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Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix

The Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Portuguese Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueAlgarve International Circuit (2020–present)
Circuito do Estoril (2000–2012)
Circuito del Jarama, Spain (1987)
First race1987
Most wins (rider)Valentino Rossi (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)Honda (13)

History edit

The event was first held in 1987 at the Jarama circuit in Spain.[1] The reason for this was because the main Portuguese circuit at the time, the Circuito do Estoril, was not yet ready to be used for motorcycle racing. However, Portugal still wanted to host a round in the championship that year, and so opted to use the Jarama circuit until their own was ready for use.[2][3] In 1988, a second race was held at the new Jerez circuit which was also located in Spain.[1] The original plan was to host the race in Portugal at the Estoril circuit, but Jerez was chosen instead. The race was also named 'EXPO '92', referring to the expo of a similar name held at the Spanish city of Seville that year.[4][3] This makes Portugal the only country to host multiple grands prix under Portuguese flag and name, despite the locations of the venues not being located in the country itself.

In 2000, Grand Prix motorcycle racing returned to Portugal after the Estoril Circuit was homologated for international motorcycle racing.[3][1] This was the third time Portugal hosted a grand prix, but only the first time a race was held in the country itself. Estoril continued to host the Portuguese round until 2012, where it was confirmed for the final time after the owners of the Estoril circuit and the Portuguese government came to an agreement.[5][6] In 2013 however, the Portuguese round was dropped in favour of the Circuit of the Americas in the United States.[7]

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portuguese Grand Prix returned as the season finale on an altered calendar in the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. The venue chosen to host the round was the Algarve International Circuit, which has been a reserve circuit since 2017. The race was held with no spectators after a lack of social distancing on the grandstands at the Formula 1 race held one month before.[8][9] In 2021, the originally one-off race was brought back as the third round of the season.[10][11][12] The race was also held in 2022. On 2 August 2022, it was announced that Portuguese Grand Prix would be the season-opener event between 24–26 March.[13]

In the 2024 season, Portugal hosted its first ever MotoE race with the 2024 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship - making them the eight country to host a MotoE World Championship. Algarve International Circuit was the first track of the 2024 MotoE World Championship. [14]

Official names and sponsors edit

  • 1987: Gran Premio Marlboro de Portugal (only in name, the race was held in Jarama, Spain)
  • 2000–2004: Grande Premio Marlboro de Portugal
  • 2005: betandwin.com Grande Prémio Portugal
  • 2006–2009: bwin.com Grande Prémio de Portugal[15]
  • 2010–2011: bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal[16]
  • 2012: Grande Prémio de Portugal (no official sponsor)[17]
  • 2020: Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal[18]
  • 2021: Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal[19]
  • 2022–present: Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal[20]

Formerly used circuits edit

  •  
    Circuito del Jarama, used in 1987.
  •  
    The Autódromo do Estoril, used from 2000 to 2012.

Winners edit

Multiple winners (riders) edit

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
5   Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
500cc 2001
3   Toni Elías MotoGP 2006
250cc 2003, 2004
  Álvaro Bautista 250cc 2007, 2008
125cc 2006
  Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP 2008, 2009, 2010
2   Daijiro Kato 250cc 2000, 2001
  Stefan Bradl Moto2 2010, 2011
  Casey Stoner MotoGP 2012
250cc 2005
  Marc Márquez Moto2 2012
125cc 2010
  Raúl Fernández Moto2 2021
Moto3 2020
  Fabio Quartararo MotoGP 2021, 2022
  Pedro Acosta Moto2 2023
Moto3 2021
  Daniel Holgado Moto3 2023, 2024

Multiple winners (manufacturers) edit

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
13   Honda MotoGP 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
500cc 2001
250cc 1987, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
125cc 2000
12   Aprilia 250cc 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
125cc 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
9   Yamaha MotoGP 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022
500cc 1987, 2000
6   KTM MotoGP 2020
Moto3 2012, 2020, 2021, 2023
125cc 2005
6   Kalex Moto2 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
4   Ducati MotoGP 2023, 2024
MotoE 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2
3   Derbi 125cc 2009, 2010
80cc 1987
2   Gilera 250cc 2009
125cc 2001
  Suter Moto2 2010, 2012
  Gas Gas Moto3 2022, 2024

Multiple winners (countries) edit

# Wins Country Wins
Category Years won
29   Spain MotoGP 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2024
Moto2 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024
250cc 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Moto3 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
125cc 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
80cc 1987
12   Italy MotoGP 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2023
500cc 2001
250cc 2006, 2009
125cc 1987, 2008
MotoE 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2
4   Germany Moto2 2010, 2011
250cc 1987
Moto3 2012
  Australia MotoGP 2012
500cc 2000
Moto2 2020
250cc 2005
3   France MotoGP 2021, 2022
125cc 2002
2   Japan 250cc 2000, 2001
  United States 500cc 1987
Moto2 2022

By year edit

Year Track MotoE Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Race 1 Race 2
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2024 Algarve   Nicholas Spinelli Ducati   Mattia Cassadei Ducati   Daniel Holgado Gas Gas   Arón Canet Kalex   Jorge Martín Ducati Report
Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2023 Algarve   Daniel Holgado KTM   Pedro Acosta Kalex   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Report
2022   Sergio García Gas Gas   Joe Roberts Kalex   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Report
2021   Pedro Acosta KTM   Raúl Fernández Kalex   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Report
2020   Raúl Fernández KTM   Remy Gardner Kalex   Miguel Oliveira KTM Report
2012 Estoril   Sandro Cortese KTM   Marc Márquez Suter   Casey Stoner Honda Report
Year Track 125cc Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2011 Estoril   Nicolás Terol Aprilia   Stefan Bradl Kalex   Dani Pedrosa Honda Report
2010   Marc Márquez Derbi   Stefan Bradl Suter   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2009 Estoril   Pol Espargaró Derbi   Marco Simoncelli Gilera   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2008   Simone Corsi Aprilia   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Report
2007   Héctor Faubel Aprilia   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2006   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia   Andrea Dovizioso Honda   Toni Elías Honda Report
2005   Mika Kallio KTM   Casey Stoner Aprilia   Alex Barros Honda Report
2004   Héctor Barberá Aprilia   Toni Elías Honda   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2003   Pablo Nieto Aprilia   Toni Elías Aprilia   Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2002   Arnaud Vincent Aprilia   Fonsi Nieto Aprilia   Valentino Rossi Honda Report
Year Track 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2001 Estoril   Manuel Poggiali Gilera   Daijiro Kato Honda   Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2000   Emilio Alzamora Honda   Daijiro Kato Honda   Garry McCoy Yamaha Report
Year Track 80cc 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1987 Jarama   Jorge Martínez Derbi   Paolo Casoli MBA   Anton Mang Honda   Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Ten years of MotoGP at Estoril". Crash. September 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1987". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. ^ a b c Sports, Dorna. "MotoGP in Portugal – historical highlights | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1988". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  5. ^ "Estoril decision, 2012 MotoGP calendar complete". Crash. February 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Sports, Dorna. "FIM Announcement: Portugal round confirmed for 2012 | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ Sports, Dorna. "FIM releases updated provisional 2013 MotoGP™ calendar | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "Portimao to host 2020 MotoGP™ season finale". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Portimao confirmed as MotoGP season finale". Crash. August 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Sports, Dorna. "2021 MotoGP™ provisional calendar updated". www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "Qatar double, Portimao on 2021 MotoGP calendar update". Crash. January 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "It's official: MotoGP returns to Portugal in April". Portugal Resident. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  13. ^ "Portuguese GP to open 2023 season". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  14. ^ motogp.com (October 10, 2023). "Provisional 2024 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship calendar". MotoGP. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  16. ^ "2010 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  17. ^ "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  18. ^ "2020 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  19. ^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  20. ^ "2022 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.


 

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