MotoGP

MotoGP
Motorcycle World Championship 2020
Vehicle type	Motorcycle - prototypes
Country or region	World Championship
Current name	MotoGP
First season	2002
tires	Michelin
Official website	www.motogp.com

The MotoGP class is the highest racing class within the FIM - Motorcycle World Championship of Road Racing . It is also known as the premier class of motorcycle racing .

For the 2002 season, MotoGP replaced the 500 cm³ class that had existed since 1949 as the highest category within the motorcycle world championship. Around 19 grands prix races are held worldwide each season. Apart from the MotoGP races, there are also races of the Moto2 and Moto3 classes with a few exceptions .

Classification in motorsport

In the MotoGP racing class, the currently most powerful motorcycles compete against each other in an internationally organized competition. In contrast to the near-series Superbike World Championship , the motorcycles are prototypes with the best currently available technology to achieve maximum lap times; of course, taking into account the regulations. The development and production costs of these two-wheelers are correspondingly high, which can well exceed one million euros . The participation consists on the one hand of factory teams , i.e. well-known manufacturers such as currently (2019 season) Aprilia , Ducati , Honda , KTM , Suzuki and Yamaha . On the other hand, so-called "satellite teams" compete. These use factory machines from the aforementioned manufacturers from previous seasons or with outdated components. For example, Takaaki Nakagami drove Marc Márquez's 2018 factory machine for the LCR Honda satellite team in 2019 and the Reale Avintia Racing team will use Ducati's 2019 factory machines in 2020 . The starting number that a rider and his motorcycle wears no longer provide any information about any competitive ranking. It is a career start number that a rider freely chooses when advancing to MotoGP (excluding occupied and blocked numbers).

Overview of the 2020 season regulations

MotoGP races on the Sachsenring

MotoGP races in Motorland Aragon

The regulations are set by the Grand Prix Commission , an association made up of MSMA (manufacturer representatives), IRTA (team representatives), Dorna and FIM , for a period of usually 5 years. The current basis is the catalog from 2016, so major changes are not expected until the 2022 season.

• Engine: four-stroke naturally aspirated engines with a maximum of four cylinders, 1000 cm³ displacement and 81 mm bore
• concession rules ("Concession Rules "):

As standard, a maximum of seven engines are available per driver and season , currently applies to:

Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and their satellite teams

Less competitive manufacturers from the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons enjoy advantages until certain racing successes are achieved: a maximum of nine engines that may be further developed during the season , as well as special rights (slightly modified for 2020) for test drives and wildcard use , currently applies to:

KTM (including the Tech 3 KTM satellite team) and Aprilia

• Gearbox: maximum 6 gears, no automatically shifting gearboxes allowed, "Quick-Shifters" are allowed
• Fuel limitation: max. 22 liter tank capacity, no pit stops or refueling allowed; different rules ("flag-to-flag") when it rains during the race
• Electronics: unit ECU from Magneti Marelli
• Minimum weight: 157 kilograms (all liquids on "normal")
• Aerodynamics: due to difficult wind conditions, the side aerodynamic fairing parts ("winglets") may be removed on announced routes for safety reasons (only completely), currently this only applies to the Australian Grand Prix .
• Brakes: carbon fiber reinforced brake discs with a diameter of 320 or 340 millimeters, and steel brake discs in the rain; ABS is not allowed
• Tires & Wheels: various standard Michelin tires , 17 inches; a maximum of 10 front tires and 12 rear tires are available per race weekend in dry conditions, different rules in the case of rain
• Penalty catalog: an early start will be punished with two long lap penalties from this season ; a pit passage was previously planned for this

Previous changes in regulations and technology

• Since 2006, the race can in wet track conditions or to be expected rain to wet race ( wet race be declared) to avoid a crash when rain with subsequent restart. In a wet race , a driver can go to his box and switch to his other machine, on which the other type of tire, i.e. rain or dry tires, must always be mounted. A simple tire change, for example in Formula 1, is not enough for motorcycles, as further adjustments are necessary.
• Between 2007 and 2011, the displacement was limited to 800 cm³, after an upper limit of 990 cm³ had been in effect since 2002. The number of cylinders was not subject to any restriction at that time, but only cylinders and pistons were allowed whose diameter did not vary by more than 5%. The FIM expected an increase in safety for the pilots from the reduction in displacement and the associated reduction in performance, which, however, was not shown in practice. Speeds on the straights barely changed and even increased by 5–20 km / h in corners, where the risk of falling is generally increased. The change in the regulations required the motorcycles to be redesigned, which Ducati initially achieved best with a power surplus of 5% (Desmosedici GP7) compared to the competition; Honda and Yamaha had previously dominated . Subsequent allegations of fraud on the part of the Japanese were quickly refuted. Ducati achieved this with the Desmodromic valve control system , which, thanks to its extreme cam profiles, brought advantages in terms of peak performance, speed range and consumption. In addition, the fairing, chassis and electronic traction control worked very well. To compensate for performance deficits, Suzuki and Kawasaki from 2007 and Honda and Yamaha from 2008 used a pneumatic valve suspension for the inlet / outlet valves, as has been the technical standard in Formula 1 for a long time.
• Since the beginning of the 2012 season, a maximum displacement of 1000 cm³ and the maximum number of cylinders is limited to four, the bore to 81 mm; this was already determined on December 11, 2009. The minimum weight for 1000 cm³ motorcycles (a lower weight is permitted with a smaller displacement) was initially 153 kg, was increased to 160 kg from the 2013 season, then decreased to 158 kg in the 2015 season and to 157 kg from 2016 become. The maximum tank capacity for MotoGP motorcycles has been 22 liters since the start of the 2016 season  . Before that, it was gradually reduced annually from 26 liters, which were still allowed in 2004, which should limit the performance and thus also the speeds of the motorcycles.
• From 2012 to 2013, in addition to the teams that use pure prototypes, there were also so-called Claiming Rule Teams that used modified superbike engines in prototype chassis. 24 liters instead of 21 liters of tank capacity and 12 instead of 6 engines per season were permitted.
• From 2014 the claiming rule was replaced by the open rule. Teams start under the "open conditions" if they use the unit control unit ( ECU ) from Magneti Marelli . Since the standard electronics aimed at by the FIM were inferior to the sophisticated electronics of the factory teams, advantages were granted when used: softer rear tires, no frozen engine development, as well as higher gasoline quantities (24 liters) and number of engines (12 per season). In addition, the amount of fuel allowed for works teams fell from 21 liters to 20 liters of fuel per race and the number of engines allowed from 6 to 5 per season. Since the Ducati works team also decided to control Magneti Marelli, this team would now have had a disproportionately high advantage. The FIM was therefore forced to adapt the regulations before the start of the 2014 season. All teams were then able to use the advantages of the open format. However, the prerequisite was that the team in question did not win in dry conditions in the previous year. As this applied to the Ducati team, they enjoyed all the advantages of the Open Rule for the 2014 season. If, however, an “open team” achieved a combined victory, two second places or three podium places in the dry in the 2014 season, the fuel limit will be reduced to 22 liters. If three wins of the season are achieved, it loses the right to use softer rear tires. Since the 2016 season, the use of the Magneti Marelli motor control has been mandatory for everyone.
• The maximum number of dry tires per race weekend and driver has been set at 22 according to the new regulations since 2016. A maximum of 10 different front and 12 different rear tires from the standard manufacturer Michelin may be used. There are various rubber compounds and asymmetrical tires. There is a limit of seven pairs per race weekend for the number of rain tires. Since 2016, rims with a diameter of 17 inches have to be used in the MotoGP class, previously it was 16.5 inches.
• While in the Moto3- and Moto2 class only brake discs of steel are allowed, there is in the MotoGP class no restrictions on materials for brake discs. In dry conditions, carbon fiber composite discs are used. In rainy races, however, MotoGP z. Some steel brake discs are still used because carbon discs do not always reach the required operating temperature.
• In the 2019 season, the catalog of penalties was expanded to include the long lap penalty ; a driver affected by this has to drive a separate section of the route within 3 laps, which (intentionally) worsens his lap time. In 2019, the aerodynamic fairing parts ("winglets") of the motorcycles also sparked discussions because there were no sufficiently clear regulations. An interim status on the engine consumption of the teams (important due to the concession rules ) was published on July 30, 2019 on motogp.com .
• The performance of a MotoGP class motorcycle is not regulated and results from the relevant framework conditions. For reasons of competition, the manufacturers officially only name lower limits. Estimates for the machines for the 2018 and 2019 seasons are in the range of 260 to almost 300 hp .
• The speed record of a MotoGP machine is currently 356.7 km / h . This rate reached the Ducati - factory rider Andrea Dovizioso on the Mugello Circuit on June 1, 2019 during the third free practice.

Point system

The world champion will be the driver or manufacturer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements are taken into account in the overall result of the respective race. The top fifteen drivers in each race receive points according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th
Points	25th	20th	16	13	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

All of the results achieved by a driver are counted towards the driver rating. For the constructors' classification, the best result of a driver of the respective brand counts; all points scored by the drivers of a team are included in the team classification.

World Champion

year	Driver world champion	Constructor world champion	Team world champion
2002	Valentino Rossi ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2003	Valentino Rossi ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2004	Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha )	Honda	Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
2005	Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha )	Yamaha	Gauloises Yamaha Team
2006	Nicky Hayden ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2007	Casey Stoner ( Ducati )	Ducati	Ducati Marlboro Team
2008	Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha )	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha team
2009	Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha )	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha team
2010	Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha )	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha team
2011	Casey Stoner ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2012	Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2013	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2014	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2015	Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha )	Yamaha	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
2016	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2017	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2018	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2019	Marc Marquez ( Honda )	Honda	Repsol Honda Team

Rookie of the Year

The rookie of the year is awarded to the driver who, as a newcomer, has collected the most points at the end of the year.

year	Number of rookies	winner	machine	team
2002	3	Daijirō Katō	Honda	Fortuna Honda Gresini
2003	7th	Nicky Hayden	Honda	Repsol Honda
2004	4th	Rubén Xaus	Ducati	D'Antin MotoGP
2005	3	Toni Elías	Yamaha	Fortuna Yamaha team
2006	4th	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2007	1	Sylvain Guintoli	Yamaha	Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3
2008	4th	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Fiat Yamaha team
2009	3	Mika Kallio	Ducati	Pramac Racing
2010	6th	Ben Spies	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
2011	2	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
2012	6th	Stefan Bradl	Honda	LCR Honda MotoGP
2013	6th	Marc Marquez	Honda	Repsol Honda Team
2014	4th	Pol Espargaró	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
2015	4th	Maverick Viñales	Suzuki	Team Suzuki Ecstar
2016	1	Esteve Rabat	Honda	Estrella Galicia 0.0 Marc VDS
2017	4th	Johann Zarco	Yamaha	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
2018	5	Franco Morbidelli	Honda	EG 0.0 Marc VDS
2019	4th	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	Petronas Yamaha SRT

BMW M Award

Since 1999 is BMW partner of Dorna Sports SL and provides the security vehicles in the motorcycle world championship.
From the 2003 season , BMW will present the so-called BMW M Award. This award is intended to honor the best qualifier . Points are awarded as in the race, ie 25 points for pole position , 20 points for second place, etc. Since 2005, BMW has been awarding an M model vehicle as the prize .

space	driver	Victories	Years	Prices)
1	Marc Marquez	7th	2013-2019	BMW M6 , BMW M4 , BMW M6 Convertible , BMW M2 , BMW M4 CS , BMW M3 CS , BMW X4 M
2	Valentino Rossi	3	2003, 2004, 2009	BMW Z4 Roadster , BMW 645Ci , BMW M3
	Casey Stoner	3	2007, 2008, 2011	BMW M3 Coupé , BMW M3 Convertible , BMW 1 Series M Coupé
4th	Jorge Lorenzo	2	2010, 2012	BMW M3 Coupé , BMW M3 Coupé Competition Edition
5	Sete Gibernau	1	2005	BMW M5
	Nicky Hayden	1	2006	BMW Z4 M Coupe

Records

Records by drivers

Drivers who are under contract with a team in the 2019 season are highlighted in green.

World champion title

See also : List of world champions in motorcycle road racing

Status: end of season 2019

space	driver	title	Years
1	Valentino Rossi	6th	2002-2005, 2008, 2009
	Marc Marquez	6th	2013, 2014, 2016–2019
3	Jorge Lorenzo	3	2010, 2012, 2015
4th	Casey Stoner	2	2007, 2011
5	Nicky Hayden	1	2006

Grand Prix victories

See also : List of MotoGP Grand Prix winners

Status: Austrian Grand Prix 2020

space	driver	Victories
1	Valentino Rossi	76
2	Marc Marquez	56
3	Jorge Lorenzo	47
4th	Casey Stoner	38
5	Dani Pedrosa	31
6th	Andrea Dovizioso	15th
7th	Sete Gibernau	8th
8th	Loris Capirossi	7th
	Maverick Viñales	7th
10	Max Biaggi	5
	Marco Melandri	5

Pole positions

Status: Austrian Grand Prix 2020

space	driver	Poles
1	Marc Marquez	62
2	Valentino Rossi	51
3	Jorge Lorenzo	43
4th	Casey Stoner	39
5	Dani Pedrosa	31
6th	Sete Gibernau	12
7th	Maverick Viñales	10
8th	Loris Capirossi	8th
	Max Biaggi	8th
	Fabio Quartararo	8th

Fastest racing laps

Status: 2020 Czech Grand Prix

space	driver	SR
1	Valentino Rossi	61
2	Marc Marquez	56
3	Dani Pedrosa	44
4th	Jorge Lorenzo	30th
5	Casey Stoner	29
6th	Andrea Dovizioso	11
7th	Loris Capirossi	9
	Maverick Viñales	9
9	Nicky Hayden	7th
10	Alex Barros	6th
	Max Biaggi	6th

World Cup points

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	driver	Points
1	Valentino Rossi	4,818
2	Dani Pedrosa	2,970
3	Jorge Lorenzo	2,899
4th	Andrea Dovizioso	2,488
5	Marc Marquez	2,275
6th	Casey Stoner	1,815
7th	Nicky Hayden	1,698
8th	Loris Capirossi	1,270
9	Colin Edwards	1,242
10	Cal Crutchlow	1,149

Podium places

Status: Austrian Grand Prix 2020

space	driver	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	176
2	Jorge Lorenzo	114
3	Dani Pedrosa	112
4th	Marc Marquez	95
5	Casey Stoner	69
6th	Andrea Dovizioso	62
7th	Max Biaggi	30th
8th	Nicky Hayden	28
9	Loris Capirossi	26th
10	Maverick Viñales	25th

Grand Prix starts

All races in which the driver in question actually took part are counted. If, for example, he failed in the introductory lap (i.e. before the actual start of the race), this will not be counted as a GP participation. However, those who have made at least the first attempt to start the Grand Prix race are considered to have started.

Status: Austrian Grand Prix 2020

space	driver	GP
1	Valentino Rossi	314
2	Andrea Dovizioso	220
3	Nicky Hayden	218
4th	Dani Pedrosa	217
5	Jorge Lorenzo	203
6th	Colin Edwards	196
7th	Aleix Espargaró	169
8th	Cal Crutchlow	161
9	Álvaro Bautista	158
	Loris Capirossi	158

Wins in one season

Status: end of season 2019

space	driver	Victories	Year / s (season race)
1	Marc Marquez	13	2014 (18)
2	Marc Marquez	12	2019 (19)
3	Valentino Rossi	11	2002 (16), 2005 (17)
5	Casey Stoner	10	2007 (18), 2011 (17)
7th	Valentino Rossi	9	2003 (16), 2004 (16), 2008 (18)
	Jorge Lorenzo	9	2010 (18)
	Marc Marquez	9	2018 (18)

Pole positions in one season

Status: end of season 2019

space	driver	Poles	Year / s (season race)
1	Marc Marquez	13	2014 (18)
2	Casey Stoner	12	2011 (17)
3	Marc Marquez	10	2019 (19)
4th	Valentino Rossi	9	2003 (16)
	Casey Stoner	9	2008 (18)
	Marc Marquez	9	2013 (18)
7th	Marc Marquez	8th	2015 (18), 2017 (18)
9	Valentino Rossi	7th	2002 (16), 2009 (17)
	Jorge Lorenzo	7th	2010 (18), 2012 (18)
	Marc Marquez	7th	2016 (18), 2018 (18)

Fastest race laps in a season

Status: end of season 2019

space	driver	SR	Year / s (season race)
1	Valentino Rossi	12	2003 (16)
	Marc Marquez	12	2014 (18), 2019 (19)
4th	Marc Marquez	11	2013 (18)
5	Valentino Rossi	9	2002 (16)
	Casey Stoner	9	2008 (18)
	Dani Pedrosa	9	2012 (18)
8th	Dani Pedrosa	8th	2010 (18)
9	Casey Stoner	7th	2011 (17)
	Marc Marquez	7th	2015 (18), 2018 (18)

More records

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

record	Details	driver
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fastest World Cup decision	after 12 of 17 races (70.6%)	Valentino Rossi ( 2005 )
Biggest point advantage of the world champion	151 points	Marc Márquez on Andrea Dovizioso ( 2019 )
Smallest point advantage of the world champion	4 points	Marc Márquez on Jorge Lorenzo ( 2013 )
The youngest world champion	with 20 years and 266 days	Marc Marquez ( 2013 )
The oldest world champion	at 30 years and 259 days	Valentino Rossi ( 2009 )
Most consecutive world titles	4th	Valentino Rossi ( 2002 - 2005 ) Marc Márquez ( 2016 - 2019 )
VICTORIES
The best win rate	43.75% (56 wins in 128 races)	Marc Marquez
Most consecutive wins (absolute)	10	Marc Marquez ( 2014 )
Most wins in a row (in one season)	10	Marc Marquez ( 2014 )
Most wins from pole position	37	Marc Marquez
Most of the hat tricks	25th	Marc Marquez
Most wins in the same GP (absolute)	8 at the Dutch TT	Valentino Rossi
Most wins in the same GP (in a row)	7 at the GP Italy 7 at the GP Germany	Valentino Rossi ( 2002 - 2008 ) Marc Márquez ( 2013 - 2019 )
The youngest Grand Prix winner	at 20 years and 63 days, 2013 Texas GP	Marc Marquez
The oldest Grand Prix winner	with 38 years and 129 days, Dutch TT 2017	Valentino Rossi
Drivers who won their first Grand Prix participation		Valentino Rossi ( 2002 )
Most Grand Prix starts before the first win	124	Danilo Petrucci
STARTING PLACES
The best pole quota	48.44% (62 poles in 128 races)	Marc Marquez
Most consecutive poles (absolute)	7th	Casey Stoner ( 2008 ) and Marc Márquez ( 2013 / 2014 )
Most consecutive poles (in one season)	7th	Casey Stoner ( 2008 )
Most poles in one season	13 (in 18 races)	Marc Marquez ( 2014 )
Most of the starting places in the first row	131	Valentino Rossi
Youngest driver on pole position	with 20 years and 14 days, GP of Spain 2019	Fabio Quartararo
Oldest driver on pole position	with 39 years and 107 days, GP of Italy 2018	Valentino Rossi
Drivers who were on pole position in their first race		Valentino Rossi ( 2002 ) Jorge Lorenzo ( 2008 )
FASTEST LAPS
The best rate of fastest race laps	44.53% (57 fastest laps in 128 races)	Marc Marquez
Most fastest race laps in a season	12 at 16 starts (75%) 12 at 18 starts (67%)	Valentino Rossi ( 2003 ) Marc Márquez ( 2014 )
The youngest driver to set the fastest race lap	with 19 years and 323 days, GP Qatar 2019	Fabio Quartararo
The oldest driver who drove the fastest race lap	with 40 years and 260 days, GP Malaysia 2019	Valentino Rossi
Drivers who set the fastest lap in their first race		Valentino Rossi ( 2002 ) Marc Márquez ( 2013 ) Johann Zarco ( 2017 ) Fabio Quartararo ( 2019 )
Podestals
The best podium quota	74.22% (95 podiums in 128 races)	Marc Marquez
Most consecutive podiums	23	Valentino Rossi ( 2002 - 2004 )
Most podium finishes in one season	18 in 19 races (94.74%)	Marc Márquez ( 2019 )
Most of the podium finishes without a win	12	Colin Edwards
Most second places	57	Valentino Rossi
Most third places	44	Valentino Rossi
Youngest driver on the podium	at 20 years and 42 days, Qatar GP 2013	Marc Marquez
Oldest driver on the podium	with 41 years and 161 days, GP of Andalusia 2020	Valentino Rossi
POINT RANGES
Most point placements (absolute)	281	Valentino Rossi
Most consecutive points placements	33	Valentino Rossi ( 2009 - 2011 )
Most fourth places	35	Valentino Rossi
Most fifth places	29	Andrea Dovizioso
Most sixth places	15th	Álvaro Bautista Loris Capirossi Andrea Dovizioso
Most seventh places	22nd	Colin Edwards
Most eighth places	20th	Nicky Hayden
Most ninth places	19th	Aleix Espargaro
Most tenth places	16	Aleix Espargaro
Most eleventh places	20th	Aleix Espargaro
Most twelfth places	18th	Randy De Puniet
Most thirteenth places	16	Colin Edwards
Most fourteenth places	13	Karel Abraham
Most fifteenth places	10	Karel Abraham
The youngest driver to finish in the points	at 18 years and 325 days, Japanese GP 2002	John Hopkins
The oldest driver who finished in the points	with 44 years and 299 days, GP Japan 2011	Shin'ichi Ito
Most of the GP participations without scoring World Championship points	18th	Thomas Lüthi Lukáš Pešek
DESTINATION ARRIVALS
Most destination arrivals in a row	37	John Hopkins ( 2006 - 2008 )
Most finishings in one season	18 in 18 races	John Hopkins ( 2007 ) Casey Stoner ( 2007 ) Chris Vermeulen ( 2007 ) Sylvain Guintoli ( 2008 ) Shin'ya Nakano ( 2008 ) Valentino Rossi ( 2008 , 2015 ) Jorge Lorenzo ( 2010 ) Andrea Dovizioso ( 2012 ) Hiroshi Aoyama ( 2014 ) Bradley Smith ( 2015 )
Failures
Most failures in a race	10 out of 21 starters (47.6%), British GP 2005
Fewest failures in a race (all starters at the finish)	2005 : Turkish GP 2007 : Malaysia GP 2008 : Indianapolis GP ; GP of Valencia 2009 : GP of Valencia 2010 : Dutch TT 2011 : GP of Germany 2012 : GP of Portugal 2014 : GP of Japan
Most failures in a row	4th	Jeremy McWilliams ( 2003 ) Troy Bayliss ( 2004 ) Marco Melandri ( 2004 ) Lukas Pesek ( 2013 ) Andrea Iannone ( 2015 - 2016 )
Most failures in one season	11 out of 18 races	Lukáš Pešek ( 2013 )
GP PARTICIPATION
The youngest GP participant	at 18 years and 325 days, Japanese GP 2002	John Hopkins
The oldest GP participant	at 44 years and 299 days, Japanese GP 2011	Shin'ichi Ito
The highest number of GP participants	26 participants 2003 : GP of the Pacific 2013 : GP of Valencia 2015 : GP of Italy ; San Marino GP ; GP of Japan; Valencia GP 2018 : Catalonia GP ; San Marino GP
The largest time span between the first and the last Grand Prix	18 years and 128 days, GP Japan 2002 to GP Steiermakr 2020	Valentino Rossi
The longest break between two Grand Prix races	6 years and 358 days, 2008 Valencia GP and 2015 Australian GP	Anthony West
Most of the season participations	19th	Valentino Rossi ( 2002 - 2020 )
Most GP participations without a win	196	Colin Edwards
SPEED
The fastest speed ever driven	356.7 km / h in Mugello	Andrea Dovizioso ( 2019 )
The highest average speed in a GP	182.4 km / h in Spielberg	Andrea Iannone ( 2016 )
The highest average speed in a lap	183.8 km / h in Spielberg	Andrea Iannone ( 2016 )
OTHERS
Most positions won in a race	22 in Valencia	Valentino Rossi ( 2015 )

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The 2002 Japanese GP was the first race in the new MotoGP category, but Rossi had already contested two seasons in the 500 cc class.
2. ↑ Since the 2004 season there have been a maximum of three instead of four drivers per row.

Records by designers

In the season 2019 active designers are highlighted in green.

Constructors' world championship

Status: end of season 2019

space	constructor	title	Years
1	Honda	12	2002–2004, 2006, 2011–2014, 2016–2019
2	Yamaha	5	2005, 2008–2010, 2015
3	Ducati	1	2007

Grand Prix victories

See also: List of all MotoGP Grand Prix winners

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	constructor	Victories
1	Honda	153
2	Yamaha	111
3	Ducati	50
4th	Suzuki	4th
5	KTM	2

Pole positions

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	constructor	Poles
1	Honda	160
2	Yamaha	108
3	Ducati	44
4th	Suzuki	7th
5	Proton KR	1
	Forward Racing	1
	KTM	1

Fastest racing laps

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	constructor	SR
1	Honda	172
2	Yamaha	87
3	Ducati	50
4th	Suzuki	7th
5	KTM	2
6th	Aprilia	1
	Team Roberts	1

World Cup points

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	constructor	Points
1	Honda	6,663
2	Yamaha	6.137
3	Ducati	4,422
4th	Suzuki	2.224
5	Kawasaki	693
6th	Aprilia	521
7th	KTM	334
8th	ART	218
9	Forward Racing	173
10	Proton KR	150

Podium places

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	constructor	Podiums
1	Honda	427
2	Yamaha	333
3	Ducati	154
4th	Suzuki	32
5	Kawasaki	5
6th	KTM	4th
7th	Team Roberts	4th
8th	Forward Racing	1

Grand Prix starts

All races in which the relevant designer actually took part are counted. If, for example, he failed in the introductory lap (i.e. before the actual start of the race), this will not be counted as a GP participation. However, those who have made at least the first attempt to start the Grand Prix race are considered to have started.

Status: 2020 Czech Grand Prix

space	constructor	GP
1	Honda	318
	Yamaha	318
3	Ducati	302
4th	Suzuki	264
5	Aprilia	142
6th	Kawasaki	123
7th	ART	69
8th	Proton KR	59
	KTM	59
10	WCM	39

Records by nation

World title

Status: end of season 2019

space	nation	title	Years
1	Spain	9	2010, 2012-2019
2	Italy	6th	2002-2005, 2008, 2009
3	Australia	2	2007, 2011
4th	United States	1	2006

Grand Prix victories

See also: List of all MotoGP Grand Prix winners

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	nation	Victories
1	Spain	152
2	Italy	110
3	Australia	41
4th	United States	4th
5	Brazil	3
	Japan	3
	Great Britain	3
8th	France	2
9	South Africa	1
	Portugal	1

Pole positions

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	nation	Poles
1	Spain	164
2	Italy	78
3	Australia	43
4th	France	13
5	United States	11
6th	Great Britain	5
7th	Japan	4th
8th	Brazil	2
9	Germany	1

Fastest racing laps

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	nation	SR
1	Spain	154
2	Italy	95
3	Australia	31
4th	United States	13
5	France	7th
6th	Brazil	6th
	Japan	6th
8th	Great Britain	5
9	Germany	2
10	South Africa	1

World Cup points

Status: 2020 Grand Prix of Andalusia

space	nation	Points
1	Spain	14,764
2	Italy	12,595
3	United States	4,378
4th	Australia	3.216
5	Great Britain	2,590
6th	Japan	2,514
7th	France	1,668
8th	Germany	787
9	Brazil	732
10	Czech Republic	214

Podium places

Status: Grand Prix of Styria 2020

space	nation	Podiums
1	Spain	399
2	Italy	337
3	Australia	89
4th	United States	54
5	Great Britain	23
6th	Japan	20th
7th	France	19th
8th	Brazil	14th
9	Germany	2
10	San Marino	1
	South Africa	1
	Portugal	1

Media presence

Television broadcasts

In television , the race of the 125-cm³-, 250 cm³- and the MotoGP class to have to 2008 Euro Sports and Pay TV -Tochterkanal Euro Sport 2 transmitted.

Sport1 and the pay-TV subsidiary channel Sport1 + broadcast the races from the 2009 to 2014 season . On race-Sundays when the football - talk show -two took place, Sport1 showed the race in the Moto2 class Moto3- and only recording . On these days you could watch the runs in a live stream on the broadcaster's website free of charge.

Eurosport broadcast the races from 2015 to 2018 . It was broadcast on Eurosport and the pay-TV channels Eurosport2 and Eurosport360.

From the 2019 season, the rights for TV broadcasting will also go to ServusTV in Germany . The contract concluded with the rights holder Dorna will initially run for five years until the end of the 2023 season. DAZN will also start broadcasting in the 2019 season ; In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the broadcaster broadcasts all MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races and trainings via its streaming platform.

In Austria , between 2006 and 2011, all three races were broadcast on the ATV television channel . ORF has held the rights in Austria since 2012 . Since 2016, ServusTV has been broadcasting the MotoGP training and qualifying on Saturday and the Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP races on Sunday, as well as all training sessions, qualifying sessions and races from the international live stream online.

In Switzerland , the broadcast takes place on SRF zwei or SRF info .

Deaths

• April 20, 2003 : Daijirō Katō on the Suzuka International Racing Course , Japan
• October 23, 2011 : Marco Simoncelli at the Sepang International Circuit , Malaysia

Computer games

There are several computer games of the same name . The PlayStation 2 game first appeared in 2000 by Namco , the THQ series for the Xbox in 2002. There were several sequels each, e. B. MotoGP 08 for the Nintendo Wii , Xbox 360 and Windows - PC . Since 2013, the Italian company Milestone Srl has had the license to publish MotoGP games. Milestone has years of experience in racing games before launching several games for the Superbike World Championship . Except for 2016 - there was a special edition with Valentino Rossi: The Game - a new offshoot of the game followed every year. With MotoGP17 now taking part in the world of the following for the first time E-Sports .

See also

Portal: Motorsport  - Overview of Wikipedia content on motorsport

• List of MotoGP Grand Prix winners
• List of the motorcycle world championship riders with the most Grand Prix victories
• MotoGP Hall of Fame

References

Web links

Commons : MotoGP  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Information about MotoGP at motorsport-magazin.com
• Information about MotoGP at motorsport-total.com

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Statement by Alex Hofmann on August 4, 2019 during the commentary on the Czech Grand Prix
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11. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck: Technical regulations adopted for 2016. In: motorsport-total.com. April 3, 2015, accessed October 22, 2015 . 
12. ^ Official: Regulations for Ducati changed
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