2026 rookies compared
This year's debutants' cumulative points compared with every past rookie after the same number of races. The grey band is the middle half of past rookies (25th–75th percentile).
MotoGP
- Diogo Moreira Middle group 58 pts after 17 races (46 of 84 past rookies)
- Toprak Razgatlioglu Struggling 18 pts after 17 races (64 of 84 past rookies)
Top group = top 25% of past rookies; middle = middle half; struggling = bottom 25%. Dashed line: median.
Best past rookies after 17 races: Marc Marquez (2013, 318) / Dani Pedrosa (2006, 215) / Jorge Lorenzo (2008, 190) / Fabio Quartararo (2019, 163) / Andrea Dovizioso (2008, 161)
Scope: official results DB, main races of 131 riders who debuted in this class 2002–2025 (sprints excluded). Points are recomputed from finishing positions with today's scale (25-20-16…) because scoring changed over the years. Riders who left the class count only up to the races they started
Moto2
- Jose Antonio Rueda Middle group 43 pts after 17 races (49 of 122 past rookies)
- Luca Lunetta Middle group 27 pts after 14 races (53 of 132 past rookies)
- Taiyo Furusato Middle group 17 pts after 17 races (72 of 122 past rookies)
- Angel Piqueras Middle group 4 pts after 9 races (77 of 146 past rookies)
- Jacob Roulstone Middle group 0 pts after 3 races (70 of 191 past rookies)
Top group = top 25% of past rookies; middle = middle half; struggling = bottom 25%. Dashed line: median.
Best past rookies after 17 races: Marc Marquez (2011, 296) / Raul Fernandez (2021, 282) / Maverick Viñales (2014, 274) / Alex Rins (2015, 214) / Andrea Iannone (2010, 199)
Scope: official results DB, main races of 245 riders who debuted in this class 2010–2025 (sprints excluded). Points are recomputed from finishing positions with today's scale (25-20-16…) because scoring changed over the years. Riders who left the class count only up to the races they started
Moto3
- Veda Pratama Top group 115 pts after 17 races (17 of 120 past rookies)
- Rico Salmela Top group 92 pts after 17 races (24 of 120 past rookies)
- David Gonzalez Top group 7 pts after 3 races (35 of 141 past rookies)
- Leo Rammerstorfer Middle group 4 pts after 16 races (86 of 121 past rookies)
- Kiattisak Singhapong Middle group 1 pts after 3 races (62 of 141 past rookies)
- Eduardo Gutierrez Top group 0 pts after 1 races (42 of 199 past rookies)
- Ryota Ogiwara Middle group 0 pts after 2 races (58 of 154 past rookies)
Top group = top 25% of past rookies; middle = middle half; struggling = bottom 25%. Dashed line: median.
Best past rookies after 17 races: Maximo Quiles (2025, 263) / Pedro Acosta (2021, 259) / David Alonso (2021, 180) / Alvaro Carpe (2024, 155) / Brian Uriarte (2025, 149)
Scope: official results DB, main races of 199 riders who debuted in this class 2012–2025 (sprints excluded). Points are recomputed from finishing positions with today's scale (25-20-16…) because scoring changed over the years. Riders who left the class count only up to the races they started