4 great riders who never won the MotoGP World Championship

#2 Dani Pedrosa

Dani Pedrosa had an intense battle with Jorge Lorenzo for the 2012 MotoGP World Championship

Dani Pedrosa made his 125cc debut in the year 2001, and at the end of the 2003 season, the Spaniard was crowned as the champion of that class.

Following the success, Pedrosa moved to the 250cc and won the championship in his debut season, becoming the youngest ever 250cc World Championship in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history. He successfully defended his 250cc title the next year, before moving to the MotoGP class in 2006.

Pedrosa paired with the Repsol Honda team throughout his 13-year-long MotoGP career and managed to secure a second place on three different occasions. His best chance to clinch the championship came in the 2012 season, where he lost out to his fellow countryman Jorge Lorenzo by just 18 points.

In 295 races, Dani Pedrosa secured 153 podium finishes and claimed 54 race wins.