List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions
By season

List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions

Section Title: By season
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Season	Country	Rider	Constructor	Grands Prix	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margin

1949	United Kingdom	Leslie Graham	AJS	5	&—	2	3	3	30	2

1950	Italy	Umberto Masetti	Gilera	6	&—	2	4	1	28	1

1951	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke	Norton	8	&—	4	4	2	35	4

1952	Italy	Umberto Masetti	Gilera	8	&—	2	4	2	28	3

1953	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke	Gilera	9	&—	4	5	1	38	14

1954	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke	Gilera	9	&—	5	6	4	40	20

1955	United Kingdom	Geoff Duke	Gilera	8	&—	4	5	6	36	6

1956	United Kingdom	John Surtees	MV Agusta	6	&—	3	3	2	24	8

1957	Italy	Libero Liberati	Gilera	6	&—	4	5	1	32	12

1958	United Kingdom	John Surtees	MV Agusta	7	&—	6	6	5	32	12

1959	United Kingdom	John Surtees	MV Agusta	7	&—	7	7	6	32	10

1960	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	8	&—	5	5	4	40	11

1963	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	8	&—	7	7	7	40	19

1964	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	9	&—	7	7	6	40	15

1965	United Kingdom	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	10	&—	8	8	8	48	20

1966	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	9	&—	3	8	2	36	6

1967	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	10	&—	5	8	4	46	0

1968	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	10	&—	10	10	10	48	14

1969	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	12	&—	10	10	10	105	58

1970	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	11	&—	10	10	9	90	28

1971	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	11	&—	8	8	9	90	32

1972	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	13	&—	11	11	12	105	19

1973	United Kingdom	Phil Read	MV Agusta	11	&—	4	8	1	84	20

1974	United Kingdom	Phil Read	MV Agusta	10	4	4	7	1	82	13

1975	Italy	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha	10	2	4	6	4	84	8

1976	United Kingdom	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	10	4	5	6	3	72	24

1977	United Kingdom	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	10	7	6	7	6	107	27

1978	United States	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	11	2	4	7	6	110	10

1979	United States	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	12	5	5	7	4	113	24

1980	United States	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	8	2	3	6	4	87	15

1981	Italy	Marco Lucchinelli	Suzuki	11	7	5	6	5	105	11

1982	Italy	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	12	1	5	7	1	103	27

1983	United States	Freddie Spencer	Honda	12	6	6	10	3	144	2

1984	United States	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	12	2	4	9	3	142	31

1985	United States	Freddie Spencer*	Honda	12	10	7	10	6	141	8

1986	United States	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	11	7	7	10	6	139	22

1987	Australia	Wayne Gardner	Honda	15	10	7	11	8	178	20

1988	United States	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	15	2	7	12	5	252	23

1989	United States	Eddie Lawson	Honda	15	1	4	13	3	228	17.5

1990	United States	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	15	3	7	14	6	255	67

1991	United States	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	15	6	6	13	8	233	9

1992	United States	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	13	0	3	8	3	140	4

1993	United States	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	14	6	4	11	2	248	34

1994	Australia	Mick Doohan	Honda	14	6	9	14	7	317	143

1995	Australia	Mick Doohan	Honda	13	9	7	10	7	248	33

1996	Australia	Mick Doohan	Honda	15	8	8	12	4	309	64

1997	Australia	Mick Doohan	Honda	15	12	12	14	11	340	143

1998	Australia	Mick Doohan	Honda	14	8	8	11	3	260	52

1999	Spain	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	16	2	6	10	2	267	57

2000	United States	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	Suzuki	16	4	4	9	3	258	49

2001	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Honda	15	4	11	13	10	325	106

2002	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Honda	15	7	11	15	9	355	140

2003	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Honda	16	9	9	16	12	357	80

2004	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	16	5	9	11	3	304	47

2005	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	17	5	11	16	6	367	147

2006	United States	Nicky Hayden	Honda	17	1	2	10	2	252	5

2007	Australia	Casey Stoner	Ducati	18	4	10	14	6	367	125

2008	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	18	2	9	16	6	373	93

2009	Italy	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	17	7	6	13	6	306	45

2010	Spain	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	7	9	16	4	383	138

2011	Australia	Casey Stoner	Honda	17	12	10	16	7	350	90

2012	Spain	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	7	6	16	5	350	18

2013	Spain	Marc Márquez	Honda	18	9	6	16	11	334	4

2014	Spain	Marc Márquez	Honda	18	13	13	14	12	362	67

2015	Spain	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	5	7	12	6	330	5

2016	Spain	Marc Márquez	Honda	18	7	5	12	4	298	49

2017	Spain	Marc Márquez	Honda	18	8	6	12	3	298	37

2018	Spain	Marc Márquez	Honda	18	7	9	14	7	321	76

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Casey Stoner is a motorcycle racer and a two-time MotoGP World Champion in 2007 and 2011.

final_sentence: Casey Stoner is a motorcycle racer and a two-time MotoGP World Champion in 2007 and 2011.