There were four classes when the championship started in 1949; 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc. The 50cc class was introduced in the 1962 season. Due to escalating costs that resulted in a number of manufacturers leaving the championship, the FIM limited the 50cc bikes to a single cylinder, the 125cc and 250cc bikes were limited to two cylinders and the 350cc and 500cc bikes were limited to four cylinders. The 350cc class was discontinued in 1982; two years later the 50cc class was replaced with an 80cc class, which was discontinued in 1989. In 2002, 990cc bikes replaced the 500c bikes and the class was renamed as MotoGP.[3] 600cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in the 2010 season, with the class re-branded as Moto2.[4]
Giacomo Agostini, with 15 victories, has won the most world championships. Ángel Nieto is second with 13 world championships and Valentino Rossi, Mike Hailwood and Carlo Ubbiali are third with 9 world championships.Grand Prix motorcycle racing World championsRank | Rider | Country | Winning span | MotoGP/500cc | 350cc | Moto2/250cc | Moto3/125cc | 80cc/50cc | Total | 1 | {{sortname|Giacomo|Agostini}} | {{ITA}} | 1966–1975 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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2 | {{sortname|Ángel|Nieto}} | {{ESP}} | 1969–1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
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3 | {{sortname|Valentino|Rossi}} | {{ITA}} | 1997–2009 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
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3 | {{sortname|Mike|Hailwood}} | {{UK}} | 1961–1967 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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3 | {{sortname|Carlo|Ubbiali}} | {{ITA}} | 1951–1960 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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6 | {{sortname|Marc|Márquez}} | {{ESP}} | 2010–2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | {{sortname|John|Surtees}} | {{UK}} | 1956–1960 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | {{sortname|Phil|Read}} | {{UK}} | 1964–1974 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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9 | {{sortname|Geoff|Duke}} | {{UK}} | 1951–1955 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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9 | {{sortname|Jim|Redman}} | {{flag|Rhodesia|1964}} | 1962–1965 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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11 | {{sortname|Mick|Doohan}} | {{AUS}} | 1994–1998 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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11 | {{sortname|Jorge|Lorenzo}} | {{ESP}} | 2006–2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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11 | {{sortname|Anton|Mang}} | {{GER}} | 1980–1987 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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14 | {{sortname|Eddie|Lawson}} | {{USA}} | 1984–1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Kork|Ballington}} | {{flag|South Africa|1928}} | 1978–1979 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Walter|Villa}} | {{ITA}} | 1974–1976 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Max|Biaggi}} | {{ITA}} | 1994–1997 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Hugh|Anderson|Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)}} | {{NZL}} | 1963–1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Jorge|Martínez|Jorge Martínez (motorcyclist)}} | {{ESP}} | 1986–1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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14 | {{sortname|Stefan|Dörflinger}} | {{SUI}} | 1982–1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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21 | {{sortname|Kenny|Roberts}} | {{USA}} | 1978–1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Wayne|Rainey}} | {{USA}} | 1990–1992 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Freddie|Spencer}} | {{USA}} | 1983–1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Bruno|Ruffo}} | {{ITA}} | 1949–1951 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Werner|Haas}} | {{GER}} | 1953–1954 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Luca|Cadalora}} | {{ITA}} | 1986–1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Dani|Pedrosa}} | {{ESP}} | 2003–2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Loris|Capirossi}} | {{ITA}} | 1990–1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Luigi|Taveri}} | {{SUI}} | 1962–1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Pier Paolo|Bianchi}} | {{ITA}} | 1976–1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Hans Georg|Anscheidt}} | {{GER}} | 1966–1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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21 | {{sortname|Eugenio|Lazzarini}} | {{ITA}} | 1978–1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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33 | {{sortname|Umberto|Masetti}} | {{ITA}} | 1950–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Barry|Sheene}} | {{UK}} | 1976–1977 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Casey|Stoner}} | {{AUS}} | 2007–2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Gary|Hocking}} | {{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} | 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Àlex|Crivillé}} | {{ESP}} | 1989–1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Bill|Lomas}} | {{UK}} | 1955–1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Fergus|Anderson}} | {{UK}} | 1953–1954 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Carlos|Lavado}} | {{VEN}} | 1983–1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Sito|Pons}} | {{ESP}} | 1988–1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Johann|Zarco}} | {{FRA}} | 2015–2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Cecil|Sandford}} | {{UK}} | 1952–1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Tarquinio|Provini}} | {{ITA}} | 1957–1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Dieter|Braun}} | {{GER}} | 1970–1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Manuel|Poggiali}} | {{SMR}} | 2001–2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Kent|Andersson|dab=motorcyclist}} | {{SWE}} | 1973–1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Fausto|Gresini}} | {{ITA}} | 1985–1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Kazuto|Sakata}} | {{JPN}} | 1994–1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Haruchika|Aoki}} | {{JPN}} | 1995–1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Jan|de Vries|dab=motorcyclist}} | {{NED}} | 1971–1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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33 | {{sortname|Ricardo|Tormo}} | {{ESP}} | 1978–1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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53 | {{sortname|Leslie|Graham}} | {{UK}} | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Libero|Liberati}} | {{ITA}} | 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Marco|Lucchinelli}} | {{ITA}} | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Franco|Uncini}} | {{ITA}} | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Wayne|Gardner}} | {{AUS}} | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Kevin|Schwantz}} | {{USA}} | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Kenny|Roberts, Jr.}} | {{USA}} | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Nicky|Hayden}} | {{USA}} | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Freddie|Frith}} | {{UK}} | 1949 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Bob|Foster|Bob Foster (motorcyclist)}} | {{UK}} | 1950 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Keith|Campbell|dab=motorcyclist}} | {{AUS}} | 1957 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Johnny|Cecotto}} | {{VEN}} | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Takazumi|Katayama}} | {{JPN}} | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Jon|Ekerold}} | {{flag|South Africa|1928}} | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Dario|Ambrosini}} | {{ITA}} | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Enrico|Lorenzetti}} | {{ITA}} | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Hermann Paul|Müller}} | {{GER}} | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Rodney|Gould}} | {{UK}} | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Kel|Carruthers}} | {{AUS}} | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Jarno|Saarinen}} | {{FIN}} | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Mario|Lega}} | {{ITA}} | 1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Jean-Louis|Tournadre}} | {{FRA}} | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Christian|Sarron}} | {{FRA}} | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|John|Kocinski}} | {{USA}} | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Tetsuya|Harada}} | {{JPN}} | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Olivier|Jacque}} | {{FRA}} | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Daijiro|Kato}} | {{JPN}} | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Marco|Melandri}} | {{ITA}} | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Marco|Simoncelli}} | {{ITA}} | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Hiroshi|Aoyama}} | {{JPN}} | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Toni|Elías}} | {{ESP}} | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Stefan|Bradl}} | {{GER}} | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Pol|Espargaró}} | {{ESP}} | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Esteve|Rabat}} | {{ESP}} | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Franco|Morbidelli}} | {{ITA}} | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Francesco|Bagnaia}} | {{ITA}} | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Nello|Pagani}} | {{ITA}} | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Rupert|Hollaus}} | {{AUT}} | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Tom|Phillis}} | {{AUS}} | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Bill|Ivy}} | {{UK}} | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Dave|Simmonds}} | {{UK}} | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Paolo|Pileri}} | {{ITA}} | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Alessandro|Gramigni}} | {{ITA}} | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Dirk|Raudies}} | {{GER}} | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Emilio|Alzamora}} | {{ESP}} | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Roberto|Locatelli}} | {{ITA}} | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Arnaud|Vincent}} | {{FRA}} | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Andrea|Dovizioso}} | {{ITA}} | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Thomas|Lüthi}} | {{SUI}} | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Álvaro|Bautista}} | {{ESP}} | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Gábor|Talmácsi}} | {{HUN}} | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Mike|Di Meglio}} | {{FRA}} | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Julián|Simón}} | {{ESP}} | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Nicolás|Terol}} | {{ESP}} | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Sandro|Cortese}} | {{GER}} | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Maverick|Viñales}} | {{ESP}} | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Alex|Márquez}} | {{ESP}} | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Danny|Kent}} | {{UK}} | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Brad|Binder}} | {{RSA}} | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Joan|Mir}} | {{ESP}} | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Jorge|Martín|dab=motorcyclist}} | {{ESP}} | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Ernst|Degner}} | {{GER}} | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Ralph|Bryans}} | {{UK}} | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Henk|van Kessel}} | {{NED}} | 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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53 | {{sortname|Manuel|Herreros}} | {{ESP}} | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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