Who is the greatest Spanish motorcycle racer of all time?

Spain has won more grand prix world championships than any other country, and the argument about who leads the list is not settled by counting them.

1. 1
   Jorge Martinez Aspar

   Four world championships in the small classes, then a team owner who ran title-winning riders.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Alex Rins

   Grand prix winner for Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha, and a runner-up in both Moto3 and Moto2.
   777pts
3. 3
   Marc Marquez

   Nine world championships across three classes, seven of them in MotoGP.
   678pts
4. 4
   Jorge Martin

   Took the 2024 MotoGP championship on a satellite Ducati.
   678pts
5. 5
   Angel Nieto

   Won thirteen world titles in the 50cc and 125cc classes and always insisted on calling it twelve plus one.
   555pts
6. 6
   Jorge Lorenzo

   Three MotoGP titles and two in the 250cc class, with a riding style built on absolute smoothness.
   555pts
7. 7
   Toni Bou

   More than thirty combined indoor and outdoor world trials championships in an unbroken run.
   555pts
8. 8
   Aleix Espargaro

   Gave Aprilia its first MotoGP win after more than a decade of development work.
   555pts
9. 9
   Dani Pedrosa

   Champion in 125cc and twice in 250cc, and the best rider never to win the premier class.
   396pts
10. 10
    Alex Criville

    Spain's first premier-class world champion, in 1999 on a factory Honda.
    396pts
11. 11
    Joan Mir

    Won the 2020 MotoGP title for Suzuki with a single race victory all season.
    396pts
12. 12
    Alvaro Bautista

    A 125cc world champion who later won back-to-back World Superbike titles with Ducati.
    396pts
13. 13
    Maverick Vinales

    Moto3 world champion in 2013 and a grand prix winner for three different MotoGP manufacturers.
    396pts
14. 14
    Alex Marquez

    World champion in Moto3 and Moto2 before joining his brother in the premier class.
    396pts
15. 15
    Sete Gibernau

    Rossi's closest rival in 2003 and 2004, with fifteen grand prix wins.
    396pts
16. 16
    Carlos Checa

    Two decades of grand prix racing followed by the 2011 World Superbike title.
    396pts