List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Riders' Champions by year
The following is a list of FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions from 1949, in order of class and year.
Summary[]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3. Classes that have been discontinued include 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 50cc and Sidecar. 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.[1]
There were five classes when the championship started in 1949; 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and sidecar (600cc). The 50cc class was introduced in 1962. 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. The sidecar class left the series to form its own championship after 1996. In 2002, 990cc bikes replaced the 500c bikes and the class was renamed as MotoGP.[2] 660cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in 2010, with the class rebranded as Moto2.[3] Starting 2012, the Moto3 class (250cc one cylinder) replaced the 125cc class.
The 750 FIM Prize became a world championship from 1977 onwards after a favourable vote from the FIM general council.[4]
Sidecars had 600 cc engines in the first two years, after which they were replaced by 500cc engines. In 1979 the FIM created a prototype sidecar class named B2B, as opposed to the traditional B2A. Prototypes were banned in 1980, but from 1981 onwards prototypes were allowed again, this time without having a separate class.
The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The constructors listed in this table are the bike that the world champions rode during that winning season and are not necessarily the winner of the constructors' world championship in that season. For sidecar champions, the passenger name is in italics.
List[]
Year | 500cc | 350cc | 250cc | 125cc | Sidecar |
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1949 | Leslie Graham (AJS) | Freddie Frith (Velocette) | Bruno Ruffo (Moto Guzzi) | Nello Pagani (Mondial) | Eric Oliver Denis Jenkinson (Norton) |
1950 | Umberto Masetti (Gilera) | Bob Foster (Velocette) | Dario Ambrosini (Benelli) | Bruno Ruffo (Mondial) | Eric Oliver (Norton) |
1951 | Geoff Duke (Norton) | Geoff Duke (Norton) | Bruno Ruffo (Moto Guzzi) | Carlo Ubbiali (Mondial) | Eric Oliver (Norton) |
1952 | Umberto Masetti (Gilera) | Geoff Duke (Norton) | Enrico Lorenzetti (Moto Guzzi) | Cecil Sandford (MV Agusta) | (Norton) |
1953 | Geoff Duke (Gilera) | Fergus Anderson (Moto Guzzi) | Werner Haas (NSU) | Werner Haas (NSU) | Eric Oliver (Norton) |
1954 | Geoff Duke (Gilera) | Fergus Anderson (Moto Guzzi) | Werner Haas (NSU) | Rupert Hollaus (NSU) | (BMW) |
1955 | Geoff Duke (Gilera) | Bill Lomas (Moto Guzzi) | Hermann Paul Müller (NSU) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | (BMW) |
1956 | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | Bill Lomas (Moto Guzzi) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | (BMW) |
1957 | Libero Liberati (Gilera) | Keith Campbell (Moto Guzzi) | Cecil Sandford (Mondial) | Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) | (BMW) |
1958 | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | Tarquinio Provini (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Walter Schneider (BMW) |
1959 | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Walter Schneider (BMW) |
1960 | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | John Surtees (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Carlo Ubbiali (MV Agusta) | Helmut Fath (BMW) |
1961 | Gary Hocking (MV Agusta) | Gary Hocking (MV Agusta) | Mike Hailwood (Honda) | Tom Phillis (Honda) | Max Deubel (BMW) |
Year | 500cc | 350cc | 250cc | 125cc | 50cc | Sidecar |
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1962 | Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Luigi Taveri (Honda) |
Ernst Degner (Suzuki) |
Max Deubel (BMW) |
1963 | Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) |
Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) |
Max Deubel (BMW) |
1964 | Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Phil Read (Yamaha) |
Luigi Taveri (Honda) |
Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) |
Max Deubel (BMW) |
1965 | Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) |
Jim Redman (Honda) |
Phil Read (Yamaha) |
Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) |
Ralph Bryans (Honda) |
Fritz Scheidegger (BMW) |
1966 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Mike Hailwood (Honda) |
Mike Hailwood (Honda) |
Luigi Taveri (Honda) |
Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Suzuki) |
Fritz Scheidegger (BMW) |
1967 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Mike Hailwood (Honda) |
Mike Hailwood (Honda) |
Bill Ivy (Yamaha) |
Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Suzuki) |
Klaus Enders (BMW) |
1968 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Phil Read (Yamaha) |
Phil Read (Yamaha) |
Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Suzuki) |
Helmut Fath () |
1969 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Kel Carruthers (Benelli) |
Dave Simmonds (Kawasaki) |
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) |
Klaus Enders (BMW) |
1970 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Rodney Gould (Yamaha) |
Dieter Braun (Suzuki) |
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) |
Klaus Enders (BMW) |
1971 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Phil Read (Yamaha) |
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) |
Jan de Vries (Kreidler) |
(Münch-) |
1972 | Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Jarno Saarinen (Yamaha) |
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) |
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) |
Klaus Enders (BMW) |
1973 | Phil Read (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (MV Agusta) |
Dieter Braun (Yamaha) |
Kent Andersson (Yamaha) |
Jan de Vries (Kreidler) |
Klaus Enders (BMW) |
1974 | Phil Read (MV Agusta) |
Giacomo Agostini (Yamaha) |
Walter Villa (Harley-Davidson) |
Kent Andersson (Yamaha) |
Henk van Kessel (Kreidler-Van Veen) |
Klaus Enders (-BMW) |
1975 | Giacomo Agostini (Yamaha) |
Johnny Cecotto (Yamaha) |
Walter Villa (Harley-Davidson) |
Paolo Pileri (Morbidelli) |
Ángel Nieto (Kreidler) |
Rolf Steinhausen (-König) |
1976 | Barry Sheene (Suzuki) |
Walter Villa (Harley-Davidson) |
Walter Villa (Harley-Davidson) |
Pier Paolo Bianchi (Morbidelli) |
Ángel Nieto (Bultaco) |
Rolf Steinhausen (-König) |
Year | 750cc | 500cc | 350cc | 250cc | 125cc | 50cc | Sidecar |
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1977 | Steve Baker (Yamaha) |
Barry Sheene (Suzuki) |
Takazumi Katayama (Yamaha) |
Mario Lega (Morbidelli) |
Pier Paolo Bianchi (Morbidelli) |
Ángel Nieto (Bultaco) |
(Windle-Yamaha) (-Yamaha) |
1978 | Johnny Cecotto (Yamaha) |
Kenny Roberts (Yamaha) |
Kork Ballington (Kawasaki) |
Kork Ballington (Kawasaki) |
Eugenio Lazzarini (MBA) |
Ricardo Tormo (Bultaco) |
Rolf Biland (TTM-Yamaha) (BEO-Yamaha) |
Year | 750cc | 500cc | 350cc | 250cc | 125cc | 50cc | Sidecar B2A | Sidecar B2B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Patrick Pons (Yamaha) |
Kenny Roberts (Yamaha) |
Kork Ballington (Kawasaki) |
Kork Ballington (Kawasaki) |
Ángel Nieto (Minarelli) |
Eugenio Lazzarini (Kreidler) |
Rolf Biland (Schmid-Yamaha) |
(LCR-Yamaha) |
Year | 500cc | 350cc | 250cc | 125cc | 50cc | Sidecar |
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1980 | Kenny Roberts (Yamaha) |
Jon Ekerold (Yamaha) |
Anton Mang (Kawasaki) |
Pier Paolo Bianchi (MBA) |
Eugenio Lazzarini (Kreidler-Van Veen) |
Jock Taylor (Windle-Yamaha) |
1981 | Marco Lucchinelli (Suzuki) |
Anton Mang (Kawasaki) |
Anton Mang (Kawasaki) |
Ángel Nieto (Minarelli) |
Ricardo Tormo (Motul-Bultaco) |
Rolf Biland (LCR-Yamaha) |
1982 | Franco Uncini (Suzuki) |
Anton Mang (Kawasaki) |
Jean-Louis Tournadre (Yamaha) |
Ángel Nieto (Garelli) |
Stefan Dörflinger (Kreidler) |
(-Yamaha) |
Year | 500cc | 250cc | 125cc | 50cc | Sidecar |
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1983 | Freddie Spencer (Honda) | Carlos Lavado (Yamaha) | Ángel Nieto (Garelli) | Stefan Dörflinger (Krauser) | Rolf Biland (LCR-Yamaha) |
Year | 500cc | 250cc | 125cc | 80cc | Sidecar |
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1984 | Eddie Lawson (Yamaha) | Christian Sarron (Yamaha) | Ángel Nieto (Garelli) | Stefan Dörflinger (Zündapp) | Egbert Streuer (LCR-Yamaha) |
1985 | Freddie Spencer (Honda) | Freddie Spencer (Honda) | Fausto Gresini (Garelli) | Stefan Dörflinger (Krauser) | Egbert Streuer (LCR-Yamaha) |
1986 | Eddie Lawson (Yamaha) | Carlos Lavado (Yamaha) | Luca Cadalora (Garelli) | Jorge Martínez (Derbi) | Egbert Streuer (LCR-Yamaha) |
1987 | Wayne Gardner (Honda) | Anton Mang (Honda) | Fausto Gresini (Garelli) | Jorge Martínez (Derbi) | Steve Webster Tony Hewitt (LCR-Krauser) |
1988 | Eddie Lawson (Yamaha) | Sito Pons (Honda) | Jorge Martínez (Derbi) | Jorge Martínez (Derbi) | Steve Webster Tony Hewitt (LCR-Krauser) |
1989 | Eddie Lawson (Honda) | Sito Pons (Honda) | Àlex Crivillé (JJ Cobas) | Manuel Herreros (Derbi) | Steve Webster Tony Hewitt (LCR-Krauser) |
Year | 500cc | 250cc | 125cc | Sidecar |
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1990 | Wayne Rainey (Yamaha) | John Kocinski (Yamaha) | Loris Capirossi (Honda) | Alain Michel (LCR-Krauser) |
1991 | Wayne Rainey (Yamaha) | Luca Cadalora (Honda) | Loris Capirossi (Honda) | Steve Webster (LCR-Krauser) |
1992 | Wayne Rainey (Yamaha) | Luca Cadalora (Honda) | Alessandro Gramigni (Aprilia) | Rolf Biland (LCR-Krauser) |
1993 | Kevin Schwantz (Suzuki) | Tetsuya Harada (Yamaha) | Dirk Raudies (Honda) | Rolf Biland (LCR-Krauser) |
1994 | Mick Doohan (Honda) | Max Biaggi (Aprilia) | Kazuto Sakata (Aprilia) | Rolf Biland (LCR-Swissauto) |
1995 | Mick Doohan (Honda) | Max Biaggi (Aprilia) | Haruchika Aoki (Honda) | Darren Dixon (Windle-) |
1996 | Mick Doohan (Honda) | Max Biaggi (Aprilia) | Haruchika Aoki (Honda) | Darren Dixon (Windle-) |
Year | 500cc | 250cc | 125cc |
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1997 | Mick Doohan (Honda) | Max Biaggi (Honda) | Valentino Rossi (Aprilia) |
1998 | Mick Doohan (Honda) | Loris Capirossi (Aprilia) | Kazuto Sakata (Aprilia) |
1999 | Àlex Crivillé (Honda) | Valentino Rossi (Aprilia) | Emilio Alzamora (Honda) |
2000 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. (Suzuki) | Olivier Jacque (Yamaha) | Roberto Locatelli (Aprilia) |
2001 | Valentino Rossi (Honda) | Daijiro Kato (Honda) | Manuel Poggiali (Gilera) |
Year | MotoGP | 250cc | 125cc |
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2002 | Valentino Rossi (Honda) | Marco Melandri (Aprilia) | Arnaud Vincent (Aprilia) |
2003 | Valentino Rossi (Honda) | Manuel Poggiali (Aprilia) | Dani Pedrosa (Honda) |
2004 | Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) | Dani Pedrosa (Honda) | Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) |
2005 | Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) | Dani Pedrosa (Honda) | Thomas Lüthi (Honda) |
2006 | Nicky Hayden (Honda) | Jorge Lorenzo (Aprilia) | Álvaro Bautista (Aprilia) |
2007 | Casey Stoner (Ducati) | Jorge Lorenzo (Aprilia) | Gábor Talmácsi (Aprilia) |
2008 | Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) | Marco Simoncelli (Gilera) | Mike Di Meglio (Derbi) |
2009 | Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) | Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda) | Julián Simón (Aprilia) |
Year | MotoGP | Moto2 | 125cc |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) | Toni Elías (Moriwaki) | Marc Márquez (Derbi) |
2011 | Casey Stoner (Honda) | Stefan Bradl (Kalex) | Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) |
Year | MotoGP | Moto2 | Moto3 |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) | Marc Márquez (Suter) | Sandro Cortese (KTM) |
2013 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Pol Espargaró (Kalex) | Maverick Viñales (KTM) |
2014 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Tito Rabat (Kalex) | Alex Márquez (Honda) |
2015 | Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) | Johann Zarco (Kalex) | Danny Kent (Honda) |
2016 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Johann Zarco (Kalex) | Brad Binder (KTM) |
2017 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Franco Morbidelli (Kalex) | Joan Mir (Honda) |
2018 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Francesco Bagnaia (Kalex) | Jorge Martín (Honda) |
Year | MotoGP | Moto2 | Moto3 | MotoE |
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2019 | Marc Márquez (Honda) | Álex Márquez (Kalex) | Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Honda) | Matteo Ferrari (Energica) |
2020 | Joan Mir (Suzuki) | Enea Bastianini (Kalex) | Albert Arenas (KTM) | Jordi Torres (Energica) |
2021 | Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) | Remy Gardner (Kalex) | Pedro Acosta (KTM) | Jordi Torres (Energica) |
See also[]
- List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Constructors' Champions
- List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Teams' Champions
- Sidecar World Championship
References[]
- "Statistics; The Official MotoGP Website". MotoGP. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Basics". MotoGP. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "History". MotoGP. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "2010 Moto2 class to be powered by Honda". MotoGP. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "FIM History Flash Back 1796-1979". FIM-live.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links[]
- Lists of Grand Prix motorcycle racers
- Motorcycle racing champions
- Lists of sports world champions