This weekend the MotoGP returns from the Summer recess for the 11th round of the 2011 MotoGP season at BRNO. Casey Stoner leads the way, but 2010 champion Jorge Lorenzo and Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa are not far behind.
Here are some stats and figures about the BRNO event.
- 2008 - Loris Capirossi hasn't scored a MotoGP podium since the BRNO round in 2008.
- 1996 - Valentino Rossi scored his first ever GP win at BRNO in 1996 in the 125cc class. It was also home to his first pole position.
- 1930 - GP events have been taking place at BRNO since 1930. The modern BRNO circuit was built in 1987, it was modified in 1996.
- 193 - Casey Stoner has scored 193 points so far this year. He holds a 20 point lead over Jorge Lorenzo.
- 100 - Yuki Takahashi will make his 100th GP start at BRNO.
- 42 - This weekend will be the 42nd time that a GP has been held at BRNO.
- 21 - Loris Capirossi will be making his 21st GP appearance at BRNO this weekend.
- 14 - Karel Abraham has a best finish at BRNO of 14th, which he scored in 2007 in the 250cc class. Abraham has started 5 GP races at BRNO, but has only finished the race once.
- 11 - Rossi has 11 premier class starts at BRNO. In that time he's earned five wins and three second place finishes.
- 8 - Casey Stoner won his first BRNO race in 2007 by more than 8 seconds.
- 6 - BRNO is one of four circuits where Colin Edwards has never finished in the top 6.
- 4 - Jorge Lorenzo has four wins at BRNO. 1 in the 125cc class, 2 in the 250 class, and 1 in the MotoGP class.
- 3.357 - The BRNO circuit is a 3.357 miles long.
- 3 - Nicky Hayden has one podium position at BRNO, a third place finish in 2007.
- 2 - Ben Spies earned his first front row start at BRNO in 2010. He started from the second position.
- 1'59.291 - Cal Crutchlow holds two lap records at BRNO. Crutchlow set the fastest World Superbike time in 2010. He also holds the World Supersport lap record, which he set in 2009.
- 0 - The number of times a Honda has won at BRNO in the 800cc era. The last time a Honda rider won at BRNO was in 2004.
