Top 10 MotoGP riders of all time

#5 Giacomo Agostini

Agostini got his big chance for Morini when Tarquinio Provini left the team to ride for Benelli

Giacomo Agostini, an Italian road racer, is a multiple time world champion. He is nicknamed as Ago. Agostini holds an amazing record of winning 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 world championship titles.

Agostini was born in Brescia, Lombardy. He had a rough childhood as he had to steal away to begin his racing career, firstly at Hill climb events and later in road racing. He won his first world championship in 1963 in the 175cc class aboard a Morini.

Agostini got his big chance for Morini when Tarquinio Provini left the team to ride for Benelli and he was hired by Count Alfonso Morini.

He again won the championship in the 350cc class in 1964. His performances caught the eye of Dominico Agusto who signed him up to be Mike Hailwood's teammate. He almost won the championship in 1965 before his bike failed him and the title went to Jim Redman.

He won the 500cc title seven consecutive times after he became the top driver for MV Agusta. Agostini decided he would never race again at the Isle of Man, TT as he lost his close friend, Gilberto Parlotti during the 1972 TT.

He left MV Agusta in 1974 and joined Yamaha where he won the prestigious Daytona 200. He is considered one of the best racers of his time.