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Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

Coordinates: 57°15′55″N 13°36′15″E / 57.26528°N 13.60417°E / 57.26528; 13.60417
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Swedish Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueScandinavian Raceway (1971–1977, 1981–1990)
Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978–1979)
Råbelövsbanan (1959, 1961)
Hedemora Circuit (1958)
First race1958
Last race1990
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.

Formerly used circuits

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Official names and sponsors

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  • 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

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Multiple winners (riders)

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# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene 500cc 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
125cc 1971
4 Italy Giacomo Agostini 500cc 1971, 1972
350cc 1971, 1972
Spain Ángel Nieto 125cc 1972, 1977
50cc 1971, 1976
Japan Takazumi Katayama 500cc 1982
350cc 1977
250cc 1974, 1976
United States Eddie Lawson 500cc 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
3 Finland Teuvo Länsivuori 500cc 1974
350cc 1973, 1974
Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi 125cc 1976, 1978, 1979
Germany Anton Mang 250cc 1981, 1985, 1987
Italy Fausto Gresini 125cc 1984, 1986, 1987
2 United Kingdom Geoff Duke 500cc 1958
350cc 1958
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking 500cc 1961
250cc 1959
United Kingdom Rodney Gould 250cc 1971, 1972
Netherlands Jan de Vries 50cc 1972, 1973
Australia Gregg Hansford 350cc 1978
250cc 1978
Spain Ricardo Tormo 125cc 1981
50cc 1977
United States Freddie Spencer 500cc 1983, 1985
Spain Sito Pons 250cc 1988, 1989

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
17 Japan Yamaha 500cc 1974, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
350cc 1973, 1974, 1977
250cc 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1986
125cc 1974
13 Japan Honda 500cc 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989
250cc 1961, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
125cc 1961, 1990
8 Italy MV Agusta 500cc 1961, 1971, 1972, 1973
350cc 1959, 1971, 1972
125cc 1959
7 Italy Morbidelli 250cc 1979, 1982
125cc 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984
6 Japan Suzuki 500cc 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
125cc 1971
4 Japan Kawasaki 350cc 1978
250cc 1977, 1978, 1981
3 Spain Bultaco 125cc 1977
50cc 1976, 1977
Spain Derbi 125cc 1972, 1988
50cc 1971
2 United Kingdom Norton 500cc 1958
350cc 1958
East Germany MZ 250cc 1958, 1959
Germany Kreidler 50cc 1972, 1973
Italy Minarelli 125cc 1978, 1979
Italy Garelli 125cc 1986, 1987

By year

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Year Track 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1990 Anderstorp Netherlands Hans Spaan Honda Spain Carlos Cardús Honda United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
Year Track 80cc 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1989 Anderstorp Spain Àlex Crivillé JJ Cobas Spain Sito Pons Honda United States Eddie Lawson Honda Report
1988 Spain Jorge Martínez Derbi Spain Sito Pons Honda United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1987 Italy Fausto Gresini Garelli West Germany Anton Mang Honda Australia Wayne Gardner Honda Report
1986 Italy Fausto Gresini Garelli Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1985 Austria August Auinger Monnet West Germany Anton Mang Honda United States Freddie Spencer Honda Report
1984 Italy Fausto Gresini MBA West Germany Manfred Herweh Real-Rotax United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
Year Track 50cc 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1983 Anderstorp Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler MBA France Christian Sarron Yamaha United States Freddie Spencer Honda Report
Year Track 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1982 Anderstorp Venezuela Iván Palazzese MBA Switzerland Roland Freymond MBA Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda Report
1981 Spain Ricardo Tormo Sanvenero West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki United Kingdom Barry Sheene Yamaha Report
1979 Karlskoga Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi Minarelli Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1978 Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi Minarelli Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki Australia Gregg Hansford Kawasaki United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1977 Anderstorp Spain Ricardo Tormo Bultaco Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco United Kingdom Mick Grant Kawasaki Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1976 Spain Ángel Nieto Bultaco Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi Morbidelli Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1975 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Piovaticci Italy Paolo Pileri Morbidelli Italy Walter Villa Harley-Davidson United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki Report
1974 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Van Veen Kreidler Sweden Kent Andersson Yamaha Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha Report
1973 Netherlands Jan de Vries Kreidler Sweden Börje Jansson Maico West Germany Dieter Braun Yamaha Finland Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha United Kingdom Phil Read MV Agusta Report
1972 Netherlands Jan de Vries Kreidler Spain Ángel Nieto Derbi United Kingdom Rod Gould Yamaha Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1971 Spain Ángel Nieto Derbi United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki United Kingdom Rod Gould Yamaha Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Italy Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1961 Kristianstad Switzerland Luigi Taveri Honda United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Honda Czechoslovakia František Šťastný Jawa Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta Report
1959 Italy Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MZ United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1958 Hedemora Italy Alberto Gandossi Ducati East Germany Horst Fügner MZ United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton Report

References

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  1. ^ "1971 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. ^ "1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "1975 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  5. ^ "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  6. ^ "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

57°15′55″N 13°36′15″E / 57.26528°N 13.60417°E / 57.26528; 13.60417