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| YEAR | RIDER | MOTORCYCLE | |
| 2004: | Valentino Rossi (Italy) | Yamaha | |
| 2003: | Valentino Rossi (Italy) | Honda | |
| 2002: | Valentino Rossi (Italy) | Honda | |
| 2001: | Valentino Rossi (Italy) | Honda | |
| 2000: | Kenny Roberts (U.S.) | Suzuki | |
| 1999: | Alex Criville (Spain) | Honda | |
| 1998: | Mick Doohan (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1997: | Mick Doohan (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1996: | Mick Doohan (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1995: | Mick Doohan (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1994: | Mick Doohan (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1993: | Kevin Schwantz (U.S.) | Suzuki | |
| 1992: | Wayne Rainey (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1991: | Wayne Rainey (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1990: | Wayne Rainey (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1989: | Eddie Lawson (U.S.) | Honda | |
| 1988: | Eddie Lawson (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1987: | Wayne Gardner (Australia) | Honda | |
| 1986: | Eddie Lawson (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1985: | Freddie Spencer (U.S.) | Honda | |
| 1984: | Eddie Lawson (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1983: | Freddie Spencer (U.S.) | Honda | |
| 1982: | Franco Uncini (Italy) | Suzuki | |
| 1981: | Marco Lucchinelli (Italy) | Suzuki | |
| 1980: | Kenny Roberts (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1979: | Kenny Roberts (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1978: | Kenny Roberts (U.S.) | Yamaha | |
| 1977: | Barry Sheene (GB) | Suzuki | |
| 1976: | Barry Sheene (GB) | Suzuki | |
| 1975: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | Yamaha | |
| 1974: | Phil Read (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1973: | Phil Read (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1972: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1971: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1970: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1969: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1968: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1967: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1966: | Giacomo Agostini (Italy) | MV Agusta | |
| 1965: | Mike Hailwood (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1964: | Mike Hailwood (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1963: | Mike Hailwood (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1962: | Mike Hailwood (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1961: | Gary Hocking (Rhodesia) | MV Agusta | |
| 1960: | John Surtees (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1959: | John Surtees (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1958: | John Surtees (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1957: | Libero Liberati (Italy) | Gilera | |
| 1956: | John Surtees (GB) | MV Agusta | |
| 1955: | Geoff Duke (GB) | Gilera | |
| 1954: | Geoff Duke (GB) | Gilera | |
| 1953: | Geoff Duke (GB) | Gilera | |
| 1952: | Umberto Masetti (Italy) | Gilera | |
| 1951: | Geoff Duke (GB) | Norton | |
| 1950: | Umberto Masetti (Italy) | Gilera | |
| 1949: | Leslie Graham (GB) | AJS | |
