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2024 name | MotoGP: Castrol Honda LCR Idemitsu Honda LCR MotoE: LCR E-Team |
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Base | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Principal | Lucio Cecchinello |
Rider(s) | MotoGP: 5. Johann Zarco 30. Takaaki Nakagami 45. Tetsuta Nagashima (replacement rider) MotoE: 40. Mattia Casadei 51. Eric Granado |
Motorcycle | MotoGP: Honda RC213V MotoE: Ducati V21L |
Tyres | MotoGP: Michelin MotoE: Michelin |
Riders' Championships | – |
LCR Team is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Castrol Honda LCR with rider Johann Zarco and Idemitsu Honda LCR with rider Takaaki Nakagami, as well as the MotoE World Cup under the name LCR E-Team. The team was founded in 1996 by rider Lucio Cecchinello.
The team was established by Italian rider Lucio Cecchinello in 1996, (LCR being an initialism for Lucio Cecchinello Racing). He set up his own team for the 125cc World Championship using Honda motorcycles, earning several top ten finishes. Similar results followed in the 1997.
In the 1998 season the team recruited two-time 125cc runner-up Noboru Ueda to ride alongside Cecchinello. In only his second race for the team, Ueda got the team their first Grand Prix victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Johor Circuit. Cecchinello's first win for his own team came later that year in Madrid Grand Prix at Jarama. Cecchinello finished 5th in overall standings while Ueda only managed to finish 13th after missing half of the season due to injury. Hiroyuki Kikuchi was drafted as Ueda's replacement during his absence.
The Cecchinello-Ueda partnership continued in 1999 and 2000, yielding another win by Ueda in 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix as well as numerous podiums for both riders. Ueda finished both seasons in 5th position while Cecchinello struggled to match his teammates performance and was only able to finish in 9th and 11th position in those seasons.
In 2001 the team switched to Aprilia motorcycles. The team also recruited the Spanish youngster Raúl Jara as Cecchinello's teammate. Cecchinello's performance improved and he took the first win with Aprilia at the Catalan Grand Prix and finished the season 4th in overall standings.
In 2002 the team expanded their operation into 250cc class. San Marinese rider Alex de Angelis was recruited to partner Cecchinello in 125cc, while the young Australian rookie, Casey Stoner and the Spanish David Checa were recruited to compete in 250cc class. Cecchinello managed to repeat the last years performance and once again finished the season 4th in overall standing with 3 wins while De Angelis has his first career podium and finished 9th overall. In the 250cc class, Stoner and Checa were able to achieve several top ten finish in the team's 250cc debut season.
In 2003 the team continued their double assault in 125cc and 250cc. Casey Stoner switched to the 125cc class to partner with Cecchinello, while French rider Randy de Puniet was recruited to ride in 250cc. Both teams had a successful season with 3 race wins in each class. De Puniet, was also in contention for the World Championship. However, he only managed to finished 4th overall with three wins and nine podiums. In 125cc, Cecchinello achieved two wins including a win in his home Grand Prix while Stoner achieved both his first career podium and his first career win with the team. At the end of 2003, Cecchinello decided to end his racing career and concentrate in team management.
In 2004 the team retained de Puniet to ride an official Aprilia factory bike in 250cc. In the 125cc class, the team recruited two Italian riders, Roberto Locatelli, a former 125cc World Champion and rookie Mattia Pasini. Both de Puniet and Locatelli had successful season and were in contention for the World Championship although they were only managed to finish the season 3rd in overall standings. De Puniet had 1 win and 8 podiums while Locatelli had two wins and six podiums.
For the 2005 season the team only competed in the 250cc class on Aprilia factory bikes. Roberto Locatelli moved up to 250cc and Casey Stoner returned from his one-year stint at KTM. Stoner managed to record five wins, 10 podiums and finished the season as runner-up to Dani Pedrosa. Stoner's runner-up was the best result so far in the team history. Stoner was also the first LCR rider to have more than 3 race wins in a season.
In October 2005, the team, along with Casey Stoner, reportedly had an agreement to move to the MotoGP class in the upcoming season with support from Yamaha. [1] [2] After the season ended, Stoner received an offer from the Honda Pons team and tested the Honda RC211V bike with them at Valencia. [3] With Stoner leaving the team, LCR had to put their MotoGP project on hold. However, in December 2005, Stoner unexpectedly became available again after Honda Pons failed to secure sponsorship for the upcoming season. [4] LCR immediately re-signed Stoner and made an agreement with HRC to run the RC211V in 2006. [5]
Stoner recorded the team's first pole position in only their second MotoGP race at the Qatar Grand Prix. The subsequent race in Turkey saw LCR and Stoner record their first podium in MotoGP. Stoner competed with Marco Melandri the entire race, until Melandri managed to beat him to the line. Stoner went on to finish the season in 8th position with a series of top 10 results. Stoner left the team for a Ducati factory ride in 2007. Veteran Spanish rider Carlos Checa replaced him at the team, riding the new 800cc Honda RC212V. However, the team was not able to repeat their 2006 results, as Checa struggled to adapt to the new 800cc bike and his best finish was a sixth place at the Spanish and San Marino Grands Prix.
Randy de Puniet rejoined the team in 2008. Again, the team struggled with the satellite bike and Michelin tyres. De Puniet's best finish was only sixth position at the United States Grand Prix. De Puniet returned for the 2009 season, once again with the RC212V, but with Bridgestone tyres, as MotoGP shifted to a single tyre manufacturer rule. In the British Grand Prix, De Puniet finished third, his best result with the team, and the team's first podium in the premier class since Stoner's 2006 podium. In 2010, De Puniet finished the season in ninth place aboard a Honda RC212V, with his best result being a fourth place at the Catalan Grand Prix. After the departure of de Puniet to the Pramac Racing team, the team signed reigning Moto2 world champion Toni Elías for the 2011 season, and Elías finished 15th in the championship, finishing five races in the top ten.
At the end of 2011, the team signed German rider Stefan Bradl, who had just won the Moto2 championship. Bradl rode the all-new Honda RC213V, and had a good season, finishing consistently in the top-10. His best result was a fourth-place finish at Mugello. He won the Rookie of the Year award, finishing eighth in the championship.
2013 was even better for Bradl, as he was consistently fighting for top five places. Bradl took his first premier class pole position at the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. He finished second in the race, his first MotoGP podium. However a broken ankle sustained in a crash in Malaysia cost him a top five finish in the final championship standings. Bradl eventually finished the season in seventh place.
2 bikes expansion (2015)
Midway through the 2014 season, it was announced that LCR would expand to a two-bike satellite Honda team in 2015. The team's second bike is an open-specification Honda RC213V-RS, "replacing" Gresini Racing, as they will become an Aprilia factory team. The team also announced a partnership with foreign exchange trading company CWM FX, and they were represented by British rider Cal Crutchlow on a factory-specification Honda RC213V bike, and Australian rookie Jack Miller, riding the open-specification RC213V-RS.
After the 2015 Czech Republic Grand Prix, CWM pulled out of the team due to fraud allegations following a police raid in March 2015. The sponsorship was run by their long-term sponsor, Givi. At Sepang, Crutchlow's bike represented a new livery from Castrol.
Miller left the team in 2016 to join Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS, leaving Crutchlow as the sole rider for LCR in 2016. Crutchlow started the season poorly, with four DNFs and one finish outside the points in the first eight races, leaving him outside the top 15 of the standings. He then finished second in the German Grand Prix before taking his first victory in Brno just two races later. This was LCR's first ever win in the premier class, and also was the first race win by a British rider in the 500cc/MotoGP class since Barry Sheene at the 1981 Swedish Grand Prix. His victory in Brno was also part of MotoGP's record of eight different riders winning in eight successive races, with Crutchlow's Brno victory being the sixth in the streak. He then scored another podium in Silverstone before taking another victory at Phillip Island, making him the first Briton ever to win the Australian Grand Prix. He ended the year with 141 points, finishing seventh in the championship.
In 2017, Crutchlow scored one podium finish and was ninth in the riders' world championship.
Re-expansion to two bikes, MotoE (2018–present)
For 2018, LCR Team signed Japanese rookie Takaaki Nakagami to partner Crutchlow. The team ran separate liveries with different main sponsors for each rider, Castrol for Crutchlow and Idemitsu for Nakagami. Nakagami's best finish was sixth place at the season finale in Valencia, ultimately finishing 20th in the riders' championship. Crutchlow started the year with a win in Argentina and scored podium finishes in Misano and Motegi. He had to finish the season early after a crash at the Australian GP, fracturing his leg and missing the final three races of the season. Crutchlow finished the season with 148 points and seventh in the riders' championship. Former LCR rider Stefan Bradl replaced Crutchlow for the final two races.
In 2019, Crutchlow achieved three podiums and finished 9th in the championship. Nakagami improved to 13th place, despite missing the final three rounds of the season to undergo surgery. He was replaced in the final three rounds by Johann Zarco. Nakagami and Crutchlow defended the LCR colours in 2020, and at the end of the year the British decided to retire. In 2021, Álex Márquez joined Nakagami and repeated experience in 2022, both riders struggling to show their true potential. For the 2023 season, Alex Rins has joined forces with Nakagami. For the 2024 season, Johann Zarco replaced Alex Rins, while Nakagami continued with the team.
As a satellite team in MotoGP, LCR was invited to enter the inaugural MotoE season with Niccolò Canepa and former LCR 250cc and MotoGP rider Randy de Puniet. In 2020, de Puniet was replaced on the MotoE team by Belgian Xavier Siméon. For 2021, 2022 and 2023, the LCR E-Team is competing in the electric series with the duo set by Eric Granado and Miquel Pons, both showing strong performances on board their bikes.
Year | Class | Team name | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F. laps | Points | Pos. |
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1996 | 125cc | Honda Team GP3 | Honda | ![]() | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15th |
1997 | 125cc | Spidi Honda LCR | Honda | ![]() | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14th |
1998 | 125cc | Givi Honda LCR | Honda | ![]() | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 5th |
![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 13th | ||||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15th | ||||
1999 | 125cc | Givi Honda LCR | Honda | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 5th |
![]() | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 9th | ||||
2000 | 125cc | Givi Honda LCR | Honda | ![]() | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 5th |
![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 11th | ||||
2001 | 125cc | MS Aprilia LCR | Aprilia | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 4th |
![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26th | ||||
2002 | 250cc | Safilo Oxydo Race LCR | Aprilia | ![]() | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 12th |
![]() | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13th | ||||
125cc | ![]() | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 4th | |||
![]() | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 9th | ||||
2003 | 250cc | Safilo Oxydo – LCR | Aprilia | ![]() | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 208 | 4th |
125cc | ![]() | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 8th | |||
![]() | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 9th | ||||
2004 | 250cc | Safilo Carrera – LCR | Aprilia | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 3rd |
125cc | ![]() | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 3rd | |||
![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15th | ||||
2005 | 250cc | Carrera Sunglasses – LCR | Aprilia | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 2nd |
![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 13th | ||||
2006 | MotoGP | Honda LCR | Honda RC211V | ![]() | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 8th |
2007 | MotoGP | Honda LCR | Honda RC212V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 14th |
250cc | Honda RS250R | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th | ||
2008 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC212V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15th |
2009 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC212V | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 11th |
2010 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC212V | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 9th |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th | ||||
2011 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC212V | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15th |
![]() | 1 (2) [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (7) [lower-alpha 1] | 20th | ||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
2012 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 8th |
2013 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 7th |
2014 | MotoGP | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 9th |
2015 | MotoGP | CWM LCR Honda LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 8th |
Honda RC213V-RS | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19th | |||
2016 | MotoGP | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 7th |
2017 | MotoGP | LCR Honda | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 9th |
2018 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20th |
LCR Honda Castrol | ![]() | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 7th | |||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th | ||||
2019 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 13th |
![]() | 3 (16) [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (30) [lower-alpha 1] | 18th | ||||
LCR Honda Castrol | ![]() | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 9th | |||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Energica Ego Corsa | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9th | |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17th | ||||
2020 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 10th |
LCR Honda Castrol | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18th | |||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Energica Ego Corsa | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9th | |
![]() | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10th | ||||
2021 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 15th |
LCR Honda Castrol | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 16th | |||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Energica Ego Corsa | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 12th | |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7th | ||||
2022 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18th |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||||
LCR Honda Castrol | ![]() | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17th | |||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Energica Ego Corsa | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 192.5 | 2nd | |
![]() | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 5th |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Class | Team name | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F. laps | Points | Pos. |
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2022 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18th |
![]() | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17th | ||||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Energica Ego Corsa | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 192.5 | 2nd | |
![]() | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 5th | ||||
2023 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52* | 19th* |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54* | 18th* | ||||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (8)* | 26th* | ||||
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 30th* | ||||
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | ||||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Ducati V21L | ![]() | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 139* | 7th* | |
![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98* | 12th* | ||||
2024 | MotoGP | LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9* | 19th* |
![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 21st* | ||||
MotoE | LCR E-Team | Ducati V21L | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 132* | 1st* | |
![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 70* | 7th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | Race | Rider's standings | Team standings | Manufactures standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | Pts | Pos | Pts | Pos | ||||||
2006 | Honda RC211V | M | ESP | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | USA | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | ||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 119 | 8th | 119 | 8th | 360 | 1st | ||||||||
2007 | Honda RC212V | M | QAT | ESP | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 6 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 14th | 65 | 9th | 313 | 2nd | |||||||
2008 | Honda RC212V | M | QAT | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | IND | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | 9 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 15th | 61 | 10th | 315 | 3rd | |||||||
2009 | Honda RC212V | B | QAT | JPN | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | USA | GER | GBR | CZE | IND | SMR | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | ||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 106 | 11th | 106 | 9th | 297 | 2nd | ||||||||
2010 | Honda RC212V | B | QAT | ESP | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | USA | CZE | IND | SMR | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 116 | 9th | 121 | 7th | 342 | 2nd | ||||||||
![]() | 11 | 5 | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Honda RC212V | B | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | USA | CZE | IND | SMR | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 8 | C | 10 | 61 | 15th | 61 | 10th | 405 | 1st | |||||||
![]() | Ret | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 4 (7) | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Honda RC213V | B | QAT | ESP | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | IND | CZE | SMR | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 135 | 8th | 135 | 7th | 412 | 1st | |||||||
2013 | Honda RC213V | B | QAT | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | USA | IND | CZE | GBR | SMR | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 5 | 6 | 156 | 7th | 156 | 6th | 389 | 1st | |||||||
2014 | Honda RC213V | B | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | SMR | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 117 | 9th | 117 | 8th | 409 | 1st | |||||||
2015 | B | QAT | AME | ARG | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | SMR | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | ||||||||||||
Honda RC213V | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 125 | 8th | 142 | 7th | 355 | 2nd | ||||||
Honda RC213V-RS | ![]() | Ret | 14 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19th | ||||||||||
2016 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | AUT | CZE | GBR | SMR | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | Ret | 16 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 141 | 7th | 141 | 8th | 369 | 1st | |||||||
2017 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | SMR | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 15 | 8 | 112 | 9th | 112 | 8th | 357 | 1st | |||||||
2018 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | SMR | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | ||||||||||
![]() | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 17 | 15 | C | 13 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 20th | 191 | 7th | 375 | 1st | ||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 19 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | C | 3 | Ret | 7 | 2 | DNS | 148 | 7th | ||||||||||||
![]() | 13 | 9 | 10 | 24th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | ARG | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | SMR | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | ||||||||||
![]() | 13 | Ret | Ret | 3 (30) | 18th | 210 | 7th | 426 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 13th | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 133 | 9th | ||||||||||
2020 | Honda RC213V | M | SPA | ANC | CZE | AUT | STY | RSM | EMI | CAT | FRA | ARA | TER | EUR | VAL | POR | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 116 | 10th | 148 | 8th | 144 | 5th | |||||||||||
![]() | DNS | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 32 | 18th | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | MAL | ALG | VAL | |||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 76 | 15th | 146 | 7th | 214 | 4th | |||||||
![]() | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 70 | 16th | |||||||||||
2022 | Honda RC213V | M | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL | |||||||||
![]() | 10 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 48 | 18th | 98 | 10th | 155 | 6th | ||||||||
![]() | 22 | 19 | Ret | 0 | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 50 | 17th | |||||||||
2023 | Honda RC213V | M | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 56 | 18th | 116 | 10th | 185 | 5th | |||||
![]() | 10 | 9 | 12 F | Ret | Ret | DNS | WD | 9 | DNS | Ret | 54 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 (8) | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 0 | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marco Melandri is an Italian retired motorcycle road racer who is a five-time premier class race winner. He is the 2002 250 cc World Champion and runner-up in 125 cc, MotoGP and Superbike World Championship. He competed in the MotoGP class from 2003 to 2010 and then a brief return with Aprilia in 2015.
Gresini Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Gresini Racing MotoGP as a Ducati satellite team, in the Moto2 World Championship as QJmotor Gresini Moto2, and the MotoE World Cup as Felo Gresini MotoE. The team also competes in CIV Moto3.
Álvaro Bautista Arce is a Spanish motorcycle road racer. He won the 2022 and 2023 Superbike World Championship with the Ducati factory team. He was the 2006 125cc World Champion and runner-up in 250cc, and finished in the top six in MotoGP in 2012 and 2013. He competed in the MotoGP class from 2010 to 2018.
Randy de Puniet is a road racer of motorcycles from France. He competed in Grands Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, where he achieved five wins in the 250cc class. He also competed in the Superbike World Championship during the 2015 season with little success. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup, aboard an Energica Ego Corsa.
The 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 54th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 7 April 2002 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 3 November.
Andrea Dovizioso is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. He raced with WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for the 2022 season but announced his intended-retirement after the Misano round in September. Dovizioso was the 2004 125cc World Champion, but is best known for his time with the Ducati Team in the MotoGP class, finishing championship runner-up to Marc Márquez for three consecutive seasons in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Cal Crutchlow is an English professional motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2020 season. He is contracted as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing, which he is expected to continue in 2022 and 2023. During 2021 he returned to race for two Yamaha teams as a replacement rider in four MotoGP events, and replaced Andrea Dovizioso for the last six events of 2022 after Dovizioso's retirement announced mid-season.
Lucio Cecchinello is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer who manages his own motorcycle racing team. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1993 to 2003. In 1996, he founded the LCR Team, initially competing in the 125cc class.
Mickael Di Meglio is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and three-time world champion claiming the 2008 125cc title, as well as winning the 2022 & 2017-2018 FIM Endurance World Championship. Since the 2018–19 FIM EWC season, Di Meglio has raced for F.C.C. TSR Honda France. From 2019 on, he also competes in the MotoE World Cup aboard an Energica Ego Corsa. He twice won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 2017 on Yamaha and in 2020 on the Honda CBR. He also twice won the Bol d'Or 24-hour motorcycle endurance race on Circuit Paul Ricard. In 2017 Yamaha and 2018 Honda.
Stefan Bradl is a German professional motorcycle racer, best known for winning the Moto2 World Championship in 2011. He then moved to MotoGP in 2012 with LCR Honda. While in MotoGP, Bradl is best known for his performance at Laguna Seca getting the pole position and finishing second in the race behind Marc Marquez, ahead of Valentino Rossi. Bradl finished the 2013 season 7th, despite missing two races due to injury. This proved to be his highest ever MotoGP finish.
Takaaki Nakagami is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Idemitsu Honda LCR in MotoGP. He won the Japanese Road Race Championship 125cc class in 2006 and J-GP2 class in 2011.
The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 800cc engines in MotoGP, and also for 125cc machinery, as both MotoGP switched back to 1000cc engines and a new four-stroke Moto3 class was also introduced in 2012. Casey Stoner was crowned as MotoGP World Champion for the second time, following his ninth victory of the season at the Australian Grand Prix. Stoner, who was champion previously in 2007, finished 16 of the 17 races to be held in the top three placings – equalling a premier class record held by both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo – including ten wins to become the final 800cc champion before the premier class reverted to 1000cc engines in 2012. As of 2022, this was the last time the premier class was won by a non-European rider, and also the only season in the 2010s decade that the premier class was won by a rider other than Marc Márquez or Jorge Lorenzo. The Moto2 title was decided before the final race of the season at the Valencian Grand Prix. Stefan Bradl became Germany's first motorcycle World Champion since Dirk Raudies won the 1993 125cc World Championship title after Marc Márquez, the only rider that could deny Bradl of the championship, was ruled out of the race due to injuries suffered during free practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The final 125cc world championship title went to Spain's Nicolás Terol, after he finished second in the final race of the season in Valencia, and his only title rival Johann Zarco crashed out during the early stages of the race. Terol, who finished third in the class in 2009 and second to Márquez in 2010, ended the season 40 points clear of Zarco, with Maverick Viñales 14 points further behind, after winning the final two races of the season. The season was marred by the death of Marco Simoncelli at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The 2012 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Casey Stoner started the season as the defending World Champion, while Honda was the defending Manufacturers' Champion.
Johann Zarco is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP race winner, and currently rides for Castrol Honda LCR in MotoGP.
The 2012 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the 17th Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 June 2012 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona, Spain. The three classes of motorcycle racing which took place during the weekend were MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.
The 2015 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 67th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The championship was won by Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo, racing for Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. It was his third and final world title in the MotoGP category, his fifth overall in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The season had 18 races, beginning in Qatar and finishing in Valencia, which determined who would be world champion between Movistar Yamaha teammates Lorenzo and runner-up Valentino Rossi. It was first time since 2013 that the world title was decided on the final race of the season. Lorenzo also had the most pole positions, fastest laps and race wins throughout the season; while Rossi had the most finishes, completing every race throughout the season, while Lorenzo had one race retirement in San Marino.
The 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez entered the season as the reigning champion, with Repsol Honda being the reigning team champions and Honda the reigning constructors' champions.
The 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing sponsorship liveries have been used since the late 1960s, replacing the previously used national colours. With sponsors becoming more important with the rising costs in the motorcycle CC classes, many teams wanted to be able to display the logos of their sponsors as clearly as possible.
The 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 74th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Fabio Quartararo came into the season as the defending World Champion. Ducati secured the constructors' championship, with the factory Ducati Lenovo Team securing the teams' championship and factory rider Francesco Bagnaia achieving the riders' championship. In total, seven different riders and five manufacturers won Grands Prix during the season. As the only manufacturer without a victory, the season saw Honda finish in last place of the manufacturers' standings for the first time in the modern MotoGP era.