Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix

The Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event forming part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1969 to 1990.

Yugoslav Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueAutomotodrom Grobnik (1978–1990)
Opatija Circuit (1969–1970, 1972–1977)
First race1969
Last race1990
Most wins (rider)Dieter Braun (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Yamaha (20)
1989 race on a Yugoslav stamp

Official names and sponsors

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  • 1969–1970: Velika nagrada Jadrana/Adriatic Grand Prix/Grand-Prix de l'Adriatique[1]
  • 1972–1974, 1977: Velika Nagrada Jugoslavije/Grand Prix de Yougoslavie (no official sponsor)[2]
  • 1975–1976, 1978–1980: Velika Nagrada Jugoslavije (no official sponsor)[3]
  • 1981, 1983–1989: Yu Grand Prix (no official sponsor)[4]
  • 1982: Yu Grand (no official sponsor)[5]
  • 1990: Yu Grand Prix/Velika Nagrada Jugoslavije (no official sponsor)[6]

Winners of the Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Multiple winners (riders)

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# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
6   Dieter Braun 250cc 1973, 1975, 1976
125cc 1969, 1970, 1975
5   Ángel Nieto 125cc 1978, 1979
50cc 1970, 1975, 1977
4   Jorge Martínez 125cc 1988
50cc 1986, 1987, 1988
3   Giacomo Agostini 500cc 1970
350cc 1970, 1974
  Kent Andersson 125cc 1972, 1973, 1974
  Ricardo Tormo 50cc 1978, 1980, 1981
  Eugenio Lazzarini 125cc 1982
50cc 1979, 1982
  Freddie Spencer 500cc 1983, 1984
250cc 1985
  Stefan Dörflinger 80cc 1984, 1985
50cc 1983
  Sito Pons 250cc 1986, 1988, 1989
2   János Drapál 350cc 1972, 1973
  Pier Paolo Bianchi 125cc 1976, 1977
  Gregg Hansford 350cc 1978
250cc 1978
  Anton Mang 350cc 1981
250cc 1980
  Eddie Lawson 500cc 1985, 1986
  Carlos Lavado 250cc 1983, 1987
  Wayne Gardner 500cc 1987, 1988

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
20   Yamaha 500cc 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990
350cc 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
250cc 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987
125cc 1972, 1973, 1974
10   Honda 500cc 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988,
250cc 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
125cc 1990
6   Kreidler 50cc 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980
  Morbidelli 250cc 1977, 1979
125cc 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983
5   Kawasaki 350cc 1978, 1979, 1981
250cc 1978, 1980
  Derbi 125cc 1988
80cc 1986, 1987, 1988
50cc 1970
  Suzuki 500cc 1981, 1982, 1989
125cc 1969, 1970
3   MV Agusta 500cc 1970, 1972
350cc 1970
  Bultaco 50cc 1977, 1978, 1981
  Minarelli 125cc 1978, 1979, 1981
  Krauser 80cc 1985, 1989
50cc 1983
2   Garelli 125cc 1982
50cc 1982

By year

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Year Track 80cc 125cc 250cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1990 Rijeka   Stefan Prein Honda   Carlos Cardús Honda   Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
1989   Peter Öttl Krauser   Sito Pons Honda   Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Report
1988   Jorge Martínez Derbi   Jorge Martínez Derbi   Sito Pons Honda   Wayne Gardner Honda Report
1987   Jorge Martínez Derbi   Carlos Lavado Yamaha   Wayne Gardner Honda Report
1986   Jorge Martínez Derbi   Sito Pons Honda   Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1985   Stefan Dörflinger Krauser   Freddie Spencer Honda   Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1984   Stefan Dörflinger Zündapp   Manfred Herweh Real-Rotax   Freddie Spencer Honda Report
Year Track 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1983 Rijeka   Stefan Dörflinger Krauser   Bruno Kneubühler MBA   Carlos Lavado Yamaha   Freddie Spencer Honda Report
1982   Eugenio Lazzarini Garelli   Eugenio Lazzarini Garelli   Didier de Radiguès Yamaha   Franco Uncini Suzuki Report
1981   Ricardo Tormo Bultaco   Loris Reggiani Minarelli   Anton Mang Kawasaki   Randy Mamola Suzuki Report
1980   Ricardo Tormo Kreidler   Guy Bertin Motobécane   Anton Mang Kawasaki Report
1979   Eugenio Lazzarini Kreidler   Ángel Nieto Minarelli   Graziano Rossi Morbidelli   Kork Ballington Kawasaki   Kenny Roberts Yamaha Report
1978   Ricardo Tormo Bultaco   Ángel Nieto Minarelli   Gregg Hansford Kawasaki   Gregg Hansford Kawasaki Report
1977 Opatija   Ángel Nieto Bultaco   Pier Paolo Bianchi Morbidelli   Mario Lega Morbidelli   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha Report
1976   Ulrich Graf Kreidler   Pier Paolo Bianchi Morbidelli   Dieter Braun Yamaha   Olivier Chevallier Yamaha Report
1975   Ángel Nieto Kreidler   Dieter Braun Morbidelli   Dieter Braun Yamaha   Pentti Korhonen Yamaha Report
1974   Henk van Kessel Van Veen Kreidler   Kent Andersson Yamaha   Chas Mortimer Yamaha   Giacomo Agostini Yamaha Report
1973   Jan de Vries Kreidler   Kent Andersson Yamaha   Dieter Braun Yamaha   János Drapál Yamaha   Kim Newcombe König Report
1972   Jan Bruins Kreidler   Kent Andersson Yamaha   Renzo Pasolini Aermacchi   János Drapál Yamaha   Alberto Pagani MV Agusta Report
1970   Ángel Nieto Derbi   Dieter Braun Suzuki   Santiago Herrero Ossa   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta   Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1969   Paul Lodewijkx Jamathi   Dieter Braun Suzuki   Kelvin Carruthers Benelli   Silvio Grassetti Jawa   Godfrey Nash Norton Report

References

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  1. ^ "1969 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. ^ "1979 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  5. ^ "1982 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.

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