The UNLUCKIEST MotoGP Rider of All Time!

There’s only so much bad luck one person can have…right? Well tell that to potentially, the unluckiest rider in MotoGP History
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[@ivanmahar]

"A King Without A Crown"

[@akashnag3879]

well said mate..

[@jarlborg1531]

Dude has won thirty times more GPs than World Champion Joan Mir. 😆

[@zacharybasil]

Joan mir always reminded me Nicky Hayden in 2007 championship. He just play safe and had lucky moment. In that season Rossi crash at crucial race is reason why he is number 2

[@andre.am3000]

​@@zacharybasil 2006****

[@gareth5853]

Joan Mir world champion, him and Nicky Hayden the worst in history.

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Always in the Jr class never in motogp where real champions shine.

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

​@gareth5853 and what have you won? Probably not much sitting in your mom's basement. Nicky won even with Dani taking him out.

[@tbsmdelhi96]

Loved the little samurai. Will always love Dani Pedrosa. Respect.

[@AlanFormula12022]

Pedrosa is as underrated as Jorge Martin.

[@itsmebatman]

How can anyone call Dani "made of glass"? It is a miracle he recovered from all these injuries without being a cripple and without losing his speed.

[@andreihidayat7602]

Glass, easy to break, easy to recycle

[@Ferdish3]

@@andreihidayat7602 damn, that was mean...

[@LawsonSims44]

It is a fact mate, crashes others would not have been badly injured dani was all the time, he was made of glass

[@dougiequick1]

"made of glass" bones break more easily than MANY others? Does not mean healing time is lessened just because bones are more brittle

[@dougiequick1]

@@Ferdish3 I got no meaness from that! "recycle" as in body remaking bone/healing....I bet Dani himself thinks he has had more fragile bones and I will BET he started suppiment and weight training trying to toughen his bones? Some of the fastest race horses btw have fragile bones....different reason for speed but just saying fragile bones IS a thing in mammals

[@inakilh]

Someone needs to edit that Wikipedia article at 12:30 , Dani is still very much alive and is a test rider for KTM, even races in MotoGP as a wildcard sometimes.

[@cartierclips1126]

It literally says “2023-“ which means he’s been active since 2023

[@Ferdish3]

If you mean the cross sign next to his name, it doesn't mean he passed away. It means he won at least one world championship in lower classes (125cc/Moto3 or 250cc/ Moto2) but never in premier class (500cc/MotoGP). It's in the description on that webpage.

[@adlibbed2138]

yep, earlier this year he's shows up Jerez GP sprint race, and managed to get into 4th place, before he was put into 3rd place due to Quartararo's apparently running with illegal upgrades on his bike

[@sajaldp]

And finishes in Top 5 ❤

[@Pwnz0rh3nk]

Thats not a sign for a dead person lol

[@rorywoods2144]

Hi size and weight made him dominate in the lower classes but hindered him on the big bikes. No matter how small his crashes were, he was always launched to the moon

[@matevo7745]

Him and Lorenzo seemed to have the most spectacular highsides

[@dougiequick1]

Some race horses are lighter and faster BECAUSE they lack bone density.....so they win races! Until they break....then they are put down....luckily they dont put down human racers lol they just fix the breaks and carry on after healing ....horses dont have the luxury of laying around sadly...just saying maybe a small part of Dani's speed was low body weight due to lower bone density??

[@efilrekib4446]

Nah, that can't be right, because all the WSBK experts claim that Alvaro's wins are because of his size advantage, that's why they cobbled him with 'sandbags'........... (Just Banter 👍)

[@kjpr00]

I think he stayed too loyal to Honda. I just don't think he gelled with the really aggressive bikes they built. Had one or two chances in his career to switch to Yamaha. Probably would have been a better fit.

[@mikenogen]

Yeah, he's biggest mistake was staying too long on a Honda. He was supposed to be Rossi's succesor when he left for Ducati but it didn't happened. He also had a chance to move in 2013 but then Rossi came back to Yamaha. By the time he went to KTM, it was way passed his prime. I remembered there's an interview where Dani said that he could've had a championship if only he went to Yamaha that time

[@kjpr00]

@mikenogen All good points. Pedrosa was also SRT'S first pick to be on the Petronas Yamaha in 2019 instead of Fabio Quartararo. Meaning he could have been on a bike Fabio won 3 races on and a team that won 6 races and legit fought the factory teams for the title in the 2020 season. Who knows how things would have been different, but it's an intriguing situation to think about.

[@larrymats]

Despite all his injuries, he still manage to get the best out of that KTM at the age of 37.

[@UnleashedCode]

Pedrosa was always something special... Unlucky he was which made a crowd sympathise and love him more. Quiet and never outspoken he is also a man of class!

[@brandonm8901]

With regards to 2012, although Misano was very unfortunate for Dani, it is also worth mentioning that Lorenzo was taken out by Bautista at Assen that year, as well as having that bizarre situation with Ellison at Valencia. Lorenzo did not finish lower than 2nd outside of those races all year, so I think the only way you would be able to say Dani should have won it would be to remove his bad luck but retain at least some of Lorenzo's, which is inconsistent

[@craigsphotography46]

Great video, Dani definitely took the crown from Mamola for best rider not to win the top class honours. His body took a beating so it's good to see that he came out the other side in good health

[@absolutedan9173]

Glad you liked it Craig!

[@ms8ff153]

I'd put Dovi up there as well

[@marcop1587]

No matter what, Dani Pedrosa will always be remembered and regarded by fans of MotoGP as a true Legend. When he was alligned with the stars he was on his own league. 2️⃣6️⃣🧡

[@deepak3267]

Still a legend, and can still kick ass 😎 better than most current riders. Dani is pure class ❤️🏍️

[@timoflo369]

and pure glass

[@scottamano1259]

Great Vid! He's retired and still shows his speed during wild card appearances. 💪🏼

[@absolutedan9173]

Glad you enjoyed it Scott!

[@ybot5549]

Great video, the production quality is much improved and its very noticeable to me at least, looks great now👍

[@absolutedan9173]

Thanks! Always trying to get better!

[@dforr2981]

It sounds like Danny will go down in history as the best rider that never won a World Championship.... shame.....he is going to do some serious suffering when he gets older... pretty soon his body won't heal like it use to...

[@RRFriction]

He's a 3:time world champion just didn't win the Premier class unfortunately

[@ashrefmatoussi8936]

God bless you Dan ! I’m a new fan of Motogp only 3 seasons old .. but watching some bits of history i came to believe that Danni is one of the greats despite he never took a title. You have just migrated me from believing to knowing that he’s up there with the legends and that he’s story is an inspiration of how we should always keep our heads up and keep on fighting .. how we should all continue living our lives despite the tragedy and misfortunes 🌟

[@magnumbadguy9354]

If anything this just really opened my eyes to how much of a legend Dani is. Suffering through all that pain and still performing to the level he did. I don’t think there’s any other riders who can go through the injuries he did and still be as consistently good as he was.

[@Motosapien46]

Always the bridesmaids, never the bride! I've always had a soft spot for Dani, incredible rider!

[@yasserlaachiri5387]

Another reason for the love of the croud for Dani comes from his sportmanship. I've always drawn a parallel between him and Andres Iniesta for it

[@dinkidink5912]

Even in 2013 there was that freak incident at Aragon when Marc made slight contact with his bike which broke something and caused him to crash out of the race. I definitely have a lot of respect for Dani!

[@prasannabaruah3732]

Dani Pedrosa...He for me is the king who doesn't need a throne or a crown ..❤❤

[@JackHarrison-t7j]

Amazing rider and for sure one of the greatest to grace this sport, however unfortunately for him he was competing in the same era as Rossi Stoner Lorenzo and Marquez and that is why he didn’t win a motogp title

[@AnReO]

There's been quite some discussion in Spain about his missfortune in motogp. Many say it's just the bad luck, but there's also the argument that his tiny body worked against him to become successful in such powerful and big bikes. Many of the accidents were provoked by the fatigue for the extra work he had to put, and the damage he suffered from the crashes would be smaller if we would have been a bigger driver. Anyways, him jumping in current motogp at 38 and even beating some ducati riders already tells you not only how genius of a driver he is, but also what a monster the previous generation of drivers they were...

[@NoMercyMike626]

Dani Pedrosa seems like such a wholesome awesome guy. Always felt like he was just a normal down to earth dude. (no pun intended) lol

[@kalcine]

Dani is a legend. thanks for the video.

[@thetmg8337]

Dani Pedrosa reminds of Mark Martin nascar, one of the best ever competing against some of the best ever in their primes

[@OlBeefy]

He was liked and respected throughout the paddock and by the fans. You could see that when he got 4th in his KTM wildcard ride which the fans celebrated as if it was a win. I agree that he should have got a title or 2 in MotoGP but with his other world titles and number of wins he's got nothing to prove. A very likeable and successful man.

[@albertonieto4941]

I'm spanish and I can confirm Pedrosa left a big mark. If you ask a spaniard who don't watch motogp to name a spanish motogp rider probably he would say Pedrosa over Márquez or Lorenzo, even these two are multiple motogp champions

[@gchampi2]

Being recognized as the best to never win a world championship is no bad thing. Stirling Moss made a living off of being the best F1 driver to never win a Championship for decades, and arguably stayed more prominent in the public eye than any of the championship winners he competed against (Maybe not Fangio, but the others?)...

[@philipvanderveen4256]

Andrea doviziso was also a incredible rider who also didnt won a championship

[@Duarteral]

And he is completely forgotten, the rider who could battle peak marquez to the last corner and win several times and the ducati wasn't as good as it is today.

[@franktaylor7978]

Pedrosa was a legendary rider. Getting the championship is rather idiosyncratic path. We all new he was great.

[@frankdrebin4]

Great vid! Dani has 31 wins and no MotoGP WDC's and Joan Mir has 1 career win and 1 WDC. That is absolutely nuts. A legend anyway!

[@mo07r1]

Not to mention he was on the podium MORE than half of his starts…

[@adrianwolff2007]

He is still a motogp legend, even if he did not win any motogp championship.

[@Caronte4116]

A BIT CORRECTION (or added info): 2013 season was the first title for Marquez, but at mid-season it was close between them. Unlucky Dani had a highside in Sachenring, which resulted in....another broken collarbone. Marc was seriously strong, but Dani was the only one holding his chances. Marquez still admires Dani's style, which has publicly said multiple times

[@AlanFormula12022]

Pedrosa should've been the 2 time MotoGP World Champion (2012 & 2013).

[@b0zz1380y]

Being an Aussie I always wanted Casey to win of course. But once it was all said and done and Dani announced his retirement I felt a little tinge of sadness that he never got the crown he deserved

[@flazone4486]

Great video but you forgot the most important thing about Dani, and is that his biggest problem in Motogp unlike in the lower categories was his body and height, he was very small and underweight and that obviously doesn't help you and hurts you a lot when it comes to taming the beasts that were the 800cc MotoGPs, in 125 and 250 he crushed everything because those bikes were perfect for his height, if he were a little more bigger and stronger like Marc for example, he would have marked a glorious era in Motogp and would have been much more scary than he already was as a rider.

[@mcrgrooves]

came up against Rossi and Stoner , tough to win a title in this era

[@MJmohammedjaved]

He definitely deserves atleast 1 MotoGP world title

[@M4LLYB]

Pedrosa is a legend and always will be!

[@jasonwilson9207]

Plus he is absolute super nice guy I was at a race and he borrowed my sharpie for autographs at the end of the autograph session he made sure to return it to me

[@FlipWarBucks]

Randy Mamola comes to mind

[@akashnag3879]

"little samurai". well earned title by Pedrosa.

[@Froobyone]

Dani was the Randy Mamola of his generation. Just without Randy's mad personality.

[@raikoafm702]

Didn't 2013 also have Marquez running into the back of Pedrosa snapping his wheel speed sensor resulting in a high side that broke his collar bone again.

[@hardtonik5305]

And is amazing how fast he was in San Marino 2023, imagine the level of his prime, the level of rossi, stoner, lorenzo in the 4 fantastic era

[@unkownman-ml4kb]

he is a samurai ( a best rider ) , there is no joke... we respect him because of his pace and riding style. and love him because of his loving nature and races.

[@patmays7344]

But, Danny was rather unlucky, he was up against some top riders, back then, and don’t forget Randy Mamola. Who was also, runner up six times!

[@danielklopp7007]

I think it's pretty much a tie between Randy and Dani for the title of "best MotoGP/500GP rider to never win a world championship".

[@herisonrk2835]

As a Lorenzo fan I always felt that Dani would’ve won in 2012 without the Misano or Australia DNFs. Easy to say with hindsight. I thought he should’ve retired earlier than he did since that Honda over time became a bike that only Marc could ride.

[@thelegendrider6007]

Honda was always a dangerous bike but I think they stopped fixing because of Marc Marquez good result instead of listening to other riders and fixing the problem. Now looking at gp23 everyone is suffering but Marc somehow make it work. Gp23 is not devloped for Marc only but among all gp23 riders only marc is competitive. In 2019 once media asked to Marc about how good the bike is and he said bike have many problems but it was marked by my results but if you see my teammate they are suffering and we need to fix that problem for next year.

[@raveeshraj1928]

Big fan of your content . I'm new in MotoGP I have one doubt !!! Why Ducati have 6 to 7 bikes on the track but other teams like yamaha and honda who have only 2 bikes in the race . It's decided on some merit basis or what ?

[@KalleshHC]

Ducati has only two bikes as any other team. It's called the Factory team. Other Ducati bikes belong to teams like Gresini, VR46 which are called Satellite team. Satellite teams buy bikes from their desired manufacturer and race individually along with the Factory team.

[@absolutedan9173]

Thanks Ravee! Glad you enjoy the videos. In all honesty I'm not sure about the reason why. Maybe the lack of manufacturers as Suzuki left? Everyione wanting the best bike

[@raveeshraj1928]

@@KalleshHC Thanks for the info bro

[@giulianomarco]

Search "motogp 2025 line up" and you'll see next year it's more balanced. Aprilia, Honda, KTM and Yamaha will each have two-rider satellite teams (so four bikes). 👍

[@michaelboss911]

always gonna be a legend in my book

[@rockngames3721]

Legend . Repzol honda team dani pedrosa. 26. . No champ but ranked best racers in moto gp history

[@dougiequick1]

Seems like the worst aspect of his "luck"? Fragile bones....other riders crash a LOT and very very rarely break bones....might be genetics or vitamin deficiencies to make ones bones fragile? Check out Vitamin K2 (no particular brand) there are 2 forms mk4 and mk7 of K2 (not to be confused with vitamin K) I believe this vitamin plays a HUGE role in stonger bones and tooth enamal!

[@paulstorey9459]

Pedrosa is Motorola GPS answer to F1's Fisichella. Even when he had the best bike, he was usually overshadowed by his teammate. Not a bad rider by any means, but he was never going to win the Moto GP title

[@charleswinter1335]

I just believe he was to light for the bike, wish he would've gotten at least one Championship.

[@tun04]

Little Samurai... My childhood hero... :'(

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

He has such bad luck that he is the only living rider marked as deceased in your list at the end! 🙄

[@AdminAbuse]

not unlucky at all, he was in the Repsol family forever so he had it better than 99% of riders

[@luuk6718]

Weird to see a promising good rider never become motogp champ

[@therealf.b.i9468]

David Couthard of MotoGP

[@fix0the0spade]

If Dani had been 20cm taller and 10kg heavier he would have been champion in Moto GP at least once. But he wasn't and his career is a textbook example of being too small for a sport. Lots of wiggles and wobbles that a heavier rider (Rossi, Stoner etc) would have kept hold of launched Dani into space. It wasn't his fault, he was simply too light of a weight on the end of the lever, instead of acting as a damper, he acted as the projectile.

[@patricklim5956]

Do you have another channel? Your voice sound familiar. Lol like i heard it from another channel.

[@absolutedan9173]

I used to be a part of the channel FailRace but that was quite a while ago :D - I also use to do a lot of sim racing commentary

[@patricklim5956]

​@@absolutedan9173 must be on sim racing. Your voice is perfect for commentaries. Hehe

[@AbiemMiqyal-qf4xu]

Dani save honda face multiple times

[@vsmaster6162]

No way you used game picture at 5:25 😭😭😭

[@mustafashulqamy1844]

The Fernando Alonso of MotoGP

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Little dani. Always the brides maid, never the bride. Hes not unlucky hes just over his head. Never forgive him for what he did to Nicky.

[@benjaminwierer3693]

would say unluckiest is almost Johan Mir

[@euridemotovlog116]

The litte ''Samurai''

[@motogp4658]

Dani deserved at least 2 WC, too bad when he was close to one, he got injured.

[@swampy1584]

Dani was the toughest rider going.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Is it bad i knew it was Pedrosa b4 looking? Yeah he had few chances he was close but old injuries or honda screwed him over. Thats racing

[@gnubbolo]

there is no bad luck. this guy is 1mt and 60 tall and weighed less than 60kg .. he has no mass to put pressure on the front wheel, he has no physical height to use as an aerodynamic brake. the possibility that on these bikes, with these rules, he could fall is higher. with the 2024 bikes and the winglets he would have more chances of having stable braking. it's sad, but he raced in the wrong era.

[@paulwhite7475]

Can I start a massive argument and say if he was good enough he would have been world champion . Its not like he never got the opportunity to exell

[@patmays7344]

Sorry. I think Colin Edward’s was so unlucky he led a 500 GP till almost the end, and I think it was the last corner he literally fell off the bike, that would have been his very first GP win, after that he seemed to go downhill. And never won a race after that. I think that makes him the most unlucky rider.?

[@augustinep6193]

Good. Thanks.

[@suburbanfamilyvlogs4760]

felipe massa of motogp

[@winstonwolff]

So..... you completely skip 2006 where he crashed out Nikki Hayden almost costing his teammate the title.

[@rockngames3721]

Sad for repzol honda team not again see 2025. Thats orange liverly my best one. Dani casey mm.

[@rockngames3721]

They left newer see again. 6 time world champ make. Big sad.upset. me newer see racing track they

[@rideroamadventures]

Pedrosa could won a championship if he rode on a ducati bike

[@miguelruiz8639]

When he was racing Honda was the best bike.

[@ic3man]

@@miguelruiz8639I think he meant today

[@cassis1018]

Great rider, for his size. Too small for motogp.

[@Sunkenlol]

I always hated seeing Pedrosa win or race in general. He never took risks like some of the other riders during his tenure, didn't have an interesting riding style, or personality really. Every year he didn't win a championship (and his contract was up) I would think to myself......this has to be the year they replace him. But it took forever.

[@YOSHIYUKI2025]

Unlucky champion!

[@Andrei_K1G1K]

Way to skip over Estoril...

[@ultimatephoenix5130]

Andrea Dovizioso too

[@sventura-nostre1341]

Dovizioso*

[@jaystewart3395]

Legend

[@nandus2224]

7:44 that video shot is not from 2010, its 2012 😊

[@rockngames3721]

Good bye.repzol honda team

[@Tumid1]

He was NOT considered an alien during his career, it's only the lately muppets exaggerate his ability. His "bad luck" was to ride against the real aliens...Stoner, Rossi, Lorenzo & Marquez. DP was not a complete rider....he had no killer instinct & was willing to follow & be satisfied with a lesser placing where the aliens would never settle. He was never a threat in rain races. He was blessed with being Honda's #1 rider with the best equipment even when Hayden was WC & the bikes he rode often flattered his lack of aggression. His weight & stature also gave him an advantage in acceleration & aerodynamics. He crashed WAY too often & was fragile. Everyone on the starting line has the same chance to win or crash, it's not luck that gets you the victory...the champions put themselves in the position to best take advantage of the circumstances. Dani was never the best...that's all there was to it.

[@scottjones9670]

As a rookie he crashed out his teammate who was leading the MotoGP championship in 2006. Not a good look and karma’s a cruel mistress. He also always came off as a bit of a twat, especially compared to the other personalities in the paddock in that era.

[@killroy2014]

That makes no sense, Nicky Hayden was the Rider he crashed out. Nicky Hayden WON the 2006 Championchip.

[@scottjones9670]

@@killroy2014 My point was Pedrosa's poor race craft at Estoril NEARLY cost Hayden the championship, that's not something a teammate does when they're several positions back in the overall standings and not really in contention.

[@acepilotson3331]

Nailed it and said almost the same thing. He even blamed Nicky for it and has never taken responsibility. Karma.