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Dani Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa.jpg
Dani Pedrosa
Nationality Flag of Spain Spanish
Date of birth September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29) (age 24)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Website danipedrosa.com
MotoGP Record
Current team Repsol Honda Team
Bike number 3
Championships 3
125cc: 2003
250cc: 2004, 2005
Race starts 143
Wins 30
Podium finishes 75
Pole positions 30
Fastest laps 30
Points 2055
2009 championship position 3th (157 pts)

Daniel Pedrosa Ramal (born September 29, 1985 in Sabadell, Spain) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Pedrosa grew up in a village near Sabadell called Castellar del Vallès. He is the youngest world champion in 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa is 1.58m (5ft 2in) tall and weighs 51 kg (112.4lbs).
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* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early days
o 1.2 125cc
o 1.3 250cc
o 1.4 MotoGP
o 1.5 Injuries
* 2 Career statistics
o 2.1 By Seasons
o 2.2 By class
o 2.3 Races by year
* 3 References
* 4 External links

[edit] Career
[edit] Early days

Dani Pedrosa started riding bikes at the early age of four, when he got his first motorcycle, an Italjet 50, which had side-wheels. His first racing bike was a minibike replica of Kawasaki, which he got at the age of six and which he used to race with his friends. Pedrosa experienced real racing at the age of 9, when he entered the Spanish Minibike Championship and ended his debut season in second place, scoring his first podium finish in the second race of the season. The next year, Pedrosa entered the same championship, but health problems prevented him from improving his results and he ended that season in 3rd position.
[edit] 125cc

In 2001, Pedrosa made his World Championship debut in the 125cc class after being selected from the Movistar Activa Cup, a series designed to promote fresh racing talent in Spain, back in 1999. Under the guidance of Alberto Puig, Pedrosa scored two podium finishes in the first season and won his first race the following year, when he finished third in the championship. In 2003, he won five races and won the championship with two rounds remaining, scoring 223 points. In his first championship winning year, Pedrosa scored five victories and six podium finishes. A week after winning the championship, eighteen-year-old Pedrosa broke both of his ankles in a crash during practice at Phillip Island (Australia), ending his season.
[edit] 250cc

After winning the 125cc Championship, Pedrosa moved up to the 250cc class in 2004 without a proper test on the new bike because his ankles were healing during the off-season. Going into the season unprepared, Pedrosa won the first race in South Africa and went on to clinch the 250cc World Championship title, including rookie of the year honours. In his first season in 250cc class, Pedrosa scored 7 victories and 13 podium finishes. Pedrosa decided to stay for one more season in 250cc class, and he won another title, once again with two races remaining in championship. In 2005, Pedrosa won 8 races and scored 14 podium finishes, despite a shoulder injury he sustained in practice session for Japanese Grand Prix.
[edit] MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa on board the Repsol Honda RC211V.

Pedrosa made the move to 990cc MotoGP bikes in 2006, riding for Repsol Honda. Critics said that Pedrosa's tiny stature wasn't strong enough to handle a big, heavy MotoGP bike and successfully race in the premier class. Proving them wrong, he finished second in the opening round at Jerez on March 26, 2006. At his fourth ever MotoGP appearance, on May 14, 2006, during the Chinese Grand Prix race weekend held in Shanghai, he won his first MotoGP race. This win made him the exact equal 2nd youngest winner (tied with the late Norick Abe) in the Premier Class[1] behind Freddie Spencer. He won his second MotoGP race at Donington Park and became a strong candidate for the MotoGP Championship. It was a memorable victory for Dani, who shared the podium first time with Valentino Rossi in 2nd place. He also took 2 pole positions in the first half of the season.

Until the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, Pedrosa was 2nd in the Championship only behind his more experienced team-mate Nicky Hayden. However, he fell heavily during Free Practice and suffered a severe gash to the knee, which practically rendered him immobile. Pedrosa qualified 5th on the grid in that race due to the cancellation of the qualifying session proper due to heavy rainfall. He miraculously managed to finish 3rd in that race, only behind Rossi and Ducati rider Loris Capirossi. However, in the next races, his form dropped and he struggled with the bike, moving him down to 5th place in the MotoGP standings.
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His poor performance continued at Estoril. After a promising start, he briefly ran 2nd before being passed by Colin Edwards and then championship leader and teammate Nicky Hayden. On lap 5, he and Hayden were involved in a crash. Pedrosa made a mistake whilst trying to overtake Hayden, slid and crashed out of the race, taking out Hayden on the way. This crash ended his slim chances of winning the championship and also caused Hayden to lose his lead in the championship standings, as Rossi managed to finish 2nd.

However, two weeks later, Hayden recovered to win the championship while Pedrosa managed to finish in 4th place. This result clinched his 5th place in overall standings in his debut season, thus taking the title as Rookie of the Year in MotoGP category, beating fellow rookie and former rival in 250 cc Casey Stoner. At the final (post 2006 season) three day test of 2006 at Jerez Spain, Dani put his 800 cc RC212V at the top of the timesheets (on qualifying tyres) edging out Valentino Rossi by 0.214 seconds. Rossi had been fastest for the first two days of the test. Dani set a time of 1min 39.910 sec around the circuit.

Pedrosa continued to race with Honda in 2007 on their Honda RC212V, the new 800 cc bike. The machine had problems[2], and Pedrosa was taken out of races by Olivier Jacque and by Randy de Puniet, but he finished the season in second place behind Stoner and ahead of Rossi. He signed a 2-year contract with Repsol Honda for 2008 and 2009.[3]

In 2008 Pedrosa's problems with the RC212V continued when he was injured in the pre-season and missed developmental testing, but started the season well by scoring a podium at the first round.[4] While leading the race and the standings in the German round, he crashed and was injured, keeping him from racing in the following two rounds. Michelin's performance in MotoGP deteriorated, resulting in Pedrosa switching to Bridgestone at the Indianapolis round.[5][6] He finished third in the standings in 2008.

As in 2008, Pedrosa crashed in the 2009 pre-season and injured himself, keeping him from testing the machine before the start of the season. He placed 11th in the first round, but recovered his fitness in the following rounds.[7] At the fifth round he injured himself again in practice and then fell during the race, putting him 33 points behind the leader.[8]
[edit] Injuries

* 2003 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (125cc) Double fracture in the talus bone of the left foot and a fracture of the right ankle.
* 2005 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (250cc) Fracture of the left humeral head that affected the supraspinal tendon.
* 2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) Small fracture of the small left toe and loss of cutaneous matter on the right knee. 5 stitches in that vertical cut.
* 2007 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) Thoracic trauma, blow to the left gluteus and neck trauma.
* 2007 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) Post-traumatic arthritis with inflammation to the small toe of the left foot.
* 2008 Sepang test 2008 (MotoGP) Fracture of the second metacarpal in the right hand, with three diaphyseal fragments, which are the bones that are found in the middle part of the metacarpus.
* 2008 German motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) General inflammation of the left hand with hematomas in the veins of the extensor tendons. Displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the left index finger. A sprain of the interphalangeal articulation next to the left middle finger. Fracture of the large bone of the left wrist. Sprain of the lateral external ligament of the right ankle.
* 2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) Capsular hematoma on the left knee that had to be treated two months after.
* 2009 Qatar test (MotoGP) Fracture of the radius of the left arm and contusion on the left knee that required a skin graft, because the scar re-opened from an operation before Christmas.
* 2009 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) Incomplete fracture of the greater trochanter of the right femur. A fracture without displacement, an injury that requires absolute rest and treatment with painkillers.[9]

[edit] Career statistics
[edit] By Seasons
Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2001 125cc Honda RS125R 16 0 2 0 0 100 8th -
2002 125cc Honda RS125R 16 3 9 6 2 243 3rd -
2003 125cc Honda RS125R 14 5 6 3 3 223 1st 1
2004 250cc Honda RS250RW 16 7 13 4 8 317 1st 1
2005 250cc Honda RS250RW 16 8 11 5 7 309 1st 1
2006 MotoGP Honda RC211V Honda-HRC 17 2 8 4 4 215 5th -
2007 MotoGP Honda RC212V Honda-HRC 18 2 8 5 3 242 2nd -
2008 MotoGP Honda RC212V Honda-HRC 17 2 11 2 2 249 3rd -
2009 MotoGP Honda RC212V Honda-HRC 13 1 7 2 3 157* 3rd* -
Total 143 30 75 30 30 2055 3

* * Season in progress.

[edit] By class
Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2001-2003 2001 Japan 2001 Valencia 2002 Dutch 46 8 17 9 5 566 1
250 cc 2004-2005 2004 S. Africa 2004 S. Africa 2004 S. Africa 32 15 24 9 15 626 2
MotoGP 2006-Present 2006 Spain 2006 Spain 2006 China 65 7 34 12 10 863 0
Total 2001-Present 143 30 75 30 30 2055 3
[edit] Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2001 125 cc Honda JPN
18 RSA
13 SPA
10 FRA
17 ITA
23 CAT
7 NED
Ret GBR
12 GER
11 CZE
8 POR
5 VAL
3 PAC
3 AUS
7 MAL
4 BRA
Ret 8th 100
2002 125 cc Honda JPN
8 RSA
3 SPA
4 FRA
3 ITA
4 CAT
2 NED
1 GBR
2 GER
7 CZE
2 POR
10 BRA
Ret PAC
1 MAL
3 AUS
5 VAL
1 3rd 243
2003 125 cc Honda JPN
8 RSA
1 SPA
4 FRA
1 ITA
2 CAT
1 NED
8 GBR
Ret GER
4 CZE
1 POR
4 BRA
4 PAC
6 MAL
1 AUS
Inj VAL
Inj 1st 223
2004 250 cc Honda RSA
1 SPA
Ret FRA
1 ITA
2 CAT
2 NED
2 BRA
2 GER
1 GBR
1 CZE
3 POR
4 JPN
1 QAT
2 MAL
1 AUS
4 VAL
1 1st 317
2005 250 cc Honda SPA
1 POR
4 CHN
6 FRA
1 ITA
1 CAT
1 NED
2 GBR
4 GER
1 CZE
1 JPN
2 MAL
Ret QAT
4 AUS
1 TUR
2 VAL
1 1st 309
2006 MotoGP Honda SPA
2 QAT
6 TUR
14 CHN
1 FRA
3 ITA
4 CAT
Ret NED
3 GBR
1 GER
4 USA
2 CZE
3 MAL
3 AUS
15 JPN
7 POR
Ret VAL
4 5th 215
2007 MotoGP Honda QAT
3 SPA
2 TUR
Ret CHN
4 FRA
4 ITA
2 CAT
3 GBR
8 NED
4 GER
1 USA
5 CZE
4 RSM
Ret POR
2 JPN
Ret AUS
4 MAL
3 VAL
1 2nd 242
2008 MotoGP Honda QAT
3 SPA
1 POR
2 CHN
2 FRA
4 ITA
3 CAT
1 GBR
3 NED
2 GER
Ret USA
Inj CZE
15 RSM
4 IND
8 JPN
3 AUS
Ret MAL
2 VAL
2 3rd 249
2009 MotoGP Honda QAT
11 JPN
3 SPA
2 FRA
3 ITA
Ret CAT
6 NED
Ret USA
1 GER
3 GBR
9 CZE
2 IND
10 SMR
3 POR
3 AUS
MAL
VAL
3rd* 173*

* * Season In Progress

[edit] References

1. ^ "Dani Pedrosa". motogp.com. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Dani+Pedrosa. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
2. ^ Freeman, Glenn (2007-05-10). "Honda admit mistakes with 800cc bike" (in English). Autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58659. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
3. ^ Moody, Toby (2007-09-21). "Pedrosa confirmed until 2009". http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/62588.
4. ^ Noyes, Dennis (2008-04-01). "Looking Back on Jerez" (in English). SpeedTV.com. http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-looking-back-on-jerez/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
5. ^ Noyes, Dennis (2008-08-26). "Michelin’s Last Stand (Part I)" (in English). SpeedTV.com. http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-michelins-last-stand-part-i//P3/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
6. ^ "Pedrosa switches to Bridgestone" (in English). BBC Sport. 2008-08-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7590833.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
7. ^ "Pedrosa top scorer since Motegi" (in English). Crash.net. 2009-05-27. http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/147469/1/pedrosa_top_scorer_since_motegi.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
8. ^ "Scans confirm Pedrosa hip injury" (in English). Crash.net. 2009-06-01. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/147772/1/scans_confirm_pedrosa_hip_injury.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
9. ^ "Pedrosa es duda para Montmeló por su lesión" (in Spanish). As.com. 2009-06-02. http://www.as.com/motor/articulo/motociclismo-pedrosa-duda-montmelo-lesion/daimot/20090602dasdaimot_3/Tes. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

[edit] External links
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* danipedrosa.com Official website
* El Blog de Dani Pedrosa Pedrosa's Monday blog
* Dani Pedrosa Profile at the official MotoGP website


Preceded by
Manuel Poggiali 250cc Motorcycle World Champion
2004-2005 Succeeded by
Jorge Lorenzo
Preceded by
Arnaud Vincent 125cc Motorcycle World Champion
2003 Succeeded by
Andrea Dovizioso
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Teams and Riders competing in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship
Ducati Marlboro Repsol Honda Rizla Suzuki Fiat Yamaha Honda Gresini Pramac Racing Hayate Team Yamaha Tech 3 Honda LCR Team Scot FB Corse Engineering
27 Stoner
69 Hayden 3 Pedrosa
4 Dovizioso 7 Vermeulen
65 Capirossi 46 Rossi
99 Lorenzo 15 de Angelis
24 Elías 36 Kallio
88 Canepa 33 Melandri
5 Edwards
52 Toseland 14 de Puniet
41 Talmácsi
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Other riders: Espargaró (Pramac Racing), Fabrizio (Pramac Racing), Gibernau (Grupo Francisco Hernando), Takahashi (Team Scot)
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Repsol Honda
Flag of Spain Dani Pedrosa (26) | Flag of Italy Andrea Dovizioso (4)
Grand Prix motorcycle : Honda RC212V
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List of 125cc Motorcycle World Champions











1949 – N. Pagani


1950 – B. Ruffo
1951 – C. Ubbiali
1952 – C. Sandford
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – R. Hollaus
1955 – C. Ubbiali
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – T. Provini
1958 – C. Ubbiali
1959 – C. Ubbiali


1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – T. Phillis
1962 – L. Taveri
1963 – H. Anderson
1964 – L. Taveri
1965 – H. Anderson
1966 – L. Taveri
1967 – B. Ivy
1968 – P. Read
1969 – D. Simmonds


1970 – D. Braun
1971 – Á. Nieto
1972 – Á. Nieto
1973 – K. Andersson
1974 – K. Andersson
1975 – P. Pileri
1976 – P. Bianchi
1977 – P. Bianchi
1978 – E. Lazzarini
1979 – Á. Nieto


1980 – P. Bianchi
1981 – Á. Nieto
1982 – Á. Nieto
1983 – Á. Nieto
1984 – Á. Nieto
1985 – F. Gresini
1986 – L. Cadalora
1987 – F. Gresini
1988 – J. Martínez
1989 – À. Crivillé


1990 – L. Capirossi
1991 – L. Capirossi
1992 – A. Gramigni
1993 – D. Raudies
1994 – K. Sakata
1995 – H. Aoki
1996 – H. Aoki
1997 – V. Rossi
1998 – K. Sakata
1999 – E. Alzamora


2000 – R. Locatelli
2001 – M. Poggiali
2002 – A. Vincent
2003 – D. Pedrosa
2004 – A. Dovizioso
2005 – T. Lüthi
2006 – Á. Bautista
2007 – G. Talmácsi
2008 – M. Di Meglio
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250 cc Motorcycle World Champions











1949 – B. Ruffo


1950 – D. Ambrosini
1951 – B. Ruffo
1952 – E. Lorenzetti
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – W. Haas
1955 – H. Müller
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – C. Sandford
1958 – T. Provini
1959 – C. Ubbiali


1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – M. Hailwood
1962 – J. Redman
1963 – J. Redman
1964 – P. Read
1965 – P. Read
1966 – M. Hailwood
1967 – M. Hailwood
1968 – P. Read
1969 – K. Carruthers


1970 – R. Gould
1971 – P. Read
1972 – J. Saarinen
1973 – D. Braun
1974 – W. Villa
1975 – W. Villa
1976 – W. Villa
1977 – M. Lega
1978 – K. Ballington
1979 – K. Ballington


1980 – A. Mang
1981 – A. Mang
1982 – J. Tournadre
1983 – C. Lavado
1984 – C. Sarron
1985 – F. Spencer
1986 – C. Lavado
1987 – A. Mang
1988 – S. Pons
1989 – S. Pons


1990 – J. Kocinski
1991 – L. Cadalora
1992 – L. Cadalora
1993 – T. Harada
1994 – M. Biaggi
1995 – M. Biaggi
1996 – M. Biaggi
1997 – M. Biaggi
1998 – L. Capirossi
1999 – V. Rossi


2000 – O. Jacque
2001 – D. Kato
2002 – M. Melandri
2003 – M. Poggiali
2004 – D. Pedrosa
2005 – D. Pedrosa
2006 – J. Lorenzo
2007 – J. Lorenzo
2008 – M. Simoncelli
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