A rider with more wins than the 2012 world champion
Dani Pedrosa is a three-time world champion in the 125cc and 250cc classes and a three-time runner-up in MotoGP. With these titles, 54 Grand Prix victories, and 153 podium finishes, the Spaniard is one of the most successful riders in the history of the Motorcycle World Championship. In 2010, Pedrosa celebrated four victories and five second places and finished second behind Jorge Lorenzo in the final standings. In 2012, he also finished second behind Jorge Lorenzo with 332 points. Pedrosa even achieved one more victory (7) than the eventual world champion.
Rider profile:
- Date of birth: 29.09.1985
- Nationality: Spain
- World Championship career: 2001-2018, 2021-2024
- Races: 299 (221x MotoGP / 32x 250cc / 46x 125cc)
- Podium places: 153 (112x MotoGP / 24x 250cc / 17x 125cc)
- Victories: 54 (31x MotoGP / 15x 250cc / 8x 125cc)
- Titles: 3 (2x 250cc / 1x 125cc)
Bike details:
- Brand: Red Bull KTM Factory
- Model: 250 FRR
- Year of manufacture: 2008
- Class: 250ccm
- Engine: liquid-cooled two-stroke two-cylinder in-line engine
- Power: 120 PS, max. 13.000 RPM, 101 kg wet
- Rider: Hiroshi Aoyama
- Greatest success with the bike: Hiroshi Aoyama finished seventh in the 2008 World Championship with 139 points and secured two podium finishes: second place in the Chinese Grand Prix and second place in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
