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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.
MotoE was introduced in 2019 as a "World Cup" until 2022 and thus statistics from that time span is not included here. [5] MotoE gained World Championship status in 2023. The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The constructors listed in ...
In 2002, 990cc bikes replaced the 500cc bikes and the class was renamed as MotoGP. [ 3 ] 600cc bikes replaced the 250cc bikes in the 2010 season , with the class re-branded as Moto2. [ 4 ] In 2012 , 250cc bikes replaced the 125cc bikes, with the class re-branded as Moto3, retiring the two-stroke bikes from Grand Prix motorcycle racing. [ 5 ]
The following is a complete list of Grands Prix which have been a part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship season since its inception in 1949. As of the 2024 Solidarity Grand Prix , 1,034 World Championship Grands Prix have been held over 76 seasons in 30 countries and under 55 race titles at 74 racing circuits.
Classes that have been discontinued include 500cc (although 500cc statistics are combined with MotoGP officially), 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 ...
With this victory, Bagnaia re-took the championship lead for the first time since Portugal to enter the summer break with a 10 point advantage over Martín. Returning to action at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, the 75th anniversary of the world championship was celebrated with special retro-inspired liveries for all teams in the Grand ...
2011: MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli is killed at Sepang. [18] 2011: Suzuki suspend their MotoGP participation at the end of the season. 2012: The new Moto3 250cc (15.2 cu in) four-stroke single-cylinder class replaces the 125cc two-stroke class. 2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1,000cc [19] (61 cu in) and introduces claiming ...
Remy Gardner left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship. [77] He was replaced by 2022 Moto2 World Riders' Champion Augusto Fernández, who entered the MotoGP class with the rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team. [61] After being left without a place in the MotoGP grid, Darryn Binder went down to Moto2 to make his debut in that class. [78]