MOTOGP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

The Rookie of the Year Award has been given to the newcomer in the premier class – MotoGP (current top division of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing is known as MotoGP since 2002 when the four-stroke era began) who collects the most World Championship points during his first season of competition. Prior to that, the largest class was 500cc.

MotoGP Rookie of the Year winners

The following list compiling all the winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in the premier class - MotoGP from 2002^[1] season to the present day.

Season	No.	Rider	Rider standings	Wins	Team	Bike	Tyres
2002	74	Daijiro Kato	7		Gresini Racing	Honda NSR500 (1–9) Honda RC211V (10–16)	M
2003	69	Nicky Hayden	5		Repsol Honda	Honda RC211V	M
2004	11	Rubén Xaus	11		Pramac Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP3	M
2005	24	Toni Elías	12		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	M
2006	26	Dani Pedrosa^[2]	5	2	Repsol Honda	Honda RC211V	M
2007	50	Sylvain Guintoli*	16		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	D
2008	48	Jorge Lorenzo^[3]	4	1	Yamaha Motor Racing	Yamaha YZR-M1	M
2009	36	Mika Kallio	15		Pramac Racing 1–10, 14–17 Ducati Corse 11–13	Ducati Desmosedici GP9	B
2010	11	Ben Spies^[4]	6		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	B
2011	35	Cal Crutchlow^[5]	12		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	B
2012	6	Stefan Bradl^[6]	8		LCR Team	Honda RC213V	B
2013	93	Marc Márquez^[7]	Champion	6	Repsol Honda	Honda RC213V	B
2014	44	Pol Espargaró	6		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	B
2015	25	Maverick Viñales^[8]	12		Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki GSX-RR	B
2016	53	Tito Rabat*^[9]	21		Marc VDS Racing Team	Honda RC213V	M
2017	5	Johann Zarco^[10]	6		Tech3	Yamaha YZR-M1	M
2018	21	Franco Morbidelli^[11]	15		Marc VDS Racing Team	Honda RC213V	M
2019	20	Fabio Quartararo^[12]	5		Sepang Racing Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	M
2020	33	Brad Binder^[13]	11	1	KTM Factory Racing	KTM RC16	M
2021	89	Jorge Martín^[14]	9	1	Pramac Racing	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	M
2022	72	Marco Bezzecchi^[15]	14		VR46 Racing Team	Ducati Desmosedici GP21	M
2023	37	Augusto Fernández*	17		Tech3	KTM RC16	M
2024							M

Sylvain Guintoli, who finished 16th overall in 2007, Tito Rabat, who finished 21st in 2016, and Augusto Fernández in 2023 were the only rookies in the MotoGP grid that year.

Moto2 Rookie of the Year winners

The following list compiling all the winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in Moto2 class from 2011 to the present day.

Season	No.	Rider	Rider standings	Wins	Team	Bike	Tyres
2011	93	Marc Márquez	Second	7	Emilio Alzamora Racing	Suter MMXI Honda CBR600RR	D
2012	5	Johann Zarco	10		Japan Italy Racing	Motobi TSR6 Honda CBR600RR	D
2013	81	Jordi Torres	10	1	Aspar Team	Suter MMX2 Honda CBR600RR	D
2014	40	Maverick Viñales	Third	4	Pons Racing	Kalex Moto2 Honda CBR600RR	D
2015	40	Álex Rins	Second	2	Pons Racing	Kalex Moto2 Honda CBR600RR	D
2016	97	Xavi Vierge	20		Tech3	Tech3 Mistral 610 Honda CBR600RR	D
2017	42	Francesco Bagnaia	5		VR46 Racing Team	Kalex Moto2 Honda CBR600RR	D
2018	36	Joan Mir	6		Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex Moto2 Honda CBR600RR	D
2019	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	9		Speed Up Racing	Speed Up SF19T Triumph 765cc	D
2020	44	Arón Canet	14		Aspar Team	Speed Up SF20T Triumph 765cc	D
2021	25	Raúl Fernández	Second	8	Ajo Motorsport	Kalex Moto2 Triumph 765cc	D
2022	51	Pedro Acosta	5	3	Ajo Motorsport	Kalex Moto2 Triumph 765cc	D
2023	11	Sergio García			Pons Racing	Kalex Moto2 Triumph 765cc	D

Moto3 Rookie of the Year winners

The following list compiling all the winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in Moto3 class from 2012 season to the present day.

Season	No.	Rider	Rider standings	Wins	Team	Bike	Tyres
2012	42	Álex Rins	5		Emilio Alzamora Racing	Suter MMX3 Honda NSF250RW	D
2013	65	Philipp Öttl	18		Paddock Grand Prix	Kalex KTM RC250GP	D
2014	33	Enea Bastianini	9		Gresini Racing	KTM RC250GP	D
2015	09	Jorge Navarro	7		Emilio Alzamora Racing	Honda NSF250RW	D
2016	36	Joan Mir	5	1	Leopard Racing	KTM RC250GP	D
2017	71	Ayumu Sasaki	20		Sepang Racing Team	Honda NSF250RW	D
2018	5	Jaume Masiá	13		Bester Capital Dubai	KTM RC250GP	D
2019	13	Celestino Vietti	6		VR46 Racing Team	KTM RC250GP	D
2020	52	Jeremy Alcoba	11		Gresini Racing	Honda NSF250RW	D
2021	37	Pedro Acosta	Champion	6	Ajo Motorsport	KTM RC250GP	D
2022	10	Diogo Moreira	8		MT Helmets - MSi	KTM RC250GP	D
2023	80	David Alonso		4	Aspar Team	Gas Gas RC250GP	D

500cc Rookie of the Year riders

The following list compiling the rookie riders in the 500cc class who collects the most World Championship points during their first season of competition from 1976 to the 2001 season.

Season	No.	Rider	Rider standings	Wins	Team	Bike	Tyres
1976		Pat Hennen	Third	1	Colemans Racing	Suzuki RG 500
1977	32	Steve Baker	Second		Yamaha International	Yamaha YZR500	D
1978	80	Kenny Roberts	Champion	4	Yamaha USA	Yamaha YZR500	G
1979		Franco Uncini	5		Franco Uncini Racing	Zago Suzuki RG 500	M
1980		Graeme Crosby	8		Suzuki GB	Heron Suzuki RG 500
1981		Marc Fontan	9		Sonauto	Sonauto Yamaha YZR500
1982	40	Freddie Spencer	Third	2	Honda Racing	Honda NS500	M
1983	27	Eddie Lawson	4		Yamaha Motor Racing	Yamaha YZR500	D
1984		Wayne Gardner	7		Honda Britain Racing	Honda NS500	D
1985		Pierre-Etienne Samin	12		Honda Benelux	Honda RS500	M
1986		Pierfrancesco Chili	10		Roberto Gallina Racing	Suzuki RG 500	M
1987	18	Kenny Irons	14		Heron Suzuki GB	Suzuki RGV500	M
1988	14	Patrick Igoa	14		Sonauto	Yamaha YZR500	M
1989	27	Mick Doohan	9		Honda Racing	Honda NSR500	M
1990	14	Jean-Philippe Ruggia	8		Sonauto	Yamaha YZR500	D
1991	19	John Kocinski	4	1	Team Roberts	Yamaha YZR500	D
1992	28	Àlex Crivillé	8	1	Pons Racing	Honda NSR500	M
1993	7	Luca Cadalora	5	2	Team Roberts	Yamaha YZR500	D
1994	17	Alberto Puig	5		Pons Racing	Honda NSR500	M
1995	65	Loris Capirossi	6		Team Pileri	Honda NSR500	M
1996	11	Scott Russell	6		Suzuki MotGP	Suzuki RGV500	M
1997	18	Nobuatsu Aoki	Third		Technical Sports Racing	Honda NSR500	M
1998	6	Max Biaggi	Second	2	Team Kanemoto	Honda NSR500	M
1999	31	Tetsuya Harada	10		Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RSW-2 500	D
2000	46	Valentino Rossi	Second	2	Nastro Azzurro	Honda NSR500	M
2001	56	Shinya Nakano	5		Tech3	Yamaha YZR500	M

125cc Rookie of the Year riders

The following list compiling the rookie riders who collects the most World Championship points during their first season of competition in the 125cc class from 1990 to the 2011 season.

Season	No.	Rider	Rider standings	Wins	Team	Bike	Tyres
1990	65	Loris Capirossi	Champion	3	Polini Racing	Honda RS125	D
1991	56	Noboru Ueda	5	2	Hero Sports TS	Honda RS125	B
1992	31	Carlos Giro Jr.	12		Carlos Giró Team	Aprilia RS125R	D
1993	36	Takeshi Tsujimura	Third	1	F.C.C. Technical Sports	Honda RS125R	B
1994	32	Stefano Perugini	7		Ipa Corse FMI Aprilia	Aprilia RS125R	D
1995	20	Tomomi Manako	8		FCC Technical Sports	Honda RS125R	B
1996	46	Valentino Rossi	9	1	Scuderia AGV	Aprilia RS125R	D
1997	15	Roberto Locatelli	8		Team Axo Inoxmacel	Honda RS125R	D
1998	13	Marco Melandri	Third	2	Matteoni Racing	Honda RS125R	D
1999	16	Simone Sanna	8		Polini Racing	Honda RS125R	D
2000	15	Alex De Angelis	18		Matteoni Racing	Honda RS125R	D
2001	26	Dani Pedrosa	8		Honda Racing	Honda RS125R	D
2002	36	Mika Kallio	11		Ajo Motorsport	Honda RS125R	D
2003	27	Casey Stoner	8	1	LCR Team	Aprilia RS125R	D
2004	54	Mattia Pasini	15		LCR Team	Aprilia RS125R	D
2005	71	Tomoyoshi Koyama	8		Ajo Motorsport	Honda RS125R	D
2006	38	Bradley Smith	19		Honda Racing	Honda RS125R	D
2007	44	Pol Espargaró	9		Campetella Racing	Aprilia RS125R	D
2008	45	Scott Redding	11	1	Esponsorama Racing	Aprilia RS125R	D
2009	94	Jonas Folger	12		Ongetta Team I.S.P.A.	Aprilia RS125R	D
2010	39	Luis Salom	12		Lambretta (1–2), Molenaar Racing (3–17)	Lambretta 125 (1–2), Aprilia RSA 125 (3–17)	D
2011	25	Maverick Viñales	Third	4	Esponsorama Racing	Aprilia RSA 125	D

References

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[1] "Successful rookies: The MotoGP Rookies-of-the-Year". www.speedweek.com.

[2] "Marquez to join Pedrosa at Honda" – via www.bbc.com.

[3] "Lorenzo wins a 2008 title". Crash. October 26, 2008.

[4] "Spies named as top Rookie of 2010". Visordown. October 18, 2010.

[5] Suddaby, Louis (November 7, 2011). "Crutchlow "Thrilled" With Rookie Of The Year Title". The Checkered Flag.

[6] "Stefan Bradl Wins MotoGP Rookie Of The Year | ChapMoto.com".

[7] Welch, William M. "Marc Marquez first rookie to win MotoGP race at Laguna Seca". USA TODAY.

[8] Lieback, Ron (November 5, 2015). "2015 MotoGP Rookie of the Year - Maverick Vinales".

[9] Fathoni W, Kris. "Tentang Tito Rabat, Satu-satunya Rookie MotoGP 2016". detiksport.

[10] "Johann Zarco le "Rookie of the Year" de la saison Moto GP 2017". November 8, 2017.

[11] "Franco Morbidelli crowned MotoGP Rookie of the Year in 2018". November 17, 2018.

[12] "Motegi masterclass makes Quartararo Rookie of the Year". www.yamaha-racing.com.

[13] "SA's Brad Binder crowned MotoGP's 2020 Rookie of the Year". Life.

[14] Cappelli, Federico (November 14, 2021). "Valencia GP - Jorge Martin's podium in Valencia earns him MotoGP 2021 Rookie of the year. Johann Zarco ends the season in fourth place overall".

[15] "Bezzecchi rookie dell'anno: 'Rossi mi ha mandato un messaggio'". sport.sky.it. October 16, 2022.

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