Tenth place finisher at the Czech GP, Andrea Iannone, crossed the line just 8.326 seconds after race winner Andrea Dovizioso. This is the closest top ten of all-time in the premier-class of grand prix racing, in a race that has gone full race distance.
Here is a full list of the top ten closest races of all-time in the premier-class (Only races that have completed full race distance are considered for inclusion in the following table):
| Year | Circuit | Race winner | Time covering first 10 riders across the line (sec) | |
| 1 | 2018 | Brno | Andrea Dovizioso | 8.326 |
| 2 | 2000 | Phillip Island | Max Biaggi | 12.582 |
| 3 | 2018 | Assen | Marc Marquez | 13.056 |
| 4 | 1996 | Brno | Alex Criville | 13.776 |
| 5 | 2017 | Aragon | Marc Marquez | 14.075 |
| 6 | 2018 | Losail | Andrea Dovizioso | 14.594 |
| 7 | 2017 | Mugello | Andrea Dovizioso | 15.502 |
| 8 | 2000 | Suzuka | Norick Abe | 15.662 |
| 9 | 2017 | Phillip Island | Marc Marquez | 16.262 |
| 10 | 2015 | Qatar | Valentino Rossi | 17.435 |
This illustrates what great racing there is in MotoGP at the moment, with three of the opening ten races of 2018 appearing in the above table.
