Of course, the big four manufacturers lead the way in MotoGP. But, it speaks volumes that Valentino Rossi’s eponymous team come close to challenging a major brand like Honda.
Trackhouse Racing may have the smallest following on the grid, but MotoGP’s newest team saw this figure increase 251 per cent year-over-year.
Marc Márquez is far and away the most popular MotoGP rider, and this is most evident on TikTok where he has almost three million followers – no other rider has over 400,000 followers on the platform.
As always in the modern era of MotoGP, there is important ‘Valentino Rossi’ context. The iconic Italian has 21 million followers across his social channels, which nearly totals the combined efforts of the 21 riders not called Marc Márquez.
A rookie in name only, Toprak Razgatlioglu joins the grid off the back of three titles in the World Superbike Championship. Thus, the Turk brings substantial support and becomes the third-most followed MotoGP rider in his first season.
