French motorcycle Grand Prix
 | |
| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Le Mans (1969–1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989–1990, 1994–1995, 2000–present) Paul Ricard (1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996–1999) Magny-Cours (1992) Nogaro (1978, 1982) Clermont-Ferrand (1959–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974) Rouen-Les-Essarts (1953, 1965) Reims-Gueux (1954–1955) Albi (1951) |
| First race | 1951 |
| Most wins (rider) | Giacomo Agostini (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Honda (52) |
The French motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
The Grand Prix was held on different circuits in its history: on the Charade Circuit (Puy-de-Dôme) between 1959 and 1967, Le Mans circuit on numerous occasions since 1969, alternating with the Paul Ricard Circuit at Le Castellet, used it for the first time in 1973, the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro in 1978 and 1982 and the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours once in 1992. Since 2000 the race has been held at Le Mans on the Bugatti Circuit.
The event is due to take place at the Bugatti Circuit until at least 2026.[1]
Official names and sponsors
- 1959–1960: Grand Prix de France de Vitesse (no official sponsor)
- 1962–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1985–1992, 1995–1996, 2009: Grand Prix de France (no official sponsor)[2]
- 1970: Grand Prix de France Motocyclistes (no official sponsor)[3]
- 1975–1977, 1980–1982, 1984, 1994, 1997–1999: Grand Prix de France Moto (no official sponsor)[4]
- 2000–2001, 2003–2004: Grand Prix Polini de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover until 2001)[5][6]
- 2002: Polini Grand Prix de France (listed without a sponsor on the cover)
- 2005: Grand Prix Alice de France[7]
- 2006–2008: Alice Grand Prix de France[8]
- 2010–2016: Monster Energy Grand Prix de France[9]
- 2017–2018: HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France[10]
- 2019–2020: Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France[11]
- 2021–2023: Shark Grand Prix de France[12]
- 2024: Michelin Grand Prix de France
Formerly used circuits and layouts
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Original short GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1991, 1996–1999 -
Older layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1989–1990, 1994–1995 -
Magny-Cours, used in 1992 -
Original long GP layout of Paul Ricard, used in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 -
Original layout of Le Mans Bugatti, used in 1969–1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987 -
Clermont-Ferrand, used in 1959–1964, 1966–1967, 1972, 1974 -
Second layout of Rouen, used in 1965 -
Reims, used in 1954–1955 -
Original layout of Rouen, used in 1953
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Circuit Les Planques (Albi), used in 1951
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Winners of the French motorcycle Grand Prix
Multiple winners (riders)
| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 7 |  Giacomo Agostini
|
500cc | 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975 |
| 350cc | 1972, 1973, 1974 | ||
| 6 |  Jorge Lorenzo
|
MotoGP | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| 250cc | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Ángel Nieto
|
125cc | 1980, 1981, 1984 |
| 80cc | 1985 | ||
| 50cc | 1970 | ||
| 4 |  Phil Read
|
500cc | 1974 |
| 250cc | 1964, 1965, 1972 | ||
 Freddie Spencer
|
500cc | 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
| 250cc | 1985 | ||
 Mick Doohan
|
500cc | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 | |
| Valentino Rossi
|
MotoGP | 2002, 2005, 2008 | |
| 125cc | 1997 | ||
| Dani Pedrosa
|
MotoGP | 2013 | |
| 250cc | 2004, 2005 | ||
| 125cc | 2003 | ||
 Thomas Lüthi
|
Moto2 | 2012, 2015 | |
| 125cc | 2005, 2006 | ||
| Marc Márquez
|
MotoGP | 2014, 2018, 2019 | |
| Moto2 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Geoff Duke
|
500cc | 1953, 1955 |
| 350cc | 1951 | ||
| John Surtees
|
500cc | 1959, 1960 | |
| 350cc | 1959 | ||
 Hugh Anderson
|
125cc | 1963, 1965 | |
| 50cc | 1964 | ||
 Kent Andersson
|
125cc | 1973, 1974, 1975 | |
| Barry Sheene
|
500cc | 1976, 1977, 1979 | |
| Eddie Lawson
|
500cc | 1986, 1988, 1989 | |
| Àlex Crivillé
|
500cc | 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| Maverick Viñales
|
MotoGP | 2017 | |
| Moto3 | 2013 | ||
| 125cc | 2011 | ||
| 2 |  Pierre Monneret
|
500cc | 1954 |
| 350cc | 1954 | ||
 Gary Hocking
|
500cc | 1961 | |
| 350cc | 1960 | ||
| Tom Phillis
|
250cc | 1961 | |
| 125cc | 1961 | ||
| Mike Hailwood
|
350cc | 1966 | |
| 250cc | 1966 | ||
| Bill Ivy
|
250cc | 1967 | |
| 125cc | 1967 | ||
 Jarno Saarinen
|
500cc | 1973 | |
| 250cc | 1973 | ||
 Johnny Cecotto
|
350cc | 1975 | |
| 250cc | 1975 | ||
| Walter Villa
|
350cc | 1976 | |
| 250cc | 1976 | ||
| Gregg Hansford
|
350cc | 1978 | |
| 250cc | 1978 | ||
| Pier Paolo Bianchi
|
125cc | 1977, 1978 | |
 Jon Ekerold
|
350cc | 1980 | |
| 250cc | 1977 | ||
| Kenny Roberts
|
500cc | 1978, 1980 | |
| Kork Ballington
|
250cc | 1979, 1980 | |
 Anton Mang
|
250cc | 1981, 1984 | |
| Jorge Martínez
|
125cc | 1988, 1989 | |
| Carlos Cardús
|
250cc | 1989, 1990 | |
| Ezio Gianola
|
125cc | 1985, 1992 | |
| Loris Reggiani
|
250cc | 1991, 1992 | |
| Wayne Rainey
|
500cc | 1991, 1992 | |
| Loris Capirossi
|
250cc | 1994 | |
| 125cc | 1991 | ||
 Tetsuya Harada
|
250cc | 1997, 1998 | |
| Tohru Ukawa
|
250cc | 1999, 2000 | |
| Max Biaggi
|
500cc | 2001 | |
| 250cc | 1996 | ||
| Sete Gibernau
|
MotoGP | 2003, 2004 | |
| Toni Elías
|
Moto2 | 2010 | |
| 250cc | 2003 | ||
| Jack Miller
|
MotoGP | 2021 | |
| Moto3 | 2014 | ||
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 52 | Honda
|
MotoGP | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 |
| 500cc | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | ||
| 350cc | 1966 | ||
| 250cc | 1961, 1962, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||
| Moto3 | 2017, 2019 | ||
| 125cc | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||
| 50cc | 1965 | ||
| 40 | Yamaha
|
MotoGP | 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 500cc | 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2001 | ||
| 350cc | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980 | ||
| 250cc | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 | ||
| 125cc | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975 | ||
| 17 | Aprilia
|
250cc | 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| 125cc | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 | ||
| 12 | MV Agusta
|
500cc | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974 |
| 350cc | 1959, 1960, 1972, 1973 | ||
| 125cc | 1955 | ||
| 11 | Suzuki
|
500cc | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1990, 2007 |
| 125cc | 1963, 1965, 1970 | ||
| 50cc | 1964, 1967 | ||
| Kalex
|
Moto2 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| 8 |  KTM
|
Moto3 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 7 | Derbi
|
125cc | 1988, 1989, 2000, 2008, 2010 |
| 80cc | 1985 | ||
| 50cc | 1970 | ||
| 6 | Kawasaki
|
350cc | 1978, 1982 |
| 250cc | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 | ||
| Gilera
|
500cc | 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 | |
| 250cc | 2009 | ||
| 125cc | 2001 | ||
| Ducati
|
MotoGP | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2 | ||
| 5 | Kreidler
|
50cc | 1962, 1963, 1969, 1976, 1979 |
| 4 | Morbidelli
|
125cc | 1972, 1977, 1982, 1983 |
| Garelli
|
125cc | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| 3 | Moto Guzzi
|
350cc | 1953, 1955 |
| 250cc | 1951 | ||
| Minarelli
|
125cc | 1978, 1980, 1981 | |
| 2 | Harley-Davidson
|
350cc | 1976 |
| 250cc | 1976 | ||
| Suter
|
Moto2 | 2011, 2012 | |
By year
A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
| Year | Track | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto2 | MotoGP | Report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | |||||||||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 2023 | Le Mans | Jordi Torres
|
Ducati | Matteo Ferrari
|
Ducati | Daniel Holgado
|
KTM | Tony Arbolino
|
Kalex | Marco Bezzecchi
|
Ducati | Report |
| 2022 | Mattia Casadei
|
Energica | Dominique Aegerter
|
Energica | Jaume Masià
|
KTM | Augusto Fernández
|
Kalex | Enea Bastianini
|
Ducati | Report | |
| 2021 |  Eric Granado
|
Energica | — | Sergio García
|
Gas Gas | Raúl Fernández
|
Kalex | Jack Miller
|
Ducati | Report | ||
| 2020 | Jordi Torres
|
Energica | Niki Tuuli
|
Energica | Celestino Vietti
|
KTM | Sam Lowes
|
Kalex | Danilo Petrucci
|
Ducati | Report | |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1989 | Le Mans | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Carlos Cardús
|
Honda | Eddie Lawson
|
Honda | Report | ||
| 1988 | Paul Ricard | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Jacques Cornu
|
Honda | Eddie Lawson
|
Yamaha | Report | ||
| 1987 | Le Mans | Fausto Gresini
|
Garelli | Reinhold Roth
|
Honda | Randy Mamola
|
Yamaha | Report | ||
| 1986 | Paul Ricard | Luca Cadalora
|
Garelli | Carlos Lavado
|
Yamaha | Eddie Lawson
|
Yamaha | Report | ||
| 1985 | Le Mans | Ángel Nieto
|
Derbi | Ezio Gianola
|
Garelli | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Report |
| 1984 | Paul Ricard | Ángel Nieto
|
Garelli | Anton Mang
|
Yamaha | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Report | ||
| Year | Track | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1983 | Le Mans | Stefan Dörflinger
|
Krauser | Ricardo Tormo
|
Morbidelli MBA | Alan Carter
|
Yamaha | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Report |
| Year | Track | 175cc | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1952 | Albi | Georges Burgraff
|
Fergus Anderson
|
Jack Brett
|
Jack Brett
|
Report | ||||
| 1951 | Albi | Bruno Ruffo
|
Moto Guzzi | Geoff Duke
|
Norton | Alfredo Milani
|
Gilera | Report | ||
| Year | Track | 175cc | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Saint-Gaudens | Fergus Anderson
|
David Whitworth
|
Leslie Graham
|
Report | |
| 1939 | Reims |  Ewald Kluge
|
Heiner Fleischmann
|
John White
|
Report | |
| 1938 | Ewald Kluge
|
Roger Loyer
|
Georges Cordey
|
Report | ||
| 1937 | Montlhéry |  "Dickwell"
|
Roger Loyer
|
Ted Mellors
|
Ted Mellors
|
Report |
| 1936 | Saint-Gaudens | Henry Nougier
|
Georges Monneret
|
Ted Mellors
|
Ragnar Sunnqvist
|
Report |
| 1935 | Montlhéry | Jean Térigi
|
Ove Lambert-Meuller
|
Carl Bagenholm
|
René Milhoux
|
Report |
| 1933 | Dieppe | Eric Fernihough
|
 Charlie Manders
|
Jimmie Simpson
|
Tim Hunt
|
Report |
| 1932 | Reims | Eric Fernihough
|
Leo Davenport
|
Jimmie Simpson
|
Stanley Woods
|
Report |
| 1931 | Montlhéry | Eric Fernihough
|
Graham Walker
|
Ernie Nott
|
Tim Hunt
|
Report |
| 1930 | Pau | Eric Fernihough
|
Ted Mellors
|
Freddie Hicks
|
Stanley Woods
|
Report |
| 1929 | Le Mans | Albert Sourdot
|
Syd Crabtree
|
Freddie Hicks
|
Charlie Dodson
|
Report |
| 1928 | Bordeaux | Marcel Jolly
|
Syd Crabtree
|
Stanley Woods
|
Report | |
| 1927 | Saint-Gaudens | Albert Sourdot
|
Syd Crabtree
|
Frank Longman
|
Joe Craig
|
Report |
| 1926 | Strasbourg | Lucien Lemasson
|
Syd Crabtree
|
Jean Roland
|
Alec Bennett
|
Report |
| 1925 | Montlhéry | Albert Sourdot
|
Jean Roland
|
J. Stevens
|
Jimmie Simpson
|
Report |
| 1924 | Lyon | Albert Sourdot
|
Paul Meunier
|
Frank Longman
|
Alec Bennett
|
Report |
| 1923 | Tours | Geoff Davison
|
Frank Longman
|
Jim Whalley
|
Report | |
| 1922 | Strasbourg | Geoff Davison
|
 Erminio Visioli
|
Alec Bennett
|
Report | |
| 1921 | Le Mans | "Vernisse"
|
Paul Meunier
|
Alec Bennett
|
Report | |
| 1920 | Marcel Mourier
|
Kenelm Bartlett
|
Georges Jolly
|
Report |
References
- ^ "French GP held at Le Mans until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "1972 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1970 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.
- ^ "2000 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2003 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2005 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2011 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2017 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2019 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
External links
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