Dani Pedrosa
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Dani Pedrosa
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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).
Contents
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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.
DaniPedrosa.jpg
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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* 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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v • d • e
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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v • d • e
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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Marco Melandri
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Marco Melandri
2005 0512 Marco Melandri.jpg
Marco Melandri
Nationality Italian
Date of birth August 7, 1982 (1982-08-07) (age 27)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Website marcomelandri.co.uk
MotoGP Record
Current team Hayate Racing Team
Bike number 33
Championships 250cc - 2002
Race starts 187
Wins 22
Podium finishes 62
Pole positions 9
Fastest laps 16
Points 2085
2009 championship position 10th (91 pts)
Marco Melandri (born August 7, 1982 in Ravenna, Italy) is a MotoGP road racer currently racing for the Hayate Racing Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002. Melandri currently lives 2 miles away from the famous race track, Donington Park, Leicestershire, England.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early days
o 1.2 125cc (1998-1999)
o 1.3 250cc (2000-2002)
o 1.4 MotoGP (2003-present)
o 1.5 Career summary
o 1.6 Car racing
* 2 Career statistics
o 2.1 By season
o 2.2 By class
o 2.3 Races by year
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Career
[edit] Early days
He was introduced to racing by a former rider Loris Reggiani at the age of six. He came through the ranks from minibikes, motocross and then the Italian and European 125cc championship.
In 1997, Melandri won the Italian 125cc championship, also finishing 4th in European 125cc championship. In addition to his European success, he made his debut in 125cc world championship at Brno, Czech Republic as a wild card rider.
[edit] 125cc (1998-1999)
After impressing in Italian and European championship in 1997, Melandri finally got his chance to compete in 1998 125cc world championship as a regular. He rode Honda 125cc bike under Benetton Honda Team. He went on to impress many as he earned his first podium in the fourth race of the season, where he finished second in his home Grand Prix at Mugello, Italy. His brilliant debut season continued when he won his first grand prix at Assen TT, Netherlands. He won this race at the age of 15 years and 324 days which made him the youngest ever Grand Prix winner, at the time. Since then, Scott Redding has become the youngest winner, having won the 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix. Overall, he won two Grand Prix in his debut season and therefore he finished the season at 3rd position in overall standings behind champion Kazuto Sakata and runner-up Tomomi Manako.
He remained on the same bike and team in 1999, where he bid to win the 125cc world championship. He went on to win 5 Grand Prix but failed to win the championship, finishing second behind Emilio Alzamora with just a single point difference. Failure in securing his first world championship did not stop his rise to 250cc world championship in 2000.
[edit] 250cc (2000-2002)
Melandri was signed by Aprilia in 2000 to replace another Italian Valentino Rossi who left the team and 250cc class for 500cc class. He was highly expected to take over Rossi's shoes and to win the 250cc world championship. However, his debut season did not start as well as the expectation. He struggled to adapt to bigger bike and higher competition. He failed to win any Grand Prix in 2000, managing only 4 podiums, all came late in the season. Despite these problems, he still finishes the season at 5th position overall.
In 2001, his performances were improving. He managed to win his first 250cc Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Germany. However, it was his only win in 2001. Despite managing to appear on the podium on 9 occasions, he never really challenged for the championship. He finished the season in 3rd position behind champion Daijiro Kato and runner-up Tetsuya Harada.
2002 proved to be Melandri's chance to shine. With 2001 champion and runner-up, Kato and Harada moved to MotoGP class, he became the strongest contender for the championship. He dominated the season by collecting 9 wins and 3 additional podiums. After challenging for world championship for years, he finally won the 250cc world title. He became the youngest 250cc world champion at the age of 20 years and 74 days until Dani Pedrosa broke his record in 2004.
[edit] MotoGP (2003-present)
After securing the 250cc world title in 2002, Melandri moved up to MotoGP class to spearhead Yamaha factory team alongside Carlos Checa in 2003. Unfortunately he had with the Yamaha a worse Bike than Honda and Ducati, and struggled to succeed for the season. He finished the season in 5th position without collecting any wins and only two third Places.
He joined Yamaha satellite team, Tech 3 in 2004 alongside Carlos Checa again. This season, he again struggled to get top results. However, he managed to collect 2 consecutive podiums, but a series of crashes and retirements kept him out of top 10 in overall standings. He finished the season in 12th position.
Released from his Yamaha contract after the 2004 season, Melandri was the surprise choice of boss Fausto Gresini to join Sete Gibernau in the Movistar Honda team for the 2005 MotoGP campaign. Melandri was remarkably successful with Movistar Honda in 2005, with a consistent run of podium finishes early in the season, ultimately taking his first two wins in the final two races of 2005 to clinch second place in the championship. In doing so, he was the first Honda rider to win back-to-back races for nearly two years, winning round 16 of the MotoGP Championship at Istanbul, Turkey, as well as the 17th and final race at Valencia. Although he never really challenged his best friend Valentino Rossi for the title, he finished the season strongly as runner-up, with a total of 2 wins and 5 additional podiums.
Melandri rode for Gresini's Fortuna Honda team alongside Toni Elías in the 2006 season. With Rossi struggling to find consistency, he was a major challenger, along with Ducati's Loris Capirossi and Honda riders Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa. He again won at Istanbul, despite starting from 14th on the grid. He managed further wins at Le Mans, France and Phillip Island, Australia. He finished the season in 4th position, just 1 point behind Capirossi.
In 2007, Melandri and Elias remained in the Honda Gresini team, now sponsored by Hannspree. Honda's 800cc machine was not competitive. As of the race at Laguna Seca in which he finished third, Marco lies sixth overall, with an additional podium at Le Mans. After these 10 races, works rider Dani Pedrosa is the only Honda ahead of him in the standings - he and Pedrosa the only Honda riders with multiple podiums.
Immediately after Melandri's 3rd place finish in the 2007 USA's MotoGP round, Ducati announced that he will join its factory team alongside Casey Stoner for 2008 and 2009 [1]. But 2008 proved disastrous, with a run of uncompetitive runs often leaving him behind the semi-works Alice Team bikes of Toni Elías and Sylvain Guintoli. At Assen he qualified last and ran there throughout. Due to the poor running in the season, speculation persisted with Melandri tipped to move to Kawasaki after the summer break in 2008 to form a three bike team alongside John Hopkins and Anthony West, while his current seat was said to be taken over by Sete Gibernau for the second half of the 2008 season. However, on July 27th Ducati Marlboro team boss Livio Suppo confirmed that Marco Melandri would race at Brno, the first race after the 2008 summer break. On 19 August, however, Melandri confirmed he will be joining Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2009 MotoGP season to ride alongside his new teammate John Hopkins.[1] He then ended the season in a lacklustre 17th position.
In 2009 Melandri achieved his first podium since 2007 with his 2nd place finish at the French motorcycle Grand Prix.
[edit] Career summary
* 1996: 13th in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda
* 1997: 1st in 125cc Italian Championship with Honda, 1st in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda, 4th in European 125cc Championship with Honda
* 1998: 3rd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
* 1999: 2nd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
* 2000: 5th in 250cc World Championship with Blu Aprilia Team (Aprilia)
* 2001: 3rd in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
* 2002: 1st in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
* 2003: 15th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Yamaha Team (Yamaha)
* 2004: 12th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 (Yamaha)
* 2005: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship with MoviStar Honda MotoGP (Honda)
* 2006: 4th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Honda (Honda)
* 2007: 5th in MotoGP World Championship with Honda Gresini (Honda)
* 2008: 17th in MotoGP World Championship with Ducati Marlboro Team (Ducati)
* 2009: MotoGP World Championship with Hayate Racing Team (Kawasaki)
[edit] Car racing
In addition to his motorcycle racing career, Melandri has also competed in car racing. He raced in two rounds of the 2008-09 Speedcar Series season, scoring two points from the four races.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] By season
Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
1997 125cc Honda RS125R 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
1998 125cc Honda RS125R 14 2 8 3 1 202 3rd 0
1999 125cc Honda RS125R 14 5 9 3 4 226 2nd 0
2000 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 0 4 1 0 159 5th 0
2001 250cc Aprilia RSV250 15 1 9 0 4 194 3rd 0
2002 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 9 12 2 4 298 1st 1
2003 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha-YMR 13 0 0 0 0 154 5th 0
2004 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Tech 3 15 0 2 0 0 75 12th 0
2005 MotoGP Honda RC211V Gresini Racing 17 2 7 0 3 220 2nd 0
2006 MotoGP Honda RC211V Gresini Racing 17 3 7 0 0 228 4th 0
2007 MotoGP Honda RC212V Gresini Racing 17 0 3 0 0 187 5th 0
2008 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Ducati Corse 18 0 0 0 0 51 17th 0
2009 MotoGP Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Hayate Racing Team 14 0 1 0 0 91* 10th* 0
Total 187 22 62 9 16 2085 1
* * Season in progress.
[edit] By class
Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WCh
125cc 1997-1999 1997 Czech Rep. 1998 Italy 1998 Dutch 29 7 17 6 5 428 0
250cc 2000-2002 2000 South Africa 2000 Portugal 2001 Germany 47 10 25 3 8 651 1
MotoGP 2003-Present 2003 Japan 2004 Catalunya 2005 Turkey 111 5 20 0 3 1006 0
Total 1997-Present 187 22 62 9 16 2085 1
[edit] Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
1997 125 cc Honda MAL JPN SPA ITA AUT FRA NED IMO GER BRA GBR CZE
17 CAT IND AUS - -
1998 125 cc Honda JPN
10 MAL
Ret SPA
10 ITA
2 FRA
2 MAD
2 NED
1 GBR
4 GER
13 CZE
1 IMO
2 CAT
8 AUS
3 ARG
2 3rd 202
1999 125 cc Honda MAL
Inj JPN
Inj SPA
Ret FRA
6 ITA
2 CAT
3 NED
8 GBR
5 GER
1 CZE
1 IMO
1 VAL
Ret AUS
1 RSA
3 BRA
2 ARG
1 2nd 226
2000 250 cc Aprilia RSA
13 MAL
5 JPN
5 SPA
6 FRA
4 ITA
4 CAT
6 NED
Ret GBR
Ret GER
Ret CZE
4 POR
3 VAL
3 BRA
3 PAC
3 AUS
5 5th 159
2001 250 cc Aprilia JPN
6 RSA
2 SPA
3 FRA
3 ITA
3 CAT
Ret NED
6 GBR
3 GER
1 CZE
2 POR
2 VAL
Ret PAC
Ret AUS
Inj MAL
11 BRA
2 3rd 194
2002 250 cc Aprilia JPN
Ret RSA
1 SPA
Ret FRA
2 ITA
1 CAT
1 NED
1 GBR
1 GER
1 CZE
1 POR
2 BRA
4 PAC
2 MAL
Ret AUS
1 VAL
1 1st 298
2003 MotoGP Yamaha JPN
Ret RSA
Ret SPA
Ret FRA
15 ITA
11 CAT
13 NED
Ret GBR
Ret GER
Ret CZE
10 POR
7 BRA
11 PAC
5 MAL
11 AUS
Ret VAL
Ret 15th 45
2004 MotoGP Yamaha RSA
11 SPA
Ret FRA
6 ITA
9 CAT
3 NED
3 BRA
13 GER
Ret GBR
Inj CZE
9 POR
Ret JPN
5 QAT
Ret MAL
Ret AUS
Ret VAL
Ret 12th 75
2005 MotoGP Honda SPA
3 POR
4 CHN
3 FRA
4 ITA
4 CAT
3 NED
2 USA
Ret GBR
Ret GER
7 CZE
6 JPN
Ret MAL
5 QAT
2 AUS
4 TUR
1 VAL
1 2nd 220
2006 MotoGP Honda SPA
5 QAT
7 TUR
1 CHN
7 FRA
1 ITA
6 CAT
Ret NED
7 GBR
3 GER
2 USA
3 CZE
5 MAL
9 AUS
1 JPN
3 POR
8 VAL
5 4th 228
2007 MotoGP Honda QAT
5 SPA
8 CHN
5 TUR
5 FRA
2 ITA
9 CAT
9 GBR
10 NED
10 GER
6 USA
3 CZE
Inj RSM
4 POR
5 JPN
5 AUS
10 MAL
2 VAL
4 5th 187
2008 MotoGP Ducati QAT
11 SPA
12 POR
13 CHN
5 FRA
15 ITA
Ret CAT
11 GBR
16 NED
13 GER
Ret USA
16 CZE
7 SMR
9 IND
19 JPN
13 AUS
16 MAL
16 VAL
16 17th 51
2009* MotoGP Kawasaki QAT
14 JPN
6 SPA
5 FRA
2 ITA
11 CAT
14 NED
12 USA
10 GER
7 GBR
7 CZE
Ret IND
Ret SMR
8 POR
12 AUS
MAL
VAL
10th* 91*
* * Season In Progress
[edit] References
1. ^ http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+confirms+Kawasaki+move+for+2009
[edit] External links
Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marco Melandri
* marcomelandri.co.uk Official website
Preceded by
Daijiro Kato 250cc Motorcycle World Champion
2002 Succeeded by
Manuel Poggiali
[show]
v • d • e
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)
[show]
v • d • e
Hayate Racing Team
Flag of Italy Marco Melandri (33) |
Grand Prix motorcycle : Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR
[show]
v • d • e
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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Marco Melandri
2005 0512 Marco Melandri.jpg
Marco Melandri
Nationality Italian
Date of birth August 7, 1982 (1982-08-07) (age 27)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Website marcomelandri.co.uk
MotoGP Record
Current team Hayate Racing Team
Bike number 33
Championships 250cc - 2002
Race starts 187
Wins 22
Podium finishes 62
Pole positions 9
Fastest laps 16
Points 2085
2009 championship position 10th (91 pts)
Marco Melandri (born August 7, 1982 in Ravenna, Italy) is a MotoGP road racer currently racing for the Hayate Racing Team. Melandri is also a former 250cc World Champion in 2002. Melandri currently lives 2 miles away from the famous race track, Donington Park, Leicestershire, England.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early days
o 1.2 125cc (1998-1999)
o 1.3 250cc (2000-2002)
o 1.4 MotoGP (2003-present)
o 1.5 Career summary
o 1.6 Car racing
* 2 Career statistics
o 2.1 By season
o 2.2 By class
o 2.3 Races by year
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Career
[edit] Early days
He was introduced to racing by a former rider Loris Reggiani at the age of six. He came through the ranks from minibikes, motocross and then the Italian and European 125cc championship.
In 1997, Melandri won the Italian 125cc championship, also finishing 4th in European 125cc championship. In addition to his European success, he made his debut in 125cc world championship at Brno, Czech Republic as a wild card rider.
[edit] 125cc (1998-1999)
After impressing in Italian and European championship in 1997, Melandri finally got his chance to compete in 1998 125cc world championship as a regular. He rode Honda 125cc bike under Benetton Honda Team. He went on to impress many as he earned his first podium in the fourth race of the season, where he finished second in his home Grand Prix at Mugello, Italy. His brilliant debut season continued when he won his first grand prix at Assen TT, Netherlands. He won this race at the age of 15 years and 324 days which made him the youngest ever Grand Prix winner, at the time. Since then, Scott Redding has become the youngest winner, having won the 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix. Overall, he won two Grand Prix in his debut season and therefore he finished the season at 3rd position in overall standings behind champion Kazuto Sakata and runner-up Tomomi Manako.
He remained on the same bike and team in 1999, where he bid to win the 125cc world championship. He went on to win 5 Grand Prix but failed to win the championship, finishing second behind Emilio Alzamora with just a single point difference. Failure in securing his first world championship did not stop his rise to 250cc world championship in 2000.
[edit] 250cc (2000-2002)
Melandri was signed by Aprilia in 2000 to replace another Italian Valentino Rossi who left the team and 250cc class for 500cc class. He was highly expected to take over Rossi's shoes and to win the 250cc world championship. However, his debut season did not start as well as the expectation. He struggled to adapt to bigger bike and higher competition. He failed to win any Grand Prix in 2000, managing only 4 podiums, all came late in the season. Despite these problems, he still finishes the season at 5th position overall.
In 2001, his performances were improving. He managed to win his first 250cc Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Germany. However, it was his only win in 2001. Despite managing to appear on the podium on 9 occasions, he never really challenged for the championship. He finished the season in 3rd position behind champion Daijiro Kato and runner-up Tetsuya Harada.
2002 proved to be Melandri's chance to shine. With 2001 champion and runner-up, Kato and Harada moved to MotoGP class, he became the strongest contender for the championship. He dominated the season by collecting 9 wins and 3 additional podiums. After challenging for world championship for years, he finally won the 250cc world title. He became the youngest 250cc world champion at the age of 20 years and 74 days until Dani Pedrosa broke his record in 2004.
[edit] MotoGP (2003-present)
After securing the 250cc world title in 2002, Melandri moved up to MotoGP class to spearhead Yamaha factory team alongside Carlos Checa in 2003. Unfortunately he had with the Yamaha a worse Bike than Honda and Ducati, and struggled to succeed for the season. He finished the season in 5th position without collecting any wins and only two third Places.
He joined Yamaha satellite team, Tech 3 in 2004 alongside Carlos Checa again. This season, he again struggled to get top results. However, he managed to collect 2 consecutive podiums, but a series of crashes and retirements kept him out of top 10 in overall standings. He finished the season in 12th position.
Released from his Yamaha contract after the 2004 season, Melandri was the surprise choice of boss Fausto Gresini to join Sete Gibernau in the Movistar Honda team for the 2005 MotoGP campaign. Melandri was remarkably successful with Movistar Honda in 2005, with a consistent run of podium finishes early in the season, ultimately taking his first two wins in the final two races of 2005 to clinch second place in the championship. In doing so, he was the first Honda rider to win back-to-back races for nearly two years, winning round 16 of the MotoGP Championship at Istanbul, Turkey, as well as the 17th and final race at Valencia. Although he never really challenged his best friend Valentino Rossi for the title, he finished the season strongly as runner-up, with a total of 2 wins and 5 additional podiums.
Melandri rode for Gresini's Fortuna Honda team alongside Toni Elías in the 2006 season. With Rossi struggling to find consistency, he was a major challenger, along with Ducati's Loris Capirossi and Honda riders Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa. He again won at Istanbul, despite starting from 14th on the grid. He managed further wins at Le Mans, France and Phillip Island, Australia. He finished the season in 4th position, just 1 point behind Capirossi.
In 2007, Melandri and Elias remained in the Honda Gresini team, now sponsored by Hannspree. Honda's 800cc machine was not competitive. As of the race at Laguna Seca in which he finished third, Marco lies sixth overall, with an additional podium at Le Mans. After these 10 races, works rider Dani Pedrosa is the only Honda ahead of him in the standings - he and Pedrosa the only Honda riders with multiple podiums.
Immediately after Melandri's 3rd place finish in the 2007 USA's MotoGP round, Ducati announced that he will join its factory team alongside Casey Stoner for 2008 and 2009 [1]. But 2008 proved disastrous, with a run of uncompetitive runs often leaving him behind the semi-works Alice Team bikes of Toni Elías and Sylvain Guintoli. At Assen he qualified last and ran there throughout. Due to the poor running in the season, speculation persisted with Melandri tipped to move to Kawasaki after the summer break in 2008 to form a three bike team alongside John Hopkins and Anthony West, while his current seat was said to be taken over by Sete Gibernau for the second half of the 2008 season. However, on July 27th Ducati Marlboro team boss Livio Suppo confirmed that Marco Melandri would race at Brno, the first race after the 2008 summer break. On 19 August, however, Melandri confirmed he will be joining Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2009 MotoGP season to ride alongside his new teammate John Hopkins.[1] He then ended the season in a lacklustre 17th position.
In 2009 Melandri achieved his first podium since 2007 with his 2nd place finish at the French motorcycle Grand Prix.
[edit] Career summary
* 1996: 13th in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda
* 1997: 1st in 125cc Italian Championship with Honda, 1st in 125cc Honda Trophy with Honda, 4th in European 125cc Championship with Honda
* 1998: 3rd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
* 1999: 2nd in 125cc World Championship with Benetton Playlife (Honda)
* 2000: 5th in 250cc World Championship with Blu Aprilia Team (Aprilia)
* 2001: 3rd in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
* 2002: 1st in 250cc World Championship with MS Aprilia Racing (Aprilia)
* 2003: 15th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Yamaha Team (Yamaha)
* 2004: 12th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 (Yamaha)
* 2005: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship with MoviStar Honda MotoGP (Honda)
* 2006: 4th in MotoGP World Championship with Fortuna Honda (Honda)
* 2007: 5th in MotoGP World Championship with Honda Gresini (Honda)
* 2008: 17th in MotoGP World Championship with Ducati Marlboro Team (Ducati)
* 2009: MotoGP World Championship with Hayate Racing Team (Kawasaki)
[edit] Car racing
In addition to his motorcycle racing career, Melandri has also competed in car racing. He raced in two rounds of the 2008-09 Speedcar Series season, scoring two points from the four races.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] By season
Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
1997 125cc Honda RS125R 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
1998 125cc Honda RS125R 14 2 8 3 1 202 3rd 0
1999 125cc Honda RS125R 14 5 9 3 4 226 2nd 0
2000 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 0 4 1 0 159 5th 0
2001 250cc Aprilia RSV250 15 1 9 0 4 194 3rd 0
2002 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 9 12 2 4 298 1st 1
2003 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha-YMR 13 0 0 0 0 154 5th 0
2004 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Tech 3 15 0 2 0 0 75 12th 0
2005 MotoGP Honda RC211V Gresini Racing 17 2 7 0 3 220 2nd 0
2006 MotoGP Honda RC211V Gresini Racing 17 3 7 0 0 228 4th 0
2007 MotoGP Honda RC212V Gresini Racing 17 0 3 0 0 187 5th 0
2008 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Ducati Corse 18 0 0 0 0 51 17th 0
2009 MotoGP Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Hayate Racing Team 14 0 1 0 0 91* 10th* 0
Total 187 22 62 9 16 2085 1
* * Season in progress.
[edit] By class
Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WCh
125cc 1997-1999 1997 Czech Rep. 1998 Italy 1998 Dutch 29 7 17 6 5 428 0
250cc 2000-2002 2000 South Africa 2000 Portugal 2001 Germany 47 10 25 3 8 651 1
MotoGP 2003-Present 2003 Japan 2004 Catalunya 2005 Turkey 111 5 20 0 3 1006 0
Total 1997-Present 187 22 62 9 16 2085 1
[edit] Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
1997 125 cc Honda MAL JPN SPA ITA AUT FRA NED IMO GER BRA GBR CZE
17 CAT IND AUS - -
1998 125 cc Honda JPN
10 MAL
Ret SPA
10 ITA
2 FRA
2 MAD
2 NED
1 GBR
4 GER
13 CZE
1 IMO
2 CAT
8 AUS
3 ARG
2 3rd 202
1999 125 cc Honda MAL
Inj JPN
Inj SPA
Ret FRA
6 ITA
2 CAT
3 NED
8 GBR
5 GER
1 CZE
1 IMO
1 VAL
Ret AUS
1 RSA
3 BRA
2 ARG
1 2nd 226
2000 250 cc Aprilia RSA
13 MAL
5 JPN
5 SPA
6 FRA
4 ITA
4 CAT
6 NED
Ret GBR
Ret GER
Ret CZE
4 POR
3 VAL
3 BRA
3 PAC
3 AUS
5 5th 159
2001 250 cc Aprilia JPN
6 RSA
2 SPA
3 FRA
3 ITA
3 CAT
Ret NED
6 GBR
3 GER
1 CZE
2 POR
2 VAL
Ret PAC
Ret AUS
Inj MAL
11 BRA
2 3rd 194
2002 250 cc Aprilia JPN
Ret RSA
1 SPA
Ret FRA
2 ITA
1 CAT
1 NED
1 GBR
1 GER
1 CZE
1 POR
2 BRA
4 PAC
2 MAL
Ret AUS
1 VAL
1 1st 298
2003 MotoGP Yamaha JPN
Ret RSA
Ret SPA
Ret FRA
15 ITA
11 CAT
13 NED
Ret GBR
Ret GER
Ret CZE
10 POR
7 BRA
11 PAC
5 MAL
11 AUS
Ret VAL
Ret 15th 45
2004 MotoGP Yamaha RSA
11 SPA
Ret FRA
6 ITA
9 CAT
3 NED
3 BRA
13 GER
Ret GBR
Inj CZE
9 POR
Ret JPN
5 QAT
Ret MAL
Ret AUS
Ret VAL
Ret 12th 75
2005 MotoGP Honda SPA
3 POR
4 CHN
3 FRA
4 ITA
4 CAT
3 NED
2 USA
Ret GBR
Ret GER
7 CZE
6 JPN
Ret MAL
5 QAT
2 AUS
4 TUR
1 VAL
1 2nd 220
2006 MotoGP Honda SPA
5 QAT
7 TUR
1 CHN
7 FRA
1 ITA
6 CAT
Ret NED
7 GBR
3 GER
2 USA
3 CZE
5 MAL
9 AUS
1 JPN
3 POR
8 VAL
5 4th 228
2007 MotoGP Honda QAT
5 SPA
8 CHN
5 TUR
5 FRA
2 ITA
9 CAT
9 GBR
10 NED
10 GER
6 USA
3 CZE
Inj RSM
4 POR
5 JPN
5 AUS
10 MAL
2 VAL
4 5th 187
2008 MotoGP Ducati QAT
11 SPA
12 POR
13 CHN
5 FRA
15 ITA
Ret CAT
11 GBR
16 NED
13 GER
Ret USA
16 CZE
7 SMR
9 IND
19 JPN
13 AUS
16 MAL
16 VAL
16 17th 51
2009* MotoGP Kawasaki QAT
14 JPN
6 SPA
5 FRA
2 ITA
11 CAT
14 NED
12 USA
10 GER
7 GBR
7 CZE
Ret IND
Ret SMR
8 POR
12 AUS
MAL
VAL
10th* 91*
* * Season In Progress
[edit] References
1. ^ http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Melandri+confirms+Kawasaki+move+for+2009
[edit] External links
Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marco Melandri
* marcomelandri.co.uk Official website
Preceded by
Daijiro Kato 250cc Motorcycle World Champion
2002 Succeeded by
Manuel Poggiali
[show]
v • d • e
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)
[show]
v • d • e
Hayate Racing Team
Flag of Italy Marco Melandri (33) |
Grand Prix motorcycle : Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR
[show]
v • d • e
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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J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was a close friend of Lewis and a fellow author and Christian, instrumental in Lewis's own conversion to Christianity.[14] As members of the Inklings literary group the two often read and critiqued drafts of their work. Nonetheless, Tolkien was not enthusiastic about the Narnia stories, in part due to the eclectic elements of the mythology and their haphazard incorporation, in part because he disapproved of stories involving travel between real and imaginary worlds.[15] Though a Christian himself, Tolkien felt that fantasy should incorporate Christian values without resorting to the obvious allegory Lewis employed.[16]
J. R. R. Tolkien was a close friend of Lewis and a fellow author and Christian, instrumental in Lewis's own conversion to Christianity.[14] As members of the Inklings literary group the two often read and critiqued drafts of their work. Nonetheless, Tolkien was not enthusiastic about the Narnia stories, in part due to the eclectic elements of the mythology and their haphazard incorporation, in part because he disapproved of stories involving travel between real and imaginary worlds.[15] Though a Christian himself, Tolkien felt that fantasy should incorporate Christian values without resorting to the obvious allegory Lewis employed.[16]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Christian parallels
Christian parallels
Specific Christian parallels may be found in the entries for individual books and characters.
C.S. Lewis was an adult convert to Christianity and had previously authored some works on Christian apologetics and fiction with Christian themes. However, he did not originally intend to incorporate Christian theological concepts into his Narnia stories. As he wrote in Of Other Worlds:
Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument, then collected information about child psychology and decided what age group I’d write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them. This is all pure moonshine. I couldn’t write in that way. It all began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord.
Lewis, an expert on the subject of allegory[9] and the author of The Allegory of Love, maintained that the books were not allegory, and preferred to call the Christian aspects of them "suppositional". This indicates Lewis' view of Narnia as a fictional parallel universe. As Lewis wrote in a letter to a Mrs Hook in December 1958:
If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity in the same way in which Giant Despair [a character in The Pilgrim's Progress] represents despair, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality, however, he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, 'What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia, and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all.[10]
With the release of the 2005 Disney film there was renewed interest in the Christian parallels found in the books. Some find them distasteful, while noting that they are easy to miss if you are not familiar with Christianity.[11] Alan Jacobs, author of The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis, implies that through these Christian aspects, Lewis becomes "a pawn in America's culture wars".[12] Some Christians see the Chronicles as excellent tools for Christian evangelism.[13] The subject of Christianity in the novels has become the focal point of many books. (See Further Reading below.)
Specific Christian parallels may be found in the entries for individual books and characters.
C.S. Lewis was an adult convert to Christianity and had previously authored some works on Christian apologetics and fiction with Christian themes. However, he did not originally intend to incorporate Christian theological concepts into his Narnia stories. As he wrote in Of Other Worlds:
Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument, then collected information about child psychology and decided what age group I’d write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them. This is all pure moonshine. I couldn’t write in that way. It all began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord.
Lewis, an expert on the subject of allegory[9] and the author of The Allegory of Love, maintained that the books were not allegory, and preferred to call the Christian aspects of them "suppositional". This indicates Lewis' view of Narnia as a fictional parallel universe. As Lewis wrote in a letter to a Mrs Hook in December 1958:
If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity in the same way in which Giant Despair [a character in The Pilgrim's Progress] represents despair, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality, however, he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, 'What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia, and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all.[10]
With the release of the 2005 Disney film there was renewed interest in the Christian parallels found in the books. Some find them distasteful, while noting that they are easy to miss if you are not familiar with Christianity.[11] Alan Jacobs, author of The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis, implies that through these Christian aspects, Lewis becomes "a pawn in America's culture wars".[12] Some Christians see the Chronicles as excellent tools for Christian evangelism.[13] The subject of Christianity in the novels has become the focal point of many books. (See Further Reading below.)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
reading order
Reading order
Fans of the series often have strong opinions over the correct ordering of the books. Under dispute is the placement of two volumes, The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy, which take place significantly earlier than they were written, and which also fall somewhat outside the main story arc connecting the others. The "reading order" of the other five books is not disputed.
The books were not numbered when originally published. The first American publisher, Macmillan, numbered the books in the original publication order. When Harper Collins took over the series in 1994, the books were renumbered using the internal chronological order, as suggested by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham. Lewis's own input on the order was limited to keeping the Caspian triad together, so that The Silver Chair was published before The Horse and His Boy though the latter was completed first.[4]
Publication order Chronological order Written order Final Completion order[citation needed]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Magician's Nephew The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Horse and His Boy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair Prince Caspian The Horse and His Boy The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Silver Chair
The Magician's Nephew The Silver Chair The Magician's Nephew The Last Battle
The Last Battle The Last Battle The Last Battle The Magician's Nephew
To make the case for his suggested order, Gresham quoted Lewis' reply to a letter from an American fan in 1957 who was having an argument with his mother about the order:
I think I agree with your order [i.e. chronological] for reading the books more than with your mother's. The series was not planned beforehand as she thinks. When I wrote The Lion I did not know I was going to write any more. Then I wrote P. Caspian as a sequel and still didn't think there would be any more, and when I had done The Voyage I felt quite sure it would be the last, but I found I was wrong. So perhaps it does not matter very much in which order anyone read them. I’m not even sure that all the others were written in the same order in which they were published.[5]
In the Harper Collins adult editions of the books (2005), the publisher asserts Lewis's preference for the numbering they adopted in a notice on the copyright page:
Although The Magician's Nephew was written several years after C. S. Lewis first began The Chronicles of Narnia, he wanted it to be read as the first book in the series. Harper Collins is happy to present these books in the order which Professor Lewis preferred.
But the only such evidence to have come to light is the letter quoted above. Some readers who appreciate the original order believe that Lewis was simply being gracious to his youthful correspondent: he could have changed the books' order in his lifetime had he so desired.[6] They maintain that much of the magic of Narnia comes from the way the world is gradually presented in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They believe that the mysterious wardrobe, as a narrative device, is a much better introduction to Narnia than The Magician's Nephew — where the word "Narnia" appears in the first paragraph as something already familiar to the reader. Moreover, they say, it is clear from the texts themselves that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was intended to be read first, and that The Magician's Nephew was not. When Aslan is first mentioned in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for example, the narrator says that "None of the children knew who Aslan was, any more than you do". Fans of the original order point out that this is nonsensical if one has already read The Magician's Nephew.[7] Other similar textual examples are also cited. This argument hinges partly on the difference between Chronology and Narrative.[8]
Fans of the series often have strong opinions over the correct ordering of the books. Under dispute is the placement of two volumes, The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy, which take place significantly earlier than they were written, and which also fall somewhat outside the main story arc connecting the others. The "reading order" of the other five books is not disputed.
The books were not numbered when originally published. The first American publisher, Macmillan, numbered the books in the original publication order. When Harper Collins took over the series in 1994, the books were renumbered using the internal chronological order, as suggested by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham. Lewis's own input on the order was limited to keeping the Caspian triad together, so that The Silver Chair was published before The Horse and His Boy though the latter was completed first.[4]
Publication order Chronological order Written order Final Completion order[citation needed]
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Magician's Nephew The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Horse and His Boy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair Prince Caspian The Horse and His Boy The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Silver Chair
The Magician's Nephew The Silver Chair The Magician's Nephew The Last Battle
The Last Battle The Last Battle The Last Battle The Magician's Nephew
To make the case for his suggested order, Gresham quoted Lewis' reply to a letter from an American fan in 1957 who was having an argument with his mother about the order:
I think I agree with your order [i.e. chronological] for reading the books more than with your mother's. The series was not planned beforehand as she thinks. When I wrote The Lion I did not know I was going to write any more. Then I wrote P. Caspian as a sequel and still didn't think there would be any more, and when I had done The Voyage I felt quite sure it would be the last, but I found I was wrong. So perhaps it does not matter very much in which order anyone read them. I’m not even sure that all the others were written in the same order in which they were published.[5]
In the Harper Collins adult editions of the books (2005), the publisher asserts Lewis's preference for the numbering they adopted in a notice on the copyright page:
Although The Magician's Nephew was written several years after C. S. Lewis first began The Chronicles of Narnia, he wanted it to be read as the first book in the series. Harper Collins is happy to present these books in the order which Professor Lewis preferred.
But the only such evidence to have come to light is the letter quoted above. Some readers who appreciate the original order believe that Lewis was simply being gracious to his youthful correspondent: he could have changed the books' order in his lifetime had he so desired.[6] They maintain that much of the magic of Narnia comes from the way the world is gradually presented in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They believe that the mysterious wardrobe, as a narrative device, is a much better introduction to Narnia than The Magician's Nephew — where the word "Narnia" appears in the first paragraph as something already familiar to the reader. Moreover, they say, it is clear from the texts themselves that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was intended to be read first, and that The Magician's Nephew was not. When Aslan is first mentioned in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for example, the narrator says that "None of the children knew who Aslan was, any more than you do". Fans of the original order point out that this is nonsensical if one has already read The Magician's Nephew.[7] Other similar textual examples are also cited. This argument hinges partly on the difference between Chronology and Narrative.[8]
Monday, February 2, 2009
key
Key
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Key may refer to:
- Key (lock), device used to open a lock
- Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptogaphy algorithm
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[edit] Music
- Key (instrument), musical instruments have keys for tuning and keys for playing
- Key (music), a set of notes
- Key (Son, Ambulance album)
- Key signature, in musical notation
[edit] Computing
- Computer keyboard keys
- KeY, a software verification tool
- Unique key, a set of fields that uniquely identify any record in a database
- Superkey, a similar concept
- Candidate key, a minimal superkey
- Key (database), a set of database columns used in an index
- Key, which make up the key-value pairs of a hash table
[edit] Fiction
- The Key (novel), a novel in Marianne Curley's Guardians of Time trilogy
- Key (comics), a DC Comics supervillain
- Key (Marvel Comics), a fictional mutant character
- Key the Metal Idol, Japanese anime OVA series
[edit] Surnames
[edit] Geography
- Key Island, Tasmania, Australia
- Florida Keys, an archipelago of about 1700 such islands in the southeast United States
[edit] Other uses
- Key or legend, a explanation of the symbols and colours used in a diagram
- Key (map), a guide to a map's symbology
- Key (chart), a guide to colours and symbols used in a data chart, graph, plot or diagram
- Key (basketball), also known as the shaded lane in a basketball court
- Key (company), a Japanese visual novel studio
- Key (engineering), a piece of metal made to be placed in a Keyway (engineering)
- Key (singer), a member of the band Shinee
- Keying (graphics), compositing image components, such as by using chroma keying
- Keying (vandalism), a type of vandalism involving paint scratching
- Keystone (architecture), the stone at the apex of an arch that holds the arch in place
- Key Bank, a bank headquartered in the Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio
- Key Club, a worldwide student service organization
- Samara (fruit) or key, a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall
- House of Keys, the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man
[edit] See also
 | Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Key |
 | Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Key. |
- The Key (disambiguation)
- Telegraph key, the button used by a telegraph operator
- Skeleton key or Master key, a key altered to bypass wards placed inside a lock
- Chroma key, a method to superimpose several video layers using areas of a defined color as a mask
- Identification key, a method of deducing the correct species assignment of a living thing
- Churchkey, various kinds of bottle and can openers
- Keychain, small chain that connects a small item to a keyring
- Key frame, a frame made by an animator from which other frames are derived
- Key light, the primary light source that illuminates an image or scene
- Key plate, a plate which prints the detail in an image, often using the color black
- Keyline, a dark line separating color elements in four-color printing
- Cay, a small, low island
- Clef (from the French for "key"), the symbol that assigns note names to the lines and spaces of the musical staff
- Quay
- Key color (typically black) in the CMYK color model
Sunday, February 1, 2009
the seven books
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