MotoGP reaches 100.

Race 1 Japan/2002/Suzuka The first MotoGP race saw three different manufacturers on the podium with Valentino Rossi (Honda) winning from Akira Ryo (Suzuki) and Carlos Checa (Yamaha). Wild-card Ryo is the only rider in the MotoGP era so far to finish on the podium using Dunlop tyres.

Race 5 Italy/2002/Mugello In practice for the Italian Grand Prix, Regis Laconi riding an Aprilia became the first MotoGP rider to record a speed of more than 200 mph.

Race 10 Czech/2002/Brno Max Biaggi, riding a Yamaha, became the first non-Honda winner in the MotoGP era.

Race 12 Rio/2002/Jacarepagua Valentino Rossi wins in Brazil to take the first MotoGP title with four races of the season still remaining

Race 13 Pacific/2002/Motegi Alex Barros wins during his first race on a Honda RC211V. Team-mate Loris Capirossi finishes third and is the last rider to finish on the podium in MotoGP using a two-stroke machine. Kawasaki's MotoGP machine makes its race debut with Akira Yanagawa.

Race 15 Australia/2002/Phillip Island Jeremy McWilliams starts from pole on his Proton KR machine - the last ever pole for a two-stroke in the MotoGP class.

Race 17 Japan/2003/Suzuka Daijiro Kato suffers fatal injuries after an accident on the third lap. Ducati finishes third on its MotoGP debut with Loris Capirossi.

Race 19 Spain/2003/Jerez Loris Capirossi gives Ducati its first ever pole in the premier-class, qualifying just 0.01 seconds in front of team-mate Troy Bayliss

Race 22 Catalunya/2003/Barcelona Ducati takes its first ever victory in the premier-class in the hands of Loris Capirossi.

Race 26 Czech/2003/Brno Britain's Chris Burns becomes the last ever rider to race a two-stroke machine in the MotoGP class.

Race 30 Malaysia/2003/Sepang Valentino Rossi wins the race and takes his third world title.

Race 32 Valencia/2003/Ricardo Tormo Valentino Rossi wins for the first time at Valencia on his final appearance for Honda.

Race 33 South Africa/2004/Welkom Now riding for Yamaha, Rossi becomes the first rider to take back-to-back premier-class victories riding bikes from two different manufacturers. Also sets a new record of 23 successive podium finishes.

Race 36 Italy/2004/Mugello Rain forces the race to be stopped and restarted over a distance of just 6 laps remaining - the shortest ever grand prix race. Alex Barros, riding a Honda, clocks a speed of 343 km/h - the fastest speed ever recorded in a MotoGP race.

Race 39 Rio/2004/Jacarepagua Makoto Tamada becomes the first rider to win a MotoGP race using Bridgestone tyres.

Race 44 Japan/2004/Motegi Shinya Nakano gives Kawasaki its first ever MotoGP podium.

Race 47 Australia/2004/Phillip Island Valentino Rossi takes a narrow win in Australia from great rival Sete Gibernau, to become only the second rider (after Eddie Lawson) to take back-to-back premier-class titles on bikes from different manufacturers

Race 50 Portugal/2005/Estoril Alex Barros wins in Portugal after being fastest in every practice and qualifying session. The victory gave Barros the record for the longest winning career in the premier-class - his first 500cc victory having been in 1993.

Race 51 China/2005/Shanghai The first grand prix to be held in China is won by Valentino Rossi in soaking wet conditions from Olivier Jacque on a Kawasaki.

Race 56 USA/2005/Laguna Seca Grand prix racing returns to the US after a gap of ten years resulting in a first win for Nicky Hayden at his home GP.

Race 61 Malaysia/2005/Sepang Loris Capirossi wins the race with Carlos Checa third - marking the first time that Ducati had put two riders on a MotoGP podium. Valentino Rossi's second place was enough for him to clinch the MotoGP title for the fifth time.

Race 66 Spain/2006/Jerez Loris Capirossi wins the opening race of 2006 to lead the championship for the first time. It is the first time in the MotoGP era that Rossi has failed to win the opening race of the year. Dani Pedrosa becomes the first rider to finish on the podium on his debut in the premier-class since Biaggi and Haga at Suzuka in 1998.

Race 67 Qatar/2006/Losail Casey Stoner starts from pole in only his second appearance on a MotoGP machine

Race 69 China/2006/Shanghai Dani Pedrosa wins on only his fourth start in the MotoGP class to become the youngest rider to win in all three GP classes.

Race 73 Dutch TT/2006/Assen Nicky Hayden wins the Dutch TT to give Honda its 200th victory in the premier-class.

Race 81 Portugal/2006/Estoril Toni Elias wins in Portugal by just 0.002 seconds to equal the closest ever recorded finish.

Race 82 Valencia/2006/Ricardo Tormo In one of the most dramatic finales ever Nicky Hayden wins the title after Valentino Rossi crashes. Ducati's Troy Bayliss becomes the first wild-card or replacement rider to win a MotoGP race.

Race 83 Qatar/2007/Losail Casey Stoner takes his first victory at the opening race of the year for the new 800cc machines. This makes Stoner the first Australian to win in all three Grand Prix classes.

Race 87 France/2007/Le Mans Chris Vermeulen gives Suzuki its first victory in the MotoGP era.

Race 95 San Marino/2007/Misano Casey Stoner becomes the first rider of the MotoGP era to have had start-to-finish victories in three successive races.

Race 97 Japan/2007/Motegi Loris Capirossi wins the race to extend his winning career in grand prix racing to more than 17 years. Casey Stoner finishes sixth to become the first rider to win the MotoGP title riding a Ducati.

Race 99 Malaysia/2007/Sepang For the first time ever in the premier-class every rider who started the race finished on the same lap as the race winner.

Race 100 Valencia/2007/Ricardo Tormo ...?