# British motorcycle Grand Prix

The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

## History

Before 1977, the only British round was the Isle of Man TT, which was part of the FIM championship from its inauguration in 1949 until 1976.
The Isle of Man TT was the most prestigious event on the Grand Prix motorcycling calendar from 1949 to 1972. After the 1972 event, multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini dropped a bombshell on the motorsports world by stating he would never race at the Isle of Man TT again, saying the 37-mile (62 km) circuit was too dangerous for international competition. His friend Gilberto Parlotti was killed during the event. Many riders followed Agostini's boycotting of the next four events, and after the 1976 season, the Isle of Man TT was scratched from the FIM calendar.
The inaugural British motorcycle Grand Prix, the first motorcycle Grand Prix to be held on the British mainland, took place at the Silverstone Circuit. The event was moved to Donington Park in 1987 before returning to Silverstone in 2010.
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holder of what is now known as MotoGP, revealed that they had signed a deal for the British Grand Prix to be moved to the yet-to-be constructed Circuit of Wales from 2015. However, when the developer indicated that the circuit would only be ready in 2016, the British motorcycle Grand Prix was slated to return to Donington Park for 2015 only but pulled out of hosting the event on 10 February 2015, citing financial difficulties. The following day, it was announced that Silverstone would host the British Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016. In September 2016, following further delays to the construction of the Circuit of Wales, Silverstone reached an agreement to continue hosting the event in 2017 with a further option for 2018.
In early November 2017, Silverstone announced a three-year deal to host the races in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
There was no race in 2018 due to weather conditions; it resumed in 2019. The 2019 British motorcycle Grand Prix saw one of the closest finishes in MotoGP history, when Álex Rins won the race ahead of Marc Márquez by 0.014 seconds. The 2020 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
The start/finish straight was relocated from the National Pits Straight to the Hamilton Straight, starting from the 2023 British motorcycle Grand Prix.

## Official names and sponsors

* 1977–1978: John Player British Grand Prix
* 1979–1985: Marlboro British Grand Prix
* 1986–1988: Shell Oils British Motorcycle Grand Prix
* 1989–1991: Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix
* 1992: Rothmans British Grand Prix
* 1993, 1995–1996, 1998–1999, 2009: British Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
* 1994: British Motorcycle Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
* 1997: Sun British Grand Prix
* 2000–2004: Cinzano British Grand Prix
* 2005: betandwin.com British Grand Prix
* 2006: GAS British Grand Prix
* 2007: Nickel&Dime British Grand Prix
* 2008: bwin.com British Grand Prix
* 2010–2011: AirAsia British Grand Prix
* 2012–2014: Hertz British Grand Prix
* 2015–2017: Octo British Grand Prix
* 2018–2019: GoPro British Grand Prix (cancelled in 2018)
* 2021–2024: Monster Energy British Grand Prix
* 2025: Tissot British Grand Prix

## Winners
### Multiple winners (riders)

| # Wins | Rider | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Rider | Category | Years won |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | MotoGP | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015 |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | 500cc | 2000, 2001 |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | 250cc | 1999 |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | 125cc | 1997 |
| 6 | Kork Ballington | 350cc | 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 6 | Kork Ballington | 250cc | 1977, 1979, 1980 |
| 6 | Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| 6 | Anton Mang | 350cc | 1980, 1981 |
| 6 | Anton Mang | 250cc | 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987 |
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | 500cc | 1993 |
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | 250cc | 1988, 1990, 1991 |
| 4 | Kevin Schwantz | 500cc | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | 250cc | 1994, 1998 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | 125cc | 1990, 1991 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | MotoGP | 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 250cc | 2006 |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | MotoGP | 2009, 2017 |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | 250cc | 2007 |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | 125cc | 2004 |
| 3 | Kenny Roberts | 500cc | 1978, 1979, 1983 |
| 3 | Mick Doohan | 500cc | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| 3 | Max Biaggi | MotoGP | 2003 |
| 3 | Max Biaggi | 250cc | 1995, 1996 |
| 3 | Casey Stoner | MotoGP | 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| 2 | Randy Mamola | 500cc | 1980, 1984 |
| 2 | August Auinger | 125cc | 1985, 1986 |
| 2 | Fausto Gresini | 125cc | 1987, 1992 |
| 2 | Wayne Gardner | 500cc | 1986, 1992 |
| 2 | Kazuto Sakata | 125cc | 1995, 1998 |
| 2 | Ralf Waldmann | 250cc | 1997, 2000 |
| 2 | Youichi Ui | 125cc | 2000, 2001 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | MotoGP | 2006 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | 250cc | 2004 |
| 2 | Julián Simón | 125cc | 2005, 2009 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | Moto2 | 2013 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | 125cc | 2008 |
| 2 | Marc Márquez | MotoGP | 2014 |
| 2 | Marc Márquez | 125cc | 2010 |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | MotoGP | 2016 |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | Moto3 | 2012 |
| 2 | Álex Rins | MotoGP | 2019 |
| 2 | Álex Rins | Moto3 | 2014 |
| 2 | Augusto Fernández | Moto2 | 2019, 2022 |

### Multiple winners (manufacturers)

| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Category | Years won |
| 42 | Honda | MotoGP | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014 |
| 42 | Honda | 500cc | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| 42 | Honda | 250cc | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009 |
| 42 | Honda | Moto3 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
| 42 | Honda | 125cc | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2004 |
| 23 | Aprilia | MotoGP | 2023 |
| 23 | Aprilia | 250cc | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| 23 | Aprilia | 125cc | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| 19 | Yamaha | MotoGP | 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 500cc | 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1998 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 350cc | 1977 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 250cc | 1977, 1982, 1984, 1990 |
| 11 | Kalex | Moto2 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| 10 | Suzuki | MotoGP | 2016, 2019 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 500cc | 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 |
| 8 | Kawasaki | 350cc | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 |
| 8 | Kawasaki | 250cc | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 7 | Ducati | MotoGP | 2007, 2008, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| 7 | Ducati | MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2 |
| 5 | Garelli | 125cc | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
| 5 | KTM | 250cc | 2008 |
| 5 | KTM | Moto3 | 2013, 2016, 2024 |
| 5 | KTM | 125cc | 2005 |
| 4 | Derbi | 125cc | 2000, 2001, 2010 |
| 4 | Derbi | 80cc | 1987 |
| 3 | Minarelli | 125cc | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| 3 | Morbidelli | 125cc | 1977, 1985, 1986 |
| 2 | Krauser | 350cc | 1980 |
| 2 | Krauser | 80cc | 1986 |

### By year

| Year | Track | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2024 | Silverstone | — | Iván Ortolá | KTM | Jake Dixon | Kalex | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | Report |
| 2023 | Silverstone | Randy Krummenacher | Ducati | Mattia Casadei | Ducati | David Alonso | Gas Gas | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Report |
| Year | Track | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2022 | Silverstone | Dennis Foggia | Honda | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Report |
| 2021 | Silverstone | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | Remy Gardner | Kalex | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Report |
| 2020 | Silverstone | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns |
| 2019 | Silverstone | Marcos Ramírez | Honda | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Report |
| 2018 | Silverstone | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Report |
| 2017 | Silverstone | Arón Canet | Honda | Takaaki Nakagami | Kalex | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Report |
| 2016 | Silverstone | Brad Binder | KTM | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | Maverick Viñales | Suzuki | Report |
| 2015 | Silverstone | Danny Kent | Honda | Johann Zarco | Kalex | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2014 | Silverstone | Álex Rins | Honda | Esteve Rabat | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report |
| 2013 | Silverstone | Luis Salom | KTM | Scott Redding | Kalex | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| 2012 | Silverstone | Maverick Viñales | FTR-Honda | Pol Espargaró | Kalex | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2011 | Silverstone | Jonas Folger | Aprilia | Stefan Bradl | Kalex | Casey Stoner | Honda | Report |
| 2010 | Silverstone | Marc Márquez | Derbi | Jules Cluzel | Suter | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2009 | Donington | Julián Simón | Aprilia | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | Report |
| 2008 | Donington | Scott Redding | Aprilia | Mika Kallio | KTM | Casey Stoner | Ducati | Report |
| 2007 | Donington | Mattia Pasini | Aprilia | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | Casey Stoner | Ducati | Report |
| 2006 | Donington | Álvaro Bautista | Aprilia | Jorge Lorenzo | Aprilia | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Report |
| 2005 | Donington | Julián Simón | KTM | Randy de Puniet | Aprilia | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2004 | Donington | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Report |
| 2003 | Donington | Héctor Barberá | Aprilia | Fonsi Nieto | Aprilia | Max Biaggi | Honda | Report |
| 2002 | Donington | Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | Marco Melandri | Aprilia | Valentino Rossi | Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2001 | Donington | Youichi Ui | Derbi | Daijiro Kato | Honda | Valentino Rossi | Honda | Report |
| 2000 | Donington | Youichi Ui | Derbi | Ralf Waldmann | Aprilia | Valentino Rossi | Honda | Report |
| 1999 | Donington | Masao Azuma | Honda | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | Report |
| 1998 | Donington | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | Simon Crafar | Yamaha | Report |
| 1997 | Donington | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1996 | Donington | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1995 | Donington | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1994 | Donington | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| 1993 | Donington | Dirk Raudies | Honda | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Aprilia | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Report |
| 1992 | Donington | Fausto Gresini | Honda | Pierfrancesco Chili | Aprilia | Wayne Gardner | Honda | Report |
| 1991 | Donington | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Luca Cadalora | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| 1990 | Donington | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 80cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1989 | Donington | | | Hans Spaan | Honda | Sito Pons | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| 1988 | Donington | | | Ezio Gianola | Honda | Luca Cadalora | Honda | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report |
| 1987 | Donington | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Anton Mang | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report |
| 1986 | Silverstone | Ian McConnachie | Krauser | August Auinger | MBA | Dominique Sarron | Honda | Wayne Gardner | Honda | Report |
| 1985 | Silverstone | | | August Auinger | MBA | Anton Mang | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report |
| 1984 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Randy Mamola | Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1983 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Jacques Bolle | Pernod | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 350cc | 350cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1982 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Martin Wimmer | Yamaha | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | Franco Uncini | Suzuki | Report |
| 1981 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | Report |
| 1980 | Silverstone | | | Loris Reggiani | Minarelli | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Anton Mang | Krauser | Randy Mamola | Suzuki | Report |
| 1979 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1978 | Silverstone | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1977 | Silverstone | | | Pierluigi Conforti | Morbidelli | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | Kork Ballington | Yamaha | Pat Hennen | Suzuki | Report |