has stood on the podium in MotoGP. Only two Australian riders have more podium finishes in the premier-class: Doohan – 95, Gardner – 52.45 years ago – On race day in Germany it will be exactly 45 years since Frantisek Stastny won the 500cc race

IF ANYONE is doubting Sete Gibernau's return to MotoGP then they must be pretty much in the minority right now. The latest rumours and plans for the former factory man have him on a FIFTH Ducati next year in the premier class.The bike would be run

NEXT YEAR'S MOTOGP grid looks set to run on minimal numbers, following the news Suzuki are to drop a rider for 2011 and newly-formed Interwetten Honda MotoGP will completely disappear from the premier class line-up.Interwetten will now focus on Moto

1989 – The total number of points accumulated by Jorge Lorenzo in his Grand Prix career. A top five finish for Lorenzo at the Italian GP and he will become just the 10th rider in the 63 year history of world championship motorcycle racing to reach

place on the grid. This is the lowest grid position from which a rider has had a podium finish in any class since Kazuto Sakata was 3rd in the 125cc race at the Catalan Grand Prix in 1996 from 31st place on the grid. 27 – MotoGP’s no. 27, Casey Stoner

on to finish a disappointing 13th, while Pedrosa was left steaming in the kitty litter with a DNF. The next round of MotoGP is at Estoril, Portugal in a fortnight's time. 1 C Stoner (AUS) Ducati MotoGP 00:00.100 2 C Vermulen (AUS) Suzuki MotoGP 00:04.851 3 J

150 - Alvaro Bautista will be making his 150th Grand Prix start at Jerez. Following the opening race of the year in Qatar, Bautista has made 33 starts in MotoGP, 49 in the 250cc class and 67 in the 125cc class.150 – At the Spanish GP, Thomas Luthi

259 – Casey Stoner has 259 championship points after the first thirteen races of the year, ten more than Dani Pedro­sa scored in 2008, which was the previous highest points’ total by a Honda rider during the 800cc era of MotoGP117 – Colin Edwards

63 – Dani Pedrosa’s win in Germany was the 63rd time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class. This is just one premier-class podium less than achieved by three times 500cc world champions Wayne Rainey during his GP career.59 – Following his

by Yamaha with 404 points.58 – Casey Stoner’s victory in Australia was the 58th time he has stood on the podium in the MotoGP class, the same number of podium finishes as Randy Mamola achieved during his career. Only five riders have finished on the podium