Valentino Rossi’s victory at the Catalan GP was the 99th time he has stood on the top step of the podium in Grand Prix racing. As shown in the following list, one more victory and he will become only the second rider in the 61 years history of the motorcycling world championship to have reached the milestone of 100 Grand Prix victories:
Riders with most Grand Prix victories (all solo classes)Rider Total Combined Wins (MotoGP/500cc 350cc 250cc 125cc 80cc/50cc)1. Giacomo Agostini 1222. Valentino Rossi 99 3. Angel Nieto 90 4. Mike Hailwood 76 5. Mick Doohan 54 6. Phil Read 52 7. Jim Redman 45 8. Max Biaggi 42 9. Anton Mang 42 10. Carlo Ubbiali 39 11. John Surtees 38 12. Jorge Martinez 37 13. Luca Cadalora 34 14. Geoff Duke 33 15. Kork Ballington 31 16. Eddie Lawson 31 17. Luigi Taveri 30 18. Loris Capirossi 29 18. Dani Pedrosa 29 20. Pierpaolo Bianchi 27 21. Eugenio Lazzarini 27 22. Freddie Spencer 27