MotoGP records: Most wins, poles, championships and more

MotoGP is the premier motorcycle racing series in the world, with an illustrious history of fierce on-track competition. Across seven decades, it has provided a platform for the bravest and fastest riders on the planet.

Some have gone on to become legends, dominating the record books – whether as riders themselves or as the teams behind the ferocious machines.

Records are made to be chased, but some stand above the rest. From the most wins and championships to podium milestones that shaped entire eras, dive into MotoGP history and discover the legends behind the benchmarks.

All the records here refer to MotoGP/500cc class races and championships and are correct as of the conclusion of the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix.

List of MotoGP rider and constructor records

Most MotoGP race wins by a rider

Valentino Rossi celebrates his 100th victory.

Valentino Rossi – 89 wins

There’s a reason he’s hailed as a legend of the sport. With 89 500cc Grand Prix victories under his belt, spanning from 2000 to 2017, Rossi has more top-class wins than any other rider. His winning margins span from a huge 22 seconds at the 2002 Portuguese Grand Prix to just 0.013s at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix. He took most of his wins at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and TT Circuit Assen (10), and his last victory was at the latter when he won in June 2017. Rossi’s former great rival Marc Marquez now lies in second with 73 wins in the premier class.

The great Giacomo Agostini is third with 68 wins. However, his feat is all the more impressive given how fewer races were contested during the 1960s and 1970s. His 68 wins came from just 120 races, giving him a win rate of 57%. This eclipses Rossi’s mammoth 89 wins from 372 races (24%). Agostini also achieved the feat of three consecutive seasons with 100% win rates in both the 500cc and 350cc classes.

Position | Rider | Number of wins
1 | Valentino Rossi | 89
2 | Marc Marquez | 73
3 | Giacomo Agostini | 68
4 | Mick Doohan | 54
5 | Jorge Lorenzo | 47

Riders with the most wins in MotoGP 500cc history

Most pole positions by a rider

Marc Marquez has more pole positions than any other MotoGP rider.

Marc Marquez – 74

Around one lap, no one does it better than the Ant of Cervera, Marc Marquez. The Spaniard has taken pole position in 74 of his 210 races in 500cc racing. This has set him up for an outstanding pole rate of 35.24%, and led to him winning seven titles in his 14 seasons of racing.

Australian Mick Doohan is a close second. His 58 pole positions in 137 races set him up for a brilliant 95 podiums on his way to five world titles. That’s a trip to the rostrum in 69% of all his races, and pole position 39% of the time.

Position | Rider | Number of Poles
1 | Marc Marquez | 74
2 | Mick Doohan | 58
3 | Valentino Rossi | 55
4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 43
5 | Casey Stoner | 39

Riders with the most pole positions in MotoGP 500cc history

Most riders’ championships

Giacomo Agostini with compatriot Valentino Rossi, who are number 1 and 2 on the list.

Giacomo Agostini – 8 championships

Two Italians top the table for most titles. Giacomo Agostini’s eight world titles put him at the top of the class, one ahead of Valentino Rossi. Seven of Agostini’s titles were consecutive, from 1966 to 1972, and he also won the 350cc championships from 1968 to 1974. He won every 500cc race he finished from 1968 to 1972, with just a handful of retirements. While he rode away from the field during his consecutive championship years, his final title was hotly contested with British rider Phil Read. Agostini finished just 8 points ahead, which was the equivalent of a 4th place finish.

The list below shows the generational dominance riders tend to have in MotoGP. Rossi’s seven titles came in just nine years; Six of Marquez’s seven titles came in the space of seven years; Doohan’s five titles were all in a row. Each rider in the 5th spot has 4 titles each, and every rider accomplished these victories in five years.

Position | Rider | Number of wins
1 | Giacomo Agostini | 8 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975)
2 | Valentino Rossi | 7 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
3 | Marc Marquez | 7 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025)
4 | Mick Doohan | 5 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
5 | Geoff Duke | 4 (1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)
= | John Surtees | 4 (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960)
= | Mike Hailwood | 4 (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
= | Eddie Lawson | 4 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1989)

Riders with the most riders’ championships in MotoGP 500cc history

Most riders’ podium finishes

Valentino Rossi on the podium with Marc Marquez at the Qatar GP at Losail International Circuit in 2018

Valentino Rossi – 199 podiums

Oh so close, Valentino Rossi was just one podium away from a very special milestone when he retired in 2021. With 199 race trophies in his cabinet, Rossi has finished in the top three in 53% of his MotoGP races. Legandary Marc Marquez now sits second with 126 podiums at an astonishing 60.87% success rate.

Jorge Lorenzo made the podium on 114 occasions (56%) on his way to 3 championships, and in fewer races than Rossi. Dani Pedrosa is the only other riders to have broken the 100 podium feat, with a 51% podium rate.

Position | Rider | Number of podiums
1 | Valentino Rossi | 199
2 | Marc Marquez | 126
3 | Jorge Lorenzo | 114
4 | Dani Pedrosa | 112
5 | Mick Doohan | 95

Riders with the most podium finishes in MotoGP 500cc history

Most riders’ Sprint Race wins

Jorge Martin & Marc Márquez – 17

Since the start of the 2023 season, each MotoGP race weekend now comes with the added bonus of a shorter ‘Sprint’ race held on the Saturday following qualifying. Jorge Martin and Marc Márquez are currently both tied on 17 Sprint Race victories.

Position | Rider | Number of Sprint Race wins
1 | Jorge Martin | 17
= | Marc Márquez | 17
3 | Francesco Bagnaia | 13
4 | Álex Márquez | 5
5 | Marco Bezzecchi | 4
6 | Maverick Viñales | 2

Aleix Espargaró, Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder also have two sprint race victories.

Most race wins by a constructor

A modern Repsol Honda Team bike with a vintage Honda bike.

Honda – 314

It wasn’t going to be anyone else, was it? The Japanese outfit has won over 300 races in the history of the premier class. And it’s little wonder when they’ve five of the top eight World Champions have raced for them over the years. Honda has been a dominant force throughout the history of the sport, with fellow Japanese team Yamaha the second-closest constructor with 245 victories.

Position | Rider | Number of wins
1 | Honda | 314
2 | Yamaha | 245
3 | MV Agusta | 139
4 | Ducati | 124
5 | Suzuki | 97

Most MotoGP world championships by a constructor

Marc Marquez celebrates Honda winning the riders, constructors and team championships.

Honda – 25 championships

As you might expect with so many wins and championship-winning riders, Honda also has the most premier class constructors’ championships with 25. MV Agusta is second in the list with 16 – the Italian team raced between 1950 and 1976, with up to 6 riders racing for them through some seasons. Yamaha has taken 14 championships, which are scattered around sporadic periods of success since its first in 1974.

Position | Rider | Number of championships
1 | Honda | 25
2 | MV Agusta | 16
3 | Yamaha | 14
4 | Suzuki | 7
= | Ducati | 7
5 | Gilera | 4

Riders with the most constructor world championships in MotoGP 500cc history

Sources include MotoGP.com and Motorsport Stats.

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