Roberts was involved in one of the greatest ever races when he battled great rival Barry Sheene to win the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on the way to a second of three consecutive world titles. He finished his career with Italian manufacturer Cagiva in the early 1990s. A switch to Honda brought his last title in 1989. In a sport then dominated by tobacco company sponsorship Lawson won three titles for the Agostini Yamaha team during a six-year stint. He raced for iconic brands Norton and MV Augusta before racing for F1 teams including Lotus and Ferrari, winning the 1964 title. Revered by the likes of Rossi for being the only racer to win the premier class world title in both motorcycle and car racing. He was killed in a car crash, along with his nine-year-old daughter, in 1981. Known as Mike the Bike, Hailwood worked in the family motorcycle dealership before going on to race for Honda and MV Augusta, winning four successive world championships and 14 TT races before racing in F1 and at Le Mans in the 24 hour race. He has a rollercoaster named after him in Queensland. Following his retirement he unsuccessfully crashed on his F1 test and rally debuts. The maverick Australian raced for Honda for 11 years from 1989 and they became the dominant pairing with five successive titles in the mid to late eighties. He began the 2020 season with younger brother Alex as his team-mate at Repsol Honda.

Marquez brought with him a new riding style which all of his rivals have been forced to copy.

The diminutive Spaniard arrived like a whirlwind in MotoGP in 2013, winning back-to-back titles and four successive championships from 2016 onwards. A motorcycle race winner at Daytona, he also competed in 23 F1 GPs. But following the death of a close friend at the TT in 1972 he led a boycott which resulted in it being dropped from the world championship schedule five years later. He also won 10 races at the Isle of Man TT. Ago dominated the world of motorcycle racing for 13 years, winning eight premier class titles and seven in the 250cc class.

Motogp 21 trophies