Many young riders have proven that age is no barrier to success in the premier class in the 500cc era and MotoGP era, including Marc Marquez in his historic debut.
Honda saw Marquez He rewrote the history books in 2013, making his senior debut for the Spaniard to replace Casey Stoner. The Cervera native became the youngest rider to win the MotoGP title after scoring six Grands Prix and 16 podiums in 18 races.
Marquez wasted no time in becoming the youngest rider of the season to score a podium in the MotoGP era after finishing third in his debut at the 2013 Qatar Grand Prix. It took Marquez just two laps to take his first MotoGP race win at the 2013 Americas Grand Prix.
The Circuit of the Americas would be Marquez’s playground during his MotoGP career, and saw him lead an all-Spanish podium in the 2013 Americas GP. Marquez led his Honda teammate. Dani Pedrosa At 1.534s, 3.381s shy of Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo in P3.
Marc Marquez is the youngest rider to win a Grand Prix in the MotoGP era.
Marquez’s maiden Americas GP victory at Round 2 of the 2013 MotoGP season made him the youngest rider to score a Grand Prix in premier class history. He took the record away from Pedrosa as the youngest rider to win a Grand Prix in the MotoGP era.
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| Level | RIDER | Competition | group | AGE |
| 5 | Fabio Quatararo | 2020 Spanish GP | Petronas SRT | 21 years, 90 days |
| 4 | George Lorenzo | 2008 Portuguese GP | Yamaha | 20 years, 345 days |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | 2006 Chinese GP | Honda | 20 years, 227 days |
| 2 | Fermin Aldeger | 2025 Indonesia GP | Gresini | 20 years, 183 days |
| 1 | Mark Marquez | 2013 USA GP | Honda | 20 years, 63 days |
Honda saw Marquez secure his first Grand Prix victory 63 days after his 20th anniversary, smashing Japanese crew Pedrosa’s record of 164 days at the 2006 Chinese GP. To date, no rider has won a MotoGP or 500cc class Grand Prix as a teenager.
Pedro Acosta became the first rider to win a Grand Prix in the MotoGP era, coming in just 1.728s at the 2024 Americas GP as a teenager, finishing second for KTM. The Spaniard lost to his compatriot Maverick Vinales in his third fight in the Premier Division.
Marc Marquez is the youngest rider in history to win a premier class Grand Prix.
In the year Freddie Spencer, who won the Marquez maiden MotoGP race at the 2013 Americas GP, took the record for most Grand Prix wins in premier class history, 31 years after the American won the 1982 Belgian GP.
| Level | RIDER | Competition | group | AGE |
| 5 | Dani Pedrosa | 2006 Chinese GP | Honda | 20 years, 227 days |
| 4 | Norifumi Abe | 1996 Japanese GP | Roberts | 20 years, 227 days |
| 3 | Freddie Spencer | 1982 Belgian GP | Honda | 20 years, 196 days |
| 2 | Fermin Aldeger | 2025 Indonesia GP | Gresini | 20 years, 183 days |
| 1 | Mark Marquez | 2013 USA GP | Honda | 20 years, 63 days |
In the year Spencer became the youngest rider to win a Grand Prix in the 500cc class at the 1982 Belgian GP in Spain, taking the top spot for Honda. He denied Barry Sheen with a 3.800 to win the Grand Prix in the Ardennes.
In the year Before the 500cc class was renamed MotoGP in 2002, Spencer won the Belgian GP in 1982. No rider has ever won a Grand Prix at a younger age. Marquez set a new all-time record in 2013 when he broke Spencer’s record by 31 years and 133 days.
The youngest rider to win a MotoGP Sprint race is Marco Bezecchi.
Since MotoGP added the format to the calendar in 2023, a handful of young riders have taken Sprint Race wins. Marco Bezecchi He is the youngest rider ever to win a Sprint at the age of 24.
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| Level | RIDER | Round | group | AGE |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | 2023 British GP | Gresini | 27 years, 104 days |
| 4 | Ine Bastianini | 2024 British GP | Ducati | 26 years, 217 days |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | 2023 Portuguese GP | Ducati | 26 years, 70 days |
| 2 | George Martin | 2023 French GP | Pramak | 25 years, 104 days |
| 1 | Marco Bezecchi | 2023 Dutch GP | VR46 | 24 years, 224 days |
Bezeci won his eighth Sprint Race at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, riding for VR46. The Italian took the record George MartinHe won the fifth Sprint Race in MotoGP history at the 2023 French Grand Prix Francesco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia won the first Sprint race in MotoGP history at the 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix, but the record was quickly eclipsed by 25-year-old Martin and 24-year-old Bezcicci. The wait for the first MotoGP rider aged 23 or younger to win a MotoGP Sprint Race continues today.
