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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into four classes: MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE.Classes that have been discontinued include Formula 750, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 50cc and Sidecar.
He won his first Grand Prix in 1996 at the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix, and his last in 2017 at the MotoGP Dutch TT, a gap that spans 20 years, 311 days. The youngest winner of a Grand Prix is Can Öncü, who was 15 years and 115 days old when he won – as a wildcard on his Grand Prix début – the 2018 Moto3 Valencian Grand Prix. [4]
The 350cc class was discontinued in 1982; two years later the 50cc class was replaced with an 80cc class, which was discontinued in 1989. In 2002, 990cc bikes replaced the 500cc bikes and the class was renamed as MotoGP. [3] 600cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in the 2010 season, with the class re-branded as Moto2. [4]
The motorcycles used in MotoGP are purpose-built for the sport, and are unavailable for purchase by the general public because they cannot be legally ridden on public roads. [2] From the mid-1970s to 2002, the top class of GP racing allowed 500cc with a maximum of four cylinders, regardless of whether the engine was a two-stroke or four-stroke ...
Classes that have been discontinued include 500cc (although 500cc statistics are combined with MotoGP officially), 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 80cc, 50cc and Sidecar. The Grand Prix Road-Racing World Championship was established in 1949 by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and is the oldest motorsport ...
2008 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix: 2018 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix: 6 AUS: Casey Stoner * 38 2006–2012: 2007 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix: 2012 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix: 7 UK: Mike Hailwood * 37 1958–1967: 1961 500cc Isle of Man TT: 1967 500cc Canadian Grand Prix: 8 USA: Eddie Lawson * 31 1983–1992: 1984 500cc South African Grand Prix
The following is a complete list of Grands Prix which have been a part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship season since its inception in 1949. As of the 2025 Thailand Grand Prix , 1,035 World Championship Grands Prix have been held over 77 seasons in 30 countries and under 55 race titles at 74 racing circuits.
The winner of the teams' world championship is not necessarily the team of the riders' world champion. For example, in 2016 , Marc Márquez who rode for Repsol Honda Team won the riders' world championship, but in the teams' standings , Movistar Yamaha MotoGP have higher points than Repsol Honda Team, therefore Movistar Yamaha MotoGP won teams ...