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Grand Prix motorcycle racing winners Rank Country Rider Wins Seasons active First win Last win 1 ITA: Giacomo Agostini * 122 1964–1977: 1965 350cc West German Grand Prix: 1976 500cc West German Grand Prix: 2 ITA: Valentino Rossi * 115: 1996–2021: 1996 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix: 2017 MotoGP Dutch TT: 3 ESP: Ángel Nieto † 90 1964–1986
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into four classes: MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE.Classes that have been discontinued include Formula 750, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 50cc and Sidecar.
In 2012, 250cc bikes replaced the 125cc bikes, with the class re-branded as Moto3, retiring the two-stroke bikes from Grand Prix motorcycle racing. [5] MotoE was introduced in 2019 as a "World Cup" until 2022 and thus statistics from that time span is not included here. [6] MotoE gained World Championship status in 2023.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century [ 1 ] and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix. [ 2 ]
Motorcycle Tyres Wins 2nd place 3rd place Team 1988 Fred Merkel: Honda RC30: M: 2: 2: 1 Rumi Honda: 1989 Fred Merkel Honda RC30 P: 3: 2: 5 Rumi Honda 1990 Raymond Roche: Ducati 851: M: 8: 7: 2 Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli: 1991 Doug Polen: Ducati 888: D: 17: 4: 0 Fast by Ferracci Ducati: 1992 Doug Polen Ducati 888 D: 9: 4: 2 Team Police ...
John Norman Surtees (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1952 to 1960, and Formula One from 1960 to 1972. Surtees was a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, with four titles in the premier 500cc class with MV Agusta.
The motorcycle did manage to win a pole position with rider Jeremy McWilliams taking the top qualifying position at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix against the new breed of 990 cc four-stroke MotoGP motorcycles. [96] With the introduction of the MotoGP class in 2002, Roberts' team developed a five-cylinder bike called the KR5. [97]
This is a list of all-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing (50cc/80cc, MotoE, 125cc/Moto3, 250cc/Moto2, 350cc, and 500cc/MotoGP classes) rider records, since 1949. Riders competing in the 2023 MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE seasons are highlighted in bold. This page is accurate as of the 2024 Solidarity Grand Prix.