List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year
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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year

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Year	500cc	250cc	125cc	80cc	Sidecar

1984	United States Eddie Lawson (Yamaha)	France Christian Sarron (Yamaha)	Spain Ángel Nieto (Garelli)	Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger (Zündapp)	Netherlands Egbert Streuer Netherlands Bernie Schnieders (LCR-Yamaha)

1985	United States Freddie Spencer (Honda)	United States Freddie Spencer (Honda)	Italy Fausto Gresini (Garelli)	Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger (Krauser)	Netherlands Egbert Streuer Netherlands Bernie Schnieders (LCR-Yamaha)

1986	United States Eddie Lawson (Yamaha)	Venezuela Carlos Lavado (Yamaha)	Italy Luca Cadalora (Garelli)	Spain Jorge Martínez (Derbi)	Netherlands Egbert Streuer Netherlands Bernie Schnieders (LCR-Yamaha)

1987	Australia Wayne Gardner (Honda)	Germany Anton Mang (Honda)	Italy Fausto Gresini (Garelli)	Spain Jorge Martínez (Derbi)	United Kingdom Steve Webster United Kingdom Tony Hewitt (LCR-Krauser)

1988	United States Eddie Lawson (Yamaha)	Spain Sito Pons (Honda)	Spain Jorge Martínez (Derbi)	Spain Jorge Martínez (Derbi)	United Kingdom Steve Webster United Kingdom Tony Hewitt United Kingdom Gavin Simmons (LCR-Krauser)

1989	United States Eddie Lawson (Honda)	Spain Sito Pons (Honda)	Spain Àlex Crivillé (JJ Cobas)	Spain Manuel Herreros (Derbi)	United Kingdom Steve Webster United Kingdom Tony Hewitt (LCR-Krauser)

Sentence(s)

In 1984, Lawson began winning regularly and won the 1984 World Championship.

final_sentence: In 1984, Lawson began winning regularly and won the 1984 World Championship.