List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year


The following is a list of FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions from 1949 to 2019, in order of class and year.

Summary

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, and is the oldest motorsport World Championship.
There were five classes when the championship started in 1949; 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and sidecar. 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. 660cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in 2010, with the class rebranded as Moto2. Starting 2012, the Moto3 class replaced the 125cc class.
The 750 FIM Prize became a world championship from 1977 onwards after a favourable vote from the FIM general council.
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

Year500cc350cc250cc125cc50ccSidecar
1962 Mike Hailwood
Jim Redman
Jim Redman
Luigi Taveri
Ernst Degner
Max Deubel
Emil Hörner
1963 Mike Hailwood
Jim Redman
Jim Redman
Hugh Anderson
Hugh Anderson
Max Deubel
Emil Hörner
1964 Mike Hailwood
Jim Redman
Phil Read
Luigi Taveri
Hugh Anderson
Max Deubel
Emil Hörner
1965 Mike Hailwood
Jim Redman
Phil Read
Hugh Anderson
Ralph Bryans
Fritz Scheidegger
John Robinson
1966 Giacomo Agostini
Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Luigi Taveri
Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Fritz Scheidegger
John Robinson
1967 Giacomo Agostini
Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Bill Ivy
Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
1968 Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Phil Read
Phil Read
Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Helmut Fath
Wolfgang Kalauch
1969 Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Kel Carruthers
Dave Simmonds
Ángel Nieto
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
1970 Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Rodney Gould
Dieter Braun
Ángel Nieto
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
Wolfgang Kalauch
1971 Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Phil Read
Ángel Nieto
Jan de Vries
Horst Owesle
Julius Kremer
Peter Rutterford
1972 Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Jarno Saarinen
Ángel Nieto
Ángel Nieto
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
1973 Phil Read
Giacomo Agostini
Dieter Braun
Kent Andersson
Jan de Vries
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
1974 Phil Read
Giacomo Agostini
Walter Villa
Kent Andersson
Henk van Kessel
Klaus Enders
Ralf Engelhardt
1975 Giacomo Agostini
Johnny Cecotto
Walter Villa
Paolo Pileri
Ángel Nieto
Rolf Steinhausen
Josef Huber
1976 Barry Sheene
Walter Villa
Walter Villa
Pier Paolo Bianchi
Ángel Nieto
Rolf Steinhausen
Josef Huber

Year750cc500cc350cc250cc125cc50ccSidecar B2ASidecar B2B
1979 Patrick Pons
Kenny Roberts
Kork Ballington
Kork Ballington
Ángel Nieto
Eugenio Lazzarini
Rolf Biland
Kurt Waltisperg
Bruno Holzer
Charlie Maierhans

Year500cc250cc125cc50ccSidecar
1983 Freddie Spencer Carlos Lavado Ángel Nieto Stefan Dörflinger Rolf Biland
Kurt Waltisperg

Year500cc250cc125ccSidecar
1990 Wayne Rainey John Kocinski Loris Capirossi Alain Michel
Simon Birchall
1991 Wayne Rainey Luca Cadalora Loris Capirossi Steve Webster
Gavin Simmons
1992 Wayne Rainey Luca Cadalora Alessandro Gramigni Rolf Biland
Kurt Waltisperg
1993 Kevin Schwantz Tetsuya Harada Dirk Raudies Rolf Biland
Kurt Waltisperg
1994 Mick Doohan Max Biaggi Kazuto Sakata Rolf Biland
Kurt Waltisperg
1995 Mick Doohan Max Biaggi Haruchika Aoki Darren Dixon
Andy Hetherington
1996 Mick Doohan Max Biaggi Haruchika Aoki Darren Dixon
Andy Hetherington

YearMotoGP250cc125cc
2002 Valentino Rossi Marco Melandri Arnaud Vincent
2003 Valentino Rossi Manuel Poggiali Dani Pedrosa
2004 Valentino Rossi Dani Pedrosa Andrea Dovizioso
2005 Valentino Rossi Dani Pedrosa Thomas Lüthi
2006 Nicky Hayden Jorge Lorenzo Álvaro Bautista
2007 Casey Stoner Jorge Lorenzo Gábor Talmácsi
2008 Valentino Rossi Marco Simoncelli Mike di Meglio
2009 Valentino Rossi Hiroshi Aoyama Julián Simón

YearMotoGPMoto2Moto3
2012 Jorge Lorenzo Marc Márquez Sandro Cortese
2013 Marc Márquez Pol Espargaró Maverick Viñales
2014 Marc Márquez Esteve Rabat Alex Márquez
2015 Jorge Lorenzo Johann Zarco Danny Kent
2016 Marc Márquez Johann Zarco Brad Binder
2017 Marc Márquez Franco Morbidelli Joan Mir
2018 Marc Márquez Francesco Bagnaia Jorge Martín