Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines STATISTICS 2013 July 10th eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland #08 Sachsenring MotoGP™ Riders Profile CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 193 (95 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 7 4. Andrea Dovizioso Starts 175 – all MotoGP 7 5. Colin Edwards Wins/best result 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 4th Best result 2nd x 5 9th 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) 3rd Poles/best grid 3 (3 x MotoGP) 16th Last Win GBR/09 - Last Win - - Last Podium ARA/12/3rd - Last Podium GBR/11/3rd - Last Pole JPN/10 - Last Pole CHN/08 - » In 2008, Dovizioso qualified 4th at the Sachsenring and finished the race as » Edwards’ 4th place finish in 2007, after qualifying down in 13th place on top Michelin rider in 5th the grid, is his best result at the Sachsenring circuit » At the German GP in 2009 he qualified down in 11th place on the grid and then » Qualified 13th and finished 12th last year at the German GP retired from the race on the 26th lap with machine problems Age: 27 Age: 39 » He finished 5th in 2010 after winning a battle with Simoncelli and Hayden, with the three riders crossing the line covered by less than a second » In 2011 he finished 4th in Germany, and last year he was 3rd - his first GP podium finish at the Sachsenring circuit CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 112 (25 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 7 6. Stefan Bradl Starts 178 (56 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 7 8. Hector Barbera Wins/best result 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (4th in MotoGP) 4th Wins/best result 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 10th Podiums 18 (12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 0 Podiums 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 0 Poles/best grid 7 (7 x Moto2) (3rd in MotoGP) 3rd Poles/best grid 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 10th Last Win GBR/11 (Moto2) - Last Win VAL/09 (250cc) - Last Podium MAL/11/2nd (Moto2) - Last Podium VAL/09/1st (250cc) - Last Pole RSM/11 (Moto2) - Last Pole POR/09 (250cc) - » Bradl has twice finished on the podium at the Sachsenring when racing in » Barbera had two podium finishes at the Sachsenring whilst competing in the smaller classes - 2nd in the 125cc race in 2008 and 2nd in the Moto2 the smaller classes: 2nd in the 125cc class in 2004 and 2nd in the 250cc race in 2011 class in 2008 » Finished 5th in the MotoGP race last year in Germany - the best ever result by a Age: 23 » Qualified 6th for the German GP in 2010, his best qualifying result of his rookie year Age: 26 German rider in the MotoGP class at the Sachsenring circuit in MotoGP, and finished the race 9th » In 2011 he was11th in Germany and last year he finished 9th from 12th place in qualifying CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 25 – all MotoGP 7 9. Danilo Petrucci Starts 241 (128 x MotoGP, 80 x 250, 33 x 125) 7 14. Randy de Puniet Best result 8th 11th Wins/best result 5 (5 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) 11th Podiums 0 0 Podiums 24 (2 x MotoGP, 22 x 250) 0 Best grid 15th 16th Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) 9th Last Win - - Last Win GBR/05 (250cc) - Last Podium - - Last Podium GBR/09/3rd - Last Pole - - Last Pole POR/05 (250cc) - » Petrucci raced at the Sachsenring for the first time last year; he qualified in » De Puniet’s only podium at the Sachsenring is 3rd in the 250cc race in 16th and finished 17th 2003 » Eighth place in 2008, riding a Honda, is De Puniet’s best result in the MotoGP Age: 22 class at the Sachsenring circuit Age: 32 » Last year he was 11th at the German GP and the first CRT rider across the line CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 127 (35 x MotoGP, 61 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 5 17. Karel Abraham Starts 173 (57 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 7 19. Alvaro Bautista Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 15th Wins/best result 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (3rd in MotoGP) 6th Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) 0 Podiums 48 (2 x MotoGP, 28 x 250, 18 x 125) 0 Best grid 5th – 250cc (6th in MotoGP) 17th Poles/best grid 18 (1 x MotoP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) 4th Last Win VAL/10 (Moto2) - Last Win CAT/09 (250cc) - Last Podium VAL/10/1st (Moto2) - Last Podium JPN/12/3rd - Last Pole - - Last Pole GBR/12 - » Abraham’s 5th place finish in the Moto2 race in 2010 is his best result at » Bautista has had three podium finishes in the smaller classes at the the Sachsenring circuit Sachsenring circuit: 2nd in the 125cc race in 2006 and 3rd in the 250cc class » In 2011 he was 13th on the grid, after crashing twice in the qualifying session in both 2008 and 2009 and finished the race in 12th Age: 23 » In 2010 he collided into De Puniet’s crashed bike in the first part of the race and did Age: 28 » He did not race at the German GP last year due to hand injuries from a crash during not make it back to the pits within the time limit, so was not allowed into the re-start testing at the Aragon circuit and was replaced by Franco Battaini » Was 7th in Germany in 2011, finishing in front of the two factory Ducati riders after a race long battle » Finished 7th in Germany last year, after starting from the back of the grid as a penalty for crash- ing into Lorenzo at the Dutch TT CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 25 (21 x MotoGP, 4 x 250cc) 1 22. Ivan Silva Starts 201 (123 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 7 26. Dani Pedrosa Best result 12th 23rd Wins 47 (24 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 2 Podiums 0 0 Podiums 117 (76 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 5 Best grid 17th 24th Poles 44 (26 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) 2 Last Win - - Last Win FRA/13 FRA Last Podium - - Last Podium CAT/13/2nd CAT/2nd Last Pole - - Last Pole CAT/13 CAT » Silva raced in MotoGP at the Sachsenring for the first time last year; he » Pedrosa won the 250cc GP at Sachsenring in both 2004 and 2005 qualified 19th and finished 18th » The Sachsenring is Pedrosa’s most successful circuit in the MotoGP class, having won there on four occasions: 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2012 Age: 31 » In 2006 he started from pole in the MotoGP class at the Sachsenring and finished 4th Age: 27 » In 2008 he had a significant lead in the race in wet conditions when he crashed on lap six, and in 2009 he was the top Honda rider in 3rd » Last year won by a margin of 14.996 seconds - the largest winning margin in a dry MotoGP race since Rossi won the Czech GP in 2008 by a margin of 15.004 seconds CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 135 (7 x MotoGP, 51 x Moto2, 77 x 125) 7 29. Andrea Iannone Starts 41 – all MotoGP 7 35. Cal Crutchlow Wins/best result 12 (8 x Moto2, 4 x 125)(9th in MotoGP) 9th Best result 2nd 2nd Podiums 24 (19 x Moto2, 5 x 125) 0 Podiums 5 (5 x MotoGP) 3 Poles/best grid 8 (5 x Moto2, 3 x 125) (8th in MotoGP) 8th Poles 1 (1 x MotoGP) 1 Last Win ITA/12 (Moto2) - Last Win - - Last Podium RSM/12/3rd (Moto2) - Last Podium NED/13/3rd NED/3rd Last Pole ARA/10 (Moto2) - Last Pole NED/13 NED » Iannone qualified on pole for the Moto2 race at the Sachsenring in 2010 » Crutchlow raced at the Sachsenring circuit for the first time in 2011 when and led the race up to lap 24 but eventually finished 2nd – his only podium he crashed heavily in qualifying, started from 12th on the grid and finished finish in Germany 14th » in 2011 he qualified down in 25th position on the grid for the Moto2 race in Ger- Age: 23 » Last year he was 8th in Germany after he ran off the circuit on the 26th lap when Age: 27 many, but improved in the race to finish 14th battling for a podium finish » Last year in the Moto2 race he crashed at Turn 1 on the 11th lap when battling with Marquez for the lead; re-started to finish 16th CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 120 (7 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 80 x 125) 7 38. Bradley Smith Starts 131 (47 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125 7 41. Aleix Espargaro Wins/best result 3 (3 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 6th Best result 3rd – Moto2 (8th in MotoGP) 8th Podiums 23 (3 x Moto2, 20 x 125) 0 Podiums 1 (1 x Moto2) 0 Poles/best grid 9 (9 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 6th Best grid 2nd - Moto2 (7th in MotoGP) 7th Last Win VAL/10 (125cc) - Last Win - - Last Podium ITA/11/3rd (Moto2) - Last Podium CAT/11/3rd (Moto2) - Last Pole POR/10 (125cc) - Last Pole - - » Smith’s fourth place finish in the 125cc race in 2008 is his best result at » Espargaro’s best GP result at the Sachsenring is 7th in the 250cc GP in the Sachsenring circuit 2009 » In 2011 Smith ran wide and into the gravel at the first corner of the Moto2 race; » In 2010 he was an innocent victim of De Puniet’s crash at the German GP re-joined the race and then crashed on lap 16 Age: 22 » He qualified 3rd for the Moto2 race at the German GP in 2011, but crashed out of the Age: 23 » Last year in Germany he finished 7th in the Moto2 race after being up in 4th place in the race on the sixth lap middle of the race » Last year he qualified 10th for the MotoGP race in Germany and finished in 13th place CAREER 2013 CAREER 2013 Starts 283 (223 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 7 46.