Best MotoGP riders of all time

Valentino Rossi leads with an ELO of 1,475, ahead of Marc Marquez (1,452) and Pecco Bagnaia (1,346). Ranked over 666 duels between 34 contenders, last updated October 17, 2026.

Rank the best MotoGP rider of all time among the legends and champions of motorcycling's premier class since 2002.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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