List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions

Marc Márquez (left) won seven MotoGP World Championships, while Giacomo Agostini won a record eight 500cc World Championships

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc/80cc, MotoE, and Sidecar.[1] The premier class is MotoGP, which was formerly known as the 500cc class.[1] The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport world championship in existence.[2] The motorcycles used in MotoGP are purpose-built for the sport, and are unavailable for purchase by the general public because they cannot be legally ridden on public roads.[2] From the mid-1970s to 2002, the top class of GP racing allowed 500cc with a maximum of four cylinders, regardless of whether the engine was a two-stroke or four-stroke.[2] Rule changes were introduced in 2002, to facilitate the phasing out of two-stroke engines.[3]

Points earned in these events count toward the riders' and constructors' world championships. These two are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. The number of points awarded at the end of each race to the top 15 qualifying riders depends on their placement. Points received by each finisher, from first place to 15th place: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Historically, there have been several points systems.[4] Results from all current Grands Prix count towards the championships; in the past, only a certain number of results were counted.[5]

In the premier 500cc/MotoGP class, Giacomo Agostini has won the most championships, with eight, including a record seven championships in succession from 1966 to 1972. Marc Márquez is the youngest to win the championship; he was 20 years and 266 days old when he became champion in 2013.[6] Italian riders have won the most championships; seven riders have won a total of twenty-two championships. Riders from Great Britain have won the second most; six riders have won a total of seventeen championships. Riders from the United States have won the third most, as seven riders have won a total of fifteen championships.[7] Leslie Graham won the inaugural premier class championship in 1949.

Champions

Key
† Champion also won 350cc Championship in that season
* Champion also won 250cc Championship in that season
— Indicates information is not available
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The "Margin" column refers to the margin of points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.

By season

500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions by season
Season Country Rider Constructor Grands Prix Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched[8] # of rounds
remaining 		Margin
1949  United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS 6 — 2 3 3 30 Round 5 of 6 1 1
1950  Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 6[a] — 2 4 1 28 Round 6 of 6 0 1
1951  United Kingdom Geoff Duke† Norton 8[b] — 4 4 2 35 Round 7 of 8 1 4
1952  Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 8[c] — 2 4 2 28 Round 8 of 8 0 3
1953  United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera 8[d] — 4 5 1 38 Round 7 of 8 1 14
1954  United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera 8[e] — 5 6 4 40 Round 7 of 8 1 20
1955  United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera 8[f] — 4 5 6 36 Round 6 of 8 2 6
1956  United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta 6[g] — 3 3 2 24 Round 5 of 6 1 8
1957  Italy Libero Liberati Gilera 6[h] — 4 5 1 32 Round 6 of 6 0 12
1958  United Kingdom John Surtees† MV Agusta 7[i] — 6 6 5 32 Round 4 of 7 3 12
1959  United Kingdom John Surtees† MV Agusta 7 — 7 7 6 32 Round 4 of 7 3 10
1960  United Kingdom John Surtees† MV Agusta 7 — 5 6 6 32 Round 5 of 7 2 6
1961 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking† MV Agusta 10 — 7 7 9 48 Round 7 of 10 3 8
1962  United Kingdom Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 8[j] — 5 5 4 40 Round 6 of 8 2 11
1963  United Kingdom Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 8 — 7 7 7 40 Round 6 of 8 2 19
1964  United Kingdom Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 9[k] — 7 7 6 40 Round 5 of 9 4 15
1965  United Kingdom Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 10[l] — 8 8 8 48 Round 6 of 10 4 10
1966  Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 9 — 3 8 2 36 Round 9 of 9 0 6
1967  Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 10 — 5 8 4 46 Round 10 of 10 0 0[m]
1968  Italy Giacomo Agostini† MV Agusta 10 — 10 10 10 48 Round 6 of 10 4 14
1969  Italy Giacomo Agostini† MV Agusta 12[n] — 10 10 10 105 Round 7 of 12 5 58
1970  Italy Giacomo Agostini† MV Agusta 11[o] — 10 10 9 90 Round 6 of 11 5 28
1971  Italy Giacomo Agostini† MV Agusta 11[p] — 8 8 9 90 Round 6 of 11 5 32
1972  Italy Giacomo Agostini† MV Agusta 13[q] — 11 11 12 105 Round 8 of 13 5 18
1973  United Kingdom Phil Read MV Agusta 11[r] — 4 8 1 84 Round 9 of 11 2 21
1974  United Kingdom Phil Read MV Agusta 10[s] 4 4 7 1 82 Round 9 of 10 1 13
1975  Italy Giacomo Agostini Yamaha 10[t] 2 4 6 4 84 Round 10 of 10 0 8
1976  United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 10[u] 4 5 6 3 72 Round 7 of 10 3 24
1977  United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 11[v] 7 6 7 6 107 Round 9 of 11 2 27
1978  United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 11[w] 2 4 8 6 110 Round 11 of 11 0 10
1979  United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 12[x] 5 5 7 4 113 Round 12 of 12 0 24
1980  United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 8 2 3 6 4 87 Round 8 of 8 0 15
1981  Italy Marco Lucchinelli Suzuki 11 7 5 6 5 105 Round 11 of 11 0 11
1982  Italy Franco Uncini Suzuki 12[y] 1 5 7 1 103 Round 10 of 12 2 27
1983  United States Freddie Spencer Honda 12 6 6 10 3 144 Round 12 of 12 0 2
1984  United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 12 2 4 9 3 142 Round 11 of 12 1 31
1985  United States Freddie Spencer* Honda 12[z] 10 7 10 6 141 Round 11 of 12 1 8
1986  United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 11 7 7 10 6 139 Round 10 of 11 1 22
1987  Australia Wayne Gardner Honda 15 10 7 11 8 178 Round 14 of 15 1 20
1988  United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 15 2 7 12 5 252 Round 14 of 15 1 23
1989  United States Eddie Lawson Honda 15 1 4 13 3 228 Round 15 of 15 0 17.5
1990  United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha 15 3 7 14 6 255 Round 13 of 15 2 67
1991  United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha 15[aa] 6 6 13 8 233 Round 14 of 15 1 9
1992  United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha 13[ab] 0 3 8 3 140 Round 13 of 13 0 4
1993  United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki 14 6 4 11 2 248 Round 14 of 14 0 34
1994  Australia Mick Doohan Honda 14 6 9 14 7 317 Round 11 of 14 3 143
1995  Australia Mick Doohan Honda 13 9 7 10 7 248 Round 12 of 13 1 33
1996  Australia Mick Doohan Honda 15 8 8 12 4 309 Round 13 of 15 2 64
1997  Australia Mick Doohan Honda 15 12 12 14 11 340 Round 11 of 15 4 143
1998  Australia Mick Doohan Honda 14 8 8 11 3 260 Round 13 of 14 1 52
1999  Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda 16 2 6 10 2 267 Round 15 of 16 1 47
2000  United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki 16 4 4 9 3 258 Round 14 of 16 2 49
2001  Italy Valentino Rossi Honda 16 4 11 13 10 325 Round 14 of 16 2 106
2002  Italy Valentino Rossi Honda 16 7 11 15 9 355 Round 12 of 16 4 140
2003  Italy Valentino Rossi Honda 16 9 9 16 12 357 Round 14 of 16 2 80
2004  Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 16 5 9 11 3 304 Round 15 of 16 1 47
2005  Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 17 5 11 16 6 367 Round 13 of 17 4 147
2006  United States Nicky Hayden Honda 17 1 2 10 2 252 Round 17 of 17 0 5
2007  Australia Casey Stoner Ducati 18 4 10 14 6 367 Round 15 of 18 3 125
2008  Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 18 2 9 16 6 373 Round 15 of 18 3 93
2009  Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 17 7 6 13 6 306 Round 16 of 17 1 45
2010  Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 18 7 9 16 4 383 Round 15 of 18 3 138
2011  Australia Casey Stoner Honda 17 12 10 16 7 350 Round 16 of 17 1 90
2012  Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 18 7 6 16 5 350 Round 17 of 18 1 18
2013  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 18 9 6 16 11 334 Round 18 of 18 0 4
2014  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 18 13 13 14 12 362 Round 15 of 18 3 67
2015  Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 18 5 7 12 6 330 Round 18 of 18 0 5
2016  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 18 7 5 12 4 298 Round 15 of 18 3 49
2017  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 18 8 6 12 3 298 Round 18 of 18 0 37
2018  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 18 7 9 14 7 321 Round 15 of 18 3 76
2019  Spain Marc Márquez Honda 19 10 12 18 12 420 Round 15 of 19 4 151
2020  Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 14 0 1 7 0 171 Round 13 of 14 1 13
2021  France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 18 5 5 10 5 278 Round 16 of 18 2 26
2022  Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 20 5 7 10 3 265 Round 20 of 20 0 17
2023  Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 20[ac] 7 7 15 3 467 Round 20 of 20 0 39
2024  Spain Jorge Martín Ducati 20 7 3 16 2 508 Round 20 of 20 0 10
2025  Spain Marc Márquez Ducati 22[ad] 8 11 15 9 545 Round 17 of 22 5 78

By rider

  • Bold indicates active rider.
Riders by number of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Championships won
Rider Titles Seasons
Italy Giacomo Agostini 8 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975
Italy Valentino Rossi 7 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Spain Marc Márquez 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025
Australia Mick Doohan 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
United Kingdom Geoff Duke 4 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
United Kingdom John Surtees 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
United States Eddie Lawson 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
United States Kenny Roberts 3 1978, 1979, 1980
United States Wayne Rainey 1990, 1991, 1992
Spain Jorge Lorenzo 2010, 2012, 2015
Italy Umberto Masetti 2 1950, 1952
United Kingdom Phil Read 1973, 1974
United Kingdom Barry Sheene 1976, 1977
United States Freddie Spencer 1983, 1985
Australia Casey Stoner 2007, 2011
Italy Francesco Bagnaia 2022, 2023
United Kingdom Leslie Graham 1 1949
Italy Libero Liberati 1957
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking 1961
Italy Marco Lucchinelli 1981
Italy Franco Uncini 1982
Australia Wayne Gardner 1987
United States Kevin Schwantz 1993
Spain Àlex Crivillé 1999
United States Kenny Roberts Jr. 2000
United States Nicky Hayden 2006
Spain Joan Mir 2020
France Fabio Quartararo 2021
Spain Jorge Martín 2024
30 riders 77 titles

By constructor

  • Bold indicates constructor took part in the 2025 season.
500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions by constructor
Constructor Titles Seasons
Japan Honda 21 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Italy MV Agusta 18 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Japan Yamaha 18 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021
Japan Suzuki 7 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2000, 2020
Italy Gilera 6 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957
Italy Ducati 5 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
United Kingdom AJS 1 1949
United Kingdom Norton 1 1951
8 constructors 77 titles

By nationality

500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions by nationality
Country Riders Titles
 Italy 7 22
 United Kingdom 6 17
 United States 7 15
 Spain 5 13
 Australia 3 8
Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1 1
 France 1 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Umberto Masetti missed out one race in 1950.
  2. ^ Geoff Duke missed out one race in 1951.
  3. ^ Umberto Masetti missed out one race in 1952.
  4. ^ Geoff Duke missed out one race in 1953.
  5. ^ Geoff Duke missed out one race in 1954.
  6. ^ Geoff Duke missed out one race in 1955.
  7. ^ John Surtees missed out three races in 1956.
  8. ^ Libero Liberati missed out one race in 1957.
  9. ^ John Surtees missed out one race in 1958.
  10. ^ Mike Hailwood missed out two races in 1962.
  11. ^ Mike Hailwood missed out two races in 1964.
  12. ^ Mike Hailwood missed out two races in 1965.
  13. ^ Agostini won on countback by having three second-place finishes compared to Mike Hailwood's two.
  14. ^ Giacomo Agostini missed out two races in 1969.
  15. ^ Giacomo Agostini missed out one race in 1970.
  16. ^ Giacomo Agostini missed out two races in 1971.
  17. ^ Giacomo Agostini missed out one race in 1972.
  18. ^ Phil Read missed out three races in 1973.
  19. ^ Phil Read missed out three races in 1974.
  20. ^ Giacomo Agostini missed out one race in 1975.
  21. ^ Barry Sheene missed out four races in 1976.
  22. ^ Barry Sheene missed out two races in 1977.
  23. ^ Kenny Roberts missed out one race in 1978.
  24. ^ Kenny Roberts missed out two races in 1979.
  25. ^ Franco Uncini missed out one race in 1982.
  26. ^ Freddie Spencer missed out one race in 1985.
  27. ^ Wayne Rainey missed out one race in 1991.
  28. ^ Wayne Rainey missed out one race in 1992.
  29. ^ Francesco Bagnaia missed out one race in 2023 Barcelona, Catalunya.
  30. ^ Marc Márquez missed out four races in 2025.

References

Bibliography

  • Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.

General

Specific

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  4. ^ "FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations 2009" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 31 January 2009. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Key Rules". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  6. ^ Rose, Gary (10 November 2013). "Freddie Spencer". MotoGP: Marc Marquez becomes youngest world title winner. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "America's winning heritage in MotoGP". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  8. ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Premier class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 621–623. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.

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