STATISTICS 2019 # 05 SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de Le Mans • May 19th MotoGP™ Riders' Profiles 4. 5. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 298 (200 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 4 Starts 178 (40 x MotoGP, 88 x Moto2, 50 x 125) 4 Wins 22 (13 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 1 Wins/Best result 16 (15 x Moto2, 1 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 13th Podiums 94 (53 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 2 Podiums 47 (6 x MotoGP, 30 x Moto2, 11 x 125) - Poles/Best grid 20 (7 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 2nd Poles/Best grid 23 (4 x MotoGP, 15 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 18th Last Win QAT/19 QAT Last Win VAL/16 (Moto2™ ) - Last Podium ARG/19/3rd ARG/3rd Last Podium MAL/18/2nd - Last Pole JPN/18 - Last Pole FRA/18 - FRA/Wins-Best 1 (1 x 125cc) (2nd in MotoGP) FRA/Best 2nd (MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 5 Race: - FRA/18 QP: 1 Race: - AGE: 33 Crashes 2018: 5 2019: 1 AGE: 28 Crashes 2018: 9 2019: 4

»» Dovizioso has finished on the podium eight times at Le Mans throughout his GP career, including a victory »» Zarco has competed at Le Mans for the last ten years with a best result of second in 2017 in MotoGP™. in the 125cc class on the way to winning the world title in 2004. »» In 2017 at his home race, Zarco led the first six laps before dropping down to third; he eventually finished »» In 2015, he finished third at the French GP to add to his other podium finishes in the MotoGP™ class at Le second after crashed out of the race on the final lap. Mans; 3rd in 2010 and 2nd in 2011. »» Zarco qualified on for the first time in Le Mans last year but crashed out of second on the »» He qualified on the front row at Le Mans every year between 2011 and 2015. eighth lap. »» In 2016, he qualified in fifth place but crashed out of the race on the 16th lap when in third position. »» In 2017, he crossed the line in fourth place after qualifying sixth. »» Last year, Dovizioso qualified fifth and crashed out at La Chapelle just after taking the lead from his teammate . 9. 12. Maverick Viñales CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 122 – all MotoGP 4 Starts 143 (76 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 49 x 125/Moto3) 4 Best result 2nd 5th Wins/Best result 21 (5 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 12 x 125/Moto3) 3rd Podiums 6 x MotoGP - Podiums 57 (17 x MotoGP, 9 x Moto2, 31 x 125/Moto3) 1 Best grid 2nd 7th Poles 18 (7 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 10 x 125/Moto3) 1 Last Win - - Last Win AUS/18 - Last Podium FRA/18/2nd - Last Podium SPA/19/3rd SPA/3rd Last Pole - - Last Pole QAT/19 QAT FRA/Best 2nd (MotoGP) FRA/Wins 3 (1 x 125cc, 1 x Moto3, 1 x MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 3 Race: 2 FRA/18 QP: 8 Race: 7 AGE: 28 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 2 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 1

»» In Petrucci’s first race at Le Mans in 2012, he crashed on Lap 25 when he was the highest-placed CRT »» Viñales took his first GP victory at the Le Mans circuit in 2011 in 125cc on what was only his fourth start. rider in 11th position. »» He qualified on pole in the Moto3™ class in 2013 in France and went on to win the race. »» He didn’t start the race in 2014 as he had not fully recovered from his wrist injury suffered in Jerez. »» In 2014 he finished fourth in the Moto2™ race. »» In 2016, he took part in his first race of the season after having suffered with a hand injury; he finished in »» In 2015, Viñales qualified in 13th position and finished ninth in the MotoGP™ class. seventh place as the top Ducati rider. »» In 2016, he finished in third place, which was his first podium in the MotoGP™ class and ’s first »» In 2017, he retired after 17 laps due to a technical problem on his bike. MotoGP™ podium in eight years. »» In 2018, Petrucci qualified in third place and finished the race in second, which was his only podium finish »» In 2017, he won for the fourth time in the premier class, from pole position, after battling with Rossi. It of the year and his most recent. was Yamaha’s 500th win in Grand Prix racing. »» In 2018, Viñales qualified in eighth place and dropped down to 13th before making his way through the field to cross the line in seventh. 17. 20. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 199 (107 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 4 Starts 71 (4 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 31 x Moto3) 4 Wins/Best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 16th Wins/Best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 7th Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) - Podiums 4 (2 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) - Best grid 2nd 15th Poles/Best grid 4 (1x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) 1 Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Win CAT/18 (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium NED/18/2nd - Last Pole - - Last Pole SPA/19 SPA FRA/Best 10th (MotoGP) FRA/Best 6th (Moto3) FRA/18 QP: 24 Race: 17 FRA/18/Moto2 QP: 14 Race: 8 AGE: 29 Crashes 2018: 15 2019: 2 AGE: 20 Crashes 2018: 6 2019: -

»» Abraham competed in the MotoGP™ class at Le Mans between 2011 and 2015, and over the last two years »» Quartararo won in Le Mans in the CEV Moto3™ class back in 2014. with a best result of 10th in 2011. »» In 2015, Quartararo qualified on pole position in Moto3™, becoming the youngest ever rider to start »» In 2017, Abraham suffered from a gearbox issue and pulled into the pits to retire on Lap 6. back-to-back GP races from pole position and taking the record from Maverick Viñales. He crashed out of »» In 2018, Abraham qualified in last position on the grid after crashing in both FP4 and Q1. He made his way the race at the Dunlop chicane while fourth. through the field to cross the line in 17th behind Tom Lüthi. »» In 2016, he qualified in eighth and crossed the line sixth; his best result in GP racing in Le Mans so far. »» Abraham is scheduled to make his 200th GP start at the French GP this year. »» In 2017, he failed to score any points at the French GP, crossing the line in 18th in Moto2™ after qualifying in 20th. »» 2019 will be Quartararo’s first race at Le Mans on a MotoGP™ bike.

21. Franco 29. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 91 (20 x MotoGP, 71 x Moto2) 4 Starts 232 (104 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 3 Wins/Best result 8 (8 x Moto2) (5th in MotoGP) 5th Wins/Best result 13 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto2, 4 x 125) 12th Podiums 21 (21 x Moto2) - Podiums 35 (11 x MotoGP, 19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) - Poles/Best grid 6 (6 x Moto2) (2nd in MotoGP) 2nd Poles/Best grid 10 (2 x MotoGP, 5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) 17th Last Win ARA/17 (Moto2) - Last Win AUT/16 - Last Podium VAL/17/2nd (Moto2) - Last Podium AUS/18/2nd - Last Pole MAL/17 (Moto2) - Last Pole AUT/16 - FRA/Wins-Best 1 (1 x Moto2) (13th in MotoGP) FRA/Best 4th (Moto2) (5th in MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 16 Race: 13 FRA/18 QP: 4 Race: - AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 11 2019: 2 AGE: 29 Crashes 2018: 11 2019: 2

»» Morbidelli competed at Le Mans from 2014 to 2017 in the Moto2™ class. »» In 2014, Iannone crashed out of sixth at La Chapelle on Lap 2 after starting from 11th place on the grid.

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2. THE BLACK BACKGROUND result at the French circuit. »» In 2016,BEHIND he THE LOGO : crashed out of the race from second place on the seventh lap. USE IT IN CASE OF BRIGHT COLORED BACKGROUND »» 2018 was Morbidelli’s first time on a MotoGP™ bike at the French GP; he qualified in 16th place and »» In 2017, he crossed the line in 10th place from 17th on the grid. finished the race in 13th at the second-placed rookie behind . »» In 2018, Iannone qualified fourth, which was the best qualifying result for Suzuki at Le Mans since John Hopkins was third back in 2006, before crashing out on the opening lap at La Chapelle.

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30. 35. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 161 (22 x MotoGP, 105 x Moto2, 34 x 125) 4 Starts 142 - all MotoGP 4 Wins/Best result 2 (2x Moto2) (6th in MotoGP) 7th Wins/Best result 3 (3 x MotoGP) 3rd Podiums 14 (14 x Moto2) - Podiums 17 (17 x MotoGP) 1 Poles/Best grid 5 (5 x Moto2™ ) (8th in MotoGP) 8th Poles/Best grid 4 (4 x MotoGP) 3rd Last Win GBR/17 (Moto2) - Last Win ARG/18 - Last Podium GBR/17/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium QAT/19/3rd - Last Pole JPN/17 (Moto2) - Last Pole SPA/18 - FRA/Best 5th (125cc/Moto2) (15th in MotoGP) FRA/Best 2th (MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 19 Race: 15 FRA/18 QP: 13 Race: 8 AGE: 27 Crashes 2018: 15 2019: - AGE: 33 Crashes 2018: 17 2019: 2

»» In 2013, Nakagami qualified on pole position for the first time in his Grand Prix career, but he crashed »» Crutchlow raced at Le Mans for the first time in 2011; he qualified in sixth place on the grid and then while leading the race at the Musée corner, 20 laps before the end. crashed in the race at Garage Vert on the sixth lap. »» Nakagami’s best result across the line at Le Mans is two fifth-place finishes, in Moto2™ (2016) and in »» In 2013, he finished second at Le Mans, equalling his best GP result of 2013. 125cc (2009). »» In 2014 he finished 11th at Le Mans riding the factory Ducati. »» In 2017, Nakagami finished in seventh place from 18th on the grid in the Moto2™ class. »» In 2015 at Le Mans Crutchlow qualified in fourth place on the grid, but he crashed out of the race at La »» 2018 was the first time that Nakagami competed in the MotoGP™ class at Le Mans; he qualified in 19th Chapelle on Lap 8, and he crashed again the following year this time at Turn 11. place after suffering from a heavy crash in FP2 and eventually scored one point, finishing the race in »» In 2017, Crutchlow headed the second row on the grid and finished the race in fifth place. 15th. »» Last year, he missed out on Q2 and qualified in 13th place, which was his worst qualifying result of 2018, but managed to finish the race in eighth place.

36. 41. Aleix Espargaro CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 59 (4 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 37 x Moto3) 4 Starts 234 (150 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125) 4 Wins/Best result 11 (11 x Moto3) (8th in MotoGP) 8th Best result 2nd 9th Podiums 20 (4 x Moto2, 16 x Moto3) - Podiums 2 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) - Poles/Best grid 2 (2 x Moto3) (11th in MotoGP) 11th Poles/Best grid 2 (2 x MotoGP) 12th Last Win MAL/17 (Moto3) - Last Win - - Last Podium AUS/18/2nd (Moto2) - Last Podium ARA/14/2nd - Last Pole MAL/17 (Moto3™) - Last Pole CAT/15 - FRA/Wins 1 (1 x Moto3) FRA/Best 6th (Moto2/MotoGP) FRA/18/Moto2 QP: 4 Race: 3 FRA/18 QP: 12 Race: 9 AGE: 21 Crashes 2018: 9 2019: 3 AGE: 29 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: 1

»» In 2017, Mir won the Moto3™ race on his way to clinching the title. The race was stopped by a Red Flag »» Aleix Espargaro’s best GP result at Le Mans is sixth in 2011 (Moto2™) and 2016 (MotoGP™). after a multiple crash on the second lap at La Chapelle and restarted for a shortened distance of 16 laps. »» In 2014, he was the first Open Class bike across the line in ninth place. »» Last year, Mir qualified in fourth place and finished the Moto2™ race in third, which the first of his four »» In 2015, he had a big crash on Saturday practice session and then retired from the race with a clutch podium finishes in the class. problem after two laps. »» 2019 will be Mir’s first race at Le Mans on a MotoGP™ bike. »» In 2017, he retired from the race five laps before the end with an engine problem. »» Last year, he qualified in 12th and finished the race in ninth, which was the second time he had scored points since the opening race in .

42. Alex Rins 43. Jack Miller CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 123 (35 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 52 x Moto3) 4 Starts 125 (70 x MotoGP, 55 x 125/Moto3) 4 Wins 13 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x Moto2, 8 x Moto3) 1 Wins/Best result 7 (1 x MotoGP , 6 x Moto3) 3rd Podiums 47 (7 x MotoGP, 17 x Moto2, 23 x Moto3™ ) 2 Podiums 12 (2 x MotoGP, 10 x Moto3) 1 Poles/Best grid 17 (4 x Moto2, 13 x Moto3) (2nd in MotoGP) 7th Poles/Best grid 9 (1 x MotoGP, 8 x Moto3) 4th Last Win AME/19 AME Last Win NED/16 - Last Podium SPA/19/2nd SPA/2nd Last Podium AME/19/3rd AME/3rd Last Pole AME/16 (Moto2) - Last Pole ARG/18 - FRA/Wins-Best 1 (1 x Moto2) (10th in MotoGP) FRA/Wins-Best 1 (1 x Moto3) (4th in MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 15 Race: 10 FRA/18 QP: 7 Race: 4 AGE: 23 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: 2 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 17 2019: 4

»» -Rins competed three times at Le Mans in the Moto3™ class and finished on the podium every time. He »» Miller won the Moto3™ race at Le Mans in 2014 from second place on the grid. was second in 2013 and 2014 and third in 2012, which was his very first podium in Grand Prix racing. »» In 2015 in the MotoGP™ class, Miller qualified in 18th position but then crashed out at the Dunlop »» He competed in the Moto2™ class in 2015 and 2016; starting from pole position in 2015 and winning the chicane on lap 15. 2016 race from second on the grid. »» In 2016, Miller crashed out of the race from 10th position on the 18th lap at Musée corner. »» Last year was the first time that Rins competed in the MotoGP™ class at Le Mans as he missed the race »» In 2017, despite a heavy crash in FP4 at Dunlop chicane, he finished the race eighth place from 11th on in 2017 due to a left wrist injury sustained in Austin and was replaced by . He missed out the grid. on Q2, qualified in 15th place and crossed the line in 10th as the only Suzuki rider across the line. »» In 2018, Miller crossed the line in fourth as the second-place Independent Team rider after qualifying in seventh place on the grid.

44. Pol Espargaro CAREER 2019 46. CAREER 2019 Starts 212 (90 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2 , 71 x 125) 4 Wins/Best result 15 (10 x Moto2, 5 x 125)(3rd in MotoGP) 8th Starts 387 (327 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 4 Podiums 45 (1 x MotoGP, 23 x Moto2, 21 x 125) - Wins/Best result 115 (89 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 2nd Poles/Best grid 17 (14 x Moto2, 3 x 125) (2nd in MotoGP) 5th Podiums 234 (198 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 2 Last Win JPN/13 (Moto2) - Poles/Best grid 65 (55 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) 2nd Last Podium VAL/18/3rd - Last Win NED/17 - Last Pole VAL/13 (Moto2) - Last Podium AME/19/2nd AME/2nd FRA/Wins-Best 1 (1 x 125cc) (4th in MotoGP) Last Pole ITA/18 - FRA/18 QP: 18 Race: 11 FRA/Wins 4 (3 x MotoGP, 1 x 125cc) AGE: 27 Crashes 2018: 12 2019: - FRA/18 QP: 9 Race: 3 AGE: 40 Crashes 2018: 8 2019: - »» Espargaro won the 125cc race at Le Mans in 2010 – his only GP podium at the French circuit. »» He had his best result of 2014 at Le Mans, finishing fourth after qualifying on the front row for the first »» Rossi has had 13 podium finishes in the premier class at Le Mans, including three victories; in 2002 time in the MotoGP™ class. riding a , 2005 riding the 990cc Yamaha and in 2008 on Yamaha’s 800cc machine. »» In 2015, he qualified down in 12th, but had a more successful race finishing in seventh place. »» In 2009 he finished in 16th place, after suffering a crash and a ride through penalty: this was the first »» In 2016, he qualified in fourth and finished the race in fifth as the top Independent Team rider. time he had ever finished a GP race outside the points. »» In 2017, he qualified in eighth place then finished the race in 12th, which was the best result for KTM in »» Two of his three podium finishes on a Ducati came at Le Mans; 3rd in 2011 and 2nd in 2012. the MotoGP™ class at that time. »» He finished second in 2014, 20152016 in Le Mans. »» In 2018, he qualified in 18th and made a good start to complete the opening lap in 12th and eventually »» In 2017, he qualified in second place on the grid then he crashed out on the final lap from second while fighting teammate Viñales for the win. finish the race in 11th after battling to 10th; this is KTM’s best result so far at the track. 1. PLEASE NOTE THE CLEAR SPACE TRANSPARENT PATH AROUND »» In 2018,THE LOGO : PRESERRossiVE IT qualified in ninth place and made his way through the field to cross the line in third. 2. THE BLACK BACKGROUND BEHIND THE LOGO : USE IT IN CASE OF BRIGHT COLORED BACKGROUND 2

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53. 55. Hafizh Syahrin CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 209 (50 x MotoGP, 83 x Moto2, 76 x 125) 4 Starts 100 (22 x MotoGP, 78 x Moto2) 4 Wins/Best result 13 (13 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 15th Best result 2nd (Moto2) (9th in MotoGP) 16th Podiums 36 (33 x Moto2, 3 x 125) - Podiums 3 (3 x Moto2) - Poles/Best grid 16 (16 x Moto2) (4th in MotoGP) 18th Best grid 5th (Moto2) (10th in MotoGP) 21st Last Win VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Win - - Last Podium VAL/15/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/17/3rd - Last Pole VAL/15 (Moto2) - Last Pole - - FRA/Wins-Best 2nd (Moto2) (11th in MotoGP) FRA/Best 8th (Moto2) (12th in MotoGP) FRA/18 QP: 17 Race: 14 FRA/18 QP: 14 Race: 12 AGE: 29 Crashes 2018: 10 2019: 2 AGE: 25 Crashes 2018: 9 2019: 2

»» Rabat has finished on the podium twice at Le Mans in Moto2™; in 2014 he finished thirdand then in 2015 »» Syahrin’s best result at Le Mans is an eighth-place finish in 2016, from 17th on the grid. he finished second. »» In 2017, he qualified in 22nd on the grid, then finished the race in 11th after battling with Schrötter. »» In 2016, Rabat crashed out of the MotoGP™ race on the eighth lap after having qualified in 20th place. »» Last year was the first year Syahrin raced in the MotoGP™ class at Le Mans; he made a bad start from »» In 2017, he qualified down in 22nd but managed to cross the line in 11th position. 14th on the grid and dropped down to 20th. He then made his way through the field to cross the line in »» In 2018, he qualified in 11th, went wide on the second lap to drop down to 22nd before crashing out on 12th. Lap 11 while sitting in 20th.

63. 88. CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 109 (4 x MotoGP, 36 x Moto2, 69 x Moto3) 4 Starts 133 (4 x MotoGP, 50 x Moto2, 79 x 125cc/Moto3) 4 Wins/Best result 10 (8 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) (9th in MotoGP) 9th Wins/Best result 12 (6 x Moto2, 6 x Moto3) (11th in MotoGP) 11th Podiums 23 (16 x Moto2, 7 x Moto3) - Podiums 34 (21 x Moto2, 13 x Moto3) - Poles/Best grid 7 (6 x Moto2, 1 x Moto3) 10th Poles/Best grid 4 (2 x Moto2, 2 x Moto3) 14th Last Win JPN/18 (Moto2) - Last Win VAL/18 - Last Podium MAL/18/3rd (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/18/1st - Last Pole JPN/18 - Last Pole ARA/17 - FRA/Wins 1 (1 x Moto2) FRA/Best 6th (Moto2) FRA/18/Moto2 QP: 1 Race: 1 FRA/18/Moto2 QP: 10 Race: 6 AGE: 22 Crashes 2018: 4 2019: 3 AGE: 24 Crashes 2018: 7 2019: -

»» Bagnaia has had three podium finishes in Le Mans, including a win in the Moto2™ race last year from »» Oliveira has competed in Le Mans for the last eight years, with a best result of sixth last year in Moto2™ pole position. after qualifying in 10th place. »» In 2017, he crossed the line in second place in Moto2™, after qualifying in second, which was his first »» His best result in the Moto3™ class at Le Mans came in 2015, crossing the line in eighth from eighth on front-row start in the class. the grid. »» In 2015, Bagnaia both qualified and finished the race in third place riding a Mahindra, which was the first »» Oliveira will be racing in Le Mans this year for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike. podium finish of his Grand Prix career. »» In 2019, Bagnaia will be racing in Le Mans for the first time on a MotoGP™ bike.

93. Marc Marquez 99. Jorge Lorenzo CAREER 2019 CAREER 2019 Starts 190 (112 x MotoGP, 32 x Moto2, 46 x 125) 4 Starts 286 (192 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 4 Wins 72 (46 x MotoGP, 16 x Moto2, 10 x 125) 2 Wins/Best result 68 (47 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 12th Podiums 119 (80 x MotoGP, 25 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 3 Podiums 152 (114 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) - Poles 82 (54 x MotoGP , 14 x Moto2, 14 x 125) 2 Poles/Best grid 69 (43 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) 11th Last Win SPA/19 SPA Last Win AUT/18 - Last Podium SPA/19/1st SPA/1st Last Podium AUT/18/1st - Last Pole AME/19 AME Last Pole ARA/18 - FRA/Wins 3 (2 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2) FRA/Wins 6 (5 x MotoGP, 1 x 250cc) FRA/18 QP: 2 Race: 1 FRA/18 QP: 6 Race: 6 AGE: 26 Crashes 2018: 23 2019: 4 AGE: 32 Crashes 2018: 6 2019: 3

»» Marquez took his first ever pole in GP racing in the 125cc class at Le Mans in 2009 but crashed out of »» Lorenzo has had six podium finishes from 11 starts at Le Mans in the MotoGP™ class, including wins in the race. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. »» He won the Moto2™ race at the French GP in 2011 – his first victory after moving up from the 125cc class. »» In 2015, Lorenzo qualified in third position and went on to win the race, leading from the second corner »» In his rookie MotoGP™ season, he qualified on pole at Le Mans, dropped down to eighth in the early part of to the finish line. his first wet MotoGP™ race and then recovered to finish third. »» In 2016 at Le Mans, Lorenzo qualified on pole position and led every lap of the race to take the win. »» In 2014 he qualified on pole and won at Le Mans despitedropping down to 10th early in the race when he »» In 2017, he ended the race in sixth place from 16th on the grid. ran wide, and in 2015 he qualified on pole and finished fourth. »» Last year, Lorenzo qualified in sixth place and led the opening nine laps of the race before dropping down »» In 2016 in France, Marquez qualified in second on the grid but crashed and remounted just after half and crossing the line in sixth. distance, eventually finishing in 13th place. »» Lorenzo also had one victory at Le Mans when riding in the smaller classes, in 2007 in the 250cc race »» In 2017, he crashed out at the Dunlop chicane while sitting in fourth place, 11 laps before the end. after qualifying on pole. »» In 2018, he won for the second time in Le Mans in the premier class – his third successive win of the year – after qualifying in second place.

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Grand Prix racing at Le Mans

Le Mans has hosted a Grand Prix event on 31 previous occa- The best results for Ducati at the Le Mans circuit are second- sions, including the Grand Prix “Vitesse du Mans” in 1991, which place finishes for in 2006, Valentino Rossi in is the only year that two Grand Prix events have been held in 2012 and Danilo Petrucci last year. France in the same year. The only non-Spanish rider to win a MotoGP™ race at Le Mans Le Mans was first used for a Grand Prix event in 1969, when the since 2009 is in 2011. 500cc race was won by , who lapped all the other riders in the race on his MV . There have been five GP wins at the Le Mans circuit for French riders: Jean Auréal (125cc – 1969), Guy Bertin (125cc – 1979), This is the 20th successive year that the Le Mans circuit has Patrick Fernandez (350cc – 1979), (125cc – hosted a Grand Prix event, starting in 2000. 2008) and Louis Rossi (Moto3™ – 2012).

In addition to Le Mans, there have been seven other circuits that The best result by a French rider at Le Mans in the MotoGP™ class have hosted the French GP: Paul Ricard (13 times), Clermont- is second by Johann Zarco in 2017; the third podium finish from Ferrand (10), Nogaro (2), Reims (2), Rouen (2), Albi (1), Magny- a French rider at Le Mans in the premier class after Raymond Cours (1). Roche was second in 1985 and third in 1987.

A total of 99 Grand Prix races for solo have been Of the 17 MotoGP™ races held at Le Mans, nine have either start- held at the Le Mans circuit since 1969 as follows: MotoGP™ – 17, ed in wet conditions or rain has started during the race. The only 500cc – 14, Moto2™ – 9, 350cc – 2, 250cc – 22, Moto3™ – 7, years that the MotoGP™ race at Le Mans has been run under full 125cc – 22, 80cc – 1, 50cc – 5. dry conditions are: 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and last year. Since the first Grand Prix in the premier class, Honda have had 14 wins at Le Mans, the last of which was last year with Marc The nine Moto2™ races that have taken place at Le Mans have Marquez. been won by eight different riders: Toni Elias (2010), Marc Mar- quez (2011), Tom Lüthi (2012 & 2015), (2013), Yamaha have had 10 wins at Le Mans in the premier class, in- (2014), Alex Rins (2016), (2017) cluding three successive wins with Jorge Lorenzo (2015 & and Francesco Bagnaia (2018). 2016) and Maverick Viñales in 2017, which was the 500th win for a Yamaha rider in Grand Prix racing. In the nine previous Moto2™ races at Le Mans, only Francesco Bagnaia has won after qualifying on pole position. Suzuki have had five wins at Le Mans in the premier class, the last of which was in 2007 with . Prior to Mav- The seven Moto3™ races that have taken place at Le Mans erick Viñales winning at Silverstone in 2016 and Alex Rins this have been won by seven different riders: Louis Rossi, Maverick year in Austin, this was the only GP victory for Suzuki since the Viñales, Jack Miller, , , Joan Mir and introduction of the MotoGP™ class in 2002. Viñales finished third . Only two of them have been won by non-KTM at Le Mans in 2016, which was the first podium for Suzuki since riders: Louis Rossi (FTR Honda – 2012) and Joan Mir (Honda – Loris Capirossi was third at Brno in 2008. 2017).

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299 – At the Spanish GP, Marc Marquez gave Honda their 299th win in the premier class of Grand Prix racing. Yamaha is their closest rival with 227 victories. 119 – In Jerez, Marc Marquez stood on the podium for the 119th time in his Grand Prix career, two less than who is in sixth place on the list of riders with most podium finishes. In addition, it was his 80th podium finish in the premier class. 46 – The win for Marc Marquez at the Spanish GP was the 46th since he stepped up to the MotoGP™ class in 2013, one less than his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. 20 – At the Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo, aged 20 years and 14 days old, qualified on pole position for the first time in his rookie season, becoming the youngest rider ever to do so in MotoGP™ and taking the record from Marc Marquez. 19 – The MotoGP™ podium in Jerez was the 19th with three Spanish riders, and the 18th with Marc Marquez. In addition, this is the third Spanish 1-2-3 in Jerez in the premier class.

15 – Niccolo Antonelli won the Moto3™ race in Jerez ahead of his SIC58 Squadra Corse teammate Tatsuki Suzuki, 15 years and 3 days after ’s first GP win at the track.. 2 – In Jerez, Tatsuki Suzuki stood on the podium for the first time in his Grand Prix career, becoming the second Japanese rider to do so this year along with Kaito Toba, who won in Qatar. The last time there were at least two different Japanese riders on the podium in the lightweight class was in 2002 with and .

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MotoGP™ Facts and Stats Only two different riders have led the Championship standings in toGP™ class in 2013 that he was the oldest rider on the podium, the opening four races of the 2019 season: Andrea Dovizioso and along with the Dutch TT last year, also alongside Alex Rins and Ma- Marc Marquez. verick Viñales. There have been four leader changes over the opening four races Neither of the two Yamaha factory riders have won at least one for the second successive year. of the four opening races for the second successive year. The last time that the Yamaha MotoGP team did not have Marc Marquez’ win at Jerez is the fifth time that he has won in the a win in any of the first four races of the year in two successive MotoGP™ class after from qualifying in third place along with Brno seasons was in 2002 and 2003. 2013, Catalunya 2014, Misano 2017 and Aragon 2018. 42 of his 46 wins in the class have come after qualifying within the top three. Only seven riders have scored points in all four of the MotoGP™ ra- ces in 2019: Danilo Petrucci, Alex Rins, Takaaki Nakagami, Valenti- His second-place finish in Jerez was Alex Rins’ eighth successive no Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso, Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro. top five finish since last year. In addition, Rins has scored points in the last 13 successive races. The last time he failed to With Jack Miller crashing out of the race in Jerez, Takaaki Naka- score any points was in last year when he crashed on the gami is now second in the Independent Team riders’ classification opening lap. although he equals Miller’s 29 points. Before the French Grand Prix, Alex Rins sits in second place in the Wildcard crossed the line in 10th place at the Spanish Championship and is the highest-placed Suzuki rider in the pre- GP, which was his best dry-weather result since he was also 10th mier class after the opening four races of the season since Kenny in Motegi back in 2016, riding an . Roberts Jr. led after the Spanish Grand Prix in 2000. At the French GP, Karel Abraham is scheduled to make the 200th Following the Spanish GP, Suzuki have scored 69 points in the start of his Grand Prix career, becoming the first Czech rider to re- Constructors’ World Championship classification, which is the hig- ach that milestone. hest points accumulated after the opening four races by Suzuki since 2000 when they had 80 points at this stage of the season. Jorge Lorenzo is the rider with most Grand Prix victories at Le Mans, having stood on the top step of the podium on six occasions Maverick Viñales crossed the line in third place in Jerez, which was at the French circuit; a single win in the 250cc class adds to his his first podium finish on home soil since he stepped up to the pre- five MotoGP™ wins. mier class of Grand Prix racing in 2015. The only two riders of the four rookies in the MotoGP™ class this It was Maverick Viñales’ 57th podium finish, equalling Randy Ma- year to have previously won a GP race at Le Mans in any of the sma- mola and one less than soon-to-be MotoGP™ Legend Stefan Dör- ller classes are Francesco Bagnaia, in Moto2™ last year, and Joan flinger. Mir in Moto3™ back in 2017. However, Fabio Quartararo won the CEV Moto3™ race at the track back in 2014. With Marc Marquez, Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales, the MotoGP™ podium in Jerez was the 19th with three Spanish riders, and the In Jerez, none of the four rookies scored any points for the first 18th with Marc Marquez. In addition, this is the third Spanish 1-2-3 time this year. But Fabio Quartararo is still leading for the Rookie of in Jerez in the premier class along with 2013 and 2017. the Year with 17 points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (9), Joan Mir (8) and Miguel Oliveira (7). This is the second time since Marc Marquez stepped up to the Mo-

Moto2™ Facts and Stats At Jerez, won his fifth Moto2™ race, equalling to stand on the podium since the introduction of the Moto2™ class 2011 Moto2™ World Champion Stefan Bradl. in 2010. Baldassarri’s win at Jerez is the 34th for an Italian rider in the Marcel Schrötter is one of the five riders who have scored points in Moto2™ class and the 234th in the intermediate category. all of the four opening races of the year along, with and teammates and Andrea Locatelli. The win for Lorenzo Baldassarri is the 100th for a rider in Moto2™. Kalex’s closest rival in the class is Suter with 32 wins. Marcel Schrötter has scored points in the last eight successive Moto2™ races. The last time he failed to score any points was in Since his first visit to Le Mans in 2013 in Moto3™, Lorenzo Baldas- last year when he crashed out on the opening lap. sarri has always failed to score any points. His best result across the line at the French Grand Prix is a 17th-place finish back in 2016. Spanish riders have not won in Moto2™ since Japan in 2017 with Alex Marquez (25 successive races), which is their longest sequen- finished second in Jerez, which is his second po- ce without a win in the intermediate category since the 165-race dium finish – and his best result – since he stepped up to the sequence between the wins for Carlos Cardus at the 1990 Czech Moto2™ class in 2017. In addition, these are his first back-to-back GP and at the 2002 Spanish GP. podium finishes since he was second in the Moto3™ races in both and Austin in 2016. Tom Lüthi is the only rider in the Moto2™ class this year who has previously won in the class at the French GP, in both 2012 and This is the first back-to-back podium finish for a since 2015. Fabio Quartararo won in Catalunya and finished second in Assen last year. This is the 28th overall podium finish for the chassis ma- Along with Tom Lüthi (2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017), nufacturer in Moto2™. (2012, 2014 and 2016) and Alex Marquez (2018) are the only other riders on the current grid to have stood on the podium at Le Mans Augusto Fernandez crossed the line in third place at the Spanish in Moto2™. GP becoming the 57th different rider – and the 19th from –

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Moto3™ Facts and Stats At the Spanish GP, Niccolo Antonelli won for the first time since he Celestino Vietti is now leading the fight for the Rookie of the Year won the opening race of the 2016 season in Qatar. This is Antonelli’s with 36 points, ahead of Raul Fernandez (19 points) and Ai Ogura fourth win of his Grand Prix career, equalling Championship leader (17). Aron Canet. Following the Spanish GP, Aron Canet, who crossed the line in four- Niccolo Antonelli has now won in three of his eight seasons com- th place, leads the Moto3™ Championship standings for the first peting in the Moto3™ class, equalling Enea Bastianini. The record is time since Argentina last year. five different winning seasons, set by Romano Fenati. With a score of 58 points, this is the lowest score for a rider leading With his win, Niccolo Antonelli made it nine different winners in the the Championship in the lightweight category after the opening Moto3™ class over the last nine races, which is the first time this four races since 2009 when Julian Simon led with 55 points ahead has happened since the introduction of the class in 2012. of Bradley Smith (49.5 points) after the French GP. Tatsuki Suzuki crossed the line in second place at the Spanish GP, With 41-point margin between Aron Canet and Ai Ogura in 15th in which is the first podium finish of his Grand Prix career, becoming the Moto3™ Championship standingsis the closest top 15 in the the second Japanese rider to stand on the podium in Moto3™ along lightweight category after the opening four races since 2009, when with Kaito Toba in Qatar this year. Julian Simon led with 40.5 points over Scott Redding in 15th.

The last time there were at least two different Japanese riders with Only five riders have scored points in all four of the Moto3™ races in at least one podium finish in any one season in the lightweight ca- 2019: Niccolo Antonelli, Celestino Vietti, , Aron Canet tegory was in 2002 with both Masao Azuma and Youichi Ui. and .

Niccolo Antonelli’s win in Jerez was the first GP victory for the Niccolo Antonelli started from pole position at Le Mans in 2016 and SIC58 Squadra Corse team and their first 1-2, 15 years and three he is the only rider on the current grid who has started from pole days after Marco Simoncelli’s first of his 14 GP wins. position at this track.

Celestino Vietti finished third in Jerez, which is the second podium The only rider to win a Moto3™ race from pole position at Le Mans is finish of his Grand Prix career along with last year when Maverick Viñales back in 2013. he was also third when replacing the injured Nicolo Bulega.

Marc Marquez closes in on Jorge Lorenzo Marc Marquez won for the 46th time in MotoGP™ on what was his 112th start in the class, which is just one less premier class GP win than his three-time MotoGP™ World Champion teammate Jorge Lorenzo:

Riders Premier class wins Premier class titles

1 Valentino Rossi 89 7 2 Giacomo Agostini 68 8 3 54 5 4 Jorge Lorenzo 47 3 5 Marc Marquez 46 5 6 Casey Stoner 38 2 7 37 4 8 31 4 9 31 - 10 25 1

Marc Marquez’ win at Jerez was the 72nd of his Grand Prix career, just four less GP wins than Mike Hailwood (76) who stands in fourth place on the number of wins behind Angel Nieto (90), Valentino Rossi (115) and Giacomo Agostini (122).

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299 premier class victories for Honda The win for Marc Marquez at the Spanish Grand Prix was the 299th win for Honda in the premier class of Grand Prix racing as shown in the tables and chart below:

Honda premier class wins by year

Milestones Honda wins by category

# Riders Year/Category Grand Prix Categories Wins

1st 1966/500cc West Germany 500cc 156 50th 1989/500cc Australia MotoGP™ 143 100th 1996/500cc Catalunya Total 299 150th Valentino Rossi 2001/500cc Great Britain 200th 2006/MotoGP™ Dutch TT 250th Marc Marquez 2014/MotoGP™ Qatar 299th Marc Marquez 2019/MotoGP™ Spain

The closest rival to Honda in the premier class of Grand Prix racing is Yamaha with 227 wins, followed by MV Agusta (139), Suzuki (92) and Ducati (47).

Mick Doohan is the most successful Honda rider in the premier class of Grand Prix racing with 54 wins, ahead of Marc Marquez with 46 wins. Valentino Rossi is third with 33 victories, ahead of Dani Pedrosa with 31 and with 20.

Freddie Spencer, , , , Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner have won with at least two different Honda bikes in the premier class. Among them, Pedrosa is the only rider who has won with three different bikes in the class.

The list of wins by Honda bikes in the premier class is as follows: NSR500 (132 wins), RC213V (71), RC211V (48), RC212V (24), NS500 (14), RC181 (10).

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Great Saturday for Fabio Quartararo in Jerez At the Spanish GP, rookie Fabio Quartararo qualified on pole position for the first time in the premier class of Grand Prix racing, setting a new all-time lap record in Jerez.

Aged 20 years and 14 days old, Fabio Quartararo is the youngest rider to qualify on pole position in the class, beating the record set by Marc Marquez (20 years and 62 days old) in Austin back in 2013. The table below shows the youngest polesitters in the premier class:

Riders Age GP/Year

1 Fabio Quartararo 20 years 14 days Spain/2019 2 Marc Marquez 20 years 62 days Americas/2013 3 Freddie Spencer 20 years 153 days Spain/1982 4 Casey Stoner 20 years 173 days Qatar/2006 5 Dani Pedrosa 20 years 226 days /2006 6 Randy Mamola 20 years 238 days Belgium/1980 7 Jorge Lorenzo 20 years 309 days Qatar/2008

On qualifying day at the French GP, Fabio Quartararo (20 years and 29 days old) will be aiming to take the record for the youngest ever rider to have back-to-back poles in the premier-class, again from Marc Marquez, who was 20 years and 210 days old when he set the record at the San Marino GP back in 2013.

At Le Mans, Fabio Quartararo will also be aiming to become the first French rider to win in the premier class at his home round since 1954 when Pierre Monneret won at Reims, which was also the first win for a French rider in the class.

50th anniversary of the first GP in Le Mans The French GP this year will mark the 50th year anniversary of the first Grand Prix held at Le Mans circuit since the first GP event held in 1969. Below are some facts and statistics of the Grand Prix held at Le Mans (including the Grand Prix “Vitesse du Mans” in 1991):

A total of 71 different riders have stood on the top step of the podium in Le Mans. The rider with most GP wins is Jorge Lorenzo with six, followed by Tom Lüthi (4), Dani Pedrosa (4), Marc Marquez (3), Valentino Rossi (3), Maverick Viñales (3) and Freddie Spencer (3).

A total of 162 different riders have finished on the podium in Le Mans. Valentino Rossi is the rider with most podium finishes, with 13, followed by Jorge Lorenzo (8), Dani Pedrosa (8), Andrea Dovizioso (8) and Tom Lüthi (6).

The winners have come from 13 different nations; Spain leads with 20 different winners, ahead of (15), Japan (6), France (5), Germany (5).

Honda is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans with 34 wins followed by Yamaha (14), Aprilia (8), Suzuki (6), (6) and Kalex (6).

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On this day... May 17th At the West German GP 1976, MotoGP™ Legend May 14th won his first 250cc race of the season on his way to clinching his fifth and final world title. At the Chinese GP back in 2006, Dani Pedrosa won his first race in the premier class after qualifying on pole for the first time. It May 18th was only his fourth start. 50 years ago, at the 1969 French GP held in Le Mans, Jean Au- At the 1961 West German GP held at Hockenheim, Kunimitsu réal took the first of France’s 24 GP victories in the lightweight Takahashi won the 250cc race, giving Honda their first win in category (21 in 125cc, 3 in Moto3™). the intermediate category and becoming the first Japanese to win a GP race. At the 2014 French GP, Valentino Rossi finished in second place behind Marc Marquez, which was his 150th podium finish in the May 15th premier class of Grand Prix racing. Before the French GP this year, Rossi has accumulated 198 podium finishes in the class. At the French GP in Le Mans back in 2011, Maverick Viñales won his first 125cc Grand Prix race in what was only his fourth May 19th GP start. In Hockenheim back in 1957, won his first 500cc In Le Mans back in 2005, Tom Lüthi won the 125cc race, which race riding a ; this was the first GP race with average spe- was his first GP win on his way to clinching the title. ed of more than 200 km/h (200.003 km/h).

May 16th At the West German GP in 1985 at Hockenheim, Christian Sa- rron won his only 500cc race, which was also the second of At the 2004 French GP in Le Mans, took the se- three wins for a French rider in the premier class. venth of his nine wins in the premier class from Carlos Checa, which was the first of the 47 Spanish 1-2s in the class so far.

In 1976, the hosted a GP event for the first time, which was the Nations GP. , on a Suzuki, won the 500cc race ahead of eight other Suzuki riders.

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