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6 = Dovi
Fifth in the world championship, with seven podiums, perhaps Andrea Dovizioso deserves to be higher than sixth in our ranking.
The Italian certainly scored more podiums, points and fastest laps than the rider we placed in fifth, but the question we asked was 'how close did Dovizioso get to extracting the maximum potential from the equipment he had'?
And being on a factory Honda, with which team-mate Dani Pedrosa won four races and finished second in the championship (despite missing three races) went against Dovizioso in our list.
That's not to say he didn't have a good season, it's just that factory Honda riders are expected to win races - as Dovi himself did at Donington in 2009.
Dovizioso came close to winning again in 2010 though. Extremely close: At Sepang, he finished just 0.224sec from Valentino Rossi and victory.
By that time Pedrosa was recuperating from a fractured collarbone and, for whatever reason, only one or other of the Repsol Honda riders did well in races this season - rarely both.
In fact, they shared the podium just once, when Pedrosa won at Mugello and Dovizioso was second.
Dovizioso's season began and finished well, with something of a barren patch through the middle stages.
Quick to adapt to Ohlins suspension, which he first switched to in the closing stages of last year, Dovizioso celebrated four podiums from the first five rounds to sit second in the world championship, but didn't spray champagne at the next eight races.
The season ended with three podiums from the last five races, but it was too late to threaten Casey Stoner for fourth in the world championship, which effectively slipped away after a steering problem at Phillip Island.
Statistics – Andrea Dovizioso:
Team: Repsol Honda
Bike: Honda RC212V
Championship position: 5th
Points: 206
Race starts: 18 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 0
Podiums: 7
Fastest laps: 1
Best result: 2nd (Silverstone, Motegi, Sepang)
Points finishes: 15
Fifth in the world championship, with seven podiums, perhaps Andrea Dovizioso deserves to be higher than sixth in our ranking.
The Italian certainly scored more podiums, points and fastest laps than the rider we placed in fifth, but the question we asked was 'how close did Dovizioso get to extracting the maximum potential from the equipment he had'?
And being on a factory Honda, with which team-mate Dani Pedrosa won four races and finished second in the championship (despite missing three races) went against Dovizioso in our list.
That's not to say he didn't have a good season, it's just that factory Honda riders are expected to win races - as Dovi himself did at Donington in 2009.
Dovizioso came close to winning again in 2010 though. Extremely close: At Sepang, he finished just 0.224sec from Valentino Rossi and victory.
By that time Pedrosa was recuperating from a fractured collarbone and, for whatever reason, only one or other of the Repsol Honda riders did well in races this season - rarely both.
In fact, they shared the podium just once, when Pedrosa won at Mugello and Dovizioso was second.
Dovizioso's season began and finished well, with something of a barren patch through the middle stages.
Quick to adapt to Ohlins suspension, which he first switched to in the closing stages of last year, Dovizioso celebrated four podiums from the first five rounds to sit second in the world championship, but didn't spray champagne at the next eight races.
The season ended with three podiums from the last five races, but it was too late to threaten Casey Stoner for fourth in the world championship, which effectively slipped away after a steering problem at Phillip Island.
Statistics – Andrea Dovizioso:
Team: Repsol Honda
Bike: Honda RC212V
Championship position: 5th
Points: 206
Race starts: 18 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 0
Podiums: 7
Fastest laps: 1
Best result: 2nd (Silverstone, Motegi, Sepang)
Points finishes: 15
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5 - Ben Spies
We effectively divided our top ten into those that won races and those that didn't and, in our opinion, Ben Spies was the best of those not to stand on the top step of the MotoGP podium in 2010.
In terms of championship points, and podiums, Spies trailed the achievements of Andrea Dovizioso, but we felt Spies should be ranked one place above the Italian due to his circumstances.
Spies may have made four previous MotoGP starts, but he was still a rookie and, unlike the former 250cc riders, had no prior knowledge of many of the racetracks he faced this year.
Despite that disadvantage, and two DNFs from the first three races, Spies clearly emerged as not only the top rookie, but also the top satellite rider.
Of the 18 races, Spies finished as the top satellite rider on eleven occasions and was the top rookie twelve times. The Texan was also the only satellite/rookie rider to stand on the podium this season (twice) and the only satellite/rookie rider to take a pole position.
The final piece of evidence to support Spies' fifth place in our poll was his performance relative to team-mate Colin Edwards.
Edwards had been the top satellite rider with fifth in the 2009 championship, but was only eleventh this year, having scored 73 points less than Spies and not finished higher than fifth.
Edwards was adamant that the 2010 Tech 3 M1 was not as competitive, relative to its rivals, as last year, making Spies' achievements all the more impressive.
The 176 points Spies scored this year also exceeds the 161 that took Edwards to fifth in 2009. Both were scored over 17 races, with Spies not taking part at Estoril this year after injuring his ankle.
Statistics – Ben Spies:
Team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Bike: Yamaha M1
Championship position: 6th
Points: 176
Race starts: 17 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 0
Podiums: 2
Fastest laps: 0
Best result: 2nd (Indianapolis)
Points finishes: 15
Rookie of the Year position: 1st (out of 6)
We effectively divided our top ten into those that won races and those that didn't and, in our opinion, Ben Spies was the best of those not to stand on the top step of the MotoGP podium in 2010.
In terms of championship points, and podiums, Spies trailed the achievements of Andrea Dovizioso, but we felt Spies should be ranked one place above the Italian due to his circumstances.
Spies may have made four previous MotoGP starts, but he was still a rookie and, unlike the former 250cc riders, had no prior knowledge of many of the racetracks he faced this year.
Despite that disadvantage, and two DNFs from the first three races, Spies clearly emerged as not only the top rookie, but also the top satellite rider.
Of the 18 races, Spies finished as the top satellite rider on eleven occasions and was the top rookie twelve times. The Texan was also the only satellite/rookie rider to stand on the podium this season (twice) and the only satellite/rookie rider to take a pole position.
The final piece of evidence to support Spies' fifth place in our poll was his performance relative to team-mate Colin Edwards.
Edwards had been the top satellite rider with fifth in the 2009 championship, but was only eleventh this year, having scored 73 points less than Spies and not finished higher than fifth.
Edwards was adamant that the 2010 Tech 3 M1 was not as competitive, relative to its rivals, as last year, making Spies' achievements all the more impressive.
The 176 points Spies scored this year also exceeds the 161 that took Edwards to fifth in 2009. Both were scored over 17 races, with Spies not taking part at Estoril this year after injuring his ankle.
Statistics – Ben Spies:
Team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Bike: Yamaha M1
Championship position: 6th
Points: 176
Race starts: 17 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 0
Podiums: 2
Fastest laps: 0
Best result: 2nd (Indianapolis)
Points finishes: 15
Rookie of the Year position: 1st (out of 6)
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Povol, I noticed Crash made adjustments for Spies by putting him ahead of Dovi because of Ben's uncompetitive ride in comparison to factory Honda, lack of track knowledge, and being a true rookie, all of which I agree.. How much then should we have handicapped Nicky's results, given what was revealed at the Valencia test regarding the Ducati?
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Povol, I noticed Crash made adjustments for Spies by putting him ahead of Dovi because of Ben's uncompetitive ride in comparison to factory Honda, lack of track knowledge, and being a true rookie, all of which I agree.. How much then should we have handicapped Nicky's results, given what was revealed at the Valencia test regarding the Ducati?
Or place Stoner ahead of Rossi, which they may do anyway. Regardless of where they finished in points, I think 6th or 7th is right about where Nicky stands. There is no denying the top 4, they are in a different league, which leaves 5th 6th, and 7th open for debate, which boils down to opinions on who had the better bike. For instance, is Spies satellite Yamaha better than Nicky's factory Ducati?
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4 - Casey Stoner
After seeing Casey Stoner's performance on his Honda debut, and the relative pace of Valentino Rossi during his Ducati debut, it is tempting to place Stoner far higher up the list.
And if you compare Stoner to the other Ducati riders this season, he was once again in a league of his own, winning three races and claiming a total of nine podiums, compared with just one podium for all the other Ducati riders combined.
On the other hand Stoner must take a large portion of blame for crashing out of five races this year (only Espargaro, Kallio and Capirossi failed to finish more races).
That hurt Stoner in terms of the championship, where he finished fourth, despite third-place Valentino Rossi breaking his leg (out for four races) and runner-up Dani Pedrosa fracturing his collarbone (out for three races).
Stoner's Honda debut looks to have finally sunk the theory that the Ducati was built around him, to the detriment of other riders, and it was a close argument as to whether his superior race wins - and results relative to other riders on the same bike - mean he should be ranked above Rossi (two wins).
In the end, we judged Stoner against his own previous results.
Despite no injuries or sickness, Stoner won fewer races for Ducati this year than in his three previous seasons at the Italian factory, while his fourth place in the championship is his equal-worst as a Desmosedici rider, alongside 2009 (when he missed four races).
As a result, we left Stoner in his championship ranking, but if the Valencia test is anything to go by we expect to place him far higher in 2011.
Statistics - Casey Stoner:
Team: Ducati Marlboro
Bike: Ducati Desmosedici GP10
Championship position: 4th
Points: 225
Race starts: 18 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 4
Victories: 3
Podiums: 9
Fastest laps: 3
Best result: 1st (Aragon, Motegi, Phillip Island)
Points finishes: 13
After seeing Casey Stoner's performance on his Honda debut, and the relative pace of Valentino Rossi during his Ducati debut, it is tempting to place Stoner far higher up the list.
And if you compare Stoner to the other Ducati riders this season, he was once again in a league of his own, winning three races and claiming a total of nine podiums, compared with just one podium for all the other Ducati riders combined.
On the other hand Stoner must take a large portion of blame for crashing out of five races this year (only Espargaro, Kallio and Capirossi failed to finish more races).
That hurt Stoner in terms of the championship, where he finished fourth, despite third-place Valentino Rossi breaking his leg (out for four races) and runner-up Dani Pedrosa fracturing his collarbone (out for three races).
Stoner's Honda debut looks to have finally sunk the theory that the Ducati was built around him, to the detriment of other riders, and it was a close argument as to whether his superior race wins - and results relative to other riders on the same bike - mean he should be ranked above Rossi (two wins).
In the end, we judged Stoner against his own previous results.
Despite no injuries or sickness, Stoner won fewer races for Ducati this year than in his three previous seasons at the Italian factory, while his fourth place in the championship is his equal-worst as a Desmosedici rider, alongside 2009 (when he missed four races).
As a result, we left Stoner in his championship ranking, but if the Valencia test is anything to go by we expect to place him far higher in 2011.
Statistics - Casey Stoner:
Team: Ducati Marlboro
Bike: Ducati Desmosedici GP10
Championship position: 4th
Points: 225
Race starts: 18 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 4
Victories: 3
Podiums: 9
Fastest laps: 3
Best result: 1st (Aragon, Motegi, Phillip Island)
Points finishes: 13
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i would agree to that ranking, even though its becoming more and more obvious that stoners is hugely talented he just made too many mistakes this year .if the bikes not good enough ,dont push as hard
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3 - Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi only rode one race fully fit in 2010, the first round at Qatar which he won.
Thereafter the Italian nursed first a shoulder injury, from a motocross training accident, and then a broken leg, suffered at round four in Italy.
Absent for four races, Rossi made an early return in Germany and came within a few tenths of a podium. The rostrum return came next time out at Laguna Seca, but it took until Sepang (round 15) for Rossi to win for the second and final time in 2010.
But Rossi didn't need to be on the top step of the podium to make his presence felt. His bar-banging ride against Jorge Lorenzo at Motegi, and a near repeat for another third place with Nicky Hayden at Phillip Island proved that Rossi, even in reduced fitness, is the master of close combat.
So why did we rank Rossi third, where he finished in the championship. Why not fourth, why not second?
We've explained why Casey Stoner remained fourth, and - despite the physical adversity suffered by Rossi - we simply couldn't justify placing the seven time MotoGP champion above either Dani Pedrosa or Jorge Lorenzo.
Unlike Rossi, both Pedrosa and Lorenzo enjoyed the most successful seasons of their MotoGP careers in 2010. They also won more races than Rossi and were the most successful riders on their respective brands of motorcycle.
Statistics – Valentino Rossi:
Team: Fiat Yamaha
Bike: Yamaha YZR-M1
Championship position: 3rd
Points: 233
Race starts: 14 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 2
Podiums: 10
Fastest laps: 2
Best result: 1st (Losail, Sepang))
Points finishes: 14
Valentino Rossi only rode one race fully fit in 2010, the first round at Qatar which he won.
Thereafter the Italian nursed first a shoulder injury, from a motocross training accident, and then a broken leg, suffered at round four in Italy.
Absent for four races, Rossi made an early return in Germany and came within a few tenths of a podium. The rostrum return came next time out at Laguna Seca, but it took until Sepang (round 15) for Rossi to win for the second and final time in 2010.
But Rossi didn't need to be on the top step of the podium to make his presence felt. His bar-banging ride against Jorge Lorenzo at Motegi, and a near repeat for another third place with Nicky Hayden at Phillip Island proved that Rossi, even in reduced fitness, is the master of close combat.
So why did we rank Rossi third, where he finished in the championship. Why not fourth, why not second?
We've explained why Casey Stoner remained fourth, and - despite the physical adversity suffered by Rossi - we simply couldn't justify placing the seven time MotoGP champion above either Dani Pedrosa or Jorge Lorenzo.
Unlike Rossi, both Pedrosa and Lorenzo enjoyed the most successful seasons of their MotoGP careers in 2010. They also won more races than Rossi and were the most successful riders on their respective brands of motorcycle.
Statistics – Valentino Rossi:
Team: Fiat Yamaha
Bike: Yamaha YZR-M1
Championship position: 3rd
Points: 233
Race starts: 14 (out of 18)
Pole positions: 1
Victories: 2
Podiums: 10
Fastest laps: 2
Best result: 1st (Losail, Sepang))
Points finishes: 14
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Look who was voted Rider of the year 2010.
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
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Look who was voted Rider of the year 2010.
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
No surprises there, just makes you wonder how far down the standings he will have to get, and for how long, before his fans drop down to a level that will reflect the real standings.
Look who was voted Rider of the year 2010.
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
Look who was voted Rider of the year 2010.
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
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Look who was voted Rider of the year 2010.
Reminds me of a place I use to know called motogpforum.com
This reminds me of Nascar fans. No matter how bad Dale Jr finishes, his fans will vote him driver of the year over a guy who has won 5 straight championships. It goes beyond the absurd, to comical.
