European Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Valencia (2020) Catalunya (1992–1995) Jarama (1991)
First race	1991
Last race	2020
Most wins (rider)	Wayne Rainey, Luca Cadalora, Max Biaggi (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (9)

The European motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was introduced as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship from 1991 to 1995. From 1996 onward the event was replaced by the Catalan Grand Prix. In 2020, the event was briefly revived, with the race taking place on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The decision was largely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the change of the calendar.^[1]

Between 1924 and 1948, the European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right but just an honorific title; one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the 1924 Nations Grand Prix, held at the Monza circuit in Italy. Until 1937, the winners of the race designated the European Grand Prix were awarded the title of European champion. In 1938, the European championship became decided over a series of races and the European Grand Prix designation was not used again until 1947, although no longer awarding the European championship title.

Official names and sponsors

• 1991: G.P. de Europa (no official sponsor)
• 1992: Gran Premio Super Nintendo Entertainment System de Europa
• 1993–1994: Gran Premi Pepsi d'Europa
• 1995: Gran Premio Marlboro de Catalunya^[2]
• 2020: Gran Premio de Europa (no official sponsor)^[3]

Track gallery

• 
  The Jarama track, used in 1991.
• 
  The Catalunya track, used from 1992 to 1995.

Winners of the European motorcycle Grand Prix

As a standalone event

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
3	Wayne Rainey	500cc	1991, 1992, 1993
	Luca Cadalora	500cc	1994
		250cc	1991, 1992
	Max Biaggi	250cc	1993, 1994, 1995

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
9	Honda	500cc	1995
		250cc	1991, 1992, 1993
		125cc	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
4	Yamaha	500cc	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
2	Aprilia	250cc	1994, 1995

Multiple winners (countries)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
9	Italy	500cc	1994
		Moto2	2020
		250cc	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
		125cc	1991, 1992
3	United States	500cc	1991, 1992, 1993
	Spain	MotoGP	2020
		500cc	1995
		Moto3	2020
2	Japan	125cc	1993, 1995

By year

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2020	Valencia	Raúl Fernández	KTM	Marco Bezzecchi	Kalex	Joan Mir	Suzuki	Report
Year	Track	125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1995	Catalunya	Haruchika Aoki	Honda	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	Report
1994		Dirk Raudies	Honda	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	Report
1993		Noboru Ueda	Honda	Max Biaggi	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report
1992		Ezio Gianola	Honda	Luca Cadalora	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report
1991	Jarama	Loris Capirossi	Honda	Luca Cadalora	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report

As an honorary designation

By year

Year	Designated Grand Prix	Track	125cc	175cc	250cc	350cc	500cc	750cc	1000cc	Report
1948	Ulster Grand Prix	Clady			Maurice Cann	Freddie Frith	Enrico Lorenzetti			Report
1947	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten			Bruno Francisci	Fergus Anderson	Omobono Tenni			Report
1946 - 1938	Not held
1937	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten			Omobono Tenni	Jimmie Guthrie	Jimmie Guthrie			Report
1936	German Grand Prix	Sachsenring			Henry Tyrell-Smith	Freddie Frith	Jimmie Guthrie			Report
1935	Ulster Grand Prix	Clady			Arthur Geiß	Wal Handley	Jimmie Guthrie			Report
1934	Dutch TT	Assen		Yvan Goor	Walfried Winkler	Jimmie Simpson	Pol Demeuter			Report
1933	Swedish Grand Prix	Saxtorp			Charlie Dodson	Jimmie Simpson	Gunnar Kalén			Report
1932	Nations Grand Prix	Littorio		Carlo Baschieri	Riccardo Brusi	Louis Jeannin	Piero Taruffi			Report
1931	French Grand Prix	Montlhéry		Eric Fernihough	Graham Walker	Ernie Nott	Tim Hunt			Report
1930	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps		Yvan Goor	Syd Crabtree	Ernie Nott	Henry Tyrell-Smith			Report
1929	Spanish Grand Prix	Granollers		Josef Klein	Frank Longman	Leo Davenport	Tim Hunt			Report
1928	Swiss Grand Prix	Meyrin	Paul Lehmann	Alfredo Panella	Cecil Ashby	Wal Handley	Wal Handley			Report
1927	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring		Willy Henkelmann	Cecil Ashby	Jimmie Simpson	Graham Walker	Josef Steltzer	Josef Giggenbach	Report
1926	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps		René Milhoux	Jock Porter	Frank Longman	Jimmie Simpson			Report
1925	Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Mario Vaga	Jock Porter	Tazio Nuvolari	Mario Revelli			Report
1924	Nations Grand Prix	Monza			Maurice van Geert	Jimmie Simpson	Guido Mentasti			Report

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