FIM MotoGP World Championship 2021

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


Race schedule 	European races	World races

Season starts with double-header in Qatar after Grands Prix in Argentina and U.S. postponed. 

1 Qatar		Losail		Mar 28
2 Doha		Losail		Apr 4
3 Portugal	Portimao	Apr 18
4 Spain		Jerez		May 2
5 France	Le Mans		May 16
6 Italy		Mugello		May 30
7 Catalunya	Barcelona	Jun 6
8 Germany	Sachsenring	Jun 20
9 Netherlands	Assen		Jun 27
10 Styria	Spielberg	Aug 8

Reserve Grand Prix
- Indonesia 	Mandalika 

11 Austria	Spielberg	Aug 15
12 Britain	Silverstone	Aug 29
13 Aragon	Alcañiz		Sep 12
14 San Marino 	Misano		Sep 19
15 Japan	Motegi		Oct 3
16 Thailand 	Buriram		Oct 10
17 Australia 	Phillip Island	Oct 24
18 Malaysia 	Sepang		Oct 31
19 Valencia	Cheste		Nov 14

Postponed Grands Prix
20 Argentina 	Rio Hondo 	–
21 United States Austin		–

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Joan Mir
2020 World Champion
Consistent results helped Suzuki rider, 23, claim top spot in only his second MotoGP season

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


11 teams, 22 riders

Nine different riders claimed race wins in curtailed 14-race season in 2020, equalling 2016 record

SUZUKI
1st 171 		3rd 139
Joan Mir 		Alex Rins

YAMAHA
6th 132 	 	8th 127
Maverick Viñales 	Fabio Quartararo

Key:
2020 finish 2020 points

PETRONAS YAMAHA
2nd 158			15th 66
Franco Morbidelli 	Valentino Rossi

TECH3
12th 78 		20th 27
Danilo Petrucci		Iker Lecuona

RED BULL
9th 125 		11th 87
Miguel Oliveira 	Brad Binder 

LCR HONDA
10th 116		14th 74
Takaaki Nakagami	Alex Marquez

DUCATI
7th 132 		16th 47
Jack Miller		Francesco Bagnaia

REPSOL HONDA
5th 135			– –
Pol Espargaró		Marc Marquez

PRAMAC RACING
13th 77			– –
Johann Zarco		Jorge Martin

ESPONSORAMA
– –			– –
Luca Marini		Enea Bastianini

APRILIA
17th 42 		– –
Aleix Espargaró 	Lorenzo Savadori


Teams’ championship 2020
Suzuki		310
Petronas Yamaha 248
Red Bull	222
Ducati		213
Pramac Racing 	183
Yamaha		178
Tech3 		152 
LCR Honda 	148 
Repsol Honda 	101 
Esponsorama 	87 
Aprilia 	54


Marc Marquez returns after injury sustained in first race of 2020 season

Martin, Marini and Bastianini make MotoGP debuts in 2021. Savadori featured in final three races of 2020 only


Proud heritage

1949: British rider Leslie Graham (right) wins inaugural 500cc World Championship

1958-74: Italian manufacturer MV Agusta dominates championship, winning 17 successive titles

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

2021: Highly competitive season anticipated after 15 different riders secured podium places in 2020


Roll call of champions		

In pre-MotoGP era, Agostini also won seven 350cc titles – securing both championships in five consecutive years from 1968-72

Rossi and Marquez dominant in recent years – enduring heated rivalry featuring numerous collisions and controversial overtaking

WINNERS BY COUNTRY

ITA 20 
GBR 17 
USA 15 
ESP 11
AUS 8 
ZIM 1


MOST TITLES: 1949-2019

8 Giacomo Agostini ITA 
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975

7 Valentino Rossi ITA 
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

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

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


TEAM SPIRIT: Suzuki ended 20-year-wait for Rider’s World Championship last season. They are now targeting coveted Triple Crown of rider, team and constructors’ titles, achieved nine times by Honda since 2002

Race starts	Race win ratio (%)	Riders’ championships

Honda		Race wins: 309	673 45.9 21
Yamaha		236		736 32.1 17
MV Agusta	139 Team defunct 204 68.1 18
Suzuki		95		675 14.1 7
Ducati		51		322 15.8 1


Sources: MotoGP, Autosport
Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images
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