2018 Michelin

01 GRAND PRIX OF QATAR - MARCH 16»18 2018 - LOSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT QATAR

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Timetable FREE PRACTICE RIGHT LEFT LONGEST TOTAL FRIDAY, MARCH 16 LENGTH WIDTH LAPS 12:50 - 13:30 Moto3 FP1 CORNERS CORNERS STRAIGHT DISTANCE 13:45 - 14:30 Moto2 FP1 5.4 KM 12 M 10 6 1068 M 22 118.4 KM 14:45 - 15:30 MotoGP FP1 17:10 - 17:50 Moto3 FP2 18:05 - 18:50 Moto2 FP2 records 19:05 - 19:50 MotoGP FP2 Fastest qualifying lap QUALIFYING PRACTICE (Yamaha, 2008) SATURDAY, MARCH 17 1m53.927s 12:40 - 13:20 Moto3 FP3 13:35 - 14:20 Moto2 FP3 Fastest race lap Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2016) : 14:35 - 15:20 MotoGP FP3 - INFORMATION SUBJECT CHANGE TO 1m54.927s 16:45 - 17:25 Moto3 QP 17:40 - 18:25 Moto2 QP Race duration 18:40 - 19:10 MotoGP FP4 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2016), 42m28.452s 19:20 - 19:35 MotoGP QP1 19:45 - 20:00 MotoGP QP2 2017 RACE Michelin’s Race duration SUNDAY, MARCH 18 record 38m59.999s – 20 laps 13:40 - 14:00 Moto3 WUP 14:10 - 14:30 Moto2 WUP Wins: 5 Podium 14:40 - 15:00 MotoGP WUP (2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017) 1 M. Viñales (Yamaha) 16:00 Moto3 RAC Pole positions: 6 2 A. Dovizioso (Ducati) Pole 17:20 Moto2 RAC CIRCUIT TIME (GMT +3) motogp.com - SOURCE: (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017) 3 V. Rossi (Yamaha) M. Viñales (Yamaha) 1m54.316s 19:00 MotoGP RAC 2018 tyre Piero Taramasso, regulations Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager:

Allocation per race The surface at Losail is very abrasive so we have brought a selection of tyres to cope with that, we 22 learnt a lot during the three-day test as to what slicks: to expect between the day to night changes, so we believe we have the right tyres to manage all 10 front slicks: situations. The track will obviously have a lot more grip as both Moto2™ and Moto3™ will 3 Up to 5 A-specification tyres be there, so the track will have more usage. We are really looking forward to racing again and 3 Up to 5 B-specification tyres we’re expecting a promising start to the season. 3 Up to 5 C-specification tyres

12 rear slicks: 3 Up to 6 A-specification tyres* tyre Wet weather testing 3 Up to 5 B-specification tyres severity rating in the desert 3 Up to 4 C-specification tyres The last half-hour of the final pre-season test at Qatar saw (*) Riders who contest both Q1 and Q2 (two the riders lap for the first time at night on a wet track in order riders maximum) are allocated an additional to evaluate the track surface and visibility in wet weather. rear A-specification slick (highest grip level) after completion of Q2. These two riders Left . Centre . Right The tyre package provided by Michelin for the Grand Prix of consequently benefit from 7 rear A-spec Qatar includes rain tyres. tyres and 13 rear slicks in total. Should Race < Mild Severe > Control declare Q1 and Q2 wet, the rear tyre allocated to them is a wet weather tyre. Should the conditions be different for Q1 and Q2, no MICHELIN Power Slick MICHELIN Power Rain asymmetry additional tyres are allocated.

Soft medium Hard Soft medium Hard Front 11 symmetric symmetric Rain tyres Soft Soft medium Hard Soft medium rear 5 front tyres: Asymmetric asymmetric 3 Up to 3 A-specification tyres 3 Up to 3 B-specification tyres > 3As + 2Bs, or 2As + 3Bs

6 rear tyres: 3 Up to 4 A-specification tyres 3 Up to 3 B-specification tyres > 4As + 2Bs, or 3As + 3Bs

Should four of the following five sessions (Free Practice 1, 2, 3 and 4, and one Qualifying session) be declared wet, an additional set of rain tyres is allocated to all the  riders. This additional allocation comprises: 3 6 front rain tyres WATCH ’S PREVIEW (3 A-spec + 3 B-spec rain tyres) OF THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR 3 7 rear rain tyres (4 A-spec + 3 B-spec rain tyres) Reale Avintia Racing KTM Factory Racing Xavier Entrylist Simeon Bradley #10 Smith #38 Born: August 31, 1989 Nationality Belgian Monster Born: November 28, 1990 Race starts 0 Yamaha Tech 3 Nationality British Wins 0 Ducati Team Race starts 85 Pole positions 0 Johann Wins 0 Podium finishes 0 Repsol Andrea Zarco Pole positions 0 Grand Prix debut 2018, Qatar Team Dovizioso #5 Podium finishes 2 Grand Prix debut 2013, Qatar Tito Marc #4 Born: July 16, 1990 Rabat Pol Marquez Born: March 23, 1986 Nationality French #53 Race starts 18 Espargaro #93 Nationality Italian Born: May 25, 1989 Wins 0 #44 Race starts 178 Born: February 17, 1993 Pole positions 2 Nationality Spanish Wins 8 Born: June 10, 1991 Nationality Spanish Podium finishes 3 Race starts 35 Pole positions 5 Nationality Spanish Race starts 90 Grand Prix debut 2017, Qatar Wins 0 Podium finishes 42 Race starts 71 Pole positions 0 Wins 35 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Grand Prix debut 2008, Qatar Wins 0 Podium finishes 0 Pole positions 45 Podium finishes 3 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Pole positions 0 Grand Prix debut 2016, Qatar Podium finishes 63 Pole positions Wins 7 2 Podium finishes 0 World titles 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) Grand Prix debut 2014, Qatar Grand Prix debut 2013, Qatar Podium finishes 13 Hafizh RECORD WITH MICHELIN Pole positions 2 Syahrin EG 0,0 Marc VDS Wins 11 #55 Jorge Thomas Podium finishes 24 lcr Honda Lorenzo Born: May 5, 1994 Luthi Pole positions 15 #99 Nationality Malaysian #12 World titles 2 (2016, 2017) Race starts 0 Cal Born: May 4, 1987 Wins 0 Crutchlow Born: September 6, 1986 Dani Nationality Spanish Pole positions 0 #35 Nationality Suisse Pedrosa Race starts 174 Podium finishes 0 Born: October 29, 1985 Race starts 0 #26 Wins 44 Grand Prix debut 2018, Qatar Wins 0 Pole positions 39 Nationality British Born: September 29, 1985 Pole positions 0 Podium finishes 110 Race starts 123 Podium finishes 0 Nationality Spanish World titles 3 (2010, 2012, 2015) Movistar Wins 2 Grand Prix debut 2018, Qatar Race starts 199 Grand Prix debut 2008, Qatar Yamaha Pole positions 3 Wins 31 Franco RECORD WITH MICHELIN MotoGP Podium finishes 13 Pole positions 31 Wins 5 Grand Prix debut 2011, Qatar Morbidelli Podium finishes 112 Podium finishes 19 RECORD WITH MICHELIN #21 Grand Prix debut 2006, Spain Maverick Pole positions 8 vinales Wins 2 Born: December 4, 1994 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Podium finishes 5 Wins 9 #25 Nationality Italian Takaaki Race starts 0 Podium finishes 36 Alma Pramac Born: January 12, 1995 Nakagami Wins 0 Pole positions 13 Nationality Spanish Racing Pole positions 0 Race starts 54 #30 Podium finishes 0 danilo Wins 4 Born: February 9, 1992 Grand Prix debut 2018, Qatar Racing petrucci Pole positions 5 Nationality Japanese Team Gresini #9 Podium finishes 11 Race starts 0 Grand Prix debut 2015, Qatar Wins 0 Team Suzuki Aleix Born: October 24, 1990 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Pole positions 0 Ecstar Espargaro Nationality Italian Wins 4 Podium finishes 0 Race starts 100 #41 Podium finishes 11 Grand Prix debut 2018, Qatar alex Wins 0 Pole positions 5 Born: July 30, 1989 Pole positions 0 rins #42 Nationality Spanish Podium finishes 5 Valentino Angel Nieto Race starts 129 Grand Prix debut 2012, Qatar Rossi Team Born: December 8, 1995 Wins 0 RECORD WITH MICHELIN #46 Nationality Spanish Pole positions 2 Podium finishes 4 Alvaro Born: February 16, 1979 Race starts 14 Podium finishes 1 Bautista Jack Nationality Italian Wins 0 Grand Prix debut 2009, #19 Pole positions 0 Indianapolis Miller Race starts 305 #43 Wins 89 Born: November 21, 1984 Podium finishes 0 Scott Pole positions 54 Grand Prix debut 2017, Qatar Redding Born: January 18, 1995 Nationality Spanish Podium finishes 191 Andrea #45 Nationality Australian Race starts 140 World titles 7 (2001, 2002, 2003, Wins 0 Iannone Race starts 48 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) Born: January 4, 1993 Pole positions 1 #29 Wins 1 Grand Prix debut 2000, Podium finishes 3 Nationality British Pole positions 0 South Africa Born: August 9, 1989 Race starts 72 Grand Prix debut 2010, Qatar Podium finishes 1 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Nationality Italian Wins 0 Grand Prix debut 2015, Qatar Wins 65 KAREl Pole positions 0 Race starts 83 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Podium finishes 115 ABRAHAM Podium finishes 2 Wins 1 Wins 1 Pole positions 42 #17 Grand Prix debut 2014, Qatar Pole positions 7 Podium finishes 1 World titles 5 (2001,2002, 2003, Podium finishes 2 RECORD WITH MICHELIN Born: January 2, 1990 2004, 2005) Grand Prix debut 2015, Qatar Podium finishes 1 Nationality Czech RECORD WITH MICHELIN Race starts 84 Wins 1 Wins 0 Podium finishes 4 Pole positions 0 Pole positions 1 Podium finishes 0 Grand Prix debut 2011, Qatar RIDERS’ STANDINGS

QAT ARGARG USAUSA ESPESP FRAFRA ITAITA ESPESP NEDNED DEUDEU CZECZE AUTAUT GBRGBR SMRSMR ESPESP THAJPN JPNAUS AUSMYSMYSESP ESP

Losail RioRio HondoHondo AustinAustin JerezJerez LeLe Mans Mans MugelloMugello CatalunyaCatalunya AssenAssen SachsenringSachsenring BrnoBrno SpielbergSpielbergSilverstoneSilverstoneMisanoMisano AragonAragon ChangMotegi MotegiPhillip IslandPhillip IslandSepangSepangTormo Tormo race 18/0326/03 08/0409/04 22/0423/04 06/0507/05 20/0521/05 03/0604/06 17/0611/06 01/0725/06 15/0702/07 05/0806/08 12/0813/08 26/0827/08 09/0910/09 23/0924/09 07/1015/10 21/1022/10 28/1029/10 04/1112/11 18/11

Riders’ standings Points 01 02 0303 0404 0505 0606 0707 0808 0909 1010 1111 1212 1313 1414 1515 1616 1717181819 Wins Podium

- Marc Marquez #93

- #4

- Maverick Vinales #25

- #26

- #46

- Johann Zarco #5

- #9

- #35

- Jack Miller #43

- Alvaro Bautista #19

- #29

- #45

- Aleix Espargaro #41

- Alex Rins #42

- Jorge Lorenzo #99

- Pol Espargaro #44

- #53

- #17

- Bradley Smith #38

- Thomas Luthi #12

- #21

- #30

- Xavier Simeon #10

- #55

st th th th 1 ...... 25 pts 5 ...... 11 pts 9 ...... 7 pts 13 ...... 3 pts DNF: Did Not Finish nd th th th 2 ...... 20 pts 6 ...... 10 pts 10 ...... 6 pts 14 ...... 2 pts DNS: Did Not Start th th th th 3 ...... 16 pts 7 ...... 9 pts 11 ...... 5 pts 15 ...... 1 pt th th th 4 ...... 13 pts 8 ...... 8 pts 12 ...... 4 pts Facts Michelin’s moto gptm race staff

15, 000 2 11 1 The number of kilometres press officer covered by a rider during a developers fitters season (races and practice) marketing/ 8 1 communication: 22 technicians manager 3 The maximum number of slick tyres a rider can use during a grand prix weekend (free practice, qualifying, warm-up and race)

All of Michelin’s MotoGPTM tyres are manufactured in Clermont- 1 ,400 The number of tyres taken to Ferrand, France before being transported to races and tests in either each grand prix contai- ners or specially-adap- 120°C ted trucks. These truc- The operating temperature ks can carry up to 800 of a rear slick tyres in hammocks, °C 100 which protect them The operating temperature against damage. of a front slick

Did you know? know? Did you Tyre pressure sensors The bikes: Tyre Air Pressure Sensors have been mandatory in MotoGPTM since

CUBIC CAPACITY: the 2016 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. 1,000 cc

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POWER: Automatic tyre type detectors 240 Collaboration between Michelin and horsepower the MotoGP™ constructors led to the introduction in 2017 of a system designed to detect the types of tyre W E I G H T : each rider is running in order to pro- vide this information to the other 157kg riders, teams and TV broadcasters . The system uses wireless techno- MAXIMUM FUEL TANK logy to transmit this information CAPACITY: from the bike’s transponder to the 22 litres timing system . Michelin’s range Michelin tyre range 20182017 Season Season

Michelin power slick 7 0 - 1 12/60 - 17 12/60 6 / avant 2 1 Front

SOFTSOFT MediumMedium HardHard 7 9 - 1 6 / 20/69 - 17 20/69 0 arrière 2 rear

Michelin power rain 7 0 - 1 12/60 - 17 12/60 6 / avant 2 1 Front extra Soft Soft Medium extra Soft Soft Medium 7 9 - 1 20/69 - 17 20/69 6 / 0 arrière 2 rear

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