Moto2 stats heading to Valencia

The first year of the new Moto2 World Championship, which replaced 250cc, comes to an end at Valencia this weekend.
Takahashi, Japanese Moto2 Race 2010
Takahashi, Japanese Moto2 Race 2010
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The first year of the new Moto2 World Championship, which replaced 250cc, comes to an෴ end at Valencia this weekend.

The new 600cc four-stroke class has enjoyed huge grids and unpredictable racing, making i🍸t a favourite with fans and rid𒅌ers alike.

Below are some facts and figures about the competiveness of🐭 the new class, heading into the last round:

* Eight difಌferent riders have won Moto2 races during 2010; Shoya Tomizawa, Toni Elias, Andrea Iannone, Julཧes Cluzel, Yuki Takahashi, Roberto Rolfo, Alex de Angelis and Stefan Bradl.

* That♌ compares with four differen♚t race winners in MotoGP this year and just three in 125cc.

* Du📖ring the first year of Moto2, 17 different riders have ap🌱peared on the podium

* Eight different rider😼s hav🗹e qualified on pole position in the Moto2 class.

* The first 14 riders across the line in the Moto2 race at the Czech GP were all f🐷ormer Grand Prix winners.

* 69 riders from 🉐21 different countries have taken part in Moto2 races during 2010.

* 21 riders have quℱalified on the front row of the grid in Moto2.

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