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Riders With the Most Premier Class Pole Positions

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Rank
Rider
Poles
1
Marc Márquez
74
2
Mick Doohan
58
3
Valentino Rossi
55
4
Jorge Lorenzo
43
5
Casey Stoner
39
6
Dani Pedrosa
31
7
Kevin Schwantz
29
8
Francesco Bagnaia
27
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Freddie Spencer
27
10
Giacomo Agostini
23
=
Max Biaggi
23
12
Fabio Quartararo
21
13
Jorge Martín
20
14
Barry Sheene
19
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Wayne Gardner
19
16
Kenny Roberts
18
17
Eddie Lawson
17
18
Maverick Viñales
15
=
Wayne Rainey
15
20
Loris Capirossi
13
=
Sete Gibernau
13
22
Johnny Cecotto
12
23
Kenny Roberts Jr.
10
24
Àlex Crivillé
9
=
John Kocinski
9
=
John Surtees
9
=
Marco Bezzecchi
9
=
Marco Lucchinelli
9
29
Johann Zarco
8
=
Luca Cadalora
8
31
Aleix Espargaró
7
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Andrea Dovizioso
7
=
Tadayuki Okada
7
=
Teuvo Länsivuori
7
35
Christian Sarron
6
=
Phil Read
6
=
Randy Mamola
6
38
Alex Barros
5
=
Nicky Hayden
5
40
Cal Crutchlow
4
=
Geoff Duke
4
=
Graeme Crosby
4
43
Carlo Bandirola
3
=
Carlos Checa
3
=
Chris Vermeulen
3
=
Colin Edwards
3
=
Makoto Tamada
3
=
Pol Espargaró
3
=
Umberto Masetti
3
50
Álex Márquez
2
=
Andrea Iannone
2
=
Artie Bell
2
=
Doug Chandler
2
=
Enea Bastianini
2
=
Franco Morbidelli
2
=
Jack Middelburg
2
=
Jack Miller
2
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Jarno Saarinen
2
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Jean-Michel Bayle
2
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Jeremy McWilliams
2
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Luca Marini
2
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Marco Simoncelli
2
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Raymond Roche
2
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Remo Venturi
2
=
Tadahiko Taira
2
66
Álvaro Bautista
1
=
Angelo Bergamonti
1
=
Ben Spies
1
=
Bob McIntyre
1
=
Boet van Dulmen
1
=
Daijiro Kato
1
=
Enrico Lorenzetti
1
=
Fabio Di Giannantonio
1
=
Franco Uncini
1
=
Garry McCoy
1
=
Gianfranco Bonera
1
=
Graziano Rossi
1
=
Hideo Kanaya
1
=
Jack Findlay
1
=
Jean Lafond
1
=
John Hopkins
1
=
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
1
=
Kevin Magee
1
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Libero Liberati
1
=
Michel Rougerie
1
=
Miguel Oliveira
1
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Mike Baldwin
1
=
Niall Mackenzie
1
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Olivier Jacque
1
=
Philippe Coulon
1
=
Pierre Monneret
1
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Ray Amm
1
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Régis Laconi
1
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Ron Haslam
1
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Simon Crafar
1
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Stefan Bradl
1
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Steve Baker
1
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Takaaki Nakagami
1
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Ted Frend
1
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Tetsuya Harada
1
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Tohru Ukawa
1
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Tony Rutter
1
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Pedro Acosta
1