MotoGP Phillip Island: Grand Prix racing numbers

200 – The Australian Grand Prix is ​​the 200th Grand Prix for Alvaro Bautista. Bautista made his GP debut as a wildcard in the 125cc class at the opening race of 2002 in Jerez. He then made two more wild cards in two more Spanish events in 2002, before becoming a full-time rider in 2003. He rode 67 races in the 125cc class and won the title in 2006, before moving up to the 250 class. After three years and 49 GP in 250cc he moved to MotoGP in 2010, where he has 83 appearances to date. Bautista is the 25th rider to cross the finish line of 200 GPs since 1949, the year in which the world championship was born

121 – Jorge Lorenzo's victory in Japan also earned the Spanish rider his 121st GP podium in all classes: the same number of podiums that Phil Read achieved during his career. Only four riders have reached the podium more times: Valentino Rossi (193 podiums), Giacomo Agostini (159), Angel Nieto (139) and Dani Pedrosa (134)

85 – After the Japanese Grand Prix the Repsol Honda Team has an 85 point lead in the team classification; if he manages to gain 5 points on the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, he will win this title in Australia

67 – Marc Marquez's second place in Japan was also the 67th podium of his career. One less than Carlo Ubbiali, who won nine world titles in the 125cc and 250cc classes between 1951 and 1960.

60 – After the Japanese Grand Prix, Honda leads the constructors' championship with a 60-point advantage over Yamaha. This means Honda could clinch their 21st premier-class constructors' title in Australia if one of their two riders finishes on the podium, even if Yamaha wins the race.

50 – The Moto3 race in Australia will be the 50th for the class, which was introduced in 2012 to replace the 125cc. The highly competitive nature of the class is highlighted by the fact that there have already been 12 different winners and 20 different riders have finished on the podium

23 – Tom Luthi's victory in Japan earned the Swiss rider his 23rd podium in the Moto2 class: the same number of podiums that Pol Espargaro had in the same class. Only Marc Marquez has more podiums in Moto2, 25

0.484s – After another “battle” in the Japanese GP, the top three riders in the Moto3 class were separated by just 0.484s.

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