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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Silverstone Circuit (1977–1986, 2010–2017, 2019, 2021–present) Donington Park (1987–2009) |
| First race | 1977 |
| Most wins (rider) | Valentino Rossi (8) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Honda (42) |
The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Before 1977, the only British round was the Isle of Man TT, which was part of the FIM championship from its inauguration in 1949 until 1976.
The Isle of Man TT was the most prestigious event on the Grand Prix motorcycling calendar from 1949 to 1972. After the 1972 event, multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini dropped a bombshell on the motorsports world by stating he would never race at the Isle of Man TT again, saying the 37-mile (62 km) circuit was too dangerous for international competition. His friend Gilberto Parlotti was killed during the event. Many riders followed Agostini's boycotting of the next four events, and after the 1976 season, the Isle of Man TT was scratched from the FIM calendar.
The inaugural British motorcycle Grand Prix, the first motorcycle Grand Prix to be held on the British mainland, took place at the Silverstone Circuit. The event was moved to Donington Park in 1987 before returning to Silverstone in 2010. [1]
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of what is now known as MotoGP, revealed that they had signed a deal for the British Grand Prix to be moved to the yet-to-be constructed Circuit of Wales from 2015. [2] However, when the developer indicated that the circuit would only be ready in 2016, the British motorcycle Grand Prix was slated to return to Donington Park for 2015 only [3] but pulled out of hosting the event on 10 February 2015, citing financial difficulties. The following day, it was announced that Silverstone would host the British Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016. In September 2016, following further delays to the construction of the Circuit of Wales, Silverstone reached an agreement to continue hosting the event in 2017 with a further option for 2018. [4]
In early November 2017, Silverstone announced a three-year deal to host the races in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [5]
There was no race in 2018 due to weather conditions; it resumed in 2019. [6] [7] [8] The 2019 British motorcycle Grand Prix saw one of the closest finishes in MotoGP history, when Álex Rins won the race ahead of Marc Márquez by 0.014 seconds. The 2020 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. [9]
| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 8 |  Valentino Rossi | MotoGP | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015 |
| 500cc | 2000, 2001 | ||
| 250cc | 1999 | ||
| 125cc | 1997 | ||
| 6 |  Kork Ballington | 350cc | 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 250cc | 1977, 1979, 1980 | ||
 Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 | |
 Anton Mang | 350cc | 1980, 1981 | |
| 250cc | 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987 | ||
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | 500cc | 1993 |
| 250cc | 1988, 1990, 1991 | ||
 Kevin Schwantz | 500cc | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 | |
| Loris Capirossi | 250cc | 1994, 1998 | |
| 125cc | 1990, 1991 | ||
| Jorge Lorenzo | MotoGP | 2010, 2012, 2013 | |
| 250cc | 2006 | ||
| Andrea Dovizioso | MotoGP | 2009, 2017 | |
| 250cc | 2007 | ||
| 125cc | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Kenny Roberts | 500cc | 1978, 1979, 1983 |
 Mick Doohan | 500cc | 1995, 1996, 1997 | |
| Max Biaggi | MotoGP | 2003 | |
| 250cc | 1995, 1996 | ||
| Casey Stoner | MotoGP | 2007, 2008, 2011 | |
| 2 | Randy Mamola | 500cc | 1980, 1984 |
 August Auinger | 125cc | 1985, 1986 | |
| Fausto Gresini | 125cc | 1987, 1992 | |
| Wayne Gardner | 500cc | 1986, 1992 | |
 Kazuto Sakata | 125cc | 1995, 1998 | |
| Ralf Waldmann | 250cc | 1997, 2000 | |
| Youichi Ui | 125cc | 2000, 2001 | |
| Dani Pedrosa | MotoGP | 2006 | |
| 250cc | 2004 | ||
| Julián Simón | 125cc | 2005, 2009 | |
 Scott Redding | Moto2 | 2013 | |
| 125cc | 2008 | ||
| Marc Márquez | MotoGP | 2014 | |
| 125cc | 2010 | ||
| Maverick Viñales | MotoGP | 2016 | |
| Moto3 | 2012 | ||
| Álex Rins | MotoGP | 2019 | |
| Moto3 | 2014 | ||
| Augusto Fernández | Moto2 | 2019, 2022 | |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 42 | Honda | MotoGP | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014 |
| 500cc | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 | ||
| 250cc | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009 | ||
| Moto3 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 | ||
| 125cc | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2004 | ||
| 23 | Aprilia | MotoGP | 2023 |
| 250cc | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 | ||
| 125cc | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | ||
| 19 | Yamaha | MotoGP | 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021 |
| 500cc | 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1998 | ||
| 350cc | 1977 | ||
| 250cc | 1977, 1982, 1984, 1990 | ||
| 10 | Suzuki | MotoGP | 2016, 2019 |
| 500cc | 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 | ||
| Kalex | Moto2 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| 8 | Kawasaki | 350cc | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 |
| 250cc | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 | ||
| 6 | Ducati | MotoGP | 2007, 2008, 2017, 2022 |
| MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2 | ||
| 5 | Garelli | 125cc | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
| 4 | Derbi | 125cc | 2000, 2001, 2010 |
| 80cc | 1987 | ||
| KTM | 250cc | 2008 | |
| Moto3 | 2013, 2016 | ||
| 125cc | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Minarelli | 125cc | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| Morbidelli | 125cc | 1977, 1985, 1986 | |
| 2 |  Krauser | 350cc | 1980 |
| 80cc | 1986 | ||
| Year | Track | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto2 | MotoGP | Report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | |||||||||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 2023 | Silverstone | Randy Krummenacher | Ducati | Mattia Casadei | Ducati |  David Alonso | Gas Gas | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1989 | Donington |  Hans Spaan | Honda | Sito Pons | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report | ||
| 1988 | Ezio Gianola | Honda | Luca Cadalora | Honda | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1987 | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Anton Mang | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report | |
| 1986 | Silverstone | Ian McConnachie | Krauser | August Auinger | MBA |  Dominique Sarron | Honda | Wayne Gardner | Honda | Report |
| 1985 | August Auinger | MBA | Anton Mang | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report | |||
| 1984 | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Randy Mamola | Honda | Report | |||
| Year | Track | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1983 | Silverstone | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Jacques Bolle | Pernod | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report | ||
| Year | Track | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | Report | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1982 | Silverstone | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Martin Wimmer | Yamaha | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | Franco Uncini | Suzuki | Report | ||
| 1981 |  Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | Report | |||
| 1980 | Loris Reggiani | Minarelli |  Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Anton Mang | Krauser | Randy Mamola | Suzuki | Report | |||
| 1979 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1978 | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1977 | Pierluigi Conforti | Morbidelli | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | Pat Hennen | Suzuki | Report | |||
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