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Tuesday, Oct 13th 2015

Pramac Australian Grand Prix

MotoGP 2015 Round 16

Fresh from victory, the Repsol Honda Team head to Australia for round sixteen

Japan GP winner – Dani Pedrosa – and teammate Marc Marquez are already en route to Phillip Island for the next MotoGP race.

The Phillip Island circuit remains one of the favourites with the World’s top riders. Located next to the Southern Ocean, the often windy circuit is a flowing blend of seven left-handers and five right-handers, with tricky, iconic sections like Lukey Heights thrown into the mix. The 4.448km circuit, located 140km south of Melbourne, hosted its first motorcycle GP in 1989 and has been an indispensable fixture ever since.

Both riders have had mixed results here in the past, Dani celebrating a solitary win here in 2005 (250cc), a 3rd place finish in 2009 (MotoGP) and a 2nd place in 2013 (MotoGP). Marc also only has one win to his name here in 2010 (125cc), and two 3rd place finishes in Moto2 (2011, 2012). Both will be eager to put last year behind them, after the team suffered a double DNF.

Marc Marquez ⁹³

Championship Standing: 3rd - 197 points

"It wasn’t a great weekend in Japan but it could have been a lot worse. With the wet conditions it was not such a stress on my injured hand, so this is a positive. Now we go to Australia and I really look forward to this weekend because Phillip Island is one of my favourite circuits. I think it will be a better track for us than Motegi so we will work hard from FP1 on Friday to try and find the best setup. Now I will try to rest my hand for a few days as this track is very physical with many hard and fast changes in direction."

Marc Marquez Statistics

Date of Birth	17/02/1993
Birthplace	Lleida, (Catalonia) – Spain
Height	168 cm
Weight	59 kg
Hobbies	Mountain Biking, Video games
Racing Number	93
First Race	1998 “Enduro per nens”
Grand Prix Debut	2008 125cc Portugal GP (KTM 125 FRR)
GPs raced	129
GP pole positions	57 (14 in 125cc, 14 in 250cc, 29 in MotoGP)
Total GP podiums	76 (14 x 125cc, 25 x Moto2, 37 x MotoGP)
Total GP wins	49 (10 x 125cc, 16 x Moto2, 23 x MotoGP)
First GP Win	2010 125cc Italian GP (Derbi RSA 125)
World titles	4 (1 x 125cc - 2010, 1 x Moto2 - 2012, 2 x MotoGP - 2013, 2014)
Previous Results in Phillip Island	2014 DNF (MotoGP), 2013 DNF (MotoGP), 2012 3rd (Moto2), 2011 3rd (Moto2), 2010 1st (125cc), 2009 9th (Moto2), 2008 9th (125cc)

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Dani Pedrosa ²⁶

Championship Standing: 5th - 154 points

"It was a great result in Motegi, after a difficult weekend. I am feeling really positive and we have good momentum as we head to Australia for the next race. Phillip Island can be tricky due to the weather conditions so we will work hard and try to get a good qualifying position. It’s difficult to know how the race will play out and we will have to see how our bike works there this year. Anyway we will be fighting hard and hope to be on the podium again!"

Dani Pedrosa Statistics

Date of Birth	29/09/1985
Birthplace	Sabadell, (Catalonia) – Spain
Height	160 cm
Weight	51kg
Hobbies	Cycling, Motocross, Windsurfing, Cinema
Racing number	26
First race	1997 Pocket bike race
Grand Prix debut	2001. 125cc Japanese GP, Suzuka – (Honda RS125R)
GPs raced	239
GP pole positions	45 (9 in 125cc, 9 in 250cc, 27 in MotoGP)
Total GP podiums	138 (17 x 125cc, 24 x 250cc, 98 x MotoGP)
Total GP wins	50 (8 x 125cc, 15 x 250cc, 27 x MotoGP)
First GP win	2002. 125cc Dutch GP, Assen – (Honda RS125R)
World titles	3 (1 x 125cc - 2003, 2 x 250cc - 2004, 2005)
Previous Results in Phillip Island	2014 DNF (MotoGP), 2013 2nd (MotoGP), 2012 DNF (MotoGP), 2011 4th (MotoGP), 2010 DNS (MotoGP), 2009 3rd (MotoGP), 2008 DNF (MotoGP), 2007 4th (MotoGP), 2006 15th (MotoGP), 2005 1st (250cc), 2004 4th (250cc), 2003 DNS (125cc), 2002 5th (125cc), 2001 7th (125cc)

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Rider Standings

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	Points	Team	Constructor
1	ROSSI Valentino	46	ITA	283	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
2	LORENZO Jorge	99	SPA	265	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
3	MARQUEZ Marc	93	SPA	197	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
4	IANNONE Andrea	29	ITA	172	Ducati Team	Ducati
5	PEDROSA Dani	26	SPA	154	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
6	SMITH Bradley	38	GBR	152	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
7	DOVIZIOSO Andrea	4	ITA	150	Ducati Team	Ducati
8	CRUTCHLOW Cal	35	GBR	98	LCR Honda	Honda
9	PETRUCCI Danilo	9	ITA	93	Pramac Racing	Ducati
10	ESPARGARO Pol	44	SPA	88	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
11	ESPARGARO Aleix	41	SPA	81	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
12	VINALES Maverick	25	SPA	74	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
13	REDDING Scott	45	GBR	73	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda
14	HERNANDEZ Yonny	68	COL	49	Pramac Racing	Ducati
15	BARBERA Hector	8	SPA	30	Avintia Racing	Ducati
16	BAZ Loris	76	FRA	28	Athina Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha
17	BAUTISTA Alvaro	19	SPA	26	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia
18	HAYDEN Nicky	69	USA	16	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda
19	MILLER Jack	43	AUS	16	LCR Honda	Honda
20	BRADL Stefan	6	GER	11	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia
21	LAVERTY Eugene	50	IRE	9	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda
22	NAKASUGA Katsuyuki	21	JPN	8	Yamaha Factory Racing Team	Yamaha
23	PIRRO Michele	51	ITA	8	Ducati Team	Ducati
24	DI MEGLIO Mike	63	FRA	8	Avintia Racing	Ducati
25	AOYAMA Hiroshi	7	JPN	5	AB Motoracing	Honda
26	TAKAHASHI Takumi	72	JPN	4	Team HRC with NISSIN	Honda
27	DE ANGELIS Alex	15	RSM	2	Athina Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha

Team Standings

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	548
2	Repsol Honda Team	356
3	Ducati Team	322
4	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	240
5	Team Suzuki Ecstar	155
6	Pramac Racing	142
7	LCR Honda	114
8	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	73
9	Avintia Racing	38
10	Athina Forward Racing	37
11	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	28
12	Aspar MotoGP Team	25
13	Team HRC with NISSIN	4
14	AB Motoracing	0

Constructor Standings

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Yamaha	342
2	Honda	285
3	Ducati	221
4	Suzuki	110
5	Forward Yamaha	33
6	Aprilia	26

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Location Information

Phillip Island, the self-styled home of Australian motorsport, is steeped in motor racing tradition, with the first car races having been held there on public roads in the 1920s. The first motorcycle races took place in 1931 and a permanent track was built in 1956. The circuit fell into disrepair… read more.

Length	4.448 kilometres / 2.764 miles
Width	13 metres
Left corners	7
Right corners	5
Longest straight	0.900 kilometres / 0.559 miles
Constructed	1956
Modified	1988

Circuit Records

Pole Position	1m 27.899s (182.1 km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2013)
Race Lap	1m 28.108s (181.7 km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013)
Race Time	40m 56.643s (175.990 km/h) Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2008)
2014 Race Winner	Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Ventnor, Victoria, Australia – View in Google Maps

www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au

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