The FIM Motocross World Championships kick-off this weekend. As the riders tune up their bikes, we crunch the numbers...
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Number of MX1/2 events, taking in 14 different countries. There are 13 MX3 events, while the FIM Women’s World Championship consists of seven races. Riders from all four categories will travel to Denver, USA for the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations in September.
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Weeks that Tony Cairoli spent as the red plate holder on his way to becoming the youngest ever MX1 world champion last year. It was the Italian’s first full season at that level. In total, he claimed 4 pole positions in 2009, turning them into four grand prix wins, and nine podiums during the season.
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The number of laps that Max Nagl led during the 2009 season – more than double Cairoli – as he finished second in the overall championship, 36 points behind the Italian.
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MX1 World Championships won in a row by Belgian Joel Roberts from 1968–72. More recently, fellow countryman Stefan Everts claimed four titles on the trot for Yamaha up until 2006. The Japanese manufacturer has won six of the last seven championships.
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Points won by Marvin Musquin on his way to the MX2 title. The Frenchman led for 215 laps on his way to six grand prix wins and 11 podiums in 2009.
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The age that Ashley Fiolek first got on a motorbike, she was bought her first bike when she was still just three. In 2009 she signed with Honda Red Bull Racing as the first full-time female factory rider, and scored a promising 80 points from just two races.
The action gets underway in Bulgaria this weekend and you can watch the opening round live via redbull.com.
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