While it would be easy to call Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi or Giacomo Agostini the greatest MotoGP driver of all time, it doesn’t eclipse Marc Marquez in terms of “riding standards”.
RossiAgostini and Marquez In the 500cc era and from the MotoGP brand in Augustine During the MotoGP era, the 500cc era and Marquez dominated.
Agostini stands alone as the most successful rider in premier class history with eight 500cc titles to date. Marquez In 2025, he could move level with the great Italian after finishing level with Rossi on seven titles, although Agostini is some way ahead of him in all world championships.
In the year Márquez’s 2025 title marks his first MotoGP title win after he broke his right arm at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, which was feared to be career-ending. Kevin Schwantz thinks Marquez is the greatest of all time How he handled it in 2025 after the injury, as well.
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Agostini won seven 350cc titles and eight 500cc titles, including the double every year from 1968 to 1972. Marquez won a total of nine world championships, one 125cc and one Moto2 crown. Rossi won one 125cc and one 250cc title.
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Lorenzo Agostini believes you can argue that he is the greatest rider of all time due to his total of 15 world titles. Alternatively, you could argue that Rossi is the greatest with his all-time record of 89 Grands Prix and 199 podiums. But she feels that Lorenzo Marquez is the greatest rider.
Lorenzo said. AsIf you like one more, you’ll always find theories that prove it’s your best. You could say Rossi is the best in history. You could say Agostini is statistically the best in history. But in terms of ride quality, Marquez was the best for me.
Marc Marquez could surpass Valentino Rossi’s record if he races for the longest time.
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In truth, it is impossible to accurately compare the achievements of riders like Agostini and Marquez at different points in their careers. Despite sharing the grid for nine campaigns, it’s hard to find a clear direct comparison between Marquez and Rossi.
The easiest comparison is made on paper by comparing their results, with Agostini at the top of the drivers’ standings and Rossi at the top. But even then, the boss of Ducati Luigi Daleigna feels it would be “fair” to pick MotoGP’s GOAT after Marquez retires..
Marquez could easily eclipse Agostini and Rossi’s records if he chose to race as long as the latter did. In the year The 2026 MotoGP season will mark Marquez’s 14th year on the grid, having won 73 Grands Prix, while Rossi has won 89 races at the age of 22.
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