MotoGP: 5 best MotoGP riders of all-time 

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Marc Marquez - Still only 26 and could well be the greatest by the time he calls it quits
Marc Marquez - Still only 26 and could well be the greatest by the time he calls it quits

#2 Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi - the most famous name in MotoGP
Valentino Rossi - the most famous name in MotoGP

The Doctor' Valentino Rossi - without a doubt the most popular rider to have ever raced a MotoGP race invariably is part of any MotoGP Top 5 records list. Rossi who has been the driving force and mainstay of MotoGP for 2 decades is one of three riders to have won a Championship title across all three classes. He made his premier class MotoGP debut in 2000 and has started more races than any other rider.

Rossi's race win aggregate of 89 is an all-time record. He has stood on the podium a record 198 times till date with a double century insight.

Between 2002 and 2004, Rossi stood on the podium 23 successive times. His points tally of 5092 is also the all-time highest. Rossi has won 3 Championships with Team Repsol Honda in 2001, 2002 and 2003 as well as 4 Championships with Yamaha in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009 giving him a total of 7 MotoGP titles. Aged 40 now, Rossi is trying to stop the Marquez juggernaut and grab his first race win since 2017.

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