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 premier class is MotoGP, which was formerly known as the 500cc class. 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.

Valentino Rossi holds the record for the most race fastest laps recorded in the premier 500cc/MotoGP class with 76. Marc Márquez is second with 75 fastest laps, and Giacomo Agostini is third with 70 fastest laps.

By rider

+KeyMotoGP/500cc World ChampionGrand Prix World ChampionBoldRider has competed in the MotoGP season

+Grand Prix motorcycle racing fastest lap runnersRankCountryRiderFastest lapsSeasons active in MotoGP/500ccFirst fastest lapLast fastest lap176–2000 500cc South African Grand Prix2019 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix275–2013 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix370–1965 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1977 500cc French Grand Prix446–1990 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1999 500cc Japanese Grand Prix544––2006 MotoGP Chinese Grand Prix2017 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix637–1962 500cc Dutch TT1967 500cc Canadian Grand Prix730–2008 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix2018 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix829–2007 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2012 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix926–1988 500cc Japanese Grand Prix1994 500cc British Grand Prix1024–1978 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix1122–1989 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1993 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix22–2020 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix1321–1950 500cc Isle of Man TT1958 500cc Swedish Grand Prix21–1984 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1989 500cc Brazilian Grand Prix1520–1956 500cc Isle of Man TT1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix1619–1985 500cc Dutch TT1992 500cc South African Grand Prix1718–1975 500cc Dutch TT1984 500cc South African Grand Prix18–1982 500cc Nations Grand Prix1985 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1914–1995 500cc Dutch TT2000 500cc Valencian Grand Prix14–1992 500cc Hungarian Grand Prix2005 MotoGP Chinese Grand Prix14–1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix2005 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2213–2019 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2022 MotoGP German Grand Prix2312–1980 500cc Dutch TT1987 500cc San Marino Grand Prix12–2016 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix2024 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas2511–2010 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix2019 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix11–2017 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2023 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix2710––1961 500cc West German Grand Prix1962 500cc Isle of Man TT10––2000 500cc Italian Grand Prix2006 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix10–2021 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix309–1976 500cc French Grand Prix1982 500cc Austrian Grand Prix9–1999 500cc French Grand Prix2006 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix328–1999 500cc Catalan Grand Prix2005 MotoGP German Grand Prix8–2023 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix8–2023 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix357–1996 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix2000 500cc German Grand Prix7–2005 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix2011 MotoGP British Grand Prix7–2018 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix2023 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas386–1949 500cc Isle of Man TT1952 500cc Nations Grand Prix6–1985 500cc German Grand Prix1989 500cc Swedish Grand Prix6–1993 500cc British Grand Prix1996 500cc Spanish Grand Prix6–2022 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix2024 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix425–1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1976 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix5–1995 500cc European Grand Prix2002 MotoGP Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix5––2022 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix2024 MotoGP British Grand Prix454–1977 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1978 500cc Finnish Grand Prix4––1991 500cc Japanese Grand Prix1994 500cc United States Grand Prix4–2012 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix2016 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix4–2020 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix2023 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix4–2024 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix503–1951 500cc French Grand Prix1951 500cc Belgian Grand Prix3–1953 500cc Isle of Man TT1954 500cc Isle of Man TT3–1953 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1954 500cc Spanish Grand Prix3–1957 500cc German Grand Prix1961 500cc Isle of Man TT31973 500cc French Grand Prix1973 500cc West German Grand Prix3––1964 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1974 500cc Belgian Grand Prix3–1978 500cc German Grand Prix1979 500cc French Grand Prix3–2001 500cc Japanese Grand Prix2002 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix3–2004 MotoGP British Grand Prix2005 MotoGP United States Grand Prix3–2005 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix2005 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix3––2006 MotoGP Turkish Grand Prix2007 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix3–2015 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas2016 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix3–2019 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2022 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix3–2024 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix642–1949 500cc Dutch TT1949 500cc Nations Grand Prix2–1950 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1950 500cc Nations Grand Prix2–1951 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1953 500cc Spanish Grand Prix2–1955 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1956 500cc Ulster Grand Prix2–1960 500cc Dutch TT1962 500cc Nations Grand Prix2–1962 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1964 500cc Nations Grand Prix2––1974 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1974 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix2–1973 500cc Isle of Man TT1975 500cc Isle of Man TT2–1976 500cc Isle of Man TT1976 500cc Belgian Grand Prix2––1979 500cc Swedish Grand Prix1980 500cc Finnish Grand Prix2–1982 500cc San Marino Grand Prix1983 500cc German Grand Prix2–1983 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1984 500cc Austrian Grand Prix2–1998 500cc British Grand Prix1998 500cc Australian Grand Prix2–2004 MotoGP Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix2004 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix2–2007 MotoGP French Grand Prix2007 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix22017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix2017 MotoGP German Grand Prix2–2016 MotoGP Dutch TT2018 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2–2020 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix2021 MotoGP German Grand Prix2–2020 MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix2025 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix2–2026 MotoGP United States Grand Prix2026 MotoGP Dutch TT2–2025 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP British Grand Prix2–2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix2026 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix861–1949 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1949 500cc Belgian Grand Prix11951 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1951 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1––1951 500cc Dutch TT1951 500cc Dutch TT1––1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1–1953 500cc French Grand Prix1953 500cc French Grand Prix1–1953 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1953 500cc Swiss Grand Prix1–1953 500cc Nations Grand Prix1953 500cc Nations Grand Prix1–1954 500cc French Grand Prix1954 500cc French Grand Prix1–1957 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1957 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1––1957 500cc Nations Grand Prix1957 500cc Nations Grand Prix1–1961 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1961 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1––––1963 500cc Dutch TT1963 500cc Dutch TT1–1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1965 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1965 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1–1966 500cc West German Grand Prix1966 500cc West German Grand Prix11969 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1969 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1–1969 500cc Nations Grand Prix1969 500cc Nations Grand Prix1–1969 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1969 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1–1970 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1970 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1973 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix11974 500cc German Grand Prix1974 500cc German Grand Prix1–1974 500cc Isle of Man TT1974 500cc Isle of Man TT1–1975 500cc French Grand Prix1975 500cc French Grand Prix1–1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1976 500cc German Grand Prix1976 500cc German Grand Prix1–1977 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1977 500cc Austrian Grand Prix1–1977 500cc British Grand Prix1977 500cc British Grand Prix1–1978 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1978 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1–1979 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1979 500cc Belgian Grand Prix1–1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix1–1981 500cc Dutch TT1981 500cc Dutch TT1–1982 500cc French Grand Prix1982 500cc French Grand Prix1–1982 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1982 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix1–1982 500cc British Grand Prix1982 500cc British Grand Prix1–1986 500cc Nations Grand Prix1986 500cc Nations Grand Prix1––1987 500cc British Grand Prix1987 500cc British Grand Prix1–1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1989 500cc Australian Grand Prix1989 500cc Australian Grand Prix1–1992 500cc Dutch TT1992 500cc Dutch TT1–1994 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix1994 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix1–1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix1–1995 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1995 500cc Argentine Grand Prix1–1996 500cc Japanese Grand Prix1996 500cc Japanese Grand Prix1–1996 500cc British Grand Prix1996 500cc British Grand Prix1–2000 500cc British Grand Prix2000 500cc British Grand Prix1–2001 500cc German Grand Prix2001 500cc German Grand Prix1–2002 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix2002 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix12003 MotoGP French Grand Prix2003 MotoGP French Grand Prix1–2007 MotoGP Turkish Grand Prix2007 MotoGP Turkish Grand Prix1–2011 MotoGP Dutch TT2011 MotoGP Dutch TT1–2014 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix2014 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix1–2017 MotoGP Dutch TT2017 MotoGP Dutch TT1–2020 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix2020 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix1–2021 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix2021 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix1–2022 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix2022 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix

By nationality

RankCountryFastest lapsRider(s) 1 271 29 2 230 20 3 151 14 4 130 22 5 108 13 6 32 5 7 23 12 8 14 3 14 1 10 8 2 11 6 3 12 5 4 13 4 1 4 3 15 3 2 3 2 17 2 1 2 1 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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