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MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles

4. 9. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 308 (210 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 14 Starts 132 – all MotoGP 14 Wins 23 (14 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2 Wins 1 (1 x MotoGP) 1 Podiums 99 (58 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 7 Podiums 9 x MotoGP 3 Poles/Best grid 20 (7 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 2nd Best grid 2nd 2nd Last Win AUT/19 AUT Last Win ITA/19 ITA Last Podium ARA/19/2nd ARA/2nd Last Podium CAT/19/3rd CAT/3rd Last Pole JPN/18 - Last Pole - - THA/Best 2nd THA/Best 9th THA/18 QP: 3 Race: 2 THA/18 QP: 9 Race: 9 AGE: 33 Crashes 2018: 5 2019: 4 AGE: 28 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 7

»» Last year, Dovizioso qualified in third place at Buriram, led the race from Lap 11 to 25 and fought with »» Last year, Petrucci qualified in ninth position as the second Ducati rider on the grid and finished the race Marquez for the win. Marquez overtook him at the final corner to win; the only time in six duels he has lost in ninth after dropping down to 11th. out to Marquez at the last corner on the last lap.

12. Maverick Viñales 17. Karel Abraham CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 153 (86 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3) 14 Starts 209 (117 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 14 Wins 22 (6 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 1 Wins/Best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 14th Podiums 61 (21 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 5 Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) - Poles 19 (8 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) 2 Best grid 2nd 15th Last Win NED/19 NED Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Podium RSM/19/3rd RSM/3rd Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole RSM/19 RSM Last Pole - - THA/Best 3rd THA/Best 17th THA/18 QP: 4 Race: 3 THA/18 QP: 17 Race: 17 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 5 AGE: 29 Crashes 2018: 15 2019: 10

»» Last year, Viñales started from fourth and finished the race in third, 0.270 second behind race winner »» Last year, Abraham both qualified and finished the race in 17th position after suffering with the front Marc Marquez, which was the fifth closest podium time margin of the all-time in a full length premier shaking at the end of the straight. class Grand Prix.

20. Fabio Quartararo 21. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 81 (14 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 31 x Moto3) 14 Starts 101 (30 x MotoGP, 71 x Moto2) 14 Wins/Best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Wins/Best result 8 (8 x Moto2) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 8 (4 x MotoGP, 2 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) 4 Podiums 21 (21 x Moto2) - Poles 6 (3 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) 3 Poles/Best grid 6 (6 x Moto2) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win CAT/18 (Moto2) - Last Win ARA/17 (Moto2) - Last Podium RSM/19/2nd RSM/2nd Last Podium VAL/17/2nd (Moto2) - Last Pole NED/19 NED Last Pole MAL/17 (Moto2) - THA/Best 5th (Moto2) THA/Best 13th THA/18/Moto2 QP: 8 Race: 5 THA/18 QP: 13 Race: 14 AGE: 20 Crashes 2018: 6 2019: 3 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 11 2019: 7

»» Last year, Quartararo qualified in eighth place and the finished the Moto2™ race in fifth place. »» Last year, Morbidelli qualified in 13th and finished the race in 14th position as the second rookie across the »» 2019 will be Quartararo’s first race in Buriram on a MotoGP™ bike. line after dropping down to 17th in the early stages of the race.

29. Andrea Iannone 30. Takaaki Nakagami CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 241 (113 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 12 Starts 171 (32 x MotoGP, 105 x Moto2, 34 x 125) 14 Wins/Best result 13 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 10th Wins/Best result 2 (2x Moto2) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 35 (11 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) - Podiums 14 (14 x Moto2) - Poles/Best grid 10 (2 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 11th Poles/Best grid 5 (5 x Moto2™ ) (7th in MotoGP) 6th Last Win AUT/16 - Last Win GBR/17 (Moto2) - Last Podium AUS/18/2nd - Last Podium GBR/17/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole AUT/16 - Last Pole JPN/17 (Moto2) - THA/Best 11th THA/Best 22nd THA/18 QP: 6 Race: 11 THA/18 QP: 14 Race: 22 AGE: 30 Crashes 2018: 11 2019: 6 AGE: 27 Crashes 2018: 15 2019: 7

»» In 2018, Iannone started from sixth place, had a bad start and dropped down to 11th on Lap 4. He made »» Last year, Nakagami qualified in 14th and dropped down to 23rd on Lap 4 before crashing. He remounted his way through the field but eventually crossed the line in 11th. to cross the line in 22nd.

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35. Cal Crutchlow 36. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 152 - all MotoGP 14 Starts 67 (12 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 37 x Moto3) 12 Wins/Best result 3 (3 x MotoGP) 3rd Wins/Best result 11 (11 x Moto3) (6th in MotoGP) 6th Podiums 18 (18 x MotoGP) 2 Podiums 20 (4 x Moto2, 16 x Moto3) - Poles/Best grid 4 (4 x MotoGP) 3rd Poles/Best grid 2 (2 x Moto3) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Last Win ARG/18 - Last Win MAL/17 (Moto3) - Last Podium GER/19/3rd GER/3rd Last Podium AUS/18/2nd (Moto2) - Last Pole SPA/18 - Last Pole MAL/17 (Moto3™) - THA/Best 7th THA/Best DNF (Moto2) THA/18 QP: 5 Race: 7 THA/18/Moto2 QP: 11 Race: - AGE: 33 Crashes 2018: 17 2019: 9 AGE: 22 Crashes 2018: 9 2019: 11

»» Last year, Crutchlow qualified in fifth place as the first Independent Team rider and finished the race in »» Last year, Mir qualified in 11th place and crashed out on the opening lap at Turn 3 with Marcel Schrötter seventh after fighting for the podium in the early stages of the race. and Augusto Fernandez in Moto2™. »» 2019 will be Mir’s first race in Buriram on a MotoGP™ bike.

41. Aleix Espargaro 42. Alex Rins CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 244 (160 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 14 Starts 133 (45 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 52 x Moto3) 14 Best result 2nd 7th Wins 14 (2 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 8 x Moto3) 2 Podiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) - Podiums 48 (8 x MotoGP, 17 x Moto2, 23 x Moto3™ ) 3 Poles/Best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 5th Poles/Best grid 17 (4 x Moto2, 13 x Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 3rd Last Win - - Last Win GBR/19 GBR Last Podium ARA/14/2nd - Last Podium GBR/19/1st GBR/1st Last Pole CAT/15 - Last Pole AME/16 (Moto2) - THA/Best 13th THA/Best 6th THA/18 QP: 16 Race: 13 THA/18 QP: 11 Race: 6 AGE: 30 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: 7 AGE: 23 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: 8

»» Last year, Aleix Espargaro started from 13th with the soft tyre and finished the race in 13th. »» Last year, Rins qualified in 11th place as the second rider and finished the race in sixth after fighting for fifth place with on the final lap.

43. Jack Miller 44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 135 (80 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 14 Starts 221 (99 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2 , 71 x 125) 13 Wins/Best result 7 (1 x MotoGP , 6 x Moto3) 3rd Wins/Best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 6th Podiums 14 (4 x MotoGP, 10 x Moto3) 3 Podiums 45 (1 x MotoGP, 23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) - Poles/Best grid 9 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto3) 2nd Poles/Best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Last Win NED/16 - Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium ARA/19/3rd ARA/3rd Last Podium VAL/18/3rd - Last Pole ARG/18 - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) - THA/Best 10th THA/Best 21st THA/18 QP: 10 Race: 10 THA/18 QP: 19 Race: 21 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 17 2019: 13 AGE: 28 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: 7

»» Last year, Miller qualified and finished the race in 10th place after moving up to seventh on the »» The Thai GP last year was Pol Espargaro’s first time at the track, having missed the Official Test in Buriram opening lap but struggling with his rear tyre. during the winter after suffering an injury at the Sepang Test. »» He also missed the previous GP in Aragon due to a collarbone injury, and he qualified in 19th and crossed the line in 21st after moving up to 17th on Lap 19.

46. 53. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 397 (337 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 14 Starts 219 (60 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 14 Wins/Best result 115 (89 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2nd Wins/Best result 13 (13 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 9th Podiums 234 (198 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 2 Podiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) - Poles/Best grid 65 (55 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Poles/Best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) (4th in MotoGP) 14th Last Win NED/17 - Last Win VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Podium AME/19/2nd AME/2nd Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole ITA/18 - Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) - THA/Best 4th THA/Best - THA/18 QP: 2 Race: 4 THA/18 QP: - Race: - AGE: 40 Crashes 2018: 8 2019: 4 AGE: 30 Crashes 2018: 10 2019: 8

»» Last year, Rossi qualified in second, which was his best qualifying result since and his fourth front- »» Last year, Rabat missed the Thai GP due to a leg injury sustained at the British GP and he was replaced row start of the 2018 season. by Jordi Torres. »» He led the race for the first time since Brno, for six laps, before dropping down to fourth across the line.

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55. Hafizh Syahrin 63. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 110 (32 x MotoGP, 78 x Moto2) 14 Starts 119 (14 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 69 x Moto3) 14 Best result 2nd (Moto2) (9th in MotoGP) 13th Wins/Best result 10 (8 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) (7th in MotoGP) 7th Podiums 3 (3 x Moto2) - Podiums 23 (16 x Moto2, 7 x Moto3) - Best grid 5th (Moto2) (10th in MotoGP) 18th Poles/Best grid 7 (6 x Moto2, 1 x Moto3) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Last Win - - Last Win JPN/18 (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/17/3rd - Last Podium MAL/18/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole - - Last Pole JPN/18 - THA/Best 12th THA/Wins 1 (1 x Moto2) THA/18 QP: 18 Race: 12 THA/18/Moto2 QP: 6 Race: 1 AGE: 25 Crashes 2018: 9 2019: 6 AGE: 22 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 10

»» Last year, Syahrin qualified in 18th place, made his way through the field despite high oil temperature at »» Bagnaia won the Moto2™ race last year from sixth on the grid, his seventh win of the season on his way the beginning of the race and finished in 12th as the top rookie. to clinching the title. »» 2019 will be Bagnaia’s first race in Buriram on a MotoGP™ bike.

82. 88. Miguel Oliveira CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 241 (40 x MotoGP, 119 x 250/Moto2, 82 x 125) 1 Starts 143 (14 x MotoGP, 50 x Moto2, 79 x 125cc/Moto3) 14 Wins/Best result 16 (4 x Moto2, 5 x 250, 7 x 125) (7th in MotoGP) 17th Wins/Best result 12 (6 x Moto2, 6 x Moto3) (8th in MotoGP) 8th Podiums 49 (16 x Moto2, 10 x 250, 23 x 125) - Podiums 34 (21 x Moto2, 13 x Moto3) - Poles/Best grid 18 (4 x Moto2, 2 x 250, 12 x 125) (9th in MotoGP) 18th Poles/Best grid 4 (2 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) (13th in MotoGP) 13th Last Win INP/14 (Moto2) - Last Win VAL/18 - Last Podium MAL/14/2nd (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/18/1st - Last Pole RSM/14 (Moto2) - Last Pole ARA/17 - THA/Best - THA/Best 3rd (Moto2) THA/18 QP: - Race: - THA/18/Moto2 QP: 5 Race: 3 AGE: 36 Crashes 2018: 3 2019: - AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 7 2019: 5

»» Kallio, who finished 17th in Aragon, set the 19th fastest time overall at the Official Test in Buriram »» Oliveira qualified in fifth place as the highest-placed KTM rider and crossed the line in third place. last year. »» In 2019, Oliveira will be racing at the Thai GP for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. »» In 2019, Kallio will be racing at the Thai GP for the first time.

93. Marc Marquez 99. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 200 (122 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 14 Starts 292 (198 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 10 Wins 78 (52 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 8 Wins/Best result 68 (47 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 11th Podiums 129 (90 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 13 Podiums 152 (114 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) - Poles 89 (61 x MotoGP , 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 9 Poles/Best grid 69 (43 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 8th Last Win ARA/19 ARA Last Win AUT/18 - Last Podium ARA/19/1st ARA/1st Last Podium AUT/18/1st - Last Pole ARA/19 ARA Last Pole ARA/18 - THA/Wins 1 (1 x MotoGP) THA/Best - THA/18 QP: 1 Race: 1 THA/18 QP: - Race: - AGE: 26 Crashes 2018: 23 2019: 9 AGE: 32 Crashes 2018: 6 2019: 6

»» Last year, Marquez became the first ever rider to qualify on after passing through Q1 since »» Last year, Lorenzo suffered a big crash in FP2 injuring his left wrist and his right ankle. Added to a foot the qualifying format was introduced in 2013, and the third rider to win a race after passing through Q1. injury sustained at the previous GP in Aragon, he withdrew from the race. »» In addition, aged 25 years 231 days old, he became the youngest rider to reach the milestone of 50 pole positions in the premier class. »» In 2018, the Chang International Circuit became the 20th circuit where Marc Márquez has won at least once in the premier class. »» His win at the 2018 Thai GP is the only time he has won a last corner duel against Andrea Dovizioso.

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Grand Prix racing in Asia This is the second time that Thailand has hosted a Grand Prix is the most successful manufacturer in Asia in the Mo- and below are some facts and statistics related to the previous toGP™ class since 2002 with 23 victories, with nine different events in Asia: riders: (7), Marc Márquez (6), Valentino Rossi (3), (2), (1), (1), Casey Buriram (Chang International Circuit) is the 28th circuit to hold Stoner (1), (1) and (1). a MotoGP™ race since it replaced the 500cc class as the premier class of Grand Prix racing in 2002. Yamaha has had 19 wins in the MotoGP™ class since 2002, with four different riders: Valentino Rossi (11), Jorge Lorenzo (6), In addition, Thailand is the 20th different country to host a Mo- Max Biaggi (1) and Maverick Viñales (1). toGP™ race since 2002 and the seventh different Asian country to host a Grand Prix event (all solo classes) along with , Tur- Ducati has had 17 wins in the MotoGP™ class in Asia. The last key, , Malaysia, China and Indonesia. Ducati rider to win in Asia is Andrea Dovizioso this year in Qatar.

A total of 285 Grand Prix races for solo have taken The best result in Asia for Suzuki in the MotoGP™ class is the place in Asia as follows: MotoGP™ – 59, 500cc – 30, Moto2™ – 48, second-place finish achieved in 2002 by Akira Ryo at Suzuka 350cc – 4, 250cc – 47, Moto3™ – 44, 125cc – 49, 80cc – 4. and Alex Rins at Sepang last year.

Last year, Buriram became the 11th different circuit that has The Chang International Circuit venue is the 37th different cir- been used for Grand Prix racing in Asia. cuit that Valentino Rossi has raced at during his Grand Prix ca- reer and his 28th in the premier class. The circuits that have been used in Asia are as follows: Suzuka (56 Grand Prix races), Motegi (60), Losail (48), Fisco/Fuji (8), Buriram is one of just four circuits on the current Grand Prix Sepang (59), Shah Alam (21), Johor (3), Shanghai (12), Istanbul schedule where Valentino Rossi has not had a MotoGP™ victory Park (9), Sentul (6) and Buriram (3). yet, along with Austin, the Ring in Austria and Aragon. Rossi has won in 23 different circuits so far in the premier class Asian riders have had great success across all solo Grand Prix of GP racing. classes in Asia, winning 44 of the 285 GP races (15.4%) that have taken place, all of them coming from Japan. The last Asian Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider in the MotoGP™ rider to win on any of the Asian tracks is Kaito Toba in Moto3™ in class in Asia with 14 wins: Sepang (5), Losail (4), Suzuka (2), Qatar earlier this year. Shanghai (2) and Motegi (1).

Previously... in MotoGP™ 129 – Marc Marquez’ win at the Aragon GP was the 129th time he has been on the podium in his Grand Prix career. Only five riders have been on the podium on more occasions in Grand Prix racing.

99 – Andrea Dovizioso’s second place at the Aragon GP was the 99th time he has been on the podium in his Grand Prix career. In Thailand, he will be aiming to become the 10th rider to reach the milestone of 100 podium finishes.

52 – Marc Marquez’ win at the Aragon GP was the 52nd time he has been on the top step of the podium in the premier class, two less than five-time 500cc World Champion .

23 – Over the last 23 races he has finished, Marc Marquez has always been on the podium and finished third only once, in Brno last sea- son.

7 – At the Aragon GP, clinched their seventh successive world title in the Moto2™ class. Their closest and only rival in the class since its introduction in 2010 is Suter, who won three world titles from 2010 to 2012.

1 – With Marc Marquez, and Aron Canet leading across the line on every lap at the Aragon GP, this was the first time there was a single leader across the line in all three classes since Assen back in 2010 with Jorge Lorenzo (MotoGP™), Andrea Iannone (Moto2™) and Marc Marquez (125cc).

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MotoGP™ Facts and Stats At the Aragon GP, Marc Márquez won for the 52nd time on what MotorLand, this was the fourth time this year there were at least was his 122nd start in the premier class, which represents a win- two Ducati riders on the podium, one more than last year. ning rate of 42.6%: 25 times on his 37 visits on anticlockwise cir- cuit and 27 on his 85 visits on clockwise circuits. In addition, this was the 13th podium finish for Ducati after the opening 14 races of the season, one more than 2018 at this sta- At MotorLand, Marquez won after qualifying on pole position. Of ge of the season. Only once have Ducati riders had more podium his 52nd victories in the premier class, 36 came after qualifying finishes at this stage of the season in the MotoGP™ class: 14 in on pole. In addition, 47 of his 52 wins in the class came after qua- 2007 with , and Alex Barros. lifying within the top three. Only one rider has now scored points in all 14 of the MotoGP™ ra- Marquez’ win in Aragon is the seventh time that he had won at any ces in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, who crossed the line in 12th place at circuit in the MotoGP™ class after qualifying on pole position, lea- MotorLand, although it was his worst result across the line since ding across the line on every lap and setting the of the he was also 12th in last year. race along with Jerez (2014), Austin (2014, 2016, 2018), Argentina (2019) and (2019). Fabio Quartararo, who crossed the line in fifth place in Aragon, is still leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year with 123 points This was Marquez’ sixth GP win at MotorLand, which is the fourth ahead Joan Mir (49 points), followed by Francesco Bagnaia (29) track where he has won at least six times in GP racing along with and Miguel Oliveira (29), who was the top KTM rider across the line the Sachsenring (10 wins), Austin (6) and Misano (6). Only four ri- at MotorLand. ders have won at least six times at more than four different tracks: (11 tracks), Rossi (9), (6), Angel In addition, Fabio Quartararo is leading the Independent Team ri- Nieto (5). der classification, six points ahead of Jack Miller and 25 ahead of Cal Crutchlow. Marquez has won at least eight GPs per season in five different seasons of his GP career, equalling Angel Nieto and Giacomo Aleix Espargaro finished seventh at the Aragon GP, which his best Agostini. Only Valentino Rossi did better with at least eight wins result since he was sixth at MotorLand last year. per season over eight years. Valentino Rossi, who crossed the line in eighth place in Aragon as In Aragon, Marquez made it 11 successive races on the podium for the third Yamaha rider, has not won since Assen back in 2017, 41 the first time since he finished on the podium 12 times in a row successive races. The last time he failed to win in more than 41 from the last two races of 2013 through the opening 10 races of successive races was from Portugal/2010 to Catalunya/2013 (44 2014, which is his record in the MotoGP™ class. successive races). Marquez is now leading the Championship with 98 points ahead Following the Aragon GP, Suzuki have scored 181 points in the of Andrea Dovizioso; this is the highest margin after the opening Constructor’s World Championship classification thanks to Alex 14 races of the season in the premier class since 2005 and the Rins’ ninth place, which is the highest points accumulated after 147-point margin between Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi after the opening 14 races by Suzuki since 2007 when the Japanese the Qatar GP. manufacturer had 201 points after the Portuguese GP.

In Aragon, Andrea Dovizioso stood on the podium for the first time The only one of the four rookies in the MotoGP™ class this year to since he won in Austria and the seventh time this year, equalling have won at the Thai GP in any of the smaller classes last season last year after the opening 14 races. is Francesco Bagnaia in Moto2™. Jack Miller was third at the Aragon GP, which is his fourth podium However, fellow rookie Miguel Oliveira is the only other rookie who finish in the premier class and his third so far this year along with has stood on the podium in Thailand, finishing third in the Moto2™ Austin and Brno. In addition, this is his 14th podium finish in Grand class last year. Prix racing, equalling in 11th place on the list of the Australian riders with most podium finishes. At the Thai GP, Pol Espargaro, who missed the race in Aragon due to a wrist injury, is scheduled to start his 100th race in the premier With Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller’s podium finishes at the class of GP racing.

Moto2™ Facts and Stats At the Aragon GP, Brad Binder won for the 12th time in his Grand equalling Luca Marini, Alex De Angelis and in Prix career, equalling Alex Marquez, Miguel Oliveira, Manuel Pog- the class. giali, and Fergus Anderson on the list of riders with the most GP wins. In addition, it was the 35th overall podium finish for in Moto2™ since the introduction of the class back in 2010. In addition, Binder’s win at MotorLand equals Miguel Oliveira and Mika Kallio as the most successful KTM rider in Grand Prix racing, This is the second time Speed Up have had at least nine podium ahead of Luis Salom with seven wins. finishes in a single season in Moto2™ since the introduction of the class in 2010, along with that year, when they also had nine po- Binder’s win at MotorLand was the 23rd for a South African rider dium finishes. in the intermediate category, the 51st overall in Grand Prix racing. Alex Marquez has finished in third place at the Aragon GP, which In addition, Binder’s win in Aragon was the 20th for KTM in the was his 22nd podium finish in the Moto2™ class, one less than Pol intermediate category and 95th for the Austrian manufacturer in Espargaro and three less than his brother Marc. Grand Prix racing. It was also Marquez’ ninth podium finish of the season so far. In Jorge Navarro crossed the line in second place at the Aragon GP, his Grand Prix career, the only time he has had more than nine which was the 16th podium finish of his Grand Prix career and his podium finishes in a single season iss in 2014 when he took 10 seventh since he stepped up to the Moto2™ class back in 2017, podiums on his way to clinching the title.

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At the Aragon GP, Marquez was the highest-placed Kalex rider. who has previously been on the podium in the class in Buriram, With those 16 points, the German chassis manufacturer clinched finishing second last year from third on the grid. their seventh (successive) world title in the class. Lorenzo Baldassarri, who crossed the line in eighth place in Ara- Marquez is leading the Championship by 38 points ahead of Jor- gon, qualified on pole position last year in Thailand, his most re- ge Navarro; this is the highest margin after the opening 14 races cent pole position so far. of the season in the class since 2015 and the 78-point margin between Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat after the Aragon GP. Sam Lowes crossed the line in fifth place at Aragon for the se- cond successive time; his best results since he was also fifth at Luca Marini was fourth at MotorLand, which was his best result the German GP last year. since he was third in Assen earlier this season. Somkiat Chantra has won twice in the Asia Talent Cup at Buriram, Marini is the only rider currently competing in the Moto2™ class the first race in 2015 and the second in 2016.

Moto3™ Facts and Stats Aron Canet won for the third time this season and the sixth time along with a third place last year in Thailand. in his Grand Prix career at MotorLand Aragon, equalling Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller’s victories on the list of riders with most With Aron Canet and Dennis Foggia, this was the fourth time this wins in Moto3™. year there are at last two KTM riders on the podium, along with Argentina, the Americas and Catalunya. Canet led across the line on every lap of the race, which was the first time this happened in Moto3™ since Jorge Martin in Aragon Alonso Lopez finished fourth in Aragon, equalling his best result last year. from Spain last year. The win by Aron Canet in Aragon was the 62nd for a KTM rider is now leading the Championship by two since the introduction of the Moto3™ class back in 2012, one less points ahead of Aron Canet; this is the lowest margin after the than Honda, which is the most successful manufacturer in the opening fourteen races of the season in the lightweight class class. since the current point scoring system was introduced in 1993.

Ai Ogura finished in second place at the Aragon GP, 4.581 se- Dalla Porta has 184 points, which is the lowest score for a rider conds after Aron Canet, which is the highest winning margin in leading the Championship in the lightweight class after the four- the class since Jorge Martin last year at MotorLand with a 5.984 teen races since the current point scoring system was introdu- second margin ahead of Marco Bezzecchi. ced in 1993.

At MotorLand, Ogura was on the podium for the first time on what Ogura is the only Moto3™ rider who has won in the Asia Talent Cup was the 18th start in his Grand Prix career. In addition, this was at Buriram, he won the first race in 2016. the third podium finish for a rookie rider this year along with Ce- lestino Vietti in both Spain and Catalunya. Ayumu Sasaki, who will be celebrated his 19th birthday on Friday at the Thai GP, in both races in 2015, and Kazuki Masaki, in the Dennis Foggia crossed the line in third place at the Aragon GP, second race in 2015, are the only other full-time Moto3™ riders which was the second podium finish of his Grand Prix career who ha ve stood on the podium in the Asia Talent Cup at Buriram.

Andrea Dovizioso closes in on 100th podium finishes in Grand Prix racing Andrea Dovizioso’s second place in Aragon was the 99th time he has stood on the podium in Grand Prix racing, equalling Loris Capirossi who stands in 10th place on the list of riders with most podium finishes. At the Thai GP, he will be aiming to become the 10th rider to reach the milestone of 100 podium finishes.

Riders Total GP podiums Wins Seconds Third

1 Valentino Rossi 234 115 67 52 2 Giacomo Agostini 159 122 35 2 3 Dani Pedrosa 153 54 52 47 4 Jorge Lorenzo 152 68 51 33 5 Angel Nieto 139 90 35 14 6 Marc Marquez 129 78 34 17 7 121 52 44 25 8 Mike Hailwood 112 76 25 11 9 Max Biaggi 111 42 41 28 10= Loris Capirossi 99 29 34 36 10= Andrea Dovizioso 99 23 39 37

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In addition, this Andrea Dovizioso’s 58th podium finish in the premier class, equalling Max Biaggi, who stands in tenth place in the list of riders with most podium finishes in the class.

Riders Total premier class podiums Wins Seconds Third

1 Valentino Rossi 198 89 61 48 2 Jorge Lorenzo 114 47 44 23 3 Dani Pedrosa 112 31 40 41 4 Mick Doohan 95 54 31 10 5 Marc Marquez 90 52 28 10 6 Giacomo Agostini 88 68 20 7 78 31 31 16 8 Casey Stoner 69 38 11 20 9 64 24 22 18 10= Max Biaggi 58 13 26 19 10= Andrea Dovizioso 58 14 21 23

Marc Marquez closes in on Loris Capirossi At Buriram, Marc Marquez will be aiming to move above Loris Capirossi into fifth place on the list of riders of most points in Grand Prix racing. With his win at MotorLand, he scored his 3201st point since the beginning of his career.

Riders Points 500cc/MotoGP™ 250cc/Moto2™ 125cc/Moto3™

1 Valentino Rossi 6210 5268 510 432 2 Dani Pedrosa 4162 2970 626 566 3 Jorge Lorenzo 3941 2894 768 279 4 Andrea Dovizioso 3567 2354 721 492 5 Loris Capirossi 3215 1840 968 407 6 Marc Marquez 3201 2155 579 467 7 Max Biaggi 2892 1624 1268 - 8 Tom Lüthi 2477 0 2033 444 9 Casey Stoner 2411 1815 322 274 10 Mick Doohan 2298 2298 - -

Tom Lüthi closes in on Jack Findlay At the Thai GP, Tom Lüthi is scheduled to make his 282nd Grand Prix start, equalling Jack Findlay in sixth place of riders with most Grand Prix starts.

Riders Starts 500cc/MotoGP™ 350cc 250cc/Moto2™ 125cc/Moto3™ 80cc/50cc

1 Valentino Rossi 397 337 30 30 2 Loris Capirossi 328 217 84 27 3 Andrea Dovizioso 308 210 49 49 4 Dani Pedrosa 295 217 32 46 5 Jorge Lorenzo 292 198 48 46 6 Jack Findlay 282 157 83 34 6 2 7 Tom Lüthi 281 18 196 67 8 Alex Barros 276 245 14 17 9 Alvaro Bautista 274 158 49 67 10 273 178 95 11 Hector Barbera 267 139 81 47 12= Alex De Angelis 265 61 139 65 12= Angel Nieto 265 1 16 160 88 14 Bruno Kneubühler 264 71 46 52 86 9 15 Randy De Puniet 253 140 80 33

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Marc Marquez could clinch the MotoGP™ title at Buriram At the Thai Grand Prix, Marc Marquez has the chance to clinch his sixth MotoGP™ world title –the eighth of his Grand Prix ca- reer – and to become the youngest rider to do so at 26 years and 231 days old on race day. Andrea Dovizioso is now his only rival for the title.

Marquez must score two or more points more than Andrea Dovizioso to take the title.

On this day... At the 1997 Australian GP, Max Biaggi crossed the line in se- cond place behind in the 250cc race to clinch October 2nd his fourth successive world title in the class.

At the 2004 Qatar GP, Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso At the 1952 Spanish GP held in Montjuïc, cros- crossed the line with no margin separating them in the 125cc sed the line in second place in the 500cc race behind Les Gra- race. Lorenzo won with a photo finish. ham to clinch his second and last world title in his GP career.

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At the 2010 Japanese GP, Casey Stoner won his second Moto- At the 2002 Pacific GP, Alex Barros won the MotoGP™ race on GP™ race of the season while Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lo- his first time out with the Honda RC211V. renzo had a great battle for the second place until the last lap. At the same GP, Barros’ teammate Loris Capirossi crossed the At the 2000 Australian GP, Regis Laconi crossed the line in third line in third place in the MotoGP™ race, which was the last place in the 500cc race, 0.124 seconds after race winner Tada- ever podium finish for a 500cc 2-stroke in the premier class of yuki Okada, making it the closest podium margin in the premier Grand Prix racing. class of GP racing at the time. October 7th October 4th At the 2000 Rio GP, Jr. clinched the 500cc title, At the 1998 Australian GP, Mick Doohan took the 53rd of his 54 becoming the first son of a previous champion to win the pre- wins in the premier class to clinch his fifth successive world mier class title. title in the class. October 8th At the 1953 Spanish GP held in Montjuich, Fergus Anderson be- came the oldest ever rider to win a premier class race (44 years Alongside the 1995 European GP held in , Lucio Cec- 237 days old). chinello won the 125cc race in the European Championship to clinch the title ahead of Frédéric Petit and Valentino Rossi. October 5th

At the 2008 Australian GP, won the 125cc race - his most recent GP win - from and Gabor Talmacsi to clinch the title.

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