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Dani Pedrosa Renews With Honda Racing Corporation Through 2018 MotoGP Season

HRC and Dani Pedrosa celebrate two more years together as the Repsol Honda team heads to Mugello.

May 18, 2016

Pedrosa has been a Honda rider for his entire career, beginning with his 2001 Grand Prix debut in the then-125cc class.©Motorcyclist

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) today announced the renewal of its contract with Dani Pedrosa for an additional two years. Both parties are pleased to reach the agreement ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, which will be the 30-year-old Spanish rider's 250th in the World Championship.

"I'm very happy to be able to announce my renewal with the Repsol Honda Team," said Pedrosa. "I'm very grateful to Honda for the trust they've shown in renewing with me for an additional two years. I think it's best for me to continue with the company I was with at my very first race. I'm happy that the negotiations have been quick, and now I can just focus on racing. I want to give 100% this weekend at the Italian GP."

Pedrosa concluded the 2015 season with a third-place podium finish in the Valencia GP.©Motorcyclist

Pedrosa has been a Honda rider for his entire career, beginning with his 2001 Grand Prix debut in the then-125cc class. A 125cc and double 250cc World Champion, Pedrosa entered MotoGP with the Repsol Honda Team in 2006 and has finished title runner-up on three occasions (2007, 2010, 2012) and third an additional three times (2008, 2009, 2013). He has achieved more podium finishes for the Honda factory than any other rider, with a total of 142, including 51 victories, just three fewer than Mick Doohan's Honda record. Below are Pedrosa's career stats:

Dani Pedrosa's World Championship Statistics

MotoGP
* Starts: 171
* Podiums: 101 (28 x 1st, 38 x 2nd, 35 x 3rd)
* Poles: 28
* Fastest Race Laps: 41
* Best World Championship positions: 2nd (2007, 2010, 2012), 3rd (2008, 2009, 2013)

250cc
Starts: 32
Podiums: 24 (15 x 1st, 8 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd)
Poles: 9
Fastest Race Laps: 15
World Champion: 2004, 2005

125cc
Starts: 46
Podiums: 17 (8 x 1st, 4 x 2nd, 5 x 3rd)
Poles: 9
Fastest Race Laps: 5
World Champion: 2003

In 2005, 250cc World Champion Pedrosa was the first rider in the class to wear the number 1 plate since Loris Capirossi in 1999.©Motorcyclist

Shuhei Nakamoto, Executive Vice President of Honda Racing Corporation, said, "We're very pleased to renew our contract with Dani, and we really appreciate his loyalty to Honda and HRC. We've been working together for many years, but we always see in Dani the same passion and dedication. His experience is very important for helping our technicians to develop our bike, and we'll do our best to help him to demonstrate all his talent!"