The first five races of the blockbuster 2023 MotoGP™ season have started the new era in style. In the first five events, every manufacturer has been on the Grand Prix podium. So far, 11 riders – 50% of the grid – have been on the Grand Prix podium. Marquez also didn’t race in three events, potentially skewing the stat. The only year to match that after the first five races in the MotoGP™ era is 2020. Before 2023, there had also only been two events in the MotoGP™ era where Independent Teams locked out the GP podium: Qatar 2004 and Portugal 2020. That also makes the number 72 the rider with the most GP podiums so far.

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