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DANI PEDROSA Date of birth: September 29th, 1985
Place of birth: Castellar del Vallés (Barcelona)
Age: 20
First race:1996 Spanish Minibike Championship
First Grand Prix: 2001 Japanese Grand Prix (125cc)
First pole position: 2002 Japanese Grand Prix (125cc)
First fastest lap: 2002 Pacific Grand Prix (125cc)
First podium finish: 2001 Comunitat Valenciana Grand Prix (125cc)
First victory: 2002 Dutch Grand Prix (125cc)
Total Grand Prix: 76 (46 in 125cc and 30 in 250cc)
Fastest laps: 18 (5 in 125cc and 13 in 250cc)
Pole positions: 17 (9 in 125cc and 8 in 250cc)
Podium finishes: 39 (17 in 125cc and 22 in 250cc)
Victories: 22 (8 in 125cc and 14 in 250cc) - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/BIOGRAPHY

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NICKY HAYDEN
Date of birth: July 30th, 1981
Place of birth: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
First contest: 1986, Dirt Track. Five years of age
First AMA National podium: 1998, 600cc Supersport, Willow Springs, USA
Total AMA National podiums: 35, 5 in the 750cc Supersport Series, 7 in Formula Xtreme, 6 in 600cc Supersport and 17 in Superbikes
AMA National Championship titles: 2, 1 in 600 Supersport 1999 and 1 in Superbikes 2002.
MotoGP podium finishes: 10, 2 in 2003 (PAC/AUS), 2 in 2004 (BRA/GER) and 6 in 2005 (USA/GER/QAT/AUS/TIR/VAL)