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Grand Prix of Spain - Jerez - 29/04/2012

Date : 24/04/2012

Highly motivated Repsol Honda Team heads to Jerez

This week the 2012 MotoGP World Championship heads to the south of Spain for the Jerez Grand Prix, the second round on the calendar.

Following the positive Championship debut with two podium finishes at Losail circuit - second place for Dani Pedrosa and third for Casey Stoner - the Repsol Honda riders arrive in Jerez confident and look forward to repeating the same good potential they showed in pre-season at this track.

The pre-season tests are a good reference to start working from this weekend. Casey Stoner managed to set the fastest lap (1'38.780) while Dani Pedrosa, lapped under his circuit record in Jerez (1'39.731 in 2010) with a best lap time of 1'39.157 and did a race simulation maintaining a high pace.

Dani Pedrosa, who will be making his 100th premier class start on Sunday, has visited the podium in Jerez in the last seven years with two victories (2005 and 2008) and five second positions, while the best result for Casey is a third place in 2009.

DANI PEDROSA –World Championship Position: 2nd with 20 points

"The pre season test at Jerez was positive for us, we had good feelings on the bike and finished happy, so I'm really looking forward to going there for the Grand Prix this weekend. We need to be very focused and have a good qualifying session in order to start the race in a good position. I love the Jerez circuit and the passionate support of the Spanish fans, I hope the grandstands are full again as it adds to the unique atmosphere there. We had a great race in Qatar and to start the season on the podium is important, but we cannot relax, we will be aiming for another strong race this weekend".

CASEY STONER –World Championship Position: 3rd with 16 points

"After a difficult race in Qatar, I'm looking forward to Jerez. We had a very good pre-season test there, it's a track that hasn't been so good for me in the past so the fact we were able to hold a good pace there in testing has given us a lot of confidence. We still have some issues that we really need to resolve with the bike especially the chattering in the entrance and exit of the corner, when we solve these we believe we will have a very competitive package. Since Qatar I've been working on the arm pump issue I experienced in the race and it's definitely feeling better, we've treated it the same way as when I had it in 2010 at Silverstone so I'm hoping it won't be a problem for us this weekend".

Rider Statistics - Dani Pedrosa

Age	26
Racing number	26
Race machine	Honda RC213V
Date of birth	September 29, 1985
Birthplace	Sabadell - Spain
Height	1.60m
Weight	51kg
Hobbies	Cycling, Music
Grand Prix debut	2001, 125cc Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
First GP win	2002, 125cc Dutch Grand Prix, Assen
GP wins	38: 8 x 125cc, 15 x 250cc, 15 x MotoGP
GP podiums	98: 17 x 125cc, 24 x 250cc, 57 x MotoGP
GP pole positions	37: 9 x 125cc, 9 x 250cc, 19 x MotoGP
World Championships	3: 1 x 125cc (2003); 2 x 250cc (2004, 2005)
Previous results at Jerez	2011 2nd (MotoGP), 2010 2nd (MotoGP), 2009 2nd (MotoGP), 2008 1st (MotoGP), 2007 2nd (MotoGP), 2006 2nd (MotoGP), 2005 1st (250cc.), 2004 DNF (250cc.), 2003 4th (125cc), 2002 4th (125cc), 2001 10th (125cc)

Rider Statistics - Casey Stoner

Age	26
Racing number	1
Race machine	Honda RC213V
Date of birth	October 16th, 1985
Birthplace	Southport, Australia
Height	171cm
Weight	58kg
Hobbies	Fishing
Grand Prix debut	2001, 125cc British Grand Prix, Donington Park
First GP win	2003, 125cc Valencia Grand Prix, Valencia
GP wins	40: 2 x 125cc, 5 x 250cc, 33 x MotoGP
GP podiums	80: 10 x 125cc, 10 x 250cc, 60 x MotoGP
GP pole positions	38: 2 x 125cc, 2 x 250cc, 34 x MotoGP
World Championships	2: MotoGP (2011, 2007)
Previous results at Jerez	2011 DNF (MotoG), 2010 5th (MotoGP), 2009 3rd (MotoGP), 2008 11th (MotoGP), 2007 5th (MotoGP), 2006 6th (MotoGP), 2005 DNF (250cc), 2004 5th (125cc.), 2003 6th (125cc), 2002 6th (250cc)

Circuit information

First race	1987 (Modified 2002)
GPs held	25
Laps	27
Race distance	119.421km / 74.196miles
Track length	4.423km / 2.748miles
Track width	11m
Longest straight	0.600km / 0.373miles
Corners	13 (8 right, 5 left)
Pole position	Left

Circuit records

Pole position	1m38.189s (162.164Km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2008)
Race lap	1m39.731s (159.657Km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2010)
Race time	45m17.538s (158.200Km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2010)
2011 Winner	Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)

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