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.
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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) |
Formerly used circuits
Anderstorp, used in 1968–1977 with a different layout
Råbelövsbanan, used in 1959 and 1961
Hedemora, used in 1958
Official names and sponsors
- 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
Multiple winners (riders)
| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 7 |  Barry Sheene |
500 cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 |
| 125 cc | 1971 | ||
| 4 |  Giacomo Agostini |
500 cc | 1971, 1972 |
| 350 cc | 1971, 1972 | ||
 Ángel Nieto |
125 cc | 1972, 1977 | |
| 50 cc | 1971, 1976 | ||
 Takazumi Katayama |
500 cc | 1982 | |
| 350 cc | 1977 | ||
| 250 cc | 1974, 1976 | ||
 Eddie Lawson |
500 cc | 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989 | |
| 3 |  Teuvo Länsivuori |
500 cc | 1974 |
| 350 cc | 1973, 1974 | ||
| Pier Paolo Bianchi |
125 cc | 1976, 1978, 1979 | |
 Anton Mang |
250 cc | 1981, 1985, 1987 | |
| Fausto Gresini |
125 cc | 1984, 1986, 1987 | |
| 2 | Geoff Duke |
500 cc | 1958 |
| 350 cc | 1958 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gary Hocking |
500 cc | 1961 | |
| 250 cc | 1959 | ||
| Rodney Gould |
250 cc | 1971, 1972 | |
 Jan de Vries |
50 cc | 1972, 1973 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gregg Hansford |
350 cc | 1978 | |
| 250 cc | 1978 | ||
| Ricardo Tormo |
125 cc | 1981 | |
| 50 cc | 1977 | ||
| Freddie Spencer |
500 cc | 1983, 1985 | |
| Sito Pons |
250 cc | 1988, 1989 | |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 17 | Yamaha |
500 cc | 1974, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 |
| 350 cc | 1973, 1974, 1977 | ||
| 250 cc | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1986 | ||
| 125 cc | 1974 | ||
| 13 | Honda |
500 cc | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 |
| 250 cc | 1961, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 | ||
| 125 cc | 1961, 1990 | ||
| 8 | MV Agusta |
500 cc | 1961, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 350 cc | 1959, 1971, 1972 | ||
| 125 cc | 1959 | ||
| 7 | Morbidelli |
250 cc | 1979, 1982 |
| 125 cc | 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| 6 | Suzuki |
500 cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 125 cc | 1971 | ||
| 4 | Kawasaki |
350 cc | 1978 |
| 250 cc | 1977, 1978, 1981 | ||
| 3 | Bultaco |
125 cc | 1977 |
| 50 cc | 1976, 1977 | ||
| Derbi |
125 cc | 1972, 1988 | |
| 50 cc | 1971 | ||
| 2 | Norton |
500 cc | 1958 |
| 350 cc | 1958 | ||
 MZ |
250 cc | 1958, 1959 | |
| Kreidler |
50 cc | 1972, 1973 | |
| Minarelli |
125 cc | 1978, 1979 | |
| Garelli |
125 cc | 1986, 1987 | |
By year
| Year | Track | 125 cc | 250 cc | 500 cc | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1990 | Anderstorp | Hans Spaan |
Honda | Carlos Cardús |
Honda | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 80 cc | 125 cc | 250 cc | 500 cc | 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 |
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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 | 50 cc | 125 cc | 250 cc | 500 cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1983 | Anderstorp | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bruno Kneubühler |
MBA |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report | ||
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References
- "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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