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The MotoGP season kicks off in just over a week with the Thai GP… and the grid will feature 13 world champions – five of them with titles in the premier class.
Jorge Martín (Aprilia) was the MotoGP champion last year and will defend his crown, but he had already won the Moto3 title in 2018. Besides the Spaniard, other riders who have claimed the most coveted title include Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), and Marc Márquez (Gresini).
Then, there are riders who have only won championships in the lower classes so far – notably Ai Ogura (Trackhouse/Aprilia), who enters MotoGP after winning the Moto2 title last year.
The promising Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM) and Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) have yet to win a MotoGP title. Could one of them achieve it this year?
Additionally, five other riders have only won titles in the lower classes: in Moto2, Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati), and Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR); and in Moto3, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) and Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3).
Motorcycle World Champions on MotoGP 2025 grid
- MotoGP
- Fabio Quartararo
- Francesco Bagnaia
- Joan Mir
- Jorge Martín
- Marc Márquez
- Moto2 and Moto3
- Álex Márquez
- Pedro Acosta
- Only Moto2
- Enea Bastianini
- Franco Morbidelli
- Johann Zarco
- Only Moto3
- Brad Binder
- Maverick Viñales
