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Álex Márquez
Álex Márquez, Spanish MotoGP rider born 1996 in Cervera, #73 at Gresini Ducati; Moto3 champion 2014, Moto2 champion 2019, 2025 MotoGP runner-up; joins Red Bull KTM in 2027.
Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso (DesmoDovi), born 1986, Italian MotoGP rider; 2004 125cc World Champion, three-time MotoGP runner-up (2017-2019) to Marc Marquez, 24 GP wins, 103 podiums; retired 2022, now Yamaha test rider.
Barry Sheene
Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, 500cc world champion 1976 and 1977 on Suzuki, Formula 750 champion 1973, MBE 1978, record 137.15 mph Spa lap, died of cancer 2003 aged 52.
Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner, born Casey Joel Stoner in 1985 in Southport, Australia, is a retired motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP title with Ducati in 2007 and Honda in 2011.
Dani Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa (Daniel Pedrosa, born 1985, Sabadell, Spain), Spanish MotoGP rider; 125cc champion 2003 and 250cc champion 2004-2005 with Honda; 31 MotoGP wins without a premier title; KTM test rider since 2019.
Fabio Di Giannantonio
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Diggia), Italian MotoGP rider born 1998 in Rome, number 49 for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati; MotoGP wins at Qatar 2023 and Catalan GP 2026; joins Red Bull KTM with Alex Marquez in 2027.
Fabio Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo, El Diablo, French MotoGP rider born 1999 in Nice; 2021 MotoGP World Champion with Yamaha (11 wins, 32 podiums), 2022 runner-up, leaves Yamaha for factory Honda HRC on a two-year deal from 2027.
Francesco Bagnaia
Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia, Italian MotoGP rider born 1997 in Turin, number 63 Ducati Lenovo Team; MotoGP champion 2022 and 2023, Moto2 champion 2018; leaves Ducati for Aprilia in 2027.
Franco Morbidelli
Franco Morbidelli, Italian MotoGP rider (VR46 Ducati), 2017 Moto2 World Champion with Marc VDS and 2020 MotoGP runner-up with Petronas Yamaha; first VR46 Academy member and champion, moving to World Superbikes in 2027.
Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini, "Ago", Italian motorcycle road racer born 1942 in Brescia; record 15 world titles (8x500cc, 7x350cc), 122 GP wins with MV Agusta and Yamaha, 10 Isle of Man TT wins, led the 1972 TT boycott.
Hakim Danish
Hakim Danish (Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli), Malaysian Moto3 rider born 2007 in Terengganu, races for AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI on KTM; first Malaysian Asia Talent Cup champion (2022), first Malaysian Moto3 podium and win in a decade in 2026.
Joan Mir
Joan Mir Mayrata is a Spanish motorcycle racer, born in 1997 in Palma de Mallorca, who won the 2020 MotoGP World Championship with Suzuki after taking the 2017 Moto3 title.
Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco (born 1990, Cannes) is a French MotoGP rider for Castrol Honda LCR, number 5. Two-time Moto2 World Champion (2015, 2016), first to defend that title; MotoGP wins at Phillip Island 2023 and Le Mans 2025.
Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo (born 1987, Palma de Mallorca) is a Spanish five-time motorcycle world champion and MotoGP Legend, winning the premier class in 2010, 2012, and 2015 with Yamaha, later racing Ducati and Honda before retiring in 2019.
Jorge Martín
Jorge Martín (Martinator, #89), Spanish MotoGP rider born 1998 in Madrid; 2018 Moto3 and 2024 MotoGP World Champion, first independent-team champion of the MotoGP era; rides Aprilia, joins Yamaha in 2027.
Luca Marini
Luca Marini (born 1997, Urbino) is an Italian MotoGP rider, Valentino Rossi's half-brother, 2020 Moto2 runner-up, ex-VR46 Ducati rider, Honda HRC factory rider 2024-2026, and Tech3 KTM signing for 2027-2028.
Marc Márquez
Marc Márquez (born 1993, Cervera, Spain), #93, Spanish MotoGP rider for Ducati Lenovo Team; nine world championships (125cc 2010, Moto2 2012, seven MotoGP titles incl. 2025), 100 GP wins, comeback after 2020 Jerez humerus injury.
Marco Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi, Italian MotoGP rider born 1998 in Rimini, number 72 for factory Aprilia Racing; VR46 academy graduate, 2022 Rookie of the Year, 2023 and 2025 championship third, multiple Grand Prix winner.
Marco Simoncelli
Marco Simoncelli (SuperSic, number 58), Italian motorcycle racer born 1987 in Cattolica, 250cc World Champion 2008 with Gilera, MotoGP rider for Gresini Honda; died 23 October 2011 at Sepang; Misano circuit and number 58 retired in his honor.
Maverick Viñales
Maverick Viñales (Top Gun), Spanish MotoGP rider born 1995 in Figueres; 2013 Moto3 champion with 26 GP wins; first MotoGP-era rider to win with three manufacturers (Suzuki, Yamaha, Aprilia), now on KTM Tech3.
Máximo Quiles
Máximo Quiles (Máximo Martínez Quiles), Spanish Moto3 rider born 2008 in Murcia; 2026 Moto3 world champion with CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM, managed by the Márquez brothers' Vertical agency, moving to Moto2 in 2027.
Mick Doohan
Mick Doohan (Michael Sydney Doohan), Australian 500cc motorcycle racer born 1965 in Brisbane; five consecutive world titles 1994-1998 on Honda's NSR500, 54 premier class wins, career defined by the 1992 Assen leg injury.
Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood (Mike the Bike), English racer born 2 April 1940, won nine motorcycle world titles (500cc, 350cc, 250cc) and 14 Isle of Man TT races, including the 1978 comeback on a Ducati 900SS; later an F1 driver, George Medal recipient, killed in a 1981 road accident.
Milan Pawelec
Milan Pawelec (born 2007, Wolsztyn, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle racer, two-time Moto2 European Champion (2025, 2026) with AGR Team, first Pole in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, and a Moto2 World Championship replacement rider.
Nicky Hayden
Nicky Hayden (Nicholas Patrick Hayden, 1981-2017), the Kentucky Kid, American MotoGP racer; 2006 MotoGP World Champion with Repsol Honda, beating Valentino Rossi 252-247 at Valencia; last 990cc champion; died after a cycling accident in Italy.
Nicolò Bulega
Nicolò Bulega, Italian motorcycle racer, 2026 Superbike World Champion and 2023 Supersport champion with Aruba.it Ducati; record 25-race win streak, 48 WorldSBK wins, joining VR46 MotoGP team in 2027.
Remy Gardner
Remy Gardner (born 1998, Sydney) is an Australian motorcycle racer, son of 1987 500cc champion Wayne Gardner; 2021 Moto2 World Champion with Red Bull KTM Ajo, one MotoGP season with Tech3 KTM, now GYTR GRT Yamaha rider in WorldSBK.
Senna Agius
Senna Agius, Australian Moto2 rider (number 81) for Intact GP; 2023 Moto2 European Champion; first Australian to win Moto2 at Phillip Island; joins Red Bull KTM Tech3 in MotoGP for 2027.
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi (Il Dottore, number 46), Italian motorcycle racer born 1979 in Urbino; nine Grand Prix world titles across 125, 250, 500, and MotoGP, 115 GP wins, later a BMW M works GT driver and VR46 team owner.
Veda Pratama
Veda Ega Pratama is an Indonesian motorcycle racer competing in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship for Honda Team Asia, the first Indonesian on a Grand Prix podium.