FIM MotoGP World Championship 2020
MAY 3 - NOVEMBER 29

In 1949, the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme founded the Road Racing World Championship, staging just six Grands Prix in Europe. Now a global brand with multiple races each year, MotoGP is firmly established as the premier class of motorcycle racing

FIERCE RIVALRY: Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez have endured a heated rivalry, featuring numerous collisions and controversial overtaking. Alongside Italian legend Giacomo Agostini they top the record tables for most race wins in the 500cc class

Race starts	Race win ratio (%)
Valentino Rossi		ITA	Race wins: 89	342 26.0 
Giacomo Agostini	ITA 	68		120 56.6 
Marc Marquez		ESP 	56		127 44.1 
Mick Doohan 		AUS 	54		137 39.4 
Jorge Lorenzo 		ESP 	47		203 23.2 
Casey Stoner		AUS 	38		115 33.0

Rossi, 41, last claimed race victory at Assen in 2017

Marc Marquez
Reigning six-time champion, aged 27


Proud heritage

1949: Leslie Graham wins inaugural 500cc World Championship
1961: Argentina hosts first race outside Europe
1968: Giacomo Agostini wins 350cc and 500cc crowns
1978-93: Era dominated by U.S. riders such as Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey, and Japanese constructors Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki
1983: Honda win first of record 21 championships, with American rider Freddie Spencer
1998: Mick Doohan secures fifth title
2002: Rebranding of World Championship as MotoGP
2013: Marc Marquez becomes youngest ever world champion in debut season, aged 20
2019: Andrea Dovizioso sets new speed record of 356.7km/h (221.6mph) at Mugello Circuit in Italy


Race schedule* 
European races	World races
Delayed season finally gets underway with 13 races in Europe. Races will be staged without spectators until coronavirus restrictions are eased

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

FIM is aiming to complete up to 17 rounds of the calendar
		
					2019 winner
1 Spain		Jerez		Jul 19	Marc Marquez
2 Andalucia	Jerez		Jul 26	
3 Czech Rep.	Brno		Aug 9	Marc Marquez
4 Austria	Spielberg	Aug 16	Andrea Dovizioso
5 Styria	Spielberg	Aug 23	
6 San Marino 	Misano		Sep 13	Marc Marquez
7 Emilia Romagna Misano		Sep 20
8 Catalunya	Barcelona	Sep 27	Marc Marquez
9 France	Le Mans		Oct 11	Marc Marquez
10 Aragon	Alcañiz		Oct 18	Marc Marquez
11 Teruel	Alcañiz		Oct 25
12 Europe	Cheste		Nov 8
19 Valencia 	Cheste		Nov 15	Marc Marquez

Races to be confirmed:
14 United States Austin 	-	Alex Rins
15 Argentina	Rio Hondo 	-	Marc Marquez
16 Thailand	Buriram 	-	Marc Marquez
17 Malaysia 	Sepang 		-	Maverick Vinales

*Correct as of Jun 16


POINTS SYSTEM 
25 1st place
20 2nd	
16 3rd 
13 4th 
11 5th 
10 6th
9 7th 
8 8th
7 9th
6 10th 
5 11th 
4 12th 
3 13th 
2 14th 
1 15th
         

Repsol Honda bike 2020 
Honda RC213V  


Roll call of champions

In pre-MotoGP era, Agostini also won seven 350cc titles and further 54 Grands Prix, taking both championships in five consecutive years from 1968-72


WINNERS BY COUNTRY
20	17 	15 	10 	8 	1
ITA 	GBR	USA 	ESP	AUS 	ZIM
         

MOST TITLES
1949-2019

Giacomo Agostini
Italy
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975

Valentino Rossi
Italy
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

6 Marc Marquez
Spain
2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

5 Mick Doohan
Australia
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998


11 teams, 22 drivers

Key: 2019 finish	2019 points

REPSOL HONDA
1st 420 	– –
Marc Marquez 	Alex Marquez

PRAMAC RACING
8th 165 	15th 54
Jack Miller	Francesco Bagnaia

DUCATI
2nd 269 	6th 176
Andrea Dovizioso Danilo Petrucci

LCR HONDA
9th 133 	13th 74
Cal Crutchlow	Takaaki Nakagami

YAMAHA
3rd 211 	7th 174
Maverick Vinales Valentino Rossi

RED BULL
11th 100	– –
Pol Espargaro	Brad Binder

PETRONAS YAMAHA
5th 192		10th 115
Fabio Quartararo Franco Morbidelli

APRILIA
14th 63 	16th 43
Aleix Espargaro	Andrea Iannone†

SUZUKI
4th 205 	12th 92
Alex Rins 	Joan Mir

TECH3
17th 33		– –
Miguel Oliveira	Iker Lecuona

REALE AVINTIA
18th 30 	20th 23
Johann Zarco	Tito Rabat
  

Brad Binder and Alex Marquez make MotoGP debuts in 2020. Iker Lecuona featured in final race of 2019 only

† Provisionally suspended


Constructors’ championship 2019
Repsol Honda	458 
Ducati		445
Yamaha		385
Petronas Yamaha	307
Suzuki		301
Pramac Racing 	219
LCR Honda 	210 
Red Bull 	134 
Aprilia 	106 
Tech3 		42
Reale Avintia 	32


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Source: MotoGP 
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