2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
2002 World Champions
Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion
Marco Melandri became the 250cc World Champion
Arnaud Vincent became the 125cc World Champion
The 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 54th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 7 April 2002 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 3 November.
The
premier class, now renamed MotoGP, introduced new rules and regulations which allowed 990cc four-stroke bikes to race alongside the previous year's 500cc two-stroke bikes. Defending champion Valentino Rossi won his second premier class title by winning 11 races and scoring 355 points. He clinched the title at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, with four races left in the season.[1]
The
125cc title by 19 points difference over defending champion Manuel Poggiali. The title was decided in the last race of the season at Valencia with Vincent finishing in second place to secure the title.[3]
Season summary
MotoGP class
The season marked the start of a new era in the premier class with the arrival of 990cc
Kanemoto Racing.[7][8][9] Michelin supplied the tyres for the remaining six teams. However, after only two races, Suzuki switched back to Michelin tyres for the remainder of the season.[10][11]
world championship in the latter.[1]
In the Pacific Grand Prix, Honda Pons rider Alex Barros won his first race riding the RC211V bike.[15] In that race, Kawasaki returned to the world championship after 20 years absence. Kawasaki, with their four-stroke Ninja ZX-RR, raced as wildcards in the last four races of the season as a preparation before entering the championship full-time in the following season.[16] In the following race at Sepang, Yamaha expanded their four-stroke presence by providing the YZR-M1 bikes to Tech 3 pair Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano.[17] Another Yamaha rider, Norifumi Abe, raced the fifth YZR-M1 on the grid for the last two races of the season.[18]
Rossi ended the season with 355 points from 11 wins and four second places. Biaggi finished second to Rossi with 215 points and two race wins. Ukawa and Barros completed the top four with 209 and 204 points respectively. Previous year's 250cc champion Daijiro Kato finished in seventh position with two podium finishes and was named as the Rookie of the Year.[19] All races were won by the four-stroke bikes, while the two-strokes only managed to record five podiums finishes. Honda won the constructors championship with 390 points and 14 wins, followed by Yamaha who won the other two races. Repsol Honda team won the teams championship by winning 12 races and scoring 564 points from Rossi and Ukawa. Marlboro Yamaha and Honda Pons who won two races each was second and third respectively.
250cc class
The 250cc class was certain to have a
.The season started with
Le Mans before Melandri won the next three races and overtook the championship lead from Nieto after the Dutch TT.[25] Melandri continued his streak to six consecutive wins and extended his lead in the standings to 37 points after the Czech Republic Grand Prix.[26]
Nieto won the
the 250cc title in the Australian Grand Prix with a close win over Nieto. They fought until the last lap and Melandri won the race with just 0.007 second gap at the finish line.[2] Melandri became the youngest 250cc world champion at the age of 20 years and 74 days.[33]
Melandri ended the season with 298 points from nine race wins, three second-place finishes and one fourth-place finish. Nieto finished second in the standings with 241 points and four wins, followed Honda's Roberto Rolfo and rookie Toni Elías with 219 and 178 points respectively. Elías, who recorded one race win and four further podium finishes, was named as the Rookie of the Year.[34] Aprilia won the constructors championship with 382 points and 14 race wins from Melandri, Nieto and Elías. Honda finished second in the standings with 244 points but failed to record any race win. Yamaha, who won two races courtesy of Miyazaki and Porto's wins in the wet, finished third with 211 points.
125cc class
The 125cc entry list was headlined by defending champion Manuel Poggiali and two-time championship runners-up Youichi Ui and Noboru Ueda. There were five other riders who have previously won a 125cc race: Masao Azuma, Lucio Cecchinello, Stefano Perugini, Simone Sanna and Arnaud Vincent.
Arnaud Vincent, who returned to
Daniel Pedrosa.[40] Two weeks later, Pedrosa bounced back to win his first ever race in the 2002 Dutch TT, with Poggiali finishing in second place.[41]
Vincent, who led the championship in the first four races, returned to the top of the podium with two consecutive wins at
the 125cc title while Poggiali finished in seventh place.[3]
Vincent ended the season with 273 points and five race wins, 19 points ahead of defending champion Poggiali who scored 254 points and four race wins. Pedrosa and Cecchinello finished third and fourth in the standings with three wins each. The Rookie of the Year title was won by Finnish rider Mika Kallio who scored 78 points with the Red Devil Honda team. Aprilia won the constructors championship with 341 points and eight race wins from Vincent and Cecchinello. Honda finished second in the standings with 285 points and four wins from Pedrosa and Azuma while Gilera finished third with 254 points and three wins from Poggiali.
2002 Grand Prix season calendar
On 18 October 2001, the FIM confirmed the 2002 calendar.[50] On 4 December 2001, the FIM confirmed that the dates of the Rio and Valencian Community Grands Prix had swapped places.[51]
The following sixteen Grands Prix were scheduled to take place:[52][53]
- †† = Saturday race
Calendar changes
- The Malaysian and Australian Grand Prix swapped places. The Malaysian round became the 14th round, while the Australian round became the 15th round on the calendar.
- The Valencian Community Grand Prix swapped position with the Rio Grand Prix. The Valencian round became the last race of the season as the world championship returned to Europe after four flyaway races that started with Rio Grand Prix.
Regulation changes
The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2002 season:[54][55]
Sporting regulations
- The name '500cc', which was already used formally since 2000 on promotional material, is now officially changed to 'MotoGP'.
- All riders in the new MotoGP class must possess an FIM Grand Prix Super License.
- The maximum age of new riders to participate in the 125cc class has been set at the new standard of 25 years. This also counts for wildcard riders.
- It is now mandatory for manufacturers in all classes to own a FIM Manufacturers License.
- If a rider has been entered for participation of a 125cc or 250cc race, the team is not allowed to replace said rider after 17:30 on the first day of the event, which is Friday. An exception is made in the case of the MotoGP class where substitutions can be made up until 12:00 on the second day of the event, which is Saturday.
- In case of a home grand prix, each grand prix host federation (FMNR) may enter three wildcard riders for the 125cc and 250cc classes.
- The MSMA can also nominate one wildcard entry for the 250cc and MotoGP classes at all given races.
- The FIM may nominate two wildcard entries for the 125cc and 250cc classes as well.
- Dorna, together with the FIM, can nominate one wildcard entry for the MotoGP class at all races.
- The timetable for qualifying has been changed: The start time for the 125cc has gone from 13:15 to 13:45, the start time for the MotoGP has gone from 14:00 to 15:00 and the 250cc start time has gone from 15:15 to 16:00.
- Restrictions are imposed on the practice sessions. If there is a break in the championship that lasts two or more consecutive weekends, the testing exceptions will not apply from 09:00 that Wednesday until the start of the following race. The winter testing for the 125cc and 250cc teams will either be restricted to their own continental zones or official IRTA tests.
- Starter engines may now also be used on the grid. The number of people for each rider on the grid has been set to seven in the MotoGP class and to a maximum of two, three minutes before the start of a race.
- Riders will only be permitted to start the race from their assigned grid position if they complete at least one sighting lap. It is forbidden for anyone, even the rider, to push the motorcycle onto the grid from the pit lane.
- Riders are allowed to complete more than one sighting lap via the pit lane if they make any changes on their main bike, swap bikes or have to refuel.
- Riders who fail to complete at least one sighting lap will have to start the warm-up lap at the back of the grid from the pits under instructions of a marshal who is positioned at the pitlane exit. These riders are not allowed to have any tyre warmers on and cannot change wheels after the display of the "3 minutes" board.
- In case of two or more riders starting from the back of the grid, they will line up in the order of which they qualified during the Saturday qualification.
- It's forbidden to communicate anything between a moving motorcycle and anyone who is connected to the motorcycle's rider. Exceptions are made for the signal from the timekeeping transponder, the on-board camera's or the voice communication between the rider and team.
- All teams will from this season onwards compete for a MotoGP Team Championship and all teams will be consisting out of two riders. The names of the teams will consist out of multiple elements. The first one is the name of the manufacturers of the motorcycle or engines, which is mandatory. The second one is the name of the team, which is mandatory except when the team name is the same as the manufacturer name. The third is the name of the main sponsor, which is optional. All the points which are scored by both riders in the team, including the substitute or replacement riders, will count towards the team's constructors championship. If the team consists out of only one rider, the points by said rider will also count. An exception is made for wild card entries, which do not score any points.
- In case of an entry, a rider is considered to have taken part the race weekend if he has, at least, participated in one practice session. A rider is considered to have started a race if he, at least, participates in the first lap.
- For a rider to be classified as a finisher of the race and be included in the final results, he must cross the finish line on the circuit and not in the pitlane within five minutes of the race winner. The rider must, at all times, be in contact with his motorcycle also.
- The white line which indicates the pole position must be painted one meter before the start/finish line.
- From 1 January 2003 onwards, races which have changes in the climate because of rain or mixed conditions and have thus changes in adhesion of the circuit, will no longer be stopped.
Technical regulations
- The 500cc two-stroke machines - in use since the late 1970s - are going to be phased out this season for the new 990cc four-stroke machines.[56]
- Helmets must now conform to one of the recognized international standards and be of the full face type. The European standards are ECE 22-04 & ECE 22-05 'p', the British standards are BS 6658 Grade A and the American standards are USA: DOT Federal Standard n? 218/SNELL M95 & M2000.
- The use of materials has been restricted. The basic structure of the crankshaft and camshafts must be created from either steel or cast iron. It is not allowed to use composite structures which use either carbon or aramid fiber reinforcing material on components such as pistons, cylinder heads and cylinder blocks. It is mandatory to have brake calipers which are made from aluminium material with a modulus of elasticity that does not exceed the 80 GPA. None of the parts on the bike can be made from metallic materials which have a specific elasticity modus that is greater than 50 GPA.
2002 Grand Prix season results
- †† = Saturday Race
Participants
MotoGP participants
FIM released a 20-rider entry list on 13 March 2002.Tyre war.
250cc participants
The FIM released a 25-rider entry list on 13 March 2002.[57] Alex Hofmann, who was listed on the entry list, withdrew before the start of the season.[58]
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125cc participants
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Standings
MotoGP standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Riders' standings
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
- Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
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Bold – Pole position |
Constructors' standings
- Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
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SPA
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FRA
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ITA
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CAT
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NED
|
GBR
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GER
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CZE
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POR
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RIO
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PAC
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MAL
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AUS
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VAL
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Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 390 |
| 2 | Yamaha
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3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 272 |
| 3 | Suzuki
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2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 143 |
| 4 | KR
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7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 96 |
| 5 | Aprilia
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8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 33 |
| 6 | Kawasaki
|
Ret | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
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SPA
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FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
Teams' standings
- Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points.
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
| Pos | Team | Bike No. |
JPN
|
RSA
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SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repsol Honda Team
|
11 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 564 |
| 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Marlboro Yamaha Team
|
3 | Ret | 9 | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 3 | 356 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 11 | Ret | |||
| 3 | West Honda Pons
|
4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 319 |
| 65 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 9 | Ret | Ret | |||||
| 66 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Telefónica Movistar Suzuki
|
10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 150 | |
| 15 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 51 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3
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19 | Ret | 6 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 149 |
| 56 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antín
|
6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 142 |
| 20 | DNS | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | |||||||||
| 30 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | Ret | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Proton Team KR
|
9 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 122 |
| 99 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 10 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Fortuna Honda Gresini
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74 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 117 |
| 9 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM
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8 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 101 | ||||
| 18 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 66 | Ret | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Kanemoto Racing
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17 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 60 |
| 11 | Pramac Honda Racing Team
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31 | 11 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| 12 | MS Aprilia Racing
|
55 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Bike No. |
JPN
|
RSA
|
SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
250cc standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Riders' standings
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
- Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
|
Bold – Pole position |
Constructors' standings
- Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
|
SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aprilia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 382 |
| 2 | Honda
|
2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 244 |
| 3 | Yamaha
|
1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 211 |
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
|
SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
125cc standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Riders' standings
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
- Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.
|
Bold – Pole position |
Constructors' standings
- Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
- Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by frain.
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
|
SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aprilia
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 341 |
| 2 | Honda
|
2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 285 |
| 3 | Gilera
|
3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 254 |
| 4 | Derbi
|
Ret | Ret | 6 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 79 |
| 5 | Italjet
|
11 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 28 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 6 | 20 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 32 |
| Pos | Constructor | JPN
|
RSA
|
SPA
|
FRA
|
ITA
|
CAT
|
NED
|
GBR
|
GER
|
CZE
|
POR
|
RIO
|
PAC
|
MAL
|
AUS
|
VAL
|
Pts |
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External links
- Results and Statistics Archived 30 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine at MotoGP.com
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