1991-2016 season, as of 20 Nov 2016
| Number | Rider | Nation | Last Team | Last Bike | Last Race | 2016 Regular | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Reserved for Champion) | ||||||
| 1 | Casey Stoner | AUS | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2012 Valencia | |
| 2 | Leon Camier | GBR | Honda | Drive M7 Aspar | RCV1000R | 2014 Misano | |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC212V | 2009 Valencia | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | Desmosedici GP16 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 5 | Colin Edwards | USA | Forward Yamaha | NGM Forward Racing | Forward-Yamaha | 2014 Indianapolis | |
| 6 | Stefan Bradl | DEU | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | RS-GP | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JPN | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RS213V | 2016 Sepang | |
| 8 | Hector Barbera | SPA | Ducati | Avintia Racing | Desmosedici GP14 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Desmosedici GP15 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 10 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | USA | KR212V | Team Roberts | KR212V | 2007 Catalunya | |
| 11 | Ben Spies | USA | Ducati | Ignite Pramac Racing | Desmosedici GP13 | 2013 Indianapolis | |
| 12 | Javier Fores | SPA | Ducati | Avintia Racing | Desmosedici GP14 | 2016 Misano | |
| 13 | Anthony West | AUS | Honda | AB Motoracing | RS213V-RS | 2015 Valencia | |
| 14 | Randy de Puniet | FRA | ART | Power Electronics Aspar | GP13 | 2013 Valencia | |
| 15 | Alex de Angelis | SMR | ART | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | 2015 Motegi | |
| 16 | Johan Stigefelt | SWE | Sabre | Sabre Sport | Sabre V4 | 2001 Sepang | |
| 17 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Honda | AB Motoracing | RS213V-RS | 2015 Aragon | |
| 18 | Markus Ober | DEU | Honda | Shell Advance Racing | NSR500V | 1999 Sachsenring | |
| 19 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | RS-GP | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 20 | Mike Hale | USA | Modenas | Proton KR Modenas | KR3 | 1999 Buenos Aires | |
| 21 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | JPN | Yamaha | Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team | YZR-M1 | 2016 Motegi | |
| 22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | YZR-M1 | 2016 Aragon | |
| 23 | Broc Parkes | AUS | ART | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | 2015 Valencia | |
| 24 | Toni Elias | SPA | Yamaha Forward | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 2015 Valencia | |
| 25 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | GSX-RR | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 26 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 27 | Casey Stoner | AUS | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC212V | 2011 Valencia | |
| 28 | Ralf Waldmann | DEU | Modenas | Marlboro Team Roberts | KR3 | 1998 Sachsenring | |
| 29 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | Desmosedici GP16 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 30 | Jose Luis Cardoso | SPA | Ducati | Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | Desmosedici GP5 | 2006 Valencia | |
| 31 | Bruno Bonhuil | FRA | Yamaha | M.T.D. Objectif 500 | 1993 Jarama | ||
| 32 | Stephane Mertens | BEL | Harris Yamaha | Harris Grand Prix | Harris Yamaha | 1996 Eastern Creek | |
| 33 | Marco Melandri | ITA | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | RS-GP | 2015 Assen | |
| 34* | Kevin Schwantz | USA | Suzuki | Lucky Strike Suzuki | RGV500 | 1993 Jarama | |
| 35 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Honda | LCR Honda | RC213V | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 36 | Mika Kallio | FIN | KTM | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | RC16 | 2016 Valencia | |
| 37 | Miguel Tey | SPA | Honda | 2001 Valencia | |||
| 38 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | YZR-M1 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 39 | Gregorio Lavilla | SPA | Honda | Movistar Honda Pons | NSR500 | 1998 Sachsenring | |
| 40 | Jose Kuhn | SPA | ROC-Yamaha | Team ROC | 1995 Catalunya | ||
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | GSX-RR | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 42 | Andrew Stroud | AUS | Yamaha | Shell Team Harris | 1993 Jarama | ||
| 43 | Jack Miller | AUS | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | RC213V | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 44 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | YZR-M1 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 45 | Scott Redding | GBR | Ducati | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Desmosedici GP15 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 46 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Yamaha | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | YZR-M1 | 2016 Valencia | * |
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| 48 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha | Fiat Yamaha Team | YZR-M1 | 2008 Valencia | |
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| 50 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Ducati | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Desmosedici GP14 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 51 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | Desmosedici GP16 | 2016 Aragon | |
| 52 | Lukas Pesek | CZE | Ioda-Suter | Came IodaRacing Project | MMX1 | 2013 Valencia | |
| 53 | Esteve Rabat | SPA | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | RC213V | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 54 | Mattia Pasini | ITA | ART | Speed Master | GP12 | 2012 Aragon | |
| 55 | Damian Cudlin | AUS | ART | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | 2015 Sepang | |
| 56 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2012 Aragon | |
| 57 | Chaz Davies | GBR | Ducati | Pramac d'Antin | Desmosedici GP7 | 2007 Valencia | |
| 58* | Marco Simoncelli | ITA | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | RC212V | 2011 Sepang | |
| 59 | Sete Gibernau | SPA | Ducati | Grupo Francisco Hernando | Desmosedici GP9 Sat | 2009 Laguna Seca | |
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| 61 | Jamie Whitham | GBR | Harris Yamaha | Padgett's Racing Team | 1992 Donington | ||
| 62 | Carl Fogarty | GBR | Harris Yamaha | MBM Racing | 1992 Donington | ||
| 63 | Mike Di Meglio | FRA | Ducati | Avintia Racing | Desmosedici GP14 | 2015 Valencia | |
| 64 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | JPN | Honda | AB Motoracing | RS213V-RS | 2015 Motegi | |
| 65 | Loris Capirossi | ITA | Ducati | Pramac Racing Team | Desmosedici GP11 | 2011 Valencia | |
| 66 | Alex Hofmann | GBR | Ducati | Pramac d'Antin | Desmosedici GP7 | 2007 Estoril | |
| 67 | Bryan Staring | AUS | FTR-Honda | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | FTR MGP13 | 2013 Valencia | |
| 68 | Yonny Hernandez | COL | Ducati | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Desmosedici GP14 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 69 | Nicky Hayden | USA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2016 Phillip Island | |
| 70 | Michael Laverty | GBR | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | RS-GP | 2015 Sachsenring | |
| 71 | Claudio Corti | ITA | Yamaha Forward | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 2015 Misano | |
| 72 | Takumi Takahashi | JPN | Honda | Team HRC with Nissin | RC213V | 2015 Motegi | |
| 73 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JPN | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2016 Motegi | |
| 74* | Daijiro Kato | JPN | Honda | Telefonica Movistar Honda | RC211V | 2003 Suzuka | |
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| 76 | Loris Baz | FRA | Ducati | Avintia Racing | Desmosedici GP14 | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 77 | James Ellison | GBR | ART | Paul Bird Motorsport | GP12 | 2012 Valencia | |
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| 79 | Blake Young | USA | APR | Attack Performance Racing | APR | 2013 Indianapolis | |
| 80 | Kurtis Roberts | USA | KR212V | Team Roberts | KR212V | 2007 Valencia | |
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| 84 | Roberto Rolfo | ITA | ART | Speed Master | GP12 | 2012 Valencia | |
| 85 | Chris Walker | GBR | Harris Yamaha | Padgett's Racing Team | 1995 Brno | ||
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| 87 | Akira Yanagawa | JPN | Kawasaki | Kawasaki Racing Team | ZX-RR | 2007 Motegi | |
| 88 | Niccolo Canepa | ITA | Ducati | Pramac Racing | Desmosedici GP9 Sat | 2009 Phillip Island | |
| 89 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | JPN | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | YZR-M1 | 2011 Valencia | |
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| 93 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 2016 Valencia | * |
| 94 | David Checa | SPA | Yamaha | Fortuna Yamaha Team | YZR-M1 | 2005 Assen | |
| 95 | Roger Lee Hayden | USA | Honda | LCR Honda MotoGP | RC212V | 2010 Laguna Seca | |
| 96 | Paul Young | AUS | Harris Yamaha | Padgett's Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | 1996 Eastern Creek | |
| 97 | Rich Oliver | USA | Yamaha | Marlboro Team Roberts | 1991 Laguna Seca | ||
| 98 | Jason Vincent | GBR | Honda | Padgett's | NSR500V | 1997 Donington | |
| 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | YZR-M1 | 2016 Valencia | * |