MotoGP Records | Largest Gap Between Fastest Laps

Largest Gap Between Fastest Laps 76 records

Rank	Rider	Gap (Days)	Gap (Grand Prixs)	Start and End of Gap	Fastest Laps
1	Phil Read	3620	106	1964 Ulster Grand Prix → 1974 Belgian Grand Prix	2
2	Kenny Roberts Jr.	2359	108	2000 Spanish Grand Prix → 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix	9
3	Jack Findlay	2087	58	1971 Ulster Grand Prix → 1977 Austrian Grand Prix	2
4	Alex Barros	1849	72	1993 Dutch TT → 1998 German Grand Prix	14
5	Andrea Dovizioso	1820	88	2011 Valencian Grand Prix → 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	11
6	Franco Morbidelli	1701	89	2020 Teruel Grand Prix → 2025 Italian Grand Prix	2
7	Carlos Checa	1560	67	1998 Madrid Grand Prix → 2002 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	5
8	Cal Crutchlow	1540	78	2012 Spanish Grand Prix → 2016 German Grand Prix	4
9	Marco Lucchinelli	1533	47	1976 French Grand Prix → 1980 Belgian Grand Prix	10
10	Valentino Rossi	1274	66	2016 French Grand Prix → 2019 Malaysian Grand Prix	76
11	Christian Sarron	1127	41	1985 Austrian Grand Prix → 1988 Belgian Grand Prix	5
12	Leslie Graham	1065	19	1949 Ulster Grand Prix → 1952 German Grand Prix	4
13	Marc Márquez	1064	54	2021 Grand Prix of the Americas → 2024 Aragon Grand Prix	72
=	Johann Zarco	1064	45	2017 Valencian Grand Prix → 2020 French Grand Prix	11
15	Nicky Hayden	980	42	2008 Australian Grand Prix → 2011 British Grand Prix	7
16	Barry Sheene	951	24	1981 Swedish Grand Prix → 1984 South African Grand Prix	16
17	Maverick Viñales	889	47	2021 Qatar Grand Prix → 2023 Catalan Grand Prix	12
18	Alex Barros	847	37	2000 Catalan Grand Prix → 2002 Pacific Grand Prix	14
19	Remo Venturi	806	19	1960 Dutch TT → 1962 Nations Grand Prix	2
20	Dani Pedrosa	756	37	2014 Czech Republic Grand Prix → 2016 San Marino Grand Prix	43
21	Brad Binder	728	39	2020 European Grand Prix → 2022 Valencian Grand Prix	4
=	John Kocinski	728	26	1991 Malaysian Grand Prix → 1993 FIM Grand Prix	4
23	Sete Gibernau	714	29	1999 South African Grand Prix → 2001 Valencian Grand Prix	8
24	Danilo Petrucci	707	33	2016 Dutch TT → 2018 Italian Grand Prix	2
25	Barry Sheene	700	16	1979 British Grand Prix → 1981 San Marino Grand Prix	16
=	Benedicto Caldarella	700	16	1962 Argentine Grand Prix → 1964 Nations Grand Prix	2
27	Jack Miller	679	34	2020 Valencian Grand Prix → 2022 Japanese Grand Prix	3
28	Giacomo Agostini	672	15	1975 Finnish Grand Prix → 1977 French Grand Prix	69
=	Wayne Gardner	672	24	1990 Australian Grand Prix → 1992 French Grand Prix	14
=	Randy Mamola	672	18	1984 San Marino Grand Prix → 1986 Belgian Grand Prix	9
31	Sete Gibernau	643	26	2001 Valencian Grand Prix → 2003 Dutch TT	8
32	Loris Capirossi	637	25	2001 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2003 Italian Grand Prix	10
33	Alex Barros	623	23	2002 Valencian Grand Prix → 2004 German Grand Prix	14
34	Eddie Lawson	595	16	1986 San Marino Grand Prix → 1988 United States Grand Prix	16
35	Jorge Lorenzo	581	24	2016 Valencian Grand Prix → 2018 Catalan Grand Prix	30
36	Marco Bezzecchi	574	29	2023 Thailand Grand Prix → 2025 British Grand Prix	8
37	Fabio Di Giannantonio	567	29	2024 Thailand Grand Prix → 2026 Catalan Grand Prix	2
38	Álex Márquez	532	26	2023 Malaysian Grand Prix → 2025 Spanish Grand Prix	8
=	Jack Miller	532	25	2019 Italian Grand Prix → 2020 Valencian Grand Prix	3
=	Pedro Acosta	532	34	2024 Catalan Grand Prix → 2025 Portuguese Grand Prix	3
41	Wayne Gardner	518	26	1989 United States Grand Prix → 1990 Australian Grand Prix	14
=	Maverick Viñales	518	16	2019 Australian Grand Prix → 2021 Qatar Grand Prix	12
43	Loris Capirossi	497	25	2003 Italian Grand Prix → 2004 Australian Grand Prix	10
44	Andrea Dovizioso	490	27	2010 Catalan Grand Prix → 2011 Valencian Grand Prix	11
=	Tadayuki Okada	490	23	1996 Malaysian Grand Prix → 1997 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	7
46	Johann Zarco	483	27	2021 Catalan Grand Prix → 2022 Thailand Grand Prix	11
47	Valentino Rossi	477	26	2013 Dutch TT → 2014 Australian Grand Prix	76
48	Álex Rins	476	26	2021 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2022 British Grand Prix	7
49	Loris Capirossi	469	20	2000 Italian Grand Prix → 2001 Portuguese Grand Prix	10
=	Randy Mamola	469	19	1981 Austrian Grand Prix → 1982 Swedish Grand Prix	9
51	Randy Mamola	462	17	1983 Austrian Grand Prix → 1984 San Marino Grand Prix	9
52	Nicky Hayden	449	22	2006 Dutch TT → 2007 Portuguese Grand Prix	7
53	Àlex Crivillé	441	20	1999 British Grand Prix → 2000 Valencian Grand Prix	14
54	Fabio Quartararo	434	15	2019 French Grand Prix → 2020 Andalusian Grand Prix	13
55	Eddie Lawson	428	15	1984 Dutch TT → 1985 San Marino Grand Prix	16
56	Marc Márquez	420	25	2020 Spanish Grand Prix → 2021 Aragon Grand Prix	72
=	Toni Elías	420	21	2006 Turkish Grand Prix → 2007 British Grand Prix	3
58	Ken Kavanagh	414	10	1953 Ulster Grand Prix → 1954 Spanish Grand Prix	3
59	Valentino Rossi	413	18	2011 Spanish Grand Prix → 2012 French Grand Prix	76
=	Max Biaggi	413	17	1998 City of Imola Grand Prix → 1999 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	14
=	Sete Gibernau	413	20	2004 Catalan Grand Prix → 2005 German Grand Prix	8
=	Luca Cadalora	413	15	1994 Italian Grand Prix → 1995 Czech Republic Grand Prix	6
63	John Surtees	406	8	1956 Dutch TT → 1957 Ulster Grand Prix	22
=	Enea Bastianini	406	20	2022 San Marino Grand Prix → 2023 Indonesian Grand Prix	9
=	Andrea Iannone	406	21	2015 Grand Prix of the Americas → 2016 Italian Grand Prix	3
66	Valentino Rossi	405	20	2012 French Grand Prix → 2013 Dutch TT	76
67	Tadayuki Okada	392	14	1997 Indonesian Grand Prix → 1998 Argentine Grand Prix	7
=	Teuvo Länsivuori	392	10	1974 Finnish Grand Prix → 1975 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	5
69	Geoff Duke	387	8	1952 Isle of Man TT → 1953 Belgian Grand Prix	20
70	Nicky Hayden	385	19	2007 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2008 Australian Grand Prix	7
=	Brad Binder	385	19	2022 Valencian Grand Prix → 2023 Valencian Grand Prix	4
72	Jorge Lorenzo	378	16	2008 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2009 Japanese Grand Prix	30
=	Álex Rins	378	12	2019 Czech Republic Grand Prix → 2020 Austrian Grand Prix	7
=	Tohru Ukawa	378	16	2001 Japanese Grand Prix → 2002 South African Grand Prix	3
75	Mick Doohan	371	14	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix → 1991 Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix	46
=	Christian Sarron	371	15	1988 British Grand Prix → 1989 Swedish Grand Prix	5