United States motorcycle Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (1988–1991, 1993–1994, 2005–2013) Daytona International Speedway (1964–1965)
First race	1964
Last race	2013
Most wins (rider)	Hugh Anderson, John Kocinski, Wayne Rainey, Casey Stoner, (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (12)

The United States motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The first event was held at the Daytona International Speedway in 1961. It was added to the Grand Prix calendar in 1964 and 1965. The race returned to the calendar 23 years later, in 1988 at Laguna Seca Raceway until 1994. After a ten year hiatus, the event was again held from 2005 until 2013.

A second race in the United States, the Indianapolis Grand Prix, was held from 2008 until 2015. In 2013, a third race was added in the United States, the Grand Prix of the Americas and is held in Austin, Texas. They co-existed for one season, but the United States motorcycle Grand Prix was not held from 2014 onwards.

Official names and sponsors

• 1965: Grand Prix of United States (no official sponsor)
• 1988: The United States International Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
• 1989: The Dunlop USGP
• 1990: The U.S. Budweiser International Grand Prix
• 1991: The Honda And Yamaha Motorcycles United States International Grand Prix
• 1993: USGP (no official sponsor)
• 1994: United States Motorcycle Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
• 2005-2013: Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix

Spectator attendance

2005: 57,932

Past winners

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
3	Hugh Anderson	125 cc	1964, 1965
		50 cc	1964
	Wayne Rainey	500 cc	1989, 1990, 1991
	John Kocinski	500 cc	1993
		250 cc	1989, 1990
	Casey Stoner	MotoGP	2007, 2011, 2012
2	Mike Hailwood	500 cc	1964, 1965
	Luca Cadalora	500 cc	1994
		250 cc	1991
	Nicky Hayden	MotoGP	2005, 2006

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
12	Honda	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
		250 cc	1988, 1991, 1993, 1994
		125 cc	1993, 1994
10	Yamaha	MotoGP	2008, 2010
		500 cc	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
		250 cc	1965, 1989, 1990
4	Suzuki	125 cc	1964, 1965
		50 cc	1964, 1965
2	MV Agusta	500 cc	1964, 1965

By year

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2013	Laguna Seca					Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2012	Laguna Seca					Casey Stoner	Honda	Report
Year	Track	125 cc		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2011	Laguna Seca					Casey Stoner	Honda	Report
2010	Laguna Seca					Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	125 cc		250 cc		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2009	Laguna Seca					Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
2008	Laguna Seca					Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2007	Laguna Seca					Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2006	Laguna Seca					Nicky Hayden	Honda	Report
2005	Laguna Seca					Nicky Hayden	Honda	Report
Year	Track	125 cc		250 cc		500 cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1994	Laguna Seca	Takeshi Tsujimura	Honda	Doriano Romboni	Honda	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	Report
1993	Laguna Seca	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Loris Capirossi	Honda	John Kocinski	Cagiva	Report
1991	Laguna Seca			Luca Cadalora	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report
1990	Laguna Seca			John Kocinski	Yamaha	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report

Year	Track	80 cc		125 cc		250 cc		500 cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1989	Laguna Seca					John Kocinski	Yamaha	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report
1988	Laguna Seca					Jim Filice	Honda	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report

Year	Track	50 cc		125 cc		250 cc		350 cc		500 cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1965	Daytona	Ernst Degner	Suzuki	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Phil Read	Yamaha			Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	Report
1964	Daytona	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Alan Shepherd	MZ			Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	Report
1963	Daytona	Mitsuo Itoh	Suzuki	Ernst Degner	Suzuki	Fumio Ito	Yamaha			Don Vesco	Yamaha	Report
1962	Daytona	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	Jess Thomas	Motobi			Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	Report
Year	Track			125 cc		250 cc		350 cc		500 cc		Report
				Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1961	Daytona					Moto Kitano	Honda			Tony Godfrey	Matchless	Report

References

Sources

• MotoGP.com Statistics