Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

Swedish Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueScandinavian Raceway (1971–1977, 1981–1990)
Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978–1979)
Råbelövsbanan (1959, 1961)
Hedemora Circuit (1958)
First race1958
Last race1990
Most wins (rider)Barry Sheene (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Yamaha (17)

Formerly used circuits

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Official names and sponsors

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  • 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

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Multiple winners (riders)

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# 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)

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# 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

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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
Year Track 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1982 Anderstorp   Iván Palazzese MBA   Roland Freymond MBA   Takazumi Katayama Honda Report
1981   Ricardo Tormo Sanvenero   Anton Mang Kawasaki   Barry Sheene Yamaha Report
1979 Karlskoga   Pier Paolo Bianchi Minarelli   Graziano Rossi Morbidelli   Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1978   Pier Paolo Bianchi Minarelli   Gregg Hansford Kawasaki   Gregg Hansford Kawasaki   Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1977 Anderstorp   Ricardo Tormo Bultaco   Ángel Nieto Bultaco   Mick Grant Kawasaki   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha   Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1976   Ángel Nieto Bultaco   Pier Paolo Bianchi Morbidelli   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha   Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1975   Eugenio Lazzarini Piovaticci   Paolo Pileri Morbidelli   Walter Villa Harley-Davidson   Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1974   Henk van Kessel Van Veen Kreidler   Kent Andersson Yamaha   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha   Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha   Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Report
1973   Jan de Vries Kreidler   Börje Jansson Maico   Dieter Braun Yamaha   Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha   Phil Read MV Agusta Report
1972   Jan de Vries Kreidler   Ángel Nieto Derbi   Rod Gould Yamaha   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1971   Ángel Nieto Derbi   Barry Sheene Suzuki   Rod Gould Yamaha   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1961 Kristianstad   Luigi Taveri Honda   Mike Hailwood Honda   František Šťastný Jawa   Gary Hocking MV Agusta Report
1959   Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta   Gary Hocking MZ   John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1958 Hedemora   Alberto Gandossi Ducati   Horst Fügner MZ   Geoff Duke Norton   Geoff Duke Norton Report

References

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  1. ^ "1971 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. ^ "1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  5. ^ "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  6. ^ "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

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