STATISTICS #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th. MotoGP Riders' Profiles. MWC - Marco Simoncelli

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1 STATISTICS 2016 #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th MotoGP Riders' Profiles Starts 252 (154 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Podiums 73 (32 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 3 Poles 17 (4 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 1 Last Win GBR/09 - Last Podium AUT/16/2nd AUT/2nd Last Pole NED/16 NED Dovizioso has never finished on the podium at Misano, but has finished 4th on four occasions His 4th place finishes at Misano are: in 2009 and 2010 on a Honda, in 2012 riding a Yamaha, and 2014 on a Ducati Misano is one of just two current circuits where Dovizioso has not had a podium in the MotoGP class, along with Jerez Last year at Misano Dovizioso qualified and finished in 8th position 4. Andrea Dovizioso Starts 167 (80 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2 TM, 54 x 125) 11 Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 7th Podiums 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) 15th Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Podium USA/13/2nd - Last Pole USA/13 - Bradl has had one podium finish at Misano - 2nd to Marquez in the Moto2 race in 2011, after qualifying on pole position He battled for a podium up to lap 18 in the MotoGP race at Misano in 2012, but lost out in the closing stages to finish 6th Three years ago at Misano Bradl started from 7th place on the grid and finished in 5th, after passing Crutchlow on the final lap In 2014 Bradl crashed out of the race at Misano on the seventh lap, and last year he finished in 16th place 6. Stefan Bradl Age: 26 Starts 237 (115 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - Barbera finished on the podium in three successive years at Misano when competing in the 250cc class, including a victory in 2009 His best result at Misano in the six years competing in the MotoGP class are 9th place finishes in both 2010 and 2011 In 2014 he finished in 19th place and last year he finished in 18th place at the San Marino Grand Prix 8. Hector Barbera Age: 29 Starts 76 - all MotoGP 8 Best result 2nd 7th Podiums 1 x MotoGP 0 Best grid 4th 4th Last Podium GBR/15/2nd - Petrucci finished 2nd in the Superstock 1000 FIM cup race at Misano in 2011 and won the Superstock 600 European Championship race at the circuit in 2009 In 2012, his rookie season in MotoGP, he finished 14th at Misano and in 2013 he was 15th In 2014 he crashed on the second lap of the race in Misano Last year at Misano Petrucci was the first Ducati across the line for the second race in a row - this time in 6th position 9. Danilo Petrucci Age: 25 Starts 232 (116 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 8th Podiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 13th Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Podium FRA/14/3rd - Last Pole GBR/12 - Bautista twice finished on the podium at Misano when racing in the 250cc class, including a race victory in 2008 Bautista finished 3rd at Misano his first podium in the MotoGP class and his best result from six starts in the top class at the circuit In 2014 he was 8th at Misano from 12th place on the grid Last year at Misano Bautista picked up the final point scoring position in 15th place after qualifying in 20th 19. Alvaro Bautista Age: 31 Starts 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x 125) 1 Best result 13th 13th Best grid 16th 16th Alex Lowes has raced at the Misano circuit in the World Superbike Championship for last two years - best result 8th in Alex Lowes Age: 25 Starts 97 (30 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3 TM) 12 Wins 17 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 1 Podiums 42 (2 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 2 Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win GBR/16 GBR Last Podium GBR/16/1st GBR/1st Last Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) Maverick Viñales Viñales has had a single podium finish at the Misano circuit - 2nd in the Moto3 class in 2013 In 2014 he finished 4th in the Moto2 race at Misano Last year Viñales qualified in 14th position at Misano, his equal lowest qualification of the year - he went on to finish the race in 14th place If he follows up his win at Silverstone with another at Misano he would be the third youngest rider to win back-to-back races in the MotoGP era after Marquez and Stoner Age: 21 Starts 256 (178 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 51 (28 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 3rd Podiums 143 (102 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 2 Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 3rd Last Win MAL/15 - Last Podium CAT/16/3rd CAT/3rd Last Pole MAL/15 - Pedrosa has been on the podium five times at Misano, including a race victory in 2010 from pole position He also qualified on pole at Misano in 2012, started from the back of the grid after problems on the grid, then crashed out of the race on the first lap in a collision with Barbera Pedrosa finished third at Misano in both 2013 and 2014 Last year Pedrosa qualified in 4th position but finished in 9th place after being one of the last riders to change back to slicks 26. Dani Pedrosa

2 Starts 191 (63 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 12 Wins 13 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 1 Podiums 30 (6 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 3 Poles 10 (2 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 1 Last Win AUT/16 AUT Last Podium AUT/16/1st AUT/1st Last Pole AUT/16 AUT Iannone has twice finished on the podium at Misano in the Moto2 class - 3rd place in both 2011 and 2012 In 2013, his rookie season in the MotoGP class, he qualified in 12th place on the grid at Misano, but crashed on the fourth lap In 2014 Iannone was 5th at Misano, equalling his best finish of the season Last year at Misano Iannone qualified in 7th place and finished in 7th place 29. Andrea Iannone Age: 27 Starts 99 - all MotoGP 12 Wins 1 1 Podiums 11 (11 x MotoGP) 3 Poles 3 (3 x MotoGP) 1 Last Win CZE/16 CZE Last Podium GBR/16/2nd GBR/2nd Last Pole GBR/16 GBR Crutchlow won the World Supersport race at Misano in 2009 and finished 4th in a World Superbike race at the circuit in 2010 His best MotoGP result at Misano is 6th in 2013 after he had to go through Q1 but ended up in 5th place on the grid In 2014 on the Ducati, Crutchlow finished 9th from 13th place on the grid Last year at the San Marino GP Crutchlow qualified and finished in 11th After his win at Brno and 2nd at Silverstone, Crutchlow will be aiming for three successive podium finishes for the first time 35. Cal Crutchlow Starts 190 (106 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 12 Best result 2nd 5th Podiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0 Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 4th Last Podium ARA/14/2nd - Last Pole CAT/15 - Espargaro finished 11th in 2009 at Misano, in only his second ever race in the MotoGP class and finished 11th again in 2010 In 2011 he retired from the San Marino Moto2 race with technical problems on the 14th lap Retired from the MotoGP race at Misano in 2012 with a technical problem, and in 2013 suffered a ride-through penalty for making a jump start and finished 13th In 2014 he crashed out of the San Marino GP on the final lap of the race, and last year he qualified and finished in 10th place 41. Aleix Espargaro Age: 27 Starts 82 (27 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 9 Wins 7 (1 x MotoGP, 6 x Moto3) 1 Podiums 11 (1 x MotoGP, 10 x Moto3) 1 Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto3) (12th in MotoGP) 12th Last Win NED/16 NED Last Podium NED/16/1st NED/1st Last Pole MAL/14 (Moto3) Jack Miller Miller qualified on pole and finished 3rd in the Moto3 race at Misano in 2014 Last year Miller finished in 12th position in the MotoGP race after losing places towards the end of the race when his bike suffered electrical problems Age: 21 Starts 170 (48 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 12 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) 4th Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) - Pol Espargaro finished 2nd in the Moto2 race at the San Marino GP in 2012, his first podium finish at the Misano circuit In 2013 he set a new Moto2 lap record at Misano, on his way to winning the race from pole position In 2014, his rookie season in the MotoGP class, he finished 6th at Misano and one place ahead of team-mate Smith Last year at Misano he retired on the penultimate lap of the race due to technical issues with the bike 44. Pol Espargaro Age: 25 Starts 148 (48 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 3rd Podiums 18 (2 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 1 Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(3rd in MotoGP) 3rd Last Win GBR/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium NED/16/3rd NED/3rd Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) - Redding led the Moto2 race in 2011 from the second lap up to lap twelve, when he dropped back to finish fifth - his first race finish at the Misano circuit and it also his equal best result of 2011 In 2012 he qualified in third place on the grid for the Moto2 race at Misano then finished the race in 7th, and in 2013 he was 6th In 2014 he suffered three crashes during MotoGP practice at Misano and finished the race in 13th place Last year at Misano Redding finished on the podium for the first time in the MotoGP class, in 3rd place after crashing on the 7th lap and restarting 45. Scott Redding Age: 23 Starts 342 (282 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 12 Wins 114 (88 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2 Podiums 217 (181 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 6 Poles 63 (53 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2 Last Win CAT/16 CAT Last Podium GBR/16/3rd GBR/3rd Last Pole ITA/16 ITA Rossi has had five podium finishes from nine MotoGP races at Misano, including race wins in 2008, 2009 and 2014, with 2009 being his only pole start at the circuit Rossi finished 2nd at Misano in his only dry weather podium of the year Three years ago at Misano he qualified in 3rd place on the grid and finished 4th in the race He won at Misano two years ago - it was the first of two victories for Rossi in 2014 Last year Rossi ended his run of 16 podium finishes at Misano when he finished in 5th place, after being one of the last riders to change back to slicks 46. Valentino Rossi Age: 37 Starts 60 (30 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 12 Best result 4th 4th Best grid 6th 6th Laverty has twice raced in the 250c GP class at Misano; finishing 15th in 2007 and crashing out of the race in 2008 He has raced in both World Superbike and World Supersport championships at Misano, which includes a race victory in the Supersport race in 2010 Last year at Misano Laverty qualified in 21st position and finished the race in 19th 50. Eugene Laverty 2

3 Starts 170 (11 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 11 Wins/best result 13 (13 x Moto2) 9th Podiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) 18th Last Win VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) - Rabat has finished on the podium for the last three Moto2 races at Misano, including a win in 2014 Rabat will be racing at Misano for the first time on a MotoGP bike 53. Tito Rabat Age: 27 Starts 112 (81 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 12 Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 11th Best grid 5th 6th Hernandez finished 11th in the Moto2 race at Misano in 2010 He missed the San Marino Grand Prix in 2011, having not fully recovered from his injuries from a crash at Brno He finished 12th in the MotoGP race at Misano in 2012, and in 2013 he retired from the race with technical problems - his last appearance with the Paul Bird Motorsport Team In 2014 Hernandez finished 10th at Misano - one of three top ten finishes he achieved in 2014 Last year at Misano Hernandez crashed after swapping to his wet weather bike 68. Yonny Hernandez Age: 28 Starts 27 x MotoGP 10 Best result 4th 4th Best grid 12th 12th Baz finished second in both World Superbike races at Misano in 2014 Last year saw Baz finish the race at Misano in 4th place after well timed pit stops - this meant he took the lead in the open-class standings 76. Loris Baz Age: 23 Starts 144 (66 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 12 Wins 53 (27 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 3 Podiums 87 (48 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 9 Poles 63 (35 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 5 Last Win GER/16 GER Last Podium CZE/16/3rd CZE/16 Last Pole GER/16 GER Prior to 2013, Marquez had won for the previous three years at Misano; the 125cc race in 2010 and the Moto2 race in both 2011 & 2012 In 2013 at Misano Marquez qualified on pole for the MotoGP race, but after a mistake early in the race he dropped down to 4th, before recovering to finish 2nd In 2014 Marquez crashed out of the race at Misano on the 10th lap; he re-started at the back and eventually finished 15th Last year Marquez won for the first time at Misano in the MotoGP class 93. Marc Marquez Age: 23 Starts 244 (150 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 12 Wins 64 (43 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 3 Podiums 141 (103 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 6 Poles 63 (37 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 2 Last Win ITA/16 ITA Last Podium AUT/16/3rd AUT/3rd Last Pole FRA/16 FRA 99. Jorge Lorenzo Prior to last year Lorenzo had finished either first or second in all eight grand prix appearances at Misano, including a win in the 250cc class in 2007 from pole He finished second in the MotoGP class at Misano for three successive years starting in 2008 He won the MotoGP race for three successive years at Misano from 2011 to 2013 In 2014 he qualified on pole at Misano, and led the race for the first three laps before being passed by Rossi, and finishing the race in second place Last year at Misano Lorenzo qualified on pole but then crashed out of the race on cold tyres after swapping back to slicks Age: 29 3

4 #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th Misano and San Marino Grand Prix facts and stats This will be the 20th time that Misano has hosted a motorcycle grand prix event and below are some facts and stats related to the event: The first grand prix event to take place at Misano was in 1980; the 500cc race was over 40 laps of the circuit that measured km and ran in an anti-clockwise direction and was won by Kenny Roberts. The Misano circuit hosted a GP event for a total of ten occasions between the years of 1980 and Misano did not have a grand prix event for thirteen years following the accident that ended the career of Wayne Rainey in When GP racing returned to Misano in 2007, it was on a much revised 4.18 km circuit running in the opposite direction to the earlier layout. There have been eighteen previous San Marino Grand Prix events. The first San Marino Grand Prix was held at Imola in Three different circuits have hosted the San Marino Grand Prix - Imola twice (1981 & 1983), Mugello four times (1982, 84, 91 and 93) and Misano on twelve occasions (1985, 86, 87 and from 2007 onwards). Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in MotoGP since the grand prix series returned to Misano in 2007 with six victories. Honda have had a two MotoGP win at the Misano circuit during this period and Ducati a single victory. Ducati have had just three podium finishes in the MotoGP class at Misano: Casey Stoner - 1st, Toni Elias - 3rd, Valentino Rossi - 2nd. Suzuki has had two podium finishes in the MotoGP era at Misano circuit, both of which came in 2007 when Chris Vermeulen finished second and John Hopkins third. This was the last occasion that Suzuki have had two riders on a grand prix podium. The win by Marc Marquez last year was the first for Honda at Misano since 2010 and followed four successive wins for Yamaha at this circuit. The most successful riders at Misano since racing returned to the circuit in 2007, each with four victories, are Jorge Lorenzo (1 x 250cc, 3 x MotoGP) and Marc Marquez (1 x 125cc, 2 x Moto2, 1 x MotoGP) Dani Pedrosa s victory in 2010 is the last time that the MotoGP race at Misano was won by a rider starting from pole position. Last year s MotoGP podium at Misano was: Marc Marquez, Bradley Smith and Scott Redding - the first MotoGP podium where all three of the riders had graduated from the Moto2 class. Great day for Maverick Viñales and Suzuki By winning the British Grand Prix on a Suzuki, Maverick Viñales has re-written the record books: Viñales is the sixth youngest rider to win in the premier-class in the MotoGP era, after: Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and Jack Miller. It is only the second win for Suzuki in the four-stroke MotoGP era; the other was at Le Mans in 2007 when Chris Vermeulen won the wet French GP. It is the first fully dry weather win for Suzuki since Kenny Roberts Jnr won the 500cc race at the Pacific Grand Prix at Motegi in 2000, which was just a week after he had won the world title in Brazil - the last rider to win a world title riding a Suzuki. He is the 9th Spanish rider to win in the premier-class, joining: Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Marc Marquez, Alex Criville, Sete Gibernau, Carlos Checa, Toni Elias and Alberto Puig. Viñales is the first rider to win a MotoGP race having previously won in both the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. This was the first podium finish at Silverstone in the MotoGP era for Suzuki and the first win for Suzuki at Silverstone since Franco Uncini won the 500cc race at the British GP in Maverick Viñales wins in all three classes 4

5 #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th By winning the British grand prix, Maverick Viñales became the latest rider to have won races in all three classes, and places him in eighth place in the following list of youngest riders to have achieved this: YOUNGEST RIDERS TO WIN IN THREE GRAND PRIX CLASSES Rider Age at winning in three classes 1. Marc Marquez 20 years 63 days (125cc, Moto2, MotoGP) 2. Dani Pedrosa 20 years 227 days (125cc, 250cc, MotoGP) 3. Jorge Lorenzo 20 years 345 days (125cc, 250cc, MotoGP) 4. Mike Hailwood 21 years 75 days (125cc, 250cc, 500cc) 5. Valentino Rossi 21 years 144 days (125cc, 250cc, 500cc) 6. Casey Stoner 21 years 145 days (125cc, 250cc, MotoGP) 7. Johnny Cecotto 21 years 187 days (250cc, 350cc, 500cc) 8. Maverick Viñales 21 years 236 days (125cc/Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP) 9. John Surtees 22 years 148 days (250cc, 350cc, 500cc) 10. Marco Melandri 23 years 77 days (125cc, 250cc, MotoGP) Different winners in MotoGP With his win at Silverstone Maverick Viñales became the seventh different winner in the MotoGP class this year, re-writing the record books: There have been seven different MotoGP winners already in 2016 and with six races of the season still to come this already equals the greatest number of different winners in a single season in the MotoGP era which was in The last time that there were more than seven different winners in a season was in 2000 when the eight different winners were: Kenny Roberts Jnr, Garry McCoy, Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Alex Barros, Alex Criville, Loris Capirossi and Norick Abe. The last seven races in the MotoGP class have been won by seven different riders. This equals the longest ever sequence of different winners in the premier-class which was in 1999/2000 when there was a seven different winners in seven races: Alex Criville, Regis Laconi, Taddy Okada, Max Biaggi, Norick Abe, Kenny Roberts and Garry McCoy. 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 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 Frautschi 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. 5

6 #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th Grand Prix racing numbers At the San Marino Grand Prix Mahindra are scheduled to take part in their 100th grand prix event. The Indian manufacturer entered the 125cc class at the start of 2011 and have taken part in every lightweight-class grand prix since Cal Crutchlow is scheduled to make his 100th MotoGP start at Misano. This will make him just the fourth British rider in the 68 year history of motorcycle grand prix racing to reach the milestone of 100 premier-class starts, joining: Jeremy McWilliams (118 premier-class starts), Ron Haslam (108) and Niall Mackenzie (104) Cal Crutchlow has been on the podium three times and has taken 66 points from the last four races, this is more than any other rider in the MotoGP class. He is now the highest placed rider from the Independent Teams in eighth place in the championship standings Tom Luthi s win at Silverstone was the 32nd time he has stood on the podium in the Moto2 class, just one podium appearance less than Tito Rabat who has the record for the most top three finishes in Moto2. 22 years - Bo Bendsneyder s third place finish in the Moto3 race at the British GP is the first podium finish for a Dutch rider for 22 years, since Loek Bodelier finished third in the 125cc race at the Dutch TT in On the same day Wilco Zeelenberg finished third in the earlier 250cc GP race At the British GP Maverick Viñales became the 21st different winner this year across the three classes of grand prix racing and with six events of 2016 remaining this is already the largest number of different grand prix winners in a single season since 1982 when the grand prix series also included the 350cc and 50cc classes. Considering just the current three classes or equivalent there has never previously been as many as twenty one different winners in a single season in the 68 year history of grand prix racing. 16 years - At Silverstone Cal Crutchlow became the first British rider to finish on the podium in the premier-class at the British Grand Prix for sixteen years, since Jeremy McWilliams finished third in the 500cc race at Donington in Crutchlow is the first British rider to finish on the podium at Silverstone in the premier-class since Ron Hallam finished third in the 500cc race in For the first time since 2007 there has been four different manufacturers that have won in MotoGP in the same season: Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and Ducati. Photo: 2015 Season 6

7 #13 Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini September 7th Moto2 stats and facts Johann Zarco has had three podium finishes at Misano: second in the 125cc race in 2011 (when he also qualified on pole), third in the Moto2 race in 2014, and a win from pole position last year. Alex Rins won the Moto3 race at Misano in both 2013 and Last year he qualified in second place on the grid of the Moto2 race at Misano then crashed while fighting for the lead, re-started but was subsequently shown the black flag. Tom Luthi has had a single podium finish at the Misano circuit - third in the Moto2 race in Last year Luthi finished 10th at Misano after finishing the first lap down in 18th position. After his win at Silverstone he will be aiming for back-to-back wins of the first time in his grand prix career. Sam Lowes has failed to score points in his previous two visits to Misano; he finished 18th two years ago and last year he retired from the race after suffering rear tyre failure. In addition to Johann Zarco and Alex Rins mentioned above, three other riders currently competing full-time in the Moto2 class have had grand prix wins at Misano Sandro Cortese (Moto3-2012), Julian Simon (125cc ) and Mattia Pasini (125cc ) The best results for Jonas Folger at Misano are sixth place finishes in the Moto3 race in 2012 and the Moto2 race last year. He qualified on pole of the Moto3 race at Misano in 2013 then crashed out on the fourth lap when battling for the lead. Takaaki Nakagami has finished on the podium at Misano twice in the last three years in the Moto2 class: second in 2013 and third last year. Photo: 2015 Season Moto3 stats and facts Brad Binder qualified in second place on the grid last year at Misano, and finished the race in fifth place but just seconds behind race winner Bastianini. Jorge Navarro finished 15th two years ago at Misano and last year he did not start the race after having a big crash in the first free practice session. By finishing second at Silverstone Pecco Bagnaia is now the highest placed Italian rider in the championship standings, in third place. Enea Bastianini won the Moto3 race at Misano last year from pole position - his maiden grand prix win. He is the only rider currently racing in the Moto3 class who has won a grand prix race at Misano. After leading the race at the start of the final lap last year in Misano, Niccolo Antonelli finished in third place, seconds behind the race winner. He set a new lap record on the third lap of the race. Stefano Manzi finished fourth at Silverstone after never having finished in the top ten in his previous eighteen starts in the Moto3 class. Photo: 2015 Season 7