495 falls were recorded during the first nine Grands Prix, all categories combined. The most prolific so far have been Marc Marquez, the new leader of the World Championship, with 13 falls, ahead only of Sam Lowes, last in the general classification, with 14.
They are followed in the MotoGP category by Alvaro Bautista (12), Cal Crutchlow (11) and Aleix Espargaro (10). In terms of French drivers, Loris Baz has fallen 8 times and Johann Zarco 5. Valentino Rossi is the one who has fallen the least – only twice – along with Hector Barbera, Tito Rabat and Alex Rins.
The rookie Jorge Navarro stands out in Moto2 with 11 falls, just ahead of the German Sandro Cortese who has 10. Simone Corsi and Tetsuta Nagashima are not far away with 9, ahead of Alex Marquez and Axel Pons with 8. The French rookie Fabio Quartararo is one of the most stable with only 3 falls.
Supremacy in Moto3 is a Japanese story, with Tatsuki Suzuki having crashed 11 times and his compatriot Kaito Toba 10. Third position is tied for John McPhee and Gabriel Rodrigo with 9 crashes, ahead of Niccolo Antonelli, Darryn Binder and Juanfran Guevara with 8 Jules Danilo is average with 5. The most stable of all is Romano Fenati, who has only fallen once since the start of the year.
