posted Jul 12, 2016, 8:57 PM by Takanobu Matsuki
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Monday,
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Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
MotoGP 2016
Round 9
Repsol
Honda Team look forward to season’s halfway mark at Sachsenring
The ninth round of the
MotoGP World Championship, scheduled for this weekend at the
Sachsenring circuit, marks the midway point in the 2016 season, with
Marc Marquez leading the Championship classification and teammate
Dani Pedrosa lying in fourth place.
The Sachsenring is one
of the slower tracks on the calendar, and also the shortest at just
3.67km (2.28 miles), but it has often played host to hard-fought,
close races. The actual circuit, a mix of 10 left turns and just
three rights, has hosted the German GP since 1998, and it has proven
to be one of the most successful rounds for the Repsol Honda Team
and its riders.
Marc has won the last
six consecutive years in Germany (2015, 2014 and 2013 in MotoGP,
2012 and 2011 in Moto2, and 2010 in125cc), meaning that every time
he has made the podium at the Sachsenring, he finished first. Dani
can also claim six victories (four in MotoGP in 2012, 2011, 2010 and
2007, and two in 250cc in 2005 and 2004), among a total of nine
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Marc
Marquez
Championship
Standing: 1st – 145 points
“We’re going to the
German GP aiming for a podium position and of course possibly to
fight for the win. The Sachsenring is normally a very good track
for me that I like very much, maybe because it has so many
left-hand corners, a bit like a dirt track! On the other hand,
it’s another one on the calendar where the weather has sometimes
played a crucial role in the past, so we’ll see how it goes there.
We’ve learned from the past and we’re approaching this season race
by race, trying to be ready and make the most of what we have and
what the situation requires. In any case I’m happy we’ll be back
in action shortly and I’ll do my best to get another positive
result before the summer break.” |
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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 |
140 |
| GP
pole positions |
61
(14 in 125cc, 14 in 250cc, 33 in MotoGP) |
| Total
GP podiums |
85
(14 x 125cc, 25 x Moto2, 46 x MotoGP) |
| Total
GP wins |
52
(10 x 125cc, 16 x Moto2, 26 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) |
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Statistics |
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Dani
Pedrosa
Championship
Standing: 4th – 86 points
“I like the
Sachsenring very much; it’s definitely one of my favourite tracks
on the calendar. I have very good memories there, and together
with my team, we’ll try to make the best use of what we’ve learned
from the last races. It was a pity that we didn’t get a better
result in Assen, where our strategy was perfect for the first part
of the race, but the positive is that we know we’ve worked well in
demanding conditions. We’ll try to do the same in
Germany.” |
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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 |
252 |
| GP
pole positions |
46
(9 in 125cc, 9 in 250cc, 28 in MotoGP) |
| Total
GP podiums |
143
(17 x 125cc, 24 x 250cc, 102 x MotoGP) |
| Total
GP wins |
51
(8 x 125cc, 15 x 250cc, 28 x MotoGP) |
| First
GP win |
2002.
125cc Dutch GP, Assen – (Honda RS125R) |
| World
titles |
3
(1 x 125cc - 2003, 2 x 250cc - 2004,
2005) |
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Statistics |
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Location
Information
Car and bike races
have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of
Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until
as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile
course through such a densely populated area was no… read
more. |
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| Length |
3.671
kilometres / 2.281 miles |
| Width |
12
metres |
| Left
corners |
10 |
| Right
corners |
3 |
| Longest
straight |
0.700
kilometres / 0.435 miles |
| Constructed |
1996 |
| Modified |
2003 |
Circuit
Records
| Pole
Position |
1m
20.336s (164.5km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2015) |
| Race
Lap |
1m
21.530s (162km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2015) |
| Race
Time |
41m
01.087s (161km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2015) |
| 2015
Race Winner |
Marc
Marquez (Honda) |
Lerchenstraße, 09337
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany – View in Google Maps
www.sachsenring-circuit.com |
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