Throughout its illustrious 70+ year history, MotoGP has seen some stunning laps and fantastic circuits. As the machines and talent in the sport has grown, we’ve seen MotoGP lap records tumble race after race.
The current generations of machines are some of the fastest the premier class has ever seen, meaning as you would expect multiple lap records have been set in recent years.
The list below features the all-time lap records at modern MotoGP circuits.
Lap records at 2024 MotoGP circuits
Full list of MotoGP lap records
Grand Prix | Circuit | Lap time | Driver | Manufacturer | Season |
Qatar Grand Prix | Losail International Circuit | 1:51.762 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 2023 |
Portugal Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 1:37.226 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 2023 |
Grand Prix of the Americas | Circuit of the Americas | 2:01.892 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2023 |
Spanish Grand Prix | Circuito de Jerez | 1:36.170 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2022 |
French Grand Prix | Circuit de la Sarthe | 1:30.450 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2023 |
Catalan Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1:38.639 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2023 |
Italian Grand Prix | Mugello Circuit | 1:44.855 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2023 |
Kazakhstan Grand Prix* | Sokol International Racetrack | – | – | – | – |
Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | 1:31.472 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 2023 |
German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | 1:19.765 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2022 |
British Grand Prix | Silverstone | 1:57.767 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 2022 |
Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 1:28.533 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 2023 |
Aragon Grand Prix | MotorLand Aragón | 1:46.069 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2022 |
San Marino e della Riviera di Riminian Grand Prix | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 1:30.390 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 2023 |
India Grand Prix | Buddh International Circuit | 1:43.947 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 2023 |
Indonesia Grand Prix | Mandalika International Street Circuit | 1:29.978 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 2023 |
Japanese Grand Prix | Twin Ring Motegi | 1:43.198 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 2023 |
Australian Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 1:27.246 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 2023 |
Thailand Grand Prix | Chang International Circuit | 1:29.671 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 2023 |
Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit | 1:57.491 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2023 |
Valencian Grand Prix | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 1:28.93 | Maverick Vinales | Aprilla | 2023 |
Lap records in MotoGP
Rider with the most current lap records
Francesco Bagnaia – 8 lap records
Of the circuits currently on the calendar, Ducati’s Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia currently holds the most lap records in MotoGP with eight.
He has gone quicker than anyone at COTA, Jerez, Le Mans, Catalunya, Mugello, Sachsenring, Aragon and the Sepeng International Circuit. You wouldn’t expect anything less from the two-time premier class champion.
With Ducati’s all-conquering machine winning 19/20 rounds in 2023, it’s no surprise they have rewrote the record books of many circuits.