European motorcycle Grand Prix

The European motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was introduced as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship from 1991 to 1995. From 1996 onward the event was replaced by the Catalan Grand Prix. In 2020, the event was briefly revived, with the race taking place on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The decision was largely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the change of the calendar.[1]

European Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueValencia (2020)
Catalunya (1992–1995)
Jarama (1991)
First race1991
Last race2020
Most wins (rider)Wayne Rainey, Luca Cadalora, Max Biaggi (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Honda (9)

Between 1924 and 1948, the European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right but just an honorific title; one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the 1924 Nations Grand Prix, held at the Monza circuit in Italy. Until 1937, the winners of the race designated the European Grand Prix were awarded the title of European champion. In 1938, the European championship became decided over a series of races and the European Grand Prix designation was not used again until 1947, although no longer awarding the European championship title.

Official names and sponsors edit

Track gallery edit

Winners of the European motorcycle Grand Prix edit

As a standalone event edit

Multiple winners (riders) edit

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
3   Wayne Rainey 500cc 1991, 1992, 1993
  Luca Cadalora 500cc 1994
250cc 1991, 1992
  Max Biaggi 250cc 1993, 1994, 1995

Multiple winners (manufacturers) edit

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
9   Honda 500cc 1995
250cc 1991, 1992, 1993
125cc 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
4   Yamaha 500cc 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
2   Aprilia 250cc 1994, 1995

Multiple winners (countries) edit

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
9   Italy 500cc 1994
Moto2 2020
250cc 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
125cc 1991, 1992
3   United States 500cc 1991, 1992, 1993
  Spain MotoGP 2020
500cc 1995
Moto3 2020
2   Japan 125cc 1993, 1995

By year edit

Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2020 Valencia   Raúl Fernández KTM   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex   Joan Mir Suzuki Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1995 Catalunya   Haruchika Aoki Honda   Max Biaggi Aprilia   Àlex Crivillé Honda Report
1994   Dirk Raudies Honda   Max Biaggi Aprilia   Luca Cadalora Yamaha Report
1993   Noboru Ueda Honda   Max Biaggi Honda   Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
1992   Ezio Gianola Honda   Luca Cadalora Honda   Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
1991 Jarama   Loris Capirossi Honda   Luca Cadalora Honda   Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report

As an honorary designation edit

By year edit

Year Designated Grand Prix Track 125cc 175cc 250cc 350cc 500cc 750cc 1000cc Report
1948   Ulster Grand Prix Clady   Maurice Cann   Freddie Frith   Enrico Lorenzetti Report
1947   Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten   Bruno Francisci   Fergus Anderson   Omobono Tenni Report
1946
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1938
Not held
1937   Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten   Omobono Tenni   Jimmie Guthrie   Jimmie Guthrie Report
1936   German Grand Prix Sachsenring   Henry Tyrell-Smith   Freddie Frith   Jimmie Guthrie Report
1935   Ulster Grand Prix Clady   Arthur Geiß   Wal Handley   Jimmie Guthrie Report
1934   Dutch TT Assen   Yvan Goor   Walfried Winkler   Jimmie Simpson   Pol Demeuter Report
1933   Swedish Grand Prix Saxtorp   Charlie Dodson   Jimmie Simpson   Gunnar Kalén Report
1932   Nations Grand Prix Littorio   Carlo Baschieri   Riccardo Brusi   Louis Jeannin   Piero Taruffi Report
1931   French Grand Prix Montlhéry   Eric Fernihough   Graham Walker   Ernie Nott   Tim Hunt Report
1930   Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps   Yvan Goor   Syd Crabtree   Ernie Nott   Henry Tyrell-Smith Report
1929   Spanish Grand Prix Granollers   Josef Klein   Frank Longman   Leo Davenport   Tim Hunt Report
1928   Swiss Grand Prix Meyrin   Paul Lehmann   Alfredo Panella   Cecil Ashby   Wal Handley   Wal Handley Report
1927   German Grand Prix Nürburgring   Willy Henkelmann   Cecil Ashby   Jimmie Simpson   Graham Walker   Josef Steltzer   Josef Giggenbach Report
1926   Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps   René Milhoux   Jock Porter   Frank Longman   Jimmie Simpson Report
1925   Nations Grand Prix Monza   Mario Vaga   Jock Porter   Tazio Nuvolari   Mario Revelli Report
1924   Nations Grand Prix Monza   Maurice van Geert   Jimmie Simpson   Guido Mentasti Report

References edit

  1. ^ "MotoGP announces 13-round European calendar". Crash.net. CMG. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1995 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "2020 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.