Marc Marquez Life's Journey

He debuted in the 125cc World Championship in 2008, Repsol KTM 125cc KTM 125 FRR riding a rented; the team-mate Esteve Rabat. Gets a third place in the UK and the season ends on the 13th place with 63 points. This season, he is forced to miss the GP of Qatar, Spain, Malaysia and Valencia for injuries.

In the year 2009 goes to the Red Bull KTM Moto Sport; the teammate Cameron Beaubier. Gets a third place in Spain and two pole positions (France and Malaysia) and the season ends on the 8th place with 94 points.


Marquez on Derbi RSA 125 of the Red Bull Ajo Motorsport in 2010
In 2010, changes in the Derbi RSA 125 with the Red Bull Ajo Motorsport. Gets his first victory (Italy, Great Britain, Holland, Catalonia, Germany, San Marino, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and Portugal), two third places (Qatar and France) and twelve pole positions (Qatar, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Catalonia, Germany, Indianapolis, Aragon, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, and the Valencian) region and won the title with 310 points. [1]

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In 2011, changes in the Moto2 who signed the Team Repsol Suter MMXI with a CatalunyaCaixa. After collecting zero points in the first three races (the result of a lot of crashes with two outlets and a twenty-first place) gets his first win in the intermediate class in the French Grand Prix, the Le Mans track. Then get a second place in Catalonia. It also gets a pole position in the UK. Vince Holland and Italy, and in the latter also won the Grand Prix pole position. In the Grand Prix of Germany won his third race in a row (fourth win of the season), starting from pole position. In the Czech Republic in second after starting from pole position. In Indianapolis GP fifth victory of the season for the fifth time gets starting from pole position. In Misano gets sixth win of the season.

In the Grand Prix of Aragon gets seventh victory in Moto2 for the sixth time, starting from pole position.

In the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Iceland is punished (book in qualifying with an extra minute to the time and referred him to the fact the last place on the grid) as a result of a violent collision against the Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot during the victory lap of free practice round now completed. However, he closes the third place.

In Japan comes second after starting from pole position. This season, he is forced to miss Grand Prix of Malaysia and Valencia because of pain and blurred vision as a result of a fall in family practice in Malaysia. Finish the season in 2nd place with 251 points.

In the 2012 season in Moto2, always riding a Suter remains CatalunyaCaixa Repsol team, won the first race of the season in Qatar after the start in the second position from the network. Spain comes second and first in Portugal, started in two Grand Prix from pole position. In France and in Catalonia gets the pole position. In Catalonia and the UK in third place. In the Netherlands and Germany won after starting from pole position. Wins in Indianapolis and the Czech Republic. He also won the Grand Prix of San Marino after starting from pole position. In Aragon comes second. Vince in Japan. It comes in second place in Australia with a focus on world champion for the second time. [2] He also has to start from the last position for a punishment for its summer season finale in Moto2 won in Valencia.

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tThe 12 July 2012, he joined the official MotoGP for the 2013 season for the Repsol Honda Team will ride in pairs with another Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.


Marquez in 2013, ahead of Valentino Rossi
In the first race in MotoGP, 7 April 2013 achieved a third place in the Grand Prix of Qatar. In the second round, the Grand Prix of the Americas, from off pole position and was, at 20 years 2 months 3 days the latest before all in the premier class, erasing the previous Freddie Spencer (20 years old, 5 months and 3 days), which was held for 31 years, [3] and in the same race suggests another record, the youngest rider to win a MotoGP race. In Spain, May 5, 2013 the second operand is a pass in the last corner, what (and discussed) Contact to the detriment of Jorge Lorenzo. In France, the rain comes after a stunning comeback from eighth-thirds. After a retreat at the Grand Prix of Italy, third in Catalonia and the second in Holland, before winning in Germany was, after starting from pole position, as well as in the United States, the first rider in history to debut the race win Laguna Seca. Also in Indianapolis wins after starting from pole position. On 25 August 2013 his fourth consecutive race in the MotoGP (fifth overall) he won in Brno. On the cross Silverstone after starting from pole position for the fifth time the finish line in second place and use the mathematical certainty of the title Rookie of the '2013th [4] Also this weekend sees Marquez in during the morning session practice on Sunday (warm-up) of a disputed incident involved: despite the yellow flags waving, when braking into turn "Gigler" falls in danger of overwhelming the Commissioners and the rider Cal Crutchlow crashed shortly before; 2 points on license for not adequately punished slow. In Misano comes second after the start again for the second time in a row from the first box of the grid. Aragon, Spain, won after starting from pole position. In Malaysia, the second coming after the start in front of everyone. Follow the route of Phillip Iceland in Australia, where the driver obliged rpm set to make a pit stop due to excessive tire wear, an error in decoding the instruction from the leadership race by the Honda team meant Márquez, who at the Box too late fell when the opportunity fades instead of the bike. Márquez black flag is seen waving from the marshals, and give up the race, without a change in the rating points than the last race after starting from second on the grid. In Japan comes second. In Valencia won their ninth pole of the season. In the last race, the Grand Prix of Valencia 2013 third place and won the championship in his debut in the MotoGP companies only Kenny Roberts succeeded in 1978, also to place as the youngest winner in the Champions League, a record previously owned by Freddie Spencer [5].

In 2014, in Qatar in the Grand Prix of the Americas in Argentina, he won after starting from pole position. In Jerez wins his fourth consecutive pole position from the beginning of the season (fifth if we the last in 2013) and then win the race. He also wins in France and Italy after starting from pole position for the seventh time in a row (record). In Catalunya GP win starting from the third position, after a close race previously with Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa then. He also won in the Netherlands. In Germany he won after starting from pole position to get to the summer break to score. [6] In the Indianapolis GP gets its tenth consecutive victory of the season, [7], achieving an unparalleled 17 years, ie since Mick Doohan won consecutively from the fourth to the Grand Prix in 1997, thirteenth in the next race, the Grand Prix the Czech Republic, who started from pole position, finished fourth in the target, then breaks his chain of consecutive victories. In the UK he won after starting from pole position. In San Marino, to finish the race in fifteenth place, due to falling ninth round in search of Smith. In Aragon, after starting from pole position and finished the race in thirteenth place with a drop due to the fact that the Spaniards on slicks ran in the pouring rain, and already changed most of the other riders had bikes. With the second place in Japan mathematically champion is to protect three races. Gets the pole position in Australia. In Malaysia, after starting from pole position. In the Grand Prix of Valencia with the thirteenth season victory setting a new record. Finish the season with 362 points.

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Nicky Hayden Life's Journey

Nicholas "Nicky" Patrick Hayden (born July 30, 1981 in Owensboro, Kentucky), nicknamed The Kentucky Kid, is an American professional motorcycle racer, who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006.

Beginnings and AMA Championship

As a youth, racing others twice his age in CMRA, Hayden would often start the race from the back of the starting grid while a family or crew member held his bike upright because he could not touch the ground. Later, at age 17, he was racing factory Honda RC45 superbikes while still in high school. In 1999, he won the AMA Supersport championship on board a privateer Honda. In 2001, his first full season as an AMA superbike racer, he came within 40 points of winning the championship, finishing behind only champion Mat Mladin and runner-up Eric Bostrom. The 2002 season, however, would see Hayden answering the bell: he won the Daytona 200 on a Honda Superbike en route to becoming the youngest ever AMA Superbike Champion, defeating reigning treble champion Mat Mladin, among others. He also entered the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca, making a solid 4th in the first race before colliding with Noriyuki Haga in race two.

 Grand National Championship

Hayden is one of a long line of American road racers to come from the American dirt-track scene. In 1999, Hayden won his first Grand National Championship race (Hagerstown Half Mile) and took Rookie of the Year honors. He was also declared the AMA's athlete of the Year. In 2000, Nicky Hayden won the Springfield Short Track. In 2002, despite racing in just a handful of dirt-track events, Hayden was able to win four races: Springfield Short Track (twice), Springfield TT Steeplechase, and Peoria TT Steeplechase. At the Springfield TT race, the three Hayden brothers took the first three places (Nicky 1st, Tommy 2nd, and Roger Lee 3rd). The win at the 2002 Peoria TT came after beating thirteen-time Peoria winner, Chris Carr, despite starting from the penalty line. Hayden only lacks a win at a mile track to join Dick Mann, Kenny Roberts Sr., Bubba Shobert, and Doug Chandler in the prestigious "Grand Slam Club."

MotoGP

First years

Immediately after winning his AMA Superbike championship, Hayden was tapped to join not only Honda's MotoGP racing efforts, but what was arguably the premier team in MotoGP racing: Repsol Honda. Hayden also became teammate to the defending series champion Valentino Rossi. Hayden was seemingly unfazed, and in his first year of MotoGP racing (2003), he finished fifth in the championship points standings while riding Honda's RC211V, an achievement that won him the Rookie-of-the-Year award. In 2005, Hayden finished third in the MotoGP championship points standings behind Marco Melandri and series winner Valentino Rossi. In 2004, however, Hayden had a difficult year and was widely critiqued, luckily he answered critics with his first win in 2005.

 2006 Championship season

For 2006, Hayden was charged with spearheading Repsol Honda's championship aspirations, and was the only rider to be handed the full 2006 Honda bike during pre-season testing. He led the championship from the third race and looked set to break Valentino Rossi's championship-winning streak. Capturing the championship was not without peril: in the second to last round at Estoril in Portugal, teammate Dani Pedrosa lost the front-end while trying to pass Hayden. The resulting lowside accident took out both bikes. This left Hayden eight points behind Rossi in the championship with one race left to go. In the last race of the season on October 29, 2006 Rossi crashed on lap 5 trying to make up for a poor start. Hayden won the 2006 title that day by finishing 3rd (9.3s) behind race winner Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi.
Nicky Hayden later commented on the difficulty of having to test parts for the 2007 season whilst simultaneously battling for the 2006 Championship.

 2007 and 2008

On September 22, 2006, Hayden signed a two-year agreement that allowed for him to race for and develop with the factory Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) team for the 2007 and 2008 MotoGP seasons. He has already begun testing the new 800 cc Honda RC212V. His MotoGP racing number changed from 69 to 1 for the 2007 season.
2007 started and finished badly for him, with Nicky struggling with performance, and team-mate Dani Pedrosa having showed what the Honda was able to do. A crash at Le Mans dropped him to eleventh in the standings at this stage. However, during testing before Donington, he requested that most of the electronics be switched off and his times improved. His subsequent performance in a wet Donington and a dry Assen showed a slight return to form, challenging for fifth with his trademark sliding and tail-out non-standard lines. However, he ultimately kept crashing, with a pole and 3 podiums but no victories proved to be the 2nd worse defence of a championship ever recorded after Kenny Roberts Jr. The 2007 season also saw the release of an authorized biography on Nicky and his brothers--The Haydens: Nicky, Tommy, & Roger, from OWB to MotoGP--timed to coincide with his return to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
In 2008, Nicky ran his old number 69 since Casey Stoner earned the right to run the number 1 plate after winning the MotoGP title in 2007.

2008

Donington Park marked the race debut of Honda's pneumatic-valve engine, which only Hayden was using initially. In the next round at Assen, Hayden ran 3rd from the start and was set to finish there until he ran out of fuel at the final corner, due to an electrical system problem which prevented accurate fuel monitoring. Colin Edwards captured Nicky's 3rd place podium moments before Hayden coasted over the line with no power, to finish 4th place. . A heel injury sustained in a motocross crash put him out of two rounds . Relations within the team had already deteriorated, and there was further friction when Pedrosa switched tyre suppliers midseason (from the struggling Michelin to the dominant Bridgestone) without Hayden being consulted. Nicky stated "I've never been put in the conditions to choose. Once they told me that I would have just wasted my time had I even only thought about asking for Bridgestone tyres...I'm not surprised they've given them to him. Besides, at Misano I didn't even have the same fork Dani had... No way would I think they'd let me try the new tyres."
This incident lent weight to the rumours that Hayden and Honda would part ways for the next season . The rumour was confirmed on September 12, 2008, when Hayden stated during a Dorna press conference, "It's no secret. Everybody knows where my next stop is going to be...But officially we're waiting to do it the right way, until the releases come out, because there's teams and stuff..."
By the middle of 2008 it was strongly suspected by fans, media, and the MotoGP paddock already, and later supported by Hayden's own admission during a press conference that he would be leaving Honda, that Hayden would be joining the Ducati Marlboro Team to ride alongside Casey Stoner for the 2009 MotoGP season. This was confirmed on 15 September 2008 thus ending his ten year relationship with Honda.

 2009

During preseason testing, Hayden was plagued with problems and routinely finished mid-pack or lower. His major complaint was that the GP09 was "pumping" during corner exits leading to problems with grip. These problems continued throughout preseason testing.
During qualifying at the season opener Qatar GP, Hayden suffered back and chest injuries in a major crash. Battered and bruised, Hayden finished 12th in the rain-delayed race just behind former team mate Pedrosa. Despite the setbacks, Hayden seemed optimistic about the results saying "I'm leaving here in a really positive mood and looking forward to Motegi."
However, only further disappointment lay in wait for Hayden at Motegi. The Ducati rider had never ridden the bike in the rain and qualified 12th. Then, during the opening lap of the race Hayden was taken out by rookie Yuki Takahashi who plowed through Hayden from the rear. As a result Hayden did not finish the race and slipped further down the standings.
The Jerez GP saw Hayden qualify 16th and finish 15th. On August 30, 2009, Hayden finished 3rd at Indianapolis.
Hayden finished the 2009 MotoGP championship in 13th place (out of 18), his worst result in 7 years of racing MotoGP. His championship campaign was marked by remarkable misfortune, being speared off the track on three different occasions, resulting in no point scoring races. Yuki Takahashi, Alex De Angelis and Jorge Lorenzo crashed into him at Motegi, Misano and Phillip Island respectively.

 2010

On 3 September 2009, it was confirmed that Hayden had signed a one year extension of contract with Ducati for the 2010 MotoGP season, ending speculation of a move away from the team. He will partner Casey Stoner once again at the team.
During the off-season, Hayden had surgery on his right arm, having been suffering from compartmental syndrome or more commonly known as arm-pump.
Early in the 2010 season, Hayden noted that there is pressure from the American audience for one of the three frontrunning American riders (himself and the Tech 3 Yamaha duo of Colin Edwards and Ben Spies) to win a race.

 MotoGP Overall

Nicky has won 3 races, finished 2nd in 6 races, and 3rd in 18 races. Throughout his MotoGP career he has earned 5 MotoGP pole positions and has achieved the fastest lap in a MotoGP race 6 times.

 Trivia

• Hayden has two brothers, Tommy and Roger Lee, both professional motorcycle racers, and two sisters, Jenny and Kathleen. In 2010 Tommy is racing in the AMA, and Roger Lee is competing in the Superbike World Championship.

• His traditional racing number, 69, was the same number his father used. His father jokes that the number was selected because it could still be read when he frequently ended up upside down in the dirt.

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Dani Pedrosa Life's Journey

 This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pedrosa and the second or maternal family name is Ramal.

Daniel "Dani" Pedrosa Ramal (born 29 September 1985 in Sabadell, Catalonia, 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 (5 ft 2in) tall and weighs 51 kg (112.4 lbs).

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.

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.

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.

MotoGP

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 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 two 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. 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, Pedrosa 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.

2007–2008

Pedrosa continued to race with Honda in 2007 on their Honda RC212V, the new 800 cc bike. The machine had problems, 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. 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. 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. He finished third in the standings in 2008.

2009–2010

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. At the fifth round he injured himself again in practice and then fell during the race, putting him 33 points behind the leader. For 2010, Pedrosa reverted to number 26—a number he used when he first entered MotoGP—from number 2 in 2008 and number 3 in 2009. He took this decision to please his fans who had asked him to return to the number he had always used. Pedrosa won four races in 2010 and finished second in the championship standings behind Jorge Lorenzo.

2011

Pedrosa remained with an expanded three-rider Repsol Honda team in 2011, partnering Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner. Pedrosa took podium placings in the opening three races of the season, culminating in a victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix in May. On lap 18 of the following race in France, Pedrosa was involved in an incident with Gresini Racing's Marco Simoncelli while fighting over second place in the race; Simoncelli passed Pedrosa on the outside line into the Chemin aux Boeufs, but pulled in front of Pedrosa and as a result, Pedrosa clipped Simoncelli's rear wheel and fell to the ground. Simoncelli was given a ride-through penalty, while the fall left Pedrosa with a broken collarbone, which ruled him out until July's Italian Grand Prix, where he finished in eighth place.
Pedrosa claimed his second victory of the season at the German Grand Prix, after taking advantage of an error by Lorenzo with nine laps left in the race. He finished third at Laguna Seca the following weekend, before taking his first pole position of the season at the Czech Grand Prix. He crashed out during the race, but finished the next three races in second place, before winning his third race of the season – and the 400th race win by a Spanish rider – in Japan, where his title chances in 2010 had ended; and moved within one point of team-mate Dovizioso for third place in the championship. Dovizioso finished ahead of Pedrosa in both Australia and Valencia, while the Malaysian race, in which Pedrosa had qualified on pole for, was cancelled due to the death of Simoncelli in the first attempt to run the race.

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Marco Simoncelli Life's Journey

Marco Simoncelli (born in Cattolica, Rimini, Italy, January 20, 1987 - died in Sepang, Malaysia, October 23, 2011 at age 24 years) is one of the MotoGP riders who came from Italy, and is quite famous for its racing character is quite fierce. Garangnya style is seen as the last series 2010 MotoGP season, when he almost made Jorge Lorenzo fell and failed to win in the series last season.

Simoncelli started his career in the world of professional motor racing, when he stepped on the age of 9 years in the event the Italian Championship minimoto. In 2001 he was off to the event and securing the European 125cc championship title in 2002.

In 2002 he then began his career in the MotoGP event. For three years he then competed in the 125cc class, but he was only able to achieve the best result was fifth in 2005. Rise to the 250cc class he became the only rider capable Gilera team showed the best results in this event. Which became world champion in 2008.

These results make the Honda Gresini team keen to recruit at the MotoGP event in 2010. He was able to show good results as a rookie racer. The best result that can be inscribed by the Italian rider, is the fourth position in the MotoGP Portugal 2010.


Simoncelli has died at the Sepang International Circuit on October 23, 2011 due to the accident at Malaysian GP 2011. Simoncelli was involved an accident with Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi in fourth while in the second round. Simoncelli fell while it is around the corner to the 11th Circuit Sepang and was hit by a motor Edwards. Edwards also fell but suffered only a broken shoulder bone, while Simoncelli lay still on the track shortly after the accident with his helmet apart from the incident. Meanwhile, Rossi was just slightly off balance and drove slowly to the pit stop. After the incident, the race was stopped and Simoncelli immediately taken to the medical center Sepang Circuit. At 16:56 local time, Simoncelli declared dead due to serious injuries he sustained. Then, in a press conference MotoGP race directors, chief medical officer, Michele Macchiagodena, stating that Simoncelli suffered "serious head trauma, neck and chest," and was given CPR treatment for 45 minutes before it finally died.

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