Repsol Honda Previews the 7th Annual Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Release www.repsolhondateam.com Indianapolis Grand Prix Round 10 - Tuesday, August 5th 2014   Indianapolis - Preview Fresh from the Summer break, the Repsol Honda Team head to Indianapolis After a two-week Summer holiday since the Brno Test, the Repsol Honda Team are en route to the famous Brickyard for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. The famous circuit – Home of the Indy 500 – is one of the most famous circuits in motorsport, ‘The Brickyard’ became an official MotoGP venue for the first time in 2008 following some modifications and homologation by the FIM. The layout of the track, which is 4.170km in length and has 16 turns (ten left turns and six rights), incorporates the main straight of the famous oval circuit including the Brickyard and an area between turns 1 and 2 of the oval, before meandering through the vast interior of the IMS. Since last year’s race, the infield section of the Indianapolis circuit has been resurfaced and there have also been slight changes to the layout. The initial sequence of turns 1 through 4, which previously featured a tight hairpin, has now been redesigned to introduce a more flowing first few turns into a less dramatic turn 4 hairpin. Also the final sector of left-right-left turns (14, 15 and 16) has been changed to soften the extreme changes of direction. Both Marc and Dani have enjoyed fantastic success here in the past few years, with Marc winning on three occasions – 2011 and 2012 in Moto2, 2013 in MotoGP – and Dani on two occasions – 2010, 2012 – and taking second in 2011 and 2012. Team Quotes 1st - Championship Standing: 1st - 225 points “It’s been a great Summer break, which has combined some important time off to recharge the batteries, and also training to ensure I’m ready for the second half of the season. I’ve had time to reflect on what an amazing first nine races we’ve had and now I’m really eager to get back on the bike in Indianapolis! I’ve always liked the track and it will be interesting to see the changes that they’ve made, so we’ll need to pay attention from the first practice session and get back into our rhythm as quickly as possible!” Marc Marquez Statistics Click here to view full 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 Grand Prix debut 2008 125cc Portugal GP (KTM 125 FRR) GPs raced 105 GP pole positions 44 (14 in 125cc, 14 in Moto2, 16 in MotoGP) MotoGP podiums 25 Total GP podiums 64 (14 in 125cc, 25 in Moto2, 25 in MotoGP) MotoGP wins 15 First GP win 2010 125cc Italian GP (Derbi RSA 125) Total GP wins 41 (10 in 125cc, 16 in Moto2, 15 in MotoGP) World titles 3 (1 x MotoGP 2013, 1 x 125cc, 2010, 1 x Moto2, 2012) Previous Results at Indianapolis 2013 1st (MotoGP), 2012 1st (Moto2), 2011 1st (Moto2), 2010 10th (125cc), 2009 6th (Moto2), 2008 6th (125cc) 2nd - Championship Standing: 2nd - 148 points “I’m feeling relaxed and ready for this second half of the season. The strong race in Germany and confirming my contract before the Summer break was the perfect way to end the first half of the season. Indy is a track I’ve had good results at in the past few years so my aim is to arrive there and fight again for the victory. Obviously we have new track layout to look at so it will be important to take some time with my team to examine these changes and be prepared for the race” Dani Pedrosa Statistics Click here to view full statistics Date of Birth 29/09/1985 Birthplace Sabadell, (Catalonia) – Spain Height 160 cm Weight 51kg Hobbies Cycling, Motocross, Windsurfing, Cinema Racing number 26 Grand Prix debut 2001. 125cc Japanese GP, Suzuka – (Honda RS125R) GPs raced 220 GP pole positions 45 (9 in 125cc, 9 in 250cc, 27 in MotoGP) MotoGP podiums 91 Total GP podiums 131 (17 in 125cc, 24 in 250cc, 91 in MotoGP) MotoGP wins 25 First GP win 2002. 125cc Dutch GP, Assen – (Honda RS125R) Total GP wins 48 (8 in 125cc, 15 in 250cc, 25 in MotoGP) World titles 3 (1 x 125cc, 2003, 2 x 250cc 2004 & 2005) Previous Results at Indianapolis 2013 2nd (MotoGP), 2012 1st (MotoGP), 2011 2nd (MotoGP), 2010 1st (MotoGP), 2009 10th (MotoGP), 2008 8th (MotoGP) Rider standings Tuesday, August 5th 2014 Pos. Rider Num. Nation Points Team Constructor 1 Marc Marquez 93 ESP 225 Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2 Dani Pedrosa 26 ESP 148 Repsol Honda Team HONDA 3 Valentino Rossi 46 ITA 141 Yamaha Factory YAMAHA 4 Andrea Dovizioso 4 ITA 99 Ducati Team DUCATI 5 Jorge Lorenzo 99 ESP 97 Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 6 Aleix Espargaro 41 ESP 77 NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 7 Pol Espargaro 44 ESP 67 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 8 Andrea Iannone 29 ITA 62 Pramac Racing DUCATI 9 Stefan Bradl 6 GER 56 LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 10 Alvaro Bautista 19 ESP 50 Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 11 Bradley Smith 38 GBR 48 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 12 Scott Redding 45 GBR 33 Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 13 Nicky Hayden 69 USA 29 Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 14 Cal Crutchlow 35 GBR 28 Ducati Team DUCATI 15 Hiroshi Aoyama 7 JPN 28 Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 16 Yonny Hernandez 68 COL 27 Pramac Racing DUCATI 17 Karel Abraham 17 CZE 18 Cardion AB Motoracing HONDA 18 Colin Edwards 5 USA 8 NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 19 Michele Pirro 51 ITA 7 Ducati Team DUCATI 20 Broc Parkes 23 AUS 6 Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 21 Danilo Petrucci 9 ITA 4 IodaRacing Project IODA-SUTER 22 Hector Barbera 8 ESP 2 Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 23 Mike Di Meglio 63 FRA 0 Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 24 Michael Laverty 70 GBR 0 Paul Bird Motorsport ART & PBM 25 Michel Fabrizio 84 ITA 0 IodaRacing Project IODA-SUTER Copyright Free Images - For Editorial use only                                     Circuit Information View circuit page at www.repsolhondateam.com Length 4.216 m / 2.620 miles Width 16m Left corners 10 Right corners 6 Longest straight 872 m / 0.542 miles Constructed 1909 Modified 2007     4790 West 16th Street Indianapolis IN 46222   www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com   Pole position 1m 55.527s (168.3 km/h) Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha, 2013) Race lap 1m 56.135s (167.4 km/) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013) Race time 42m 50.729s (166.4 km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013) 2012 Race Winner Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2013 Race Winner Marc Marquez (Honda)   Honda Racing Corporation 3-15-1, Senzui, Asaka-shi, Saitama-Pref., 351-0024 Japan