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Maverick Vinales
- Team Aprilia Racing
- Bike Aprilia
- Nation Spain
- Date of birth 12/01/1995
- Place of birth Figueres, Spain
- Debut Qatar, 2015 (Suzuki)
Over a decade into his Grand Prix career, Maverick Vinales' quality is unquestioned; you don’t finish six seasons inside the top three of whatever category you're in without oozing class. Being able to best capitalise on that talent remains a work in progress, though.
| Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Stats | |
|---|---|
| Races: | 5 |
| Best Qualifying: | Pole (2019) |
| Best Race Result: | 1st (2018) |
| Podiums: | 3 (1st: 2018, 3rd: 2016, 2017) |
Australia 2022 will see Vinales step out for his third MotoGP manufacturer, the Spaniard spectacularly parting ways with Yamaha 10 races into a bizarre 2021 season where he won the opening Grand Prix and took pole in his penultimate race before he was sacked. Aprilia scooped him up, and it could become a case of right rider, right time for the ever-improving Italian manufacturer.
Whatever he's ridden in Australia, Vinales has ridden it quicker than most; victor of the 2018 race, he was corners away from fighting with Marc Marquez for the win 12 months later before crashing, and is mesmerising on the Island's sweeping layout.
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