STATISTICS 2016 MotoGP Riders' Profiles Starts 255 (157 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 15 Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Podiums 74 (33 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 4 Poles 17 (4 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 1 Last Win GBR/09 - Last Podium JPN/16/2nd JPN/2nd Last Pole NED/16 NED Dovizioso twice finished on the podium in the smaller classes at Phillip Island: 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 He has finished 4th twice in the last four years in Australia; in 2012 riding a Yamaha and again in 2014 on a Ducati Last year Dovizioso finished in 13th position from 10th place on the grid - his worst finishing position in 14 years racing at Starts 240 (118 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 15 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 s 2nd place finish in 2009, in the 250cc class, is his only podium at the circuit He missed the Australian GP in 2011 due to a broken collarbone from a crash at the Japanese GP In 2014 he finished 5th in Australia - equalling his best ever result in the MotoGP class Last year Barbera qualified in 14th place on the grid but finished the race just outside of the points in 16th position after ending the first lap down in 22nd place 4. Andrea Dovizioso Age: 30 8. Hector Barbera Age: 29 Starts 170 (83 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2 TM, 54 x 125) 14 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) 12th Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Podium USA/13/2nd - Last Pole USA/13 - 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 in 2013 finding the ankle he broke in Sepang too painful to ride In 2014 at Bradl crashed on the 20th lap when battling for 4th place and collided with Aleix Espargaro Last year he qualified in 21st position on the grid and finished the race in 21st place Starts 79 - all MotoGP 11 Best result 2nd 7th Podiums 1 x MotoGP 0 Best grid 4th 4th Last Podium GBR/15/2nd - Petrucci raced at the circuit for the first time in 2012; he qualified 15th and finished the race in 13th position In 2013 he finished 15th at and in 2014 he was 12th, from 19th place on the grid Last year saw Petrucci qualify in 13th place which is his best qualifying at the circuit; he went on to finish the race in 12 position 6. Stefan Bradl Age: 26 9. Danilo Petrucci Age: 25 Starts 235 (119 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 15 Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 7th 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) 12th Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Podium FRA/14/3rd - Last Pole GBR/12 - 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 in 2014 he finished 6th in Australia after qualifying down in 17th place on the grid Last year Bautista finished in 14th place at, but with his smallest margin to the race winner during 2015 - just 37 seconds Bautista s 7th place finish in Japan is his best result riding an Aprilia in the MotoGP class 19. Alvaro Bautista Age: 31 Starts 100 (33 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3 TM ) 15 Wins 17 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 1 Podiums 43 (3 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 3 Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win GBR/16 GBR Last Podium JPN/16/3rd JPN/3rd Last Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) - Viñales finished second in the Moto3 race in 2013 at on his way to taking the world title In 2014 he won the Moto2 race at and set the fastest lap of the race Last year at he qualified in 6th position, and went on to finish the race in 6th equalling his best result of the season 25. Maverick Viñales Age: 21 Starts 102 - all MotoGP 15 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 In 2011 Crutchlow 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 in 2013, finishing fourth but was just 0.116 seconds behind Rossi In 2014 in Australia he crashed out on the final lap when heading for a second place finish Last year in Australia Crutchlow finished top Independent Team rider in 7th place after battling with the leading group early in the race 35. Cal Crutchlow Age: 30 Starts 179 (66 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 12 Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 7th Podiums 25 (2 x MotoGP, 3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 6th Last Win VAL/10 (125cc) - Last Podium RSM/15/2nd - Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) - Smith had one podium finish at in the smaller classes: second in the 125cc race in 2009 In 2013 he finished 6th in Australia, equalling his best result in his rookie season in the MotoGP class In 2014 Smith was 3rd in Australia - his first podium finish in the MotoGP class Last year at Smith finished in 10th position - his worst result of the season 38. Bradley Smith Age: 25
Starts 193 (109 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 15 Best result 2nd 4th 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 - In 2010 Aleix Espargaro finished 8th in the MotoGP race at - his equal best ever result in the MotoGP class prior to the 2014 season In 2012 in Australia he was the first CRT rider across the line in 10th place In 2013 he clinched the CRT title in Australia with an 11th place finish In 2014 his race ended on the 20th lap due to bike damage after being hit by Bradl, and last year he finished in 9th place 41. Aleix Espargaro Age: 27 Starts 83 (28 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 10 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) - 43. Jack Miller Miller won the Moto3 race at in 2014 after a fantastic race in which just 0.242 secs covered the first six riders across the line Last year at Australia Miller finished the top Open Class rider in 15th position, in his first race at the circuit on a MotoGP machine Age: 21 Starts 173 (51 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) 4th Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) - Pol Espargaro was on pole in 2012 at and won the Moto2 race from Marquez by 16.811 seconds, the largest margin of victory in the Moto2 class since it was introduced to the world championship series in 2010 In 2013 he again won the Moto2 race from pole position in a race reduced to 13 laps due to problems with tyre endurance In 2014 he crashed out of the race in Australia when in 4th place and chasing Lorenzo for a podium finish Last year at Australia he finished in 8th place after qualifying in 9th 44. Pol Espargaro Age: 25 Starts 151 (51 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 15 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 twice had podium finished at in the Moto2 class: 2nd in 2010, and in 2012 when he crossed the line 4th but was later promoted to 3rd when West was disqualified In 2014 in Australia he ended the fourth lap down in 20th place, but ended the race in 7th - his equal best result of his rookie season in the MotoGP class Last year at Australia Redding qualified in 11th place but finished the first lap down in 15th; recovered 4 places to finish 11th 45. Scott Redding Age: 23 Starts 345 (285 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 15 Wins 114 (88 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2 Podiums 219 (183 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 8 Poles 64 (54 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 3 Last Win CAT/16 CAT Last Podium ARA/16/3rd ARA/3rd Last Pole JPN/16 JPN Rossi has finished on the podium fifteen times in his nineteen visits to across all three GP classes The only four races at when he did not finish in the top three were: on his first visit, riding a 125cc machine in 1997, in 2011 & 2012 when racing for Ducati, and last year when he finished just off the podium in 4th place In 1998 and 1999 he won the 250cc races and since then has had thirteen podiums in the premier-class including six victories In 2014 Rossi won in Australia for the first time since 2005 46. Valentino Rossi Age: 37 Starts 63 (33 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 1 x 125) 15 Best result 4th 4th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 6th 6th Last Podium - - Laverty raced at in the 250cc class in 2007 where he finished 16th He has had two wins at in World Superbike, in addition to a win there in World Supersport Last year Laverty qualified in 16th and finished in 19th place 50. Eugene Laverty Age: 30 Starts 173 (14 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 14 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 once at - in 2014 in Moto2 when he was 3rd after having qualified on pole He missed the Moto2 race in Australia last year due to injuries suffered in a crash in FP2 This will be Rabat s first time racing at on a MotoGP machine 53. Tito Rabat Age: 27 Starts 115 (84 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 15 Best result 6th - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 11th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 5th 6th Last Podium - - 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 In 2013 he finished 13th in Australia, riding with a broken bone in his hand suffered in a crash during FP4 In 2014 Hernandez was 11th at - his best ever result at the circuit Last year Hernandez qualified and finished the race both in 17th place 68. Yonny Hernandez Age: 28 2
Starts 29 x MotoGP 12 Best result 4th 4th Podiums 0 0 Best grid 12th 12th Last Podium - - 76. Loris Baz Baz competed in the World Superbike series at in 2013 & 2014 and finished on the podium in the second race in 2014, in second place Last year Baz finished in 18th place at Australia after just losing out to both Barbera and Hernandez Age: 23 Starts 147 (69 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 15 Wins 55 (29 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 5 Podiums 89 (50 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 11 Poles 64 (36 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 6 Last Win JPN/16 JPN Last Podium JPN/16/1st JPN/1st Last Pole ARA/16 ARA 93. Marc Marquez 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 He finished 2nd in the Moto2 race at in 2012 In 2013 in Australia he was shown the black-flag and was disqualified for not calling into the pits to change bikes at the right time Crashed at in 2014 when leading the race on the 18th lap, and last year he qualified on pole and took his 50th GP victory after a stunning last lap to beat Lorenzo Age: 23 Starts 247 (153 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 15 Wins 64 (43 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 3 Podiums 143 (105 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 8 Poles 64 (38 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 3 Last Win ITA/16 ITA Last Podium ARA/16/2nd ARA/2nd Last Pole RSM/16 RSM 99. Jorge Lorenzo Lorenzo won the 250cc race at in both 2006 and 2007, having qualified on pole on both occasions He has finished on the podium five times from seven starts in the MotoGP class at including a race win in 2013 when he also started from pole In 2011 he did not start the race in Australia due to severely damaging a finger when he crashed in warm-up He has been on the podium for the last four years in Australia; 2nd in 2012, 1st in 2013 and 2nd for the last two years Last year at Australia Lorenzo led for 23 of the 27 laps, but couldn t hold off a challenge from Marquez on the last lap Age: 29 3
Facts and stats from the Australian Grand Prix This will be the 28th Australian Grand Prix, which has been held every year since the first visit in 1989. Below are some facts and statistics from the previous Grand Prix events held in Australia: The first two Australian Grand 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. This is the 22nd time that the grand prix has taken place at. Honda are the most successful manufacturer at in the MotoGP era with six victories. Ducati have had four MotoGP wins at all with Casey Stoner in the years 2007 to 2010. Yamaha have had four MotoGP wins at, three with Valentino Rossi and one with Jorge Lorenzo. All three podium finishers of the MotoGP race at in 2014 were Yamaha mounted - the last all Yamaha podium in MotoGP. The only podium for Suzuki in the premier-class at came in 2006 when Chris Vermeulen finished second. Valentino Rossi is the rider who has had most grand prix wins at, with eight (2 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 5 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. Four current riders have started from pole in the MotoGP class at ; Valentino Rossi in 2003, Dani Pedrosa in 2007, Jorge Lorenzo in 2013 and Marc Marquez for the last two years. Eleven of the fourteen MotoGP races that have taken place at have been won by either Casey Stoner (6 wins) or Valentino Rossi (5 wins). Three other riders have taken one win each: Marco Melandri (2006), Jorge Lorenzo (2013) and Marc Marquez (2015). Marc Marquez levels with team-mate The win by Marc Marquez in Japan was the 29th time that he has stood on the top step of the podium in the MotoGP class, the same number of MotoGP wins as his team-mate Dani Pedrosa. As can be seen in the following table, only seven riders have more premier-class victories than Marquez. Riders with most wins in MotoGP/500cc class 88 - Valentino Rossi (7 premier-class titles) 68 - Giacomo Agostini (8 premier-class titles) 54 -Mick Doohan (5 premier-class titles) 43 - Jorge Lorenzo (3 premier-class titles) 38 - Casey Stoner (2 premier-class titles) 37 - Mike Hailwood (4 premier-class titles), 31 - Eddie Lawson (4 premier-class titles) 29 - Dani Pedrosa (0 premier-class titles), Marc Marquez (3 premier-class titles) 4
Marc Marquez reached half-century milestone The win by Marc Marquez at Motegi was the 50th time that he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. At the age of 23 years 242 days he is the youngest rider to reach the milestone of fifty premier-class podiums, taking the record from Valentino Rossi who achieved this at the age of 24 years 216 days. RIDER TOTAL PODIUM FINISHES WINS SECOND PLACE FINISHES THIRD PLACE FINISHES 1 Valentino Rossi 183 88 53 42 2 Jorge Lorenzo 105 43 42 20 3 Dani Pedrosa 103 29 38 36 4 Mick Doohan 95 54 31 10 5 Giacomo Agostini 88 68 20 0 6 Eddie Lawson 78 31 31 16 7 Casey Stoner 69 38 11 20 8 Wayne Rainey 64 24 22 18 9 Max Biaggi 58 13 26 19 10 Randy Mamola 54 13 22 19 11 Wayne Gardner 52 18 20 14 12 Kevin Schwantz 51 25 13 13 Alex Criville 51 15 16 20 14 Marc Marquez 50 29 14 7 5
Grand Prix racing numbers 33 - Andrea Dovizioso s second place finish in Japan was the 33rd time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. This is just one less premierclass podium finish than twice 500cc World Champion Phil Read achieved during his grand prix career. 33 - Tom Luthi s win in Japan was the 33rd time he has stood on the podium in the Moto2 class, joining Tito Rabat as the two riders with most top three finishes in Moto2. 26 - Danilo Petrucci celebrates his 26th birthday on the Monday after the Australian Grand Prix. 24 - Enea Bastianini was the 24th different winner this year across the three classes of grand prix racing and with three events of 2016 remaining this already equals the largest number of different grand prix winners in a single season, previously recorded in 1974 when the grand prix series also included the 350cc and 50cc classes. 22.84 seconds - Twelfth placed finisher in Australia last year, Danilo Petrucci, crossed the line just 22.84 seconds behind race winner Marc Marquez. This is the closest top twelve in a full length MotoGP race since it became the premier-class of grand prix racing in 2002. Only once before in the premier-class have the top twelve been closer, at the 500cc race at in 2001 when the first twelve riders across the line were covered by just 20.303 seconds. 9 - There have been nine different winners in the Moto3 class this year. This is already the greatest number of different winners in a single season in the lightweight-class of grand prix racing since 2003 when there were also nine different winners during the season. There has never been more than nine different winners in a single season in the lightweight-class of grand prix racing. 5 - With his win in Japan Marquez has stood on the top step of a grand prix podium on five or more occasions for the last seven years across the various GP classes, something achieved previously by only two riders in the 68-year history of motorcycle grand prix racing: Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood. 3- Tom Luthi has won three times in 2016 - the first time that he has had three or more wins in a single season since 2005 when he picked up four wins on his way to taking the 125cc world title. 2 - Suzuki team-mates Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaro finished third and fourth in Japan - the first time since the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano in 2007 that Suzuki had two riders finish in the top four places in a MotoGP race; on that occasion it was Chris Vermeulen finishing second and John Hopkins third. 0 - Both Yamaha factory riders crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix. This is the first time that the factory Yamaha team failed to score any points in a MotoGP race since the Australian GP in 2011 when both riders (Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies) failed to start the race due to injury. Photo: 2015 Season 6
Moto2 stats and facts Johann Zarco has had one podium finish at - third in the 125cc race in 2011, when he also started from pole position. He has crashed out of the Moto2 race in Australia in both 2013 and 2014. Last year he finished seventh in Australia, just one week after clinching the Moto2 title in Japan. Alex Rins has finished on the podium at for the last three years: a win and a third place finish in the Moto3 class in 2013 & 2014, and a race win in the Moto2 class last year from pole position. Alex Rins is the only rider currently competing in the Moto2 class who has won an intermediate-class grand prix at the circuit. Sam Lowes finished fifth two years ago in Australia - the best result of his rookie season in the Moto2 class. Last year he finished second in Australia riding the Speed Up machine. Tom Luthi won the 125cc race at, from pole position, on his way to taking the world title in 2005. He has finished second in the Moto2 race at in both 2013 and 2014. Last year he crashed out of second place at the MG corner on the 17th lap; he re-started to finish 15th. Sandro Cortese has twice won at in the lightweight-class - in the 125cc race in 2011 and in Moto3 in 2012. Last year he crashed out of sixth place on the 15th lap at the Honda hairpin. Alex Marquez set a new lap record on his way to finishing fourth in the Moto3 race at in 2013. In 2014 he qualified on pole in Australia and finished the race second, but just 0.029 seconds behind race winner Jack Miller. Last year he finished 9th at from 18th place on the grid. In addition to Luthi, Cortese and Rins mentioned above, other riders who are currently competing in the Moto2 class who have won in grand prix racing at are: Julian Simon (2009-125cc) and Miguel Oliveira (2015 - Moto3). Lorenzo Baldassarri finished third last year in Australia - his first podium finish in grand prix racing which made him the second youngest Italian rider of all-time, after Marco Melandri, to finish on the podium in the intermediate-class of grand prix racing. Jonas Folger was battling for a podium finish last year in Australia when he had to retire from the race with just three laps to go with a deflated rear tyre. Photo: 2015 Season Moto3 stats and facts None of the riders currently competing full-time in the Moto3 class have won a grand prix race at the circuit. All four Moto3 grand prix races that have taken place at the circuit have been won by KTM riders. The last Honda winner in the lightweightclass at was Tom Luthi in 2005. Brad Binder battled for the lead through the Australian Grand Prix last year, before finally finishing in third place. Enea Bastianini has failed to finish on either of his two previous visits to ; he retired from the race two years ago and last year he crashed out on the 14th lap. He has finished on the podium six times in the last nine races and took his first win of the year in Japan. Jorge Navarro just missed out on a podium last year at, finishing fourth but just 0.009 seconds behind Binder in third. With his third place finish in Japan, Nicolo Bulega moved above Joan Mir in the battle for leading rookie in the Moto3 class. Jakub Kornfeil led the Moto3 race in Australia last year at the end of the penultimate lap; he ended up finishing in fifth place, just 0.288 seconds behind race winner Oliveira. Earlier in the race, on lap seven, Kornfeil had run wide and dropped down to 22nd place. Maria Herrera finished 11th last year in Australia, the best result so far of her grand prix career. John McPhee qualified on pole last year in Australia, then crashed out on the seventh lap and collided with Joan Mir who was making his GP debut as a replacement for the injured Hiroko Ono. Francesco Bagnaia set the fastest lap of the Moto3 race last year in Australia, before crashing out on the 10th lap at the hairpin when battling with the leading group. 7