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List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1997: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 50cc/80cc 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]

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

Each season consists of 6 to 20 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads. Points earned in these events count toward the riders' and constructors' world championships. The riders' and constructors' championship 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]

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-one 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 championship in 1949.

Champions

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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

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500cc/MotoGP champions
Season Land Rider Constructor Grands Prix Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Margin
1949   Vereinigtes Königreich Leslie Graham   AJS 6 — 2 3 3 30 2
1950   Italien Umberto Masetti   Gilera 6 — 2 4 1 28 1
1951   Vereinigtes Königreich Geoff Duke†   Norton 8 — 4 4 2 35 4
1952   Italien Umberto Masetti   Gilera 8 — 2 4 2 28 3
1953   Vereinigtes Königreich Geoff Duke   Gilera 8 — 4 5 1 38 14
1954   Vereinigtes Königreich Geoff Duke   Gilera 8 — 5 6 4 40 20
1955   Vereinigtes Königreich Geoff Duke   Gilera 8 — 4 5 6 36 6
1956   Vereinigtes Königreich John Surtees   MV Agusta 6 — 3 3 2 24 8
1957   Italien Libero Liberati   Gilera 6 — 4 5 1 32 12
1958   Vereinigtes Königreich John Surtees†   MV Agusta 7 — 6 6 5 32 12
1959   Vereinigtes Königreich John Surtees†   MV Agusta 7 — 7 7 6 32 10
1960   Vereinigtes Königreich John Surtees†   MV Agusta 7 — 5 6 6 46 20
1961   Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking†   MV Agusta 10 — 7 7 9 48 8
1962   Vereinigtes Königreich Mike Hailwood   MV Agusta 8 — 5 5 4 40 11
1963   Vereinigtes Königreich Mike Hailwood   MV Agusta 8 — 7 7 7 40 19
1964   Vereinigtes Königreich Mike Hailwood   MV Agusta 9 — 7 7 6 40 15
1965   Vereinigtes Königreich Mike Hailwood   MV Agusta 10 — 8 8 8 48 20
1966   Italien Giacomo Agostini   MV Agusta 9 — 3 8 2 36 6
1967   Italien Giacomo Agostini   MV Agusta 10 — 5 8 4 46 0
1968   Italien Giacomo Agostini†   MV Agusta 10 — 10 10 10 48 14
1969   Italien Giacomo Agostini†   MV Agusta 12 — 10 10 10 105 58
1970   Italien Giacomo Agostini†   MV Agusta 11 — 10 10 9 90 28
1971   Italien Giacomo Agostini†   MV Agusta 11 — 8 8 9 90 32
1972   Italien Giacomo Agostini†   MV Agusta 13 — 11 11 12 105 19
1973   Vereinigtes Königreich Phil Read   MV Agusta 11 — 4 8 1 84 20
1974   Vereinigtes Königreich Phil Read   MV Agusta 10 4 4 7 1 82 13
1975   Italien Giacomo Agostini   Yamaha 10 2 4 6 4 84 8
1976   Vereinigtes Königreich Barry Sheene   Suzuki 10 4 5 6 3 72 24
1977   Vereinigtes Königreich Barry Sheene   Suzuki 11 7 6 7 6 107 27
1978   Vereinigte Staaten Kenny Roberts   Yamaha 11 2 4 7 6 110 10
1979   Vereinigte Staaten Kenny Roberts   Yamaha 12 5 5 7 4 113 24
1980   Vereinigte Staaten Kenny Roberts   Yamaha 8 2 3 6 4 87 15
1981   Italien Marco Lucchinelli   Suzuki 11 7 5 6 5 105 11
1982   Italien Franco Uncini   Suzuki 12 1 5 7 1 103 27
1983   Vereinigte Staaten Freddie Spencer   Honda 12 6 6 10 3 144 2
1984   Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Lawson   Yamaha 12 2 4 9 3 142 31
1985   Vereinigte Staaten Freddie Spencer*   Honda 12 10 7 10 6 141 8
1986   Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Lawson   Yamaha 11 7 7 10 6 139 22
1987   Australien Wayne Gardner   Honda 15 10 7 11 8 178 20
1988   Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Lawson   Yamaha 15 2 7 12 5 252 23
1989   Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Lawson   Honda 15 1 4 13 3 228 17.5
1990   Vereinigte Staaten Wayne Rainey   Yamaha 15 3 7 14 6 255 67
1991   Vereinigte Staaten Wayne Rainey   Yamaha 15 6 6 13 8 233 9
1992   Vereinigte Staaten Wayne Rainey   Yamaha 13 0 3 8 3 140 4
1993   Vereinigte Staaten Kevin Schwantz   Suzuki 14 6 4 11 2 248 34
1994   Australien Mick Doohan   Honda 14 6 9 14 7 317 143
1995   Australien Mick Doohan   Honda 13 9 7 10 7 248 33
1996   Australien Mick Doohan   Honda 15 8 8 12 4 309 64
1997   Australien Mick Doohan   Honda 15 12 12 14 11 340 143
1998   Australien Mick Doohan   Honda 14 8 8 11 3 260 52
1999   Spanien Àlex Crivillé   Honda 16 2 6 10 2 267 57
2000   Vereinigte Staaten Kenny Roberts Jr.   Suzuki 16 4 4 9 3 258 49
2001   Italien Valentino Rossi   Honda 16 4 11 13 10 325 106
2002   Italien Valentino Rossi   Honda 16 7 11 15 9 355 140
2003   Italien Valentino Rossi   Honda 16 9 9 16 12 357 80
2004   Italien Valentino Rossi   Yamaha 16 5 9 11 3 304 47
2005   Italien Valentino Rossi   Yamaha 17 5 11 16 6 367 147
2006   Vereinigte Staaten Nicky Hayden   Honda 17 1 2 10 2 252 5
2007   Australien Casey Stoner   Ducati 18 4 10 14 6 367 125
2008   Italien Valentino Rossi   Yamaha 18 2 9 16 6 373 93
2009   Italien Valentino Rossi   Yamaha 17 7 6 13 6 306 45
2010   Spanien Jorge Lorenzo   Yamaha 18 7 9 16 4 383 138
2011   Australien Casey Stoner   Honda 17 12 10 16 7 350 90
2012   Spanien Jorge Lorenzo   Yamaha 18 7 6 16 5 350 18
2013   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 18 9 6 16 11 334 4
2014   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 18 13 13 14 12 362 67
2015   Spanien Jorge Lorenzo   Yamaha 18 5 7 12 6 330 5
2016   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 18 7 5 12 4 298 49
2017   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 18 8 6 12 3 298 37
2018   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 18 7 9 14 7 321 76
2019   Spanien Marc Márquez   Honda 19 10 12 18 12 420 151
2020   Spanien Joan Mir   Suzuki 14 0 1 7 0 171 13
2021   Frankreich Fabio Quartararo   Yamaha 18 5 5 10 5 278 26
2022   Italien Francesco Bagnaia   Ducati 20 5 7 10 3 265 17
2023   Italien Francesco Bagnaia   Ducati 20 7 7 15 3 467 39

Multiple champions

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500cc/MotoGP multiple champions
Rider Titles Seasons
  Giacomo Agostini 8 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975
  Valentino Rossi 7 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
  Marc Márquez 6 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  Mick Doohan 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  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
  Kenny Roberts 3 1978, 1979, 1980
  Wayne Rainey 1990, 1991, 1992
  Jorge Lorenzo 2010, 2012, 2015
  Umberto Masetti 2 1950, 1952
  Phil Read 1973, 1974
  Barry Sheene 1976, 1977
  Freddie Spencer 1983, 1985
  Casey Stoner 2007, 2011
  Francesco Bagnaia 2022, 2023
  • Bold indicates active rider.

By constructor

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500cc/MotoGP champions by constructor
Constructor Titles
  Honda 21
  MV Agusta 18
  Yamaha 18
  Suzuki 7
  Gilera 6
  Ducati 3
  Norton 1
  AJS 1

By nationality

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500cc/MotoGP champions by nationality
Land Riders Titles
  Italien 7 22
  Vereinigtes Königreich 6 17
  Vereinigte Staaten 7 15
  Spanien 4 11
  Australien 3 8
  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1 1
  Frankreich 1 1

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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

Allgemein

Specific

  1. ^ a b Marshall 1997, p. 289
  2. ^ a b c "Basics". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Bikes". MotoGP. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  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.

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