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| Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Grand Prix motorcycle racing |
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3. Classes that have been discontinued include 500cc, 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 World Championship. [1]
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The Teams' World Championship is awarded to the most successful team over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. It is awarded since 2002 in MotoGP, since 2018 in Moto2 and Moto3, and since 2023 in MotoE. All the riders for each team contribute points towards the Championship. 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' world championship.
