Best MotoGP manufacturers in history

While MotoGP riders gain most of the focus when it comes to ‘Greatest of All Time’ debates, especially in the modern era, manufacturer success is often seen as a secondary consideration.

Ultimately, there would be no motorcycle world champions without the manufacturers who continue to contest the fiercest battles both on and off track which have duly shaped the sport’s rich history.

From the British and Italian forefathers of AJS, Norton, Gilera and MV Agusta to the Japanese invasion and subsequent domination by Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha, the sport is rich with world class engineering and innovation as each constructor aims to become the best of the best.

In the modern MotoGP era, new manufacturers have stepped up to create new technology races with KTM going up against Honda in Moto3, while in Moto2 chassis constructors Kalex look to see off a new challenge from Speed Up.

The manufacturer wars through history are well documented, with each world championship class providing a unique narrative on the same story: to build the fastest bike and become world champions.

Below is a breakdown of the world titles won by each manufacturer across the five major categories, based and ranked on the total number of riders’ world crowns, as it provides the most consistent and reliable set of results through the deep history of the sport stretching back to 1949.