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Career2011 MOTOGP Only the second World Superbike rider to win a MotoGP race
First GP win for an American since 2006
By winning in Assen, Spies joins fellow American Yamaha riders Kenny Roberts, Wayne Rainey, and Eddie Lawson as premier class GP winners. (cyclenews.com)
Added to the roster of American GP winners, starting with his mentor Kevin Schwantz, and continuing with Nicky Hayden, Kenny Roberts Jr., Randy Mamola, Freddie Spencer, John Kocinski, Jimmy Filice, and Pat Hennen (the first American to win a 500cc GP)
2010 MOTOGP 2010 MotoGP “Rookie of the Year” with 176 points
6th place in 2010 MotoGP season
2009 WORLD SUPERBIKE 2009 World Superbike Champion in his Rookie Year
The World Champion with the highest number of poles in his winning year, eleven, posting also the all-time season record of poles
Spies broke the long-standing record of 6 consecutive poles set in 1991 by fellow Texan Doug Polen, with 7 consecutive poles in a season
Most poles at the start of a season
Most poles in a row by a rookie
Circuit Lap Record at Losail, Qatar
The first American to win a WSBK race since Colin Edwards in 2002.
The First World Champion for Yamaha World Superbike Team
Third in the age ranking with 25 years 3 months and 14 days, behind James Toseland who in 2004 won the title at 23 years 11 months and 28 days and Troy Corser, who won in 1996 at 24 years and 11 months
The sixth American rider to win the title and the first since Colin Edwards in 2002
The rider who has needed the fewest number of race starts (28 after Portimao) to win a world title
AMA Superbike Championship Statistics(1976 – 2008)
Compiled by Larry Lawrence
Youngest riders to win the AMA Superbike Championship
Nicky Hayden - Age 21 yrs., 12 days.
Fred Merkel - Age 22 yrs, 1 mo., 7 days.
Ben Spies - Age 22 yrs., 2 mos., 20 days.
Troy Corser - Age 22 yrs., 9 mos., 22 days.
Wayne Rainey - Age 22 yrs., 10 mos. 25 days.
Youngest rider to win second AMA Superbike Champion
Fred Merkel - Age 22 yrs., 11 mos. 27 days.
Ben Spies - Age 23 yrs., 2 mos., 5 days.
Wes Cooley - Age 24 yrs., 3 mos., 8 days.
Eddie Lawson - Age 24 yrs., 7 mos.
Wayne Rainey - Age 26 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days.
Youngest rider to 10 AMA Superbike wins
Nicky Hayden - Age 20 yrs., 8 mos., 8 days.
Freddie Spencer - Age 21 yrs., 2 mos. 22 days.
Fred Merkel - Age 21 yrs., 11 mos. 12 days.
Ben Spies - Age 22 yrs., 24 days.
Wayne Rainey - Age 25 yrs., 7 mos. 21 days.
Youngest rider to 20 AMA Superbike wins
Ben Spies - Age 23 yrs., 9 mos. 16 days.
Fred Merkel - Age 23 yrs., 10 mos., 5 days.
Miguel Duhamel - Age 30 yrs., 11 mos. 7 days.
Mat Mladin - Age 31 yrs., 2 mos., 28 days.
Fastest to 10 AMA Superbike wins
Eddie Lawson - 21 starts
Freddie Spencer - 22 starts
Fred Merkel - 23 starts
(tie) Mike Baldwin - 28 starts
Wayne Rainey - 28 starts
Anthony Gobert - 29 starts
Ben Spies - 31 starts
Nicky Hayden - 33 starts
Doug Polen - 37 starts
Scott Russell - 38 starts
Miguel Duhamel - 42 starts
Mat Mladin - 51 starts
Eric Bostrom - 63 starts
Doug Chandler - 73 starts
Fastest to 20 AMA Superbike wins
Fred Merkel - 44 starts
Ben Spies - 60 starts
Miguel Duhamel - 67 starts
Mat Mladin - 94 starts
Most wins in a single season
Mat Mladin - 12 (2007)
Mat Mladin - 11 (2005)
(tie) Ben Spies 10 (2006 & 2007), Mat Mladin 10 (2003), Fred Merkel (1984). - 10
AMA Superbike winning percentage (minimum of 5 wins)
Eddie Lawson - 0.466
Kevin Schwantz - 0.428
Wayne Rainey - 0.38
Ben Spies - 0.373
Nicky Hayden - 0.369
Mat Mladin - 0.358
Fed Merkel - 0.333
Freddie Spencer - 0.272
Mike Baldwin - 0.263
Anthony Gobert - 0.234
AMA Superbike podium percentage (minimum of 10 podiums)
Ben Spies - 0.921
Eddie Lawson - 0.774
Wayne Rainey - 0.714
Bubba Shobert - 0.681
Mat Mladin - 0.672
Nicky Hayden - 0.652
Kevin Schwantz - 0.636
Fred Merkel - 0.623
Wes Cooley - 0.552
Mike Baldwin - 0.55
All-time AMA Superbike wins
Mat Mladin - 72
Miguel Duhamel - 32
Ben Spies - 28
Fred Merkel - 20
Nicky Hayden - 17
Longest AMA Superbike winning streaks
Ben Spies - 7 races
(tie) Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, Wayne Rainey - 6 races
Wayne Rainey - 5 races
AMA Superbike poles
Mat Mladin - 55 poles
Ben Spies - 24
Doug Polen - 18
Freddie Spencer - 17
Wayne Rainey - 15
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