List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Riders' Champions explained

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into four classes since the : MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE. Classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, and 50cc/80cc. 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.^[1]

There were four classes when the championship started in 1949; 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc. The 50cc class was introduced in the 1962 season. Due to escalating costs that resulted in a number of manufacturers leaving the championship, the FIM limited the 50cc bikes to a single cylinder, the 125cc and 250cc bikes were limited to two cylinders and the 350cc and 500cc bikes were limited to four cylinders. The 350cc class was discontinued in 1982; two years later the 50cc class was replaced with an 80cc class, which was discontinued in 1989. In 2002, 990cc bikes replaced the 500cc bikes and the class was renamed as MotoGP.^[2] 600cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in the 2010 season, with the class re-branded as Moto2.^[3] 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.^[4] MotoE was introduced in as a "World Cup" until and thus statistics from that time span is not included here.^[5] MotoE gained World Championship status in .

Giacomo Agostini, with 15 victories, has won the most world championships. Ángel Nieto is second with 13 world championships and Valentino Rossi, Mike Hailwood and Carlo Ubbiali are third with 9 world championships.^[6] Agostini holds the record for the most victories in the 500cc/MotoGP and 350cc classes with eight and seven world championships respectively. Phil Read and Max Biaggi have won the most 250cc/Moto2 championships, with four victories each. Nieto won the most championships in the 125cc and 50cc/80cc classes with seven and six victories respectively.^[7]

Champions

By rider

Rank!scope="col"

Rider	Country		MotoGP/500cc	350cc	Moto2/250cc	Moto3/125cc	80cc/50cc	MotoE	Total
1			1966–1975	8	7	0	0	0	0	15
2			1969–1984	0	0	0	7	6	0	13
3			1997–2009	7	0	1	1	0	0	9
4			1961–1967	4	2	3	0	0	0	9
5			1951–1960	0	0	3	6	0	0	9
6			2010–2019	6	0	1	1	0	0	8
7			1956–1960	4	3	0	0	0	0	7
8			1964–1974	2	0	4	1	0	0	7
9			1951–1955	4	2	0	0	0	0	6
10			1962–1965	0	4	2	0	0	0	6
11			1994–1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
12			2006–2015	3	0	2	0	0	0	5
13			1980–1987	0	2	3	0	0	0	5
14			1984–1989	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
15		South Africa	1978–1979	0	2	2	0	0	0	4
16			1974–1976	0	1	3	0	0	0	4
17			1994–1997	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
18			1963–1965	0	0	0	2	2	0	4
19			1986–1988	0	0	0	1	3	0	4
20			1982–1985	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
21			1978–1980	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
21			1990–1992	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
23			1983–1985	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
23			2018–2023	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
25			1949–1951	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
25			1953–1954	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
25			1986–1992	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
25			2003–2005	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
29			1990–1998	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
30			1962–1966	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
30			1976–1980	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
32			1966–1968	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
33			1978–1980	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
34			1950–1952	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
34			1976–1977	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
34			2007–2011	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
37			1961	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
38			1989–1999	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
38			2017–2020	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
40			1955–1956	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
40			1953–1954	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
42			1983–1986	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
42			1988–1989	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
42			2015–2016	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
45			1952–1957	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
45			1957–1958	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
45			1970–1973	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
45		San Marino	2001–2003	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
45			2014–2019	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
45			2021–2023	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
51			1973–1974	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
51			1985–1987	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
51		Japan	1994–1998	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
51		Japan	1995–1996	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
55			1971–1973	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
55		Spain	1978–1981	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
57			1949	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			1957	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			1981	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			1982	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			1987	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			1993	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			2000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			2006	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57			2021	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
66			1949	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
66			1950	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
66			1957	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
66			1975	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
66		Japan	1977	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
66		South Africa	1980	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
72			1950	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1952	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1955	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1970	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1969	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1972	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1977	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1982	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1984	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			1990	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72		Japan	1993	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2000	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2001	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2002	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2008	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2009	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2010	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2011	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2013	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2014	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2017	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2020	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2021	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
72			2022	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
96			1949	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1954	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1961	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1967	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1969	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1975	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1992	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1993	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			1999	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2002	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2004	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2005	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2006	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2007	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2008	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2009	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2011	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2012	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2013	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2015	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2016	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2018	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2019	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2020	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2022	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
96			2023	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
123			1962	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
123			1965	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
123			1974	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
123			1989	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
127			2023	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

By country

Country!scope="col"

MotoGP/500cc	350cc	Moto2/250cc	Moto3/125cc	80cc/50cc	MotoE	Total
	22	8	25	24	2	1	82
	11	0	13	23	12	0	59
	17	13	9	5	1	0	45
	0	2	8	4	4	0	18
	15	0	2	0	0	0	17
	8	1	2	1	0	0	12
	0	0	0	4	4	0	8
	1	5	2	0	0	0	8
	1	0	5	2	0	0	8
	0	1	3	4	0	0	8
	0	3	2	1	0	0	6
	0	0	0	2	2	0	4
	0	1	2	0	0	0	3
	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

See also

• List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Riders' Champions by year

References

Bibliography

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

General

• Web site: Statistics; The Official MotoGP Website . MotoGP . 13 November 2009 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413091239/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/Statistics/winners . dead .

Specific

External links

• The Official MotoGP Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Basics . MotoGP . 26 July 2011 . 7 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707105315/http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Basics . dead .
2. Web site: History . MotoGP . 6 September 2011 . 12 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130912130141/http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Basics/history . dead .
3. Web site: 2010 Moto2 class to be powered by Honda . MotoGP . 2 May 2009 . 6 September 2011 . 6 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106211712/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2009/2010+Moto2+class+to+be+powered+by+Honda . dead .
4. News: Moto3 to replace 125GP class in 2012. Matthew. Birt. Bauer Media Group. Motor Cycle News. 29 June 2010. 9 May 2023. 2 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702170856/http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2010/June/jun2910-moto3-to-replace-125s/. live.
5. News: STAT ATTACK: 1000 GPs special!. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 May 2023. 14 May 2023. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514071205/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2023/05/09/stat-attack-1000-gps-special/454543. live.
6. Web site: Rossi's ninth title win: the statistics . MotoGP . 26 October 2009 . 20 August 2011 . 3 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120203172559/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2009/rossi+statistics+2009 . dead .
7. Web site: Winners . MotoGP . 13 November 2011 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413091239/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/Statistics/winners . dead .