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#04 myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Rider Profiles Red Bull Ring – August 16th Career 2020 RBR* Career 2020 RBR* Starts 316 (MotoGP: 218, Other: 98) 3 4 Starts 193 (MotoGP: 55, Other: 138) 3 3 Wins* 23 (MotoGP:14, Other : 9) 3rd 2 Wins/Best* 16 (Moto2: 15, 125: 1) / 2nd 3rd 5th Podiums 102 (MotoGP: 61, Other: 41) 1 4 Podiums 48 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 41) 1 - Poles/QP* 20 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 13) 8th 2nd Poles/QP* 24 (MotoGP: 5, Other: 19) 1 6th Last win AUT/19 - 2019 Last win VAL/16 (Moto2) - - Last podium SPA/20/3rd SPA/3rd 19/1st Last podium CZE/20/3rd CZE/3rd - Last pole JPN/18 - - Last pole CZE/20 CZE - Crashes N/A 1 N/A Crashes N/A 2 N/A 4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team – Age: 34 – Nationality: Italian 5. Johann Zarco, Esponsorama Racing – Age: 30 – Nationality: French -In 2016 at the Austrian GP, Dovizioso reached the milestone of 250 Grand Prix starts. He qualified third at the Red -In 2016, Zarco qualified on pole, won the Moto2™ race and also set the fastest lap. Bull Ring, one of only three front row starts of that year, and finished the race second, losing out to then-teammate -2017 was the first time Zarco raced at the Red Bull Ring in the MotoGP™ class. He crossed the line in fifth as the Andrea Iannone by less than a second. highest-placed Yamaha and Independent Team rider. -In 2017, he started from second and won the race after a close battle with Marc Marquez to the last corner. -In 2018, he started from sixth and dropped down to 11th in the early stages of the race, then moved up to ninth -In 2018, he qualified second, didn’t manage to pass Jorge Lorenzo and crossed the line third. after battling with Rabat and Bautista. -Last year, he also qualified in second and won the race after last-lap battle, again with Marquez. He passed Marquez -Last year, he qualified in 16th, worked his way through the field to finish 12th. On Monday after the Austrian GP, he at the last corner and set the fastest lap of the race. announced his split with KTM for the 2020 season. Career 2020 RBR* Career 2020 RBR* Starts 140 (all MotoGP) 3 4 Starts 161 (MotoGP: 94, Other: 67) 3 4 Wins/Best* 1 (1 x MotoGP) 9th 5th Wins/Best* 23 (MotoGP: 7, Other: 16) 2nd 5th Podiums 9 x MotoGP - - Podiums 65 (MotoGP: 25, Other: 40) 2 - Poles/QP* 2nd 8th 4th Poles/QP* 20 (MotoGP: 9, Other: 11) 2nd 4th Last win ITA/19 - - Last win MAL/19 - - Last podium CAT/19/3rd - - Last podium ANC/20/2nd ANC/2nd - Last pole - - - Last pole AUS/19 - - Crashes N/A 1 N/A Crashes N/A 1 N/A 9. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati Team – Age: 29 – Nationality: Italian 12. Maverick Viñales, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP – Age: 25 – Nationality: Spanish -In 2016, Petrucci qualified 13th and was in 12th into the final corner when he collided with Laverty, moving up to -In 2016, Viñales qualified sixth and finished the race in the same place finish 11th. He was subsequently given a grid penalty at the following race in Brno for the move. -In 2017, he started from fourth and struggled with the rear grip, crossing the line sixth behind Zarco. -In 2017, he qualified in fifth place, but had to retire on Lap 7 after dropping down to 22nd. -In 2018, he was 11th on the grid after suffering electronics problems. He dropped down to 16th by Lap 2 but -In 2018, he started from fourth on the grid as the highest-placed Independent Team rider and crossed the line in managed to cross the line in 12th. fifth place behind Crutchlow. -Last year, he started from fourth, fought with Miller at Turn 3 and dropped down to seventh. He finished the race -Last year, he qualified in 12th after crashing at Turn 4 in Q2. He eventually finished the race in ninth, which was his in fifth place after fighting with Rossi for fourth. worst result at that time of the 2019 season. Career 2020 RBR* Career 2020 RBR* Starts 89 (MotoGP: 22, Other: 67) 3 1 Starts 109 (MotoGP: 38, Other: 71) 3 2 Wins/Best* 3 (MotoGP: 2, Moto2: 1) 2 3rd Wins/Best* 8 (Moto2: 8) / 2nd 2nd 10th Podiums 13 (MotoGP: 9, Other: 4) 2 1 Podiums 22 (MotoGP:1, Moto2: 21) 1 - Poles/QP* 11 (MotoGP: 8, Other: 3) 2 2nd Poles/QP* 6 (Moto2: 6) / 2nd 3rd 14th Last win ANC/20 2 - Last win ARA/17 (Moto2) - - Last podium ANC/20/1st ANC/1st 19/3rd Last podium CZE/20/2nd CZE/2nd - Last pole ANC/20 ANC - Last pole MAL/17 (Moto2) - - Crashes N/A 1 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 2016, Quartararo crossed the line in fourth place in the Moto3™ race in Austria, which was his best result of that -Morbidelli was on the Moto2™ podium in both 2016 and 2017 at the Red Bull Ring, with a second-place finish in season, later equalled in Malaysia. 2016 and the win in 2017, each time from second on the grid. -In 2017 and 2018, he raced at the Red Bull Ring in Moto2™ with a best result of ninth in 2018 after qualifying third. -In 2018, he raced in Austria for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. He qualified in 16th place but got a three-position -2019 was Quartararo’s first year competing in MotoGP™ in Austria; he qualified in second, equalling Yamaha’s best penalty and started from 19th, eventually finishing the race in 19th. qualifying at the Red Bull Ring achieved by Valentino Rossi, who was the second-fastest qualifier back in 2016. He -Last year, he qualified in 14th, worked his way through the field and crossed the line in 10th as the fourth Yamaha led the opening five laps before eventually finishing the race in third, equalling Yamaha’s best result at the track rider. achieved by Lorenzo in 2016. Career 2020 RBR* Career 2020 RBR* Starts 59 (MotoGP: 4, Moto2: 55) 3 - Starts 176 (MotoGP: 37, Other: 139) 3 2 Best result* 2nd (Moto2) / DNF (MotoGP) DNF - Wins/Best* 2 (Moto2: 2) / 4th 4th 11th Podiums 2 (Moto2: 2) - - Podiums 14 (Moto2: 14) - - Best QP 3rd (Moto2) / 16th (MotoGP) 16th - Poles/QP* 5 (Moto2™: 5) / 6th 8th 6th 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 4 - 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 has competed at the Red Bull Ring in Moto2™ over the last three years with a best result of eighth in 2019. -Nakagami’s best result at the Red Bull Ring is a sixth-place finish in Moto2™ in 2017 from 12th on the grid. -In 2020, Lecuona will be racing at the Austrian GP for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. -He raced in Austria in 2018 for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. He started from 21st on the grid but made his way through the field to score a point. -Last year, he qualified in sixth, which is his best qualifying result so far in MotoGP™. He finished the race in 11th after struggling with the front and with grip. Any comments or questions please contact [email protected] *MotoGP™ Official statistics compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino #04 myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Rider Profiles Red Bull Ring – August 16th Career 2020 RBR* Career 2020 RBR* Starts 148 (MotoGP: 3, Other: 145) 3 - Starts 159 (all MotoGP) 2 4 Wins/Best* 16 (MotoGP: 1, Other: 15) 1 - Wins/Best* 3 (MotoGP: 3) 13th 4th Podiums 36 (MotoGP: 1, Other: 35) 1 - Podiums 19 (MotoGP: 19) - - Poles/QP* 7 (Moto2: 1, Moto3: 6) / 7th 7th - Poles/QP* 4 (MotoGP: 4) 6th 5th Last win CZE/20 CZE - Last win ARG/18 - - Last podium CZE/20/1st CZE/1st - Last podium AUS/19/2nd - - Last pole ARA/18 (Moto2) - - Last pole SPA/18 - - Crashes N/A 1 N/A Crashes N/A 2 N/A 33. Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – Age: 25 – Nationality: South African 35. Cal Crutchlow, LCR Honda Castrol – Age: 34 – Nationality: British -Binder has one win at the Austrian GP on his three previous visits in Moto2™: last year (on his 24th birthday) from -In 2016, Crutchlow qualified seventh, made a jump start and had to complete a ride through penalty. second on the grid. That was the 10th win for KTM in the class and the 50th for a South African rider in GP racing. -Of the five riders who jumped the start in Austria that year he was the only one to score any points, finishing in 15th -In 2016, he both qualified for and finished the Moto3™ race in second place on his way to clinching the title. position. -In 2020, Binder will be racing at the Austrian GP for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. -In 2017, he started from ninth and crossed the line in 15th -In 2018, he qualified fifth and finished the race in fourth as the highest-placed Independent Team rider.