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Season	Championship	Champion
2025	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Ducati Lenovo Team
2024	World Motorcycle Championship	Jorge Martin Prima Pramac Racing
2023	World Motorcycle Championship	Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team
2022	World Motorcycle Championship	Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team
2021	World Motorcycle Championship	Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
2020	World Motorcycle Championship	Joan Mir Team Suzuki ECSTAR
2019	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2018	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2017	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2016	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2015	World Motorcycle Championship	Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
2014	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2013	World Motorcycle Championship	Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team
2012	World Motorcycle Championship	Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing
2011	World Motorcycle Championship	Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team
2010	World Motorcycle Championship	Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team
2009	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team
2008	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team
2007	World Motorcycle Championship	Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team
2006	World Motorcycle Championship	Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team
2005	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Gauloises Yamaha Team
2004	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
2003	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Repsol Honda Team
2002	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Repsol Honda Team
2001	World Motorcycle Championship	Valentino Rossi Nastro Azzurro Honda
2000	World Motorcycle Championship	Kenny Roberts jr Telefonica Moviestar Suzuki
1999	World Motorcycle Championship	Alex Criville Repsol Honda Team
1998	World Motorcycle Championship	Mick Doohan Repsol Honda
1997	World Motorcycle Championship	Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team
1996	World Motorcycle Championship	Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda
1995	World Motorcycle Championship	Mick Doohan Repsol YPF Honda Team
1994	World Motorcycle Championship	Mick Doohan Honda Team HRC
1993	World Motorcycle Championship	Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki
1992	World Motorcycle Championship	Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts
1991	World Motorcycle Championship	Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts
1990	World Motorcycle Championship	Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts
1989	World Motorcycle Championship	Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda
1988	World Motorcycle Championship	Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini
1987	World Motorcycle Championship	Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team
1986	World Motorcycle Championship	Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini
1985	World Motorcycle Championship	Freddie Spencer Rothmans Team HRC
1984	World Motorcycle Championship	Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini
1983	World Motorcycle Championship	Freddie Spencer Honda Racing Corporation
1982	World Motorcycle Championship	Franco Uncini Gallina Team Suzuki
1981	World Motorcycle Championship	Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki
1980	World Motorcycle Championship	Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company
1979	World Motorcycle Championship	Kenny Roberts
1978	World Motorcycle Championship	Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company
1977	World Motorcycle Championship	Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki
1976	World Motorcycle Championship	Barry Sheene Texaco Heron Team Suzuki
1975	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Motor NV
1974	World Motorcycle Championship	Phil Read
1973	World Motorcycle Championship	Phil Read
1972	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1971	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1970	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1969	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1968	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1967	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1966	World Motorcycle Championship	Giacomo Agostini
1965	World Motorcycle Championship	Mike Hailwood
1964	World Motorcycle Championship	Mike Hailwood
1963	World Motorcycle Championship	Mike Hailwood
1962	World Motorcycle Championship	Mike Hailwood
1961	World Motorcycle Championship	Gary Hocking
1960	World Motorcycle Championship	John Surtees
1959	World Motorcycle Championship	John Surtees
1958	World Motorcycle Championship	John Surtees
1957	World Motorcycle Championship	Libero Liberati
1956	World Motorcycle Championship	John Surtees
1955	World Motorcycle Championship	Geoff Duke
1954	World Motorcycle Championship	Geoff Duke
1953	World Motorcycle Championship	Geoff Duke
1952	World Motorcycle Championship	Umberto Masetti
1951	World Motorcycle Championship	Geoff Duke
1950	World Motorcycle Championship	Umberto Masetti
1949	World Motorcycle Championship	Leslie Graham

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