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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1949–1979, 1981–1986, 1988–1990) Circuit Zolder (1980) |
| First race | 1949 |
| Last race | 1990 |
| Most wins (rider) | Giacomo Agostini (8) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | MV Agusta (26) |
TheBelgian motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of theGrand Prix motorcycle racing season from1949 to1990.
The first official Belgian Grand Prix was held in 1949, but non-championship races were held as far back as 1921.
Every Belgian GP was held at theSpa-Francorchamps circuit, with the exception of the1980 season when the round moved to theZolder circuit due to problems with the new asphalt at Spa-Francorchamps in 1979.[1] After the problems were resolved, Spa-Francorchamps became the host again from 1981 onwards.
The last race was held in 1990, and was subject to controversy. At the time, theFIM–IRTA war was raging on, and the Belgian Grand Prix became a casualty of this.Bernie Ecclestone decided to double the ticket prices for the1989 Belgian Grand Prix compared to the1989 Dutch TT which was held a week earlier. This was much to the anger of the Belgian fans and as a result of this, many fans stayed at home for the1990 Belgian Grand Prix. This drop in spectators, in combination with the race being held on a Saturday rather than a Sunday (which was similar to theDutch TT at the time), caused the Belgian GP to be scrapped from the1991 season onwards.[2][3]
Improvements to the circuit to make it suitable for motorcycle racing were made in autumn 2021 in time for the2022 endurance season, and the Spa 24 Hours motorcycle race debuted at Spa in June 2022. It is unknown if Spa or another Belgian circuit will apply for MotoGP.[4]
| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 8 |  Giacomo Agostini | 500cc | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 6 |  John Surtees | 500cc | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| 350cc | 1956, 1958 | ||
 Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980 | |
| 50cc | 1972 | ||
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 500cc | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| 350cc | 1966 | ||
| 4 | Geoff Duke | 500cc | 1951, 1954 |
| 350cc | 1951, 1952 | ||
| Carlo Ubbiali | 250cc | 1956, 1960 | |
| 125cc | 1956, 1959 | ||
 Freddie Spencer | 500cc | 1982, 1984, 1985 | |
| 250cc | 1985 | ||
| 3 | Umberto Masetti | 500cc | 1950, 1952, 1953 |
 Ernst Degner | 125cc | 1960 | |
| 50cc | 1962, 1965 | ||
| Phil Read | 500cc | 1974, 1975 | |
| 250cc | 1968 | ||
 Ricardo Tormo | 125cc | 1982 | |
| 50cc | 1978, 1981 | ||
| Anton Mang | 250cc | 1980, 1981, 1982 | |
| 2 |  Luigi Taveri | 125cc | 1961, 1962 |
 Jim Redman | 350cc | 1961, 1965 | |
| Hans-Georg Anscheidt | 50cc | 1967, 1968 | |
 Jan de Vries | 50cc | 1971, 1973 | |
| Barry Sheene | 500cc | 1977 | |
| 125cc | 1971 | ||
| Walter Villa | 250cc | 1976, 1977 | |
| Paolo Pileri | 250cc | 1978 | |
| 125cc | 1975 | ||
| Pier Paolo Bianchi | 125cc | 1977, 1978 | |
 Barry Smith | 125cc | 1979 | |
| 50cc | 1969 | ||
| Eugenio Lazzarini | 125cc | 1983 | |
| 50cc | 1977 | ||
| Stefan Dörflinger | 80cc | 1984 | |
| 50cc | 1980 | ||
| Randy Mamola | 500cc | 1980, 1986 | |
| Sito Pons | 250cc | 1986, 1988 | |
| Hans Spaan | 125cc | 1989, 1990 | |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 26 | MV Agusta | 500cc | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| 350cc | 1956, 1958 | ||
| 250cc | 1956, 1957, 1960 | ||
| 125cc | 1956, 1959 | ||
| 17 |  Honda | 500cc | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| 250cc | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 | ||
| 125cc | 1961, 1962, 1989, 1990 | ||
| 50cc | 1964 | ||
| 14 | Suzuki | 500cc | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 125cc | 1963, 1971 | ||
| 50cc | 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971 | ||
| Yamaha | 500cc | 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990 | |
| 250cc | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1990 | ||
| 6 | Gilera | 500cc | 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 |
| Kreidler | 50cc | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 | |
| Derbi | 125cc | 1970, 1972, 1974, 1988 | |
| 50cc | 1969, 1972 | ||
| 5 | Kawasaki | 250cc | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| 125cc | 1969 | ||
| 4 | Moto Guzzi | 350cc | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 |
| Morbidelli | 250cc | 1978 | |
| 125cc | 1975, 1977, 1979 | ||
| 3 | Norton | 500cc | 1951 |
| 350cc | 1951, 1952 | ||
| Bultaco | 125cc | 1976 | |
| 50cc | 1978, 1981 | ||
| 2 | Velocette | 350cc | 1949, 1950 |
 MZ | 250cc | 1971 | |
| 125cc | 1960 | ||
| Harley-Davidson | 250cc | 1976, 1977 | |
| Minarelli | 125cc | 1978, 1980 | |
| Garelli | 125cc | 1983, 1985 | |
A pink background indicates an event that was not part of theGrand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
| Year | Track | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1990 | Spa-Francorchamps | Hans Spaan | Honda | John Kocinski | Yamaha | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1989 | Spa-Francorchamps | Hans Spaan | Honda | Jacques Cornu | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Honda | Report | ||
| 1988 | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Sito Pons | Honda | Wayne Gardner | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1986 | Domenico Brigaglia | Ducados-MBA | Sito Pons | Honda | Randy Mamola | Yamaha | Report | |||
| 1985 | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report | |||
| 1984 | Stefan Dörflinger | Zündapp | Manfred Herweh | Real-Rotax | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report | |||
| Year | Track | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1983 | Spa-Francorchamps | Eugenio Lazzarini | Garelli |  Didier de Radiguès | Chevallier-Yamaha | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report | ||
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