STATISTICS 2016 March 15Th Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar #01 Losail International Circuit
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Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines STATISTICS 2016 March 15th Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar #01 Losail International Circuit MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles CAREER 2016 4. Andrea Dovizioso CAREER 2016 6. Stefan Bradl Starts 240 (142 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 0 Starts 156 (69 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 0 Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) - Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) - Podiums 70 (29 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 0 Podiums 19 (1 x MotoGP, 12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 16 (3 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) - Poles/best grid 8 (1 x MotoGP, 7 x Moto2) - Last Win GBR/09 - Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Podium GBR/15/3rd - Last Podium USA/13/2nd - Last Pole QAT/15 - Last Pole USA/13 - » Dovizioso finished on the podium on three occasions at Qatar when riding » Bradl’s third place finish in the 125cc race at Qatar in 2008 was his first in the smaller classes; in the 125cc class in 2004 and the 250cc class in ever podium in Grand Prix racing 2005 and 2006 » In 2010 he qualified on the front row at Qatar for the first ever Moto2 race but » He has competed in the MotoGP class at Losail for the last eight years and on every Age: 29 crashed at turn two when De Angelis high-sided in front of him Age: 26 occasion he has finished in the top seven » In 2011 he qualified on pole and won the opening Moto2 race of the season in Qatar » In 2010 he finished on the podium in the MotoGP class in Qatar, finishing 3rd, after briefly leading » He made his debut in the MotoGP class in 2012 in Qatar finishing 8th, which has been his highest mid-race, and was the only Honda rider to finish in the top five finish to-date at the Losail circuit in the MotoGP class, having crashed in both 2013 & 2014 » He has been the first Ducati rider across the line for the last three years in Qatar » Last year Bradl finished just outside of the point scoring positions, down in 16th » Last year Dovizioso qualified on pole and finished in 2nd position after a final lap battle with Rossi CAREER 2016 8. Hector Barbera CAREER 2016 9. Danilo Petrucci Starts 225 (103 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 0 Starts 68 - all MotoGP 0 Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) - Best result 2nd - Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Podiums 1 x MotoGP 0 Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) - Best grid 5th - 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 - - » Barbera finished on the podium in the 250cc class in Qatar on three » Petrucci made his MotoGP debut in 2012 at Qatar when he failed to finish occasions; 3rd in 2007, 2nd in 2008 and a victory in 2009 the race due to mechanical problems » He has raced in the MotoGP class at Qatar for the last six years, with a best » He retired from the race again in 2013 with mechanical problems, after result of 9th in 2012 riding a Ducati Age: 29 completing twelve laps Age: 25 » His best qualifying result at Losail in the MotoGP class is 6th on the grid in 2011 & highest placed » In 2014 he made it to the end of the race in Qatar for the first time - in 14th place Ducati - the first time a satellite Ducati rider had out-qualified both factory bikes in the 800cc » Last year he finished in 12th place, his best result in Qatar to date era of MotoGP » In 2015 he finished in 15th position, having battled with Bradl and Vinales on the final lap CAREER 2016 19. Alvaro Bautista CAREER 2016 25. Maverick Viñales Starts 220 (104 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 0 Starts 85 (18 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3) 0 Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) - Wins/best result 16 (4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) (6th in MotoGP) - Podiums 49 (3 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0 Podiums 40 (9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 0 Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) - Poles/best grid 11 (1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) - Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Win MAL/14 (Moto2) - Last Podium FRA/14/3rd - Last Podium MAL/14/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole GBR/12 - Last Pole ARA/14 (Moto2) - » Bautista won the 125cc GP in Qatar in 2006 after qualifying on pole, on his » Viñales has twice finished on the podium in the lightweight-class in Qatar; way to becoming world champion a victory in the 125cc race in 2012 and 2nd in Moto3 in 2013 » In 2010 he made his MotoGP class debut in Qatar, but crashed at the final corner » In 2014 he qualified in 14th place on the grid and finished 4th in his first race in while battling with fellow rookie Simoncelli Age: 31 the Moto2 class Age: 21 » Did not make the start of the race in 2011 after he crashed in the third free practice session and broke » Last year was his first race in MotoGP, picking up points in 14th position after a last lap battle with his femur Barbera and Bradl » He finished 7th at Qatar in 2012, and in 2013 he was 6th » Bautista has failed to finish for the last two years in Qatar; last year he retired from the race after an incident with Marquez on the first lap had damaged his brakes CAREER 2016 26. Dani Pedrosa CAREER 2016 29. Andrea Iannone Starts 244 (166 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 0 Starts 179 (51 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 0 Wins/best result 51 (28 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) - Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(2nd in MotoGP) - Podiums 141 (100 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 0 Podiums 27 (3 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 46 (28 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) - Poles/best grid 9 (1 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) - Last Win MAL/15 - Last Win ITA/12 (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/15/3rd - Last Podium AUS/15/3rd - Last Pole MAL/15 - Last Pole ITA/15 - » Losail is one of only five circuits on this year’s grand prix schedule where » Iannone won the 125cc race at the Qatar Grand Prix in 2009 Pedrosa has not had a victory in any class of GP racing - the others are » He finished 2nd in the Moto2 race in Qatar in 2011, after qualifying down in Silverstone, Austin, Red Bull Ring and Termas de Rio Hondo 16th place on the grid, and was 2nd again in 2012, after leading for three laps in » He has finished five times on the podium in the MotoGP class at Losail; 3rd in 2007, Age: 30 the middle of the race Age: 26 2008, 2011 & 2014, and in 2012 he was second » Made his debut in the MotoGP class in 2013 at Qatar; he qualified in 10th place on the grid and » In 2014 in Qatar he qualified in 6th place on the grid, but improved in the race to finish 3rd finished 9th » Last year Pedrosa finished in 6th position after losing ground towards the end of the race as his arm » In 2014 he crashed at the last corner on the second lap, re-started and finished the race in 10th place pump problems returned » Last year saw Iannone’s best result at Qatar in the MotoGP class, in 3rd place - his first podium in the top class CAREER 2016 35. Cal Crutchlow CAREER 2016 38. Bradley Smith Starts 87 - all MotoGP 0 Starts 167 (54 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 0 Best result 2nd - Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) - Podiums 8 (8 x MotoGP) 0 Podiums 25 (2 x MotoGP, 3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) - Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) - Last Win - - Last Win VAL/10 (125cc) - Last Podium ARG/15/3rd - Last Podium RSM/15/2nd - Last Pole CZE/13 - Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) - » Crutchlow made his MotoGP debut in 2011 at the Qatar GP - qualified in » Smith’s best result in Qatar is 5th in the 125cc race in 2009 8th place on the grid and finished 11th » He started from pole in the 125cc race at Losail in 2008 - his first pole » In 2012 in Qatar he qualified on the front row for the first time in MotoGP and in GP racing was the first satellite bike rider across the line in 4th, equalling his best GP result Age: 30 » Finished 9th in 2011 in Qatar in his debut race in the Moto2 class and in 2012 Age: 25 at that time finished 9th at Losail for the second successive year » In 2013 he qualified in 2nd place on the grid in Qatar, and again finished the race as first satellite rider » Smith crashed out of the Qatar race in 2013; and again 2014 after starting from 3rd place on the grid across the line, in 5th place » Last year he finished in 8th position just missing out on the top satellite bike spot to Crutchlow - his » In 2014 he finished 6th in Qatar, in his first race on the factory Ducati first finish at Losail on a MotoGP bike » Last year Crutchlow finished as the top satellite rider in his first race on the Honda, in 7th place CAREER 2016 41.