英國Crash.net 整理出2011年賽季，九次世界冠軍Valentino Rossi 在每一場比賽的表現，找出排位賽及正賽的名次與時間差。究竟在今年，猴王與GP12 該拿出什麼表現，才有機會追上目前領先集團的車手呢？
場次: 與杆位時間差(排位賽名次), 與第一名時間差(正賽名次)
1. Qatar: 1.500s (9th), 16.431s (7th)
2. Spain: 1.428s (12th), 62.227 (5th) 曾經有轉倒
3. Portugal: 1.110s (9th), 16.555s (5th)
4. France: 1.053s (9th), 14.564s (3rd)
5. Catalunya: 0.810s (7th), 7.371s (5th)
6. Great Britain: 3.761s (13th), 64.526s (6th)
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7. Netherlands: 1.846s (11th), 30.684s (4th)
8. Italy: 1.868s (12th), 26.450s (6th)
9. Germany: 1.639s (16th), 27.576s (9th)
10. United States: 1.033s (7th), 30.351s (6th)
11. Czech Republic: 0.776s (6th), 12.632 (6th)
12. Indianapolis: 2.125s (14th), 55.345s (10th)
13. San Marino: 1.538s (11th), 23.703s (7th)
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14. Aragon: 1.509s (13th), 39.832s (10th)
15. Japan: 1.200s (7th), DNF
16. Australia: 2.005s (13th), DNF
17. Malaysia: 0.933s (9th), N/A
18. Valencia: 1.617s (6th), DNF
整體平均數據：
Rossi與杆位的秒差： 1.542s
Rossi杆位名次： 10th
Rossi與正賽冠軍的秒差： 30.589s
Rossi正賽名次 6th
