Who is the greatest MotoGP rider of the 2010s?

One decade, four different world champions and a paddock that argued about every one of them. Titles are the obvious measure, and not the only one.

1. 1
   Marc Marquez

   Won six premier-class titles between 2013 and 2019, the first of them as a rookie.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jorge Lorenzo

   Yamaha's metronome, champion in 2010 and 2012 and again in 2015 by five points.
   710pts
3. 3
   Casey Stoner

   Won the 2011 title for Honda and retired at 27, still the fastest rider on the grid.
   560pts
4. 4
   Alex Rins

   Suzuki's race winner, and the man who beat Marquez by 0.013s at Silverstone in 2019.
   560pts
5. 5
   Cal Crutchlow

   The first British rider to win a premier-class grand prix in 35 years.
   485pts
6. 6
   Johann Zarco

   Two Moto2 titles, then the fastest satellite Yamaha of 2017 and 2018.
   485pts
7. 7
   Valentino Rossi

   Runner-up three times in the decade after a difficult two years at Ducati, without adding a tenth title.
   397pts
8. 8
   Dani Pedrosa

   Three times a MotoGP runner-up and the most decorated rider never to win the premier class.
   397pts
9. 9
   Maverick Vinales

   Won on his Yamaha debut in 2017 and led the championship before the season turned.
   397pts
10. 10
    Danilo Petrucci

    Went from a privateer bike to a factory Ducati and a home win at Mugello.
    397pts
11. 11
    Andrea Dovizioso

    Ducati's title challenger three years running, beaten each time by the same rider.
    397pts
12. 12
    Nicky Hayden

    The 2006 champion who spent the decade as Ducati's most popular underdog.
    397pts
13. 13
    Ben Spies

    Won at Assen in 2011 and was gone from the class within two injury-wrecked seasons.
    291pts
14. 14
    Fabio Quartararo

    Took six poles in his rookie season in 2019 and set up the decade that followed.
    0pts
15. 15
    Andrea Iannone

    Won at the Red Bull Ring in 2016 and was as likely to crash out as to finish on the podium.
    0pts

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