75 years: MotoGP™ celebrates all through 2024!
The celebrations start as our seventy fifth anniversary season will get able to make extra historical past
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
The chequered flag on the 2023 finale noticed MotoGP™ full 75 full seasons of competitors for the reason that world’s most fun sport was born in 1949. To mark the event in Valencia, we revealed the emblem for the seventy fifth anniversary that can now take centre stage as we have fun all through the 2024 season – which is now simply across the nook.
There can be extra milestones alongside the best way too, together with the seventy fifth anniversary of the very first race that counted in the direction of the world championship classification – the 350cc race on the Isle of Man in 1949 – on the thirteenth of June. Then it’s the anniversary of the primary premier class race, which was on the seventeenth of June 1949.
In order we prepare for the check ban to elevate and engines to roar again into life for 2024, it’s time to begin celebrating! Head to our all-new seventy fifth anniversary web page to take a look at a number of the greatest content material from then and now, with a lot extra to be added all through the season. First cease: a number of the greatest stats from throughout 75 years of unbelievable racing, kicking off #MotoGP75 in fashion!
The Grands Prix
We celebrated GP1000 at Le Mans in 2023, so by the beginning of 2024, there have been 1015 Grands Prix staged for the reason that begin of the World Championship in 1949, comprising 3371 races for solo lessons.
The Champions
126 riders have turn into World Champions – many greater than as soon as. The rider with most world titles is Giacomo Agostini with 15, adopted by Angel Nieto (12 + 1), Mike Hailwood (9), Valentino Rossi (9) and Carlo Ubbiali (9). One other title may add theirs in 2024: Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) has eight Championships on the best way in…
The Winners
399 riders have gained Grands Prix in solo lessons – so reaching 400 in 2024 appears not solely believable or doable, however probably. The newest maiden GP winner is Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) after his Moto3™ victory at Sepang.
The Producers
Honda is essentially the most profitable producer in Grand Prix racing (solo lessons) with 821 wins adopted by Yamaha (520), Aprilia (297), MV Agusta (275) and Kalex (176).
The Nations
30 nationalities have gained solo Grand Prix races. Italy has essentially the most wins, 888, adopted by Spain on 722.
30 international locations have staged Grands Prix too. The newest nation to debut on the calendar is India, with Buddh Worldwide Circuit welcoming MotoGP™ for the primary time in 2023. 2024 sees Kazakhstan set to turn into nation 31!
All through pre-season we’ll take a deeper dive into a few of these numbers, so keep tuned for extra as we glance again on an unbelievable legacy and stay up for a record-breaking 2024 calendar simply across the nook!
