Tamada, Marco Melandri, Troy Bayliss 2006 In 2006, the RC211V came in three flavors: the "Brno bike" to be ridden by Hayden, a 2006 bike with a special chassis for Pedrosa, and a 2006 bike to be ridden by Melandri, Elías, Stoner, and Tamada; Melandri and Stoner eventually got the special Pedrosa chassis. Hayden's RC211V was modified to put the crankshaft higher, the clutch and gearbox lower, and to lengthen the swing arm; the goal was to centralize mass and improve stability. After the Jerez round, Hayden was the fastest Honda rider in testing. At the British GP, HRC gave Hayden a new chassis, but Hayden complained that he didn't have enough time to test it. Hayden had started the year with the same clutch as Pedrosa, but four rounds later it was shelved in favor of a clutch Hayden had used in previous years; at the Brno round, he had a problem with the clutch that contributed to a 9th-place finish. Honda and Hayden had difficulty finding a clutch that would allow a good launch at the start but also work well throughout the race. Hayden eventually won the rider championship and Honda reclaimed the constructors' championship. Factory riders: Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa Satellite riders: Makoto Tamada, Marco Melandri, Toni Elías, Casey Stoner The RC211V was retired when rules dictated a switch to capacity; Honda's bike for 2007 was the RC212V. Successes In five seasons of MotoGP racing the Honda RC211V won 48 races out of 82 (58.5%) contested. It also won three-rider world championships (Rossi 2002, 2003 and Hayden 2006) and four constructor titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006). Specifications Specifications as per manufacturer: Complete MotoGP results Motorcycle summary Title won Rider: (Valentino Rossi , ) (Nicky Hayden ) Constructors: (, ) Race Won: 48 2002: Rossi 11, Barros 2, Ukawa 1 (14 in total) 2003: Rossi 9, Gibernau 4, Biaggi 2 (15 in total) 2004: Gibernau 4, Tamada 2, Biaggi 1 (7 in total) 2005: Melandri 2, Hayden 1, Barros 1 (4 in total) 2006: Melandri 3, Pedrosa 2, Hayden 2, Elias 1 (8 in total) Poles: 46 2002: Rossi 7, Barros 1, Kato 1 (9 in total) 2003: Rossi 9, Biaggi 3, Sete Gibernau 1 (13 in total) 2004: Gibernau 5, Tamada 2, Biaggi 1 (8 in total) 2005: Gibernau 5, Hayden 4, Barros 1 (10 in total) 2006: Pedrosa 4, Hayden 1, Stoner 1 (6 in