In 1983, Yamaha rider Carlos Lavado became the first Öhlins road racing world champion, with victory in the 250cc Grand Prix Championship. The first 500cc MotoGP title came in 1984, with Eddie Lawson. Since then, further titles Grand Prix championships have been won with Álex Márquez, Alvaro Bautista, Arnaud Vincent, Casey Stoner, Danny Kent, Esteve Rabat, Gabor Talmacsi, John Kocinski, Jorge Lorenzo, Julian Simon, Kasuto Sakata, Kenny Roberts Jr, Loris Capirossi, Manuel Poggiali, Marc Marquez, Marco Melandri, Marco Simoncelli, Max Biaggi, Mike De Meglio, Nicolás Terol, Pol Espargaro, Roberto Locatelli, Stefan Bradl, Tetsuyo Harada, Toni Elias, Valentino Rossi and Wayne Rainey.