Britain's Bradley Smith is only 21 years-old but on Sunday at the Le Mans MotoGP round he will line up for his 100th Grand Prix start, this weekend in the Moto2 class

The Oxfordshire rider made his grand prix debut in the 125 cc race at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on March 26th in 2006. In the six years since that debut when he was fifteen years old he has won three grands prix, finished runner up in the 2009 125 cc World Championship and last year finished second in the Moto2™ race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

In total, Smith has been on the grand prix podium 23 times with three wins in the 125 cc class at the Spanish, Italian and Valencia grands prix. He has been second on nine occasions and third 11 times. During those six hectic years he has only missed four races through injury.

“Where has that six years gone since I made my debut at Jerez in Spain when I was 15 years old? It’s been an amazing adventure with plenty more ups than downs. It’s brilliant that the anniversary is at Le Mans. That’s where I took my first podium five years ago and it’s the home track of my Tech 3 team and Monster are the title sponsors of the race," said Smith.

"Squeeze that all into one and I’m ready to have a real go over the weekend. I’m really excited because I scored my first grand prix win at Jerez three years ago on my 50th grand prix appearance. There may not be a repeat at Le Mans but anywhere nearer the podium will be a step forward.”