It is year 2021 and many racing enthusiast are not aware of a certain record that eluded some Great riders of the MotoGp premier class on the 4 stroke Era. Many riders won titles, including Jorge Lorenzo of Spain, Valentino Rossi of Italy, Marc Marquez of Spain, Casey Stoner (HONDA and DUCATI).and so many won races aboard their factory machines. But there is actually no one, and no rider on a MotoGp machines ever WON 3 on different manufacturers even if you search the whole internet and Motogp archives.
Many records was written and re-written by many young riders this 20th century and will not name them here. It is very obvious from the data of Motogp archives.
Let us breakdown the only riders that can actually nailed that very ELUSIVE record never ever been recorded.
Valentino Rossi
Long before the 4 stroke Era, This rider won many on 2 stroke.He was tagged as the greatest Motogp for his enormous records under his name.
He won a race with REPSOL HONDA back in his days, not once but too many. He was at the top of his career. Many tried to dethrone him but it was difficult to some. At some point of his endless career, He moved out from Honda and joined Yamaha. And from here. He was absolutely unstoppable. He won many titles to that factory and asserted his name as one of the greatest rider in the history of MotoGp.
Yamaha has been his home until the arrival of Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha. But there's more than that. He had great battles with Casey Stoner aboard his Ducati. Rossi last championship came in 2009 on board his Yamaha and until then he hasn't got any. Lorenzo and Rossi begun teammate at tha YAMAHA GARAGE and all went well unitl the barrier news that put to an end of the the team begun to a heated RIVALRY between the two and by the end the 2010 season. Rossi left Yamaha and joined Ducati to replace Casey Stoner who moved out to Repsol Honda,
Rossi two season with Ducati was the most talked of the town during those years, And on that two season. Rossi never get a chance to win a Race that almost and should have been on the record book as the rider who can won 3 on different manufacturers, But he didn't get it. And by the end of 2012 season after two season with the Panigale, he joined the YAMAHA camp again until 2021 that he announces his Retirement after this season.
And thus it is also the end of his HUNT on that Elusive 3 win on different manufacturer record.
JORGE LORENZO
The arrival of Jorge Lorenzo to Yamaha was the start of the run made by Valentino Rossi of becoming a 10th World champion since the latter dominated the year 2000. It was then Rossi got some interesting battle with his team mate.
Jorge Lorenzo won his first title on board the FIAT YAMAHA during the 2010 season. Entering the MotoGP class with a bang, Lorenzo took his Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1 to three podiums in his first three MotoGP races, including a round 3 win in Portugal. Lorenzo went on to podium just three more times in 2008, finishing 4th in the MotoGP World Championship, 83 points behind teammate Valentino Rossi. The next year, Lorenzo doubled his podium appearances, and scored four wins in his first year running #99, after sporting #48 since his 125GP debut. Again, Lorenzo finished the season behind Rossi, though this time in 2nd place and 45 points shy of Rossi. And Lorenzo's career went up and down after winning most of his titles with YAMAHA and by the end of 2016 he narrowly crowned Champion again in Valencia and decide to quit Yamaha because of the working environment.
He left Yamaha at 2016 and joined Ducati for 2 years and from there he won races to which impossible to some but he did. After 18 months of struggle, Jorge Lorenzo finally took home his first ever MotoGP win with Ducati in 2018. Many thought he cannot win a race with them. It was his step towards that elusive record of winning 3 on different manufacturers since after his 2 years stint with the RED ROCKETS,
He then moved to the REPSOL HONDA at the start of 2019 season along side Marc Marquez. His journey with the Honda was not even so great and far worst than when he was with the Ducati. Crashing too many times and ended of fighting at the back. He simply have not been able to make it work. He never won on a HONDA, and at the end of 2019 season he called it quits and made goodbye to Motogp racing. the Elusive 3 win on different manufacturers also eluded him.
MAVERICK VINALES
Lastly, This rider.he was also tagged as TOP GUN. Maverick Vinales is the real talk of the town, the latest rumors going on every paddock.
He started his Motogp career with the unknown, the comebacking SUZUKI MOTOGP TEAM. He moved from moto2 to Motogp on this team 2014 and stayed until the end of 2016 where he won his first during the BRITISH grand Prix 2016. He placed 4th in the championship with not much of a developed machine. But he wanted more.
At the end of the 2016 season he switched to YAMAHA along side Valentino Rossi. At the start of 2017 season. He won the first race at Qatar. Many thought he will be a world champion with his performances with Yamaha. He even got a back to back win. But at the half of that season. Everything fell apart on him. Rossi was complaining about the development, And went to Rossi way. What seems to be working on Rossi wasn't working on Vinales at the half of the season, and the story goes on, the inconsistency of Maverick, Frustrations got in the way. Movistar sponsorship left Yamaha the switches to Monster Energy Yamaha. We all know what happened next to him. At the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix. It was the HEADLINE of the season. Yamaha Parted ways with Maverick Viñales even before his contract expire in 2022. And the news that he was signed by APRILIA.
Maverick now is the only rider who is ACTIVE on getting the first rider to win 3 on different manufacturers. If by 2022 he won even a single race. MAVERICK will be the first one to do so.
I did not put Andrea Dovizioso by the way. He won 2 out of three manufacturers he ridden before. Among the three manufacturers, namely Yamaha, Honda, and Ducati. It was the YAMAHA he never win a single race on the tech 3 Yamaha. After his last stint with the Ducati which gained him 2 2nd places on the world championship beaten by who else Marc Marquez. It was then he retired at the end of 2020 season with no team getting his services ended up a Test rider for Aprilia, and never given a chance to ride it as a wild card.
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