AragonWorldSBK Did You Know? A few facts and stats as WorldSBK heads to Europe

700 - Last year the World Superbike Championship celebrated its 700^th Race in Aragon (Race 2).
187 – Chaz Davies is the most prolific rider in Aragon, with 187 points scored. His nearest competitor is Marco Melandri at 138.
167 – Last year Tom Sykes set the new track record for pole position, averaging 167,107 kph (1'49.374).
44 – In 2011 Aragon became the fifth Spanish track in the history of the WorldSBK Championship, and the 44th overall.
10 – The best climb from grid position to race position at Aragon was recorded by Maxime Berger in the first 2012 race: started 20^th, he finished 10^th, recovering 10 places.
5 – The win in Aragon has always come from a rider in the first five grid spots.
4 – The last four races held here featured only British riders on the podium.
3 - Only three riders have started from pole here: Marco Melandri in 2011, Tom Sykes from 2012 to 2014 and in 2016, and Leon Haslam (2015).
3 – Only three wins out of twelve came from pole in MotorLand: the first 2011 Race (Melandri) and the double from Sykes in 2014.
3x3 – The record for wins by manufacturer here is shared between Kawasaki, Ducati and BMW, with three each.
2 - In the first two rounds of WorldSBK at MotorLand there were only two winners, both were Italians: Marco Melandri and Max Biaggi shared the honours in 2011 and 2012. Since 2013 this has become a "British track”: all the winners (Davies, Sykes, Rea) have been British.
1 - Carlos Checa is the only Spanish rider who has topped the charts at Aragon: he recorded the fastest race lap in the very first race held here in 2011.
1 – Only Chaz Davies was able to nail three straight wins at this track, a string which can be improved this year.