Getting ready for Jerez 2010

Gran Premio bwin de España racing numbers
Thursday, 29 April 2010

The most interesting facts, figures and statistics ahead of the second round of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship at the Jerez circuit in Spain.

200 – Valentino Rossi’s win in Qatar made him just the third rider to reach the milestone of 200 point scoring finishes in Grand Prix racing. The only other riders to have achieved this are Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros.
171 – Shoya Tomizawa’s victory at Qatar in the first ever Moto2 race was the 171st victory for Japanese riders across all solo classes of Grand Prix racing. This means that Japan as a nation have now won just one Grand Prix less than the USA.
41 – The number of riders starting the first ever Moto2 race, which is the largest grid for a intermediate class Grand Prix since the 250cc West German GP in 1988 at the Nurburgring circuit when 48 riders lined up on the grid.
34 – On the day of the Spanish GP it will be 34 years ago to the day that Barry Sheene won the 1976 Austrian GP from Marco Lucchinelli and Phil Read in the first all Suzuki podium in the 500cc class.
23 – Jorge Lorenzo will be celebrating his 23rd birthday on the Tuesday following the Spanish Grand Prix.
4 – The first four riders across the line in the 125cc race in Qatar were all from Spain. This is just the second time that Spanish riders have filled the top four positions in a Grand Prix race across all classes. The previous occasion was in the 125cc race in Germany last year when a Spanish rider also finished in 5th place.
1.876 seconds – At the Qatar GP, Nicky Hayden in 4th place, crossed the line just 1.876 seconds after winner Valentino Rossi, making this the closest top four finish since the introduction of the 800cc capacity limit at the start of 2007. It also goes into the record books at the tenth closest top four finish of all-time in the premier-class, in a Grand Prix that has completed full distance.

Records:

Pole Lap: Jorge LORENZO 1'38.933 160.9 Km/h

Fastest Lap: Lap: 4 Valentino ROSSI 1'39.818 159.5 Km/h

Circuit Record Lap: 2009 Valentino ROSSI 1'39.818 159.5 Km/h

Best Lap: 2008 Jorge LORENZO 1'38.189 162.2 Km/h

Last years results:

GRAN PREMIO bwin.com DE ESPAÑA
MotoGP Race Classification
Jerez de la Frontera, Sunday, May 03, 2009Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 158.1 45'18.557
2 20 3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 158.0 +2.700
3 16 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 157.5 +10.507
4 13 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 156.3 +31.893
5 11 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 156.2 +33.128
6 10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 156.2 +34.128
7 9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 156.2 +34.421
8 8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 156.2 +34.625
9 7 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 155.7 +42.689
10 6 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 155.6 +45.183
11 5 59 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati 155.4 +48.192
12 4 72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 155.2 +51.875
13 3 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 155.1 +53.683
14 2 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 155.1 +53.941
15 1 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 154.7 +1'01.237
16 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 154.1 +1'10.896

Not Classified

99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 157.8 4 Laps
36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 154.2 15 Laps