grand Prix races, together with the number of wins: 90 - Angel Nieto (62 x 125cc, 1 x 80cc, 27 x 50cc) 10 - Hector Barbera (250cc x 4, 125cc x 6) 52 - Jorge Lorenzo (31 x MotoGP, 17 x 250cc, 4 x 125cc) 09 - Sete Gibernau (8 x MotoGP, 1 x 500c), Luis Salom (9x Moto3) 48 - Dani Pedrosa (25 x MotoGP, 15 x 250cc, 8 x 125cc) 08 - Hector Faubel (8 x 125cc), Julian Simon (8 x 125cc) 41 - Marc Marquez (15 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125cc) 07 - Tito Rabat (7 x Moto2) 37 - Jorge Martinez (15 x 125cc, 22 x 80cc) 06 - Alex Rins (6 x Moto3) 20 - Alex Criville (15 x 500cc, 5 x 125cc) 05 - Carlos Cardus (5 x 250cc), Fonsi Nieto (5 x 250cc) 19 - Ricardo Tormo (4 x 125cc, 15 x 50cc) 04 - Emilio Alzamora (4 x 125cc), Santiago Herrero (4 x 250cc) 17 - Toni Elias (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2, 7 x 250cc, 2 x 125cc) 03 - Sergio Gadea (3 x 125cc), Juan Garriga (3 x 250cc), Alex Marquez (3 x Moto3) 16 - Alvaro Bautista (8 x 250cc, 8 x 125cc), Nico Terol (13 x 125cc, 3 x Moto2) 15 - Pol Espargaro (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125cc), Sito Pons (15 x 250cc) 13 - Maverick Viñales (1 x Moto2, 8 x Moto3, 4 x 125cc) 02- Salvador Canellas (1 x 125cc, 1 x 50cc), Carlos Checa (2 x 500cc), Alex Debon (2 x 250cc), Manuel Herreros (2 x 80cc), Herro Torrontegui (2 x 80ccc) 01 - Benjamin Grau (1 x 125cc), Pablo Nieto (1 x 125cc), Victor Palomo (1 x 350cc) Alberto Puig (1 x 500cc), Jordi Torres (1 x Moto2) 5

6 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th 99 wins for Spain in the premier class The victory by Marc Marquez at the German Grand Prix was the 99th win by Spanish riders in the premier class of Grand Prix racing. Alex Criville was the first Spanish rider to win in the premier class - the 500cc race at the Dutch TT in 1992 and since then seven other Spanish riders have added to the total along with Criville. As shown in the following table, Spain becomes the fifth nation to reach the milestone of 100 premier class GP wins. Nation Premier class Grand Prix wins Nation Premier class Grand Prix wins Italy 220 Ireland 4 USA 154 Finland 3 Great Britain 138 France 3 Australia 124 New Zealand 3 Spain 99 Venezuela 3 Japan 12 Argentina 2 Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 12 Czech 1 Netherlands 8 Germany 1 Brazil 7 Switzerland 1 The 99 premier class GP wins by Spain have been shared by eight riders, as follows: 31 - Jorge Lorenzo 25 - Dani Pedrosa 15 - Alex Criville, Marc Marquez 09 - Sete Gibernau 02 - Carlos Checa 01 - Toni Elias, Alberto Puig Photo: 2013 Season 6

7 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th Moto2 stats and trivia Round 10 will mark the second half of the 2014 Moto2 season. Over the first nine GPs, wins have been collected by five different riders as follows: four for Tito Rabat (Qatar, Argentina, Italy and Catalunya), two for Mika Kallio (Spain and France) and one each for Maverick Viñales (Americas), Anthony West (Netherlands) and Dominique Aegerter (Germany) Respective victories at Assen and the Sachsenring for West and Aegerter mean that the Moto2 class has welcomed new winners at both of the last two races (the Australian and Swiss have become the 20th and 21st different winners since the class was inaugurated in 2010) Aegerter s Sachsenring victory made him the tenth Swiss rider to win a World Championship Grand Prix; it also marked the first victory of 2014 for a Suter motorcycle and means that three different chassis manufacturers (Kalex, Speed Up and Suter) have won the last three races Although the first World Championship event at was staged in 2008, the first intermediate class race did not come until one year later, as the 2008 edition of the 250cc race was delayed and eventually cancelled as the remnants of Hurricane Ike hit the Speedway Last year, Tito Rabat won from Takaaki Nakagami, Scott Redding and Pol Espargaro as Kalex-manufactured bikes filled the top four positions in the race; fastest lap was posted by Julian Simon, which marked the second time in Moto2 (and the third time in his career) that the Spaniard had set fastest laps in back-to-back Grands Prix Marc Marquez is the only repeat intermediate class winner at, having won back-to-back the Moto2 races of 2011 and 2012; the three others winners are Marco Simoncelli (250cc, 2009), Toni Elias (Moto2, 2010) and Tito Rabat (Moto2, 2013) Elias 2010 victory came from sixth place on the grid; this is the lowest grid position from which any rider has won an intermediate class Grand Prix at The Brickyard Only once has the Moto2 race been won from pole position (Marquez in 2011) Luis Salom will celebrate his 23rd birthday on the Thursday before the race Both Mattia Pasini and Jonas Folger will have birthdays on the Wednesday after the race: the Italian will turn 29 whereas the German will become 21 years of age Moto3 stats and trivia Round 10 will mark the second half of the 2014 Moto3 season. Over the first nine Grands Prix, wins have been collected by three different riders as follows: four for Jack Miller (Qatar, Americas, France and Germany), three for Romano Fenati (Argentina, Spain and Italy) and two for Alex Marquez (Catalunya and Netherlands). This means that, for the second year in a row, three riders have won across the opening nine Moto3 Grands Prix, whereas four different riders celebrated victory across the opening nine races of the first Moto3 season in 2012 Although the margin between winner Miller and second place finisher Brad Binder was only seconds in Germany, this was the secondlargest winning margin for Miller thus far (two of his victories to date - in Texas and Le Mans - have come by less than one tenth of a second) For the first time this season, three different manufacturers were represented on the Moto3 podium last time out at the Sachsenring as Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Alexis Masbou finished first, second and third for KTM, Mahindra and Honda, respectively; this means a KTM-powered bike has missed out on the rostrum in only one Moto3 race since the class was inaugurated (at Assen this year) and that Mahindra have now collected podium finishes at the last two Grands Prix (one third place and one second place) The first lightweight class Grand Prix at was staged in It looked as though Pol Espargaro was set for a career-first Grand Prix victory, but the race was red-flagged due to the threat of remnants from Hurricane Ike and so Nico Terol was handed the victory on countback; Espargaro would have to wait for another year before finally winning his first Grand Prix, at in 2009, as he beat Bradley Smith and Simone Corsi Nico Terol is the most successful lightweight class rider in, having won three of the four 125cc Grands Prix to have been staged at the track: in 2008, 2010 and 2011 The lightweight race at has been won from pole position on two occasions: Nico Terol (125cc, 2011) and Alex Rins (Moto3, 2013) Marc Marquez was fastest in qualifying for the 125cc race at in 2010; this marked the Spaniard s first pole position on American soil Last year, Alex Rins led home Alex Marquez in a one-two finish for the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team; the podium was completed by Maverick Viñales for Team Calvo, also setting fastest lap in what would prove to be the third and final fastest lap in his title-winning Moto3 campaign Brad Binder will celebrate his 19th birthday on the Monday after the race at 7

8 #10 Red Bull Grand Prix August 6th Grand Prix racing numbers 3,997 - Following his fourth place finish in Germany, Valentino Rossi has scored a total of 3,997 points in the premier class of Grand Prix racing during his career and by finishing in the top 13 in he would become the first rider to reach the milestone of 4,000 points in the MotoGP/500cc class. The second highest point scorer of all-time in the premier class is Mick Doohan with 2, Valentino Rossi made his 144th start in MotoGP riding for Yamaha at the German Grand Prix. This gives him the record for most starts in the premier class on-board Yamaha, taking the record from the late Norick Abe, whose last MotoGP start in Valencia in 2004 was his 143rd premier class appearance riding Yamahas 77 - Jorge Lorenzo s third place finish at the German GP was the 77th time he has stood on the podium in the premier class; this is just one less podium finish that four times 500cc World Champion Eddie Lawson 55 - On the first day of practice at the GP it will be exactly 55 years ago to the day that 19 year-old Mike Hailwood, riding a Ducati, won the 125cc race at the Ulster Grand Prix in 1959 to become the youngest ever Grand Prix winner at that time 55 - There have been 55 MotoGP races without a winner from the USA, since Ben Spies won at the Dutch TT in There have been 45 MotoGP races without a rider from the USA finishing on the podium, since Ben Spies finished second at the final race of 2011 at Valencia 29 years - Brad Binder s second place finish in the Moto3 race at the Sachsenring made him the first South African rider to stand on a Grand Prix podium for 29 years, since Mario Rademeyer finished third in the 250cc race at the South African GP in 1985 at Kyalami 21 - At the German Grand Prix, Dominique Aegerter won for the first time in his GP career to become the 21st different winner in the Moto2 class since it was introduced at the start of years 221 days - Franco Morbidelli, at the age of 19 years 221 days, finished in sixth place in the Moto2 race at the German GP, the youngest Italian rider to finish in the top six in the intermediate-class of GP racing since Marco Simoncelli in In spite of the very mixed conditions at the German Grand Prix, Bradley Smith, who crossed the line in 19th place, was just seconds behind race winner Marc Marquez. This is the first time ever in a premier class Grand Prix that has gone full distance, that the first 19 riders have crossed the finishing line within one minute 18 - At the German GP Marc Marquez set his 18th fastest lap since moving up to the MotoGP class; this is the same number of fastest laps recorded by Jorge Lorenzo during his years in the MotoGP class 9 - The last nine MotoGP races in the USA have been won by Honda riders. The last non-honda MotoGP winner in the USA was Jorge Lorenzo at Laguna Seca in 2010 riding a Yamaha 5th - Andrea Iannone finished fifth in Germany, which is the best result by a satellite Ducati rider since Toni Elias finished third at Misano in The last four MotoGP races in the USA have been won by Marc Marquez: the last MotoGP race in the USA not won by Marquez was in in 2012 when Dani Pedrosa took the victory 4 - is one of just four current circuits where Jorge Lorenzo has not started from pole in any of the Grand Prix classes; the other three are Austin, Valencia & Argentina 4 - At the German GP, Jack Miller became just the second Australian to win four races in the lightweight class in a single season, equalling the achievement of Tom Phillis from 1961 when he won the world title 3.495s - Marc Marquez won at last year by 3.495s - his largest margin of victory in his rookie year in the MotoGP class 0 - At the German GP there were no Spanish riders on either the Moto3 or Moto2 podium. The last time that this occurred was at the Malaysian GP in