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MOTORSPORT NEWS
125cc SPECIAL
AUGUST ‘11
THE CLOSEST
win IN HISTORY!
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Dunlop celebrates 125th
consecutive 125cc victory
with closest ever finish.
Conspiracy theorists take note. Dunlop have won one
hundred and twenty-five 125cc World Championship
race wins in a row, despite the rules and regulations for
the entirety of this period allowing open tyre competition.
That 125th win came in the most dramatic of fashions,
with the closest finish ever, so close that the most
sophisticated electronics could not determine a
difference, nor could the human eye with photographic
and video evidence on display… meaning that the winner
had to be determined by virtue of his fastest race lap.
Followers of 125cc racing should be used to close
finishes, after all 56% of the races since the start of
Dunlop’s unbeaten run have been settled by a margin of
less than a second, illustrating scintillatingly close
competition.
Despite the regulations allowing for open tyre
competition, Dunlop has won every 125cc race since
Casey Stoner won the Grand Prix of Valencia on 2nd
November 2003.
Previous Dunlop milestones achieved in the category
include Faubel winning the 2007 Qatar Grand Prix for 50
Dunlop victories in a row and Nicolas Terol winning that
same event in 2010 to take Dunlop’s consecutive win tally
to 100.
Dunlop is a crucial element of the competition. With all
competitors now choosing to use Dunlop rubber, the job
of the tyre manufacturer is to ensure that all competitors
get fair support and equal tyres at their disposal. The
close battles seen on track show that Dunlop has
excelled in this domain.
The 125cc World Championship has existed since
1949, but at the end of this season it comes to a close, to
be replaced by Moto3. A control tyre manufacturer has
been mandated in the regulations for this new class, and
who better than Dunlop to fulfil this role?
125cc Season Stats 2004 - 2010
2010.RACES
17.
World Champion
Marc Marquez
2009.RACES
16.
World Champion
Julian Simon
RACE WINNERS 4.
Marc Marquez (10)
Nicolas Terol (3)
Pol Espargaro (3)
Bradley Smith (1)
World championship leaders: 3
Nicolas Terol
Pol Espargaro
Marc Marquez
World championship lead changes: 6
RACE WINNERS 6.
Julian Simon (7)
Andrea Iannone (3)
Bradley Smith (2)
Pol Espargaro (2)
Nicolas Terol (1)
Sergio Gadea (1)
Andrea Iannone
Bradley Smith
Julian Simon
RACE WINNERS 8.
2008.RACES
17.
World Champion
Mike Di Meglio
2007.RACES
17.
World Champion
Gabor Talmacsi
2006.RACES
16.
World Champion
Alvaro Bautista
Mike Di Meglio (4)
Simone Corsi (4)
Gabor Talmacsi (3)
Stefan Bradl (2)
Sergio Gadea (1)
Andrea Iannone (1)
Scott Redding (1)
Nicolas Terol (1)
Sergio Gadea
Simone Corsi
2004
1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER
RACE WINNERS 7.
Hector Faubel (5)
Mattia Pasini (4)
Gabor Talmacsi (3)
Lukas Pesek (2)
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Tomoyoshi Koyama (1)
Simone Corsi (1)
Sergio Gadea (1)
Hector Faubel
Lukas Pesek
Gabor Talmacsi
RACE WINNERS 5.
Alvaro Bautista (8)
Mika Kallio (3)
Hector Faubel (2)
Mattia Pasini (2)
Thomas Luthi (1)
Thomas Luthi (4)
Mika Kallio (4)
Gabor Talmacsi (3)
Mattia Pasini (2)
Thomas Luthi
2004.RACES
16.
World Champion
RACE WINNERS 6.
Marco Simoncelli
Mika Kallio
Marco Simoncelli (1)
Julian Simon (1)
Mika Di Meglio (1)
Mattia Pasini
Thomas Luthi
Andrea Dovizioso (5)
Hector Barbera (4)
Jorge Lorenzo (3)
2010
6 championship lead changes
Alvaro Bautista
Andrea Dovizioso
RACE WINNERS 2004
Mike Di Meglio
RACE WINNERS 7.
2005.RACES
16.
World Champion
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Roberto Locatelli (2)
Marco Simoncelli (1)
Casey Stoner (1)
Andrea Dovizioso
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RACE WINNERS 2010
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1949
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125cc World
Championship
timeline
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Nello Pagani wins the first ever FIM 125cc World
Championship in 1949, riding a Mondial. Italian riders
fill the top ten places in the three-round series.
Brit rider Cecil Sandford (MV Agusta) breaks the
Mondial domination by winning the 1952
Championship.
German Werner Haus and Austrian Rupert Hollaus lift
the 1953 and ‘54 titles for NSU.
Carlo Ubbiali, the 1951 winner, becomes the first
double 125cc world champion in ‘55.
Ubbiali wins his sixth and final 125cc title in 1960. The
Italian’s last five titles were with MV Agusta.
Australian Tom Phillis wins Honda’s first 125cc
Championship in 1961. It is the first 125cc title for a
Japanese manufacturer.
New Zealander Hugh Anderson hands Suzuki its first
125cc Championship in 1963. From 1964-’66 the title
alternates between Luigi Taveri (Honda) and Anderson
(Suzuki).
Bill Ivy wins Yamaha’s first 125cc Championship in
1967. Fellow Brit Phil Read makes its back-to-back
success for Yamaha in 1968.
Kawasaki, another of the big four Japanese
manufacturers, scores its first 125cc title win with
Dave Simmonds (GBR) in 1969.
Spaniard Angel Nieto, who would become the second
most decorated rider in grand prix history, wins his first
125cc title, for Derbi, in 1971.
Kent Andersson of Sweden wins back-to-back titles
for Yamaha in 1973 and ‘74. A Japanese motorcycle
wouldn’t win the Championship again until 1990.
Between 1975 and ‘81, title victory is shared between
Morbidelli (3), MBA (2) and Minarelli (2) machines.
2004
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Nieto and Garelli are unbeaten from 1982-’84, the last
year of which marks Nieto’s seventh 125cc title. A
record that wouldn’t be beaten.
• Italians Fausto Gresini and Luca Cadalora keep the title
in Garelli’s hands for three more seasons.
• Spaniard Jorge Martinez’s 1988 win marks Derbi’s first
125cc title since 1972.
• Future 500cc world champion Alex Criville lifts the
1989 crown for JJ Cobas.
• Loris Capirossi’s 1990 Championship victory is the first
for Honda since 1966. The Italian and Honda
successfully defend their crown the following year.
• Alessandro Gramigni wins Aprilia’s first 125cc title
in 1992.
• Kazuto Sakata (Aprilia) becomes the first Japanese
rider to win the 125cc Championship in 1994.
• Haruchika Aoki becomes the first Japanese to win on
a Japanese bike, with back-to-back title success for
Honda in 1995 and ‘96.
• Future superstar Valentino Rossi (Aprilia) wins his first
world championship, in the 125cc class, in 1997.
• Sammarinese Manuel Poggiali claims Gilera’s only
125cc Championship in 2001.
• Arnaud Vincent becomes the first Frenchman to win
the 125cc title in 2002.
• Future MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa (Honda) wins his
first world championship in 2003.
• Casey Stoner starts a run of 125 consecutive wins for
Dunlop with victory at Valencia 2003.
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Top champions (125cc race wins) since 2004
Marc Marquez
Gabor Talmacsi
Alvaro Bautista
Julian Simon
(Derbi) 2010
(Aprilia) 2007
(Aprilia) 2006
(Aprilia) 2009
125cc career
Race wins: 10
Podiums: 14
Pole positions: 14
125cc career
Race wins: 9
Podiums: 25
Pole positions: 10
125cc career
Race wins: 8
Podiums: 18
Pole positions: 8
125cc career
Race wins: 8
Podiums: 14
Pole positions: 7
Marc Marquez had a reputation for being flat-out and
fearless during his first two seasons in 125cc with the
factory KTM team, when - between crashes - he took two
podiums and a best of eighth in the standings.
After the Austrian factory withdrew, Marquez switched to
Ajo Derbi for 2010, creating a partnership that would yield
10 race wins and the world title during a dramatic season.
Despite a nightmare start to his Moto2 career in 2011,
with no points from the first three rounds, Marquez won
four of the next six races and is now second in the
standings, prompting comparisons with last season. Will it
end the same way?
It was a long road to 125cc glory for Gabor Talmacsi, who
didn’t finish higher than 14th in the championship during
his first four seasons.
The Hungarian’s big break came when he was signed
by the factory KTM team for 2005 and took his first five
podiums, including three wins, on his way to third in the
standings.
But the Talmacsi/KTM relationship was terminally
harmed by the ‘Qatar incident’ and he scored just a single
podium the following season, on a Honda.
Talmacsi’s second chance came in the form of an Aspar
Aprilia ride for 2007, an opportunity Talmacsi grabbed with
both hands, narrowly beating team-mate Hector Faubel to
the crown.
Third in the championship during his title defence,
Talmacsi then made a short switch to 250cc before a
sudden split from Aspar that was followed by a surprise
MotoGP ride with Scot Honda.
Talmacsi took a best MotoGP finish of twelfth, then
dropped down to Moto2. Despite finishing sixth in the
2010 championship with one podium finish, ‘Talma’ was
unable to find a ride for 2011.
Four podiums during Alvaro Bautista’s second 125cc
season looked to have laid the foundations for a 2005
title attack, but the Seedorf team’s switch from Aprilia to
Honda backfired and Bautista sunk to 15th in the
championship.
Bautista’s long association with Aspar Aprilia began
with instant success the following year - when he took all
eight of his 125cc wins and the world championship.
Aspar immediately promoted its new champion to
250cc, where Bautista won eight races over three
seasons and finished second overall in 2008.
Aspar wanted Bautista for its new 2010 MotoGP
project, but Alvaro chose a factory Suzuki ride instead.
Bautista’s best MotoGP finish to date is fifth and he is
presently Suzuki’s only MotoGP rider.
Julian Simon must have imagined he would never win a
125cc World Championship when, after four years and
one win, he moved to 250cc.
But after two seasons without a podium, Simon’s
career was starting to stall and he took the unusual
decision to re-join 125cc, with Aspar Aprilia.
It was an inspired move with the Spaniard taking twelve
podiums - including seven wins - on his way to the title,
which in turn secured an Aspar Moto2 ride for the
following year.
Simon finished second in the inaugural Moto2
championship, with eight podiums, and looked set to be
a title contender again in 2011, until a leg-breaking crash
at Catalunya.
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The 125cc World Championship is a fantastic
proving ground. Just ask these Riders...
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Mika Kallio
Jorge Lorenzo
Casey Stoner
Marco Simoncelli
125cc wins: 7
125cc wins: 4
125cc wins: 2
125cc wins: 2
Highest championship position: 2nd (2005, 2006)
Mika Kallio came closest to handing KTM a 125cc Riders’
World Championship. The’Flying Finn’ finished runner-up
in both 2005 and 2006, then moved to 250cc and won
five more races for the Austrian factory over two years.
Kallio then spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons with Pramac
Ducati in MotoGP before moving to Moto2 with Marc VDS
for 2011.
Highest championship position: 4th
(2004)
125cc was the only class that future 250cc and MotoGP
title winner Jorge Lorenzo couldn’t crack. The Spaniard’s
best season was his third and final year, when he took
three wins and seven podiums for Derbi. After a debut
250cc season with Honda in 2005, Lorenzo switched to
Aprilia machinery to win the title for the next two years.
MotoGP with the factory Yamaha team followed and the
rest is history.
Highest championship position:
5th (2004)
Casey Stoner began his grand prix career the ‘wrong way
around’, debuting in the 250cc class, before switching to
125cc for the following 2003 season - when Stoner took
his first pole, podiums and win for LCR Aprilia. The
Australian’s biggest claim to fame as a 125cc rider was
taking KTM’s first victory, in the 2004 Malaysian GP, a
year in which he took five further podiums. Back with
LCR and Aprilia, Stoner finished runner-up in the 2005
250cc championship, with five wins, before graduating
with the team to MotoGP. A fast if accident-littered debut
season caught the attention of the factory Ducati team,
with whom Stoner won the 2007 MotoGP title. Stoner
switched to Repsol Honda at the start of 2011 and
currently leads the championship.
Highest championship position:
5th (2005)
Another rider currently racing in MotoGP, Marco
Simoncelli spent three full seasons in 125cc with Aprilia,
the best of which was his last. The tall Italian took six
podiums during 2005, but only a single race win meant
he wasn’t a title contender. Two unremarkable years in
250cc followed, before Simoncelli and Gilera romped to
twelve podiums and the 2008 250cc World
Championship. Simoncelli came close to defending his
crown in 2009, before moving to MotoGP with Honda
Gresini the following year. 2011 saw Simoncelli rewarded
with a full factory bike, but race day accidents mean he is
still seeking a podium.
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Race: 2011 German Grand Prix (Sachsenring)
Winner: Hector Faubel
Fittingly for the closest class in Grand Prix racing,
Dunlop’s 125th consecutive win was decided on a
tie-break!
Unlike at Losail 2004, not even a photo-finish
could determine the winner and so, as set out in the
rulebook, the decision went down to best race laps.
That gave victory to Hector Faubel, and meant that
Johann Zarco missed out on a debut win due to a
Race: 2004 Qatar Grand Prix (Losail)
Winner: Jorge Lorenzo
The first of two tie-breaks during Dunlop’s 125
consecutive race wins occurred between Jorge
Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso, at the 2004
Qatar GP.
The first ever motorcycle Grand Prix held in the
Middle East saw no less than four future MotoGP
stars disputing victory, with Casey Stoner and
Alvaro Bautista joining Lorenzo and Dovizioso at
the front of the field.
Early leader Stoner (KTM) retired on the
Race: 2006 Italian Grand Prix (Mugello)
Winner: Mattia Pasini
The Italian Grand Prix has produced sub onesecond 125cc race victories every year since
2002, the closest of which resulted in an
emotional home victory for Mattia Pasini.
Pasini shadowed team-mate Alvaro Bautista
for most of the race, but had been shuffled back
to third by the start of a frenetic last lap. Lukas
Pesek was again the only rider fast enough to
challenge the Aspar Aprilia riders and the Derbimounted Czech was leading at the end of the
penultimate lap.
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Race: 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
Winner: Thomas Luthi
Thomas Luthi bounced back from a dislocated
shoulder at the previous Motegi round to claim
a 0.002sec victory over title rival Mika Kallio at
Sepang.
The Honda star officially led every lap, but had
been unable to break clear of Kallio’s KTM and
Race: 2005 Portuguese Grand Prix (Estoril)
Winner: Mika Kallio
Top five closest races
Valencia 2003 - Sachsenring 2011
Mika Kallio became the first Finnish rider to win a
grand prix for 30 years with an exciting 0.008sec
victory in the 2005 Portuguese GP.
The KTM star led for the majority of the race, but
couldn’t shake off Hector Faubel, who slipstreamed
into the lead at the start of the last lap.
Kallio regained the initiative on the brakes into
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post-race decision for a second time this season.
Faubel had been third behind Zarco and star
rookie Maverick Vinales as the last lap began,
with Faubel then passing both riders through the
opening turns. Zarco also got by Vinales, and
the Derbi rider carried better momentum through
the final corner to cross the line exactly level with
Faubel’s Aprilia.
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ninth lap, while Bautista (Aprilia) also suffered a
technical problem late in the race, but was able
to keep third. Bautista’s decline left a headto-head battle between Derbi rider Lorenzo
and Honda’s Dovizioso, who pulled alongside
Lorenzo on the long run to the finish line.
Official timing was unable to separate them,
but examination of the photo-finish saw Lorenzo
get the nod.
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Pasini then outbraked both riders ahead of him
into turn one, only for Pesek to sweep under the
Aspar riders and regain the advantage with just a
few corners to go.
With Pesek looking over his shoulder, Pasini
dived for the lead at the final turn and held off
Bautista by a one thousandth of a second at the
line, with Pesek a mere 0.052sec from victory
in third!
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victory was only decided after a thrilling dash to
the line.
Luthi and Kallio finished almost ten seconds
clear of third-placed Mattia Pasini, who won his
own closely-fought battle with Hector Faubel and
Gabor Talmacsi.
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turn one, then did just enough to hold off Faubel’s
Aprilia as the pair sprinted out of the final turn
towards the chequered flag.
Thomas Luthi, the eventual champion, got the
better of Fabrizio Lai by a similarly small margin to
claim third place.
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70 out of 125
Race wins under one sec
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THat’s entertainmenT
Dunlop to supply Moto3
and Moto2
MOTO3 Fact Sheet
Tyres
Exclusive supplier:
Dunlop
Dunlop Motorsport, IRTA and Dorna Sports have
signed a contract for the exclusive supply of tyres
to the Moto3 Championship, a deal which will
commence upon the introduction of the new category
in 2012 and will run until the end of the 2014 season.
An agreement has also been made to extend the
existing Moto2 Championship contract until at least
the end of 2014.
Dunlop will supply tyres and technical support to
every competitor in Moto3, the replacement for the
125cc World Championship. Dunlop has exclusively
supplied tyres to Moto2 since its inauguration in 2010.
Dunlop’s supply has been ratified by Dorna and the
International Road Racing Teams Association (IRTA).
Sanjay Khanna, Managing Director, Dunlop
Europe, Middle East and Africa said:
“Dorna, IRTA and the teams have endorsed
Dunlop’s commitment to motorcycle Grand Prix racing
by extending our Moto2 supply and awarding us the
contract for the exciting new Moto3 Championship.
These are strong validations of Dunlop’s technology
which will continue to be highlighted to a worldwide
audience through these fantastic Championships.”
Jean-Félix Bazelin, General Manager, Dunlop
Motorsport commented:
“Moto3 is an exciting new Championship for Dunlop,
our engineers and technicians. We relish the new
challenge, and look forward to the progress in our
understanding as we develop tyres for the new 250cc
4-stroke powered racing machines. The extension of
our Moto2 contract is a strong validation of the good
job we have done in that Championship, the results of
which are clear to see.”
Sharon Antonaros, Dunlop Europe Motorcycle
Marketing Director stated:
“Dunlop participates in motorcycle racing in order
to develop our products and our knowledge of the
latest technology. This provides benefits for our
consumers with such advancements as our NTEC and
Multi-Tread technologies, which we have enhanced
further through our Moto2 relationship. Moto3 is a
fantastic new proving ground and we will benefit from
being there at the start of the Championship, when
the learning curve is at its steepest, and the potential
rewards are at their greatest.”
Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO, said:
“It is a great honour to be able to continue working
with a brand such as Dunlop in the new Moto3
category, and also to extend the existing collaboration
we have with them in Moto2 until the end of 2014.
Dunlop’s passion for the world of motorcycling and
its commitment to the MotoGP World Championship
are values which have consolidated the relationship
with Dorna, and this has been done through two
of the three categories which comprise the World
Championship. There is no doubt that the constant
technological work carried out by Dunlop to improve
their products on the circuit acts as a testing ground
for developments to be transferred to the road.”
Engine
Capacity:250cc
Type: Four-stroke
Cylinders:Single cylinder
Maximum RPM:
14,000
Maximum Price:
12,000 Euros
Engines per rider:
8 (per season)
Transmission
Gears:
6
ECU
Exclusive supplier:
Dell’Orto
Fuel & Oil
Exclusive supplier:
eni
Chassis
Design:Prototype
Minimum weight:
148kg (rider + bike)
Suspension:
Conventional (mechanical) inc. coil springs
Wheel sizes:
Front: 2.50” x 17”, Rear: 3.50” x 17”
Manufacturers
Confirmed:
Honda, KTM
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List of winners
Win
Rider
Circuit
Season
Win
Rider
Circuit
Season
Win
Rider
Circuit
Season
Win
Rider
Circuit
Season
125
Faubel, Hector
Sachsenring
2011
94
Espargaro, Pol
Indianapolis
2009
63
Pasini, Mattia
Motegi
2007
32
Di Meglio, Mike
Istanbul Park Circuit
2005
124
Terol, Nicolas
Mugello
2011
93
Terol, Nicolas
Automotodrom Brno
2009
62
Faubel, Hector
Estoril
2007
31
Luthi, Thomas
Phillip Island
2005
123
ViÑales, Maverick
Assen
2011
92
Simon, Julian
Donington Park
2009
61
Pasini, Mattia
Misano
2007
30
Talmacsi, Gabor
Losail Circuit
2005
122
Folger, Jonas
Silverstone
2011
91
Simon, Julian
Sachsenring
2009
60
Faubel, Hector
Automotodrom Brno
2007
29
Luthi, Thomas
Sepang Circuit
2005
121
Terol, Nicolas
Circuit de Catalunya
2011
90
Gadea, Sergio
Assen
2009
59
Talmacsi, Gabor
Sachsenring
2007
28
Kallio, Mika
Motegi
2005
120
ViÑales, Maverick
Le Mans
2011
89
Iannone, Andrea
2009
58
Pasini, Mattia
Assen
2007
27
Luthi, Thomas
Automotodrom Brno
2005
119
Terol, Nicolas
Estoril
2011
88
Smith, Bradley
Mugello
2009
57
Pasini, Mattia
Donington Park
2007
26
Kallio, Mika
Sachsenring
2005
118
Terol, Nicolas
Jerez
2011
87
Simon, Julian
Le Mans
2009
56
Koyama, Tomoyoshi
2007
25
Simon, Julian
Donington Park
2005
117
Terol, Nicolas
Losail Circuit
2011
86
Smith, Bradley
Jerez
2009
55
Faubel, Hector
Mugello
2007
24
Talmacsi, Gabor
Assen
2005
116
Smith, Bradley
Comunitat Valenciana
2010
85
Iannone, Andrea
Motegi
2009
54
Gadea, Sergio
Le Mans
2007
23
Pasini, Mattia
2005
115
Marquez, Marc
Estoril
2010
84
Iannone, Andrea
Losail Circuit
2009
53
Pesek, Lukas
Shanghai Circuit
2007
22
Talmacsi, Gabor
Mugello
2005
114
Marquez, Marc
Phillip Island
2010
83
Corsi, Simone
2008
52
Corsi, Simone
2007
21
Luthi, Thomas
Le Mans
2005
113
Marquez, Marc
Sepang Circuit
2010
82
Talmacsi, Gabor
Sepang Circuit
2008
51
Talmacsi, Gabor
Jerez
2007
20
Pasini, Mattia
Shanghai Circuit
2005
112
Marquez, Marc
Motegi
2010
81
Di Meglio, Mike
Phillip Island
2008
50
Faubel, Hector
Losail Circuit
2007
19
Kallio, Mika
Estoril
2005
111
Espargaro, Pol
Motorland Aragon
2010
80
Bradl, Stefan
Motegi
2008
49
Faubel, Hector
2006
18
Simoncelli, Marco
Jerez
2005
110
Marquez, Marc
Misano
2010
79
Terol, Nicolas
Indianapolis
2008
48
Bautista, Alvaro
Estoril
2006
17
Barbera, Hector
2004
109
Terol, Nicolas
Indianapolis
2010
78
Talmacsi, Gabor
Misano
2008
47
Kallio, Mika
Motegi
2006
16
Dovizioso, Andrea
Phillip Island
2004
108
Terol, Nicolas
Automotodrom Brno
2010
77
Bradl, Stefan
Automotodrom Brno
2008
46
Bautista, Alvaro
Phillip Island
2006
15
Stoner, Casey
Sepang Circuit
2004
107
Marquez, Marc
Sachsenring
2010
76
Di Meglio, Mike
Sachsenring
2008
45
Bautista, Alvaro
Sepang Circuit
2006
14
Lorenzo, Jorge
Losail Circuit
2004
106
Marquez, Marc
2010
75
Talmacsi, Gabor
Assen
2008
44
Bautista, Alvaro
Automotodrom Brno
2006
13
Dovizioso, Andrea
Motegi
2004
105
Marquez, Marc
Assen
2010
74
Redding, Scott
Donington Park
2008
43
Pasini, Mattia
Sachsenring
2006
12
Barbera, Hector
Estoril
2004
104
Marquez, Marc
Silverstone
2010
73
Di Meglio, Mike
2008
42
Bautista, Alvaro
Donington Park
2006
11
Lorenzo, Jorge
Automotodrom Brno
2004
103
Marquez, Marc
Mugello
2010
72
Corsi, Simone
Mugello
2008
41
Kallio, Mika
Assen
2006
10
Dovizioso, Andrea
Donington Park
2004
102
Espargaro, Pol
Le Mans
2010
71
Di Meglio, Mike
Le Mans
2008
40
Bautista, Alvaro
2006
9
Locatelli, Roberto
Sachsenring
2004
101
Espargaro, Pol
Jerez
2010
70
Iannone, Andrea
Shanghai Circuit
2008
39
Pasini, Mattia
Mugello
2006
8
Barbera, Hector
Nelson Piquet
2004
100
Terol, Nicolas
Losail Circuit
2010
69
Corsi, Simone
Estoril
2008
38
Luthi, Thomas
Le Mans
2006
7
Lorenzo, Jorge
Assen
2004
99
Simon, Julian
2009
68
Corsi, Simone
Jerez
2008
37
Kallio, Mika
Shanghai Circuit
2006
6
Barbera, Hector
2004
98
Simon, Julian
Sepang Circuit
2009
67
Gadea, Sergio
Losail Circuit
2008
36
Faubel, Hector
2006
5
Locatelli, Roberto
Mugello
2004
97
Simon, Julian
Phillip Island
2009
66
Faubel, Hector
2007
35
Bautista, Alvaro
Losail Circuit
2006
4
Dovizioso, Andrea
Le Mans
2004
96
Espargaro, Pol
Estoril
2009
65
Talmacsi, Gabor
Sepang Circuit
2007
34
Bautista, Alvaro
Jerez
2006
3
Simoncelli, Marco
Jerez
2004
95
Simon, Julian
Misano
2009
64
Pesek, Lukas
Phillip Island
2007
33
Kallio, Mika
2005
2
Dovizioso, Andrea
Phakisa Freeway
2004
1
Stoner, Casey
2003
Where are they now…
Where are they now…
Ex-125cc champions as MotoGP team managers
Ex-125cc champions as MotoGP team managers
After hanging up their boots, ex-125cc world champions
Fausto Gresini, Lucio Cecchinello and Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’
have made a successful transition into grand prix team
management.
The multi 125cc title-winning Aspar squad now has teams
in all three grand prix classes.
Gresini won the 2001 250cc title with Daijiro Kato and is
currently active in both Moto2 - where they are the defending
champions - as well as MotoGP.
Cecchinello, whose team finished second in the 2005
250cc World Championship with Casey Stoner, now has a
single-rider MotoGP entry.
Fausto Gresini:
Lucio Cecchinello:
Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’:
MotoGP:
MotoGP:
MotoGP:
Achievements as a 125cc Grand Prix rider:
Debut: 1983, Retired: 1994
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 1st (1985, 1987)
Race wins: 21, Podiums: 47
Team name: San Carlo Honda Gresini
MotoGP debut: 1997
Present rider(s): Marco Simoncelli and Hiroshi Aoyama
Bike: Honda RC212V
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 2nd (2003, 2004, 2005)
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 4th (2001, 2002)
Team name: LCR Honda MotoGP
MotoGP debut: 2006
Present rider(s): Toni Elias
Bike: Honda RC212V
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 8th (2006)
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 1st (1988)
Team name: Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP
MotoGP debut: 2010
Present rider(s): Hector Barbera
Bike: Ducati Desmosedici GP11
Highest riders’ championship ranking: 12th (2010)
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Dunlop
quotes
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Sharon Antonaros Dunlop Europe
Motorcycle Marketing Director:
Clinton Howe Dunlop Motorsport
MotoGP Coordinator:
“Dunlop has been involved in 125cc since the beginning and
along the years, the quality and performance of our tyres has
made Dunlop the de-facto sole supplier for most of the 125cc
World Championship races. We have learned a lot from it and
will undoubtedly learn a lot from Moto3.”
“Dunlop believe the best way to develop tyres is to test with
the best riders in the world. We now have the likes of Valentino
Rossi, Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge
Lorenzo and Alvaro Bautista, to mention just some of the
world champion riders in Grand Prix to thank for the
milestones we have made to date. Bike development
continues, so too does tyre development. It never stops, it just
keeps getting better, and as long as it is Dunlop winning, we
know we are making progress”.
Alan Nicholls, Dunlop Motorsport Senior
Service Engineer, 125cc World Championship:
“One of the best things to say about 125cc and Dunlop is
that the 125cc is not a one brand championship. Riders and
teams choose to run Dunlop. In my opinion this is due to a
good reliable product and Dunlop staff who treat them as
important, which they are. One day any of these riders could
end up on a championship winning bike or as a team
manager somewhere and they will always remember Dunlop
tyres for the right reasons.”

win in HiSTORY! - Dunlop Motorsport

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