Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix

Chinese Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue Shanghai International Circuit
First race 2005
Last race 2008
Most wins (rider) Mika Kallio, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Aprilia (5)

The Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the World Motorcycle Racing season, from 2005 until 2008.

The Chinese grand prix was scheduled to run until 2011, but a low amount of spectator attendance, poor promotion and a lack of commercial interest caused the race to be scrapped from the 2009 calendar onwards.[1][2]

Winners of the Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
2 Australia Casey Stoner MotoGP 2007
250 cc 2005
Finland Mika Kallio 250 cc 2008
125 cc 2006
Italy Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2005, 2008

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
5 Italy Aprilia 250 cc 2005, 2006, 2007
125 cc 2005, 2008
2 Austria KTM 250 cc 2008
125 cc 2006
Japan Yamaha MotoGP 2005, 2008

By year

Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2008 Shanghai Italy Andrea Iannone Aprilia Finland Mika Kallio KTM Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report
2007 Shanghai Czech Republic Lukáš Pešek Derbi Spain Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia Australia Casey Stoner Ducati Report
2006 Shanghai Finland Mika Kallio KTM Spain Hector Barbera Aprilia Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda Report
2005 Shanghai Italy Mattia Pasini Aprilia Australia Casey Stoner Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Report

References

  1. ↑ "China 'not close' to breaking even". 17 May 2006.
  2. ↑ "MotoGP: China axe saddens Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner".

Coordinates: 31°20′14″N 121°13′15″E / 31.33722°N 121.22083°E / 31.33722; 121.22083


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