Offi cial statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines STATISTICS 2017 April 5th Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina #02 Termas de Río Hondo MotoGP™ Riders' Pro les

CAREER 2017 4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2017 5. Starts 259 (161 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 1 Starts 139 (1 x MotoGP, 88 x Moto2TM, 50 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 11 (2 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Wins/best result 16 (15 x Moto2, 1 x 125) DNF Podiums 76 (35 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 1 Podiums 41 (30 x Moto2, 11 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 18 (5 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 5th Poles/best grid 19 (15 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 4th Last Win MAL/16 - Last Win VAL/16 (Moto2) - Last Podium QAT/17/2nd QAT/2nd Last Podium VAL/16/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole MAL/16 - Last Pole VAL/16 (Moto2) -

» In 2014 in Argentina Dovizioso qualifi ed as the top Ducati rider in 5th place » Zarco has won at Argentina in the Moto2 class for the last two years on the grid; after getting up to second in the early stages he dropped back » Zarco set the fastest ever lap by a Moto2 machine around the through the race to fi nish 9th Termas de Río Hondo circuit when he qualifi ed on pole in 2015 » Two years ago in Argentina he qualifi ed in 6th position on the grid and battled Age: 31 » This is Zarco’s fi rst year competing at Argentina in the MotoGP class Age: 26 through to fi nish second in the race; this was his third 2nd place fi nish in the opening three races of 2015 » Last year at Argentina Dovizioso qualifi ed in 5th position and was in second place at the start of the last lap, only to be knocked off by his team-mate at the penultimate corner; pushed the bike across the line to pick up some points in 13th place

CAREER 2017 8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2017 9. Starts 244 (122 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 1 Starts 83 - all MotoGP 1 Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (4th in MotoGP) 13th Best result 2nd DNF Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Podiums 1 x MotoGP 0 Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 20th Best grid 4th 11th Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Win - - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Podium GBR/15/2nd - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - Last Pole - -

» In 2014 Barbera just missed out on the points in Argentina, fi nishing in » Petrucci crashed on the opening lap of the race in 2014 in Argentina, when 16th place trying to make up places after qualifying down in 23rd place on the grid » In 2015 in Argentina he qualifi ed as the top Open Class bike in 12th place on the » Two years ago in Argentina he fi nished in 11th position, after making a last grid; he fought with Miller during the race, eventually losing out to him on the last Age: 30 corner pass on Aoyama which saw Petrucci pick up a penalty point Age: 26 lap to fi nish in 13th position » Petrucci did not race in Argentina last year as he was recovering from a second » Last year at Argentina Barbera qualifi ed in 8th position and after battle with Pol Espargaro operation to a broken hand sustained in pre-season testing fi nished in 5th place, his best dry weather result of the season

CAREER 2017 17. Karel Abraham CAREER 2017 19. Alvaro Bautista Starts 160 (68 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 1 Starts 239(123 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 14 Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) DNF Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) 0 Podiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0 Best grid 5th - 250cc (6th in MotoGP) 17th Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 13th Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium FRA/14/3rd - Last Pole - - Last Pole GBR/12 -

» Abraham has twice competed at Argentina in MotoGP, fi nishing 13th in » Bautista crashed on the fi rst lap of the Argentine GP in 2014 - his third 2014 and 21st in 2015 crash in the fi rst three races of 2014 » He fi nshed 14th in Qatar to pick up his fi rst points in MotoGP since Misano 2014 » In 2015 Bautista qualifi ed and fi nished in 19th position Age: 27 » Last year in Argentina Bautista was down in 16th after the pit-stop, but ended the Age: 32 race in 10th position

CAREER 2017 22.Sam Lowes CAREER 2017 25. Maverick Viñales Starts 55 (1 x MotoGP, 54 x Moto2) 1 Starts 104 (37 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3TM) 1 Wins/best result 3 (3 x Moto2) 18th Wins 18 (2 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 1 Podiums 11 (11 x Moto2) 0 Podiums 45 (5 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 1 Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto2) 21st Poles 12 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) 1 Last Win ARA/16 (Moto2) - Last Win QAT/17 QAT Last Podium ARA/16/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium QAT/17/1st QAT/1st Last Pole ARA/16 (Moto2) - Last Pole QAT/17 QAT

» Lowes has fi nished on the podium for the last two years at Argentina in the » Viñales crashed out of the Moto2 race in 2014 in Argentina on the fi fth Moto2 class; fi nishing 3rd in 2015 and 2nd last year lap - one of only two occasions in 2014 when he failed to score points » Lowes also qualifi ed on for the Moto2 race last year » In 2015 in Argentina he went straight to the second qualifying session for the » This will be the fi rst time Lowes has compete at Argentina in the MotoGP class Age: 26 fi rst time in just his third MotoGP race, qualifying in 9th position on the grid Age: 22 » The 2015 race saw Viñales fi nish in 10th position after dropping down to 14th in the early stages » Last year at Argentina Viñales qualifi ed in 7th, and was aiming for his fi rst MotoGP podium when he crashed out of third a few laps from the end of the race - the last time he failed to score any points

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FIM LOGOTYPE 6/02/2008 DESIGN OPTIMISATION by BANDITO CAREER 2017 26. CAREER 2017 29. Starts 260 (182 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 1 Starts 194 (66 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 52 (29 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 5th Wins/best result 13 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 4 x 125) DNF Podiums 144 (103 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 0 Podiums 31 (7 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 7th Poles/best grid 10 (2 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 2nd Last Win RSM/16 - Last Win AUT/16 - Last Podium RSM/16/1st - Last Podium VAL/16/3rd - Last Pole MAL/15 - Last Pole AUT/16 -

» In 2014 in Argentina, Pedrosa took the fi nal place on the front row of the » In 2014 at Argentina Iannone was the fi rst Ducati rider across the line in grid; dropped back to 7th in the early stages, then fi nished 2nd after passing 6th, after running as high as second early in the race Lorenzo on the penultimate lap » In 2015 at Argentina he just missed out on the podium, fi nishing in 4th position, » In 2015 in Argentina he did not start the race as he was recovering from an Age: 31 having qualifi ed 3rd on the grid Age: 27 operation to cure arm pump » Last year at Argentina Iannone had a disastrous last lap when he crashed out of 3rd » Last year at Argentina Pedrosa qualifi ed in 4th position on the grid, only to be barged position at the penultimate corner and took out his team-mate Dovizioso in the process wide by Iannone on the fi rst corner - fought back during the race to fi nish 3rd

CAREER 2017 35. Cal Crutchlow CAREER 2017 38. Bradley Smith Starts 106 - all MotoGP 1 Starts 183 (70 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 2 DNF Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 17th Podiums 12 (12 x MotoGP) 0 Podiums 25 (2 x MotoGP, 3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 3 (3 x MotoGP) 9th Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 23rd Last Win AUS/16 - Last Win VAL/10 (125cc) - Last Podium AUS/16/1st - Last Podium RSM/15/2nd - Last Pole GBR/16 - Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) -

» Crutchlow did not race in Argentina in 2014 due to a hand injury from a » Smith fi nished 7th in Argentina in 2014, from 7th place on the grid crash in Austin; he was replaced by Michele Pirro » In 2015 Smith qualifi ed down in 10th position; he battled during the race to » Two years ago Crutchlow put a pass on Iannone in the fi nal corner to clinch 3rd fi nish in 6th for the second successive race place, his single podium fi nish of 2015 Age: 31 » Last year at Argentina he dropped down to last place on the fi rst lap, fought back to Age: 26 » Last year at Argentina Crutchlow crashed twice, fi rstly on the second lap, and then again fi nish in 8th position on the last lap when in 10th place

CAREER 2017 41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2017 42. Alex Rins Starts 197 (113 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 1 Starts 89 (1 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 52 x Moto3) 1 Best result 2nd 6th Wins/best result 12 (4 x Moto2, 8 x Moto3) 9th Podiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) 0 Podiums 40 (17 x Moto2, 23 x Moto3) 0 Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 15th Poles/best grid 17 (4 x Moto2, 13 x Moto3) 18th Last Win - - Last Win FRA/16 (Moto2) - Last Podium ARA/14/2nd - Last Podium RSM/16/2nd (Moto2) - Last Pole CAT/15 - Last Pole AME/16 (Moto2) -

» Aleix Espargaro fi nished 15th in Argentina in 2014, after crashing on the » Rins compete in the Moto3 class in Argentina in 2014 fi nishing in 5th position second lap and re-starting at the back of the fi eld » He has compete in the Moto2 class at Argentina for the last two years; » In 2015 he qualifi ed in 2nd position on the grid; the race saw him slip down to fi nishing 2nd in 2015 and 4th last year fi nish in 7th position, suffering with a lack of top speed Age: 27 » This year sees Rins race at Argentina for the fi rst time in the MotoGP class Age: 21 » Last year at Argentina he crashed on the second lap but remounted and fi nished » Rins was the fi rst rookie across the line at Qatar in 9th in 11st position

CAREER 2017 43. Jack Miller CAREER 2017 44. Pol Espargaro Starts 87 (32 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 1 Starts 177 (55 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 71 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 7 (1 x MotoGP, 6 x Moto3) 8th Wins/best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(4th in MotoGP) 16th Podiums 11 (1 x MotoGP, 10 x Moto3) 0 Podiums 44 (23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 8 (8 x Moto3) (5th in MotoGP) 16th Poles/best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) 22nd Last Win NED/16 - Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium NED/16/1st - Last Podium JPN/13/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole MAL/14 (Moto3) - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) -

» Three years ago in Argentina, Miller qualifi ed on pole for the Moto3 race » In 2014 Pol Espargaro fi nished 8th in Argentina, one place behind his and fi nished the race in 3rd place after a tremendous last lap battle with team-mate Bradley Smith Fenati and Alex Marquez » Two years ago he fi nished 8th again, having clawed back places from 18th place » In 2015 at Argentina he fi nished as the top Open Class rider in 12th position after Age: 22 on the grid Age: 25 making a last corner pass on Barbera » Last year at Argentina Pol fi nished the race in 6th place after losing out to Barbera on » Last year at Argentina Miller crashed out of the race on lap four, shortly after passing Lorenzo the last lap

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FIM LOGOTYPE 6/02/2008 DESIGN OPTIMISATION by BANDITO CAREER 2017 45. Scott Redding CAREER 2017 46. Starts 155 (55 x MotoGP, 67 x Moto2, 33 x 125) 1 Starts 349 (289 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 4 (3 x Moto2, 1 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 7th Wins/best result 114 (88 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 3rd Podiums 18 (2 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 2 x 125) 0 Podiums 222 (186 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 1 Poles/best grid 3 (3 x Moto2)(3rd in MotoGP) 6th Poles/best grid 64 (54 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 10th Last Win GBR/13 (Moto2) - Last Win CAT/16 - Last Podium NED/16/3rd - Last Podium QAT/17/3rd QAT/3rd Last Pole INP/13 (Moto2) - Last Pole JPN/16 -

» In 2014 Redding fi nished 14th in Argentina, from 13th place on the grid » Rossi competed in the 250cc GP in Argentina in Buenos Aires in both 1998 » In 2015 in Argentina he fi nished in 9th position, having fought off Viñales on & 1999, fi nishing on the podium on both occasions, including a win in 1998 the last lap » In 2014 Rossi fi nished 4th in Argentina, one of just two occasions in that season » Last year at Argentina Redding qualifi ed in 14th position on the grid, made good Age: 24 when he did not fi nish on the podium in dry weather races, the other being Austin Age: 38 progress during the race only for his bike to lose power fi ve laps from the end when in » In 2015 Rossi won the race in Argentina after qualifying down in 8th position on the grid 6th place and was unable to fi nish the race » Last year in Argentina Rossi qualifi ed in 2nd place on the grid, after a battle with Marquez for the win he fi nished the race in 2nd position

CAREER 2017 53. CAREER 2017 76. Starts 178 (18 x MotoGP, 84 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 1 Starts 33 x MotoGP 1 Wins/best result 13 (13 x Moto2)(9th in MotoGP) 15th Best result 4th 12th Podiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 0 Podiums 0 0 Poles/best grid 16 (16 x Moto2)(18th in MotoGP) 19th Best grid 10th 14th Last Win VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Win - - Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium - - Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Pole - -

» In 2014 Tito Rabat qualifi ed on pole in Argentina and led for every lap of the » In 2015 Baz raced at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit for the fi rst time; he race; one of seven victories he achieved that season on his way to winning fi nished in 14th position scoring his fi rst points in MotoGP the Moto2 world title » Last year at Argentina Baz retired from the race with technical problems after » In 2015 at Argentina Rabat fi nished 12th in the Moto2 race, having qualifi ed 2nd on Age: 27 swapping to his second bike Age: 24 the grid and then running wide on the fi rst lap and re-joining at the rear of the fi eld » Last year was Rabat’s fi rst time at Argentina on a MotoGP bike; he fi nished in 9th position after battling with Smith and Crutchlow

CAREER 2017 93. Marc Marquez CAREER 2017 94. Starts 151 (73 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 1 Starts 138 (1 x MotoGP, 54 x Moto2, 83 x Moto3/125) 1 Wins/best result 55 (29 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 4th Wins/best result 5 (3 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3/125) 10th Podiums 90 (51 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 0 Podiums 23 (11 x Moto2, 12 x Moto3/125) 0 Poles/best grid 65 (37 x MotoGP, 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 3rd Poles/best grid 6 (2 x Moto2, 4 x Moto3) 8th Last Win JPN/16 - Last Win CZE/16 (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/16/1st - Last Podium MAL/16/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole AUS/16 - Last Pole QAT/16 (Moto2) -

» In 2014 Marquez won in Argentina from pole position; he dropped down » Folger has competed at Argentina in the lower classes for the last 3 years to 6th place on the second lap, and only took the lead for the fi rst time on » He has fi nished on the podium once in Argentina; last year when he fi nished the 17th lap 3rd after starting from 3rd on the grid » In 2015 at Argentina Marquez initially opened up a substantial lead, only for Rossi Age: 24 » This is the fi rst time Folger will be racing at Termas De Río Hondo in the Age: 23 to close him down to take the lead on the penultimate lap; in the subsequent battle MotoGP class Marquez crashed when he made contact with Rossi’s rear wheel » Last year at Argentina Marquez qualifi ed on pole, and after a good battle with Rossi on the fi rst bike, pulled out a substantial lead on the second bike, securing him the win

CAREER 2017 99. Starts 251 (157 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 1 Wins/best result 65 (44 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 11th Podiums 145 (107 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 65 (39 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 12th Last Win VAL/16 - Last Podium VAL/16/1st - Last Pole VAL/16 -

» In 2014 Lorenzo qualifi ed in 2nd place on the grid in Argentina; he got the holeshot and led for the fi rst sixteen laps before being passed fi rst by Marquez & then by Pedrosa on the penultimate lap » In 2015 at Argentina Lorenzo qualifi ed in 5th position on the grid and went on the Age: 29 fi nish the race in 5th struggling with rear tyre wear » Last year in Argentina Lorenzo qualifi ed in 3rd place on the grid; crashed out of the race from 6th place after contact with a damp patch on the track

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Grand Prix racing in Argentina otoGP™ returns to the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit for a fourth year, and below are a selection of facts and stats Mrelated to this event:

This year’s event at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is the 14th grand prix to be held in Argentina. The fi rst Argentinean GP took place in 1961 and was held in Buenos Aires; the fi rst time that a grand prix had taken place outside of Europe. Not all of the top riders attended the event and the 52 lap, 203 km, 500cc race was won by home rider Jorge Kissling (Matchless) from fellow countryman Juan Carlos Salatino (Norton). This is the fourth year that the Argentinean GP has taken place at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. All of the ten previous grand prix in Argentina had taken place in Buenos Aires, the last of which was in 1999. Three riders from Argentina have won grand prix races; Sebastian Porto (seven wins in the 250cc class), and Benedicto Caldarella and Jorge Kissling, who both had single victories in the 500cc class. The last GP win by an Argentinean rider was in the 250cc class at the Dutch TT in 2005, when Sebastian Porto won the race from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo. The only current full-time grand prix rider who has raced in grand prix at the Buenos Aires circuit is Valentino Rossi, who won the 250cc race in 1998 & was third in 1999. Marc Marquez (Repsol Team) has twice won the MotoGP™ race in Argentina from pole position - in 2014 and 2016. He was also on pole in Argentina in 2015, but crashed when battling for the lead. The only rider other than Marquez to win a MotoGP™ race at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), who won the 2015 race after starting down in 8th place on the grid. Andrea Dovizioso’s (Ducati Team) second place fi nish in 2015 is the only podium fi nish for a Ducati rider in Argentina. The best result for a rider at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is seventh, with Aleix Espargaro two years ago. fi nished seventh last year in Argentina which was the best result for the MotoGP™ class since Noriyuki Haga fi nished seventh at the British Grand Prix at Donington in 2003.

Viñales win goes into the record books The win at the opening race of the year in Qatar by Maverick Viñales is notable in many ways: Having taken his fi rst victory in the MotoGP™ class last year at Silverstone riding a Suzuki, with his win in Qatar Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) becomes the second youngest rider of all-time, after (Norton & MV Agusta), to have won in the premier-class on bikes from two different manufacturers. Maverick Viñales is only the fourth rider in the history of grand prix racing to win premier-class races on both Suzuki and Yamaha machinery, along with Barry Sheene, Randy Mamola and Jack Middelburg. Following his win in Qatar, Viñales becomes just the ninth rider to lead the MotoGP™ world championship standings since it was introduced as the premier-class of grand prix racing in 2002, joining: Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), , , Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa ( Team), Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). Of these, only Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have headed the championship standings riding a Yamaha. He is just the fi fth rider to win in the MotoGP™ class on motorcycle from two different manufacturers, joining: Valentino Rossi (Honda, Yamaha), (Yamaha, Honda), Casey Stoner (Ducati, Honda) and Andrea Dovizioso (Honda, Ducati). He is the fi rst rider to win in the MotoGP™ class on his debut for a new manufacturer since Casey Stoner won the opening race of 2011 in Qatar on a Honda. In Qatar, Viñales started from pole for the fi rst time since moving up to the MotoGP class, adding to his previous poles in Moto2™ and Moto3™, to become the fi rst rider to start from pole across all three current classes. He is only the fi fth rider to win in the MotoGP™ class riding a Yamaha, joining: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Max Biaggi and Ben Spies. He is the sixth different rider to win the opening race of the year in the MotoGP™ class, joining: Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez. Viñales is only the second Spanish rider to win in the premier-class riding for two different manufacturers; the other is Sete Gibernau who won in the 500cc class riding a Suzuki and in MotoGP™ on a Honda. He is the fourth youngest rider to win in the premier-class riding a Yamaha, after: Norick Abe, Jorge Lorenzo and Johnny Cecotto.

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Valentino Rossi continues to set records n Argentina, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) is scheduled to become the rst rider to make 350 grand prix Istarts across all classes. The Argentina Grand Prix will be the 888th GP event counting toward the world championship classi cation, which means that Rossi will have taken part in 39.4% of all grand prix events that have taken place since the series began in 1949. The following table shows all riders who have made more than 250 grand prix starts across all the grand prix classes:

MotoGP 250cc 125cc TOTAL 350cc 80/50cc 500cc Moto2 Moto3

Valentino Rossi 349 289 30 30 Loris Capirossi 328 217 84 27 Jack Findlay 282 157 83 34 6 2 276 245 14 17 Angel Nieto 265 1 16 160 88 Bruno Kneubuhler 264 71 46 52 86 9 262 61 136 65 Dani Pedrosa 260 182 32 46 Andrea Dovizioso 259 161 49 49 Randy de Puniet 253 140 80 33 Jorge Lorenzo 251 157 48 46

Johann Zarco sets record before a crash lthough it ultimately ended in a crash on the seventh lap, Johann Zarco’s tremendous early race pace created a Anumber of noteworthy achievements:

He is the fi rst French rider to set the fastest race lap in the MotoGP™ class. The last French rider to set the in a premier-class grand prix was in the 500cc GP at Anderstorp in Sweden in 1989. This was one of six occasions that Sarron set race fastest lap during his time in the 500cc class. In Addition to Sarron and Zarco, only two other French riders had set fastest race laps in the premier-class, both on just one occasion: Michel Rougerie (Belgium GP 1978) and Pierre Monneret (French GP 1954). Zarco is the fi rst rider to lead the race on his debut in the MotoGP™ class since both Max Biaggi and Noriyuki Haga both led the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix when making their 500cc class GP debuts. He is also the fi rst French rider to lead a MotoGP™ race since the French GP in 2007 when both Sylvain Guintoli and Randy de Puniet crashed out of the race when leading. He is the fi rst rider making his race debut in the premier-class to set the fastest lap of the race since Marc Marquez in 2013. The last time that a rider from an Independent Yamaha team set the fastest lap of the race was at Jerez in 2012 with Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda).

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MotoGP™ Facts and Stats

The last fi ve MotoGP™ races have been won by fi ve different riders: Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) and Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP). The Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is one of just fi ve venues on this year’s schedule where Jorge Lorenzo has not had a win in the MotoGP™ class, along with Austin, , Sepang and the new Ring in Austria. Aleix Espargaro’s (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) sixth place fi nish in Qatar equals the best ever result for Aprilia in the MotoGP™ class, achieved by at the opening race of the 2003 season at Suzuka in Japan. Maverick Viñales has scored points at the last seventeen successive races. The last time he failed to score any points was in Argentina last year, when he crashed out of third place with less than three laps remaining. If Maverick Viñales wins the race in Argentina, he will be the fi rst Yamaha rider since in 1990 to win the opening two premier-class grand prix races of the year. A win in Argentina for Viñales would make him just the second rider in the MotoGP™ era to win the opening two races of the year; the only other rider to have achieved this is Marc Marquez in 2014. The slowest “fastest lap” in the MotoGP™ race in Qatar was a lap just 1.891 seconds slower than the fastest lap of the race set by Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3). Never before in the MotoGP™ class have there been 23 riders that have posted a lap time within two seconds of the fastest lap set during a race. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was the highest placed rookie in the MotoGP™ race in Qatar, fi nishing in ninth place. This is the best result by a rider making his MotoGP™ debut in Qatar since Scott Redding fi nished seventh in 2014. The four MotoGP™ rookies in 2017 were the fi rst four riders across the line last year in the Moto2™ race in Argentina: Johann Zarco, Sam Lowes, Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Alex Rins. Marc Marquez won the MotoGP™ race last year in Argentina, with Dani Pedrosa fi nishing third. It was one of only two occasions in 2016 that both Repsol Honda riders fi nished together on the podium - the other was in the Catalan GP. Having fi nished fourth in the opening race of the year, if Marc Marquez does not win in Argentina it will be the fi rst time in his fi ve seasons in the MotoGP™ class that he will have failed to win one of the opening two races of the year. With his third place fi nish in Qatar, Valentino Rossi extended his record of fi nishing on the podium every season for twenty two successive years. The second longest run of successive years with grand prix podium fi nishes is twenty by Angel Nieto. Rossi has fi nished on the podium at least once in all eighteen seasons competing in the premier-class - also a record. His closest challenger in this record is Giacomo Agostini, with thirteen successive years in the premier-class with at least one podium fi nish.

Photo: 2016 Season

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Moto2™ Facts and Stats

Franco Morbidelli (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) won his fi rst GP race in Qatar. He is the fi fth Italian rider to win in Moto2™, alongside Andrea Iannone, Roberto Rolfo, Michele Pirro and . With his tenth podium, Morbidelli is now second Italian rider behind Iannone with 19 podium fi nishes. Last year in Argentina, Morbidelli qualifi ed in fi fth on the grid. He fought for third before crashing with two laps remaining. He eventually crossed the line in 25th. He is aiming to take fi rst Italian back-to-back Moto2™ victories. He has scored points at every race since crashing out of the German Grand Prix last year. Tom Lüthi (CarXpert Interwetten) is the only rider on the current fi eld who have won more than one race in Moto2™. His second place in Qatar was his 36th podium fi nish in Moto2, which is more than any other rider. (Kiefer Racing) started from 19th on the grid in Argentina last year; he ended the fourth lap in sixth and eventually crossed the line in fi fth. (Red Bull KTM Ajjo) scored his best result so far in Moto2™ in Qatar, with a fourth place. This is the best ever result of a Portuguese rider in the intermediate class. (Pons HP 40) fi nished seventh in Qatar and became the fi fth French rider to score points in Moto2™. He also fi nished seventh in his fi rst Moto3™ race in 2015 and fi nished on the podium the race after in Austin. He fi nished 6th in the Moto3™ race in Argentina two years ago and 13th last season. ( Team) fi nished sixth in Qatar, equaling his best result so far in Moto2™. He fi nished 18th from 22nd on the grid last year in Argentina. (Kiefer Racing) qualifi ed in eighth on the grid last year, his best Moto2™ qualifying result at that time, and crossed the line in 16th.

Photo: 2016 Season

Moto3™ Facts and Stats

Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) fi nished fi fth in the Moto3™ race in Argentina in 2016 in what was only his third GP start - the highest placed rider in that race who is still competing in the Moto3™ class. Mir won his second Moto3 race in Qatar - the 35th Spanish victory in 89 Moto3 races so far - and is aiming to become the fi rst Spanish rider to win back-to- back Moto3™ race since Álex Rins in 2014. No rider has taken back-to-back wins in the Moto3™ class since at Misano last year. Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers), Livio Loi (Leopard Racing), Philipp Öttl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) and John McPhee (British Talent Team) are the only riders of the current fi eld who have stood on the podium at least once in the Americas. Romano Fenati is only rider of the current grid who has won in Argentina (2014). Last year, he fi nished 20th in wet conditions, from second on the grid. In 2015, he was demoted to the back of the grid, but eventually crossed the line in eighth place. John McPhee fi nished second in Qatar - his third podium fi nish in 82 GP starts. He fi nished seventh in Argentina last year from 28th on the grid, his best result at that track.

Photo: 2016 Season

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FIM LOGOTYPE 6/02/2008 DESIGN OPTIMISATION by BANDITO