Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3. Former classes that have been discontinued include 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc/80cc, MotoE, 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 in existence. Moto2 replaced the 250cc class in 2010; the 250cc referred to the size of the engines of the motorcycles that participated in the class. The engine configuration was an inline-four from 2010 to 2018 and has been an inline-three since 2019. The 250cc engines were replaced by 600cc engines, which were supplied by Honda to all teams. Since 2019, the Moto2 class engines have been supplied by Triumph to all teams, and the engine capacity has changed from 600cc to 765cc.
Points earned in these events count toward the riders' and constructors' world championships. These two 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. Results from all current Grands Prix count towards the championships; in the past, only a certain number of results were counted.
Phil Read and Max Biaggi have won the most championships, with four each. Dani Pedrosa is the youngest rider to win the championship; he was 19 years and 18 days old when he won in 2004. Italian riders have won the most championships; 16 riders have won a total of 25 championships. Spanish riders have won the second-most championships; 10 riders have won a total of 13 championships. Riders from the United Kingdom have won the third-most championships; four riders have won a total of nine championships. Bruno Ruffo won the inaugural championship in 1949. Hiroshi Aoyama was the last rider to win the 250cc championship in 2009. Toni Elías was the first rider to win the Moto2 championship in 2010. Diogo Moreira is the current champion; he won the 2025 Moto2 World Championship.
Champions +Key*Champion also won 500cc Championship in that seasonChampion also won 350cc Championship in that seasonChampion also won 125cc Championship in that seasonIndicates 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 +250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions by seasonSeasonCountryRiderConstructorGrands PrixPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin1949Moto Guzzi412024Round 4 of 4051950Benelli434324Round 4 of 40101951Moto Guzzi524322Round 5 of 5041952Moto Guzzi625228Round 6 of 6041953NSU725228Round 6 of 7151954NSU755332Round 4 of 7361955NSU513116Round 5 of 5021956MV Agusta655432Round 4 of 6261957Mondial625026Round 5 of 61101958MV Agusta644532Round 5 of 61161959MV Agusta725228Round 5 of 61121960MV Agusta646432Round 6 of 6041961Honda1148344Round 10 of 11161962Honda1069248Round 8 of 102161963Honda1249244Round 10 of 10021964Yamaha1157446Round 10 of 11141965Yamaha1279656Round 10 of 133141966Honda121010856Round 7 of 125221967Honda1358750Round 13 of 13001968Yamaha1057546Round 10 of 10001969Benelli1237389Round 12 of 12051970Yamaha12693102Round 11 of 121181971Yamaha1235373Round 12 of 12051972Yamaha1349694Round 12 of 13111973Yamaha1145280Round 10 of 111161974Harley-Davidson1045377Round 8 of 102191975Harley-Davidson1156485Round 9 of 11291976 Harley-Davidson1178790Round 9 of 112171977Morbidelli1215185Round 11 of 121131978 South AfricaKawasaki12484124Round 12 of 12061979 South AfricaKawasaki12797141Round 10 of 122601980104104128Round 7 of 103411981Kawasaki1210119160Round 10 of 122651982Yamaha12182118Round 12 of 12011983Yamaha11462100Round 10 of 111271984Yamaha12381109Round 11 of 12191985*Honda12786127Round 10 of 12231986Yamaha11683114Round 10 of 11161987Honda15881136Round 13 of 152281988Honda154112231Round 15 of 150101989Honda157127262Round 12 of 153721990Yamaha157128223Round 15 of 150151991Honda158128237Round 14 of 151171992Honda13793203Round 11 of 132441993Yamaha14473197Round 14 of 14041994Aprilia145108234Round 14 of 140201995Aprilia138127283Round 11 of 132631996Aprilia159119274Round 15 of 15061997Honda155102250Round 15 of 15021998Aprilia14293224Round 14 of 140231999Aprilia1691283091482000Yamaha163114279Round 16 of 16072001Honda1611139322Round 15 of 161492002Aprilia169124298Round 15 of 161572003Aprilia164106249Round 16 of 160142004Honda167138317Round 15 of 161612005Honda168117309Round 14 of 162552006Aprilia168111289Round 16 of 160172007Aprilia179123312Round 16 of 171522008Gilera166124281Round 15 of 161372009Honda16474261Round 16 of 160222010Moriwaki17782271Round 14 of 173702011Kalex174113274Round 17 of 17023Suter179145328Round 16 of 17159Kalex176104265Round 16 of 17140Kalex18117145346Round 17 of 18157Kalex188141352Round 15 of 183118Kalex187104276Round 17 of 18142Kalex188128308Round 17 of 18165Kalex188123306Round 17 of 1819Kalex195105262Round 18 of 1913Kalex15372205Round 15 of 1509Kalex185123311Round 18 of 1804Kalex20495271.5Round 20 of 20029.5Kalex207148332.5Round 18 of 20283Boscoscuro20381274Round 18 of 20240Kalex22493287Round 22 of 22030
Multiple champions +250cc/Moto2 multiple championsRiderTotalSeasons 4 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971 4 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 3 1956, 1959, 1960 3 1961, 1966, 1967 3 1974, 1975, 1976 3 1980, 1981, 1987 2 1949, 1951 2 1953, 1954 2 1962, 1963 2 1978, 1979 2 1983, 1986 2 1988, 1989 2 1991, 1992 2 2004, 2005 2 2006, 2007 2 ,
By constructor +250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions by constructorConstructorTotal Honda 16 Yamaha 14 Kalex 13 Aprilia 9 MV Agusta 4 Kawasaki 4 NSU 3 Harley-Davidson 3 Moto Guzzi 3 Benelli 2 Mondial 1 Morbidelli 1 Gilera 1 Moriwaki 1 Suter 1 Boscoscuro 1
By nationality +250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions by nationalityNationalityRidersTotal 16 25 10 13 4 9 5 8 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
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