Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines STATISTICS 2013 May 15th Monster Energy Grand Prix de France #04 Le Mans MotoGP™ Riders Profile CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 189 (91 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 3 4. Andrea Dovizioso Starts 171 – all MotoGP 3 5. Colin Edwards Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 7th Best result 2nd x 5 15th Podiums 63 (22 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 0 Podiums 12 (12 x MotoGP) 0 Poles/best grid 14 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) 4th Poles/best grid 3 (3 x MotoGP) 18th Last Win GBR/09 - Last Win - - Last Podium ARA/12/3rd - Last Podium GBR/11/3rd - Last Pole JPN/10 - Last Pole CHN/08 - » Dovizioso has finished on the podium seven times at Le Mans throughout » Edwards has twice finished on the podium at Le Mans – 3rd place finishes his GP career – more podium finishes than at any other circuit in both 2005 and 2008 » He won the 125cc GP at Le Mans on the way to winning the world title in 2004 » He also started from pole at Le Mans in 2007 – his first ever pole in Grand Prix Racing » In his first MotoGP race at Le Mans in 2008 he finished 6th and in 2009 he was 4th Age: 27 » In 2009 he lost out at the start and dropped down to finish the first lap in 16th place Age: 39 after being passed on the last lap by his then team-mate Pedrosa before fighting his way back to finish the race in 7th » He took the final podium position in 2010 after doing the reverse of the previous year and » Finished in 12th place at Le Mans in 2010, and in 2011 was 13th after crashing and re-starting passing Pedrosa on the final lap and in 2011 won a battle with Rossi to finish 2nd behind » Did not take part in the French GP last year as he was recovering from a broken collarbone suffered at team-mate Stoner the previous race in Estoril » Finished 7th last year in France after crashing and re-starting » Last year was replaced by Chris Vermeulen CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 108 (21 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2™, 54 x 125) 3 6. Stefan Bradl Starts 137 (33 x MotoGP, 104 x 250) 3 7. Hiroshi Aoyama Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (4th in MotoGP) 5th Wins/best result 9 - all 250cc (4th in MotoGP) 15th Podiums 18 (12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0 Podiums 27 - all 250cc 0 Poles/best grid 7 (7 x Moto2) (4th in MotoGP) 5th Poles/best grid 8 (8 x 250cc) (7th in MotoGP) 16th Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Win MAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium MAL/11/2nd (Moto2) - Last Podium MAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole RSM/11 (Moto2) - Last Pole MAL/09 - » In 2010 Bradl qualified in 35th place on the grid for the Moto2 race at Le » Aoyama’s best results at Le Mans are 4th place finishes in the 250cc Mans but worked his way through the field to finish 9th race in both 2004 and 2006 » He qualified on pole for the Moto2 race at the French GP in 2011 and led the race » He finished 11th in the MotoGP class at Le Mans in 2010 after losing places for the first 15 laps before eventually finishing 3rd - his best result at the French GP Age: 23 early in the race having fitted a new front tyre on the starting grid Age: 31 » Qualified down in 13th last year at Le Mans after a crash in qualifying, but finished 5th » In 2011 he qualified 13th for the French GP and finished the race 8th in his first wet MotoGP race, after making a good start and moving up to 7th by the end » Did not take part in the French GP last year of the first lap CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 174 (52 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 3 8. Hector Barbera Starts 21 – all MotoGP 3 9. Danilo Petrucci Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 12th Best result 8th 14th Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Podiums 0 0 Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 10th Best grid 15th 17th Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Win - - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Podium - - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - Last Pole - - » Barbera’s best result at Le Mans is 4th in the 250cc race in 2007 » In his first race at Le Mans last year, Petrucci crashed on lap 25 when » In 2010 he was 8th at Le Mans, which equalled his best result of his rookie highest placed CRT rider in 11th position season in MotoGP » He was 9th in 2011 at Le Mans after finishing the first lap down in 15th place Age: 26 Age: 22 » Last year he qualified 9th and finished 9th at Le Mans CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 237 (124 x MotoGP, 80 x 250, 33 x 125) 3 14. Randy de Puniet Starts 123 (31 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 1 17. Karel Abraham Wins/best result 5 (5 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) 12th Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) DNF Podiums 24 (2 x MotoGP, 22 x 250) 0 Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) 14th Best grid 5th – 250cc (6th in MotoGP) 18th Last Win GBR/05 (250cc) - Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Podium GBR/09/3rd - Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Last Pole POR/05 (250cc) - Last Pole - - » De Puniet had four successive podium finishes in the 250cc class at Le » Abraham crashed out of the Moto2 race at Le Mans in 2010 on the first lap Mans, from 2002 to 2005 » In 2011 at Le Mans he qualified down in 16th place on the grid in the MotoGP » His best ever MotoGP result at his home race came in 2010 when he finished class, but made progress through the race to finish 10th 7th on a Honda Age: 32 » Qualified 10th at the French GP last year, but retired from the race on lap twelve Age: 23 » In 2011 he qualified 11th but crashed at the first chicane on the second lap » Last year at Le Mans he crashed at the start of the race, re-started and then crashed again on lap 23 CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 169 (53 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 3 19. Alvaro Bautista Starts 197 (119 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 3 26. Dani Pedrosa Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 6th Wins 46 (23 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 1 Podiums 48 (2 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0 Podiums 114 (73 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 2 Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 6th Poles/best grid 42 (24 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 2nd Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Win SPA/13 SPA Last Podium JPN/12/3rd - Last Podium SPA/13/1st SPA/1st Last Pole GBR/12 - Last Pole VAL/12 - » One of just five circuits where Bautista has not had a GP podium; the others » Pedrosa had great success at Le Mans in the smaller classes; he won the are Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Austin and Aragon 125cc GP there in 2003 and the 250cc race in both 2004 and 2005 » Finished 4th in the 250cc race in 2009 after qualifying on pole position » He started from pole and finished third at Le Mans on his first visit riding a MotoGP » Missed the MotoGP race in 2010 due to a broken collarbone suffered in a motocross Age: 28 machine in 2006 and he was 4th and the top Michelin rider in the wet race of 2007 Age: 27 training accident » He was 4th again in 2008 after starting from pole and in 2009 he again qualified on pole and finished 3rd » In 2011 he finished 12th while still suffering from his injuries suffered in the opening race of the » In 2010 he was 5th after getting passed by both Dovizioso and Hayden on the last lap and in 2011 his year in Qatar race ended on the 18th lap when he collided with Marco Simoncelli and crashed » Qualified 8th last year at Le Mans and finished 10th in his first MotoGP race on a Honda in the wet » Last year at Le Mans he qualified on pole after a dry qualifying but struggled in the wet race and ended up 4th after being down in 6th for most of the race CAREER 2013 29. Andrea Iannone CAREER 2013 Starts 131 (3 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 3 Starts 37 – all MotoGP 3 35. Cal Crutchlow Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(9th in MotoGP) 9th Best result 3rd x 2 4th Podiums 24 (19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 0 Podiums 2 (2 x MotoGP) 0 Poles/best grid 8 (5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) (10th in MotoGP) 10th Best grid 2nd 2nd Last Win ITA/12 (Moto2) - Last Win - - Last Podium RSM/12/3rd (Moto2) - Last Podium AUS/12/3rd - Last Pole ARA/10 (Moto2) - Last Pole - - » Iannonne’s best results at Le Mans have been 4th in the Moto2 race in both » Crutchlow raced at Le Mans for the first time in 2011; he qualified in 6th 2010 and 2012 place on the grid and then crashed in the race at Garage Vert on the sixth lap » One of just five circuits Iannone has not had a podium finish in his GP career, Age: 23 » Crashed last year on lap 18 when battling with Rossi and Dovizioso; re-started along with: Austin, Indianapolis, Silverstone and Laguna Seca where he will be to finish 8th Age: 27 racing for the first time this year CAREER 2013 38.