Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix

Turkish Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Istanbul Park (2005–2007)
First race	2005
Last race	2007
Most wins (rider)	Marco Melandri, Casey Stoner (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (5)

The Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the World Motorcycle Racing season.

The races were held in Istanbul Park in Istanbul, İzmit Körfez Circuit ^[1] in Kocaeli Province and Pınarbaşı Racing Circuit ^[2] in İzmir.

History

The inaugural race was held in 2005 after the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix was scrapped from the calendar. ^{[3] [4] [5]} However, after only three years, the race was taken off the calendar due to financial troubles. The Istanbul Park circuit had problems raising the money to stage a MotoGP round every year, and the local authorities refused to help with the funding of the race, despite the boost it gave to the local economy. ^{[6] [7]} After the venue was taken over by now ex-Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone and DORNA chairman Carmelo Ezpeleta said that no decision was taken about including the Turkish GP into the 2008 calendar, the race was dropped and replaced by the Portuguese Grand Prix, who was moved to the now empty Turkey slot after the Indianapolis Grand Prix was confirmed. ^{[8] [9]}

Official names and sponsors

• 2005–2007: Grand Prix of Turkey (no official sponsor)

Spectator attendance

2006: 38.123 ^[10]

Winners of the Turkish Motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
2	Marco Melandri	MotoGP	2005, 2006
	Casey Stoner	MotoGP	2007
		250cc	2005

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
5	Honda	MotoGP	2005, 2006
		250cc	2006, 2007
		125cc	2005
3	Aprilia	250cc	2005
		125cc	2006, 2007

By year

Year	Track	125cc		250cc		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2007	Istanbul Park	Simone Corsi	Aprilia	Andrea Dovizioso	Honda	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2006		Héctor Faubel	Aprilia	Hiroshi Aoyama	Honda	Marco Melandri	Honda	Report
2005		Mike di Meglio	Honda	Casey Stoner	Aprilia	Marco Melandri	Honda	Report

References

1. "Körfez'de, Motosiklet Pist Şampiyonası yarışları". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
2. "İzmir'de motosiklet yarışı heyecanı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
3. Sports, Dorna. "Turkish Grand Prix confirmed - MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
4. "Rio GP Canceled, Event In Turkey Added To 2005 MotoGP Schedule". www.roadracingworld.com. 18 February 2005.
5. "CNN.com - Rio race axed from MotoGP calendar - Feb 18, 2005". edition.cnn.com.
6. Lostia, Michele (21 July 2007). "Turkey dropped from 2008 calendar - MotoGP - Autosport".
7. "Provisional 2008 MotoGP Calendar Announced - Istanbul Gone - MotoMatters.com - Kropotkin Thinks". motomatters.com.
8. "Turkey GP future in the air".
9. Lostia, Michele (21 July 2007). "MotoGP news: Turkey dropped from 2008 calendar". AUTOSPORT.com.
10. "2006 #TurkishGP | Vintage MotoGP". YouTube. 2020-03-25. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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