Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
 | |
| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Scandinavian Raceway (1971-1977, 1981-1990) Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978-1979) Kristianstad Circuit (1959, 1961) Hedemora Circuit (1958) |
| First race | 1958 |
| Last race | 1990 |
| Most wins (rider) | Barry Sheene (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Yamaha (17) |
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.
Official names and sponsors
- 1971-1972: Sveriges Grand Prix för motorcyklar (no official sponsor)[1][2]
- 1973-1974, 1976-1977, 1981-1989: Swedish TT (no official sponsor)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
- 1975: Pommac Swedish TT[16]
- 1978: Sveriges Grand Prix (no official sponsor)[17]
- 1979: Grand Prix of Sweden (no official sponsor)[18]
- 1990: Nordic TT (no official sponsor)[19]
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 | ||
 Gary Hocking
|
500 cc | 1961 | |
| 250 cc | 1959 | ||
| Rodney Gould
|
250 cc | 1971, 1972 | |
 Jan de Vries
|
50 cc | 1972, 1973 | |
 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 | Anderstorp | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Sito Pons
|
Honda | Eddie Lawson
|
Yamaha | Report | ||
| 1987 | Anderstorp | Fausto Gresini
|
Garelli | Anton Mang
|
Honda | Wayne Gardner
|
Honda | Report | ||
| 1986 | Anderstorp | Fausto Gresini
|
Garelli |  Carlos Lavado
|
Yamaha | Eddie Lawson
|
Yamaha | Report | ||
| 1985 | Anderstorp |  August Auinger
|
Monnet | Anton Mang
|
Honda | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Report | ||
| 1984 | Anderstorp | 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 |  Bruno Kneubühler
|
MBA |  Christian Sarron
|
Yamaha | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Report | ||
References
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- ^ "1972 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.
- ^ "1974 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1977 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1982 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
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- ^ "1989 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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