# List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing rider records

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 that has competed in the 2025 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season are highlighted in bold.
This page is accurate as of the 2025 Argentine Grand Prix.

## Race entered and started

Riders are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of entering the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A rider is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pitlane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted, but only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification.

### Total entries

| | Rider | Seasons | Entries |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 1996–2021 | 435 |
| 2 | Andrea Dovizioso | 2001–2022 | 348 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaró | 2004–2024 | 345 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | 1990–2011 | 332 |
| 5 | Simone Corsi | 2002–2022, 2024 | 327 |
| 6 | Thomas Lüthi | 2002–2021 | 323 |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | 2001–2018, 2021, 2023–2024 | 307 |
| 8 | Jorge Lorenzo | 2002–2019 | 306 |
| 9 | Pol Espargaró | 2006–2024 | 300 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | 2009–2025 | 285 |

### Total starts

| | Rider | Seasons | Starts |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 1996–2021 | 432 |
| 2 | Andrea Dovizioso | 2001–2022 | 346 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaró | 2004–2024 | 339 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | 1990–2011 | 328 |
| 5 | Simone Corsi | 2002–2022, 2024 | 321 |
| 6 | Thomas Lüthi | 2002–2021 | 317 |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | 2001–2018, 2021, 2023–2024 | 299 |
| 8 | Jorge Lorenzo | 2002–2019 | 297 |
| 9 | Pol Espargaró | 2006–2024 | 292 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | 2009–2025 | 284 |

## Wins
### Total Grand Prix wins

| | Rider | Wins |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 122 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | 115 |
| 3 | Ángel Nieto | 90 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 90 |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 76 |
| 6 | Jorge Lorenzo | 68 |
| 7 | Mick Doohan | 54 |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | 54 |
| 9 | Phil Read | 52 |
| 10 | Jim Redman | 45 |
| 10 | Casey Stoner | 45 |
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### Most consecutive Grand Prix wins

| | Rider | Season(s) | Wins | Consecutive races won |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 1968–1969 | 35 | 1968 350cc West German–1969 500cc Ulster |
| 2 | Giacomo Agostini | 1970 | 19 | 1970 350cc West German–1970 500cc Nations |
| 3 | John Surtees | 1958–1959 | 17 | 1958 350cc Ulster–1959 500cc Nations |
| 4 | Anton Mang | 1981 | 13 | 1981 250cc French–1981 350cc Czechoslovak |
| 5 | Carlo Ubbiali | 1955–1956 | 12 | 1955 125cc French–1956 250cc Belgian |
| 6 | Ángel Nieto | 1978–1979 | 11 | 1978 125cc Finnish–1979 125cc Dutch |
| 6 | Fausto Gresini | 1986–1987 | 11 | 1986 125cc Baden-Württemberg–1987 125cc San Marino |
| 8 | Mike Hailwood | 1965–1966 | 10 | 1965 500cc Nations–1966 350cc Dutch |
| 8 | Mick Doohan | 1997 | 10 | 1997 500cc Italian–1997 500cc Catalan |
| 8 | Marc Márquez | 2014 | 10 | 2014 MotoGP Qatar–2014 MotoGP Indianapolis |
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### Youngest Grand Prix winners

(only the first win for each rider is listed)
| | Rider | Age | Race | Class |
| 1 | Can Öncü | 15 years, 115 days | 2018 Valencian Grand Prix | Moto3 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | 15 years, 170 days | 2008 British Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 3 | Marco Melandri | 15 years, 324 days | 1998 Dutch TT | 125cc |
| 4 | Romano Fenati | 16 years, 105 days | 2012 Spanish Grand Prix | Moto3 |
| 5 | Maverick Viñales | 16 years, 123 days | 2011 French Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 6 | Jorge Lorenzo | 16 years, 139 days | 2003 Rio Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 7 | Ivan Goi | 16 years, 157 days | 1996 Austrian Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 8 | Sergio García | 16 years, 240 days | 2019 Valencian Grand Prix | Moto3 |
| 9 | Héctor Barberá | 16 years, 253 days | 2003 British Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 10 | Dani Pedrosa | 16 years, 273 days | 2002 Dutch TT | 125cc |

### Oldest Grand Prix winners

(only the last win for each rider is listed)
| | Rider | Age | Race | Class |
| 1 | Arthur Wheeler | 46 years, 70 days | 1962 Argentine Grand Prix | 250cc |
| 2 | Fergus Anderson | 45 years, 236 days | 1954 Spanish Grand Prix | 350cc |
| 3 | Hermann Paul Müller | 45 years, 217 days | 1955 West German Grand Prix | 250cc |
| 4 | Enrico Lorenzetti | 42 years, 273 days | 1953 Spanish Grand Prix | 250cc |
| 5 | Jack Findlay | 42 years, 85 days | 1977 Austrian Grand Prix | 500cc |
| 6 | Leslie Graham | 41 years, 270 days | 1953 Isle of Man TT | 125cc |
| 7 | Maurice Cann | 41 years, 144 days | 1952 Ulster Grand Prix | 250cc |
| 8 | Marcellino Lucchi | 41 years, 65 days | 1998 Italian Grand Prix | 250cc |
| 9 | Freddie Frith | 40 years, 82 days | 1949 Ulster Grand Prix | 350cc |
| 10 | Jack Ahearn | 39 years, 327 days | 1964 Finnish Grand Prix | 500cc |

### Total MotoGP Sprint wins

| | Rider | Wins |
| 1 | Jorge Martín | 16 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | 11 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 3 |
| 4 | Brad Binder | 2 |
| 4 | Álex Márquez | 2 |
| 4 | Maverick Viñales | 2 |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaró | 2 |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | 2 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | 1 |

## Pole positions
### Total pole positions

| | Rider | Poles |
| 1 | Marc Márquez | 96 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 69 |
| 3 | Valentino Rossi | 65 |
| 4 | Mick Doohan | 58 |
| 5 | Max Biaggi | 56 |
| 6 | Dani Pedrosa | 49 |
| 7 | Casey Stoner | 43 |
| 8 | Loris Capirossi | 41 |
| 8 | Jorge Martín | 41 |
| 10 | Freddie Spencer | 33 |
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### Most consecutive pole positions

| | Rider | Poles | Races |
| 1 | Mick Doohan | 12 | 1997 500cc Italian–1997 500cc Australian |
| 2 | Freddie Spencer | 9 | 1985 500cc German–1985 500cc Swedish |
| 3 | Pier Paolo Bianchi | 8 | 1977 125cc Nations–1977 125cc Finnish |
| 4 | Max Biaggi | 7 | 1995 250cc German–1995 250cc Rio de Janeiro |
| 4 | Casey Stoner | 7 | 2008 MotoGP Catalan–2008 MotoGP San Marino |
| 4 | Marc Márquez | 7 | 2013 MotoGP Valencia–2014 MotoGP Italian |
| 7 | Marco Lucchinelli | 6 | 1981 500cc Nations–1981 500cc San Marino |
| 7 | Kevin Schwantz | 6 | 1989 500cc Nations–1989 500cc Belgian |
| 7 | Mick Doohan | 6 | 1992 500cc Australian–1992 500cc German |
| 7 | Mick Doohan | 6 | 1995 500cc Australian–1995 500cc Italian |
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### Most seasons with a pole position

| | Rider | Seasons | Total |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 1996–1997, 2001–2010, 2014–2016, 2018 | 16 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | 2002–2015, 2017 | 15 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | 2003–2016, 2018 | 15 |
| 2 | Marc Márquez | 2009–2019, 2022–2025 | 15 |
| 5 | Max Biaggi | 1992–2004 | 13 |
| 6 | Luca Cadalora | 1985–1995 | 11 |
| 6 | Loris Capirossi | 1991, 1993–1994, 1997–2001, 2003, 2005–2006 | 11 |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | 2011–2014, 2017–2021, 2023–2024 | 11 |
| 9 | Pier Paolo Bianchi | 1975–1978, 1980–1983, 1985 | 9 |
| 9 | Mick Doohan | 1990–1998 | 9 |
| 9 | Casey Stoner | 2003–2012 | 9 |
| 9 | Andrea Dovizioso | 2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2010, 2014–2016, 2018 | 9 |

## Fastest laps
### Total fastest lap

| | Rider | Fastest laps |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 117 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | 96 |
| 3 | Ángel Nieto | 81 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 81 |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 79 |
| 6 | Dani Pedrosa | 64 |
| 7 | Mick Doohan | 46 |
| 8 | Max Biaggi | 42 |
| 9 | Jorge Lorenzo | 37 |
| 10 | Phil Read | 36 |
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## Podium finishes
### Total podium finishes

| | Rider | Podiums |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 235 |
| 2 | Giacomo Agostini | 159 |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | 153 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 152 |
| 4 | Marc Márquez | 152 |
| 6 | Ángel Nieto | 139 |
| 7 | Phil Read | 121 |
| 8 | Mike Hailwood | 112 |
| 9 | Max Biaggi | 111 |
| 10 | Andrea Dovizioso | 103 |
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### Youngest to score a podium finish

| | Rider | Age | Place | Race | Class |
| 1 | Iván Palazzese | 15 years, 77 days | 3rd | 1977 Venezuelan Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 2 | Can Öncü | 15 years, 115 days | 1st | 2018 Valencian Grand Prix | Moto3 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 15 years, 126 days | 3rd | 2008 British Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 4 | Scott Redding | 15 years, 170 days | 1st | 2008 British Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 5 | Jonas Folger | 15 years, 277 days | 2nd | 2009 French Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 6 | Marco Melandri | 15 years, 283 days | 2nd | 1998 Italian Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | 15 years, 283 days | 2nd | 2015 Grand Prix of the Americas | Moto3 |
| 8 | Dani Pedrosa | 15 years, 359 days | 3rd | 2001 Valencian Grand Prix | 125cc |
| 9 | David Muñoz | 16 years, 21 days | 2nd | 2022 Catalan Grand Prix | Moto3 |
| 10 | Romano Fenati | 16 years, 84 days | 2nd | 2012 Qatar Grand Prix | Moto3 |

## Points

Throughout the history of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied – see the List of FIM World Championship points scoring systems for details.

### Total points

| | Rider | Seasons | Points |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 1996–2021 | 6357 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | 2001–2018, 2021, 2023–2024 | 4207 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 2008–2025 | 4138 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 2002–2019 | 3946 |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | 2001–2022 | 3796 |
| 6 | Loris Capirossi | 1990–2011 | 3215 |
| 7 | Max Biaggi | 1991–2005 | 2892 |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | 2011–2025 | 2743 |
| 9 | Thomas Lüthi | 2007–2021 | 2657 |
| 10 | Casey Stoner | 2001–2012 | 2411 |
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### Most consecutive points finishes

| | Rider | Points finishes | Races |
| 1 | Mick Doohan | 37 | 1995 500cc Italian Grand Prix–1997 500cc Indonesian Grand Prix |
| 2 | Giacomo Agostini | 35 | 1967 500cc Nations Grand Prix–1969 500cc Ulster Grand Prix |
| 3 | Luca Cadalora | 34 | 1990 250cc French Grand Prix–1992 250cc South African Grand Prix |
| 3 | Colin Edwards | 34 | 2004 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix–2006 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 5 | Dominique Aegerter | 33 | 2012 Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix–2013 Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix |
| 6 | Andrea Dovizioso | 31 | 2005 250cc Qatar Grand Prix–2007 250cc Czech Grand Prix |
| 6 | Mika Kallio | 31 | 2013 Moto2 French Grand Prix–2014 Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 8 | Wayne Gardner | 30 | 1986 500cc West German Grand Prix–1988 500cc West German Grand Prix |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | 30 | 2017 Moto2 Catalan Grand Prix–2018 Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix |
| 10 | Ralf Waldmann | 29 | 1996 250cc Indonesian Grand Prix–1997 250cc Australian Grand Prix |
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## Riders' Championships
### Total championships

| | Rider | Titles | Seasons |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 15 | 350cc – 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 500cc – 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975 |
| 2 | Ángel Nieto | 13 | 50cc – 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977 125cc – 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| 3 | Carlo Ubbiali | 9 | 125cc – 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 250cc – 1956, 1959, 1960 |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | 9 | 250cc – 1961, 1966, 1967 350cc – 1966, 1967 500cc – 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| 3 | Valentino Rossi | 9 | 125cc – 1997 250cc – 1999 500cc – 2001 MotoGP – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
| 6 | Marc Márquez | 8 | 125cc – 2010 Moto2 – 2012 MotoGP – 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 7 | John Surtees | 7 | 350cc – 1958, 1959, 1960 500cc – 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| 7 | Phil Read | 7 | 125cc – 1968 250cc – 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971 500cc – 1973, 1974 |
| 9 | Geoff Duke | 6 | 350cc – 1951, 1952 500cc – 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 9 | Jim Redman | 6 | 250cc – 1962, 1963 350cc – 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
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### Most consecutive championships

| | Rider | Titles | Seasons |
| 1 | Giacomo Agostini | 12 | 1967 500cc, 1968–1972 350cc–500cc, 1973 350cc |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood | 8 | 1962–1965 500cc, 1966–1967 250cc–350cc |
| 3 | Geoff Duke | 6 | 1951 350cc–500cc, 1952 350cc, 1953–1955 500cc |
| 3 | John Surtees | 6 | 1958 350cc–500cc, 1959 350cc–500cc, 1960 350cc–500cc |
| 3 | Jim Redman | 6 | 1962–1963 250cc–350cc, 1964–1965 350cc |
| 6 | Carlo Ubbiali | 5 | 1958 125cc, 1959–1960 125cc–250cc |
| 6 | Ángel Nieto | 5 | 1969–1970 50cc, 1971 125cc, 1972 50cc–125cc |
| 6 | Mick Doohan | 5 | 1994–1998 500cc |
| 6 | Valentino Rossi | 5 | 2001 500cc, 2002–2005 MotoGP |
| 10 | Hugh Anderson | 4 | 1963 80cc–125cc, 1964 80cc, 1965 125cc |
| 10 | Walter Villa | 4 | 1974–1975 250cc, 1974 250cc–350cc, 1975 250cc–350cc |
| 10 | Kork Ballington | 4 | 1978–1979 250cc–350cc |
| 10 | Kenny Roberts | 4 | 1978–1979 500cc, 1980 750cc, 1981 500cc |
| 10 | Anton Mang | 4 | 1980 250cc, 1981 250cc–350cc, 1982 350cc |
| 10 | Ángel Nieto | 4 | 1981–1984 125cc |
| 10 | Stefan Dörflinger | 4 | 1982–1983 50cc, 1984–1985 80cc |
| 10 | Jorge Martínez | 4 | 1986–1987 80cc, 1988 80cc–125cc |
| 10 | Max Biaggi | 4 | 1994–1997 250cc |
| 10 | Marc Márquez | 4 | 2016–2019 MotoGP |

### Youngest World Riders' Champions

(at the time they clinched their first/only title)
| | Rider | Age | Season | Class |
| 1 | Loris Capirossi | 17 years, 165 days | 1990 | 125cc |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | 17 years, 166 days | 2021 | Moto3 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | 17 years, 263 days | 2010 | 125cc |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | 18 years, 13 days | 2003 | 125cc |
| 5 | Izan Guevara | 18 years, 110 days | 2022 | Moto3 |
| 6 | David Alonso | 18 years, 163 days | 2024 | Moto3 |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | 18 years, 196 days | 1997 | 125cc |
| 8 | Álex Márquez | 18 years, 200 days | 2014 | Moto3 |
| 9 | Andrea Dovizioso | 18 years, 201 days | 2004 | 125cc |
| 10 | Manuel Poggiali | 18 years, 262 days | 2001 | 125cc |

### Oldest World Riders' Champions

(at the time they clinched their last/only title)
| | Rider | Age | Season | Class |
| 1 | Hermann Paul Müller | 45 years, 287 days | 1955 | 250cc |
| 2 | Fergus Anderson | 45 years, 236 days | 1954 | 350cc |
| 3 | Enrico Lorenzetti | 41 years, 254 days | 1952 | 250cc |
| 4 | Freddie Frith | 40 years, 82 days | 1949 | 350cc |
| 5 | Anton Mang | 37 years, 349 days | 1987 | 250cc |
| 6 | Leslie Graham | 37 years, 340 days | 1949 | 500cc |
| 7 | Nello Pagani | 37 years, 241 days | 1949 | 125cc |
| 8 | Ángel Nieto | 37 years, 193 days | 1984 | 125cc |
| 9 | Luigi Taveri | 36 years, 357 days | 1966 | 125cc |
| 10 | Phil Read | 35 years, 208 days | 1974 | 500cc |