<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Capirossi reaches 250 at Jerez.
Loris Capirossi, who made his grand prix debut exactly 17 years ago in the 1990 125cc Japanese GP, is scheduled to make his 250th grand prix start this weekend at Jerez.
The Ducati Marlboro star is only the second ever rider to reach the milestone - the other being former Honda Pons team-mate Alex Barros.
Here are some facts and figures from Capirossi's impressive grand prix career:
Capirossi made his GP debut 10 days before his 17th birthday, riding a Honda in the 125cc class at the opening race of the 1990 season at Suzuka where he finished in 6th place.
Capirossi's first grand prix victory came in just his 10th GP start at the British GP at Donington, when he became the youngest ever grand prix winner at that time.
In 1990 Capirossi claimed the 125cc World Championship to become the youngest ever rider to win a grand prix world title – a record that still stands.
Capirossi has won grand prix races riding six different machines: 125cc Honda, 250cc Honda, 250cc Aprilia, 500cc Yamaha, 500cc Honda and Ducati in MotoGP.
Capirossi is the only rider to have scored points in more than 200 grand prix races across all capacity classes.
This weekend's Spanish GP will be the 709th grand prix event that has been staged in the 58 year history of world championship grand prix racing, therefore Capirossi has appeared in 35.3% of all GP meetings.
Capirossi has the longest winning career in grand prix racing with a period of 16 years and 50 days between his first victory in the 125cc race at Donington in 1990 and his MotoGP win last year in Japan.
To date, Capirossi has won eight 500cc/MotoGP races, 12 250cc races and eight 125cc races.
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Loris Capirossi, who made his grand prix debut exactly 17 years ago in the 1990 125cc Japanese GP, is scheduled to make his 250th grand prix start this weekend at Jerez.
The Ducati Marlboro star is only the second ever rider to reach the milestone - the other being former Honda Pons team-mate Alex Barros.
Here are some facts and figures from Capirossi's impressive grand prix career:
Capirossi made his GP debut 10 days before his 17th birthday, riding a Honda in the 125cc class at the opening race of the 1990 season at Suzuka where he finished in 6th place.
Capirossi's first grand prix victory came in just his 10th GP start at the British GP at Donington, when he became the youngest ever grand prix winner at that time.
In 1990 Capirossi claimed the 125cc World Championship to become the youngest ever rider to win a grand prix world title – a record that still stands.
Capirossi has won grand prix races riding six different machines: 125cc Honda, 250cc Honda, 250cc Aprilia, 500cc Yamaha, 500cc Honda and Ducati in MotoGP.
Capirossi is the only rider to have scored points in more than 200 grand prix races across all capacity classes.
This weekend's Spanish GP will be the 709th grand prix event that has been staged in the 58 year history of world championship grand prix racing, therefore Capirossi has appeared in 35.3% of all GP meetings.
Capirossi has the longest winning career in grand prix racing with a period of 16 years and 50 days between his first victory in the 125cc race at Donington in 1990 and his MotoGP win last year in Japan.
To date, Capirossi has won eight 500cc/MotoGP races, 12 250cc races and eight 125cc races.
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