4. Andrea Dovizioso. Starts. Best result. Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole. Age: Stefan Bradl. Starts.

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1 STATISTICS #6 May 28th Gran Premio d'italia TIM MotoGP Riders' Profiles TM 29 (111 x MotoGP, 49 x 2, 49 x 12) 1 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 2, x 12) 64 (23 x MotoGP, 26 x 2, 1 x 12) 14 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 2, 9 x 12) GBR/9 AME/14/ JPN/1 1 AME/ 4. Andrea Dovizioso»» Dovizioso had one podium at in the smaller GP classes in the 2cc race in 26»» After qualifying down in 8th place on the grid, he finished at in 21, which was his first podium in the MotoGP class at the circuit»» In 211 at the Italian GP he finished in place and first Honda rider across the line, after passing Stoner on the final lap»» In 212 at he got a great start and was up to second in the early stages before finishing, his third successive podium appearance at the Italian GP»» Last year he was th at his best dry weather result of (39 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 4 x 12) 7 ( x Moto2, 2 x 12) ( in MotoGP) 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 12) 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) GBR/11 (Moto2) USA/13/ USA/13 6. Stefan Bradl»» Bradl finished on the podium at for the first time in 211, in the Moto2 race, less than a tenth of a second behind Marquez after battling for the lead throughout»» Finished at in 212 his best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP category»» Last year he again finished at, from th place on the grid 194 (72 x MotoGP, 7 x 2, 47 x 12) 1 (4 x 2, 6 x 12) (6th in MotoGP) 32 (2 x 2, 12 x 12) 9 (8 x 2, 1 x 12) ( in MotoGP) VAL/9 (2cc) VAL/9/1st (2cc) POR/9 (2cc) 1th 18th 8. Hector Barbera»» Barbera had two podium finishes at when competing in the smaller classes; in the 12cc race in 24 and in the 2cc class in 27»» In 21 he was 12th in the MotoGP race at after running off the track early in the race and dropping to the back of the field»» Finished 7th at three years ago his best dry weather result of 211»» In 212 at he qualified in place on the grid the only time in the MotoGP class he has been on the front row; dropped back through the race to finish 9th»» Last year he qualified in 1th place on the grid at and finished the race in 1th, his equal best result of (44 x MotoGP, 61 x 2/Moto2, 31 x 12) 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 2 (2 x Moto2) th 2cc (6th in MotoGP) VAL/1 (Moto2) VAL/1/1st (Moto2) 1th Age: 28 Age: Karel Abraham»» Abraham s best result at is 7th in the 2cc race 28»» Qualified 11th for the MotoGP race at the Italian GP in 211 and finished 12th»» Missed the race at in 212 as he was still suffering with injuries from a crash during testing at the Aragon circuit»» Took 1th place last year at, one of just four occasions in 213 when he scored points 191 all MotoGP x 12 (12 x MotoGP) 3 (3 x MotoGP) GBR/11/ CHN/8 9th 11th. Colin Edwards»» Edwards th place finish in 28 is his best result from eleven MotoGP starts at»» Last year he finished 1 at from 17th place on the grid 1 (1 x MotoGP, 14 x 2) 9 all 2cc ( in MotoGP) 27 all 2cc 8 (8 x 2cc) (7th in MotoGP) MAL/9 (2cc) MAL/9/1st (2cc) MAL/9 (2cc) 1th Age: 4 7. Hiroshi Aoyama»» Aoyama s best finish at is 6th in the 2cc race in 29»» In 21 he finished 11th in the MotoGP race at from 1th place on the grid, which equalled his best qualifying result of 21»» Was 11th again at in 211»» Did not compete in the Italian Grand Prix in 212»» Last year he retired from the race after completing 16 laps still suffering with injuries from a crash during practice 39 all MotoGP 8th 11th 3 1 2th 9. Danilo Petrucci»» Petrucci won at in 211 in the Italian Superstock 1 championship»» In 212 crashed out of the MotoGP race at in the early stages»» Last year he finished 12th at from 16th place on the grid 189 (73 x MotoGP, 49 x 2, 67 x 12) 16 (8 x 2, 8 x 12) ( in MotoGP) 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 2, 18 x 12) 18 (1 x MotoP, 9 x 2, 8 x 12) CAT/9 (2cc) FRA/14/ GBR/12 1 FRA/ Age: Alvaro Bautista»» Bautista s victory in 27 at was the first time he had stood on the top step of the podium in the 2cc class»» Finished 1 in the MotoGP race at in 21 while still struggling with injuries from crashes at previous events»» Finished in 211 at after running as high as 6th early in the race before running off track»» In 212 at he had a crash in each of the three free practice sessions, qualified 11th on the grid and finished 1th, his best finish at the circuit in the MotoGP class»» Last year he crashed out on the first lap at when he collided with Valentino Rossi Age: 29

2 6 ( x MotoGP, 1 x 12) 1th 18th 1th 18th 23. Broc Parkes»» Parkes is racing in a grand prix at for the first time 149 (21 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 77 x 12) 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 12)(6th in MotoGP) 24 (19 x Moto2, x 12) 8 ( x Moto2, 3 x 12) (8th in MotoGP) ITA/12 (Moto2) RSM/12/ (Moto2) ARA/1 (Moto2) 6th 8th 29. Andrea Iannone»» Iannone dominated the Moto2 race at in 21, with pole position, flagto flag race win and fastest lap»» In 212 he won for the second time in the Moto2 class at, the last lap being the only lap that he crossed the line in first position»» Last year he finished in the MotoGP race at, after running wide at San Donato on the lap and dropping back to 19th 136 (23 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 8 x 12) 3 (3 x 12) (th in MotoGP) 23 (3 x Moto2, 2 x 12) 9 (9 x 12) ( in MotoGP) VAL/1 (12cc) ITA/11/ (Moto2) POR/1 (12cc) th 38. Bradley Smith»» Smith qualified on pole and won the 12cc GP at in 29»» In 211 he finished third in the Moto2 race in Italy his best dry weather result in the Moto2 class»» Two years ago he finished in the Moto2 race at his best result of 212»» Last year he was the first MotoGP rookie across the line at, in 9th place 127 ( x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 71 x 12) 1 (1 x Moto2, x 12)( in MotoGP) 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 12) 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 12)( in MotoGP) JPN/13 (Moto2) JPN/13/1st (Moto2) VAL/13 (Moto2) Age: Pol Espargaro»» Pol Espargaro twice finished on the podium at when competing in the 12cc class in both 28 and 21»» He qualified 6th for the Moto2 race in 211 in Italy, but crashed on lap 13, then restarted to take 28th place»» In 212 he qualified on pole and finished second at after losing out in a great lastlap battle with Andrea Iannone»» Last year he ended the first lap of the Moto2 race at down in 1 place, but made up places throughout the race to finish Age: (138 x MotoGP, 32 x 2, 46 x 12) 48 (2 x MotoGP, 1 x 2, 8 x 12) 129 (88 x MotoGP, 24 x 2, 17 x 12) 44 (26 x MotoGP, 9 x 2, 9 x 12) MAL/13 SPA/14/ CAT/13 4 SPA/ 26. Dani Pedrosa»» Pedrosa won the 2cc GP at in 2 his only victory in the smaller classes in Italy»» Has had five podium finishes at in the MotoGP class, including a win in 21»» Last year he finished at after starting on pole»» He has qualified on pole for three MotoGP races at ; 21, 212 & 213»» Pedrosa s th place at Le Mans ended a sequence of eight podium finishes 6 all MotoGP 6 (6 x MotoGP) 2 (2 x MotoGP) GER/13/ CZE/13 4 6th 7th Age: Cal Crutchlow»» Crutchlow raced at for the first time in 211; qualified 7th, then pulled into the pits on lap seven still troubled with the shoulder that he injured at Silverstone»» Passed Nicky Hayden on the last lap to finish 6th at in 212, after getting a bad start that dropped him down to 1th in the early stages of the race»» Last year he finished at from place on the grid 147 (63 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/2, 23 x 12) Moto2 ( in MotoGP) 1 (1 x Moto2) Moto2 ( in MotoGP) CAT/11/ (Moto2) Age: Aleix Espargaro»» Aleix Espargaro was 8th in the MotoGP race at in 21, equalling his best result of the year»» Finished 9th in the Moto2 class at in 211, after qualifying down in 3 place on the grid»» In 212 he finished at after running off the track on the second lap and rejoining at the rear of the field»» Last year he was the first CRT rider across the line at in 8th place, his equal best result of ( x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 12) 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 12)(7th in MotoGP) 16 (14 x Moto2, 2 x 12) 3 (3 x Moto2)( in MotoGP) GBR/13 (Moto2) GBR/13/1st (Moto2) INP/13 (Moto2) 7th»» Prior to last year Redding had never had a podium finish at the Italian GP»» Last year he won the Moto2 race at from pole position his first dry weather win in the Moto2 class 4. Scott Redding Age: 21

3 299 (239 x MotoGP, 3 x 2, 3 x 12) 16 (8 x MotoGP, 14 x 2, 12 x 12) 186 (1 x MotoGP, 21 x 2, 1 x 12) 9 (49 x MotoGP, x 2, x 12) NED/13 FRA/14/ FRA/1 3 FRA/ 46. Valentino Rossi»» Rossi won for seven successive years at from 22 to 28, a sevenyear winning streak at his home grand prix which is unmatched in the history of GP racing He finished third in the wettodry race at in 29; a race he led for just one lap when the riders were coming into the pits to change bikes»» He missed the race at in 21 due to injuries he suffered in a crash during Saturday morning free practice, ending a record streak of 23 successive GP starts»» In 211 he was first Ducati rider across the finish line in 6th, and in 212 he was th at and just a second behind Dovizioso who took the last podium position»» Last year he crashed out on the first lap when he collided with Alvaro Bautista 69 (38 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 6th Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) th Moto2 (1th in MotoGP) 12th Yonny Hernandez»» Hernandez finished 2th in the Moto2 race at in 21»» In 211 he crashed on lap eight in the Moto2 race at while battling for a top six position»» He crashed out of the MotoGP race at the 212 Italian GP on the 1th lap»» Last year at he finished just outside the points in 16th place 23 all MotoGP 1th 16th 2th Age: 3»» Laverty raced at for the first time last year; he qualified in 19th place on the grid and finished 17th»» Laverty has finished in 16th position in four of the first five MotoGP races of Age: 2 7. Michael Laverty 171 ( x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2/2, 91 x 12) ( x 12)(17th in MotoGP) 13 (2 x 2, 11 x 12) 3 (1 x 2, 2 x 12)(21st in MotoGP) AUS/8 (12cc) POR/9/ (2cc) INP/9 (2cc) 17th 21st 63. Mike di Meglio»» Di Meglio has only twice scored points from his eleven GP starts in the smaller racing classes at ; in the 12cc race in 28 and 12th in the 2cc class in all MotoGP 3 (3 x MotoGP) 28 (28 x MotoGP) USA/6 SPA/11/ POR/7 8th 12th Age: Nicky Hayden»» Hayden s single podium finish at was third place in the tremendous race in 26 on his way to winning the world title»» His best result at since 26 is last year s 6th place finish, his best dry weather result of 213 Wins Poles 11 (23 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 12) 37 (11 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 1 x 12) 6 (21 x MotoGP, 2 x Moto2, 14 x 12) 42 (14 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 12) FRA/14 FRA/14/1st FRA/14 FRA FRA/1st FRA 93. Marc Marquez»» Marquez won the tremendous 12cc GP race at in 21 when just.161 seconds covered the first four riders across the line; this was his first GP victory»» In 211 he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race in Italy and won after a race long battle with Bradl and Smith with less than half a second covering the three riders at the chequered flag Age: 21»» He finished th in the Moto2 race at two years ago after leading for the first three laps the only race he finished in 212 and did not stand on the podium»» Last year he crashed out of the race on the 21st lap when in second place his only crash during a race in his rookie MotoGP season»» He also suffered three falls during practice at the Italian GP last year, including one high speed crash along the main straight at over 3 km/h 21 (17 x MotoGP, 48 x 2, 46 x 12) 2 (31 x MotoGP, 17 x 2, 4 x 12) 113 (7 x MotoGP, 29 x 2, 9 x 12) (29 x MotoGP, 23 x 2, 3 x 12) VAL/13 ARG/14/ JPN/13 1 ARG/»» Lorenzo had a single victory in the smaller GP classes at ; the 2cc race in 26 from pole position»» He has finished on the podium for the last five years at, including winning for the last three years»» Last year he took the lead at the first corner and led the race to the chequered flag»» His single pole in the MotoGP class at was in Jorge Lorenzo Age: 27

4 STATISTICS #6 Gran Premio d'italia TIM May 28th facts and statistics This is the 29th occasion that a GP has been held at the circuit, including 24 times in the consecutive years from has seen many great races over the years and below are some of the facts and figures from these previous Grand Prix events: The first time that hosted a Grand Prix event was in The race was won by Barry Sheene by the narrow margin of.1 seconds from Phil Read, in a race lasting over 62 minutes. This was at a time when Suzuki riders dominated the premier class; the first nonsuzuki rider home was Waerum Borge Nielsen in tenth place riding a Yamaha The layout of the circuit has remained basically the same since 1976 with the official track length of.24km remaining unchanged Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in the fourstroke MotoGP era at with a total of eight wins; five successive victories from 24 through to 28, in addition to the wins with Lorenzo in the last three years. Honda have had three victories in the MotoGP class at, the last of which was with Dani Pedrosa in 21. Ducati s single win at was with Stoner in 29 Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all the classes at, with a total of nine victories; one each in the 12 and 2 classes to add to his seven successive MotoGP wins, the last of which came in 28 Loris Capirossi was the first Italian rider to take a premier class victory at when he won the race in 2 after a racelong battle with his countrymen Biaggi and Rossi, both of whom fell in the closing stages Last year was the first time since 199 that there was no Italian rider on the podium in the premier class at The highest recorded maximum speed at is 349 kph (217 mph) set by Dani Pedrosa in the first free practice session in 29; this is the highest official speed recorded in MotoGP at any circuit The MotoGP race at in 24 is the shortest ever premier class Grand Prix race to date. The race lasted just six laps, after the first attempt to run the race was stopped due to rain and then restarted for the remaining laps under the rain rules as they stood at that time Italy, together with The Netherlands and Great Britain, are the only three countries that have hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix event in each year since the motorcycling world championship series started in 1949 Valentino Rossi scheduled for 3th Grand Prix start At the Italian Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi is scheduled to become just the second rider in the 6year history of motorcycle Grand Prix racing to reach the milestone of 3 GP starts, the other being fellow Italian Loris Capirossi. Below are a collection of statistics relating to Rossi s long career in Grand Prix racing: He has taken part in 299 of the 837 Grand Prix events staged since the start of the World Championship series back in This means that he has taken part in 3.7% of all Grand Prix events He has finished in a pointscoring position a record 266 times in the 299 GP races that he has started Rossi has won GP races on seven different motorcycles: 12cc Aprilia, 2cc Aprilia, cc Honda, 99cc Honda, 99cc Yamaha, 8cc Yamaha and 1cc Yamaha He is the only rider to have won on cc twostroke, 99cc fourstroke and 8cc fourstroke and 1cc fourstroke machines During his career Rossi has competed at 36 different Grand Prix circuits Of these 36 circuits, he has taken at least one GP win at 27 of them. No other rider in the history of motorcycle Grand Prix racing has won at as many different circuits as Rossi The circuits at which Rossi has had most GP wins are Catalunya and, where he has won nine times at each of them The circuit at which Rossi has made most Grand Prix appearances is Jerez, where he has made 19 GP starts across the three classes Rossi s victory at the Dutch TT last year, 16 years and 31 days after his first GP win in the 12 class at Brno in 1996, made him the rider with the secondlongest winning career across all classes, after Loris Capirossi. If Rossi wins another Grand Prix, he will take this record away from Capirossi The following table shows the seven riders who have made more than 2 GP starts: Total GP starts MotoGP/cc 3cc 2cc 12cc 8/cc Loris Capirossi Valentino Rossi Jack Findlay Alex Barros Angel Nieto Brno Kneubuhler Randy de Puniet

5 STATISTICS #6 Gran Premio d'italia TIM May 28th Marc Marquez levels with Jorge Martinez The victory by Marc Marquez at Le Mans was the 37th time that he has been on the top step of the podium in his Grand Prix career. This is the same number of GP wins Jorge Aspar Martinez achieved during his career, during which he won four world titles: three in the 8cc class and one in 12cc. Marquez needs just one more GP win to equal the number of career victories achieved by John Surtees, who won a total of seven world titles: four in the cc class and three in the 3cc class. Surtees retired from motorcycle racing at the age of 26 and then went on to win the F1 world title in car racing. At the age of just 21, Marquez is already the equal 1th most successful GP rider of alltime in terms of Grand Prix wins. Riders with most Grand Prix victories (all solo classes) Rider Total wins MotoGP/cc 3cc Moto2/2cc 12cc 8/cc 1 Giacomo Agostini Valentino Rossi Angel Nieto Mike Hailwood Mick Doohan 4 4 6= Jorge Lorenzo = Phil Read Dani Pedrosa = Jim Redman = Casey Stoner = Max Biaggi = Toni Mang Carlo Ubbiali John Surtees Jorge Martinez = Marc Marquez Marc Marquez makes perfect start to the season At the French Grand Prix, Marc Marquez extended his perfect season of winning every race from pole position and in doing so he continues to rewrite the record books: His victory at Le Mans made him the youngest ever rider, at the age of 21 years and 9 days, to win five successive races in the premier class, taking the record from Mike Hailwood who was 22 years and 16 days old when he won five successive races in the cc class in 1962, riding an MV Agusta Marquez is the first rider since Giacomo Agostini in 1972, riding an MV Agusta, to win the opening five races of the year in the premier class He is the first rider to win five successive premier class races from pole position since Mick Doohan, on a Honda, won ten successive races in 1997 having started them all from pole He is the first rider to win the opening five races of the year, all from pole position, since Giacomo Agostini in the class in In 1971, Agostini continued winning from pole all the way through to the eighth race of the year in Finland In addition to his five pole positions this year, Marquez also started from pole at the final race of 213. The last rider to qualify on pole in six or more successive MotoGP races was Casey Stoner, who was on pole at seven successive races in 28 riding a Ducati By winning in France Marquez became the first rider since Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha in 28 to win five successive MotoGP races Marquez has a lead of 42 points in the championship over teammate Dani Pedrosa. This is the largest points advantage after the first five races in the MotoGP class since 2, when Valentino Rossi had a 49point lead over Marco Melandri At the Italian Grand Prix at, Marquez has the potential to achieve the following: By winning in Italy he could become the first rider since Valentino Rossi on a Honda in 22 to win six or more successive MotoGP races He could become only the sixth rider ever to win six or more successive races in the premier class. The other riders who have done this are: Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees, Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi A victory for Marquez at would make him the youngest ever rider, at the age of 21 years and 14 days, to win six successive races in the premier class, taking the record from Valentino Rossi who was 23 years and 148 days old when he took the sixth of seven successive wins in the MotoGP class in 22, also riding a Honda Marquez could become the first rider since Giacomo Agostini in 1971, riding an MV Agusta, to win the opening six races of the year in the premier class.

6 STATISTICS #6 Gran Premio d'italia TIM May 28th Moto2 stats and trivia Tito Rabat continues to lead the standings after five rounds, yet to be headed since claiming victory in the Qatar seasonopener. His lead is now just seven points (the smallest it has been since Texas) over Marc VDS Racing Team teammate Mika Kallio, who in Jerez and Le Mans recorded backtoback victories for the first time in his Grand Prix career Simone Corsi s podium finish in France was his sixth in the Moto2 class and first since Germany last year; however, he is yet to finish in the top three at since 21, when he came home third to pick up a second consecutive intermediate class rostrum finish No rider in the current Moto2 field has won in the class at. However, a number of competitors have clinched race victories at the Italian circuit in other categories: Mattia Pasini in 12cc/26 and 2cc/29, Simone Corsi/12cc/28, Nico Terol/12cc/211, Maverick Viñales/Moto3 /212 and Luis Salom/Moto3/213 In four different Moto2 seasons, three different makes of bike have won at : Speed Up with Andrea Iannone in 21 and 212, Suter with Marc Marquez in 211 and Kalex with Scott Redding in 213 Johann Zarco took the fastest race lap in last year s Moto2 Italian Grand Prix; along with Brno, is one of only two circuits on which the Frenchman has claimed two fastest laps Two Moto2 riders have celebrated birthdays since the French Grand Prix: Josh Herrin turned 24 on the Friday after the Le Mans race, while World Championship leader Tito Rabat became 2 on the Sunday between the French and Italian events Moto3 stats and trivia Jack Miller heads to with a 3point championship advantage over Romano Fenati, meaning the Australian will head to Barcelona with the lead no matter what happens in Italy Fenati was forced to retire from the French Grand Prix with electrical problems; this was the first time since last year that the Italian had been unable to finish a race KTM has won all races so far in the Moto3 season. This matches an achievement notched up by Honda and Kalex in the MotoGP and Moto2 categories; as a result, all three hold the maximum possible 12 points in their respective Constructors Championship tables Last year s Moto3 Italian Grand Prix was won by Luis Salom, who won a drag race to the line by finishing just.99 seconds in front of Alex Rins; less than one second covered the top five, with the group being completed by Maverick Viñales, Miguel Oliveira and Alex Marquez Championship leader Jack Miller has raced at in the World Championship on only two occasions, finishing 21st on a Honda with Caretta Technology in 212 and tenth on an FTR Honda with Caretta Technology RTG in 213 Only two riders in the current Moto3 field have finished on the lightweight class podium at : Romano Fenati and Alex Rins were second in 212 and 213, respectively Alexis Masbou will celebrate his 27th birthday on the Monday after the Italian Grand Prix 6

7 STATISTICS #6 Gran Premio d'italia TIM May 28th Grand Prix racing numbers 1 Valentino Rossi s second place finish at the French Grand Prix marked the 1th time he had stood on the podium in the premier class. The next most successful rider, in terms of podium finishes in the premier class, is Mick Doohan with 9 to his name 18 Valentino Rossi has finished inside the top eight at the last 18 MotoGP races, since last year when he crashed on the first lap with Alvaro Bautista 16 years On the day of qualifying at it will be exactly 16 years to the day since Alex Criville won the 1998 French GP, to become the first Spanish rider to lead the premier class World Championship 7.88 seconds At the French GP, Jorge Lorenzo finished in sixth place in the MotoGP race, just 7.88 seconds behind race winner Marc Marquez. This is the smallest time margin covering the top six finishers in a fulllength MotoGP race since the 22 German GP, when winner Valentino Rossi finished just 2.78 seconds in front of sixth place rider Norick Abe 6 years On race day at, it will be exactly six years since the 28 Italian GP took place, which was the last time that Italian riders have won all three races at a GP event: 12cc Simone Corsi, 2cc Marco Simoncelli and MotoGP Valentino Rossi. years On the day of qualifying at the Italian GP, it will be exactly five years since Casey Stoner won in Italy in 29, to give Ducati their first ever MotoGP win at the circuit 4 There are just four riders who have scored points in all of the first five Moto2 races of : Tito Rabat, Mika Kallio, Sandro Cortese and Anthony West 3 At the French GP Jack Miller took his third GP win in the Moto3 class, which makes him the second most successful Australian rider of alltime in the Moto3/12 class of Grand Prix racing in terms of GP wins. The only Australian rider who has stood on the top step of the podium more often than Miller in the lightweight class of GP racing is Tom Phillis, who took four 12cc GP wins all of which came in 1961, when he won the world title seconds In the Moto3 race at Le Mans, tenth place finisher Jakub Kornfeil crossed the finish line just seconds after race winner Jack Miller. This is the closest top ten in the Moto3/12cc class of Grand Prix racing since the 12 GP at Valencia in 21, when tenthplaced rider Joan Olive was just 2.78 seconds behind race winner Manuel Poggiali.64 seconds The total accumulated time separating the race winners from second place finishers in the five Moto3 races so far in 7