MotoGP is the name of the premier class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the highest class of motorcycle road racing, and by extension the world championship series in which it runs. Grand Prix events are held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, which organised the first FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix in 1949, making this the oldest established motorsport world championship. The top division was known as 500cc until 2002, when the four-stroke era began and it took the MotoGP name. The modern championship is divided into the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 classes, all using purpose-built four-stroke racing machines that the public cannot buy or ride on the road. Giacomo Agostini holds the most titles across all classes, with 15, while Valentino Rossi and Marc Márquez have seven premier class titles each. Commercial rights have been owned by Dorna Sports, with the FIM as sanctioning body, and from 2025 the championship has been organised by Liberty Media through its subsidiary MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group.
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Grand Prix road racing is the oldest established motorsport world championship.
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The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.
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The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.
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An FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) in 1949.
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2010: For the first time, Spain hosts four Grands Prix in a year.
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing.
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Events are held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
View the SourceJorge Lorenzo (Wikipedia)
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having won three titles in the MotoGP class (2010, 2012 and 2015)
Dani Pedrosa (Wikipedia)
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In 2006, Pedrosa moved into the MotoGP class to ride for Repsol Honda
Troy Bayliss (Wikipedia)
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a MotoGP race
Jonathan Rea (Wikipedia)
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Rea made two MotoGP starts in 2012
Fabio Quartararo (Wikipedia)
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racing in MotoGP for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Joan Mir (Wikipedia)
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in the MotoGP World Championship
Nicky Hayden (Wikipedia)
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won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006
Francesco Bagnaia (Wikipedia)
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races for the Ducati Lenovo Team in MotoGP
Jorge Martín (Wikipedia)
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before moving to the premier class with Prima Pramac Racing in 2021
Marco Simoncelli (Wikipedia)
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competed in the MotoGP World Championship from 2002 to 2011
Andrea Dovizioso (Wikipedia)
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best known for his time with the Ducati Team in the MotoGP class
Cal Crutchlow (Wikipedia)
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A three-time MotoGP race winner
Marco Melandri (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the MotoGP class from 2003 to 2010
Sete Gibernau (Wikipedia)
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9-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner
Brad Binder (Wikipedia)
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win a MotoGP championship race
Maverick Viñales (Wikipedia)
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riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class
Johann Zarco (Wikipedia)
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currently rides for Castrol Honda LCR in MotoGP
Jack Miller (motorcyclist) (Wikipedia)
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rides for the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Pol Espargaró (Wikipedia)
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rode in the MotoGP class for the newly named GasGas Factory Racing team
Enea Bastianini (Wikipedia)
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in the MotoGP class
Colin Edwards (Wikipedia)
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competed in the MotoGP class from 2003 to 2014
Ángel Nieto (Wikipedia)
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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947-3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Kunimitsu Takahashi (Wikipedia)
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He competed on motorcycles between 1958 and 1963, during which he became the first Japanese rider to win a World Grand Prix, taking four world-level wins in total.
Daijiro Kato (Wikipedia)
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Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, Katō Daijirō; 4 July 1976-20 April 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner.
Álvaro Bautista (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the MotoGP class from 2010 to 2018.
Johnny Cecotto (Wikipedia)
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Johnny Alberto Cecotto Persello (born 25 January 1956), better known as Johnny Cecotto, is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer.
Shoya Tomizawa (Wikipedia)
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After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship, he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009.
Aleix Espargaró (Wikipedia)
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He was the Spanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and has competed since 2017 in the MotoGP class using Aprilia machines.
Àlex Crivillé (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1987 to 2001, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team.
Luis Salom (Wikipedia)
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Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (7 August 1991-3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Carlo Ubbiali (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1949 to 1960, most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team.
Andrea Iannone (Wikipedia)
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He is most known for competing in the MotoGP World Championship from 2013 to 2019, but has also raced in the Superbike World Championship.
Toni Elías (Wikipedia)
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He claimed the lead in the championship following this win, and would not relinquish it for the remainder of the season, clinching the inaugural Moto2 World Championship at the Malaysian Grand Prix with three rounds to spare.
Fausto Gresini (Wikipedia)
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He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1983 to 1994, most prominently as a two-time 125cc world champion riding for the Garelli factory racing team.
Danilo Petrucci (Wikipedia)
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Petrucci won two races in the MotoGP World Championship, the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV) in 2011, and the 2024 and 2025 Superbike Independents Cup.
Luca Cadalora (Wikipedia)
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He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1984 to 2000.
Randy de Puniet (Wikipedia)
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Randy de Puniet (born 14 February 1981), sometimes known by his initials RdP, is a French motorcycle road racer who competed in Grands Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, achieving five wins in the 250cc class.
Jorge Martínez (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1982 to 1997.
Thomas Lüthi (Wikipedia)
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He spent 19 years in Grand Prix world championships, becoming one of only nine riders to reach 300 race starts, spending much of his career with the Interwetten Paddock team, with who he became the 2005 season's 125cc world champion.
Manuel Poggiali (Wikipedia)
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Manuel Poggiali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmanuel podˈdʒali]; born 14 February 1983) is a Sammarinese Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.
Stefan Bradl (Wikipedia)
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He then moved to MotoGP in 2012 with LCR Honda
Tito Rabat (Wikipedia)
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Rabat then made the move to MotoGP in 2016
Pedro Acosta (Wikipedia)
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Acosta was promoted to MotoGP for 2024 with Red Bull GasGas Tech3
Héctor Barberá (Wikipedia)
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He competed in MotoGP, Moto2, Superbike, and in MotoAmerica
Hiroshi Aoyama (Wikipedia)
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He stopped competing in MotoGP after the 2014 season
Chris Vermeulen (Wikipedia)
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before racing in the premier MotoGP class between 2005 and 2009
Mika Kallio (Wikipedia)
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Moving up to MotoGP full-time for 2009 and 2010
Carlos Checa (Wikipedia)
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Checa raced in 500cc and MotoGP for over a decade between 1995 and 2007
Marco Bezzecchi (Wikipedia)
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He made his 2022 MotoGP debut with the VR46 Racing Team
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Wikipedia)
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riding for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 2025
Bradley Smith (motorcyclist) (Wikipedia)
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top-three finishes in the pre-Moto3 125 cc class, Moto2 class, MotoGP class and MotoE World Cup
Franco Morbidelli (Wikipedia)
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motorcycle racer in MotoGP class
Miguel Oliveira (Wikipedia)
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He previously competed in the MotoGP World Championship
Takaaki Nakagami (Wikipedia)
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competed for Idemitsu Honda LCR in the MotoGP class
Álex Márquez (Wikipedia)
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races for the Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing in MotoGP
Luca Marini (Wikipedia)
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Marini competed for Mooney VR46 Racing Team in the 2023 MotoGP World Championship
Scott Redding (Wikipedia)
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primarily in the premier MotoGP class from 2014 to 2018
Alex de Angelis (Wikipedia)
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de Angelis moved to the MotoGP class
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