MICHELIN AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX 2018 STUDENT INFO PACK GET CLOSER TO THE EDGE 26 28 OCTOBER, PHILLIP ISLAND
RIDER ENTRY LIST #4 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO TEAM: Ducati Team NATIONALITY: Italian FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2008 - QAT #5 JOHANN ZARCO TEAM: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 NATIONALITY: French MACHINE: Yamaha FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2017 - QAT #9 DANILO PETRUCCI TEAM: Alma Pramac Racing NATIONALITY: Italian FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2012 - QAT #10 XAVIER SIMEON TEAM: Reale Avintia Racing NATIONALITY: Flemish FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - QAT #12 THOMAS LUTHI TEAM: EG 0,0 Marc VDS NATIONALITY: Swiss MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - QAT #17 KAREL ABRAHAM TEAM: Angel Nieto Team NATIONALITY: Czech FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2011 - QAT #19 ALVARO BAUTISTA TEAM: Angel Nieto Team FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2010 - QAT #21 FRANCO MORBIDELLI TEAM: EG 0,0 Marc VDS MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - QAT #25 MAVERICK VIÑALES TEAM: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP MACHINE: Yamaha FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2015 - QAT
RIDER ENTRY LIST #26 DANI PEDROSA TEAM: Repsol Honda Team MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2006 - SPA #29 ANDREA IANNONE TEAM: Team SUZUKI ECSTAR NATIONALITY: Italian MACHINE: Suzuki FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2013 - QAT #30 TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI TEAM: LCR Honda IDEMITSU NATIONALITY: Japanese MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - QAT #35 CAL CRUTCHLOW TEAM: LCR Honda CASTROL NATIONALITY: British MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2011 - QAT #38 BRADLEY SMITH TEAM: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing NATIONALITY: British MACHINE: KTM FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2013 - QAT #41 ALEIX ESPARGARO TEAM: Aprilia Racing Team Gresini MACHINE: Aprilia FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2009 - INP #42 ALEX RINS TEAM: Team Suzuki Ecstar MACHINE: Suzuki FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2017 - QAT #43 JACK MILLER TEAM: Alma Pramac Racing NATIONALITY: Australian FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2015 - QAT #44 POL ESPARGARO TEAM: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MACHINE: KTM FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2014 - QAT
RIDER ENTRY LIST #45 SCOTT REDDING TEAM: Aprilia Racing Team Gresini NATIONALITY: British MACHINE: Aprilia FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2014 - QAT #46 VALENTINO ROSSI TEAM: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP NATIONALITY: Italian MACHINE: Yamaha FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2000 - RSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 #53 TITO RABAT TEAM: Reale Avintia Racing FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2016 - QAT #55 HAFIZH SYAHRIN TEAM: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 NATIONALITY: Malaysian MACHINE: Yamaha FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - QAT #81 JORDI TORRES TEAM: Reale Avintia Racing FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2018 - ARA #93 MARC MARQUEZ TEAM: Repsol Honda Team MACHINE: Honda FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2013 - QAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 4 #99 JORGE LORENZO TEAM: Ducati Team FIRST GRAND PRIX: 2008 - QAT GIACOMO AGOSTINI 122 GRAND PRIX VICTORIES CASEY STONER 45 VALENTINO ROSSI 115 MICK DOOHAN 54 MIKE HAILWOOD 76
FUN FACTS DISCOVER THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THE FASTEST MOTORCYCLES ON EARTH! MOTOGP RACING COMBINES BOTH HIGH PERFORMANCE FROM THE RIDER AND INNOVATION FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. THE BIKES ARE PURPOSE- BUILT FOR INDIVIDUAL RIDERS TO ENHANCE THEIR CONTROL OVER THE BIKE ON TRACK. MANY TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE EVERY YEAR TAKING THE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE BIKE MANUFACTURERS TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. INNOVATIONS WHICH ARE MADE IN MOTOGP TAKES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY TO IMPROVE THE TEAM S CHANCE OF WINNING. MATERIAL The motorcycles used in MotoGP are purpose-built, purebred racing bikes - prototypes. They are not available for purchase by the general public and cannot be legally ridden on public roads. The technical regulations to which Grand Prix teams must adhere when they build their bikes for MotoGP competition provide a guide to the type of machinery the riders use. Grand Prix bikes are produced to win races and to showcase the design and technological capabilities of their manufacturers. The machines are therefore constructed from expensive, hardwearing and extremely light materials such as titanium and reinforced carbon fibre and benefit from advanced technology (carbon disk brakes, engine management systems, traction control), which does not feature on regular road bikes. Since they re so hard to replicate, and they re tailor-made for each driver s specific needs, the average bike is worth a seven-digit sum. However, MotoGP executives deem the vehicles priceless, and believe they d fetch far more than $2 million on the market. RIDER FITNESS It takes incredible physical strength to shift a 160kg bike around the track at breakneck speed. Not just that, managing 64-degree lean angles and braking hard down the main straight from 320+ kph speeds is lots of hard work on the body! Motoring skills and fitness play an indispensable role in MotoGP, it takes a lot of strength and caliber to master the circuits in extreme weather conditions across the world. Long hours in the gym, working on strength, endurance and flexibility all help to develop the physical prowess required to handle these powerful machines. Riders train throughout the year on cardio exercises to increase stamina along with exercises majorly concentrated on increasing muscle strength (and less on muscle volume) that allow them to stay reasonably thin but pretty strong physically. On average, a rider loses 2 liters of sweat in a 45 minutes race which is equivalent to three hours of intense workout or running a marathon on a humid and sunny day. Hence to overcome this loss of water from the body riders are provided with hydration systems. This is also the case in Formula 1 since the cockpit is so hot in racing conditions.
FUN FACTS TYRES The bikes feature a lot of one-time-use parts. The tires for example are made of stickier, softer compounds than regular tires to provide the grip needed to keep the bikes from sliding off the track in the corners. However, these have extremely short life and are thrown away after each race/training session. With the vast improvement in tire technology over recent years, which has often focused on improving the edge grip of the rubber on the shoulder of the tires, riders are now getting their machines cranked over to 64º from upright. The base tyre allocation according to the 2018 rules is as follows: During all practice sessions, warm up and the race a maximum of 22 slick tyres, of which 10 are front and 12 are rear tyres. A maximum of 13 wet tyres is permitted, 6 front and 7 rear. RIDER SAFETY Numerous MotoGP teams have used airbag suits for almost a decade, but until now their use has been entirely voluntary. Thanks to a new official ruling by governing body Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the high-tech devices are becoming mandatory across the board in MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 for the 2018 season. The suits detect crashes prior to impact thanks to built-in accelerometers, and a trio of gyroscopes. Dainese s system also utilizes a GPS unit. These sensors constantly feed data to a main computer, communicating around 1,000 times per second. The use of multiple sensors works as a safeguard to prevent false deployments and to ensure deployments do occur when needed. The riders protective wear is made up of Kangaroo s leather with the thickness of almost 1mm serves like a second skin to the rider. This 1mm of thickness is enough to provide the rider with a good durability after a crash or a long slide. Overall the entire suit will weigh almost to 4.5kg. The hydration sits in the aerodynamic hump of the suit. Normally there will only be 200-300 milliliters of fluid because one of the big issues in racing is weight, and everybody wants to be as light as possible. ENGINE & GEARS Engine sizes permitted in MotoGP as of the 2018 season, the maximum engine displacement permitted is 1000cc, with a maximum of four cylinders and maximum bore of 81mm - two-stroke engines are not allowed. A maximum of seven engines may be used by each permanently contracted rider over all the scheduled races of the season. Penalty for infringement of this means the rider will start from the pit lane, five seconds after the green light comes on at the exit of pitlane. Gear changes take just 0.0009 seconds, shifting between the six gears on a MotoGP bike is one of the most important, and difficult, skills in the sport. Cutting-edge technology allows riders to change remarkably quickly in an upside-down gearbox (riders must downshift to increase the gears).
FUN FACTS IS AN F1 CAR FASTER THAN A MOTOGP BIKE? A MotoGP motorcycle can accelerate at an incredible top speed, but it s no match for a Formula One car in terms of downforce and braking power. The highest speed for F1 cars is around the 375 km/h mark, Andrea Dovizioso recently set a new MotoGP maximum speed record at Mugello when he clocked an eye watering 356.5 km/h. What s the difference? F1 cars have mind-blowing cornering speeds because they have more rubber on the ground and incredible aerodynamics, which increase downforce with more speed. Excluding the drivers or riders, a Formula 1 vehicle weighs four times a MotoGP bike and boasts a much more powerful engine. The tires are a whole different story: in comparison with a bike, Formula 1 single-seaters have more tires (4 instead of 2) and a more generous tread. MotoGP bikes have a crazy weight-to-power ratio, meaning they can accelerate remarkably quickly. This means bikes can go from 0 to 100 km/h in around 2.5 seconds, fractionally faster than the average F1 car.
THE PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT IS 13M WIDE AND 4,448M IN LENGTH. IT TAKES EIGHT WEEKS TO BUILD, PREPARE AND PACK DOWN THE PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT. CONSTRUCTED IN 1956 THEN MODIFIED IN 1988 FOR THE FIRST AUS MOTOGP TO BE HELD IN 1989. VALENTINO ROSSI WON THE FIRST AUSGP OF THE MOTOGP ERA. HONDA ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MANUFACTURER AT PHILLIP ISLAND IN THE MOTOGP ERA WITH SEVEN VICTORIES, INCLUDING THE LAST TWO YEARS. JORGE LORENZO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST LAP AT AUS MOTOGP TRACK. CASEY STONER WON THE MOTOGP RACE AT PHILLIP ISLAND FOR SIX SUCCESSIVE YEARS FROM 2007 UNTIL 2012, THE LAST FIVE OF WHICH WERE FROM POLE POSITION. THE FIRST TWO AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX WERE HELD AT PHILLIP ISLAND, BEFORE VISITING THE EASTERN CREEK CIRCUIT FOR SIX SUCCESSIVE YEARS. THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX THEN REED TO PHILLIP ISLAND IN 1997 WHERE IT HAS SINCE REMAINED. THIS IS THE 23RD TIME THAT THE GP HAS TAKEN PLACE AT PHILLIP ISLAND.
CROSSWORD ACROSS: 3 What safety wear technology has become compulsory in 2018 7 Difference between Formula One cars and MotoGP motorcycles 10 Number of engines that may be used by each permanently contracted rider over all the scheduled races of the season 11 How many weeks to build, prepare and pack down the MotoGP event at Phillip Island 13 Which Australian MotoGP rider won six successive years at the Phillip Island Circuit 10 5 3 6 2 7 8 9 4 1 DOWN: 1 Jack Millers motorcycle manufacturer 2 Material used to construct a MotoGP motorcycle 4 To increase the gears riders must 5 MotoGP motorcycle feature with a one time use 6 The skin of what animal is used for riders safety clothing 8 Popular Spanish MotoGP rider 9 MotoGP riders lose 2 liters of this per race 12 Most successful manufacrture at the Phillip Island Circuit 13 11 12 ANSWERS: ACCROSS:: 3 Airbag, 7 Aerodynamics, 10 Seven, 11 Eight, 13 Stoner, DOWN: 1 Ducati, 2 Carbonfibre, 4 Downshift, 5 Tyre, 6 Kangaroo, 8 Marquez, 9 Sweat, 12 Honda
FIND A WORD FIND 24 WORDS RELATING TO MOTOGP! HINT: THERE ARE 13 WORDS ACROSS AND 11 DOWN P O S L I C K S R O A I N N O V A T I O N Z T E H R I D E R S E T S P E E D A C A S E Y T O L N Q T H F I M R O L M Z G A N G L E E P E E O R P O D I U M B K T M I S L A N D O I H O N D A O U L J T K R A C I N G E A R O E S A F E T Y S P V R
SUGGESTED ITINERARY FOR MORE INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF MOTORSPORT PLEASE JOIN THE DEDICATED SEMINARS AND DEMONSTRATIONS HELD AT THE SPOKES ENTERTAINMENT STAGE: 11:40AM MOTORSPORT MASTERMINDS; How does STEM translate into a motorsport career? Hear from legends of the industry on how to start your dream career; Jeremy Burgess, Chief Mechanic Glin Griffiths, Honda Motorcycles National Manager Gary McCoy, World and Superbike Champion 12:00PM LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS; Discover the technology behind the fastest motorcycles on earth! Tyre science used in the racing environment presented by Andrew Caithness, Cykel Products General Manager Advancing technology used to keep the riders safe presented by Steve Jennings, Monza Imports ON TRACK ACTION 10:00 10:40am MOTO3 Free Practice 1 10:55 11:40am MOTO2 Free Practice 1 11:55 12:40pm MOTOGP Free Practice 1 12:55 1:15pm SUPERSPORT 300 Qualifying 1:30 1:50pm SUPERBIKES Race 1 (10 laps) OFF TRACK ACTIVITIES FREE STYLE STUNT SHOWS: Located at Lukey Heights, session times below; 10:40 11:00am 1:20 1:30pm 2:50 3:00pm THE NATIONAL SUPPORT PADDOCK: Free for all to experience. Get up close to the best Australian motorcycle riders and the support garages for Superbike and Supersport 300 categories. The National Support Paddock is accessed via the infield pedestrian overpass.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 GATE ACTIVITIES Entrance Gate GA Accessible Viewing Platform J10-K10 General Admission Area Camping Area Spectator Viewing Mound Prepitched Tent Camping Area # Restricted Area A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y BACK BEACH ROAD VEH G1 11 12 G1 GATE Event & Team Merchandise 3 LUKEY HEIGHTS STONER CATCH-A-COACH ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES 10 9 HIGH OCTANE CLUB LUKEY HEIGHTS Race Personnel and International Media Track Medical Centre CIRCUIT MOTORCYCLE PARKING Pit Lane Walk Queuing (ticket holders only) Honda Junior GP Challenge H10/11 The Clubhouse Trackside Entertainment Zone National Support Paddock K8, L8, M7/8 Food/Bar Accreditation Office D13 Public Conveniences Entertainment Stage I11 Moto GP TM Paddock Public Storage C2, E13 Marshal Muster J7 Superscreens Trackside Lounge N8 STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN A NEW LOCATION AT THE SPOKES ENTERTAINMENT Water Station Urban Alley Urban Chop Shop J10 Stunt Show D3 Weather Shelters D3, H1, P9, T5 STAGE, Urban Custom Art Plates Urban Garage LOCATED IN THE GARDNER VILLAGE PRECINCT. THE CLUBHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT STAGE PIT ROOF VIP VILLAGE MOTO GP PADDOCK ENTERTAINMENT STAGE VIP PARKING VEHICLES ONE WAY GP Paddock Administration MEDIA CENTRE F10 D5 Q10 GAP ROAD (SOUTH) GARDNER URBAN ALLEY GP EXPO 8 Campground Ticket Sales Official Program Sales Media Accreditation Centre VIP Hospitality Ticket Collection G7 CHAMPIONS CLUB PARKING NATIONAL SUPPORT PADDOCK MOTORCYCLE CLUBS MOTORSPORT PARKING 7 Event Office Lost & Found 4 Access to Visitor Centre IN GARDNER STRAIGHT PED VEH PED G7 GATE 5 O12 D2, D12 D13 D13 Ticket Sales ATM First Aid Information Booths TRACKSIDE LOUNGE VISITOR CENTRE OUT TRACKSIDE CAMPGROUND PARKING SIBERIA 5 SIBERIA CAMPGROUND TICKET SALES 6 Trackside Campground Vehicle Entry D2, C12, L12 C5, F12, K10, X14 I11, J8, M2, Q11, W11, Y14 D2, E12, K9, L10/ 1, O 1 D4, K9, L2, R8 TRACKSIDE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE 3 VEHICLES ONE WAY DOOHAN CORNER 1 Catch-A-Coach Taxi VISITOR CENTRE DRIVE Helipad & Scenic Flights STONER CORNER TRACKSIDE CAMPGROUND Circuit Access D1-E1 Island Shuttle Bus Stop B 13 Shuttle Bus Stop (refer to map on reverse) B13 H14/I14 BASS STRAIT Circuit Access Parking Melbourne Return Parking Cowes Return Parking 2 SOUTHERN LOOP BASS STRAIT CIRCUIT ACCESS FOR CAMPGROUND PATRONS ONLY DOOHAN DOOHAN GRANDSTANDS Bass Strait U6 Doohan Pavilion Grandstand W11 Doohan Pavilion W 11/ 12 Gardner Straight I10, J10 Lukey Heights E3-D4 Siberia O1/2, P1/2 Stoner Pavilion Grandstand D12, E12 Highside Campground Vehicle Entry HIGHSIDE FAMILY FRIENDLY CAMPGROUND Z AA BB SHUTTLE BUS STOPS RED SERVICE VIP HOSPITALITY YELLOW SERVICE VIP HOSPITALITY GREEN SERVICE GRANDSTAND BLUE SERVICE DISABILITY (PRE BOOKED) * BROWN SERVICE CAMPGROUNDS 7PM 2AM FRI/SAT/SUN TO BOOK DISABILITY SHUTTLE CALL WHEELAWAY ON 1800 133 320 FROM THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT. MARSHALS VILLAGE OFFICIALS ONLY VIP FACILITIES High Octane Club Motorcycle Clubs Pit Roof VIP Village Champions Club GP RADIO 87.6 FM LIVE EVENT COMMENTARY CUSTOMER SERVICE ENQUIRIES CALL OR TEXT 0458 444 554 E7 L9, M9 G10, H10, I9, J9 L5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 GATE 2 CIRCUIT CAR PARKING (Cowes Return) CIRCUIT CAR PARKING (Cowes Return) VENUE PARKING HELIPAD CIRCUIT CAR PARKING (Melbourne Return) HIGHSIDE CAMPGROUND (No access via Pyramid Rock Road) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA BB 14
4,448M 8 WEEKS 900M THE PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT IS 13M WIDE AND 4,448M IN LENGTH IT TAKES EIGHT WEEKS TO BUILD, PREPARE AND PACK DOWN THE PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT THE LONGEST STRAIGHT ON THE TRACK IS 900M THERE ARE THERE ARE 325 7,271 TV S POSITIONED AROUND THE CIRCUIT GRAND STAND SEATS AT THE PHILLIP ISLAND MOTOGP CIRCUIT APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY 550 110 490 TENTS ARE PITCHED AT THE EVENT SHOWERS ARE INSTALLED AT THE CAMPGROUNDS TOILETS ARE INSTALLED AROUND THE CIRCUIT
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