MotoGP is currently experiencing a generation change that began a few years ago. Last Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, Joan Mir was (so to speak) the oldest on the podium, who is not yet 24 years old (he will do it on September 1st). A few months younger than him was the winner Jorge Martin, while Fabio Quartararo is 22 years old (and 110 days to be precise).
With a computer in hand, the average age of the drivers on the podium was 23.27 years. Low, but not enough to make it into the record books. In fact, first place seems to be in safe hands and dates back to 2008. This season, Casey Stoner won in Qatar ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa: the average age in this case was 21.91 years.
Last Sunday’s podium was only 8th in this special ranking.
The “youngest” MotoGP podiums of all time.
– Qatar 2008: Casey Stoner (8,180 days), Jorge Lorenzo (7,615) and Dani Pedrosa (8,198) = 21.91 years.
– axes 2016: Jack Miller (7,829 days), Marc Marquez (8,532) and Scott Redding (8,573) = 22.77 years
– Valencia 2007: Dani Pedrosa (8,071 days), Casey Stoner (8,053) and John Hopkins (8,931) = 22.88 years
– Turkey 2006: Marco Melandri (8,666 days), Casey Stoner (7,500) and Nicky Hayden (9,039) = 23.02 years
– Malaysia 2007: Casey Stoner (8,040 days), Marco Melandri (9,206) and Dani Pedrosa (8,058) = 23.11 years
– Barcelona 2020: Fabio Quartararo (7,831 days), Joan Mir (8,427) and Alex Rins (9,059) = 23.12 years
– Laguna Seca 2006: Nicky Hayden (9,124 days), Dani Pedrosa (7,603) and Marco Melandri (8,751) = 23.268 years
– Styria 2021: Jorge Martin (8,592 days), Joan Mir (8,743) and Fabio Quartararo (8,147) = 23,271 years