In 2006, Dani Pedrosa had a dream - to reach the premier class of the Motorcycling World Championship with the Repsol Honda squad. He was instantly a favourite in his class, claiming second place in his initial event at Jerez, plus his first victory arrived a little later in the Chinese Grand Prix. He was a runner-up in the 2007 World Championship and placed third in both 2008 and 2009 seasons.  Pedrosa has been a leading player since joining MotoGP.

In only four years he has raced Honda's recent developments, beginning with the 2006 990cc RC211V, then over a variety of evolutions of the Honda RC212V between 2007 and 2009, right up to the 2010 version with which he competed this year.  Pedrosa has experienced the changes from 990cc motors to 800cc, along with some difficulties and some unforgettable victories.