Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc/80cc, MotoE, and Sidecar. The premier class is MotoGP, which was formerly known as the 500cc class. 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. 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.
Valentino Rossi holds the record for the most race wins in the premier class with 89. Marc Márquez is second with 79 wins, and Giacomo Agostini is third with 68 wins. Dani Pedrosa holds the record for most career wins without winning the championship with 31.
By rider
+KeyMotoGP/500cc World ChampionGrand Prix World ChampionBoldRider has competed in the MotoGP season
+Grand Prix motorcycle racing winnersRankCountryRiderWinsSeasons activeFirst winLast win189–2000 500cc British Grand Prix2017 MotoGP Dutch TT279–2013 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas2026 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix368–1965 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1976 500cc West German Grand Prix454–1990 500cc Hungarian Grand Prix1998 500cc Argentine Grand Prix547–2008 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix2018 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix638–2007 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2012 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix737–1961 500cc Isle of Man TT1967 500cc Canadian Grand Prix831–1984 500cc South African Grand Prix1992 500cc Hungarian Grand Prix31––2006 MotoGP Chinese Grand Prix2017 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix31–2021 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix2025 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix1125–1988 500cc Japanese Grand Prix1994 500cc British Grand Prix1224–1988 500cc British Grand Prix1993 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix1322–1950 500cc Isle of Man TT1958 500cc Swedish Grand Prix22–1956 500cc Isle of Man TT1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix22–1978 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix1620–1982 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1985 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1719–1975 500cc Dutch TT1981 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1818–1986 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1992 500cc British Grand Prix1915–1992 500cc Dutch TT2000 500cc French Grand Prix15–2009 MotoGP British Grand Prix2020 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix2113–1980 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1987 500cc San Marino Grand Prix13–1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix2004 MotoGP German Grand Prix2311––1964 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1975 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix11–2020 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix2022 MotoGP German Grand Prix2510–2016 MotoGP British Grand Prix2024 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas10–2023 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix279–2001 500cc Valencian Grand Prix2004 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix9––1996 500cc Australian Grand Prix2007 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix9–2021 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP French Grand Prix308––1961 500cc West German Grand Prix1962 500cc Isle of Man TT8–1993 500cc British Grand Prix1996 500cc German Grand Prix8–1999 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix2000 500cc Pacific Grand Prix337–1993 500cc FIM Grand Prix2005 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix7–2022 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix356––1950 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1955 500cc Nations Grand Prix6–1980 500cc German Grand Prix1981 500cc Finnish Grand Prix6–2019 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas2023 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas385–1949 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1952 500cc Spanish Grand Prix5––1977 500cc Dutch TT1980 500cc Finnish Grand Prix5–1982 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1982 500cc British Grand Prix5–2005 MotoGP Turkish Grand Prix2006 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix5–2020 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix2022 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix434–1952 500cc Isle of Man TT1956 500cc West German Grand Prix4––1957 500cc German Grand Prix1957 500cc Nations Grand Prix4––1991 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix1994 500cc Australian Grand Prix4–1997 500cc Indonesian Grand Prix1999 500cc Australian Grand Prix4–2016 MotoGP Dutch TT2022 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix4–2025 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix493–1951 500cc French Grand Prix1953 500cc Belgian Grand Prix3––––1956 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1963 500cc Dutch TT3––1969 500cc Nations Grand Prix1972 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix3–1971 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1977 500cc Austrian Grand Prix3–1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1978 500cc Spanish Grand Prix3–1977 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1978 500cc Dutch TT3–1993 500cc German Grand Prix1995 500cc German Grand Prix3–1996 500cc Japanese Grand Prix2000 500cc Japanese Grand Prix3–2000 500cc South African Grand Prix2000 500cc Valencian Grand Prix3–2005 MotoGP United States Grand Prix2006 MotoGP United States Grand Prix3–2016 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix2018 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix3–2020 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix2020 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix3––2022 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix2023 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix622–1949 500cc Dutch TT1949 500cc Nations Grand Prix2–1951 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1953 500cc Spanish Grand Prix2–1953 500cc Isle of Man TT1954 500cc Isle of Man TT2–1966 500cc West German Grand Prix1966 500cc Dutch TT21973 500cc French Grand Prix1973 500cc Austrian Grand Prix2–1978 500cc German Grand Prix1979 500cc Dutch TT2–1980 500cc Dutch TT1981 500cc British Grand Prix2–1996 500cc Catalan Grand Prix1998 500cc Madrid Grand Prix2–2004 MotoGP Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix2004 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix2–2019 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2020 MotoGP French Grand Prix2–2020 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix2021 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix2–2023 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix2025 MotoGP French Grand Prix2–2023 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix2–2025 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP British Grand Prix761–1949 500cc Isle of Man TT1949 500cc Isle of Man TT1–1949 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1949 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1––1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1–1952 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1952 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1–1953 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1953 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1–1954 500cc French Grand Prix1954 500cc French Grand Prix1–1954 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1954 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1955 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1955 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1–1955 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1955 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1–1957 500cc Isle of Man TT1957 500cc Isle of Man TT1–1960 500cc Dutch TT1960 500cc Dutch TT1–1961 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1961 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1––1962 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1962 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1962 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1962 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1––1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1965 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1965 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1––1966 500cc East German Grand Prix1966 500cc East German Grand Prix1–1969 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1969 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1–1970 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1970 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix11974 500cc German Grand Prix1974 500cc German Grand Prix1––1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix1974 500cc Nations Grand Prix11974 500cc Isle of Man TT1974 500cc Isle of Man TT1–1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1–1975 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1975 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1–1975 500cc Isle of Man TT1975 500cc Isle of Man TT1––1976 500cc Isle of Man TT1976 500cc Isle of Man TT1–1976 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1976 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1–1976 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix1976 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix1–1979 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1979 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1–1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1982 500cc French Grand Prix1982 500cc French Grand Prix1–1982 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1982 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1–1985 500cc German Grand Prix1985 500cc German Grand Prix1–1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1989 500cc Nations Grand Prix1989 500cc Nations Grand Prix1–1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1998 500cc British Grand Prix1998 500cc British Grand Prix1–1999 500cc Valencian Grand Prix1999 500cc Valencian Grand Prix1–2002 MotoGP South African Grand Prix2002 MotoGP South African Grand Prix1––2006 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix2006 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix1–2006 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix2006 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix1–2007 MotoGP French Grand Prix2007 MotoGP French Grand Prix1–2011 MotoGP Dutch TT2011 MotoGP Dutch TT1–2016 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix2016 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix1–2020 MotoGP European Grand Prix2020 MotoGP European Grand Prix1–2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix1–2026 MotoGP Dutch TT2026 MotoGP Dutch TT1–2026 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix
By nationality
RankCountryWinsRider(s) 1 299 27 2 222 17 3 154 11 4 141 26 5 128 12 6 16 5 7 13 7 8 12 3 9 8 3 10 7 1 11 5 1 12 4 1 13 3 2 3 1 3 3 16 2 2 2 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 1
Milestone races winners
Multiples of 100 +500cc/MotoGP Grands Prix by multiples of 100 Racenumber Season Grand Prix Circuit Winner Rider Constructor 100 East German Sachsenring Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 200 Dutch TT Assen Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 300 Swedish Anderstorp Barry Sheene Yamaha 400 French Le Mans Eddie Lawson Honda 500 Imola Imola Mick Doohan Honda 600 French Le Mans Sete Gibernau Honda 700 Japanese Motegi Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 800 Aragon Motorland Aragón Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 900 Styrian Red Bull Ring Miguel Oliveira KTM 1000 Austrian Red Bull Ring Marc Márquez Ducati
Most wins per season
+KeyRider has competed in the MotoGP seasonBoldWon the World Championship in the same year