List of 500cc/MotoGP polesitters

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1990; 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP. Former classes that are now discontinued include 350cc, 50cc and sidecars.[1] The premier class is MotoGP, which was formerly known as the 500cc class.[1] The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport World Championship in existence.[2] The motorcycles used in MotoGP are purpose built for the sport, and are unavailable for purchase by the general public: they cannot be legally ridden on public roads.[2]

Marc Márquez, who holds the record with 65 MotoGP pole positions during his career

Marc Márquez holds the record for the most pole positions in the premier class, with 65. Mick Doohan is second with 58 poles, and Valentino Rossi is third with 55 poles.[3]

By rider

As of 21 November 2020

Key
	MotoGP/500cc World Champion
	Grand Prix World Champion
Bold	Rider has competed in the 2020 season

Grand Prix motorcycle racing polesitters
Rank	Country	Rider	Poles	Seasons active in MotoGP/500cc	First pole	Last pole
1	ESP	Marc Márquez	65	2013–	2013 MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas	2019 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
2	AUS	Mick Doohan	58	1989–1999	1990 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1998 500cc Argentine Grand Prix
3	ITA	Valentino Rossi	55	2000–	2001 500cc South African Grand Prix	2018 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix
4	ESP	Jorge Lorenzo	43	2008–2019	2008 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix	2018 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix
5	AUS	Casey Stoner	39	2006–2012	2006 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix	2012 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix
6	ESP	Dani Pedrosa	30	2006–2018	2006 MotoGP Chinese Grand Prix	2017 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix
7	USA	Kevin Schwantz	27	1986–1995	1989 500cc Australian Grand Prix	1994 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
8	USA	Freddie Spencer	25	1980–1987 1989 1993	1982 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1985 500cc Swedish Grand Prix
9	ITA	Max Biaggi	23	1998–2005	1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix	2004 MotoGP German Grand Prix
10	ITA	Giacomo Agostini	21	1965–1977	1971 500cc Austrian Grand Prix	1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
12=	UK	Barry Sheene	18	1974–1984	1975 500cc Belgian Grand Prix	1982 500cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix
12=	USA	Kenny Roberts	18	1978–1983	1978 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix
12=	USA	Eddie Lawson	18	1983–1992	1984 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1992 500cc British Grand Prix
15	USA	Wayne Rainey	15	1988–1993	1988 500cc United States Grand Prix	1993 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix
16=	ESP	Sete Gibernau	13	1997–2006 2009	2000 500cc South African Grand Prix	2006 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix
16=	ITA	Loris Capirossi	13	1995–1996 2000–2011	2000 500cc Dutch TT	2006 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
18	ESP	Maverick Viñales	12	2015–	2017 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
19=	USA	Kenny Roberts Jr.	10	1996–2007	1999 500cc Japanese Grand Prix	2004 MotoGP Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
19=	FRA	Fabio Quartararo	10	2019–	2019 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix
21=	UK	John Surtees	9	1952 1954–1960	1958 500cc Dutch TT	1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix
21=	VEN	Johnny Cecotto	9	1976–1980	1977 500cc Venezuelan Grand Prix	1978 500cc German Grand Prix
21=	ESP	Àlex Crivillé	9	1992–2001	1995 500cc Dutch TT	1999 500cc Imola Grand Prix
24=	ITA	Marco Lucchinelli	8	1976–1986	1980 500cc French Grand Prix	1981 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
24=	USA	John Kocinski	8	1989 1991–1994 1998–1999	1991 500cc Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix	1994 500cc Argentine Grand Prix
24=	ITA	Luca Cadalora	8	1989 1993–2000	1993 500cc Italian Grand Prix	1995 500cc European Grand Prix
27	ITA	Andrea Dovizioso	7	2008–	2010 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix	2018 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
28=	UK	Phil Read	6	1961–1964 1971 1973–1976	1973 500cc Dutch TT	1974 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix
28=	FIN	Teuvo Länsivuori	6	1974–1978	1974 500cc Dutch TT	1976 500cc Czechoslovak Grand Prix
28=	FRA	Christian Sarron	6	1979 1981 1985–1990	1987 500cc French Grand Prix	1988 500cc French Grand Prix
28=	JPN	Tadayuki Okada	6	1996–2000 2008	1997 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix	1999 500cc South African Grand Prix
32=	BRA	Alex Barros	5	1990–2005 2007	2000 500cc Italian Grand Prix	2005 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix
32=	USA	Nicky Hayden	5	2003–2016	2005 MotoGP United States Grand Prix	2007 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix
32=	FRA	Johann Zarco	5	2017–	2017 MotoGP Dutch TT	2020 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix
35=	ITA	Umberto Masetti	4	1950–1952 1954–1958	N/A	N/A
35=	NZL	Graeme Crosby	4	1980–1982	1981 500cc Austrian Grand Prix	1982 500cc Austrian Grand Prix
35=	USA	Randy Mamola	4	1979–1990 1992	1980 500cc Belgian Grand Prix	1987 500cc Portuguese Grand Prix
35=	UK	Cal Crutchlow	4	2011–	2013 MotoGP Dutch TT	2018 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix
39=	UK	Geoff Duke	3	1950–1959	1950 500cc Isle of Man TT	1954 500cc Dutch TT
39=	ITA	Carlo Bandirola	3	1950–1956 1958	1953 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1955 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
39=	ESP	Carlos Checa	3	1995–2007 2010	1998 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	2004 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix
39=	JPN	Makoto Tamada	3	2003–2007	2004 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix	2004 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix
39=	AUS	Chris Vermeulen	3	2005–2009 2012	2006 MotoGP Turkish Grand Prix	2007 MotoGP Dutch TT
39=	USA	Colin Edwards	3	2003–2014	2007 MotoGP French Grand Prix	2008 MotoGP Chinese Grand Prix
45=	IRL	Artie Bell	2	1949–1950	1949 500cc Isle of Man TT	1949 500cc Dutch TT
45=	ITA	Remo Venturi	2	1958–1960 1962 1964	1959 500cc German Grand Prix	1960 500cc German Grand Prix
45=	FIN	Jarno Saarinen	2	1973	1973 500cc Austrian Grand Prix	1973 500cc German Grand Prix
45=	NED	Jack Middelburg	2	1977–1983	1980 500cc Dutch TT	1982 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
45=	FRA	Raymond Roche	2	1977–1983	1984 500cc British Grand Prix	1984 500cc San Marino Grand Prix
45=	JPN	Tadahiko Taira	2	1984–1985 1987–1991	1988 500cc Japanese Grand Prix	1989 500cc Japanese Grand Prix
45=	USA	Doug Chandler	2	1991–1994	1992 500cc Hungarian Grand Prix	1992 500cc French Grand Prix
45=	FRA	Jean-Michel Bayle	2	1996–1999 2002	1996 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix	1998 500cc Imola Grand Prix
45=	NED	Jurgen van den Goorbergh	2	1997–2002 2005	1999 500cc Catalan Grand Prix	1999 500cc Czech Republic Grand Prix
45=	UK	Jeremy McWilliams	2	1993–1996 2000 2002–2005 2007	2000 500cc Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	2002 MotoGP Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
45=	ITA	Marco Simoncelli	2	2010–2011	2011 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix	2011 MotoGP Dutch TT
45=	ESP	Aleix Espargaró	2	2009–2010 2012–	2014 MotoGP Dutch TT	2015 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
45=	ITA	Andrea Iannone	2	2013–2019	2015 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix	2016 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix
45=	ESP	Pol Espargaró	2	2014–	2020 MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP European Grand Prix
45=	ITA	Franco Morbidelli	2	2018–	2020 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix
60=	UK	Bill Doran	1	1949 1951–1953	1951 500cc Belgian Grand Prix	1951 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
60=	FRA	Pierre Monneret	1	1954–1956	1954 500cc French Grand Prix	1954 500cc French Grand Prix
60=	UK	Bob McIntyre	1	1954–1961	1957 500cc Isle of Man TT	1957 500cc Isle of Man TT
60=	ITA	Libero Liberati	1	1952–1953 1955–1957	1957 500cc Belgian Grand Prix	1957 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Hideo Kanaya	1	1972–1973 1975	1973 500cc French Grand Prix	1973 500cc French Grand Prix
60=	AUS	Jack Findlay	1	1958–1978	1974 500cc Isle of Man TT	1974 500cc Isle of Man TT
60=	ITA	Franco Bonera	1	1973–1975 1977–1978 1980	1975 500cc Finnish Grand Prix	1975 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
60=	UK	John Williams	1	1968–1978	1976 500cc Isle of Man TT	1976 500cc Isle of Man TT
60=	ITA	Virginio Ferrari	1	1976–1979 1982–1985	1976 500cc German Grand Prix	1976 500cc German Grand Prix
60=	USA	Steve Baker	1	1977–1978	1977 500cc French Grand Prix	1977 500cc French Grand Prix
60=	SUI	Philippe Coulon	1	1974 1976–1983	1977 500cc Belgian Grand Prix	1977 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
60=	FRA	Michel Rougerie	1	1973–1980	1978 500cc British Grand Prix	1978 500cc British Grand Prix
60=	USA	Mike Baldwin	1	1979 1981 1985–1988	1979 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1979 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
60=	NED	Boet van Dulmen	1	1975–1986	1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix	1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
60=	NED	Graziano Rossi	1	1977–1982	1980 500cc Finnish Grand Prix	1980 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
60=	ITA	Franco Uncini	1	1979–1985	1982 500cc Nations Grand Prix	1982 500cc Nations Grand Prix
60=	UK	Ron Haslam	1	1977–1980 1982–1991 1993 2000	1984 500cc Swedish Grand Prix	1984 500cc Swedish Grand Prix
60=	AUS	Kevin Magee	1	1987–1991 1993	1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix	1988 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Shinichi Ito	1	1988–1996 1999 2002 2005 2007 2011	1993 500cc German Grand Prix	1993 500cc German Grand Prix
60=	NZL	Simon Crafar	1	1993 1998–1999	1998 500cc British Grand Prix	1998 500cc British Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Tetsuya Harada	1	1999–2000 2002	1999 500cc Italian Grand Prix	1999 500cc Italian Grand Prix
60=	FRA	Régis Laconi	1	1997–2000 2002	1999 500cc Valencian motorcycle Grand Prix	1999 500cc Valencian motorcycle Grand Prix
60=	AUS	Garry McCoy	1	1998–2004 2006	2000 500cc Portuguese Grand Prix	2000 500cc Portuguese Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Tohru Ukawa	1	2001–2005	2001 500cc Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	2001 500cc Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
60=	FRA	Olivier Jacque	1	2001–2005 2007	2002 MotoGP German Grand Prix	2002 MotoGP German Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Daijiro Kato	1	2002–2003	2002 MotoGP Pacific Grand Prix	2002 MotoGP Pacific Grand Prix
60=	UK	John Hopkins	1	2002–2008 2011	2006 MotoGP Dutch TT	2006 MotoGP Dutch TT
60=	USA	Ben Spies	1	2008–2013	2010 MotoGP Indianapolis Grand Prix	2010 MotoGP Indianapolis Grand Prix
60=	ESP	Álvaro Bautista	1	2010–2018	2012 MotoGP British motorcycle Grand Prix	2012 MotoGP British motorcycle Grand Prix
60=	GER	Stefan Bradl	1	2012–2016 2018–	2013 MotoGP United States Grand Prix	2013 MotoGP United States Grand Prix
60=	AUS	Jack Miller	1	2015–	2018 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix	2018 MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix
60=	JPN	Takaaki Nakagami	1	2018–	2020 MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix
60=	PRT	Miguel Oliveira	1	2019–	2020 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix	2020 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix

By nationality

As of 21 November 2020

Rank	Country	Wins	Rider(s)
1	Spain	180	10
2	Italy	154	17
3	United States	138	14
4	Australia	104	7
5	United Kingdom	47	11
6	France	29	9
7	Japan	17	9
8	Venezuela	9	1
9	Finland	8	2
10	Netherlands	6	4
11=	New Zealand	5	2
11=	Brazil	5	1
13	Ireland	2	1
14=	Switzerland	1	1
14=	Germany	1	1
14=	Portugal	1	1

References

Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.
"About MotoGP". MotoGP. Retrieved 24 December 2008.

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[Guiness-1] Marshall, Anne (1997). Guinness Book of Knowledge. Guinness Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 0-85112-046-6.

[MotoGP-2] "About MotoGP". MotoGP. Retrieved 24 December 2008.