Single season records
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| First Season = ** |
Most wins in a single season
Most podium finishes in a single season
Most pole positions in a single season
| Rank | Year | Rider | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 |  Ben Spies | 11** |
| 2 | 1991 | Doug Polen | 10 |
| 3 | 2012 |  Tom Sykes | 9 |
| 4 | 2021 | Jonathan Rea | 8 |
| 2016 | Tom Sykes | 8 | |
| 2013 | Tom Sykes | 8 | |
| 2008 |  Troy Bayliss | 8 | |
| 5 | 2019 | Jonathan Rea | 7 |
| 1998 | Troy Corser | 7 | |
| 6 | 2024 |  Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 6 |
| 2018 | Tom Sykes | 6 | |
| 2017 | Jonathan Rea | 6 | |
| 2015 | Tom Sykes | 6 | |
| 2011 |  Carlos Checa | 6 | |
| 2010 | Cal Crutchlow | 6 | |
| 2007 | Troy Bayliss | 6 | |
| 2003 | Neil Hodgson | 6 | |
| 2000 | Colin Edwards | 6 | |
| 1994 | Carl Fogarty | 6 | |
| 1993 | Carl Fogarty | 6 | |
| 1992 | Doug Polen | 6 | |
| 7 | 2025 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 5* |
| 2022 | Jonathan Rea | 5 | |
| 2014 | Tom Sykes | 5 | |
| 2006 | Troy Bayliss | 5 | |
| 2004 |  Regis Laconi | 5 | |
| 2002 | Colin Edwards | 5 | |
| 1999 | Troy Corser | 5 | |
| 1996 | Troy Corser | 5 | |
| 8 | 2024 |  Nicolò Bulega | 4** |
| 2023 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 4 | |
| 2023 | Álvaro Bautista | 4 | |
| 2022 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | 4 | |
| 2020 | Jonathan Rea | 4 | |
| 2019 | Álvaro Bautista | 4** | |
| 2017 | Tom Sykes | 4 | |
| 2006 | Troy Corser | 4 | |
| 2005 | Troy Corser | 4 | |
| 2002 | Troy Bayliss | 4 | |
| 2001 | Neil Hodgson | 4 | |
| 2000 | Troy Corser | 4 | |
| 1999 | Carl Fogarty | 4 | |
| 1995 | Carl Fogarty | 4 | |
| 1995 | Troy Corser | 4 | |
| 1993 | Scott Russell | 4 | |
| 1992 | Giancarlo Falappa | 4 | |
| 1989 | Fred Merkel | 4 | |
| 1989 | Raymond Roche | 4 | |
Most fastest laps in a single season
Riders who won in their first season or as a wildcard in their first race
| Year | Rider | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nicolò Bulega | 6 |
| 2019 | Alvaro Bautista | 16 |
| 2016 | Nicky Hayden | 1 |
| 2015 | Jordi Torres | 1 |
| 2012 | Loris Baz | 1 |
| Chaz Davies | 1 | |
| 2011 | Marco Melandri | 4 |
 Eugene Laverty | 2 | |
| 2010 | Cal Crutchlow | 3 |
| 2009 | Ben Spies | 14 |
| Jonathan Rea | 2 | |
| 2008 |  Ryuichi Kiyonari | 3 |
| Carlos Checa | 2 | |
| 2007 | Max Biaggi | 3 |
| 2006 |  Alex Barros | 1 |
| 2005 | Lorenzo Lanzi | 2 |
| 2004 | Chris Vermeulen | 4 |
| Garry McCoy | 1 | |
| 2001 | Rubén Xaus | 2 |
| Régis Laconi | 1 | |
| 2000 | Hitoyasu Izutsu | 2 |
| 1997 | Akira Yanagawa | 2 |
| 1996 | John Kocinski | 5 |
| Yuichi Takeda | 1 | |
| 1995 | Pierfrancesco Chili | 1 |
| 1994 | Anthony Gobert | 1 |
| 1991 | Tom Kipp | 1 |
| Kevin Magee | 1 | |
 Pascal Picotte | 1 | |
| 1990 | Doug Chandler | 2 |
| 1989 | Giancarlo Falappa | 3 |
| Doug Polen | 1 | |
| Peter Goddard | 1 | |
| 1988 | Davide Tardozzi | 5 |
| Mick Doohan | 3 | |
| Marco Lucchinelli | 2 | |
| Fred Merkel | 2 | |
 Stéphane Mertens | 2 | |
| Fabrizio Pirovano | 1 | |
| Adrien Morillas | 1 | |
| Gary Goodfellow | 1 | |
