Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Derbyshire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038. It has a capacity of 120,000, and is also the venue of the Download Festival.
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series.
The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
The 2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix, officially the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, was the third round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 May 2010 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. From second on the grid, Jorge Lorenzo overhauled Valentino Rossi who was runner-up, to take the first back-to-back wins of his career.
The 2010 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 June 2010 at Silverstone. It was the first event Valentino Rossi missed since his debut in 1996, due to a shin bone fracture at Mugello in practice for the previous Grand Prix.
The 1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 August 1979 at the Silverstone Circuit.
The 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 2011 at Silverstone. The race was won by Casey Stoner, who had also taken pole position.
The 2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 2012 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, England. In qualifying for MotoGP, Álvaro Bautista took the first pole position of his career.
The 2014 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 31 August 2014.
The 2015 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 30 August 2015. The MotoGP and Moto3 races were held in wet conditions, while the Moto2 race was in dry conditions with cloudy weather.
Franco Morbidelli is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer in MotoGP class, riding for Prima Pramac Racing team. He became champion in the 2013 European Superstock 600 Championship, and the 2017 Moto2 World Championship.
The 2016 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 4 September 2016.
The 1986 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 August 1986 at the Silverstone Circuit. This was the last motorcycle race held at Silverstone, before the race was moved to Donington Park for the 1987 season.
The 2019 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 25 August 2019. The race saw one of the closest finishes in the history of MotoGP, as Álex Rins won the race by just 0.013s ahead of Marc Márquez.
The 2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2021 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 6 June 2021.
The 2021 British Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 29 August 2021.
The 2022 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 5 June 2022.
The 2022 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 7 August 2022.
The 2022 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2022 MotoE World Cup. All races were held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 21 August 2022.
The 2023 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship. All races were held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 6 August 2023.
