Motorcycle competition held in Sweden
Motor race
The Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in various stints from 1958 to 1990 .
Anderstorp, used in 1968–1977 with a different layout
Råbelövsbanan, used in 1959 and 1961
Hedemora, used in 1958
1971–1972: Sveriges Grand Prix för motorcyklar (no official sponsor)[ 1]
1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1981–1989: Swedish TT (no official sponsor)[ 2]
1975: Pommac Swedish TT[ 3]
1978: Sveriges Grand Prix (no official sponsor)[ 4]
1979: Grand Prix of Sweden (no official sponsor)[ 5]
1990: Nordic TT (no official sponsor)[ 6]
Winners of the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins
Rider
Wins
Category
Years won
7
Barry Sheene
500cc
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
125cc
1971
4
Giacomo Agostini
500cc
1971, 1972
350cc
1971, 1972
Ángel Nieto
125cc
1972, 1977
50cc
1971, 1976
Takazumi Katayama
500cc
1982
350cc
1977
250cc
1974, 1976
Eddie Lawson
500cc
1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
3
Teuvo Länsivuori
500cc
1974
350cc
1973, 1974
Pier Paolo Bianchi
125cc
1976, 1978, 1979
Anton Mang
250cc
1981, 1985, 1987
Fausto Gresini
125cc
1984, 1986, 1987
2
Geoff Duke
500cc
1958
350cc
1958
Gary Hocking
500cc
1961
250cc
1959
Rodney Gould
250cc
1971, 1972
Jan de Vries
50cc
1972, 1973
Gregg Hansford
350cc
1978
250cc
1978
Ricardo Tormo
125cc
1981
50cc
1977
Freddie Spencer
500cc
1983, 1985
Sito Pons
250cc
1988, 1989
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins
Manufacturer
Wins
Category
Years won
17
Yamaha
500cc
1974, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
350cc
1973, 1974, 1977
250cc
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1986
125cc
1974
13
Honda
500cc
1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989
250cc
1961, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
125cc
1961, 1990
8
MV Agusta
500cc
1961, 1971, 1972, 1973
350cc
1959, 1971, 1972
125cc
1959
7
Morbidelli
250cc
1979, 1982
125cc
1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984
6
Suzuki
500cc
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
125cc
1971
4
Kawasaki
350cc
1978
250cc
1977, 1978, 1981
3
Bultaco
125cc
1977
50cc
1976, 1977
Derbi
125cc
1972, 1988
50cc
1971
2
Norton
500cc
1958
350cc
1958
MZ
250cc
1958, 1959
Kreidler
50cc
1972, 1973
Minarelli
125cc
1978, 1979
Garelli
125cc
1986, 1987
By year
References
57°15′55″N 13°36′15″E / 57.26528°N 13.60417°E / 57.26528; 13.60417
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