Italy is the most successful country in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. 27 different Italian riders have won premier class races.
Spain has had 16 different winners.However, their 294 wins are below Italy’s tally (294) in total.
There are two races in Italy, six of the 11 teams on the grid are there. With stops at Mugello and Misano, the country is arguably the heart of MotoGP.
Here MotoGP News ranks the five best Italian riders. The likes of Loris Capirossi, Luca Cadallora, Inea Bastianini and Marco Bezecchi will go.
5. Max Biaggi, 13 wins
Max Biaggi is one of the greatest riders never to win a MotoGP title.; He qualified for the finals three times, including his rookie season, and finished third on three more occasions.
Four time 250cc champion Biagi has been embroiled in a bitter rivalry with Valentino Rossi.countryman.
In a recent interview Giacomo Agostini is not the life on the grid of his dreams.
4. Andrea Dovizioso, 15 wins
In all classes, Biagi is passable. Andrea DoviziosoThe only title winner on 125cc machines. But ‘dovey’ only shades it at its highest level.
Maybe not as powerful as Rossi vs Biaggi, Dovizioso created an interesting rivalry with Marc Marquez In the late 2010s. He, too, may have peaked at the wrong time, having had a good season before Marquez’s injury.
Although he didn’t reap all the accolades, Dovizioso played a crucial role in Ducati’s rise to MotoGP dominance, with the team opting to build around him rather than the mighty Jorge Lorenzo.
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3. Francesco Bagnaia, 31 wins
With Dovizioso leaving the Ducati factory team at the end of the 2019 season, Francesco Bagnaia He replaced him. Bagnaia is arguably Ducati’s greatest rider. And he remains their only multiple champion, for now at least.
In the year His fight with Marquez in 2025 could mean he is out of the top tier of MotoGP talent. But Bagnaia commands respect with 31 wins and 27 poles (10 all-time in both categories).
2. Valentino Rossi, 89 wins
In fact, Rossi and it is difficult to distinguish Giacomo AgostiniClear top two. Between 2001 and 2009, ‘The Doctor’ dominated MotoGP, winning seven top-class titles.
Even with Marquez at Ducati, Rossi’s all-time record of 89 MotoGP wins is likely to stand for at least another year.
More than a knight, Rossi passed the sport. He probably boosted MotoGP’s popularity more than anyone else, and that carries some weight in the ‘GOAT’ debate.
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1. Giacomo Agostini, 68 won
While Agostini’s 15 titles are split evenly between the 350s and 500s, the extra premier class title gives him the narrow edge over Rossi.
He got excellent support from Marc’s brother, Alex Marquez, who announced in 2025. Agostini is still the greatest MotoGP rider..
In the year He was as dominant as any athlete in any sport between the mid-1960s and late 1970s.
