MotoGP Records | Largest Gap Between Poles

Largest Gap Between Poles 62 records

Rank	Rider	Gap (Days)	Gap (Grand Prixs)	Start and End of Gap	Poles
1	Aleix Espargaró	2485	118	2015 Catalan Grand Prix → 2022 Argentine Grand Prix	7
2	John Kocinski	1666	58	1994 Argentine Grand Prix → 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	9
3	Valentino Rossi	1631	85	2010 French Grand Prix → 2014 Valencian Grand Prix	55
4	Jack Miller	1610	80	2018 Argentine Grand Prix → 2022 San Marino Grand Prix	2
5	Carlos Checa	1589	69	1998 Spanish Grand Prix → 2002 Portuguese Grand Prix	3
6	Andrea Dovizioso	1470	71	2010 Japanese Grand Prix → 2014 Japanese Grand Prix	7
7	Fabio Di Giannantonio	1393	75	2022 Italian Grand Prix → 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix	3
8	Kenny Roberts Jr.	1386	57	2000 Valencian Grand Prix → 2004 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	10
9	Randy Mamola	1365	38	1980 German Grand Prix → 1984 Austrian Grand Prix	6
10	Fabio Quartararo	1134	62	2022 Indonesian Grand Prix → 2025 Spanish Grand Prix	21
=	Sete Gibernau	1134	48	2000 South African Grand Prix → 2003 South African Grand Prix	13
12	Cal Crutchlow	1106	54	2013 Czech Republic Grand Prix → 2016 British Grand Prix	4
13	Eddie Lawson	1077	41	1989 French Grand Prix → 1992 Dutch TT	17
14	Marc Márquez	1071	50	2019 Japanese Grand Prix → 2022 Japanese Grand Prix	76
15	Alex Barros	917	35	2002 Malaysian Grand Prix → 2005 Portuguese Grand Prix	5
16	Álex Márquez	889	52	2023 Argentine Grand Prix → 2025 Catalan Grand Prix	2
17	Maverick Viñales	882	48	2021 Dutch TT → 2023 Valencian Grand Prix	15
18	Barry Sheene	826	26	1979 Nations Grand Prix → 1981 Swedish Grand Prix	19
=	Alex Barros	826	36	2000 British Grand Prix → 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix	5
20	Johann Zarco	812	34	2018 French Grand Prix → 2020 Czech Republic Grand Prix	8
21	Tadayuki Okada	783	32	1997 Spanish Grand Prix → 1999 Dutch TT	7
22	Randy Mamola	756	24	1984 Austrian Grand Prix → 1986 Yugoslavian Grand Prix	6
23	Carlos Checa	755	33	2002 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2004 Qatar Grand Prix	3
24	Jean-Michel Bayle	749	29	1996 Czech Republic Grand Prix → 1998 City of Imola Grand Prix	2
25	Giacomo Agostini	742	21	1968 Spanish Grand Prix → 1970 French Grand Prix	23
=	Loris Capirossi	742	32	2003 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2005 Japanese Grand Prix	13
27	Jack Middelburg	736	21	1980 Dutch TT → 1982 Belgian Grand Prix	2
28	Geoff Duke	734	14	1950 Isle of Man TT → 1952 Isle of Man TT	4
29	Wayne Rainey	728	25	1991 Czechoslovak Grand Prix → 1993 Czech Republic Grand Prix	15
30	Jeremy McWilliams	721	30	2000 Australian Grand Prix → 2002 Australian Grand Prix	2
31	Àlex Crivillé	700	26	1996 Australian Grand Prix → 1998 Catalan Grand Prix	9
32	Marco Bezzecchi	693	39	2023 Indian Grand Prix → 2025 Austrian Grand Prix	11
33	Andrea Dovizioso	644	28	2016 Malaysian Grand Prix → 2018 Czech Republic Grand Prix	7
34	Jorge Martín	616	34	2024 Australian Grand Prix → 2026 Dutch TT	21
35	Cal Crutchlow	609	27	2016 British Grand Prix → 2018 Spanish Grand Prix	4
36	Kenny Roberts	596	12	1980 British Grand Prix → 1982 Argentine Grand Prix	18
37	Valentino Rossi	595	26	2016 Japanese Grand Prix → 2018 Italian Grand Prix	55
38	Pedro Acosta	588	31	2024 Japanese Grand Prix → 2026 Catalan Grand Prix	2
39	Jorge Lorenzo	581	24	2016 Valencian Grand Prix → 2018 Catalan Grand Prix	43
=	Barry Sheene	581	11	1977 British Grand Prix → 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix	19
=	Enea Bastianini	581	28	2022 Austrian Grand Prix → 2024 Portuguese Grand Prix	2
42	Wayne Gardner	568	16	1988 Brazilian Grand Prix → 1990 United States Grand Prix	19
43	Loris Capirossi	567	19	2001 Malaysian Grand Prix → 2003 Spanish Grand Prix	13
44	Dani Pedrosa	560	22	2015 Malaysian Grand Prix → 2017 Spanish Grand Prix	31
45	Dani Pedrosa	497	27	2014 Catalan Grand Prix → 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix	31
46	Andrea Dovizioso	455	24	2015 Qatar Grand Prix → 2016 Dutch TT	7
47	Umberto Masetti	449	9	1951 French Grand Prix → 1952 Spanish Grand Prix	3
48	Andrea Iannone	441	21	2015 Italian Grand Prix → 2016 Austrian Grand Prix	2
49	Randy Mamola	434	16	1986 Belgian Grand Prix → 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	6
50	Maverick Viñales	420	21	2017 Aragon Grand Prix → 2018 Valencian Grand Prix	15
51	Geoff Duke	415	9	1952 Isle of Man TT → 1953 French Grand Prix	4
52	Casey Stoner	414	20	2006 Qatar Grand Prix → 2007 Italian Grand Prix	39
53	Remo Venturi	406	8	1959 German Grand Prix → 1960 German Grand Prix	2
54	Marc Márquez	399	22	2023 Portuguese Grand Prix → 2024 Spanish Grand Prix	76
55	Kenny Roberts	392	11	1978 Nations Grand Prix → 1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix	18
=	Aleix Espargaró	392	21	2023 Spanish Grand Prix → 2024 Catalan Grand Prix	7
57	Sete Gibernau	385	16	2003 South African Grand Prix → 2004 French Grand Prix	13
=	John Kocinski	385	13	1992 South African Grand Prix → 1993 FIM Grand Prix	9
59	Tadayuki Okada	378	14	1996 Malaysian Grand Prix → 1997 Malaysian Grand Prix	7
60	Mick Doohan	377	12	1992 German Grand Prix → 1993 Dutch TT	58
61	Giacomo Agostini	372	13	1972 Dutch TT → 1973 Belgian Grand Prix	23
62	Wayne Rainey	371	15	1988 United States Grand Prix → 1989 United States Grand Prix	15