Moto GP guide: all you need to know about the 2011 season !
Exclusively on the web, Site offers you its Practical Moto GP Guide to find out everything about the 2011 Moto GP World Championship! Drivers, circuits, motorcycles, rating of title contenders: find all the details and statistics !
Pilot files: presentation, prize list and rating
Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory n ° 1
- Civil status : born May 4, 1987 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
- GP winners : 3 titles (2 in 250, 1 in MotoGP), 35 victories (4 in 125, 17 in 250 and 14 in MotoGP), 72 podiums (9 in 125, 29 in 250 and 34 in MotoGP), 42 pole positions (3 in 125, 23 in 250 and 16 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 1st in MotoGP (383 points, 9 wins and 16 podiums)
- Strong points : speed, combativeness, ultra-competitive team and motorcycle
- Weak points : will have to manage his status as favorite, the competition with Spies and the development of the M1
- MNC Rating : 99%
Andrea Dovizioso – Honda Repsol n ° 4
- Civil status : born March 23, 1986 in Forlimpolpoli (Italy)
- GP winners : 1 title in 125, 10 victories (5 in 125, 4 in 250 and 1 in MotoGP), 50 podiums (15 in 125, 26 in 250 and 9 in MotoGP), 14 pole positions (9 in 125, 4 in 250 and 1 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 5th in MotoGP (206 points, 0 victory and 7 podiums)
- Strong points : analytical skills, regularity, pugnacity
- Weak points : a notch below the best in pure speed and possible difficulties in asserting your point of view at HRC against Stoner and Pedrosa
- MNC Rating : 75%
Colin Edwards – Yamaha Tech3 n ° 5
- Civil status : born February 27, 1974 in Houston (USA)
- GP winners : 0 title, 0 victory, 11 podiums in MotoGP, 3 pole positions (in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 11th in MotoGP (103 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : racing and Yamaha experience, consistency, excellent relations with the Tech3 team
- Weak points : at 37, Edwards is still chasing his first Grand Prix victory, motivation and speed often fluctuating over the season
- MNC Rating : 15%
Hiroshi Aoyama – Honda Gresini n ° 7
- Civil status : born October 25, 1981 in Chiba (Japan)
- GP winners : 1 title (in 250), 9 victories (in 250), 27 podiums (in 250), 8 pole positions (in 250)
- Ranking in 2010 : 15th in MotoGP (53 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : motivation, constant progress, promising winter testing, competitive motorcycle and team
- Weak points : apprenticeship of the premier class spoiled by an injury in 2010, teammate (Simoncelli) who risks monopolizing the attention of his team and the HRC
- MNC Rating : 8%
Hector Barbera – Ducati Aspar team n ° 8
- Civil status : born November 2, 1986 in Dos Aguas (Spain)
- GP winners : 0 title, 10 victories (6 in 125, 4 in 250), 32 podiums (12 in 125, 20 in 250), 9 pole positions (1 in 125, 8 in 250)
- Ranking in 2010 : 12th in MotoGP (90 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : generous driving in line with the Ducati operating mode, team focused on itself
- Weak points : lack of speed to win, medium tune-up, sometimes too fiery in fighting !
- MNC Rating : 5%
Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory n ° 11
- Civil status : born July 11, 1984 in Memphis (USA)
- GP winners : 0 title, 0 victory, 2 podiums (in MotoGP), 1 pole position (MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 6th in MotoGP (176 points, 0 victory and 2 podiums)
- Strong points : indisputable talent, dazzling learning abilities, high-performance team and motorcycle
- Weak points : pressure due to his obligation to succeed and the desire to show everyone, Grand Prix experience limited to only one season in MotoGP
- MNC Rating : 85%
Randy de Puniet – Ducati Pramac n ° 14
- Civil status : born February 14, 1981 in Maisons-Laffitte (France)
- GP winners : 0 title, 5 victories (in 250), 24 podiums (22 in 250, 2 in MotoGP), 9 pole positions (in 250)
- Ranking in 2010 : 9th in MotoGP (116 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : proven ability to play at the forefront, speed to get into the rhythm, five seasons of experience
- Weak points : sometimes lacking in consistency, discover a new team, laborious first steps with the Ducati this winter
- MNC Rating : 30%
Karel Abraham – Ducati Cardion AB Motoracing n ° 17
- Civil status : born January 2, 1990 in Brno (Czech Republic)
- GP winners : 0 title, 1 victory (in Moto2), 2 podiums (in Moto2), 0 pole position
- Ranking in 2010 : 10th in Moto2 (96 points, 1 victory and 2 podiums)
- Strong points : promising potential glimpsed at the 2010 Valencia GP, financial support from his father (owner of the team and the Brno circuit)
- Weak points : inexperience of the driver and his team in the premier category, the only driver of the team
- MNC Rating : 1%
Alvaro Bautista – Suzuki n ° 19
- Civil status : born November 21, 1984 in Talavera de la Reina (Spain)
- GP winners : 1 title (in 125), 16 victories (8 in 125 and 8 in 250), 46 podiums (18 in 125, 28 in 250), 17 pole positions (8 in 125 and 9 in 250)
- Ranking in 2010 : 13th in MotoGP (85 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : speed, pugnacity, assiduity
- Weak points : motivation sometimes sawtooth, talent as a developer to be validated in MotoGP, performance of the Suzuki GSV-R to be confirmed
- MNC Rating : 10%
Toni Elias – Honda LCR n ° 24
- Civil status : born March 26, 1983 in Manresa (Spain)
- GP winners : 1 title (in Moto2), 17 victories (2 in 125, 7 in 250, 7 in Moto2 and 1 in MotoGP), 43 podiums (9 in 125, 20 in 250, 8 in Moto2 and 6 in MotoGP), 12 pole positions (4 in 125, 5 in 250 and 3 in Moto2)
- Ranking in 2010 : 1st in Moto2 (271 points, 7 wins and 8 podiums)
- Strong points : revenge to be taken in MotoGP, capable of the best in racing, high performance motorcycle
- Weak points : inconclusive preseason, works a lot for morale
- MNC Rating : 25%
Dani Pedrosa – Honda Repsol n ° 26
- Civil status : born September 29, 1985 in Sabadell (Spain)
- GP winners : 3 titles (1 in 125, 2 in 250), 35 victories (8 in 125, 15 in 250 and 12 in MotoGP), 88 podiums (17 in 125, 24 in 250 and 47 in MotoGP), 35 pole positions (9 in 125, 9 in 250 and 17 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 2nd in MotoGP (245 points, 4 wins and 9 podiums)
- Strong points : exceptional talent, never let go, driver and bike in good shape this winter
- Weak points : falls little but is often injured, sometimes lacking in aggressiveness
- MNC Rating : 95%
Casey Stoner – Honda Repsol n ° 27
- Civil status : born October 16, 1985 in Southport (Australia)
- GP winners : 1 title (in MotoGP), 30 victories (2 in 125, 5 in 250 and 23 in MotoGP), 63 podiums (10 in 125, 10 in 250 and 43 in MotoGP), 26 pole positions (2 in 125, 2 in 250 and 22 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 4th in MotoGP (225 points, 3 wins and 9 podiums)
- Strong points : super-fast pilot from the first lap, fighting spirit, very comfortable on the RC212V
- Weak points : must channel his ardor to gain regularity
- MNC Rating : 95%
Cal Crutchlow – Yamaha Tech3 # 35
- Civil status : born October 29, 1985 in Coventry (United Kingdom)
- GP winners : 0 title, 0 victory, 0 podium and 0 pole position
- Ranking in 2010 : 5th in World Superbike (3 wins, 10 podiums and 6 pole positions)
- Strong points : definite potential (WSSP world champion in 2009), talent of his teammate and his team (Edwards and Tech3) to train rookies
- Weak points : discover the circuits, the tires and the bike at the same time, learning MotoGP handicapped by a shoulder injury this winter
- MNC Rating : 5%
Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team n ° 46
- Civil status : born February 16, 1979 in Urbino (Italy)
- GP winners : 9 titles (1 in 125, 1 in 250, 1 in 500, 6 in MotoGP), 105 victories (12 in 125, 14 in 250, 13 in 500 and 66 in MotoGP), 174 podiums (15 in 125, 21 in 250, 23 in 500 and 115 in MotoGP) and 59 pole positions (5 in 125, 5 in 250, 4 in 500 and 45 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 3rd in MotoGP (233 points, 2 wins and 10 podiums)
- Strong points : unparalleled pilot and tune-up, team entirely devoted to its "cause"
- Weak points : lack of time and form (shoulder) to tame the GP11, pressure related to the issues
- MNC Rating : 90%
Marco Simoncelli – Honda Gresini n ° 58
- Civil status : born January 20, 1987 in Cattolica (Italy)
- GP winners : 1 title (in 250), 14 victories (2 in 125, 12 in 250), 29 podiums (7 in 125 and 22 in 250) and 13 pole positions (3 in 125, 10 in 250)
- Ranking in 2010 : 8th in MotoGP (0 wins, 0 podium)
- Strong points : tenacity, impressive progress since the end of 2010, direct support from the HRC
- Weak points : must still progress in regularity and learn to manage the pressure
- MNC Rating : 70%
Loris Capirossi – Ducati Pramac n ° 65
- Civil status : born April 4, 1973 in Bologna (Italy)
- GP winners : 3 titles (2 in 125, 1 in 250), 29 victories (8 in 125, 12 in 250, 2 in 500, 7 in MotoGP), 99 podiums (20 in 125, 37 in 250, 16 in 500 and 26 in MotoGP) and 41 pole positions (5 in 125, 23 in 250, 5 in 500 and 8 in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 16th in MotoGP (44 points, 0 victory and 0 podium)
- Strong points : experience, combativeness, piloting
- Weak points : never liked the Ducati 800, motivation to keep at the age of 38
- MNC Rating : 35%
Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team n ° 69
- Civil status : born July 30, 1981 in Owensboro (USA)
- GP winners : 1 title (in MotoGP), 3 victories (in MotoGP), 27 podiums (in MotoGP) and 5 pole positions (in MotoGP)
- Ranking in 2010 : 7th in MotoGP (163 points, 0 victory and 1 podium)
- Strong points : Motivated, diligent and tenacious
- Weak points : deficit in pure speed against the leaders of the category
- MNC Rating : 70%
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