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Did you know: #AragonWorldSBK in numbers

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 11:16 GMT
A few facts and stats as WorldSBK heads to Europe

 

700 - Last year the World Superbike Championship celebrated its 700th Race in Aragon (Race 2).

187 – Chaz Davies is the most prolific rider in Aragon, with 187 points scored. His nearest competitor is Marco Melandri at 138.

167 – Last year Tom Sykes set the new track record for pole position, averaging 167,107 kph (1'49.374).

44 – In 2011 Aragon became the fifth Spanish track in the history of the WorldSBK Championship, and the 44th overall.

10 – The best climb from grid position to race position at Aragon was recorded by Maxime Berger in the first 2012 race: started 20th, he finished 10th, recovering 10 places.

5 – The win in Aragon has always come from a rider in the first five grid spots.

4 – The last four races held here featured only British riders on the podium.

3 - Only three riders have started from pole here: Marco Melandri in 2011, Tom Sykes from 2012 to 2014 and in 2016, and Leon Haslam (2015).

3 – Only three wins out of twelve came from pole in MotorLand: the first 2011 Race (Melandri) and the double from Sykes in 2014.

3x3 – The record for wins by manufacturer here is shared between Kawasaki, Ducati and BMW, with three each.

2 - In the first two rounds of WorldSBK at MotorLand there were only two winners, both were Italians: Marco Melandri and Max Biaggi shared the honours in 2011 and 2012. Since 2013 this has become a "British track”: all the winners (Davies, Sykes, Rea) have been British.

1 - Carlos Checa is the only Spanish rider who has topped the charts at Aragon: he recorded the fastest race lap in the very first race held here in 2011.

1 – Only Chaz Davies was able to nail three straight wins at this track, a string which can be improved this year.