1. Jorge Lorenzo
Lorenzo has finished on the podium in each of the three years that a MotoGP race has been held at the Indianapolis circuit
His 3rd place finish in 2008 was his first wet weather podium in any class of Grand Prix racing
In 2009 he won by over nine seconds after taking the lead on lap nine
Finished 3rd last year at Indianapolis after getting a bad start from second on the grid and finishing the first lap in 5th
The Indianapolis GP last year was the only event of 2010 that Lorenzo was both out-qualified by this year?s team-mate Spies and finished behind him in the race
4. Andrea Dovizioso
Dovizioso was fifth and the first non-factory rider across the line at Indianapolis in 2008, having led a MotoGP race for the first time at the end of the first lap
In 2009 he finished fourth, just half a second off the podium after qualifying down in eighth place on the grid
Finished 5th last year at Indianapolis after getting a great start and ending the first lap 2nd before slowly dropping back through the field
Has only twice failed to finish in the top four so far in 2011 ? 12th at Jerez and 5th at Laguna Seca
5. Colin Edwards
Edwards was the last point-scoring finisher at Indianapolis in 2008 struggling with machine set-up
In 2009 he finished 5th at Indianapolis after being as high as third early in the race
Last year he pitted at the end of the 11th lap to change to a softer tyre. He rejoined the race only to retire at the end of lap 16
7. Hiroshi Aoyama
Did not compete at Indianapolis in 2008 due to the 250cc race being cancelled
Finished 2nd at Indianapolis on his way to winning the 250cc world title in 2009
Last year was 12th in the MotoGP race at Indianapolis; his first race back following his Silverstone crash
8. Hector Barbera
Did not compete at Indianapolis in 2008 due to the 250cc race being cancelled
Finished 6th in the 250cc race at Indianapolis in 2009 after getting a bad start from 4th on the grid and ending the first lap down in 13th
Last year qualified down in 16th for the MotoGP race at Indianapolis, but improved in the race to finish tenth
11. Ben Spies
Raced as a wild-card at Indianapolis in 2008, making the last of his three Grand Prix starts of the season on a factory Suzuki
In 2008 he qualified as the top Suzuki rider in 5th place on the grid and finished the race in 6th - the best performance by a wild-card rider in the 800cc era of MotoGP
Last year at Indianapolis he qualified on pole for the first time in MotoGP and finished 2nd ? his best result of 2010
14. Randy de Puniet
Has never been fully fit in his three previous visits to Indianapolis
He finished 13th in 2008 suffering with a wrist injury picked up in a crash at the previous race at Misano
In 2009 he was 12th while still recovering from the ankle that he had broken a month previously when riding a motocross bike
Last year he finished 13th while still not fully recovered from the broken leg sustained at the German GP six weeks earlier
17. Karel Abraham
His only previous race start at Indianapolis is in the 250cc race in 2009 when he finished 10th
Last year he went out in FP1 but realised that he had not fully recovered from concussion suffered in a crash two weeks earlier at Brno and withdrew from the race
19. Alvaro Bautista
Did not compete at Indianapolis in 2008 due to the 250cc race being cancelled
Finished 3rd in the 250cc race at Indianapolis in 2009 behind current MotoGP rivals Simoncelli and Aoyama
Last year at Indianapolis he was 8th, after finishing the first lap down in 13th place
24. Toni Elias
Finished 12th in the MotoGP race at Indianapolis in 2008 from 9th place on the grid
In 2009 he finished 9th after being pushed off the track at the first corner and dropping to the back of the field
Won the Moto2 race last year at Indianapolis despite suffering from a severe fever
26. Dani Pedrosa
Finished 8th at Indianapolis in 2008 in his first ride using Bridgestone tyres, after having used Michelin tyres during the early part of the year
In 2009 Pedrosa qualified on pole and led the race until crashing on the 4th lap; he re-started at the back of the pack and eventually finished 10th
Last year he qualified in 5th place on the grid but won the race after taking the lead on lap seven
27. Casey Stoner
Stoner was 4th at Indianapolis in 2008, after starting from 2nd place on the grid
In 2009 the Indianapolis Grand Prix was one of the three races that he missed suffering from illness
Last year he was 6th on the grid, equalling his worst qualifying result of the year
Made a bad start at Indianapolis last year and ended lap one down in 9th and then crashed on lap seven after moving up to 6th position
Has finished on the podium at the last nine successive races
35. Cal Crutchlow
Will be racing at the Indianapolis circuit for the first time
46. Valentino Rossi
Rossi?s win at Indianapolis in 2008 gave him the record for most premier-class GP victories with 69, one more than Giacomo Agostini who had held the record for 32 years
In 2009 Rossi crashed at turn two on lap ten, having lost the lead to Lorenzo on the previous lap
Crashed three times last year at Indianapolis ? in FP2, in qualifying and Sunday morning warm-up
Finished 4th last year at Indianapolis from seventh place on the grid
58. Marco Simoncelli
Did not compete at Indianapolis in 2008 due to the 250cc race being cancelled, having qualified on pole position
In 2009 he won the 250cc race at the Indianapolis Grand Prix
Last year he qualified in 8th for the MotoGP race at Indianapolis and finished in 7th place
Finished 3rd at the Czech GP ? his first podium in the premier-class in his 29th MotoGP start
65. Loris Capirossi
Capirossi finished 16th at Indianapolis in 2008 after being pushed wide at the first corner and dropping to the back of the field
In 2009 he got a bad start and finished the first lap down in 14th but battled back through the pack to eventually finish seventh
Last year at Indianapolis he qualified 10th on the grid and finished 11th
69. Nicky Hayden
Hayden has twice finished on the podium at the Indianapolis Grand Prix
At Indianapolis in 2008 he finished second after leading the race from the second lap through to lap thirteen
In 2009 his third place finish at Indianapolis was his first podium riding a Ducati
Last year he qualified on the front row for the first time on a Ducati, but was slowed after tearing his left kneeslider off on the 3rd lap and finished sixth
Martin Raines, MotoGP / Eurosport
Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/P37Hs-2ShF-/Rossi+crashes+Indianapolis+numbers
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