After Misano madness, the Repsol Honda Team are en route to Aragon
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa are on their way to Aragon, Spain after a frenzied Sunday in Misano where Marc won his fourth race of the season amidst tricky weather conditions, with Dani finishing 9th.
Motorland Aragón is round fourteen of the 2015 season. The ultra-modern 5.077km track is comprised of 17 turns – ten left and seven right, and a long straight of 968m. The first Grand Prix was hosted in 2010, and was rewarded with the IRTA Best Grand Prix of the Year award, the first time a circuit had received the prize in its debut year.
Both Marc and Dani have celebrated highs and lows in Aragón, Marc was taken out on the first lap in 2010 in 125cc, but came back in 2011 on the Moto2 machine to win the race, took second place in 2012, won the MotoGP race in 2013 but last year rain came again and caused havoc in the final laps resulting in a 13th place. Dani finished 2nd here in his first two outings and then won in 2012, but an unfortunate clash with teammate Marc in 2013 resulted in a DNF and the adverse weather last year also wrecked his race.
Marc Marquez
"After a strange race in Misano, I’m really looking forward to Aragon this weekend! This is my favourite track of the year and we’ve had good results in the past, despite last year’s unfortunate rain-affected race! The first and final sections of the track are quite technical and you must work hard on the setup to have good cornering. Let’s hope this weekend we can have a ‘normal’ race weekend with good weather so we can work hard from the Friday and be ready for the fight on Sunday."
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Marc Marquez Statistics | More Statistics |
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| 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 | 232 (46 in 125cc, 32 in Moto2, 154 in MotoGP) |
| GP pole positions | 91 (14 in 125cc, 14 in Moto2, 63 in MotoGP) |
| Total GP podiums | 139 (14 x 125cc, 25 x Moto2, 100 x MotoGP) |
| Total GP wins | 85 (10 x 125cc, 16 x Moto2, 59 x MotoGP) |
| First GP Win | 2010 125cc Italian GP (Derbi RSA 125) |
| World titles | 8 (1 x 125cc - 2010, 1 x Moto2 - 2012, 6 x MotoGP - 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Previous Results in Aragon | 2014 13th (MotoGP), 2013 1st (MotoGP), 2012 2nd (Moto2), 2011 1st (Moto2), 2010 DNF (125cc) |
Dani Pedrosa
"It was a disappointing race in Misano and I’ve already put it behind me. The last two years have been tricky for me in Aragon so I look forward to an incident free race this year! I enjoy going to Aragon and having the opportunity to race in front of our home fans, of course this gives you more motivation and we will all try put on a good show for them. Let’s see how the weather is and I hope to be in the battle for the victory."
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Dani Pedrosa Statistics | More Statistics |
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| 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 | 295 (46 in 125cc, 32 in 250cc, 217 in MotoGP) |
| GP pole positions | 49 (9 in 125cc, 9 in 250cc, 31 in MotoGP) |
| Total GP podiums | 153 (17 x 125cc, 24 x 250cc, 112 x MotoGP) |
| Total GP wins | 54 (8 x 125cc, 15 x 250cc, 31 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 Aragon | 2014 14th (MotoGP), 2013 DNF (MotoGP), 2012 1st (MotoGP), 2011 2nd (MotoGP), 2010 2nd (MotoGP) |
Rider standings
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Location Information
An ultra-modern facility, MotorLand Aragón had its roots firmly established thanks to a solid history of street racing in Alcañiz, which hosted events between 1963 and 2003. Safety advice warning against the continuation of this led to the proposal and construction of a sporting complex dedicated to motorsport. With support… read more.
| Length | 5.078 kilometres / 3.155 miles |
| Width | 15 metres |
| Left corners | 10 |
| Right corners | 7 |
| Longest straight | 0.968 kilometres / 0.601 miles |
| Constructed | 2009 |
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Records
| Pole Position | 1m 46.069s (172.3Km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2022) |
| Race Lap | 1m 47.795s (169.5Km/h) Luca Marini (Ducati, 2022) |
| Race Time | 41m 35.462s (168.4 km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2022) |
| 2024 Sprint Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
| 2024 Race Winner | Marc Marquez (Ducati) |
