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#10 Gran Premio Michelin® de Aragón Rider Profiles MotorLand Aragón – October 18th Career 2020 Aragon* Career 2020 Aragon* Starts 322 (MotoGP: 224, Other: 98) 9 10 Starts 199 (MotoGP: 61, Other: 138) 9 2 Wins/Best* 24 (MotoGP:15, Other : 9) 1 2nd Wins/Best* 16 (Moto2: 15, 125: 1) / 2nd 3rd 9th Podiums 103 (MotoGP: 62, Other: 41) 2 3 Podiums 48 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 41) 1 - Poles/QP* 20 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 13) 4th 2nd Poles/QP* 24 (MotoGP: 5, Other: 19) 1 11th Last win AUT/20 AUT - Last win VAL/16 (Moto2) - - Last podium AUT/20/1st AUT/1 ARA/19/2 Last podium CZE/20/3rd CZE/3 - Last pole JPN/18 - - Last pole CZE/20 CZE - Crashes N/A 3 N/A Crashes N/A 8 N/A 4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team – Age: 34 – Nationality: Italian 5. Johann Zarco, Esponsorama Racing – Age: 30 – Nationality: French -In 2010, Dovizioso crashed at Turn 13 on the last lap while battling with Spies for fifth. -Before 2019, Zarco has raced at Aragon for nine years, with a best result of second in the 125cc class in 2011. -His races at Aragon in both 2011 and 2014 also ended in crashes -He has also finished on the podium once in Moto2™ in 2014, when he was third from second on the grid. -He had his first podium finish at the track in 2012, in third place after getting the better of teammate Crutchlow -He has started the Moto2™ race from the front row twice, but never from pole. after a race-long battle. -2017 was Zarco’s first year racing at Aragon in MotoGP™; he qualified 11th after passing through Q1 and crossed -In 2016, he qualified in fourth place but struggled during the race and finished in 11th. the line in ninth. -In 2017, he both started and finished the race in seventh after moving up to third in the early stages of the race. -In 2018, he missed Q2 from Q1, qualified in 14th place but started from 12th. He crossed the line in 14th. -In 2018, he qualified in second place and fought with Marquez for the win before eventually finishing in second. -Last year, he left before the race and was replaced by Kallio for the remainder of 2019 season at Red Bull KTM -Last year, he qualified 10th, but made his way through the field to finish the race in second after overtaking Viñales Factory Racing. on the back straight with three laps to go. Career 2020 Aragon* Career 2020 Aragon* Starts 146 (all MotoGP) 9 8 Starts 167 (MotoGP: 100, Other: 67) 9 5 Wins/Best* 2 (MotoGP: 2) 1 7th Wins/Best* 24 (MotoGP: 8, Other: 16) 1 4th Podiums 10 (MotoGP: 10) 1 - Podiums 66 (MotoGP: 26, Other: 40) 3 - Poles/QP* 2nd 3rd 7th Poles/QP* 23 (MotoGP: 12, Other: 11) 3 1 Last win FRA/20 FRA - Last win EMI/20 EMI - Last podium FRA/20/1st FRA/1 - Last podium EMI/20/1st EMI/1 - Last pole - - - Last pole EMI/20 EMI ARA/17 Crashes N/A 1 N/A Crashes N/A 3 N/A 9. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati Team – Age: 29 – Nationality: Italian 12. Maverick Viñales, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Age: 25 – Nationality: Spanish -Petrucci qualified on pole and finished third in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Aragon in 2011. -Viñales finished on the podium in each of his three starts at Aragon in the lower classes: third in the 125cc race in -He finished 17th in 2012 in his rookie season in MotoGP™. 2011, second in Moto3™ in 2013 and a win in Moto2™ in 2014 from pole. -In 2013, he crashed out on the first lap, and in 2014, he finished 11th, his best result of that year. -He missed the Moto3™ race in 2012 when the bike suffered a technical failure on the Warm Up lap. -In 2015, he crashed out on Lap 10, one of only two occasions that year that he didn’t score points. -In 2015, he qualified for the MotoGP™ race in 12th and finished 11th. -In 2016, he qualified ninth, was given a ride through penalty for knocking Redding off in the race and finished 17th. -In 2016, he qualified second and led for part of the race, but ultimately finished in fourth. -In 2017, Petrucci qualified 16th and finished 20th after having rear tyre problems for his worst result across the -In 2017, he qualified on pole for the fifth time in 2017 and for the second successive race; this was also his first line at the time. pole at a Spanish circuit since Moto2™ in Aragon in 2014. He finished the race fourth as the highest-placed Yamaha. -In 2018, he both qualified and finished in seventh. -In 2018, he was given a grid penalty and started from 14th, but crossed the line in 10th place. -Last year, he qualified 15th, which was his second-worst qualifying 2019 (after Misano) but started from 14th. He -Last year, he started from third on the grid, fought for the podium with Quartararo in the early stages of the race eventually crossed the line in 12th after fighting for ninth during the race. before dropping down to fourth after being overtaken by Dovizioso and Miller. Career 2020 Aragon* Career 2020 Aragon* Starts 95 (MotoGP: 28, Other: 67) 9 1 Starts 115 (MotoGP: 43, Other: 71) 9 2 Wins/Best* 4 (MotoGP: 3, Moto2: 1) 3 5th Wins/Best* 9 (MotoGP: 1, Moto2: 8) 1 11th Podiums 14 (MotoGP: 10, Other: 4) 3 - Podiums 23 (MotoGP:2, Moto2: 21) 2 - Poles/QP* 11 (MotoGP: 8, Other: 3) 3 2nd Poles/QP* 7 (MotoGP: 1, Moto2: 6) 1 8th Last win CAT/20 CAT - Last win RSM/20 RSM - Last podium ANC/20/1st CAT/1st - Last podium RSM/20/1st RSM/1 - Last pole ANC/20 FRA - Last pole CAT/20 CAT - Crashes N/A 4 N/A Crashes N/A 4 N/A 20. Fabio Quartararo, Petronas Yamaha SRT– Age: 21 – Nationality: French 21. Franco Morbidelli, Petronas Yamaha SRT – Age: 25 – Nationality: Italian -In 2014, Quartararo won the CEV Moto3™ race in Aragon, his third win of the season on his way to clinching his -Morbidelli competed three times at Aragon in Moto2™ and finished on the podium in 2016 and 2017. second title in the class. -He missed the Moto2™ race in 2015 due to a leg injury sustained whilst training motocross. -In 2015, he missed the Moto3™ race due to an ankle injury sustained at Misano. -In 2016, he finished third from eighth on the grid. -In 2016, he qualified sixth and finished the Moto3™ race in 12th. -In 2017, he won the Moto2™ race from fourth on the grid after battling with Pasini until the final lap. -In 2017, he qualified in 14th for the Moto2™ race and crossed the line in 11th place. -2018 was Morbidelli’s first time racing in MotoGP™ at Aragon; he qualified in 13th but had a grid penalty and started -In 2018, he qualified in seventh place and the finished the Moto2™ race in ninth place. from 19th. He worked his way through the field to finish the race in 11th. -2019 was Quartararo’s first race in Aragon on a MotoGP™ bike; he just missed pole on his last flying lap but started -Last year, he qualified ninth after going through Q1, but he was crashed out at Turn 12 on the opening lap by Rins. from the front row for the eighth time of his rookie season. He fought with Viñales in the early stages of the race and then dropped down to eventually finish fifth, his best result at the track. Career 2020 Aragon* Career 2020 Aragon* Starts 64 (MotoGP: 9, Moto2: 55) 8 - Starts 182 (MotoGP: 43, Other: 139) 9 2 Best result* 2nd (Moto2) / 9th (MotoGP) 9th - Wins/Best* 2 (Moto2: 2) / 4th 4th 10th Podiums 2 (Moto2: 2) - - Podiums 14 (Moto2: 14) - - Best QP 3rd (Moto2) / 13th (MotoGP) 13th - Poles/QP* 5 (Moto2™: 5) / 2nd 2nd 11th 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 10 - Crashes N/A 4 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 competed in Aragon in Moto2™ over the last three years with a best result of seventh last year from 10th -Nakagami raced at Aragon from 2012 to 2017 in Moto2™. on the grid. -His best result at the track is fifth in 2016 from third on the grid, which is also his best qualifying result at this track. -2020 will be Lecuona’s first race in Aragon on a MotoGP™ bike. -In 2017, he finished the Moto2™ race in eighth from 10th on the grid. -He raced at Aragon in 2018 for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike; he joined Q2 for the third time in his rookie season, started 11th and finished 12th, equalling his best result in the class at that time. -Last year, he qualified 14th but started 13th, struggled at the start and ran off the rack trying to overtake Petrucci. He then made way thtough to finish the race in 10th. Any comments or questions please contact [email protected] *MotoGP™ Official statistics compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino #10 Gran Premio Michelin® de Aragón Rider Profiles MotorLand Aragón – October 18th Career 2020 Aragon* Career 2020 Aragon* Starts 154 (MotoGP: 9, Other: 145) 9 - Starts 163 (all MotoGP) 6 9 Wins* 16 (MotoGP: 1, Other: 15) 1 - Wins/Best* 3 (MotoGP: 3) 10th 3rd Podiums 36 (MotoGP: 1, Other: 35) 1 - Podiums 19 (MotoGP: 19) - 1 Poles/QP* 7 (Moto2: 1, Moto3: 6) / 6th 6th - Poles/QP* 4 (MotoGP: 4) 4th 3rd Last win CZE/20 CZE - Last win ARG/18 - - Last podium CZE/20/1st CZE/1 - Last podium AUS/19/2nd - ARA/14/3 Last pole ARA/18 (Moto2) - - Last pole SPA/18 - - Crashes N/A 7 N/A Crashes N/A 4 N/A 33.