List of 500cc/MotoGP rider records

This is a list of rider records in the 500cc/MotoGP class of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, since 1949. Riders that has competed in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship are highlighted in bold.

This page is accurate as of the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.

Races entered and started

Riders are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of entering the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A rider is considered to have started a race if he lines up on the grid or at the pitlane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted, but only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification.

Total entries

	Rider	Seasons	Entries
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2021	374
2	Aleix Espargaró	2009–2010, 2012–2024	259
3	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	250
4	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007	246
5	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	228
6	Nicky Hayden	2003–2016	219
	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011
8	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2019	210
9	Colin Edwards	2003–2014	198
10	Carlos Checa	1995–2007, 2010	197
Source:[1]

Total starts

	Rider	Seasons	Starts
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2021	372
2	Aleix Espargaró	2009–2010, 2012–2024	255
3	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	248
4	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007	246
5	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	221
6	Nicky Hayden	2003–2016	218
7	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011	217
8	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2019	203
9	Colin Edwards	2003–2014	196
10	Carlos Checa	1995–2007, 2010	194
Source:[1]

Most consecutive race entries

	Rider	Consecutive entries	Races
1	Andrea Dovizioso	231	2008 Qatar–2020 Portuguese
2	Alex Barros	200	1992 Brazilian–2005 Valencian
3	Valentino Rossi	171	2000 South African–2010 Italian
4	Colin Edwards	154	2003 Japanese–2011 Malaysian
5	Sete Gibernau	148	1997 Malaysian–2006 Catalan
6	Álvaro Bautista	143	2011 Portuguese–2018 Valencian
7	Shinya Nakano	134	2001 Japanese–2008 Valencian
8	Valentino Rossi	130	2010 German–2017 British
	Marc Márquez		2013 Qatar–2020 Andalusian
10	Max Biaggi	127	1998 Japanese–2005 Valencian
Sources:[2][3]

Most consecutive race starts

	Rider	Consecutive starts	Races
1	Andrea Dovizioso	229	2008 Qatar–2020 Portuguese
2	Valentino Rossi	170	2000 South African–2010 French
3	Alex Barros	158	1992 Brazilian–2003 Dutch
4	Colin Edwards	141	2003 Japanese–2011 French
	Álvaro Bautista		2011 Portuguese–2018 Valencian
6	Valentino Rossi	130	2010 German–2017 British
7	Marc Márquez	128	2013 Qatar–2020 Spanish
8	Max Biaggi	127	1998 Japanese–2005 Valencian
9	Shinya Nakano	124	2001 Portuguese–2008 Valencian
10	Norifumi Abe	119	1995 Australian–2002 Malaysian
Sources:[2][3]

Most races with a single motorcycle manufacturer

	Rider	Motorcycle	Seasons	Entries	Starts
1	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	2004–2010, 2013–2021	275	273
2	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	2006–2018	219	217
3	Marc Márquez	Honda	2013–2023	174	169
4	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	2008–2016	159	156
5	Alex Barros	Honda	1995–2002, 2004–2005	154	154
6	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	2017–2024	147	143
7	Norifumi Abe	Yamaha	1994–2004	145	144
8	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	2013–2020	142	141
9	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	1992–2001	140	139
10	Mick Doohan	Honda	1989–1999	139	137

Wins

Total wins

See also: List of 500cc/MotoGP race winners

	Rider	Wins
1	Valentino Rossi	89
2	Giacomo Agostini	68
3	Marc Márquez	65
4	Mick Doohan	54
5	Jorge Lorenzo	47
6	Casey Stoner	38
7	Mike Hailwood	37
8	Eddie Lawson	31
	Dani Pedrosa
10	Francesco Bagnaia	30
Source:[4]

Percentage wins

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Wins	Percentage
1	Edmund Czihak	1974	1	1	100.00%
	Phil Carpenter	1974
3	Jarno Saarinen	1973	3	2	66.67%
4	John Surtees	1952, 1954–1960	34	22	64.71%
5	Mike Hailwood	1958–1967	59	37	62.71%
6	Gary Hocking	1958–1959, 1961–1962	13	8	61.54%
7	Geoff Duke	1950–1959	37	22	59.46%
8	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	117	68	58.12%
9	Fergus Anderson	1951, 1953–1954	4	2	50.00%
	Jorge Kissling	1961, 1963	2	1
	Dick Creith	1964–1965

Percentage wins (minimum 15 starts)

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Wins	Percentage
1	John Surtees	1952, 1954–1960	34	22	64.71%
2	Mike Hailwood	1958–1967	59	37	62.71%
3	Geoff Duke	1950–1959	37	22	59.46%
4	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	117	68	58.12%
5	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983	55	22	40.00%
6	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	137	54	39.42%
7	Marc Márquez	2013–2025	193	65	33.68%
8	Casey Stoner	2006–2012	115	38	33.04%
9	Freddie Spencer	1980–1987, 1989, 1993	62	20	32.26%
10	Phil Read	1961–1964, 1971, 1973–1976	38	11	28.95%
Source:[5]

Most wins in a season

	Rider	Season	Wins	Races	Percentage
1	Marc Márquez	2014	13	18	72.22%
2	Mick Doohan	1997	12	15	80.00%
	Marc Márquez	2019		19	63.15%
4	Giacomo Agostini	1972	11	13	84.62%
	Valentino Rossi	2001		16	68.75%
		2002
		2005		17	64.71%
	Francesco Bagnaia	2024		20	55.00%
9	Giacomo Agostini	1968	10	10	100.00%
		1969		12	83.33%
		1970		11	90.91%
	Casey Stoner	2007		18	55.56%
		2011		17	58.82%
Source:[6]

Highest percentage of wins in a season

	Rider	Season	Percentage	Races	Wins
1	John Surtees	1959	100.00%	7	7
	Giacomo Agostini	1968		10	10
3	Giacomo Agostini	1970	90.91%	11	10
4	Mike Hailwood	1963	87.50%	8	7
5	John Surtees	1958	85.71%	7	6
6	Giacomo Agostini	1972	84.61%	13	11
7		1969	83.33%	12	10
8	Mike Hailwood	1965	80.00%	10	8
	Mick Doohan	1997		15	12
10	Mike Hailwood	1964	77.78%	9	7

Most consecutive wins

	Rider	Season(s)	Wins	Consecutive races won
1	Giacomo Agostini	1968–1969	20	1968 German, Spanish, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Czechoslovakian, Finnish, Ulster, Nations 1969 Spanish, German, French, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Czechoslovakian, Finnish, Ulster
2	Mike Hailwood	1963–1964	12	1963 Belgian, Ulster, East German, Finnish, Nations, Argentine 1964 United States, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, German, East German
3	John Surtees	1958–1960	11	1958 Ulster, Nations 1959 French, Isle of Man TT, German, Dutch TT, Belgian, Ulster, Nations 1960 French, Isle of Man TT
4	Giacomo Agostini	1970	10	German, French, Yugoslavian, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Finnish, Ulster, Nations
	Mick Doohan	1997		Italian, Austrian, French, Dutch TT, City of Imola, German, Rio de Janeiro, British, Czech Republic, Catalan
	Marc Márquez	2014		Qatar, Americas, Argentine, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, Dutch TT, German, Indianapolis
7	Mike Hailwood	1964–1965	8	1964 Nations 1965 United States, German, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Czechoslovakian
	Giacomo Agostini	1971		Austrian, German, Isle of Man TT, Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Swedish, Finnish
9	Valentino Rossi	2002	7	Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, Dutch TT, British, German
10	Giacomo Agostini	1972	6	Dutch TT, Belgian, East German, Czechoslovakian, Swedish, Finnish
	Mick Doohan	1994		Spanish, Austrian, German, Dutch TT, Italian, French
Source:[7]

Most wins in the same Grand Prix

	Rider	Wins	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	10	Finnish Grand Prix	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
2	Giacomo Agostini	8	Belgian Grand Prix	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
			German Grand Prix	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976
	Valentino Rossi		Dutch TT	2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Marc Márquez		German Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
6	Valentino Rossi	7	Italian Grand Prix	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
			Spanish Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016
			Catalan Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016
	Marc Márquez		Grand Prix of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
10	Mike Hailwood	6	Isle of Man TT	1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
	Giacomo Agostini		East German Grand Prix	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
			Dutch TT	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
			Nations Grand Prix	1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975
	Barry Sheene		Swedish Grand Prix	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
	Valentino Rossi		Malaysian Grand Prix	2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Casey Stoner		Australian Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Valentino Rossi		Australian Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014
			British Grand Prix	2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015
	Jorge Lorenzo		Italian Grand Prix	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
	Marc Márquez		Aragon Grand Prix	2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

Most consecutive wins in the same Grand Prix

	Rider	Wins	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	9	Finnish Grand Prix	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
2	Giacomo Agostini	8	Belgian Grand Prix	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
	Marc Márquez		German Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
4	Valentino Rossi	7	Italian Grand Prix	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
5	Giacomo Agostini	6	East German Grand Prix	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
	Barry Sheene		Swedish Grand Prix	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
	Casey Stoner		Australian Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Marc Márquez		Grand Prix of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
9	Mike Hailwood	5	Isle of Man TT	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
	Giacomo Agostini		Dutch TT	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
	Mick Doohan		Dutch TT	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
			Italian Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Valentino Rossi		Australian Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Source:[8]

Most wins in the same circuit

	Rider	Wins	Circuit	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	10	Imatra	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
2	Giacomo Agostini	8	Spa-Francorchamps	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
	Valentino Rossi		Assen	2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Marc Márquez		Sachsenring	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
5	Valentino Rossi	7	Mugello	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
			Jerez	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016
			Catalunya	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016
	Marc Márquez		Circuit of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
9	Mike Hailwood	6	Snaefell Mountain	1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
	Giacomo Agostini		Sachsenring	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
	Giacomo Agostini		Assen	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
	Mick Doohan		Mugello	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Valentino Rossi		Sepang	2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Casey Stoner		Phillip Island	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Valentino Rossi		Phillip Island	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014
	Jorge Lorenzo		Mugello	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
	Marc Márquez		Aragón	2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

Most consecutive wins in the same circuit

	Rider	Wins	Circuit	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	9	Imatra	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
2	Giacomo Agostini	8	Spa-Francorchamps	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
	Marc Márquez		Sachsenring	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
4	Valentino Rossi	7	Mugello	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
5	Giacomo Agostini	6	Sachsenring	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
	Mick Doohan		Mugello	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Casey Stoner		Phillip Island	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Marc Márquez		Circuit of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
9	Mike Hailwood	5	Snaefell Mountain	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
	Giacomo Agostini		Assen	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
	Mick Doohan		Assen	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Valentino Rossi		Phillip Island	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Sources:[8][9]

Most consecutive seasons with a Grand Prix win

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1976	12
	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2017
3	Valentino Rossi	2000–2010	11
4	Mick Doohan	1990–1998	9
	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2016
6	Mike Hailwood	1961–1967	7
	Kevin Schwantz	1988–1994
	Max Biaggi	1998–2004
	Marc Márquez	2013–2019
10	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983	6
	Eddie Lawson	1984–1989
	Wayne Rainey	1988–1993
	Àlex Crivillé	1995–2000
	Casey Stoner	2007–2012
	Maverick Viñales	2016–2021
Source:[10]

Most Grand Prix wins by riders that have not won a World Championship

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Wins
1	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	221	31
2	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	248	15
3	Max Biaggi	1998–2005	127	13
	Randy Mamola	1979–1990, 1992	145
5	Maverick Viñales	2015–2025	184	10
6	Sete Gibernau	1997–2006, 2009	160	9
	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011	217
8	Luca Cadalora	1989, 1993–2000	83	8
9	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007	245	7
	Enea Bastianini	2021–2025	73
Source:[11]

Most wins in first championship season

	Rider	Season	Wins	Races won
1	Marc Márquez	2013	6	Americas, German, United States, Indianapolis, Czech, Aragon
2	Kenny Roberts	1978	4	Austrian, French, Nations, British
3	Geoff Duke	1950	3	Isle of Man, Ulster, Nations
4	Leslie Graham	1949	2	Swiss, Ulster
	Nello Pagani	1949		Dutch, Nations
	Umberto Masetti	1950		Belgian, Dutch
	Jarno Saarinen	1973		French, Austrian
	Max Biaggi	1998		Japanese, Czech
	Valentino Rossi	2000		British, Brazilian
	Dani Pedrosa	2006		Chinese, British

Youngest winners

(only the first win for each rider is listed)

	Rider	Age	Race
1	Marc Márquez	20 years, 63 days	2013 Grand Prix of the Americas
2	Freddie Spencer	20 years, 196 days	1982 Belgian Grand Prix
3	Norifumi Abe	20 years, 227 days	1996 Japanese Grand Prix
	Dani Pedrosa		2006 Chinese Grand Prix
5	Randy Mamola	20 years, 239 days	1980 Belgian Grand Prix
6	Jorge Lorenzo	20 years, 345 days	2008 Portuguese Grand Prix
7	Mike Hailwood	21 years, 75 days	1961 Isle of Man TT
8	Fabio Quartararo	21 years, 90 days	2020 Spanish Grand Prix
9	Valentino Rossi	21 years, 144 days	2000 British Grand Prix
10	Casey Stoner	21 years, 145 days	2007 Qatar Grand Prix
Source:[12]

Oldest winners

(only the last win for each rider is listed)

	Rider	Age	Race
1	Fergus Anderson	44 years, 237 days	1953 Spanish Grand Prix
2	Jack Findlay	42 years, 85 days	1977 Austrian Grand Prix
3	Leslie Graham	41 years, 21 days	1952 Spanish Grand Prix
4	Jack Ahearn	39 years, 327 days	1964 Finnish Grand Prix
5	Harold Daniell	39 years, 231 days	1949 Isle of Man TT
6	František Šťastný	38 years, 247 days	1966 East German Grand Prix
7	Valentino Rossi	38 years, 129 days	2017 Dutch TT
8	Nello Pagani	37 years, 328 days	1949 Nations Grand Prix
9	Troy Bayliss	37 years, 213 days	2006 Valencian Grand Prix
10	Phil Read	36 years, 235 days	1975 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Source:[13]

Most races before first win

	Start	Rider	Race
1	200th race	Aleix Espargaró	2022 Argentine Grand Prix
2	124th race	Danilo Petrucci	2019 Italian Grand Prix
3	120th race	Johann Zarco	2023 Australian Grand Prix
4	98th race	Cal Crutchlow	2016 Czech Republic Grand Prix
5	82nd race	Jack Findlay	1971 Ulster Grand Prix
6	72nd race	Sete Gibernau	2001 Valencian Grand Prix
7	61st race	Andrea Iannone	2016 Austrian Grand Prix
8	44th race	Alex Barros	1993 FIM Grand Prix
		Marco Melandri	2005 Turkish Grand Prix
		Troy Bayliss	2006 Valencian Grand Prix
Sources:[14][15]

Most races without a win

	Rider	Starts	Best result
1	Colin Edwards	196	2nd
2	Pol Espargaró	169	2nd
3	Álvaro Bautista	159	3rd
4	Randy de Puniet	140	2nd
5	Héctor Barberá	139	4th
6	Shinya Nakano	133	2nd
7	Stefan Bradl	131	2nd
8	Karel Abraham	122	7th
9	Bradley Smith	119	2nd
10	Jeremy McWilliams	118	3rd

Most sprint wins

	Rider	Wins
1	Jorge Martín	16
2	Francesco Bagnaia	11
3	Marc Márquez	5
4	Brad Binder	2
	Álex Márquez
	Maverick Viñales
	Aleix Espargaró
	Enea Bastianini
9	Marco Bezzecchi	1

Podium finishes

Total podium finishes

	Rider	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	199
2	Jorge Lorenzo	114
	Marc Márquez
4	Dani Pedrosa	112
5	Mick Doohan	95
6	Giacomo Agostini	88
7	Eddie Lawson	78
8	Casey Stoner	69
9	Wayne Rainey	64
10	Andrea Dovizioso	62
Source:[4]

Percentage podium finishes (minimum 15 races)

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Podiums	Percentage
1	Phil Read	1961–1964, 1971, 1973–1976	38	34	89.47%
2	Geoff Duke	1950–1959	37	32	86.49%
3	Mike Hailwood	1958–1967	59	48	81.36%
4	Umberto Masetti	1950–1952, 1954–1958	22	17	77.27%
5	Wayne Rainey	1988–1993	83	64	77.11%
6	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	117	88	75.21%
7	Alberto Pagani	1961, 1968–1972	18	13	72.22%
8	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983	55	39	70.91%
9	John Surtees	1952, 1954–1960	34	24	70.59%
10	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	137	95	69.34%
Source:[5]

Most podium finishes in a season

	Rider	Season	Podiums	Races
1	Marc Márquez	2019	18	19
2	Valentino Rossi	2003	16	16
	Valentino Rossi	2005		17
	Valentino Rossi	2008		18
	Jorge Lorenzo	2010		18
	Casey Stoner	2011		17
	Jorge Lorenzo	2012		18
	Marc Márquez	2013		18
	Francesco Bagnaia	2024		20
	Jorge Martín	2024		20
Source:[16]

Most consecutive podium finishes

	Rider	Season	Consecutive podium finishes	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	2002–2004	2002 Portuguese–2004 South African	23
2	Giacomo Agostini	1967–1969	1967 Nations–1969 Ulster	22
3	Casey Stoner	2011–2012	2011 Portuguese–2012 French	19
4	Mick Doohan	1994–1995	1994 Australian–1995 Japanese	17
5	Valentino Rossi	2014–2015	2014 Japanese–2015 British	16
	Marc Márquez	2019	2019 Spanish–2019 Valencian
7	Wayne Rainey	1989–1990	1989 Czechoslovak–1990 Czechoslovak	15
8	Mick Doohan	1997	1997 Malaysian–1997 Indonesian	14
	Valentino Rossi	2004–2005	2004 Malaysian–2005 Czech Republic
10	Mick Doohan	1991–1992	1991 French–1992 German	13
	Valentino Rossi	2001–2002	2001 Pacific–2002 German
	Jorge Lorenzo	2009–2010	2009 Valencian–2010 San Marino
Source:[17]

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season

	Rider	Season	Consecutive podium finishes	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	2003	Japanese–Valencian	16
2	Mick Doohan	1994	Australian–European	14
		1997	Malaysian–Indonesian
4	Wayne Rainey	1990	Japanese–Czechoslovak	13
5	Jorge Lorenzo	2010	Qatar–San Marino	12
	Valentino Rossi	2015	Qatar–British
7	Valentino Rossi	2005	Spanish–Czech Republic	11
8	Giacomo Agostini	1968	German–Nations	10
		1969	Spanish–Ulster
	Marc Márquez	2014	Qatar–Indianapolis

Youngest riders to score a podium finish

(only the first podium finish for each rider is listed)

	Rider	Age	Place	Race
1	Randy Mamola	19 years, 261 days	2nd	1979 Finnish Grand Prix
2	Eduardo Salatino	19 years, 274 days	3rd	1962 Argentine Grand Prix
3	Pedro Acosta	19 years, 304 days	3rd	2024 Portuguese Grand Prix
4	Norifumi Abe	20 years, 10 days	3rd	1995 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
5	Marc Márquez	20 years, 49 days	3rd	2013 Qatar Grand Prix
6	Fabio Quartararo	20 years, 57 days	2nd	2019 Catalan Grand Prix
7	Mike Hailwood	20 years, 77 days	3rd	1960 Isle of Man TT
8	Johnny Cecotto	20 years, 91 days	2nd	1976 French Grand Prix
9	Freddie Spencer	20 years, 98 days	3rd	1982 Argentine Grand Prix
10	Dani Pedrosa	20 years, 178 days	2nd	2006 Spanish Grand Prix
Source:[18]

Most career podium finishes without a World Championship

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Wins	Podiums
1	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	221	31	112
2	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	248	15	62
3	Max Biaggi	1998–2005	127	13	58
4	Randy Mamola	1979–1990, 1992	145	13	54
5	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011	217	9	42
6	Maverick Viñales	2015–2025	181	10	35
7	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007	245	7	32
8	Sete Gibernau	1997–2006, 2009	160	9	30
9	Jack Findlay	1958–1978	157	3	24
	Luca Cadalora	1989, 1993–2000	83	8
	Carlos Checa	1995–2007, 2010	194	2

Most career podium finishes without a win

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Podiums
1	Colin Edwards	2003–2014	196	12
2	Graeme Crosby	1980–1982	27	10
3	Bob Brown	1955–1960	16	9
	Peter Williams	1966–1973	14
	Raymond Roche	1978, 1980–1989	76
	Ron Haslam	1977–1993	107
7	Paddy Driver	1958–1965	22	8
	Pol Espargaró	2014–2024	169
	Álex Márquez	2020–2025	92
10	Carlo Bandirola	1950–1956, 1958	15	7
	Steve Baker	1977–1978	20
	Niall Mackenzie	1984–1995	20
Source:[19]

Most races before scoring a podium finish

	Start	Rider	Race
1	86th race	Pol Espargaró	2018 Valencian Grand Prix
2	81st race	John Hopkins	2007 Chinese Grand Prix
3	72nd race	Aleix Espargaró	2014 Aragon Grand Prix
4	62nd race	Danilo Petrucci	2015 British Grand Prix
5	60th race	Jeremy McWilliams	2000 Italian Grand Prix
6	51st race	Joan Garriga	1992 British Grand Prix
7	47th race	Olivier Jacque	2005 Chinese Grand Prix
8	45th race	Álvaro Bautista	2012 San Marino Grand Prix
9	42nd race	Kenny Roberts Jr.	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
10	38th race	Franco Morbidelli	2020 Czech Republic Grand Prix
Source:[20]

Most seasons with a podium finish

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2020	21
2	Alex Barros	1992–1994, 1996–2005, 2007	14
3	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	13
4	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2017	12
	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2012, 2014–2020
	Marc Márquez	2013–2019, 2021–2025
7	Jack Findlay	1963, 1966–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1977	11
	Randy Mamola	1979–1988, 1992
	Mick Doohan	1989–1999
	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2008
	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2018
Source:[21]

Most consecutive seasons with a podium finish

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2020	21
2	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	13
3	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2017	12
4	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	11
	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2018
6	Geoff Duke	1950–1959	10
	Randy Mamola	1979–1988
	Eddie Lawson	1983–1992
	Àlex Crivillé	1992–2001
	Alex Barros	1996–2005
Source:[21]

Points

Throughout the history of the 500cc/MotoGP World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied – see the List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems for details.

Total points

	Rider	Seasons	Points
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2021	5415
2	Marc Márquez	2013–2025	3141
3	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	3015
4	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2019	2899
5	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	2582
6	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	2283
7	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007	2079
8	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011	1840
9	Casey Stoner	2006–2012	1815
10	Nicky Hayden	2003–2016	1698
Source:[9]

Total races finished in the points

	Rider	Points finishes
1	Valentino Rossi	325
2	Andrea Dovizioso	208
3	Alex Barros	199
4	Dani Pedrosa	193
5	Aleix Espargaró	189
6	Nicky Hayden	175
7	Jorge Lorenzo	172
8	Loris Capirossi	171
9	Colin Edwards	161
10	Marc Márquez	160
Source:[22]

Most consecutive points finishes

	Rider	Points finishes	Races
1	Mick Doohan	37	1995 Italian Grand Prix–1997 Indonesian Grand Prix
2	Colin Edwards	34	2004 Qatar Grand Prix–2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
3	Wayne Gardner	30	1986 German Grand Prix–1988 German Grand Prix
4	Eddie Lawson	28	1983 Nations Grand Prix–1985 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
	Valentino Rossi		2002 Portuguese Grand Prix–2004 Dutch TT
6	Eddie Lawson	26	1987 British Grand Prix–1989 Spanish Grand Prix
	Valentino Rossi		2013 Catalan Grand Prix–2014 San Marino Grand Prix
	Bradley Smith		2014 San Marino Grand Prix–2016 Argentine Grand Prix
9	Jorge Lorenzo	25	2009 Malaysian Grand Prix–2011 Catalan Grand Prix
	Valentino Rossi		2010 German Grand Prix–2011 Aragon Grand Prix
Source:[23]

Most points in a season (excluding sprints)

	Rider	Points	Season	WRC	Races	% of max points possible
1	Marc Márquez	420	2019	1st	19	88.42%
2	Jorge Lorenzo	383	2010	1st	18	85.11%
3	Valentino Rossi	373	2008	1st	18	82.89%
4	Valentino Rossi	367	2005	1st	17	86.35%
	Casey Stoner		2007	1st	18	81.56%
6	Marc Márquez	362	2014	1st	18	80.44%
7	Valentino Rossi	357	2003	1st	16	89.25%
8	Valentino Rossi	355	2002	1st		88.75%
9	Casey Stoner	350	2011	1st	18	77.78%
	Jorge Lorenzo		2012	1st
Source:[24]

Most career points without being World Champion

	Rider	Points	Best WC finish
1	Dani Pedrosa	3012	2nd in 2007, 2010 and 2012
2	Andrea Dovizioso	2582	2nd in 2017, 2018 and 2019
3	Alex Barros	2079	4th in 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004
4	Loris Capirossi	1840	3rd in 2001 and 2006
5	Maverick Viñales	1695	3rd in 2017 and 2019
6	Max Biaggi	1624	2nd in 1998, 2001 and 2002
7	Carlos Checa	1485	4th in 1998
8	Aleix Espargaró	1484	4th in 2022
9	Sete Gibernau	1326	2nd in 2003 and 2004
10	Colin Edwards	1242	4th in 2005

World Champions with fewest career points

	Rider	Points	World Champion year(s)
1	Libero Liberati	48	1957
2	Leslie Graham	72	1949
3	Gary Hocking	74	1961
4	Umberto Masetti	117	1950 and 1952
5	John Surtees	138	1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960
6	Geoff Duke	231	1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955
7	Franco Uncini	269	1982
8	Mike Hailwood	297	1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965
9	Phil Read	327	1973 and 1974
10	Marco Lucchinelli	361	1981

Most seasons with a points finish

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2021	22
2	Jack Findlay	1961–1977	17
	Alex Barros	1990–2005, 2007
4	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018, 2021, 2023–2024	16
5	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	15
	Aleix Espargaró	2009–2010, 2012–2024
7	Loris Capirossi	1995–1996, 2000–2011	14
	Carlos Checa	1995–2007, 2010
	Nicky Hayden	2003–2016
10	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	13
	Randy Mamola	1979–1990, 1992
Source:[21]

Most consecutive seasons with a points finish

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2021	22
2	Jack Findlay	1961–1977	17
3	Alex Barros	1990–2005	16
4	Andrea Dovizioso	2008–2022	15
5	Loris Capirossi	2000–2011	14
	Nicky Hayden	2003–2016
7	Giacomo Agostini	1965–1977	13
	Carlos Checa	1995–2007
	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2018
	Aleix Espargaró	2012–2024
Source:[21]

Pole positions

Total pole positions

See also: List of 500cc/MotoGP polesitters

	Rider	Pole positions
1	Marc Márquez	70
2	Mick Doohan	58
3	Valentino Rossi	55
4	Jorge Lorenzo	43
5	Casey Stoner	39
6	Dani Pedrosa	31
7	Kevin Schwantz	29
8	Freddie Spencer	27
9	Francesco Bagnaia	24
10	Max Biaggi	23

Percentage pole positions

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Pole positions	Percentage
1	Tony Rutter	1974–1975	2	1	50.00%
	Jean Lafond	1983	2	1
3	Freddie Spencer	1980–1987, 1989, 1993	62	27	43.55%
4	Johnny Cecotto	1975–1980	28	12	42.86%
5	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	137	58	42.34%
6	Marc Márquez	2013–2025	193	70	36.27%
7	Casey Stoner	2006–2012	115	39	33.91%
8	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983	55	18	32.73%
9	Kevin Schwantz	1986–1995	105	29	27.62%
10	Jorge Martín	2021–2025	76	20	26.32%

Percentage pole positions (minimum 15 races)

	Rider	Seasons	Starts	Pole positions	Percentage
1	Freddie Spencer	1980–1987, 1989, 1993	62	27	43.55%
2	Johnny Cecotto	1975–1980	28	12	42.86%
3	Mick Doohan	1989–1999	137	58	42.34%
4	Marc Márquez	2013–2025	193	70	36.27%
5	Casey Stoner	2006–2012	115	39	33.91%
6	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983	55	18	32.73%
7	Kevin Schwantz	1986–1995	105	29	27.62%
8	Jorge Martín	2021–2025	76	20	26.32%
9	Phil Read	1961–1964, 1971, 1973–1976	18[a]	4	22.22%
10	Francesco Bagnaia	2019–2025	110	24	21.82%

Most pole positions in a season

	Rider	Season	Pole positions
1	Marc Márquez	2014	13
2	Mick Doohan	1997	12
	Casey Stoner	2011
4	Freddie Spencer	1985	10
	Wayne Gardner	1987
	Marc Márquez	2019
7	Kevin Schwantz	1989	9
	Mick Doohan	1995
	Valentino Rossi	2003
	Casey Stoner	2008
	Marc Márquez	2013
Source:[25]

Most consecutive pole positions

	Rider	Pole positions	Races
1	Mick Doohan	12	1997 Italian–1997 Australian
2	Freddie Spencer	9	1985 German–1985 Swedish
3	Casey Stoner	7	2008 Catalan–2008 San Marino
	Marc Márquez		2013 Valencian–2014 Italian
5	Marco Lucchinelli	6	1981 Nations–1981 San Marino
	Kevin Schwantz		1989 Nations–1989 Belgian
	Mick Doohan		1992 Australian–1992 German
			1995 Australian–1995 Italian
9	Wayne Gardner	5	1987 German–1987 Dutch TT
	Christian Sarron		1988 Austrian–1988 French
	Kevin Schwantz		1993 Australian–1993 Austrian
	Max Biaggi		2001 British–2001 Valencian
	Valentino Rossi		2002 Japanese–2002 Italian
			2003 Malaysian–2004 Spanish
	Jorge Lorenzo		2010 British–2010 United States
	Casey Stoner		2011 Indianapolis–2011 Australian
	Fabio Quartararo		2021 Portuguese–2021 Catalan
	Francesco Bagnaia		2021 Aragon–2021 Algarve

Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix

	Rider	Pole positions	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Marc Márquez	8	Grand Prix of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025
2	Valentino Rossi	7	Italian Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2016, 2018
	Marc Márquez		German Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
4	Marc Márquez	6	Aragon Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2024
			Argentine Grand Prix	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2025
6	Mick Doohan	5	German Grand Prix	1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997
			Italian Grand Prix	1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
			Australian Grand Prix	1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998
	Valentino Rossi		Dutch TT	2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015
			Spanish Grand Prix	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016
	Casey Stoner		Australian Grand Prix	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Jorge Lorenzo		Spanish Grand Prix	2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015
	Marc Márquez		Australian Grand Prix	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
			British Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix

	Rider	Pole positions	Grand Prix	Seasons
1	Marc Márquez	7	Grand Prix of the Americas	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
			German Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3	Casey Stoner	5	Australian Grand Prix	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Marc Márquez			2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
5	Freddie Spencer	4	German Grand Prix	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
	Mick Doohan		British Grand Prix	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
			Italian Grand Prix	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Jorge Lorenzo		Portuguese Grand Prix	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
	Casey Stoner		Valencian Grand Prix	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
	Jorge Lorenzo		United States Grand Prix	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
	Marc Márquez		Argentine Grand Prix	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
			Aragon Grand Prix	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Youngest polesitters

(only the first pole position for each rider is listed)

	Rider	Age	Race
1	Fabio Quartararo	20 years, 14 days	2019 Spanish Grand Prix
2	Marc Márquez	20 years, 62 days	2013 Grand Prix of the Americas
3	Pedro Acosta	20 years, 133 days	2024 Japanese Grand Prix
4	Freddie Spencer	20 years, 153 days	1982 Spanish Grand Prix
5	Casey Stoner	20 years, 173 days	2006 Qatar Grand Prix
6	Dani Pedrosa	20 years, 226 days	2006 Chinese Grand Prix
7	Randy Mamola	20 years, 238 days	1980 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Jorge Lorenzo	20 years, 309 days	2008 Qatar Grand Prix
9	Johnny Cecotto	21 years, 53 days	1977 Venezuelan Grand Prix
10	Valentino Rossi	22 years, 64 days	2001 South African Grand Prix
Source:[26][27]

Oldest polesitters

(only the last pole position for each rider is listed)

	Rider	Age	Race
1	Jack Findlay	39 years, 121 days	1974 Isle of Man TT
2	Valentino Rossi	39 years, 106 days	2018 Italian Grand Prix
3	Jeremy McWilliams	38 years, 198 days	2002 Australian Grand Prix
4	Phil Read	35 years, 235 days	1974 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
5	Aleix Espargaró	35 years, 5 days	2024 British Grand Prix
6	Alex Barros	34 years, 180 days	2005 Portuguese Grand Prix
7	Eddie Lawson	34 years, 144 days	1992 British Grand Prix
8	Colin Edwards	34 years, 66 days	2008 Chinese Grand Prix
9	Giacomo Agostini	34 years, 47 days	1976 Finnish Grand Prix
10	Tony Rutter	33 years, 254 days	1975 Isle of Man TT
Source:[28]

Most seasons with a pole position

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2001–2010, 2014–2016, 2018	14
2	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2015, 2017	11
	Marc Márquez	2013–2019, 2022–2025
3	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2016, 2018	10
5	Mick Doohan	1990–1998	9
6	Barry Sheene	1975–1979, 1981–1982	7
	Eddie Lawson	1984–1989, 1992
	Max Biaggi	1998–2004
	Casey Stoner	2006–2012
	Maverick Viñales	2017–2021, 2023–2024
Source:[21]

Most consecutive seasons with a pole position

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2001–2010	10
	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2015
3	Mick Doohan	1990–1998	9
	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2016
5	Max Biaggi	1998–2004	7
	Casey Stoner	2006–2012
	Marc Márquez	2013–2019
8	Eddie Lawson	1984–1989	6
	Kevin Schwantz	1989–1994
10	Freddie Spencer	1982–1986	5
	Maverick Viñales	2017–2021
Source:[21]

Fastest laps

Total fastest laps

See also: List of 500cc/MotoGP riders who set a fastest lap

	Rider	Fastest laps
1	Valentino Rossi	76
2	Giacomo Agostini	69
3	Marc Márquez	67
4	Mick Doohan	46
5	Dani Pedrosa	44
6	Mike Hailwood	37
7	Jorge Lorenzo	30
8	Casey Stoner	29
9	Kevin Schwantz	26
10	Kenny Roberts	24
Source:[29]

Most fastest laps in a season

	Rider	Season	Fastest laps
1	Giacomo Agostini	1972	12
	Valentino Rossi	2003
	Marc Márquez	2014
		2019
5	Mick Doohan	1997	11
	Marc Márquez	2013
7	Giacomo Agostini	1968	10
		1969
	Valentino Rossi	2001
10	Gary Hocking	1961	9
	Giacomo Agostini	1970
		1971
	Valentino Rossi	2002
	Casey Stoner	2008
	Dani Pedrosa	2012

Most consecutive fastest laps

	Rider	Season(s)	Consecutive fastest laps	Fastest laps
1	Giacomo Agostini	1968–1969	1968 West German–1969 Ulster	20
2	Giacomo Agostini	1972	1972 West German–1972 Finnish	12
3	John Surtees	1958–1960	1958 Ulster–1960 Belgian	10
4	Gary Hocking	1961	1961 Belgian–1961 West German	9
	Giacomo Agostini	1970	1970 West German–1970 Finnish
6	Mike Hailwood	1963–1964	1963 East German–1964 East German	8
	Giacomo Agostini	1971	1971 Austrian–1971 Finnish
8	Valentino Rossi	2003	2003 Czech–2003 Valencian	7
	Marc Márquez	2014	2014 Spanish–2014 Indianapolis
10	Marc Márquez	2015	2015 Italian–2015 Czech	6
Source:[17]

Most seasons with a fastest lap scored

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2016, 2019	18
2	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2014, 2016–2017	11
	Marc Márquez	2013–2021, 2024–2025
4	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2016, 2018	10
5	Giacomo Agostini	1968–1975, 1977	9
	Mick Doohan	1990–1998
7	Geoff Duke	1950–1956, 1958	8
	Alex Barros	1992–1993, 1998–2000, 2002, 2004–2005
	Max Biaggi	1998–2005
10	Barry Sheene	1975–1979, 1981, 1984	7
	Randy Mamola	1980–1984, 1986–1987
	Wayne Gardner	1985–1990, 1992
	Kevin Schwantz	1988–1994
Source:[21]

Most consecutive seasons with a fastest lap scored

	Rider	Seasons	Total
1	Valentino Rossi	2000–2016	17
2	Mick Doohan	1990–1998	9
	Dani Pedrosa	2006–2014
	Jorge Lorenzo	2008–2016
	Marc Márquez	2013–2021
6	Giacomo Agostini	1968–1975	8
	Max Biaggi	1998–2005
8	Geoff Duke	1950–1956	7
	Kevin Schwantz	1988–1994
10	Mike Hailwood	1962–1967	6
	Kenny Roberts	1978–1983
	Eddie Lawson	1984–1989
	Wayne Gardner	1985–1990
	Àlex Crivillé	1985–1990
	Casey Stoner	2007–2012
Source:[21]

Multiple rider records

Pole and win in same race

	Rider	Races
1	Marc Márquez	41
2	Mick Doohan	37
3	Valentino Rossi	35
4	Casey Stoner	22
5	Jorge Lorenzo	18
6	Freddie Spencer	16
7	Kevin Schwantz	14
8	Francesco Bagnaia	11
9	Barry Sheene	10
	Eddie Lawson

Pole, win and fastest lap in same race

This is sometimes referred to as a "hat-trick".

	Rider	Races	First	Last
1	Marc Márquez	29	2013 Americas	2025 Qatar
2	Mick Doohan	27	1990 Hungarian	1998 Dutch
3	Valentino Rossi	24	2001 South African	2016 Spanish
4	Casey Stoner	14	2007 United States	2012 Australian
5	Freddie Spencer	11	1983 South African	1985 Swedish
6	Barry Sheene	9	1975 Dutch	1981 Swedish
	Eddie Lawson		1984 Spanish	1988 Swedish
	Jorge Lorenzo		2008 Portuguese	2018 Catalan
9	Wayne Rainey	8	1990 Japanese	1993 Czech
	Dani Pedrosa		2006 Chinese	2017 Spanish
Source:[30]

Riders' Championships

Total championships

	Rider	Titles	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	8	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975
2	Valentino Rossi	7	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
3	Marc Márquez	6	2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
4	Mick Doohan	5	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
5	Geoff Duke	4	1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
	John Surtees		1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
	Mike Hailwood		1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
	Eddie Lawson		1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
9	Kenny Roberts	3	1978, 1979, 1980
	Wayne Rainey		1990, 1991, 1992
	Jorge Lorenzo		2010, 2012, 2015
Source:[31]

Most consecutive championships

	Rider	Titles	Seasons
1	Giacomo Agostini	7	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
2	Mick Doohan	5	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
	Valentino Rossi		2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
4	Mike Hailwood	4	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
	Marc Márquez		2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
6	Geoff Duke	3	1953, 1954, 1955
	John Surtees		1958, 1959, 1960
	Kenny Roberts		1978, 1979, 1980
	Wayne Rainey		1990, 1991, 1992
10	Phil Read	2	1973, 1974
	Barry Sheene		1976, 1977
	Eddie Lawson		1988, 1989
	Valentino Rossi		2008, 2009
	Marc Márquez		2013, 2014
	Francesco Bagnaia		2022, 2023

Most World Championship seasons before first title

	Rider	Seasons[b]	First championship	Debut year
1	Kevin Schwantz	8	1993	1986
	Àlex Crivillé		1999	1992
3	Phil Read	6	1973	1961[c]
	Marco Lucchinelli		1981	1976
	Mick Doohan		1994	1989
6	John Surtees	5	1956	1952
	Libero Liberati		1957	1952[d]
	Mike Hailwood		1962	1958
	Wayne Gardner		1987	1983
	Kenny Roberts Jr.		2000	1996

Youngest World Championship winners

(at the moment they clinched the first/only title)

	Rider	Age	Season
1	Marc Márquez	20 years, 266 days	2013
2	Freddie Spencer	21 years, 258 days	1983
3	Casey Stoner	21 years, 342 days	2007
4	Mike Hailwood	22 years, 160 days	1962
5	John Surtees	22 years, 182 days	1956
6	Fabio Quartararo	22 years, 187 days	2021
7	Valentino Rossi	22 years, 240 days	2001
8	Joan Mir	23 years, 75 days	2020
9	Jorge Lorenzo	23 years, 159 days	2010
10	Gary Hocking	23 years, 316 days	1961
Sources:[32]

Oldest World Championship winners

(at the moment they clinched the last/only title)

	Rider	Age	Season
1	Leslie Graham	37 years, 340 days	1949
2	Phil Read	35 years, 208 days	1974
3	Mick Doohan	33 years, 122 days	1998
4	Giacomo Agostini	33 years, 69 days	1975
5	Geoff Duke	32 years, 137 days	1955
6	Wayne Rainey	31 years, 319 days	1992
7	Eddie Lawson	31 years, 190 days	1989
8	Libero Liberati	30 years, 324 days	1957
9	Valentino Rossi	30 years, 251 days	2009
10	Àlex Crivillé	29 years, 234 days	1999
Sources:[33][34]

Other

Description	Record	Details
Highest average lap speed	220.720 km/h (137.149 mph)	Barry Sheene (1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix)[35]
Highest average race speed	217.370 km/h (135.067 mph)	Barry Sheene (1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix)[35]
Slowest average race speed	93.994 km/h (58.405 mph)	Umberto Masetti (1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix)[22]
Longest race distance	301.84 miles (485.76 km)	Bob McIntyre (1957 Isle of Man Senior TT)[36]
Shortest race distance	31.47 km (19.55 mi)	Sete Gibernau (2004 Italian Grand Prix)[e][22]
Championships
Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion	5	Giacomo Agostini (1969 in round 7 of 12, 1970 in round 6 of 11, 1971 in round 6 of 11, 1972 in round 8 of 13)[22]
Fewest races left in the season when becoming World Champion	0	Umberto Masetti (1950 in round 6 of 6, 1952 in round 8 of 8) Libero Liberati (1957 in round 6 of 6) Giacomo Agostini (1966 in round 9 of 9, 1967 in round 10 of 10, 1975 in round 10 of 10) Kenny Roberts (1978 in round 11 of 11, 1979 in round 12 of 12, 1980 in round 8 of 8) Marco Lucchinelli (1981 in round 11 of 11) Freddie Spencer (1983 in round 12 of 12) Eddie Lawson (1989 in round 15 of 15) Wayne Rainey (1992 in round 13 of 13) Kevin Schwantz (1993 in round 14 of 14) Nicky Hayden (2006 in round 17 of 17) Marc Márquez (2013 in round 18 of 18, 2017 in round 18 of 18) Jorge Lorenzo (2015 in round 18 of 18) Francesco Bagnaia (2022 in round 20 of 20, 2023 in round 20 of 20) Jorge Martín (2024 in round 20 of 20)[22]
Most points between first and second in the World Championship	151 (2019)	between Marc Márquez (420 pts.) and Andrea Dovizioso (269 pts.)[37]
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship	0 (1967)	between Giacomo Agostini (46 pts.) and Mike Hailwood (46 pts.)[38]
Longest time between first and last World Championship titles	2,933 days	Valentino Rossi (between 2001 and 2009)
Longest time between successive World Championship titles	1,483 days	Casey Stoner (between 2007 and 2011)
Highest finishing position in a World Championship for a rookie (not including 1949)	1st	Umberto Masetti (1950) Kenny Roberts (1978) Marc Márquez (2013)[39]
Riders' Championships won with most constructors	2	Geoff Duke (Norton, Gilera) Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta, Yamaha) Eddie Lawson (Yamaha, Honda) Valentino Rossi (Honda, Yamaha) Casey Stoner (Ducati, Honda)[40]
Most World Champions competing full-time in a season	5	2025 ( Marc Márquez, Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martín)
Most World Championship seasons as runner-up	5	Valentino Rossi (2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Wins
Wins at most different circuits	23	Valentino Rossi
Wins at most different countries	17	Valentino Rossi
Wins at most different circuits in the same country	4	Casey Stoner Dani Pedrosa Jorge Lorenzo Marc Márquez (in Spain at Jerez, Montmelo, Aragón and Valencia)
Longest time between first and last wins	6,195 days	Valentino Rossi (2000 British Grand Prix–2017 Dutch TT)
Longest time between successive wins	3,200 days	Phil Read (1964 Ulster Grand Prix–1973 West German Grand Prix)
Most race winners in one year	9[41] (2016, 2020)	Jorge Lorenzo Marc Márquez Valentino Rossi Jack Miller Andrea Iannone Cal Crutchlow Maverick Viñales Dani Pedrosa Andrea Dovizioso Fabio Quartararo Brad Binder Andrea Dovizioso Miguel Oliveira Franco Morbidelli Maverick Viñales Danilo Petrucci Álex Rins Joan Mir
Most different race winners in consecutive races	8 (2016, 2020)	Jorge Lorenzo (2016 Italian Grand Prix) Valentino Rossi (2016 Catalan Grand Prix) Jack Miller (2016 Dutch TT) Marc Márquez (2016 German Grand Prix) Andrea Iannone (2016 Austrian Grand Prix) Cal Crutchlow (2016 Czech Republic Grand Prix) Maverick Viñales (2016 British Grand Prix) Dani Pedrosa (2016 San Marino Grand Prix) Brad Binder (2020 Czech Republic Grand Prix) Andrea Dovizioso (2020 Austrian Grand Prix) Miguel Oliveira (2020 Styrian Grand Prix) Franco Morbidelli (2020 San Marino Grand Prix) Maverick Viñales (2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix) Fabio Quartararo (2020 Catalan Grand Prix) Danilo Petrucci (2020 French Grand Prix) Álex Rins (2020 Aragon Grand Prix)[41]
Fewest race wins in World Championship winning year	1	Joan Mir (2020)
World Champion with fewest career wins	1	Joan Mir
Most race wins in one season without becoming World Champion	11	Francesco Bagnaia (2024)
Podiums
Longest time between first and last podium finishes	7,391 days	Valentino Rossi (2000 Spanish Grand Prix–2020 Andalusian Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive podium finishes	3,527 days	Frank Perris (1961 Argentine Grand Prix–1971 Isle of Man TT)
Most consecutive podium finishes (starting from debut)	6	Kenny Roberts (1978 Spanish Grand Prix–1978 Belgian Grand Prix)
Most podium finishes before a victory	19	Johann Zarco[42]
Most second places	61	Valentino Rossi
Most third places	49	Valentino Rossi
Pole positions
Most pole positions in a debut season	9	Marc Márquez (2013)
Fewest pole positions scored in a Championship-winning season (from 1974)	0	Wayne Rainey (1992) Joan Mir (2020)
Longest time between first and last pole positions	6,251 days	Valentino Rossi (2001 South African Grand Prix–2018 Italian Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive pole positions	2,485 days	Aleix Espargaró (2015 Catalan Grand Prix–2022 Argentine Republic Grand Prix)
Most races before first pole position	136	Alex Barros
Most pole positions without a victory	4	Graeme Crosby
Most polesitters in one year	10 (2022)[43]	Jorge Martín Fabio Quartararo Aleix Espargaró Johann Zarco Francesco Bagnaia Fabio Di Giannantonio Enea Bastianini Jack Miller Marc Márquez Marco Bezzecchi
Finishes
Most race finishes	333	Valentino Rossi
Longest time between first and last points finishes	8,225 days	Shinichi Ito (1989 Japanese Grand Prix–2011 Japanese Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive points finishes	5,481 days	Wilf Herron (1956 Ulster Grand Prix–1971 Ulster Grand Prix)
Seasons
Most riders to finish in the points in a season	56 (1969)
Fewest riders to finish in the points in a season	14 (1949)

See also

• List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing rider records

Notes

1. Read had 18 starts since 1974, the season when pole positions where first officially recorded.
2. This includes partial seasons.
3. Read did not compete in 500cc in 1965–1970 and 1972, so he won the championship in the sixth season he contested.
4. Liberati did not compete in 500cc in 1954, so he won the championship in the fifth season he contested.
5. Race stopped at the end of lap 17 of 23 because of rain, then re-started for the remaining 6 laps.

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