Friday, August 12, 2011

Stoner and Pedrosa break into all-time podium top ten



First and third places for Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa at the previous US MotoGP marked the 52nd time that each had stood on the premier-class podium.

As shown in the following table, this places them in the top ten of riders with most podiums in the premier-class, and equal with 1987 world champion Wayne Gardner.

However, the pair remain 87 podiums behind Valentino Rossi...

Premier-class podiums:
1. Valentino Rossi 139 
2. Mick Doohan 95 
3. Giacomo Agostini 88 
4. Eddie Lawson 78 
5. Wayne Rainey 64 
6. Max Biaggi 58 
7. Randy Mamola 54 
= 8. Casey Stoner 52 
= 8. Wayne Gardner 52 
= 8. Dani Pedrosa 52

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