Valentino Rossi takes win number 99 (photo gallery)
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 122
2. 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
