Marquez leads the list of riders with most crashes in MotoGP this year

One statistic that is often representative when analysing a rider’s MotoGP campaign is the number of crashes they suffered during the given season.

Too many crashes usually indicate that something is not quite right, although there are some cases where even higher-placed riders in the standings end up in the gravel too often.

Gresini’s Marc Marquez may have got his smile back after switching from Honda to Ducati, finishing on the podium four times to become an outside contender for the title, but the truth is that he continues to be dogged by frequent falls - even without the complicated and crash-prone RC213V.

Following this month’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the six-time champion leads the list of riders with most crashes so far in 2024 - continuing a trend seen through much of his 11-year stint at Honda. In the 10 race weekends so far, he has crashed a total of 15 times, putting him on course to equal or even surpass his tally from 2023, when he set a record of 23 crashes.

Tech3 GasGas rookie Pedro Acosta sits second in the standings having crashed 12 times in the first half of the year, the same number as his more experienced KTM stablemate Brad Binder.

Honda duo Johann Zarco and Joan Mir, along with VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi, are next up with 10 crashes each, averaging one incident per round.

Among the championship protagonists, Pramac’s Jorge Martin has suffered seven accidents in 2024 so far - including from the lead of the German GP before the summer break - while Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini have crashed five times each on their factory Ducatis.

It’s also interesting to note that Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and Pramac recruit Franco Morbidelli have already surpassed their tallies from 2023 with eight crashes each, while new Yamaha rider Alex Rins has equally his number from 2023 (eight).

Rider	Crashes in 2024 so far	Crashes in 2023	Crashes in 2022	Crashes in 2021
Marc Marquez	15	29	18	22
Pedro Acosta	12	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brad Binder	12	15	9	9
Joan Mir	10	24	11	8
Marco Bezzecchi	10	20	23	N/A
Johann Zarco	10	15	18	10
Alex Marquez	9	21	21	19
Jack Miller	9	21	14	12
Maverick Vinales	8	7	2	4
Alex Rins	8	8	7	12
Franco Morbidelli	8	7	10	2
Jorge Martín	7	16	15	14
Aleix Espargaro	7	23	14	18
Fabio Di Giannantonio	7	13	12	N/A
Augusto Fernandez	6	23	N/A	N/A
Raul Fernandez	6	13	9	N/A
Francesco Bagnaia	5	7	14	7
Enea Bastianini	5	13	18	15
Fabio Quartararo	5	9	7	7
Takaaki Nakagami	5	12	12	12
Miguel Oliveira	4	15	9	12
Luca Marini	3	16	7	9
Dani Pedrosa	2	N/A	N/A	1
Lorenzo Savadori	2	2	3	10
Pol Espargaro	1	16	21	20
Stefan Bradl	1	3	6	2

In terms of manufacturers whose riders crashed the most, Ducati leads the way with 66 accidents - although the picture is skewed by the fact that it fields a total of eight bikes as opposed to four for most of its rivals. 

KTM riders crashed 42 times this year, while the Honda quartet have suffered 29 bikes on what remains a difficult bike to ride in 2024.

Yamaha, with just two bikes, sits at the bottom of the table with 13 crashes between Rins and Fabio Quartararo.

Manufacturer	Crashes in first half of 2024
Ducati	66
KTM	42
Honda	29
Aprilia	27
Yamaha	13