German motorcycle Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Sachsenring (1998–2019, 2021–present) Nürburgring (1955, 1958, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995–1997) Hockenheimring (1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1967–1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981–1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991–1994) Solitudering (1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964) Schottenring (1953)
First race	1952
Most wins (rider)	Giacomo Agostini (13)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (61)

The German motorcycle Grand Prix, first held in 1925, is a part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship since 1952.

History[]

The first two Großer Preis von Deutschland races were held at Berlin's AVUS before moving to the new the purpose-built Nürburgring which was used in its full 28 km configuration. No GP was held in 1932, in 1933 the AVUS was given another try, and since 1934, public roads near and through Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Saxony were in use, initially without the name Sachsenring which had been used elsewhere. It was adopted in 1937.

After the war, in 1949, two German states were founded, and the FIM introduced a motorcycle World Championship in which neither Germans nor German race tracks could participate due to still being banned. In the (Western) Federal Republic of Germany, a strong motorcycle industry (NSU, DKW etc.) emerged in the early 1950s, as cars were not yet affordable. With the Sachsenring being now in the (Eastern) German Democratic Republic (GDR), a new venue had to be selected. The Nürburgring was damaged and due to its length not very suitable. The Solitudering near Stuttgart had a challenging layout and due to proximity of a major city, the crowds were large, but the narrow roads had to be widened. In 1953, the Schottenring near Fulda was chosen, but due to lack of safety, it was partially boycotted, and only the small classes races had WC status. Attendance at the Nürburgring, which was by now used in its 22.8 km Nordschleife configuration, was disappointing. Former DKW and NSU factory rider and world record setter Wilhelm Herz promoted the Hockenheimring successfully. Thus, with Hockenheim (in odd-numbered years) and Solitude, two tracks in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg shared the German GP until the mid-1960s, when the Solitude was abandoned and replaced by the Nürburgring. There, the lesser known 7.7 km Südschleife was used twice, as in the Eifelrennen races which often attracted international entrants, but that part of the track was not rebuilt in 1970/71; thus in the even years from 1970 to 1980, the famous Nordschleife was used.

In that time, also the "Grand Prix of the GDR", held on the Sachsenring, was part of the WC from 1961 to 1972. It is referred to as East German GP, EGER for short on the MotoGP website. During that period the German GP was also referred to as West German GP (WGER), even though its name never changed.

The popularity of motorcycles sharply fell in late 1950s Germany, as now everyone aspired to get an automobile. Only BMW survived, dominating side car racing. The East German brand MZ had made groundbreaking progress in two stroke technology, but due to defecting personnel and other problems, they fell behind in the late 1960s. After West German Dieter Braun won the East German race on the Sachsenring in 1971, the crowd sung the (West) German anthem, the "Deutschlandlied".^[1] To prevent further "demonstrations", the East German politicians, otherwise eager to gain international recognition, sacrificed the event's World Championship status, limiting entry of riders from Western states from 1972 onwards. With mainly riders from other Eastern bloc socialist states taking part, it was still called Großer Preis der DDR until 1977, when it was renamed Großer Preis des ADMV der DDR after the motorsports governing body.

In 1974, the event on the improved Nürburgring Nordschleife was boycotted by championship contenders as the track had not been fitted with enough straw bales. Traditionally, the Eifelrennen hosted motorcycle and automobile racing on the same weekend. Safety demands became problematic, as drivers asked for armco and catch fences, while rider safety requires unobstructed surroundings, with walls of straw bales in front of obstacles. With Agostini and others holding out, German amateur riders took all wins; with 's win in the 500cc class remains the only race won by a German rider in the premier class (both in the 500cc era and the MotoGP era). The Eifelrennen in spring became an automobile event, and the GP became a separate event in August.

A few years later, in 1980, the last German GP was held on the Nordschleife, with the new GP track taking over in 1984.

The additional 1986 Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix (at Hockenheim) counted towards the WC only for 80cc and 125cc classes.

In 1998, after having become rather unpopular first at Hockenheim and then at Nürburgring due to the style of the promoters, the German motorcycle Grand Prix moved to new promoters, and to the shortened purpose-built Sachsenring where it became a sell-out event since.

The 2020 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.^[2]

Official names and sponsors[]

The names that are included are from both West and East Germany.

• 1952–1956, 1958, 1964–1988, 1990: Großer Preis von Deutschland (no official sponsor, West Germany)^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}
• 1957, 1961, 1963: Großer Preis von Deutschland für Motorräder (no official sponsor, West Germany)^[18][19][20]
• 1959: Intern. Rhein-Pokal (no official sponsor, West-Germany)^[21]
• 1962–1972: Großer Preis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (no official sponsor, East Germany)^{[22][23][24][9][25][26][10][27][28][29]}
• 1989, 1991: Großer Preis von Deutschland für Motorräder (no official sponsor, West Germany until 1990)^[30][31]
• 1992: Großer Preis von Deutschland Motorräder (no official sponsor)^[32]
• 1993: Grand Prix von Deutschland (no official sponsor)^[33]
• 1994–1995: Grand Prix Deutschland (no official sponsor)^[34][35]
• 1996: Warsteiner Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[36]
• 1997: ADAC Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[37]
• 1998–1999: Polini Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[38][39]
• 2000–2003: Cinzano Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^{[40][41][42][43]}
• 2004: VELTINS Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[44]
• 2005, 2007–2009: Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^{[45][46][47][48]}
• 2006: betandwin.com Grand Prix Deutschland^[49]
• 2010–2014: eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^{[50][51][52][53]}
• 2015–2017: GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[54][55][56]
• 2018: Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
• 2019: HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
• 2021–present: Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland

Spectator attendance[]

2006: 93,748

Track gallery[]

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  Avus

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  Solitudering, as used from 1935 to 1965

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  Nürburgring Nordschleife, as used until 1980

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  Nürburgring Grand Prix track, 1984–1997

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  Hockenheimring as used until 1994

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  Sachsenring, used since 1998, layout since 2002

Winners of the motorcycle Grand Prix of Germany[]

Multiple winners (riders)[]

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
13	Giacomo Agostini	500cc	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976
		350cc	1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
11	Marc Márquez	MotoGP	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
		Moto2	2011, 2012
		125cc	2010
8	Carlo Ubbiali	250cc	1956, 1957, 1959
		125cc	1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959
	Ángel Nieto	125cc	1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984
		50cc	1970, 1975, 1976
6	Valentino Rossi	MotoGP	2002, 2005, 2006, 2009
		250cc	1999
		125cc	1997
	Dani Pedrosa	MotoGP	2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
		250cc	2004, 2005
5	John Surtees	500cc	1958, 1959, 1960
		350cc	1958, 1959
	Jim Redman	500cc	1966
		350cc	1963, 1964
		250cc	1962
		125cc	1964
	Mike Hailwood	500cc	1964, 1965
		350cc	1966, 1967
		250cc	1966
	Phil Read	500cc	1973
		250cc	1964, 1965, 1971
		125cc	1968
	Stefan Dörflinger	80cc	1984, 1985
		50cc	1980, 1981, 1983
	Anton Mang	350cc	1981
		250cc	1981, 1982, 1987
		125cc	1976
4	Mick Doohan	500cc	1992, 1994, 1997, 1998
3	Werner Haas	250cc	1953, 1954
		125cc	1952
	Reg Armstrong	500cc	1952, 1956
		350cc	1952
	Ernst Degner	125cc	1961, 1963
		50cc	1962
	Ralph Bryans	250cc	1967
		50cc	1964, 1965
	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	50cc	1966, 1967, 1968
	Walter Villa	350cc	1976
		250cc	1975, 1976
	Kork Ballington	250cc	1978, 1979, 1980
	Christian Sarron	500cc	1985
		250cc	1977, 1984
	Kevin Schwantz	500cc	1988, 1990, 1991
	Luca Cadalora	500cc	1996
		250cc	1988
		125cc	1986
	Marco Melandri	250cc	2001, 2002
		125cc	1999
	Max Biaggi	MotoGP	2004
		500cc	2001
		250cc	1995
2	Geoff Duke	350cc	1954, 1955
	Bill Lomas	350cc	1955, 1956
	Libero Liberati	500cc	1957
		350cc	1957
	Gary Hocking	500cc	1961
		250cc	1960
	Tarquinio Provini	250cc	1958, 1963
	Hugh Anderson	125cc	1965
		50cc	1963
	Luigi Taveri	125cc	1962, 1966
	Dave Simmonds	125cc	1969, 1971
	Jan de Vries	50cc	1971, 1972
	Jarno Saarinen	350cc	1972
		250cc	1973
	Kent Andersson	250cc	1969
		125cc	1973
	Helmut Kassner	350cc	1974
		250cc	1974
	Takazumi Katayama	350cc	1977, 1978
	Jon Ekerold	350cc	1979, 1980
	Kenny Roberts	500cc	1981, 1983
	Carlos Lavado	250cc	1983, 1986
	Gerhard Waibel	80cc	1987
		50cc	1979
	Eddie Lawson	500cc	1986, 1987
	Doriano Romboni	250cc	1993
		125cc	1990
	Dirk Raudies	125cc	1993, 1994
	Daryl Beattie	500cc	1993, 1995
	Ralf Waldmann	250cc	1996
		125cc	1991
	Tetsuya Harada	250cc	1997, 1998
	Marco Simoncelli	250cc	2008, 2009

Multiple winners (manufacturers)[]

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
61	Honda	MotoGP	2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
		500cc	1966, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
		350cc	1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
		250cc	1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
		Moto3	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
		125cc	1962, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999
		50cc	1964, 1965
39	Yamaha	MotoGP	2005, 2006, 2009
		500cc	1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2001
		350cc	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
		250cc	1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2000
		125cc	1968, 1973
31	MV Agusta	500cc	1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976
		350cc	1958, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
		250cc	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
		125cc	1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959
18	Suzuki	500cc	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999
		125cc	1963, 1965, 1967
		50cc	1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968
	Aprilia	250cc	1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
		125cc	1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
9	Kreidler	50cc	1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981
8	Kawasaki	350cc	1981
		250cc	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
		125cc	1969, 1971
	Gilera	500cc	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
		350cc	1957
		250cc	2008, 2009
		125cc	1956
7	KTM	Moto2	2018
		250cc	2007
		Moto3	2012, 2013, 2014, 2021
		125cc	2005
6	Derbi	125cc	2000, 2008, 2010
		80cc	1986, 1988
		50cc	1970
5	NSU	250cc	1953, 1954, 1955
		125cc	1952, 1954
	Garelli	125cc	1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
		50cc	1982
	Kalex	Moto2	2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
4	Aermacchi	350cc	1976
		250cc	1975, 1976
		125cc	1970
	Morbidelli	125cc	1972, 1975, 1976, 1977
	Krauser	80cc	1985, 1987, 1989
		50cc	1983
	Suter	Moto2	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
3	Norton	500cc	1952
		350cc	1952, 1954
	Minarelli	125cc	1978, 1979, 1981
2	Moto Guzzi	350cc	1955, 1956
	Bultaco	50cc	1976, 1978

By year[]

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2021	Sachsenring	Pedro Acosta	KTM	Remy Gardner	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2020	Sachsenring	Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

Year	Track	MotoE		Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2019	Sachsenring	Niki Tuuli	Energica	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Honda	Álex Márquez	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2018	Sachsenring	Jorge Martín	Honda	Brad Binder	KTM	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2017	Sachsenring	Joan Mir	Honda	Franco Morbidelli	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2016	Sachsenring	Khairul Idham Pawi	Honda	Johann Zarco	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2015	Sachsenring	Danny Kent	Honda	Xavier Siméon	Kalex	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2014	Sachsenring	Jack Miller	KTM	Dominique Aegerter	Suter	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2013	Sachsenring	Álex Rins	KTM	Jordi Torres	Suter	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
2012	Sachsenring	Sandro Cortese	KTM	Marc Márquez	Suter	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
Year	Track	125cc		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2011	Sachsenring	Héctor Faubel	Aprilia	Marc Márquez	Suter	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
2010	Sachsenring	Marc Márquez	Derbi	Toni Elías	Moriwaki	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
Year	Track	125cc		250cc		MotoGP		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2009	Sachsenring	Julián Simón	Aprilia	Marco Simoncelli	Gilera	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2008	Sachsenring	Mike Di Meglio	Derbi	Marco Simoncelli	Gilera	Casey Stoner	Ducati	Report
2007	Sachsenring	Gábor Talmácsi	Aprilia	Hiroshi Aoyama	KTM	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
2006	Sachsenring	Mattia Pasini	Aprilia	Yuki Takahashi	Honda	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2005	Sachsenring	Mika Kallio	KTM	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2004	Sachsenring	Roberto Locatelli	Aprilia	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Max Biaggi	Honda	Report
2003	Sachsenring	Stefano Perugini	Aprilia	Roberto Rolfo	Honda	Sete Gibernau	Honda	Report
2002	Sachsenring	Arnaud Vincent	Aprilia	Marco Melandri	Aprilia	Valentino Rossi	Honda	Report
Year	Track	125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2001	Sachsenring	Simone Sanna	Aprilia	Marco Melandri	Aprilia	Max Biaggi	Yamaha	Report
2000	Sachsenring	Youichi Ui	Derbi	Olivier Jacque	Yamaha	Alex Barros	Honda	Report
1999	Sachsenring	Marco Melandri	Honda	Valentino Rossi	Aprilia	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	Suzuki	Report
1998	Sachsenring	Tomomi Manako	Honda	Tetsuya Harada	Aprilia	Michael Doohan	Honda	Report
1997	Nürburgring	Valentino Rossi	Aprilia	Tetsuya Harada	Aprilia	Michael Doohan	Honda	Report
1996	Nürburgring	Masaki Tokudome	Aprilia	Ralf Waldmann	Honda	Luca Cadalora	Honda	Report
1995	Nürburgring	Haruchika Aoki	Honda	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	Daryl Beattie	Suzuki	Report
1994	Hockenheim	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Loris Capirossi	Honda	Michael Doohan	Honda	Report
1993	Hockenheim	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Doriano Romboni	Honda	Daryl Beattie	Honda	Report
1992	Hockenheim	Bruno Casanova	Aprilia	Pierfrancesco Chili	Aprilia	Michael Doohan	Honda	Report
1991	Hockenheim	Ralf Waldmann	Honda	Helmut Bradl	Honda	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report
1990	Nürburgring GP-Strecke	Doriano Romboni	Honda	Wilco Zeelenberg	Honda	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report

Year	Track	80cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1989	Hockenheim	Peter Öttl	Krauser	Àlex Crivillé	JJ Cobas	Sito Pons	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report
1988	Nürburgring GP-Strecke	Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Ezio Gianola	Honda	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report
1987	Hockenheim	Gerhard Waibel	Krauser	Fausto Gresini	Garelli	Anton Mang	Honda	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
1986	Nürburgring GP-Strecke	Manuel Herreros	Derbi	Luca Cadalora	Garelli	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
1985	Hockenheim	Stefan Dörflinger	Krauser	August Auinger		Martin Wimmer	Yamaha	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Report
1984	Nürburgring GP-Strecke	Stefan Dörflinger	Zündapp	Ángel Nieto	Garelli	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1983	Hockenheim	Stefan Dörflinger	Krauser	Ángel Nieto	Garelli	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report

Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1982	Hockenheim	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli			Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Manfred Herweh	Yamaha	Randy Mamola	Suzuki	Report
1981	Hockenheim	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
1980	Nürburgring Nordschleife	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Guy Bertin	Motobécane	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	Marco Lucchinelli	Suzuki	Report
1979	Hockenheim	Gerhard Waibel	Kreidler	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	Wil Hartog	Suzuki	Report
1978	Nürburgring Nordschleife	Ricardo Tormo	Bultaco	Ángel Nieto	Minarelli	Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	Virginio Ferrari	Suzuki	Report
1977	Hockenheim	Herbert Rittberger	Kreidler	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1976	Nürburgring Nordschleife	Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	Anton Mang	Morbidelli	Walter Villa	Aermacchi Harley-Davidson	Walter Villa	Aermacchi Harley-Davidson	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
1975	Hockenheim	Ángel Nieto	Kreidler	Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	Walter Villa	Aermacchi Harley-Davidson	Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha	Report
1974	Nürburgring Nordschleife[57]		Kreidler		Maico	Helmut Kassner	Yamaha	Helmut Kassner	Yamaha		Yamaha
1973	Hockenheim	Theo Timmer		Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha	Phil Read	MV Agusta
1972	Nürburgring Nordschleife[58]	Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Gilberto Parlotti	Morbidelli	Hideo Kanaya	Yamaha	Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1971	Hockenheim	Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Phil Read	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1970	Nürburgring Nordschleife[59]	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	John Dodds	Aermacchi	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1969	Hockenheim	Aalt Toersen	Kreidler	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1968	Nürburgring Südschleife [60]	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Suzuki	Phil Read	Yamaha	Bill Ivy	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1967	Hockenheim	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Suzuki	Yoshimi Katayama	Suzuki	Ralph Bryans	Honda	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1966	Hockenheim	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Suzuki	Luigi Taveri	Honda	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda
1965	Nürburgring Südschleife[61]	Ralph Bryans	Honda	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Phil Read	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta
1964	Solitude	Ralph Bryans	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda	Phil Read	Yamaha	Jim Redman	Honda	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta
1963	Hockenheim	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Ernst Degner	Suzuki	Tarquinio Provini	Morini	Jim Redman	Honda
1962	Solitude	Ernst Degner	Suzuki	Luigi Taveri	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda
1961	Hockenheim			Ernst Degner	MZ	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	František Šťastný	Jawa	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta

Year	Track	125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1960	Solitude			Gary Hocking	MV Agusta			John Surtees	MV Agusta	Report
1959	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	John Surtees	MV Agusta	John Surtees	MV Agusta
1958	Nürburgring Nordschleife[62]	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Tarquinio Provini	MV Agusta	John Surtees	MV Agusta	John Surtees	MV Agusta
1957	Hockenheim	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Libero Liberati	Gilera	Libero Liberati	Gilera
1956	Solitude	Romolo Ferri	Gilera	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	Report
1955	Nürburgring Nordschleife[63]	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Hermann Paul Müller	NSU	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	Geoff Duke	Gilera	Report
1954	Solitude	Rupert Hollaus	NSU	Werner Haas	NSU	Ray Amm	Norton	Geoff Duke	Gilera
1953	Schottenring	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	Werner Haas	NSU	Carlo Bandirola		Walter Zeller
1952	Solitude	Werner Haas	NSU	Rudi Felgenheier	DKW	Reg Armstrong	Norton	Reg Armstrong	Norton	Report
1951	Solitude	Hermann Paul Müller		Enrico Lorenzetti		Geoff Duke		Geoff Duke

Year	Track	175cc	250cc	350cc	500cc	Report
	Sachsenring		Nello Pagani		Dorino Serafini
	Sachsenring		Ewald Kluge		Georg Meier
	Sachsenring		Ewald Kluge	Harold Daniell	Karl Gall
	Sachsenring (Hohenstein-Ernstthal)		H. G. Tyrell Smith	Freddie Frith	Jimmie Guthrie
	Sachsenring (Hohenstein-Ernstthal)				Jimmie Guthrie
	Sachsenring (Hohenstein-Ernstthal)		H. G. Tyrell Smith	Jimmie Simpson
	AVUS		Charlie Dodson	Ernst Loof
	Nürburgring Nordschleife			H. G. Tyrell Smith	Stanley Woods
	Nürburgring Nordschleife			Jimmie Guthrie	Graham Walker
	Nürburgring Nordschleife			Wal Handley	H. G. Tyrell Smith
	Nürburgring Nordschleife			Pietro Ghersi	Charlie Dodson
	Nürburgring Nordschleife		Cecil Ashby	Jimmie Simpson	Graham Walker
	AVUS		Jock Porter	Jimmie Simpson
	AVUS		Cecil Ashby

Winners of the East German motorcycle Grand Prix[]

East German Grand Prix

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Sachsenring (1961–1972)
First race	1961
Last race	1972
Most wins (rider)	Giacomo Agostini (11)
Most wins (manufacturer)	MV Agusta (19)

Multiple winners (riders)[]

# Wins	Rider	Wins
		Category	Years won
11	Giacomo Agostini	500cc	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
		350cc	1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
9	Mike Hailwood	500cc	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
		350cc	1963, 1967
		250cc	1961, 1963, 1966
5	Jim Redman	350cc	1962, 1964, 1965
		250cc	1962, 1965
4	Ángel Nieto	125cc	1970, 1971
		50cc	1969, 1971
	Phil Read	350cc	1972
		250cc	1964, 1967
		125cc	1968
2	Gary Hocking	500cc	1961
		350cc	1961
	Hugh Anderson	125cc	1963, 1964
	Luigi Taveri	125cc	1962, 1966
	Bill Ivy	250cc	1968
		125cc	1967

Multiple winners (manufacturers)[]

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
		Category	Years won
19	MV Agusta	500cc	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
		350cc	1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
10	Honda	350cc	1962, 1964, 1965, 1967
		250cc	1961, 1962, 1965, 1966
		125cc	1962, 1966
8	Yamaha	250cc	1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
		125cc	1967, 1968
4	Derbi	125cc	1970, 1971
		50cc	1969, 1971
3	Suzuki	125cc	1963, 1964, 1965
2	MZ	250cc	1963
		125cc	1961
		50cc	1970, 1972

By year[]

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1972	Sachsenring	Theo Timmer		Börje Jansson	Maico	Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	Phil Read	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1971	Sachsenring	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Dieter Braun	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1970	Sachsenring	Aalt Toersen		Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Rod Gould	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1969	Sachsenring	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Renzo Pasolini	Benelli	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1968	Sachsenring			Phil Read	Yamaha	Bill Ivy	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1967	Sachsenring			Bill Ivy	Yamaha	Phil Read	Yamaha	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta
1966	Sachsenring			Luigi Taveri	Honda	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	František Šťastný	Jawa-CZ
1965	Sachsenring			Frank Perris	Suzuki	Jim Redman	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta
1964	Sachsenring			Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Phil Read	Yamaha	Jim Redman	Honda	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta
1963	Sachsenring			Hugh Anderson	Suzuki	Mike Hailwood	MZ	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta
1962	Sachsenring	Jan Huberts	Kreidler	Luigi Taveri	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda	Jim Redman	Honda	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta

Year	Track	125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
1961	Sachsenring	Ernst Degner	MZ	Mike Hailwood	Honda	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta
1960	Sachsenring	Ernst Degner		John Hempleman		Jim Redman		John Hempleman
1959	Sachsenring			Gary Hocking		John Hempleman		Gary Hocking
1958	Sachsenring	Ernst Degner		Horst Fügner		Luigi Taveri		Dickie Dale

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