Who Will Win the 2017 MotoGP World Championship?

Riders former and present share their thoughts prior to this weeks first round

Repsol Asks MotoGP Royalty ‘Who Will Win the 2017 World Championship?Courtesy of Repsol

The 2017 MotoGP World Championship is just days away from starting. Nearly five months after the conclusion of the 2016 campaign, Marc Márquez will begin his defense of the title, with teammate Dani Pedrosa having been one of the fastest men in preseason. Ahead are 18 races in 9 months for a competition that starts this Sunday under the floodlights, at one of the most special rounds of the season: The Qatar Grand Prix.

We asked 22 riders and former riders who will be the top three in the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, and almost all predict a duel between Marc Márquez and Maverick Viñales. Sunday will go some way towards showing what to expect from the season ahead.

Angel Nieto
12+1 times World Champion
1. Marquez / Vinales
2. Marquez / Vinales
3. Rossi

Alex Criville
Former 500cc World Champion
1. Marquez / Vinales
2. Marquez / Vinales
3. Rossi

Freddie Spencer
Former 500cc World Champion
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Rossi

Randy Mamola
Former 500cc World Championship runner up
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Wayne Gardner
Former 500cc World Champion
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Christian Sarron
Former 250cc World Champion
1. Marquez / Vinales
2. Marquez / Vinales
3. ---

Neil Hodgson
Former MotoGP rider and Superbike World Champion
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Rossi

Kevin Schwantz
Former 500cc World Champion
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Lucio Cecchinello
Former 125cc rider and LCR Honda MotoGP Team Principal
1. Marquez
2. Crutchlow
3. Rossi

Carlos Checa
Former MotoGP rider and Superbike World Champion
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Lorenzo

Ralf Waldmann
Former 250cc World Championship runner up
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Randy De Puniet
Former MotoGP rider
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Nicky Hayden
World Superbike rider and MotoGP World Champion
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Rossi

Takayuki Okada
Former MotoGP rider and 500cc runner up
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Pedrosa

Jonas Folger
MotoGP rider
1. Vinales
2. Rossi
3. Marquez

Johann Marco
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Dovizioso

Hector Barbera
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Pedrosa

Loris Baz
MotoGP rider
1. Vinales
2. Marquez
3. Rossi

Bradley Smith
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Rossi

Pol Espargaro
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Pedrosa

Alvaro Bautista
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez
2. Vinales
3. Dovizioso

Karel Abraham
MotoGP rider
1. Marquez / Vinales
2. Marquez / Vinales
3. Iannone

For more information: www.repsol.com

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