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The 2023 British motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Monster Energy British Grand Prix) was the ninth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship.
The inaugural British motorcycle Grand Prix, the first motorcycle Grand Prix to be held on the British mainland, took place at the Silverstone Circuit. The event was moved to Donington Park in 1987 before returning to Silverstone in 2010.
Aug 6, 2023 · Moto2 delivered enthralling action at the Monster Energy British Grand Prix as Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) came out guns blazing with the heat turned up in Silverstone. The Spaniard got the better of Aron Canet (Pons Wegwow Los40) who had the bit between his teeth in 2nd place.
Sunday 6th August 2023. Warm up: 10:45 - 10:55 CEST; Race: 14:00 CEST; 2023 MotoGP British Grand Prix session timings in the US Friday 4th August 2023. Free Practice 1: 05:45 - 06:30 ET / 02:45...
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An FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme in 1949. The commercial rights are now owned by Dorna Sports, with the FIM remaining as the sport sanctioning body. Teams are represented by the International Road Racing Teams Association (IRTA) and manufacturers by the Motorcycle ...
Pre-MotoGP era
1. 1949: Start of the world championship in Grand Prix motorcycle racing for five separate categories, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and sidecars. Harold Daniell won the first ever 500cc Grand Prix race held at the Isle of Man TT. 2. 1951: Sidecars reduced in engine capacity from 600cc to 500cc 3. 1952: Ken Kavanagh wins the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix to become the first Australian competitor to win a world championship Grand Prix race. Ray Ammwins the 1952 350cc Nations Grand Prix to become t...
The starting grid is composed of three columns and contains approximately 20 riders. Grid positions are decided in descending order of qualifying speed, with the fastest on the poleor first position. Races last approximately 45 minutes, each race is a sprint from start to finish without pitting for fuel or tires. In 2005, a flag-to-flag rule for Mo...
The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. Giacomo Agostini is the most successful champion in Grand Prix history, with 15 titles to his name (8 in the 500cc class and 7 in the 350cc class). The most dominant rider of all time was Mike Hailwood,...
The following shows the key technical regulations for each class. It was also introduced for the 2005 year, that under rule 2.10.5: 'No fuel on the motorcycle may be more than 15 °C below ambient temperature. The use of any device on the motorcycle to artificially decrease the temperature of the fuel below ambient temperature is forbidden. No motor...
Hitting the Apex, a documentary filmabout MotoGP, was released in 2015 and is now available on DVD.Faster, a documentary filmabout MotoGP, was released in 2003 and is now available on DVD.Fastest, a documentary filmabout MotoGP, was released in 2011 and is now available on DVD.MotoGP Unlimited, a documentary filmabout MotoGP, was released in 2022.- Naturally-aspirated
- DOHC, four-valves per cylinder
- Four-stroke (from 2012)
The 2023 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fifth round of the 2023 MotoE World Championship. All races were held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 6 August 2023.
Aug 3, 2023 · Updated 03/08/2023 at 08:49 GMT. After a six-week break for the middle of the season, MotoGP returns for the second half of the campaign with the action kicking off with the British Grand...
