Motegi Grand Prix of Japan

RACINGNUMBERS - AN INFOGRAPHIC - THE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN TWIN RING MOTEGI 299 Casey Stoner's win in Aragón was the 299th podium finish in the premier-class for Australian 14TH SUCCSSIVE WIN riders. 284 POINTS Nico Terol's victory in Aragon was the 14th successive win for Aprilia in the 125cc class. This is the longest sequence of successive wins ever achieved by Aprilia in the 125cc class. In spite of having a non-score at the Spanish GP earlier in the year, when he was knocked off by Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner's current points total of 284 is just three points less than he had accumulated at the same stage of 2007 13TH OCCASION This will be the thirteenth occasion that a when he took his first MotoGP world title. Grand Prix event has been held at the Motegi circuit. The first Grand Prix at Motegi was held in 1999 and the circuit has been used every year 99 The victory by Marc Márquez at Aragón was the 99th victory for Spanish riders in the intermediate- class of Grand Prix racing. since. 63% Marc Márquez has won 17 of the last 27 GP races that he has started in the I25cc and Moto2 classes, starting at the 125cc Italian Grand Prix last 12 SUCCESSIVE GP RACES year when he took his very first GP win. This represents a 63% win rate over this 27 race period. Casey Stoner has finished on the podium at the last twelve successive MotoGP races. In the 63 year history of motorcycle Grand Prix racing only five riders have finished on the podium in more than twelve successive premier class races: Valentino Rossi, Giacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Wayne Rainey and Jorge Lorenzo. 50TH GRAND PRIX Jones Folger is scheduled to make his 5oth Grand Prix start at the Japanese GP. If he makes the start at Motegi he will become the third youngest rider ever to reach the milestone of 50 Grand Prix starts; only Scott Redding and Jorge Lorenzo have reached this milestone at a Casey Stoner's pole at Misano was his ninth of the this equals the year; record for most poles in a single season in the MotoGP era previously achieved by Stoner himself in 2008 and Valentino Rossi in 2003. younger age. 44 YEARS 4 OPENING EAM CAMS OPENING CAM On the first day of practice at the Japanese Grand Prix it will be exactly 44 years since the Canadian GP took place at the Mosport circuit in 1967. This is the only time that a Grand Prix event has taken place in Canada and because of the extreme cold weather the 500occ race, won EXHAUST INLET Since the introduction of the four-stroke by Mike Hailwood (Honda), was reduced in dis- tance by ten laps. MotoGP formula in 2002, Ducati have been the most successful manufacturer in MotoGP at the Motegi circuit with four victories. Honda riders have won on three occasions and Yamaha twice. 38TH GP WIN The three riders who have had most Grand Prix wins at the Motegi cir- cuit, each having won on three occa- sions, are: Loris Capirossi (3 x MotoGP), Toni Elias (2 x 250cc, I x Moto2) and Mika Kallio (2 x 125cc, I x 250cc). Casey Stoner's victory at Aragón was the 38th GP win of his career. This places him equal I Ith in the all-time GP winners list with great rival Jorge Lorenzo and John Surtees. х There have been 33 previ- None of the riders starting the 125cc 0. ous Grand Prix events that have taken place in Japan. In addition to Motegi that has been used twelve times pre- race at the Japanese Grand Prix have previously won a GP race at the Motegi circuit. 33 viously, Suzuka has hosted a Grand Prix event on 19 occa- sions and the Fisco circuit has Bankia been used twice. MAPFRE 0 Dani Pedrosa celebrates The number of victories for Honda his 26th birthday day before practice com- mences at the Japanese at Motegi during the 80occ era of MotoGP. Makoto Tamada's victory on the in 2004 was the last time that a Honda rider won the MotoGP race at Grand Prix. Motegi. your useless information INFOGRAPHICS WEx ! JAPAN motocp by project85.ph Design 85. Project 85 Thanks to: www.motogp.com and http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/japan+motegi+racing+numbers for the content STONER LORENZO RAINEY DOOHAN AGOSTINI ISSOU