Riders with the Most Premier-Class MotoGP Pole Positions
Source:
MotoGP / Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Marc Márquez leads in Premier-Class Pole Positions with 76.
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Average Premier-Class Pole Positions: 57 · median: 56.50.
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Gap: Marc Márquez is 1.9× larger than Casey Stoner.
About This Dataset
Riders with the Most Premier-Class MotoGP Pole Positions
This chart ranks riders by the number of pole positions (fastest qualifier) they have earned in the premier class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, through the 2025 season.
Analysis
Marc Márquez heads the table on 76, ahead of Mick Doohan (58) and Valentino Rossi (55) in Premier-Class Pole Positions. 37 separates the highest figure (76) from the lowest (39). First and second are separated by 18, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- MotoGP / Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 4 entities · 4 observations
- Measure
- Premier-Class Pole Positions
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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