{"id":96951,"date":"2019-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/top-10-fun-facts-in-motorcycling-world-championship-history\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:09:13","slug":"top-10-fun-facts-in-motorcycling-world-championship-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/motogp-en\/top-10-fun-facts-in-motorcycling-world-championship-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Fun Facts in Motorcycling World Championship History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Covering every category that\u2019s ever existed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The history of the world championships has seen races in all major categories, including<strong>&nbsp;125cc\/Moto3, 250cc\/Moto2, 500cc\/MotoGP<\/strong>, but there have also been less known categories such as&nbsp;<strong>50cc, 80cc and 350cc<\/strong>. There were even&nbsp;<strong>750cc<\/strong>races from 1973 to 1979, but they didn\u2019t score.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. What is the highest number of participants in history?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A total of 97 riders<\/strong>&nbsp;took part in the 1969 Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man (500cc). Eight times 500cc. World champion Giacomo Agostini won this race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" title=\"Foto-clinica1-11\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" title=\"Foto-clinica1-11\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 65.263157894737%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg 900w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" alt=\"Foto-clinica1-11\" title=\"Foto-clinica1-11\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" alt=\"Foto-clinica1-11\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>Foto-clinica1-11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" title=\"Foto-clinica1-11\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060218\/Foto-clinica1-11.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The mobile clinic appears in 1977<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italian racer&nbsp;<strong>Franco Uncini<\/strong>&nbsp;had an accident in the 350cc category at the 1977 GP in Austria. The mobile clinic\u2019s assistance saved his life during its very first GP race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" title=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" title=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 66.694630872483%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg 900w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" alt=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp\" title=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" alt=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" title=\"05JerezTest 23 a 25 de febrero de 2017. Motogp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060219\/00JerezTestMgpPr17_REPSOL_JOC1164.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. GO DANI!!! TTT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The three Ts on Dani\u2019s fork stood for the nickname his team gave him: \u201c<strong>Titanium<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" title=\"lagunaseca\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" title=\"lagunaseca\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 66.666666666667%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg 900w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" alt=\"lagunaseca\" title=\"lagunaseca\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" alt=\"lagunaseca\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>lagunaseca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" title=\"lagunaseca\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060220\/lagunaseca.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. He came, he raced, he conquered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Marc M\u00e1rquez became the&nbsp;<strong>first rookie<\/strong>&nbsp;to win on the Laguna Seca track, during the last GP ever raced there. That makes Marc M\u00e1rquez the winner of the only race he ran at Laguna Seca.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n6. The beginnings of the world championship\u2019s scoring system<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the Motorcycling World Championship was first created, points were only awarded to the first five places. The winner would get 10 points as opposed to the 25 they get now, plus an extra point they would earn for the fastest lap during the race.<\/p>\n<p>puntos el ganador en vez de los 25 actuales. Adem\u00e1s, si consegu\u00edas la vuelta r\u00e1pida en carrera otorgaban un punto adicional.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" title=\"IMG_2787\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" title=\"IMG_2787\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 67.142857142857%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg 1280w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2787\" title=\"IMG_2787\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2787\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>IMG_2787<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" title=\"IMG_2787\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060221\/IMG_2787.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Super siblings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lex and Marc M\u00e1rquez are the&nbsp;<strong>only two brothers<\/strong>&nbsp;to have ever won a GP on the same day in 65 years of Championships. What\u2019s even more incredible is that they managed to do it twice in a row\u2014in Catalonia and Holland. They won again in Le Mans in 2019. They were also the first brothers to win a world championship in the same year, both backed by Repsol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" title=\"11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" title=\"11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 66.634522661524%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg 900w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" alt=\"11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp\" title=\"01 GP Qatar 18, 19 y 20 de marzo de 2011\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" alt=\"11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.<br \/>\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" title=\"11 GP Rep\u00fablica Checa 14, 15, 16 y 17 de agosto de 2014.\nMotoGP, Mgp, mgp\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060222\/11RChecaTEST14Mgp_0JOC59261.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Ever wondered what a rider\u2019s suit is made of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Motorcycle riders wear suits made of different kinds of animal leather, but the parts where friction hits hardest are made of&nbsp;<strong>kangaroo hide<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n9. Decades ago, the World Championship calendar was much shorter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the first years of the World Championship, there were&nbsp;<strong>less than 10 races<\/strong>&nbsp;on the calendar. In fact, in there first two editions there were&nbsp;<strong>only six<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" title=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" title=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n        <picture style=\"padding-bottom: 66.227657572907%; background-image: url(https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg);\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg 900w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" alt=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\" title=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" alt=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\"><\/noscript>\n        <\/picture><figcaption>carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" title=\"carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997\" data-gallery-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/bxrepsol.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/static\/2022\/08\/05060223\/carpeta78_10_mick_doohan_hrcrepsol_1997.jpg\" data-gallery-title=\"\" data-gallery=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Did you know that the Repsol Honda Team ran several seasons with 4 riders?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From \u201996 to \u201999,&nbsp;<strong>Doohan, Crivill\u00e9, and Okada<\/strong>&nbsp;raced on the same team. The foursome was completed by Shinichi Ito in \u201996, Takuma Aoki in \u201997 and Sete Gibernau in \u201998 and \u201999.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to find out more fun facts about the World Championships, keep an eye on Box Repsol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Box Repsol we want to share with you the 10 top facts about the motorcycle world championship. Did you know them? Is there anything missing? 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