STATISTICS #16 Tissot Australian Grand Prix October 15th. MotoGP Riders' Profiles. Phillip Island. 4. Andrea Dovizioso. 6.

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1 STATISTICS 2014 MotoGP Riders' Profiles Starts 219 (121 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 15 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 15 (2 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 1 Last Win GBR/09 - Last Podium NED/14/2nd NED/2nd Last Pole JPN/14 JPN 4. Andrea Dovizioso Starts 136 (49 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 15 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 Dovizioso twice finished on the podium in the smaller classes at : he won the 125cc race in 2004 and finished 3rd in the 250cc race in 2007 His only podium in the MotoGP class at is 3rd in 2011 In 2012 he was 4th at after getting the best of a race long battle with Bautista and Bradl Last year Dovizioso finished 9th in Australia from 9th place on the grid Age: 28 Bradl twice finished on the podium at when competing in the smaller classes: 2nd in the 125cc race in 2008 and 2nd in Moto2 in 2011 In 2012 he finished 6th in Australia, just losing out in a fight to the line with Dovizioso and Bautista, with less than two tenths of a second covering the three riders at the chequered flag He missed the race in Australia last year, after riding in the first practice session but finding the ankle he broke in Sepang too painful to continue Bradl is scheduled to make his 50th MotoGP start in Australia Age: 24 Starts 165 (61 x MotoGP, 104 x 250) 15 Wins/best result 9 - all 250cc (4th in MotoGP) 8th 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) - 7. Hiroshi Aoyama Starts 204 (82 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 15 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) 12th Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - 8. Hector Barbera Aoyama has had a single podium finish at - 3rd in the 250cc class in 2006 riding a KTM His best result at Philip Island in the MotoGP class is 13th in 2010 Last year he finished 20th at after a ride-through penalty Age: 32 Barbera s 2nd place finish in 2009, in the 250cc class, is his only podium at the circuit In 2010 he crashed heavily in qualifying in Australia and finished 14th in the race - his worst race finishing position of 2010 He missed the Australian GP in 2011 due to a broken collarbone from a crash at the Japanese GP In 2012 he finished 12th in Australia, and last year he was 14th Age: 27 Starts 47 - all MotoGP 11 Best result 8th 11th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 11th 17th Last Podium Danilo Petrucci Starts 245 (44 x MotoGP, 136 x 250/Moto2, 65 x 125) 5 Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 250) (2nd in MotoGP) 12th Podiums 32 (1 x MotoGP, 32 x 250/Moto2, 7 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 11 (6 x 250/Moto2, 5 x 125) (4th in MotoGP) 17th Last Win MAL/12 (Moto2) - Last Podium MAL/12/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole AUS/11 (Moto2) Alex de Angelis Petrucci raced at the circuit for the first time in 2012; he qualified 15th and finished the race in 13th position Last year he finished 15th at Age: 23 De Angelis has finished on the podium four times at in the intermediate-class, including Moto2 victories in both 2010 & 2011, both from pole position He has had two starts at in the MotoGP class, including a 4th place finish in 2009 Age: 30 Starts 146 (54 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 15 Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 11th 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) Karel Abraham Starts 199 (83 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 15 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/ Alvaro Bautista Abraham s best result at is 6th in the Moto2 race in 2009 He has twice raced in the MotoGP class at ; he finished 10th in 2011 and 9th in 2012 Abraham missed the Australian GP last year after undergoing surgery to treat a left shoulder injury sustained in Indianapolis; he was replaced by Luca Scassa Age: 24 Bautista won the 125cc race at in 2006 to clinch the world title; he finished 2nd in the 250cc race in both 2007 and 2008 His best results in the MotoGP class at are 5th place finishes in both 2012 and 2013 Last year he was 5th at, but was just two tenth of a second behind Rossi who took the final podium position Age: 29

2 Starts 16 (15 x MotoGP, 1 x 125) 15 Best result 11th 11th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 18th 18th Last Podium Broc Parkes Starts 226 (148 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 15 Wins 49 (26 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 1 Podiums 134 (93 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 9 Poles 45 (27 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 1 Last Win CZE/14 CZE Last Podium RSM/14/3rd RSM/3rd Last Pole CAT/14 CAT 26. Dani Pedrosa Parkes only GP start prior to this year was as a wild-card at in the 125cc race in 1999 at the age of 17, when he finished 23rd Age: 32 Pedrosa s only podium in Australia in the smaller classes was a win in the 250cc race in 2005 to clinch the world title He has finished on the podium twice in the MotoGP class at ; 3rd in 2009 and 2nd last year Pedrosa has had a single pole position at the Philip Island circuit - in 2007 Age: 29 Starts 159 (31 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 15 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 Starts 66 - all MotoGP 14 Best result 2nd 3rd Podiums 7 (7 x MotoGP) 1 Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5th Last Podium ARA/14/3rd ARA/3rd Last Pole CZE/ Cal Crutchlow Iannone s 3rd place finish in 2010 in the Moto2 race is his only podium finish at Last year he finished 8th in Australia, splitting the two factory Ducati riders Hayden and Dovizioso Age: 25 Crutchlow finished 4th in the World Supersport race at in 2009; in World Superbikes in 2010 he crashed in race one and finished 9th in race two In 2011 he qualified down in 14th place on the grid for the MotoGP race in Australia, then crashed out of the race when the rain started on the 24th lap In 2012 at he took the final place on the podium Crutchlow just missed out on the podium in Australia last year, finishing fourth but was just seconds behind Rossi Age: 28 Starts 146 (33 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 15 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) Bradley Smith Starts 157 (73 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 15 Best result 3rd - Moto2 (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Podiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 1 Poles 1 (1 x MotoGP) 1 Last Podium ARA/14/2nd ARA/2nd Last Pole NED/14 NED 41. Aleix Espargaro Smith has had one podium finish at : second in the 125cc race in 2009 In 2011 he was battling for a podium finish in the Moto2 race before he ran off the track on the eighth lap and dropped back to 28th and then battled back to finish 18th Last year he finished 6th in Australia, equalling his best result in his rookie season in the MotoGP class Age: 23 In 2010 Aleix Espargaro finished 8th in the MotoGP race at - his equal best ever result in the MotoGP class prior to this season In 2012 in Australia he was the first CRT rider across the line in 10th place Last year he clinched the CRT title in Australia with an 11th place finish Age: 25 Starts 137 (15 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 15 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) Pol Espargaro Starts 115 (15 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 15 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)(11th in MotoGP) 11th Last Win GBR/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium GBR/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) Scott Redding Pol Espargaro was on pole in 2012 at and and won the Moto2 race from Marquez by seconds, the largest margin of victory in the Moto2 class since it was introduced to the world championship series in 2010 Last year he again won the Moto2 race from pole position in a race reduced to 13 laps due to problems with tyre endurance Age: 23 In 2010 Scott Redding finished 2nd at the Australian Grand Prix, which was his best result in his debut year in the Moto2 class He qualified in 4th place on the grid at in 2011 and led the early stages of the race but dropped back to finish 7th In 2012 he finished 4th at, just losing out in the battle for the podium to Anthony West and Marc Marquez, but was later promoted to 3rd when West was disqualified Last year he missed the race in Australia after crashing in qualifying and fracturing his left wrist Age: 21 2

3 Starts 309 (249 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 15 Wins 107 (81 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 1 Podiums 193 (157 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 10 Poles/best grid 59 (49 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Last Win RSM/14 RSM Last Podium JPN/14/3rd JPN/3rd Last Pole FRA/ Valentino Rossi Starts 181 (15 x MotoGP, 75 x Moto2/250, 91 x 125) 15 Wins/best result 5 (5 x 125)(12th in MotoGP) 12th Podiums 13 (2 x 250, 11 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 3 (1 x 250, 2 x 125)(19th in MotoGP) 19th Last Win AUS/08 (125cc) - Last Podium POR/09/2nd (250cc) - Last Pole INP/09 (250cc) Mike di Meglio Rossi has finished on the podium fourteen times in his seventeen visits to Phillip Island across all three GP classes The only three races at when he did not finish in the top three were: on his first visit, riding a 125cc machine in 1997 and 2011 & 2012 when racing for Ducati In 1998 and 1999 he won the 250cc races and since then has had twelve podiums in the premier-class including five victories, the last of which was in 2005 Last year he finished 3rd in Australia, just ahead of Crutchlow and Bautista after a race long battle Age: 35 Di Meglio s only podium at is a win in 2008 to clinch the 125cc world title He missed the grand prix in Japan last year after crashing at the Czech GP and fracturing a vertebra Age: 26 Starts 79 (48 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 15 Best result 6th - Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) 10th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 5th - Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) 9th Last Podium Yonny Hernandez Starts all MotoGP 10 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 Hernandez finished 19th in the Moto2 race at in 2010 and 24th in 2011 Did not compete in Australia in 2012 due to a shoulder injury from a crash at Motegi; he was replaced by Kris McLaren who did not qualify for the race Last year he finished 13th in Australia, riding with a broken bone in his hand suffered in a crash during free practice 4 Age: 26 Hayden finished on the podium at in 2003, 2005 & 2008, and started from pole in 2005 and 2006 In 2008 he finished 3rd at, his last podium on a Honda, and set a lap record that stood until last year He finished 4th in 2010 on the Ducati after battling for a podium throughout the race and losing out on the final lap to Rossi Last year in Australia he was the first Ducati rider across the line in 7th place Age: 33 Starts 33 - all MotoGP 15 Best result 13th 14th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 15th 18th Last Podium Michael Laverty Starts 111 (33 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 15 Wins 43 (17 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 11 Podiums 67 (28 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 12 Poles 48 (20 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 11 Last Win GBR/14 GBR Last Podium JPN/14/2nd JPN/2nd Last Pole ARA/14 ARA 93. Marc Marquez Laverty raced at for the first time last year and finished 18th after running off the track on the first lap and dropping to the back of the field Age: 33 In 2010 Marc Marquez qualified on pole for the 125cc race at, led the race from start to finish and set the fastest lap In 2011 he finished 3rd in the Moto2 race in Australia, after starting from the back of the grid due to a one-minute penalty being added to his qualifying time imposed following a collision with Wilairot at the end of Friday s first free practice session He finished 3rd again in the Moto2 race at in 2012 Last year in Australia he was shown the black-flag and was disqualified for calling into the pits to change bikes at the right time Age: 21 Starts 211 (117 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 15 Wins 54 (33 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 2 Podiums 121 (83 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 9 Poles 56 (30 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 1 Last Win JPN/14 JPN Last Podium JPN/14/1st JPN/1st Last Pole RSM/14 RSM 99. Jorge Lorenzo Lorenzo won the 250cc race at in both 2006 and 2007, having qualified on pole on both occasions In 2010 he finished 2nd in Australia; his first podium in the MotoGP class at Phillip Island In 2011 he did not start the race in Australia due to severely damaging a finger when he crashed in warm-up He finished second to Casey Stoner at in 2012 Last year he qualified on pole in the MotoGP class for the first time in Australia and took his first MotoGP win at the circuit - also the first Yamaha win at since 2005 Age: 27 3

4 Facts and stats from the Australian Grand Prix This will be the 26th Australian Grand Prix, which has been held every year since the first visit in Below are some facts and statistics from the previous 25 Grand Prix events held in Australia: The first two Australian Grands Prix were held at, before visiting the Eastern Creek circuit for six successive years, then returning to Phillip Island in 1997 where it has since remained Honda is the most successful manufacturer at in the MotoGP era, with five victories. Ducati have had four MotoGP wins at and Yamaha three Valentino Rossi is the rider who has had most Grand Prix wins at, with seven (2 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 4 x MotoGP) followed by Casey Stoner with six wins, all of which have been in the MotoGP class Casey Stoner won the MotoGP race at for six successive years from 2007 until 2012, the last five of which were from pole position The only two current riders who have won in the MotoGP class at are Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Four current riders have started from pole in the MotoGP class at ; Valentino Rossi in 2003, Nicky Hayden in both 2005 and 2006, Dani Pedrosa in 2007 and Jorge Lorenzo last year Casey Stoner s victory at in 2010 remains the last time that a Ducati rider has stood on the top step of the podium 250 premier-class starts for Valentino Rossi At the Australian Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi is scheduled to become the first rider to reach the milestone of 250 starts in the premier-class of Grand Prix racing. The following list shows the ten riders with most Grand Prix starts in the premier-class; this includes Nicky Hayden who at the Australian GP is scheduled to equal the number of premier-class starts of Colin Edwards, who is currently the highest placed American rider. Rider Premier-class GP starts 1 Valentino Rossi Alex Barros Loris Capirossi Colin Edwards Nicky Hayden Carlos Checa Kenny Roberts Jnr Sete Gibernau Jack Findlay Dani Pedrosa 148 4

5 Jorge Lorenzo levels with Mick Doohan Jorge Lorenzo s victory in Japan marked the 54th time he had stood on the top step of the podium in his Grand Prix career. This moves him into equal fifth place in the all-time winners list, with five-times 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan. Riders with most Grand Prix victories (all solo classes) Rider Total wins MotoGP/500cc 350cc Moto2/250cc 125cc 80/50cc 1 Giacomo Agostini Valentino Rossi Angel Nieto Mike Hailwood = Mick Doohan = Jorge Lorenzo Phil Read Dani Pedrosa = Jim Redman = Casey Stoner Spain challenge Italy for most MotoGP wins Jorge Lorenzo s victory in Japan was the 85th win for Spanish riders in the MotoGP class since it was introduced as the premier-class of Grand Prix racing in This is just one less MotoGP win than Italy, as shown in the following table: MotoGP wins by nation 1 Italy 86 2 Spain 85 3 Australia 40 4 USA 4 5 = Brazil 3 5 = Japan 3 5

6 800th GP in the intermediate-class The Australian GP event will see the 800th race in the intermediate-class class (Moto2/250cc) of Grand Prix racing. When the World Championship was first introduced in 1949, the intermediate-class was limited to 250cc machines. Major changes to the rules were introduced for the 2010 season, with all engines being supplied by a single supplier and all of them 600cc four-cylinder four-stroke, with the class re-named Moto2. A selection of Grand Prix milestones in the intermediate-class are given below: Date Race Nº Event & Circuit Milestone June Great Britain - IOM TT Irish rider Manliff Barrington (Moto Guzzi) wins the very first 250cc race counting towards the world championship. The race was run over a distance of 425 km in a time of 3 hours 23 minutes and 13.2 seconds. This was Barrington s one and only GP victory. September Italy - Monza Bruno Ruffo (Moto Guzzi) finishes fourth at his home GP to become the first 250cc world champion. July Germany - Solitude Rudi Felgenheier (DKW) is the first rider to win a 250cc GP on a two-stroke machine. June Dutch TT - Assen Werner Haas gives NSU their first 250cc GP victory on his way to becoming the first rider to win the 125cc and 250cc titles in the same season. September Italy - Monza Bill Lomas finishes 5th to take the 250cc world title from Herman Paul Muller. However at the FIM congress in October it was decided to eliminate Bill Lomas from the Dutch TT results for refuelling without stopping his engine; consequently Muller inherits the championship and at the age of 45 is the oldest rider to win a world title. May Germany - Hockenheim Kunimitsu Takahashi becomes the first Japanese rider to win a GP; this is also Honda s first 250cc GP victory. September Sweden - Kristianstad Mike Hailwood (Honda) wins the race to become the youngest ever world champion at that time and the first to win a world title on Japanese machinery. July Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps Fumio Ito gives Yamaha their first grand prix victory November Japan - Suzuka Jim Redman (Honda) wins the final race of the year at the first visit to Japan for a grand prix, to retain the 250cc world title. February USA - Daytona On the first visit to America for a grand prix event Alan Shepherd (MZ) takes his only victory in the 250cc class, finishing more than a lap ahead of the second rider home. September Italy - Monza Phil Read wins in Italy to become the first rider to win a world title riding Yamaha machinery and the first to win the 250cc title riding a 2-stroke machine. August Finland - Imatra Mike Hailwood (Honda) takes a record ninth successive 250cc GP victory. September Italy - Monza Phil Read wins the final race of the year to finish equal on points with team-mate Bill Ivy. Read wins the title on combined times in races both riders had completed. May Spain - Jarama On the first visit to Jarama for a grand prix event Santiago Herrero (Ossa) becomes the first Spanish rider to win a 250cc GP race. September Yugoslavia - Opatija Kel Carruthers (Benelli) wins the final race of the year to become the last rider to win the 250cc title riding a 4-stroke machine. June Yugoslavian - Opatija Renzo Pasolini takes the victory riding an Aermacchi. This was one of three 250cc GP victories for the Aermacchi factory before the company was taken over by Harley Davidson and the bike re-branded for the 1973 season. March France - Paul Ricard Johnny Cecotto (Yamaha) wins on his grand prix debut at the age of 19 to become the youngest GP winner at that time. August Czech - Brno Walter Villa (Harley Davidson) wins at Brno to become the first rider to win three successive titles in the 250cc class. July Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps Walter Villa wins with the highest recorded average speed for an intermediate-class GP race, at km/hr (127.1 mph) May French GP - Paul Ricard Anton Mang (Kawasaki) wins on his way to retaining the world title. This was the first of nine consecutive 250cc victories, equalling the record previously set by Mike Hailwood. April France - Le Mans After qualifying in 31st place on the grid, 18-year old Alan Carter (Yamaha) becomes the youngest grand prix winner at that time. August Great Britain - Silverstone After seven wins during the season, Freddie Spencer (Honda) finishes fourth at Silverstone to become the only rider to win the 500cc and 250cc titles in the same year. August San Marino - Misano Loris Reggiani gives Aprilia their first grand prix victory. April Spanish GP - Jerez Luca Cadalora wins on a Yamaha. This was one of seven victories by Cadalora riding a Yamaha in the 250cc class before moving to Honda and becoming double world champion. September Australia - John Kocinski (Yamaha) wins the final race of the year to clinch the world title. This is the last race win in the 250cc class by an American rider. September FIM - Jarama Tetsuya Harada (Yamaha) wins the final race of the year to become the first Japanese rider to take the 250cc world title. October European - Catalunya Max Biaggi wins to clinch his first world title which is also the first 250cc title for an Aprilia rider. April Indonesia - Sentul Tetsuya Harada wins on his Michelin shod Yamaha and is the last rider to take an intermediate-class GP victory not using Dunlop tyres. May Italian GP - Mugello Max Biaggi takes the victory in the 500th GP in the 250cc class riding an Aprilia on his way to winning his third consecutive world title on the Italian machine. April Japan - Suzuka 20-year old wild-card rider Daijiro Kato takes his first GP win in only his second grand prix start. October Rio - Jacarepagua Valentino Rossi clinches the world title, to become the youngest ever 250cc world champion at that time. October Australia - In one of the closest championship battles of all-time Olivier Jacque passes team-mate Shinya Nakano on the run to the flag to win the title by just seconds. November Rio - Jacarepagua World Champion Daijiro Kato wins a record 11th victory of the year. October Pacific GP - Motegi Toni Elias riding an Aprilia takes his first GP victory in the 250ccc class at the age of 19, to become the youngest ever Spanish rider to win a 250cc GP at that time. April Japan - Suzuka Manuel Poggiali wins on his 250cc debut on his way to taking the world title. April South Africa - Welkom Dani Pedrosa wins on his 250cc GP debut to become the youngest rider to win in the class on his way to becoming the youngest ever 250cc world champion. June Catalunya The first three riders across the line - Pedrosa, Stoner and Dovizioso are all under the age of 20. The first all-teenage podium in the 250cc class. March Spain - Jerez This is the first time since 1963 that a 250cc GP race has no Yamaha rider on the grid. June Italy - Mugello Marco Simoncelli gives Gilera their first 250cc GP victory. October Valencia - Ricardo Tormo Marco Simoncelli finishes his championship winning season in style with a victory at the last race of the year. November Valencia - Ricardo Tormo Hector Barbera wins the last ever 250cc grand prix race. Hiroshi Aoyama finishes seventh to become the last 250cc world champion. April Qatar - Losail Nineteen year old Shoya Tomizawa (Suter) wins the first ever Moto2 race. October Malaysia - Sepang Toni Elias (Moriwaki) finishes fourth at Sepang to become the first ever Moto2 world champion. May France - Le Mans Marc Marquez becomes the youngest ever winner of an intermediate-class GP race, at the age of 18 years 87 days. November Valencia - Ricardo Tormo Marc Marquez wins the final race of the year to set a new record point score in a single season in the intermediate-class of GP racing of 328 points. October Japan - Motegi Thomas Luthi takes the victory, after more than two years without a GP win. 6

7 Tito Rabat could take the Moto2 title in Australia Following Tito Rabat s third place finish in Japan, he now has a 38-point lead over his closest challenger Mika Kallio and could potentially win the title at the Australian GP. Rabat needs to increase his lead in the championship by at least 12 points to clinch the world title and the following scenarios would make Rabat World Champion this weekend: If Rabat wins the race and Kallio does not finish on the podium If Rabat is 2nd and Kallio finishes 8th or lower If Rabat is 3rd and Kallio finishes 12th or lower If Rabat is 4th and Kallio finishes 15th or lower Grand Prix racing numbers At the Australian Grand Prix, Alvaro Bautista is scheduled to make his 200th Grand Prix start. Bautista made his GP debut as a wildcard in the 125cc class at the opening race of 2002 at Jerez. He then made wildcard starts at the other two events held in Spain in 2002 before becoming a full-time Grand Prix rider in He made 67 GP starts in the 125cc class and won the world title in 2006, before moving up to the 250cc class. After three years and 49 starts in the 250cc class, he made the move to the MotoGP class in 2010 in which he has made 83 starts to date. Bautista is the 25th rider to reach the milestone of 200 Grand Prix starts across all classes since the World Championship series was first introduced in Jorge Lorenzo s win in Japan was the 121st time he had stood on a GP podium across all classes: the same number of podium finishes that Phil Read achieved during his GP career. Only four riders have stood on the podium in Grand Prix racing more often than Lorenzo: Valentino Rossi (193 podium finishes), Giacomo Agostini (159), Angel Nieto (139) and Dani Pedrosa (134) 85 - Following the Japanese Grand Prix, Repsol Honda Team have an 85-point lead in the MotoGP Teams Championship; if they outscore their closest rival, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, by five points they will take the Teams Championship in Australia 67 - The second place finish by Marc Marquez in Japan signalled the 67th time that he had stood on the podium in his GP career. This is just one less Grand Prix podium finish than Carlo Ubbiali, who won nine World Championship tiles in the 125cc and 250cc classes between the years 1951 and Following the Japanese Grand Prix, Honda heads the Constructors Championship by 60 points from Yamaha. This means that Honda can clinch their 21st premier-class Constructors title in Australia by having one rider finishing on the podium, even if a rider from closest challenger Yamaha wins the race 50 - The Moto3 race in Australia will be the 50th in the class, which was introduced in 2012 to replace the 125cc category. The highly-competitive nature of the class is illustrated by the fact that there have already been 12 different winners in the Moto3 class and 20 different riders have stood on the podium 23 - Tom Luthi s win in Japan was the 23rd time he had stood on the podium in the Moto2 class: the same number of podium finishes Pol Espargaro had during his time in Moto2. Only one rider has more podium appearances in the Moto2 class: Marc Marquez with seconds - After another tremendous race-long battle at the Japanese GP, the first three riders across the line in the Moto3 race were covered by just seconds. This was the tenth time in 2013 so far that the podium finishers in Moto3 had been covered by less than half a second 7

8 Moto2 stats and trivia Tito Rabat stills leads the championship heading to Australia, with a 38-point lead over his team-mate Mika Kallio. If Rabat increases his lead by 12 points or more at, he will leave the Australian Grand Prix as 2014 Moto2 World Champion Mika Kallio remains second overall as he looks to hunt down Rabat for a first ever world title; the Finn has never won at but has finished on the podium twice - second to Alvaro Bautista in the cc race and third to Marco Simoncelli and Bautista in the cc race Maverick Viñales is still placed third in the Moto2 World Championship standings and still holds a mathematical chance of clinching the title, as he is 70 points behind Tito Rabat with a maximum of 75 left on offer. Last year, he finished second in the Australian Moto3 Grand Prix, just three thousandths of a second behind Alex Rins in a dramatic photo finish Last year in Australia, the Moto2 race ran to a shorter distance than scheduled due to safety concerns involving tyres; Pol Espargaro won the race from Tom Luthi and Jordi Torres, while title contender Scott Redding was on the sidelines and out of action after fracturing his left wrist in a crash during Saturday s qualifying session The Moto2 Australian Grand Prix has always been won from pole position: Alex de Angelis took a pair of back-to-back poles and wins in 2010 and 2011, while Pol Espargaro claimed the top spot in both qualifying and the race in 2012 and 2013 Alex de Angelis and Pol Espargaro have each achieved the perfect score of pole position, race victory and fastest lap in the Moto2 Australian Grand Prix: the San Marino rider accomplished this in 2011, while the Spaniard took his turn in 2012 Photo: 2013 Season Moto3 stats and trivia Alex Marquez continues to lead the Moto3 World Championship heading to, having hit the front after the highly dramatic Aragon Grand Prix. His win at Motegi last weekend leaves the Spaniard with an increased cushion of 25 points, although this amount of points confirms that the title cannot be won in Australia this weekend Jack Miller is still second overall; the Queensland rider now heads into his home Grand Prix as a title contender, with his best World Championship result to date on home soil having been his fifth place on an FTR Honda last year Third overall in Alex Rins, who claimed victory in Australia 12 months ago. A costly Japanese Grand Prix leaves the Spaniard 37 points in arrears of teammate Marquez and in threat of being pushed out of the title fight at The 2013 Moto3 Australian Grand Prix saw a dramatic race decided by just three thousandths of a second, as winner Alex Rins and second-placed Maverick Viñales crossed the line in a photo finish; Luis Salom completed the podium from Alex Marquez and Jack Miller, with six tenths of a second covering the top five riders Sandro Cortese won the first Moto3 World Championship race to be staged in Australia, from pole position and en route to his title win in 2012 In 2012, Miguel Oliveira finished second and Arthur Sissis third; this remains Oliveira s only second place finish and Sissis sole podium finish to date Andrea Locatelli celebrates his 18th birthday on the Thursday before the race Zulfahmi Khairuddin will turn 23 on the Monday after the Australian GP Photo: 2013 Season 8