Dani Pedrosa
In spite of never being a MotoGP world champion, Pedrosa won races in twelve consecutive seasons in the championship (2006–2017). He also finished as championship runner-up on three occasions (, and ) and within the top 5 in 11 of his 13 seasons. With 31 top class wins, placing him tied for 8th in total wins as of 2021, Pedrosa regularly tops lists of "the best MotoGP racers to never win the championship". In 2019, the former Curva Dry Sac, a corner at the Spanish Circuito de Jerez, was renamed Curva Dani Pedrosa (English: "Dani Pedrosa Corner") in his honour.