Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Scandinavian Raceway (1971–1977, 1981–1990) Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978–1979) Råbelövsbanan (1959, 1961) Hedemora Circuit (1958) |
| First race | 1958 |
| Last race | 1990 |
| Most wins (rider) | Barry Sheene (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Yamaha (17) |
The Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in various stints from 1958 to 1990.
Formerly used circuits[edit]
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Anderstorp, used in 1968–1977 with a different layout -
Råbelövsbanan, used in 1959 and 1961 -
Hedemora, used in 1958
Official names and sponsors[edit]
- 1971–1972: Sveriges Grand Prix för motorcyklar (no official sponsor)[1]
- 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1981–1989: Swedish TT (no official sponsor)[2]
- 1975: Pommac Swedish TT[3]
- 1978: Sveriges Grand Prix (no official sponsor)[4]
- 1979: Grand Prix of Sweden (no official sponsor)[5]
- 1990: Nordic TT (no official sponsor)[6]
Winners of the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix[edit]
Multiple winners (riders)[edit]
| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 7 |  Barry Sheene | 500cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 |
| 125cc | 1971 | ||
| 4 |  Giacomo Agostini | 500cc | 1971, 1972 |
| 350cc | 1971, 1972 | ||
 Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1972, 1977 | |
| 50cc | 1971, 1976 | ||
 Takazumi Katayama | 500cc | 1982 | |
| 350cc | 1977 | ||
| 250cc | 1974, 1976 | ||
 Eddie Lawson | 500cc | 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989 | |
| 3 |  Teuvo Länsivuori | 500cc | 1974 |
| 350cc | 1973, 1974 | ||
| Pier Paolo Bianchi | 125cc | 1976, 1978, 1979 | |
 Anton Mang | 250cc | 1981, 1985, 1987 | |
| Fausto Gresini | 125cc | 1984, 1986, 1987 | |
| 2 | Geoff Duke | 500cc | 1958 |
| 350cc | 1958 | ||
 Gary Hocking | 500cc | 1961 | |
| 250cc | 1959 | ||
| Rodney Gould | 250cc | 1971, 1972 | |
 Jan de Vries | 50cc | 1972, 1973 | |
 Gregg Hansford | 350cc | 1978 | |
| 250cc | 1978 | ||
| Ricardo Tormo | 125cc | 1981 | |
| 50cc | 1977 | ||
| Freddie Spencer | 500cc | 1983, 1985 | |
| Sito Pons | 250cc | 1988, 1989 | |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)[edit]
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 17 | Yamaha | 500cc | 1974, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 |
| 350cc | 1973, 1974, 1977 | ||
| 250cc | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1986 | ||
| 125cc | 1974 | ||
| 13 | Honda | 500cc | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 |
| 250cc | 1961, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 | ||
| 125cc | 1961, 1990 | ||
| 8 | MV Agusta | 500cc | 1961, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 350cc | 1959, 1971, 1972 | ||
| 125cc | 1959 | ||
| 7 | Morbidelli | 250cc | 1979, 1982 |
| 125cc | 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| 6 | Suzuki | 500cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 125cc | 1971 | ||
| 4 | Kawasaki | 350cc | 1978 |
| 250cc | 1977, 1978, 1981 | ||
| 3 | Bultaco | 125cc | 1977 |
| 50cc | 1976, 1977 | ||
| Derbi | 125cc | 1972, 1988 | |
| 50cc | 1971 | ||
| 2 | Norton | 500cc | 1958 |
| 350cc | 1958 | ||
 MZ | 250cc | 1958, 1959 | |
| Kreidler | 50cc | 1972, 1973 | |
| Minarelli | 125cc | 1978, 1979 | |
| Garelli | 125cc | 1986, 1987 | |
By year[edit]
| Year | Track | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1990 | Anderstorp | Hans Spaan | Honda | Carlos Cardús | Honda | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1989 | Anderstorp | Àlex Crivillé | JJ Cobas | Sito Pons | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Honda | Report | ||
| 1988 | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Sito Pons | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1987 | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Anton Mang | Honda | Wayne Gardner | Honda | Report | |||
| 1986 | Fausto Gresini | Garelli |  Carlos Lavado | Yamaha | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1985 |  August Auinger | Monnet | Anton Mang | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report | |||
| 1984 | Fausto Gresini | MBA | Manfred Herweh | Real-Rotax | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report | |||
| Year | Track | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1983 | Anderstorp |  Bruno Kneubühler | MBA |  Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "1971 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "Grand Prix of Sweden" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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