Mugello Statistics

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

STATISTICS 2012 July 11th Mugello

#09 Gran Premio d'Italia TIM

MotoGP Riders Profile ™

Starts Wins Podiums Poles Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

169 (108 x MotoGP, 31 x 250, 30 x 125) 43 (36 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 2 x 125) 85 (65 x MotoGP, 10 x 250, 10 x 125) 42 (38 x MotoGP, 2 x 250, 2 x 125) NED/12 NED/12/1st GER/12

8 3 6 4 NED NED/1st GER

1. Casey Stoner

»» Qualified on pole for the 125cc GP at Mugello in 2003 - his first pole in Grand Prix racing »» He crashed out of the MotoGP race at Mugello in 2006 on lap nine after making his way up to 3rd, from 9th on the grid Age: 26 »» In 2007 he was 4th at Mugello after qualifying on pole for the first time on the Ducati and in 2008 he set a new lap record on his way to finishing 2nd »» His only win at Mugello came in 2009 and this was also Ducati’s first victory at Mugello; in 2010 he passed De Puniet and Melandri on the last lap to finish 4th »» Last year Stoner qualified on pole at Mugello and finished 3rd, after leading by over 2 seconds half way through the race

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

176 (78 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 49 x 125) 10 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 5 x 125) 60 (19 x MotoGP, 26 x 250, 15 x 125) 14 (1 x MotoGP, 4 x 250, 9 x 125) GBR/09 GER/12/3rd JPN/10

8 3rd 3 3rd GER/3rd -

4. Andrea Dovizioso

»» Dovizioso had one podium at Mugello in the smaller GP classes - third in the 250cc race in 2006 »» He finished 8th in 2008 on his first appearance at Mugello on a MotoGP machine, after qualifying down in 13th place on the grid »» In 2009 he finished 4th after having led both the wet and dry parts of the race at some stage »» After qualifying down in 8th place on the grid, he finished 3rd at Mugello in 2010 »» Last year at the Italian GP he finished in 2nd place and first Honda rider across the line, after passing Stoner on the final lap

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

95 (8 x MotoGP, 33 x Moto2, 54 x 125) 7 (5 x Moto2, 2 x 125) (5th in MotoGP) 18 (12 x Moto2, 6 x 125) 7 (7 x Moto2) (4th in MotoGP) GBR/11 (Moto2) MAL/11/2nd (Moto2) RSM/11 (Moto2)

8 5th 0 4th -

»» In 2010 Bradl finished 14th in the Moto2 race at Mugello after ending the first lap down in 29th »» Finished on the podium at Mugello for the first time last year, in second place in the Moto2 race, less than a tenth of a second behind Marquez after battling for the lead throughout the race

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

8 – all MotoGP 11th 0 16th -

8 11th 0 16th -

»» Petrucci won at Mugello last year in the Italian Superstock 1000 championship »» Will be racing in a Grand Prix at Mugello for the first time

Age: 26

6. Stefan Bradl

Age: 22

9. Danilo Petrucci

Age: 21

Starts Best result Podiums Poles Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

145 (18 x MotoGP, 127 x 250) 2nd - 250cc (11th in MotoGP) 7 - all 250cc 4 (4 x 250) (18th in MotoGP) NED/03/2nd (250cc) ITA/02 (250cc)

1 16th 0 21st -

2. Franco Battaini

»» Battaini made his GP debut at Mugello in the 250cc class in 1996 »» Has competed at the Italian GP at Mugello on eleven occasions; ten times in the 250cc class and once in MotoGP »» His single GP podium finish at Mugello is third in the 250cc race in 2003 »» He qualified on pole for the 250cc GP at Mugello in 2002 »» His only race in the MotoGP class at Mugello was in 2005, when he finished 18th riding a Blata

Starts Best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

158 – all MotoGP 2nd x 5 12 (12 x MotoGP) 3 (3 x MotoGP) GBR/11/3rd CHN/08

6 12th 0 13th -

5. Colin Edwards

»» Edwards’ 5th place finish in 2008 is his best result from nine MotoGP starts at Mugello »» In 2009 he dropped through the field during the wet part of the race and was running in 15th place after ten laps, before recovering to finish 6th »» Qualified 5th at Mugello in 2010 but finished the race down in 13th after suffering from “arm-pump” for the first time in his career »» Last year at Mugello he equalled his best qualifying of the year with 6th place on the grid, but faded during the race to finish 9th

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

164 (42 x MotoGP, 75 x 250, 47 x 125) 10 (4 x 250, 6 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) 32 (20 x 250, 12 x 125) 9 (8 x 250, 1 x 125) (6th in MotoGP) VAL/09 (250cc) VAL/09/1st (250cc) POR/09 (250cc)

8 7th 0 6th -

»» Barbera had two podium finishes at Mugello when competing in the smaller classes; 3rd in the 125cc race in 2004 and 3rd in the 250cc class in 2007 »» In 2010 he was 12th in the MotoGP race at Mugello after running off the track early in the race and dropping to the back of the field »» Finished 7th at Mugello last year - his best dry weather result of 2011

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

45 – all MotoGP 1 (1 x MotoGP) 6 (6 x MotoGP) 1 (1 x MotoGP) NED/11 VAL/11/2nd INP/10

8 4th 0 2nd -

»» In 2010 Spies qualified in 7th at Mugello and finished 7th and the first Rookie across the line »» Qualified second on the grid at Mugello last year and passed Simoncelli at the final corner to finish 4th in the race

Age:39

Age: 38

8. Hector Barbera

Age: 25

11. Ben Spies

Age: 28

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

224 (111 x MotoGP, 80 x 250, 33 x 125) 5 (5 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) 24 (2 x MotoGP, 22 x 250) 9 (9 x 250cc) (2nd in MotoGP) GBR/05 (250cc) GBR/09/3rd POR/05 (250cc)

8 8th 0 10th -

14. Randy de Puniet

»» De Puniet’s best result at Mugello is 4th in the 250cc race in 2004 »» He was on pole for the 250cc race at Mugello in 2003 but crashed while battling for the lead; he re-started and then crashed again while fighting for a podium finish »» His best result at Mugello in the MotoGP class is 6th in 2010 after being passed by both Melandri and Stoner in the closing stages of the race »» Finished 14th last year at Mugello, equalling his worst finishing position of 2011

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

156 (40 x MotoGP, 49 x 250, 67 x 125) 16 (8 x 250, 8 x 125) (4th in MotoGP) 46 (28 x 250, 18 x 125) 18 (1 x MotoP, 9 x 250, 8 x 125) CAT/09 (250cc) VAL/09/2nd (250cc) GBR/12

8 4th 0 1 GBR

19. Alvaro Bautista

»» Bautista’s victory in 2007 at Mugello was the first time he had stood on the top step of the podium in the 250cc class »» Finished 14th at Mugello in 2010 when still struggling with injuries from a Motocross crash and a crash in practice at Le Mans that had caused him to miss the French GP »» Finished 13th last year at Mugello after running as high as sixth early in the race before running off the track on the 16th lap

Starts Wins Podiums Poles Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

184 (106 x MotoGP, 32 x 250, 46 x 125) 39 (16 x MotoGP, 15 x 250, 8 x 125) 104 (63 x MotoGP, 24 x 250, 17 x 125) 38 (20 x MotoGP, 9 x 250, 9 x 125) GER/12 GER/12/1st FRA/12

8 1 7 1 GER GER/1st FRA

Age: 31

CAREER

2012

114 (30 x MotoGP, 61 x Moto2/250, 23 x 125 3rd – Moto2 (8th in MotoGP) 1 (1 x Moto2) 2nd - Moto2 (9th in MotoGP) CAT/11/3rd (Moto2) -

8 11th 0 10th -

»» Espargaro finished 8th in the MotoGP race at Mugello in 2010, equalling the best result of the year »» Finished 9th in the Moto2 class at Mugello last year, after qualifying down in 32nd place on the grid

CAREER

2012

114 (21 x MotoGP, 62 x 250/Moto2, 31 x 125) 1 (1 x Moto2) (7th in MotoGP) 2 (2 x Moto2) 5th – 250cc (6th in MotoGP) VAL/10 (Moto2) VAL/10/1st (Moto2) -

5 12th 0 10th -

17. Karel Abraham

»» Abraham’s best result at Mugello is 7th in the 250cc race 2008 »» Finished 17th in the Moto2 race at Mugello in 2010 »» Qualified 11th last year at the Italian GP and finished 12th

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

Age: 22

CAREER

2012

16 (12 x MotoGP, 4 x 250cc) 12th 0 17th -

8 12th 0 19th -

22. Ivan Silva

»» Silva has not previously raced in a Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit

Age: 27

26. Dani Pedrosa

»» In 2006, his first year in the MotoGP class, Pedrosa finished 4th at Mugello, but just 2 seconds behind winner Rossi, and he finished 2nd at Mugello in 2007 Age: 26 »» In 2008 he was the first Michelin rider across the line, in 3rd place and in 2009 he qualified in 8th place on the grid, then fell on lap thirteen while running with the midfield pack »» He dominated in 2010 at Mugello; qualifying on pole, leading the race on every lap and setting a new lap record »» Finished 8th last year on his return to racing after missing three races following his accident earlier in the year at Le Mans »» Pedrosa also won in the 250cc GP race at Mugello in 2005.

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

41. Aleix Espargaro

Age: 22

Age: 30

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

24 – all MotoGP 4th x 3 0 3rd -

8 4th 0 3rd -

35. Cal Crutchlow

»» Crutchlow raced at Mugello for the first time last year; qualified 7th, then pulled into the pits on lap seven still troubled with the shoulder that he injured at Silverstone

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

266 (206 x MotoGP, 30 x 250, 30 x 125) 105 (79 x MotoGP, 14 x 250, 12 x 125) 176 (140 x MotoGP, 21 x 250, 15 x 125) 59 (49 x MotoGP, 5 x 250, 5 x 125) MAL/10 FRA/12/2nd FRA/10

8 2nd 1 7th FRA/2nd -

Age: 26

46. Valentino Rossi

»» Won for seven successive years at Mugello from 2002 to 2008, a seven year winning streak at his home Grand Prix which is unmatched in the history of GP racing »» He finished third in the wet-to-dry race at Mugello in 2009; a race he led for just one lap when the riders were coming into the pits to change bikes »» He missed the race at Mugello in 2010 due to injuries he received in a crash during Saturday morning free practice, ending a record streak of 230 successive GP starts »» Qualified in 12th place on the grid last year and was first Ducati rider across the finish line in 6th

Age: 33

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CAREER

Starts 55 (8 x MotoGP, 18 x Moto2, 29 x 125cc) Wins/best result 1 (1 x Moto2) (9th in MotoGP) Podiums 2 (2 x Moto2) Poles/best grid 1 (1 x Moto2) (14th in MotoGP) Last Win VAL/11 (Moto2) Last Podium VAL/11/1st (Moto2) Last Pole VAL/11 (Moto2)

2012

8 9th 0 14th -

»» Pirro has not scored points in any of his five GP starts at Mugello - four in the 125cc class and one in Moto2 »» He crashed out of the Moto2 race last year at Mugello on the fourth lap

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

39 (8 x MotoGP, 31 x Moto2) 6th - Moto2 (14th in MotoGP) 0 13th -

8 14th 0 13th -

51. Michele Pirro

Age: 26

68. Yonny Hernandez

»» Hernandez finished 20th in the Moto2 race at Mugello in 2010 »» Crashed on lap eight last year when battling for a top six position

Age: 23

Starts Best result Podiums Best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

47 – all MotoGP 9th 0 14th -

8 11th 0 16th -

77. James Ellison

»» Ellison has twice previously raced in the MotoGP class at Mugello; he retired from the race on the first lap in 2005 and finished 16th in 2006

Age: 31

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

129 (8 x MotoGP, 57 x Moto2, 64 x 125cc) 10 (2 x 250, 8 x 125) (10th in MotoGP) 26 (9 x 250, 17 x 125) 11 (11 x 125cc) (15th in MotoGP) ITA/09 (250cc) RSM/09/2nd (250cc) AUS/07 (125cc)

8 10th 0 15th -

54. Mattia Pasini

»» Pasini has won twice at Mugello in the smaller GP classes: the 125cc race in 2006, and the 250cc race in 2009 »» He qualified 8th for the Moto2 race last year at Mugello and finished the race in 20th

Starts Wins/best result Podiums Poles/best grid Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

159 – all MotoGP 3 (3 x MotoGP) 28 (28 x MotoGP) 5 USA/06 SPA/11/3rd POR/07

8 6th 0 3rd -

Age: 26

69. Nicky Hayden

»» Hayden’s single podium finish at Mugello was third place in the tremendous race in 2006 on his way to winning the world title »» In 2007 he finished 10th, in 2008 he qualified 6th but finished in 13th after suffering technical problems »» In his first year on Ducati in 2009 he was 12th at Mugello after qualifying down in 16th place on the grid »» In 2010 he qualified in 4th then crashed on lap six while pushing hard to make up for a bad start »» Was top Ducati in qualifying last year in 9th place on the grid, then finished 10th after running off the track on the second lap & dropping to the back of the field

Starts Wins Podiums Poles Last Win Last Podium Last Pole

CAREER

2012

169 (75 x MotoGP, 48 x 250, 46 x 125) 42 (21 x MotoGP, 17 x 250, 4 x 125) 89 (51 x MotoGP, 29 x 250, 9 x 125) 46 (20 x MotoGP, 23 x 250, 3 x 125) GBR/12 GER/12/2nd SPA/12

8 4 7 2 GBR GER/2nd SPA

Age: 30

99. Jorge Lorenzo

»» Lorenzo had a single victory in the smaller GP classes at Mugello; the 250cc race in 2006 from pole position »» In 2008 he crashed out of the MotoGP race at Mugello on lap seven while battling with Dovizioso for 5th place »» In 2009 he qualified on pole, but crashed on the sighting lap and used his spare bike for the race; after ending the first lap in 6th he charged back through the field to finish 2nd »» At Mugello in 2010 he was fastest in free practice, qualified in second and finished the race second »» Last year he qualified 5th, then took the lead on 18th lap to take his first MotoGP victory at Mugello

Age: 25

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#09 Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello facts and statistics

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his is the 27th occasion that a GP has been held at the Mugello circuit, including 22 consecutive years since 1991.

Mugello has seen many great races over the years and below are some of the facts and figures from these previous Grand Prix events: The first time a Grand Prix event was held at Mugello was in 1976 when the 500cc race was won by Barry Sheene, riding a Suzuki, by a margin of just 0.1 sec from Phil Read (Suzuki) in one of the closest finishes of all time.

The only two venues on this year’s calendar that have a longer ongoing sequence of hosting Grand Prix events are Jerez and Assen A total of 84 Grand Prix races for solo motorcycles have been held at the Mugello circuit as follows: MotoGP – 10, 500cc – 16, 350cc – 2, 250cc – 24, Moto2™ – 2, 125cc – 25, 50cc/80cc – 5.

Yamaha have been the most successful manufacturer in the four-stroke MotoGP era with five successive victories from 2004 through to 2008, in addition to the win with Lorenzo last year. Honda have had three victories in the MotoGP class at Mugello, and Ducati a single win with Stoner in 2009.

Valentino Rossi is the most successful rider across all the classes at Mugello, with a total of nine victories; one each in 125cc and 250cc classes to add to his seven successive MotoGP wins.

Loris Capirossi was the first Italian rider to take a premier-class victory at Mugello when he won the 500cc race in 2000 after a race long battle with his countrymen Biaggi and Rossi, both of whom fell in the closing stages.

The highest recorded maximum speed at Mugello is 349 kph (217 mph) set by Dani Pedrosa in the first free practice session in 2009.

The MotoGP race at Mugello in 2004 is the shortest ever premier-class Grand Prix race. The race lasted just six laps, after the first attempt to run the race was stopped due to rain and then restarted for the remaining laps under the rain rules as they stood at that time.

Jorge Lorenzo betters Valentino Rossi’s podium statistics

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orge Lorenzo’s second place finish in Germany was the 51st time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class from just 75 starts. This gives him a podium finishing rate of 68% which moves him above Valentino Rossi in the following list of riders with the best podium rate in the “modern-era” of Grand Prix racing (from 1975).

This record of Lorenzo’s is even more impressive taking into account that during his career in the MotoGP class he has been competing against Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa who also appear in the following list.

PODIUM RATE FOR RIDERS OF THE MODERN-ERA OF GP RACING Rider 1. Wayne Rainey 2. Mick Doohan 3. Jorge Lorenzo 4. Valentino Rossi 5. Kenny Roberts (Snr) 6. Eddie Lawson 7. Casey Stoner 8. Dani Pedrosa 9. Wayne Gardner 10. Freddie Spencer 10. Pat Hennen

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

starts

podiums

podium%

83 137 75 206 58 127 108 106 102 62 24

64 95 51 140 39 78 65 63 52 31 12

77.1% 69.3% 68% 67.96% 67.2% 61.4% 60.2% 59.4% 51.0% 50.0% 50.0%

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#09 Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Dani Pedrosa equals GP victories of Carlo Ubbiali

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ani Pedrosa’s victory in Germany was the 39th time he has stood on the top step of the podium in Grand Prix racing.

This is the same number of GP wins as Carlo Ubbiali who between 1951 and 1960 won the 125cc world title six times and the 250cc title on three occasions.

RIDERS WITH MOST GRAND PRIX VICTORIES (ALL SOLO CLASSES) Rider 1. Giacomo Agostini 2. Valentino Rossi 3. Angel Nieto 4. Mike Hailwood 5. Mick Doohan 6. Phil Read 7. Jim Redman 8. Casey Stoner 9. Jorge Lorenzo 9. Max Biaggi 9. Toni Mang 12. Dani Pedrosa 12. Carlo Ubbiali

Total wins

MotoGP/500cc

350cc

122 105 90 76 54 52 45 43 42 42 42 39 39

68 79

54

37 54 11 2 36 21 13

16

21

4 21

27 18 5 17 29 33 15 13

8 16

250cc

125cc

80/50cc

14

12 62 2

28

10 4 2 4 1 8 26

Marc Marquez levels with Dani Pedrosa as most successful teenager

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arc Marquez victory at the German GP was the twenty first time that he had stood on the top step of a podium in Grand Prix racing. This is the same number of victories that Dani Pedrosa achieved whilst still a teenager. The following list shows the ten riders who have most wins before the age of twenty. Already in equal sixth place on this list is Maverick Viñales, who is still just seventeen years old.

NUMBER OF GRAND PRIX VICTORIES WHILE STILL A TEENAGER Rider 1. Daniel Pedrosa 1. Marc Marquez 3. Valentino Rossi 4. Jorge Lorenzo 5. Marco Melandri 6. Loris Capirossi 6. Maverick Viñales 8. Haruchika Aoki 8. Manuel Poggiali 8. Hector Barbera

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

Total

125cc/Moto3™

250cc/Moto2

21 21 17 15 14 8 8 7 7 7

8 10 12 4 7 8 8 7 7 6

13 11 5 11 7 0 0 0 0 1

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Grand Prix racing numbers 63 – Dani Pedrosa’s win in Germany was the 63rd time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. This is just

one premier-class podium less than achieved by three times 500cc world champions Wayne Rainey during his GP career.

59 – Following his sixth place finish in Germany, Zulfahmi Khairuddin has scored 59 points so far in 2012, which is already the greatest number of points achieved by a Malaysian rider in a single season of Grand Prix racing; a record previously held by Shahrol Yuzy who scored 58 points in the 250cc class in 2002.

28 - Ben Spies celebrates his 28th birthday on the Wednesday before the Italian Grand Prix and Yuki Takahashi’s 28th birthday is on the Thursday.

22 – Casey Stoner’s crash in Germany resulted in him not finishing a race for the first time since the Spanish GP last year, since when he had finished on the podium at twenty-two successive races.

20 – Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa have both qualified on pole on 20 occasions in the MotoGP class, jointly holding the record for most premier-class poles by a Spanish rider.

16 - At least one Italian rider has stood on the podium in the premier-class GP race at Mugello for the last sixteen years. The last premier-class podium at Mugello without at least one Italian rider was 1995.

16 – Dani Pedrosa’s win at the Sachsenring was his 16th in the MotoGP class. This is one win more in the premierclass than fellow Spanish rider Alex Criville. Jorge Lorenzo, with 21 MotoGP wins, is the only Spanish rider with more premier-class GP victories than Pedrosa.

14.996 seconds – Dani Pedrosa’s winning margin at the German GP was the second largest of the four-stroke MotoGP era in dry weather conditions. The only race that has a larger winning margin was the Czech GP at Brno in 2008, when Valentino Rossi won from Toni Elias with a margin of 15.004 seconds.

5 – Five riders in the MotoGP class have scored at every one of the opening eight races of the year: Dani Pedrosa, Cal Crutchlow, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and Hector Barbera.

3 – At the German GP, Andrea Dovizioso finished on the podium for the third time in 2012. The last rider from a satellite team to have three podium finishes in a season was Marco Melandri in 2007.

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

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Moto2 class facts & figures Marc Marquez won the tremendous 125cc GP race at Mugello in 2010 when just 0.161 seconds covered the first four riders across the line; this was his first GP victory. Last year he qualified on pole for the Moto2 race in Italy and won after a race long battle with Stefan Bradl and Bradley Smith – with less than half a second covering the three riders at the chequered flag.

Pol Espargaro twice finished on the podium at Mugello when competing in the 125cc class – third in both 2008 and 2010. He qualified 6th for the Moto2 race last year in Italy, but crashed on lap thirteen, then re-started to take 28th place.

Thomas Luthi has had two podium finishes at Mugello: 2nd in the 125cc race in 2005 and 3rd in the 250cc race in 2008. In 2010 he battled for a podium finish throughout the Moto2 race at Mugello, but just missed out and finished 4th. Last year at Mugello Luthi qualified down in 24th place on the grid, but made a big improvement in the race to finish sixth.

Andrea Iannone retired from the 125cc race at Mugello in 2009 on lap six with mechanical problems when battling with the leading group. He dominated the Moto2 race at the Italian GP in 2010, with pole position, flag-to-flag race win and fastest lap. Iannone qualified down in 15th place on the grid last year, but battled his way through the field up to the fight for the podium, before eventually finishing fifth.

Scott Redding’s best result from four GP starts at Mugello (2 in 125cc and 2 in Moto2) is 7th in the 125cc race in 2009. He qualified in 28th place on the grid last year at Mugello, but made a good start and was running as high as 13th, but then dropped back to finish 27th.

Mika Kallio’s best result at Mugello is 4th in the 250cc race in 2008 on a KTM. Last year in Italy, he qualified 9th and finished the race in 17th place. Kallio is the only rider in the Moto2 class who has finished in the top ten at all eight races so far in 2012.

Bradley Smith qualified on pole and won the 125cc GP at Mugello in 2009. Last year he finished third in the Moto2 race in Italy – his best dry weather result since moving up to the Moto2 class.

Alex de Angelis has had three podium finishes at Mugello in the 250cc class; third in 2005 and second in both 2006 and 2007. Qualified on the front row in 2010 for the Moto2 race at Mugello, but he finishing the first lap down in 9th and ended the race 11th. De Angelis qualified in second place on the grid last year at Mugello and finished the race in 4th place.

Simone Corsi won the 125cc GP at Mugello in 2008 and was third in the Moto2 race in 2010 after starting from down in 26th place on the grid. Last year he finished seventh at Mugello after again qualifying low down on the grid – in 23rd position.

Nico Terol has finished on the podium in the 125cc class for the last three years at Mugello – second in 2009 & 2010, and a victory last year.

Moto3 class facts & figures Sandro Cortese qualified on pole at Mugello in 2010, but crashed on the second lap of the race, re-started only to crash again on lap six. He crossed the line in eighth place last year at Mugello, but was given a twenty second penalty for an illegal move on Sergio Gadea on the sprint to the finish line which relegated him to 12th.

Maverick Viñales qualified in 7th place on the grid last year at Mugello, and finished the race in third more than eight seconds behind winner Terol.

Luis Salom finished sixth at Mugello last year after qualifying in second place on the grid, which was his first front row start in Grand Prix racing.

Alexis Masbou finished on the podium at the Sachsenring for the first time in his Grand Prix career, in what was his 103rd start in the lightweight class of GP racing. This is the greatest number of starts for a rider in the 125cc/Moto3 class before achieving a first podium finish. Masbou’s best result at Mugello from seven starts at the circuit in the 125cc class is tenth in 2005, his debut season in Grand Prix.

Jack Miller finished fourth at the German GP, which is the best result in the smallest class of Grand Prix racing for an Australian rider since Casey Stoner finished third at Phillip Island in 2004. At the age of 17 years 184 days Miller is the youngest Australian rider of all-time to finish in the top four in a Grand Prix race, taking the record from Casey Stoner who was 39 days older when he had his first top four finish in the 125cc French GP of 2003.

Hector Faubel qualified on pole and won the 125cc GP at Mugello in 2007. Faubel is the only rider currently competing in Moto3 who has previously won a GP at the Mugello circuit.

Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines

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