South African motorcycle Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue Phakisa Freeway
First race 1983
Last race 2004
Most wins (rider) Valentino Rossi (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Honda (10)

The South African motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that had been part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship, held intermittently from 1983 to 2004.

Winners

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
3 Italy Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2004
500 cc 2001
250 cc 1999
2 United States Eddie Lawson 500 cc 1984, 1985
United States Freddie Spencer 500 cc 1983
250 cc 1985
Italy Max Biaggi 500 cc 1999
250 cc 1992
San Marino Manuel Poggiali 250 cc 2003
125 cc 2002
Spain Dani Pedrosa 250 cc 2004
125 cc 2003

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
10 Japan Honda MotoGP 2002, 2003
500 cc 1983, 2001
250 cc 1985, 2001, 2004
125 cc 1992, 2003, 2004
8 Japan Yamaha MotoGP 2004
500 cc 1984, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2000
250 cc 1984, 2000
6 Italy Aprilia 250 cc 1992, 1999, 2002, 2003
125 cc 1999, 2000

By year

Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2004 Welkom Italy Andrea Dovizioso Honda Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2003 Welkom Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda San Marino Manuel Poggiali Aprilia Spain Sete Gibernau Honda Report
2002 Welkom San Marino Manuel Poggiali Gilera Italy Marco Melandri Aprilia Japan Tohru Ukawa Honda Report
2001 Welkom Japan Youichi Ui Derbi Japan Daijiro Kato Honda Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2000 Welkom France Arnaud Vincent Aprilia Japan Shinya Nakano Yamaha Australia Garry McCoy Yamaha Report
1999 Welkom Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Aprilia Italy Max Biaggi Yamaha Report
1992 Kyalami Spain Jorge Martínez Honda Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia United States John Kocinski Yamaha Report
1985 Kyalami United States Freddie Spencer Honda United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1984 Kyalami France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1983 Kyalami France Jean-François Baldé Chevallier United States Freddie Spencer Honda Report

References


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