Rossi, Stoner dominate MotoGP 800cc era

Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi have been the two dominant riders since the introduction of the 800cc capacity limit at the start of the 2007 season. In total there have been 52 races in the 800cc era, of which Stoner and Rossi between them have won 39.

The following table compares the statistics of Stoner and Rossi, together with Pedrosa and Lorenzo, who are the only two other riders who have scored more than a single victory in the MotoGP class since the start of 2007. The table shows how closely matched Rossi and Stoner have been over this period and their considerable superiority over this period compared to the next best riders.

Rider	Starts	Wins	Win %	Podiums	Podium %	Poles	Pole %	Points
Stoner	49	20	40.8%	33	67.3%	16	32.6%	867
Rossi	52	19	36.5%	36	69.2%	13	25.0%	900
Pedrosa	51	5	9.80%	29	56.9%	9	17.6%	700
Lorenzo	33	5	15.1%	17	51.5%	9	27.3%	435

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