Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in 1987–1989 (Goiânia) and 1992 (São Paulo). Between 1995 and 2004 the Brazilian round of MotoGP had the name of Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix.

Brazilian Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueInterlagos
First race1987
Last race1992
Most wins (rider)Luca Cadalora, Dominique Sarron (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Honda (5)

The Brazilian Grand Prix had been planned to return to MotoGP in 2014 with a race in the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brasilia but the race was subsequently removed from the calendar.[1]

Official names and sponsors
  • 1987-1989, 1992: GP Brasil (no official sponsor)

Winners of the Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
2 Dominique Sarron 250 cc 1987, 1988
Luca Cadalora 250 cc 1989, 1992

Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
5 Honda 500 cc 1987
250 cc 1987, 1988, 1992
125 cc 1992
3 Yamaha 500 cc 1988, 1992
250 cc 1989

By year
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1992 Interlagos Dirk Raudies Honda Luca Cadalora Honda Wayne Rainey Yamaha Report
Year Track 80 cc 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1989 Goiânia Luca Cadalora Yamaha Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Report
1988 Goiânia Dominique Sarron Honda Eddie Lawson Yamaha Report
1987 Goiânia Dominique Sarron Honda Wayne Gardner Honda Report

See also

References
  1. Brazil GP dropped from 2014 MotoGP calendar

"History of the Grand Prix of Brazil" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2007-11-18.

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