THE RACE STARTS HERE Hi! I’m Wheelie, I’m a 4-stroke engined motorbike ready to race with you throughout the Grand Prix!

In this digital edition of Little Riders, there are lots of fun activities. Why don’t we start by creating your very own racing team?

Complete the logo RACING TEAM with the name of your racing team and decorate it in your team colours. MARC MARQUEZ

GUIDE COLOURS JACK MILLER

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GUIDE COLOURS Ever wondered why it’s called the MotoGP™ World Championship? Simple! It’s because MotoGP™ races all over the world, on five different continents and in a total of fifteen different countries: , , Isle of man (mountain) USA, , , , , , Holland, , Great The location of the very first World Britain, , , , . Wow, that’s a lot of places Championship race on June 17th 1949. to visit in just one season.

#AmericanGP 2008-2013 See two of the most memorable overtakes at the famous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca! First, watch and Valentino in 2008, and then see how history repeated itself 5 years later with Marc Marquez and .

#SpanishGP 2005 Watch Rossi and Gibernau’s thrilling last lap battle in Jerez to see who won the Spanish GP! GAMBIA GAMBIA NIGERIA LIBERIA LIBERIA

The officialThe MotoGP™ official MotoGPcharity ™ charity program programmeis is present present in in Lesotho, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, With help from an adult, Liberia, Malawi,Kenya, Kenya, Nigeria, Nigeria, Gambia and Zimbabwe, helping medical supplies scan each QR code by Gambia and Zimbabwe, helping reach rural communities. holding your smartphone medical supplies reach rural communities by motorbike. camera above the code to watch these memorable MotoGP™ moments from around the world. #ASSENGP#D 2 0utch18 GP 2018 Watch MarquezWatch conquer Marquez one of conquer the most one exciting of MotoGP™ races of 2018the which most saw exciting 5 different MotoGP race™ races leaders try to be King of the Cathedral.of 2018.

#GermanGP 2006 A look back at the 2006 premier class race involving the likes of Valentino Rossi, , , and . #JapaneseGP 2017 Hear what and Marc Marquez had to say about their intense battle in the rain at the Japan GP.

#CatalanGP 2009 Watch Valentino Rossi and ’s famous last lap battle and find out who won the mesmerising 2009 Catalan GP. #CATALANGP 2009 Watch Rossi and Lorenzo’s famous last lap battle to see #QatarGP 2019 who won the 2009 Catalan GP. The winning margin from the 2019 MotoGP™ race at Losail was the closest in season opener history! Watch the comparison from all three categories to see which race finish was the closest! NIGERIA KENYA KENYA

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#AustralianGP 2015 Catch a glimpse of one of the closest four-way battles of 2015 between Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, and Valentino Rossi at Phillip Island during an intense world title fight. In the space provided, draw your dream race track! HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A TRACK YOU CAN DRAW Cut out the vehicles to place them around your race track. Every MotoGP™ Team needs a special suit to go racing. RACE SUIT Customise the leather suit in the picture below with your very own team design. Answer the questions below in order to complete CROSSWORD the crossword.

Across Down 1. A winner is also called a ____. 1. Another word for petrol. 2. Riders use this to protect their heads 2. The machine that the riders race on. when riding a motorbike. 3. The goal of every rider. 3. Racers use this kind of suit to protect 4. The round object connected to the bottom their bodies when racing motorbikes. of a motorbike that allows it to move. 4. A competition where all competitors try 5. A type of fuel that most European riders to be the fastest and win. use the name of to describe going fast. 5. A piece of cloth attached to a pole or handle 6. The place where all the riders competing that can represent a country or have a special meaning in a race must line up on before starting. about track conditions to alert riders. 7. The place where the winners go to collect 6. The beginning of the race. their trophy. 7. Another word for how fast a rider can go. 8. Another word for a motorbike racer. 8. Another word for track. 9. The prize that everyone wants to win. 9. The end of a race. Connect the dots to discover the MotoGP™ Trophy. JOIN THE DOTS

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TRACK IS CLEAR The green flag means that the track is clear, either after an earlier incident or together with the green light, meaning that the pit lane exit is open.

CAUTION Start of the race is delayed. During the race, there is a danger ahead. The riders must slow down and overtaking is forbidden. SLIPPERY SURFACE Surface grip is affected by something slippery on the track, such as rain or oil. Riders must be careful.

DROPS OF RAIN Shown as soon as the marshal feels rain drops in the air at their post. Be cautious.

BIKE CHANGE ALLOWED This flag tells the riders that they can change their bikes – in case it starts raining heavily or in a wet race, when the track dries up.

RACED STOPPED The red flag tells riders that the race has been stopped. They should immediately slow down and go back to the pits.

FASTER RIDER COMING During a race, this flag tells a rider that they are about to be lapped. They must let the faster rider immediately pass.

DISQUALIFICATION Rider must enter the pits at the end of the current lap and cannot restart.

MECHANICAL PROBLEM This flag notifies a rider that they have mechanical problems that can cause danger to themselves or others. He must immediately go back to the pits.

CHEQUERED FLAG The race or practice session is finished. The race winner is the first rider to pass this flag. Using the definitions from the previous page, colour the flags below in the correct colours based on the track conditions. Can you find the hidden names of all the MotoGP™ riders? WORD SEARCH You can find their names hidden up, down, across and diagonally.

MARQUEZ VIÑALES NAKAGAMI QUARTARARO BAGNAIA MARINI ZARCO MILLER OLIVEIRA RINS ESPARGARO BINDER MARTIN ROSSI MIR Can you find the 7 differences between the two pictures? SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Draw a line to connect each rider with his helmet. GUESS THE HELMET

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THE How fast can you find your way through the maze below? Start on the starting grid and finish at the Winner’s Trophy A-MAZE-ING on the other side. RACE Wheelie and his Friends are somewhere in the paddock, WHERE’S WHEELIE? can you find them?

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