List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions

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Giacomo Agostini, who won the 500cc World Championship a record eight times

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1997: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 50cc/80cc and Sidecar.^[1] The premier class is MotoGP, which was formerly known as the 500cc class.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[2] From the mid-1970s to 2002, the top class of GP racing allowed 500cc with a maximum of four cylinders, regardless of whether the engine was a two-stroke or four-stroke.^[2] Rule changes were introduced in 2002, to facilitate the phasing out of two-stroke engines.^[3]

Each season consists of 12 to 18 Grands Prix contested on closed circuits, as opposed to public roads. Points earned in these events count toward the riders' and constructors' world championships. The rider's and constructor's championship are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. The number of points awarded at the end of each race to the top 15 qualifying riders depends on their placement. Points received by each finisher, from first 1st place to 15th place: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Historically, there have been several points systems.^[4] Results from all current Grands Prix count towards the championships; in the past, only a certain number of results were counted.^[5]

Giacomo Agostini has won the most championships, with eight, including a record seven championshipsin succession from 1966 to 1972. Marc Márquez is the youngest to win the championship; he was 20 years and 266 days old when he won the championship in 2013.^[6] Italian riders have won the most championships; six riders have won a total of twenty championships. Riders from Great Britain have won the second most; six riders have won a total of seventeen championships. Riders from the United States have won the third most, as seven riders have won a total of fifteen championships.^[7] Leslie Graham won the inaugural championship in 1949. Jorge Lorenzo from the Yamaha team owns the current title.^[8]

Champions

Key
	Champion also won 350cc Championship in that season
*	Champion also won 250cc Championship in that season
& —	Indicates information is not available

The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
The "Margin" column refers to the margin of points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.

By season

500cc/MotoGP champions
Season	Country	Rider	Constructor	Grands Prix	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margin
1949	United Kingdom	Graham, LeslieLeslie Graham	AJS	5	& —	2	3	3	30	2
1950	Italy	Masetti, UmbertoUmberto Masetti	Gilera	6	& —	2	4	1	28	1
1951	United Kingdom	Duke, GeoffGeoff Duke	Norton	8	& —	4	4	2	35	4
1952	Italy	Masetti, UmbertoUmberto Masetti	Gilera	8	& —	2	4	2	28	3
1953	United Kingdom	Duke, GeoffGeoff Duke	Gilera	9	& —	4	5	1	38	14
1954	United Kingdom	Duke, GeoffGeoff Duke	Gilera	9	& —	5	6	4	40	20
1955	United Kingdom	Duke, GeoffGeoff Duke	Gilera	8	& —	4	5	6	36	6
1956	United Kingdom	Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees	MV Agusta	6	& —	3	3	2	24	8
1957	Italy	Liberati, LiberoLibero Liberati	Gilera	6	& —	4	5	1	32	12
1958	United Kingdom	Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees	MV Agusta	7	& —	6	6	5	32	12
1959	United Kingdom	Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees	MV Agusta	8	& —	7	7	6	32	10
1960	United Kingdom	Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees	MV Agusta	7	& —	5	6	6	46	20
1961	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	Hocking, GaryGary Hocking	MV Agusta	10	& —	7	7	9	48	8
1962	United Kingdom	Hailwood, MikeMike Hailwood	MV Agusta	8	& —	5	5	4	40	11
1963	United Kingdom	Hailwood, MikeMike Hailwood	MV Agusta	8	& —	7	7	7	40	19
1964	United Kingdom	Hailwood, MikeMike Hailwood	MV Agusta	9	& —	7	7	6	40	15
1965	United Kingdom	Hailwood, MikeMike Hailwood	MV Agusta	10	& —	8	8	8	48	20
1966	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	9	& —	3	8	2	36	6
1967	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	10	& —	5	8	4	46	0
1968	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	10	& —	10	10	10	48	14
1969	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	12	& —	10	10	10	105	58
1970	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	11	& —	10	10	9	90	28
1971	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	11	& —	8	8	9	90	32
1972	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	13	& —	11	11	12	105	19
1973	United Kingdom	Read, PhilPhil Read	MV Agusta	11	& —	4	8	1	84	20
1974	United Kingdom	Read, PhilPhil Read	MV Agusta	10	04 !4	4	7	1	82	13
1975	Italy	Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	Yamaha	10	02 !2	4	6	4	84	8
1976	United Kingdom	Sheene, BarryBarry Sheene	Suzuki	10	04 !4	5	6	3	72	24
1977	United Kingdom	Sheene, BarryBarry Sheene	Suzuki	10	07 !7	6	7	6	107	27
1978	United States	Roberts, KennyKenny Roberts	Yamaha	11	02 !2	4	7	6	110	10
1979	United States	Roberts, KennyKenny Roberts	Yamaha	12	05 !5	5	7	4	113	24
1980	United States	Roberts, KennyKenny Roberts	Yamaha	8	02 !2	3	6	4	87	15
1981	Italy	Lucchinelli, MarcoMarco Lucchinelli	Suzuki	11	07 !7	5	6	5	105	11
1982	Italy	Uncini, FrancoFranco Uncini	Suzuki	12	01 !1	5	7	1	103	27
1983	United States	Spencer, FreddieFreddie Spencer	Honda	12	06 !6	6	10	3	144	2
1984	United States	Lawson, EddieEddie Lawson	Yamaha	12	02 !2	4	9	3	142	31
1985	United States	Spencer, FreddieFreddie Spencer^*	Honda	12	10 !10	7	10	6	141	8
1986	United States	Lawson, EddieEddie Lawson	Yamaha	11	07 !7	7	10	6	139	22
1987	Australia	Gardner, WayneWayne Gardner	Honda	15	10 !10	7	11	8	178	20
1988	United States	Lawson, EddieEddie Lawson	Yamaha	15	02 !2	7	12	5	252	23
1989	United States	Lawson, EddieEddie Lawson	Honda	15	01 !1	4	13	3	228	17.5
1990	United States	Rainey, WayneWayne Rainey	Yamaha	15	03 !3	7	14	6	255	67
1991	United States	Rainey, WayneWayne Rainey	Yamaha	15	06 !6	6	13	8	233	9
1992	United States	Rainey, WayneWayne Rainey	Yamaha	13	00 !0	3	8	3	140	4
1993	United States	Schwantz, KevinKevin Schwantz	Suzuki	14	06 !6	4	11	2	248	34
1994	Australia	Doohan, MickMick Doohan	Honda	14	06 !6	9	14	7	317	143
1995	Australia	Doohan, MickMick Doohan	Honda	13	09 !9	7	10	7	248	33
1996	Australia	Doohan, MickMick Doohan	Honda	15	08 !8	8	12	4	309	64
1997	Australia	Doohan, MickMick Doohan	Honda	15	12 !12	12	14	11	340	143
1998	Australia	Doohan, MickMick Doohan	Honda	14	08 !8	8	11	3	260	52
1999	Spain	Crivillé, ÀlexÀlex Crivillé	Honda	16	02 !2	6	10	2	267	57
2000	United States	Roberts, Jr., KennyKenny Roberts, Jr.	Suzuki	16	04 !4	4	9	3	258	49
2001	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Honda	15	04 !4	11	13	10	325	106
2002	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Honda	15	07 !7	11	15	9	355	140
2003	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Honda	16	09 !9	9	16	12	357	80
2004	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Yamaha	16	05 !5	9	11	3	304	47
2005	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Yamaha	17	05 !5	11	16	6	367	147
2006	United States	Hayden, NickyNicky Hayden	Honda	17	01 !1	2	10	2	252	5
2007	Australia	Stoner, CaseyCasey Stoner	Ducati	18	04 !4	10	14	6	367	125
2008	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Yamaha	18	02 !2	9	16	6	373	93
2009	Italy	Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	Yamaha	17	07 !7	6	13	6	306	45
2010	Spain	Lorenzo, JorgeJorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	07 !7	9	16	4	383	138
2011	Australia	Stoner, CaseyCasey Stoner	Honda	17	12	10	16	7	350	90
2012	Spain	Lorenzo, JorgeJorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	07 !7	6	16	5	350	18
2013	Spain	Márquez, MarcMarc Márquez	Honda	18	09 !9	6	16	11	334	4
2014	Spain	Márquez, MarcMarc Márquez	Honda	18	13	13	14	12	362	67
2015	Spain	Lorenzo, JorgeJorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	18	05 !5	7	13	6	330	5

Multiple champions

500cc/MotoGP multiple champions
Rider	Total	Seasons
Agostini, GiacomoGiacomo Agostini	8	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975
Rossi, ValentinoValentino Rossi	7	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Doohan, MickMick Doohan	5	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Duke, GeoffGeoff Duke	4	1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees	4	1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
Hailwood, MikeMike Hailwood	4	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Lawson, EddieEddie Lawson	4	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
Roberts, KennyKenny Roberts	3	1978, 1979, 1980
Rainey, WayneWayne Rainey	3	1990, 1991, 1992
Lorenzo, JorgeJorge Lorenzo	3	2010, 2012, 2015
Masetti, UmbertoUmberto Masetti	2	1950, 1952
Read, PhilPhil Read	2	1973, 1974
Sheene, BarryBarry Sheene	2	1976, 1977
Spencer, FreddieFreddie Spencer	2	1983, 1985
Stoner, CaseyCasey Stoner	2	2007, 2011
Márquez, MarcMarc Márquez	2	2013, 2014

By constructor

500cc/MotoGP champions by constructor
Constructor	Total
MV Agusta	18
Honda	17
Yamaha	17
Suzuki	6
Gilera	6
Norton	1
AJS	1
Ducati	1

By nationality

500cc/MotoGP champions by nationality
Country	Riders	Total
Italy	6	20
United Kingdom	6	17
United States	7	15
Australia	3	8
Spain	3	6
Rhodesia and Nyasaland	1	1

References

Bibliography

Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.

General

"Winners". MotoGP. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

Specific

1 2 Marshall 1997, p. 289
1 2 3 "Basics". MotoGP. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
↑ "Bikes". MotoGP. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
↑ "FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations 2009" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 31 January 2009. p. 44. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
↑ "Key Rules". MotoGP. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
↑ "Freddie Spencer". AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
↑ "America's winning heritage in MotoGP". MotoGP. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
↑ Rostance, Tom (28 October 2012). "Jorge Lorenzo cruises to title as Stoner wins Australian GP". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions

1949 – L. Graham

1950 – U. Masetti
1951 – G. Duke
1952 – U. Masetti
1953 – G. Duke
1954 – G. Duke
1955 – G. Duke
1956 – J. Surtees
1957 – L. Liberati
1958 – J. Surtees
1959 – J. Surtees

1960 – J. Surtees
1961 – G. Hocking
1962 – M. Hailwood
1963 – M. Hailwood
1964 – M. Hailwood
1965 – M. Hailwood
1966 – G. Agostini
1967 – G. Agostini
1968 – G. Agostini
1969 – G. Agostini

1970 – G. Agostini
1971 – G. Agostini
1972 – G. Agostini
1973 – P. Read
1974 – P. Read
1975 – G. Agostini
1976 – B. Sheene
1977 – B. Sheene
1978 – K. Roberts
1979 – K. Roberts

1980 – K. Roberts
1981 – M. Lucchinelli
1982 – F. Uncini
1983 – F. Spencer
1984 – E. Lawson
1985 – F. Spencer
1986 – E. Lawson
1987 – W. Gardner
1988 – E. Lawson
1989 – E. Lawson

1990 – W. Rainey
1991 – W. Rainey
1992 – W. Rainey
1993 – K. Schwantz
1994 – M. Doohan
1995 – M. Doohan
1996 – M. Doohan
1997 – M. Doohan
1998 – M. Doohan
1999 – À. Crivillé

2000 – K. Roberts, Jr.
2001 – V. Rossi
2002 – V. Rossi
2003 – V. Rossi
2004 – V. Rossi
2005 – V. Rossi
2006 – N. Hayden
2007 – C. Stoner
2008 – V. Rossi
2009 – V. Rossi

2010 – J. Lorenzo
2011 – C. Stoner
2012 – J. Lorenzo
2013 – M. Márquez
2014 – M. Márquez
2015 – J. Lorenzo

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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