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#01 Gran Premio Red Bull de España Rider Profiles Circuito de Jerez–Angel Nieto – July 19th Career 2020 Jerez* Career 2020 Jerez* Starts 313 (MotoGP: 215, Other: 98) - 12 Starts 190 (MotoGP: 52, Other: 138) - 3 Wins/Best* 23 (MotoGP:14, Other : 9) - 4th Wins/Best* 16 (Moto2: 15, 125: 1) / 2nd - 2nd Podiums 101 (MotoGP: 60, Other: 41) - - Podiums 47 (MotoGP: 6, Other: 41) - 1 Poles/QP* 20 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 13) - 4th Poles/QP* 23 (MotoGP: 4, Other: 19) - 3rd Last win AUT/19 - - Last win VAL/16 (Moto2) - - Last podium MAL/19/3rd - - Last podium MAL/18/3rd - 18/2nd Last pole JPN/18 - - Last pole FRA/18 - - Crashes N/A - N/A Crashes N/A - N/A 4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team – Age: 34 – Nationality: Italian 5. Johann Zarco, Reale Avintia Racing – Age: 30 – Nationality: French -Dovizioso had two podium finishes at Jerez in the smaller classes – third in the 250cc races in both 2006 and 2007. -Zarco has competed at Jerez previously in both the smaller classes with two podium finishes; third in 125cc in 2011, -His best result from 12 starts in the MotoGP™ class at Jerez is fourth last year after qualifying fourth, when he also and second in 2015 in Moto2™. equalled his best qualifying result at the track in the class from 2016. -2017 was Zarco’s first year competing at Jerez in MotoGP™; he qualified in sixth on the grid and crossed the line in -In 2016, Dovizioso failed to score any points for the first time in Jerez; he retired from the race after coolant leaked fourth as the top Independent Team rider, top rookie and the highest Yamaha rider in his best result in the premier onto his rear tyre. class at that time. -In 2018, he crashed out of the race following an incident with Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa at Turn 6 on Lap 18. -In 2018, he started from the front row for the eighth successive time in Jerez and crossed the line in second as the -Jerez is the only one circuit on the 2020 calendar where he has not had a podium in the MotoGP™ class, along with highest-placed Yamaha and Independent Team rider, equalling his best result from Argentina earlier that year. Kymiring. -In 2019, he qualified 18th, made his way through the field to finish 14th as the second-placed KTM rider behind his teammate Pol Espargaro. Career 2020 Jerez* Career 2020 Jerez* Starts 137 (all MotoGP) - 6 Starts 158 (MotoGP: 91, Other: 67) - 5 Wins/Best* 1 (1 x MotoGP) - 4th Wins/Best* 23 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 16) - 3rd Podiums 9 x MotoGP - - Podiums 63 (MotoGP: 23, Other: 40) - 1 Poles/QP* 2nd - 7th Poles/QP* 20 (MotoGP: 9, Other: 11) - 4th Last win ITA/19 - - Last win MAL/19 - - Last podium CAT/19/3rd - - Last podium MAL/19/1st - 19/3rd Last pole - - - Last pole AUS/19 - - Crashes N/A - N/A Crashes N/A - N/A 9. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati Team – Age: 29 – Nationality: Italian 12. Maverick Viñales, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Age: 25 – Nationality: Spanish -In 2014, he missed the race at Jerez after crashing on Sunday morning Warm Up and fracturing his right wrist. -Viñales won the Moto3™ race at Jerez in 2013 on his way to taking the world title. -Petrucci missed the race at Jerez in 2016 whilst recovering from an operation on his hand; he was replaced by -In 2015, he started the MotoGP™ race from 14th on the grid after a crash in qualifying; he went on to finish in 11th. Michele Pirro. -In 2016, he qualified in fifth and finished the race in sixth, just behind his teammate Aleix Espargaro. -In 2017, he started from 13th on the grid and crossed the line in seventh after battling with Valentino Rossi. -In 2017, he also crossed the line in sixth place, after starting from fourth on the grid. -In 2018, he qualified in ninth and finished the race in fourth as the top Ducati rider after battling with Andrea -In 2018, he qualified in 11th, dropped down to 13th after struggling in the early stages of the race and eventually Iannone and Valentino Rossi. This is his best result at Jerez so far. crossed the line in seventh. -Last year, he qualified in seventh after crashing after the chequered flag in Q2 and crossed the line in fifth as the -Last year, he qualified fifth after passing through Q1. He finished the race in third, which is his only podium on home second-placed Ducati rider behind his teammate Dovizioso. soil so far since he stepped up to the MotoGP™ class in 2015. Career 2020 Jerez* Career 2020 Jerez* Starts 86 (MotoGP: 19, Other: 67) - 1 Starts 106 (MotoGP: 35, Other: 71) - 2 Wins/Best* 1 (Moto2: 1) /2nd - DNF Wins/Best* 8 (Moto2: 8) / 5th - 7th Podiums 11 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 4) - - Podiums 21 (Moto2: 21) - - Poles 9 (MotoGP: 6, Other: 3) - 1 Poles/QP* 6 (6 x Moto2) / 2nd - 2nd Last win CAT/18 (Moto2) - - Last win ARA/17 (Moto2) - - Last podium VAL/19/2nd - - Last podium VAL/17/2nd (Moto2) - - Last pole VAL/19 - 2019 Last pole MAL/17 (Moto2) - - Crashes N/A - N/A Crashes N/A - N/A 20. Fabio Quartararo, Petronas Yamaha SRT– Age: 21 – Nationality: French 21. Franco Morbidelli, Petronas Yamaha SRT – Age: 25 – Nationality: Italian -In 2015, Quartararo just missed out on the podium in the Moto3™ race in Jerez following a last-lap battle, finishing -Morbidelli competed at Jerez in Moto2™ from 2014 to 2017; his best result to date is a fourth-place finish back in in fourth. This is his best result at the track so far. 2016 from fourth on the grid. -In 2016, he qualified in 11th, crashed on the opening lap and remounted but eventually retired from the race. -In 2017, he qualified in second place but crashed out of the race after taking the lead from his teammate Alex -Quartararo’s best result in Jerez in the Moto2™ class is 10th in 2018, from 17th on the grid. Marquez on Lap 9. -2019 was Quartararo’s first race in Jerez in MotoGP™; he qualified on pole position for the first time in the class, -2018 was Morbidelli’s first time competing in MotoGP™ at Jerez; he finished the race in ninth, which was the first setting a new all-time lap record in Jerez. top 10 finish of his rookie season. -Aged 20 years and 14 days old at that time, Quartararo became the youngest rider to qualify on pole position in the -Last year, he qualified second which is his best qualifying result in MotoGP™ (later equalled in Japan). This was his class, beating the record set by Marc Marquez (20 years and 62 days old) in Austin back in 2013. first front start since he stepped to the MotoGP™ class in 2018. He went to finishing the race in seventh. -He retired from the race on the back straight on Lap 14 due to a mechanical problem with the gear shifter while sitting in second place. Career 2020 Jerez* Career 2020 Jerez* Starts 56 (MotoGP: 1, Moto2: 55) - 0 Starts 173 (MotoGP: 34, Other: 139) - 2 Best result* 2nd (Moto2) / DNF (MotoGP) - - Wins/Best* 2 (Moto2: 2) / 5th - 9th Podiums 2 (Moto2: 2) - - Podiums 14 (Moto2: 14) - - Best QP 3rd (Moto2) / 19th (MotoGP) - - Poles/QP* 5 (Moto2™: 5) / 6th - 8th Last win - - - Last win GBR/17 (Moto2) - - Last podium THA/19/3rd - - Last podium GBR/17/1st (Moto2) - - Last pole - - - Last pole JPN/17 (Moto2) - - Crashes N/A - - Crashes N/A - N/A 27. Iker Lecuona, Red Bull KTM Tech 3 – Age: 20 – Nationality: Spanish 30. Takaaki Nakagami, LCR Honda Idemitsu – Age: 28 – Nationality: Japanese -Lecuona raced in Jerez in the FIM CEV Moto2™ European Championship in 2016 and finished the race in seventh -In 2013, Nakagami qualified third on the Moto2™ grid and crossed the line in fourth after being passed by Pol -Lecuona has competed in Jerez for the last three years in Moto2™, with a best result of ninth in 2018. Espargaro two laps before the end – his best result at this track. -In 2017, he retired from the race after struggling with several injuries sustained during preseason testing at Jerez. - In 2017, he finished 21st from eighth on the grid in Moto2™ after Corsi made contact with him at Turn 6 on the -Last year, he qualified in 16th and finished the race in 10th as the second-placed KTM rider across the line. third lap. -In 2020, Lecuona will be racing in Jerez for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. -2018 was the first time that Nakagami competed in the MotoGP™ class at Jerez; he finished the race in 12th, which was his best result across the line at the time of his rookie season. -Last year, he qualified in eighth, which was his best qualifying result at that time in MotoGP™, and finished the race in ninth after dropping down to 12th in the early stages. Any comments or questions please contact [email protected] *MotoGP™ Official statistics compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino #01 Gran Premio Red Bull de España Rider Profiles Circuito de Jerez–Angel Nieto – July 19th Career 2020 Jerez* Career 2020 Jerez* Starts 145 (Moto2: 52, 125/Moto3: 93) - 0 Starts 157 (all MotoGP) - 9 Wins 15 (Moto2: 8, Moto3: 7) - - Wins/Best* 3 (MotoGP: 3) - 4th Podiums 35 (Moto2: 15, Moto3: 20) - - Podiums 19 (MotoGP: 19) - - Poles 7 (Moto2: 1, Moto3: 6) - - Poles 4 (MotoGP: 4) - 1 Last win VAL/19 (Moto2) - - Last win ARG/18 - - Last podium VAL/19/1st (Moto2) - - Last podium AUS/19/2nd - - Last pole ARA/18 (Moto2) - - Last pole SPA/18 - 2018 Crashes N/A - N/A Crashes N/A - N/A 33.