Mallory Park

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Mallory Park Circuit

The track today
Location	Leicestershire, UK
Coordinates	52°35′55″N 1°20′16″W / 52.59861°N 1.33778°W / 52.59861; -1.33778Coordinates: 52°35′55″N 1°20′16″W / 52.59861°N 1.33778°W / 52.59861; -1.33778
Major events	BSB, club meetings
Car Circuit
Length	1.350 mi (2.173 km)
Turns	5
Race lap record	37.92 (Nick Algar, Gould GR55, 2009, British Sprint Championship)
Oval Circuit
Length	1.000 mi (1.609 km)
Turns	4
Motorcycle Short Circuit
Length	1.390 mi (2.237 km)
Turns	8
Superbike Circuit
Length	1.410 mi (2.269 km)
Turns	11

Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley, in central England. Originally used for grass-track until 1955, a new, basically oval hard-surfaced course was constructed for 1956, with a later extension forming a loop with a hairpin bend.^[1]

With the car circuit measuring only 1.35 miles (2.173 km) it is amongst the shortest permanent race circuits in the UK. However, chicanes introduced to reduce speeds in motorcycle events mean that the Superbike Circuit is now slightly longer, at 1.41 miles (2.269 km). Shorter UK circuits are Lydden Hill, Brands Hatch Indy circuit, Scotland's Knockhill and Silverstone's diminutive Stowe circuit.

The Circuit[]

The circuit has a number of formations, founded on a basic one-mile oval, with the majority of configurations including the northerly extension to the tight, 180° Shaw's Hairpin. At the other end of the circuit lies the long right-hand Gerard's Bend. Gerard's is about a third of a mile long and turns through nearly 200°. It was named after local racing hero Bob Gerard, who opened the newly reconstructed circuit on 25 April 1956. Unusually, there are a number of large lakes occupying approximately half of the circuit infield. Despite its short length and Shaw's Hairpin, the tightest corner of any UK track, (other than the hairpin on Cadwell Park's short circuit,) Mallory is a fast circuit. To reduce speeds for motorcycle racing a pair of chicanes have been introduced, together with a revised exit to Gerard's. Edwina's was added toward the end of the straight following Gerard's, named after former managing director of the circuit Edwina Overend, and the Bus Stop Chicane on the descent to the sweeping left kink, the Devil's Elbow, a blind, downhill, off camber left-hander before the start–finish line on Kirkby Straight. In 2003 a new complex was added toward the end of Gerard's curve. This sequence of bends was designed to reduce speeds on entry to Edwina's, and to prevent motorcycles from colliding as they jockey for position into the chicane.^[2] Mallory is the only major oval course remaining in Britain following the closure of Rockingham Motor Speedway.^[3]

Mallory Park does not have any true permanent garage facilities, although there are a handful of open garages in the pitlane.

History[]

Origins – 1950s[]

Motorcycle riders passing through the John Cooper Esses, taking part in a circuit track day

The estate at Mallory Park has many historical connections, the oldest being the unique Anglo-Saxons defended moat which is now known as , while a Roman road passes through the estate. Fast forward to the 18th century, when in 1762, Sir became Viscount Wentworth, the title descended on the distaff side. Lord Byron married into the Wentworth family and it is said on his visits to Mallory, he wrote beneath the shade of the Lebanon cedar tree which still stands in the grounds of . The last occupant of Kirkby Hall was who died in 1941, when it was sold.

During the Second World War, the circuit started life as Royal Air Force Kirkby Mallory, a satellite landing ground (SLG) and closed in 1947. The hall was a large house which was demolished in 1952, leaving only the stable block and the coach house which now forms the circuit offices, workshops, hotel, pub and restaurant.

The estate of 300 acres was sold by auction in 1953 and was bought by a Mr. Moult of Derby who planned to have horse racing on the disused pony trotting track. Following the war, Mallory became a circuit in the late 1940s, which defined the outline of the oval track still in use today. After the financial collapse of the equestrian club responsible for the circuit (Kirkby Mallory Racing Association), the track was hired by various motorcycle clubs for grass track motorcycle and motorcycle sidecar racing. For example, between September 1949 until 1954, the Leicester Query Motorcycle Club held grass track races. In 1955, the estate was purchased by Clive Wormleighton, under whose influence, the present tarmac was constructed at a cost of £60,000 in 1956. Upon completion of the building work, a circuit test was held on 26 April, when local Grand Prix driver Bob Gerard and Maurice Cann respectively conducted a Cooper-Bristol Formula Two car and a Moto Guzzi motorcycle around the track, Gerard managing an 81 mph lap.^[4]

The very first race was held on 29 April, when the Leicester Query Club organised a motorcycle meeting. A large crowd in excess of 20,000 spectators attended the Grand Opening event on 13 May 1956. 248 riders arrived in Leicestershire for this meeting, which saw set the first lap record at a speed of 84.08 mph, riding a Norton bike. Cars first appeared at the Whit Monday meeting, the event being organised by Peter Fulke Greville of the . The first car race victory went to D. Rees in an Austin.^[4]

A statue of Lotus Cars and Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman, at the Hairpin Gate into the Mallory Park motor racing circuit

Many famous racing stars have raced at Mallory over the years, indeed a young John Surtees raced against his father, . While Jack was a successfully grass track racer at Mallory, John went on to be only World Champion on both two and four wheels.^[4]

Famous competitors who have raced at Mallory, include John Surtees who won the first ‘Race of the Year’ in 1958. While, the 1960 race, saw Mike Hailwood win and set a new lap record of 89 mph. Both Hailwood and Surtees, along with Jim Clark and Colin Chapman are commemorated with Statues at the front gate. Around this time, Clive Wormleighton added the lakes, which were formed by adding the sluice gate across the Brook.^[4][5]

1960s[]

Clive Wormleighton continued to run the circuit very successfully until 1962 when ownership passed to in July, the previous owner remaining in a consultancy capacity until the end of September. Before this, on 11 June 1962 Mallory Park saw it first non-championship Formula One (International 2000 Guineas) race, won by John Surtees aboard a Lola Mk4 from the privately entered Lotuses of Jack Brabham and Graham Hill. Surtees was now a major race winner at Mallory on both 2 and 4 wheels.^[4]

Over the next two years, a considerable amount of money was spent on Mallory with the building of new spectator stands and a new commentators’ press and timekeepers’ boxes. Further developments took place raising the standard of the track. Crowd grew and in 1962, over 50,000 people paid to see the Post TT International Motor Cycle meeting, when Mike Hailwood won, improving the lap record to 91.70 mph. This led to it Race of the Year and Sidecar race of the Year being sponsored by the Daily Mail. Under the control of Peter Fulke Greville, Grovewood Securities, Mallory enjoyed its golden days in the 1960s and 1970s with some of the greatest names in motorsport competing there. Amongst these, a young Austrian who arrived for the Whit Sunday meeting in 1964, for his first race in England in a new Formula Two Brabham – Jochen Rindt. He asked Denny Hulme if he could follow him round to learn the circuit and then proceeded to set fastest time in qualifying; despite being delayed in the race, he finished third behind the reigning World Champion, Jim Clark and his experienced team-mate Peter Arundell.^[4][5]

1970s[]

Throughout the Sixties and Seventies, the circuit hosted almost every major British car and bike championship. However, on occasions there were European Championship events. For example, 12 March 1972, saw FIA European Formula Two Championship, with Dave Morgan winning in his Reeves Racing Brabham-Ford BT35, from the future Ferrari pairing of Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann.

1970 saw Mallory used as a venue for cycle racing with the World road race championships being run on a road course starting and finishing at Mallory and incorporating the circuit (reversed) each lap. The professional event was won by ill-fated Belgian Jean-Pierre Monseré.^[6]

Formula Two returned again 1973, this time Morgan could only finish third. The victor was Frenchman, Jean-Pierre Jarier in his works March-BMW 732. Second was .

After a little over 20 years the owners of Mallory Park decided that enough was enough and offered the estate for sale; no doubt the expense of bringing Brands Hatch (which Grovewood also owned) up to current Grand Prix standards had some effort on the decision and the re-opening of Donington Park, which was only some 20 miles away, may have influenced the decision. Whatever the reasons, Mallory was once more on the market but, reportedly with a restriction in its future use for motor sport on its future use for motor racing, although planning permission had been obtained for the erection of 30 dwelling on the estate.^[4]

Meanwhile, famously the Bay City Rollers tartan army played a concert during a BBC-organised 'Fun Day' on 18 May 1975, on a stage specifically constructed in the middle of the lake.^[7]

1980s and onwards[]

A Lotus Elite cornering on a hairpin in November 2009.

Enter a very determined lady, Edwina Overend, who was the competitions secretary of the Midlands Centre of the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC). As the time passed and the 1982 season drew to its close, the expected cessation of racing at Mallory loomed large and various time wasters had come and gone, Overend approached with a view to his purchasing the estate. Meek was a well-known racing driver and businessman who effected the purchase late in 1982, and reopened the circuit on 29 May 1983, the first race of the new era being organised by the 750 Motor Club. There was no interruption to the programme and Mallory went from strength to strength, apart from a hiccup from in December 1985 when the local borough council served a Noise Nuisance Order which restricted use of the circuit to 40 days a year. On Sundays there is an absolute curfew and no racing engines must be run after 6 pm.^[4]

Mallory Park has hosted all major motor racing formulae to be contested in post-war England – European Formula Two Championship, British Formula One Championship, Group 7 sport cars, European Formula 5000, British Formula Three Championship and British Saloon Car Championship. In the 1981 programme the name of Damon Hill appears as one of the ‘Ams’ in the Yamaha RD350 Pro-Am series.^[4]

Annually in October, The Festival of Sidecars takes place. No solo machines compete, but sidecars of all categories are entered, including three-wheelers such as those made by the Morgan Motor Company.

From the mid-1990s, the BRSCC promoted EuroCars, V6 and V8 saloon-outline cars which had graduated from the stock car circuits. At Mallory Park, they ran anticlockwise on the oval circuit.^[4]

Records[]

A Lola T70 Spyder sports car, on test at Mallory Park, October 2007

The history of the 100-mile-per-hour (160 km/h) lap at the Leicestershire circuit is interesting; the first one was a long time coming, for it was not until 1966 that it finally happened when on 29 May, Denny Hulme took a Lola T70 round in 47.6sec at a speed of 102.10 mph (164.31 km/h). Two years later, established the first Formula Three 100 mph (160 km/h) lap in a Titan, which he took round in 48sec (101.25 mph (162.95 km/h)). With coming of the large capacity single-seater like the Formula 5000 and Formula One cars, the outright record continue to fall until, in 1979, Ricardo Zunino took an Arrows A1 round in 40.065sec at an incredible 121.32 mph (195.25 km/h). 22 years after the 100-mile-per-hour (160 km/h) late, Vincenzo Sospiri established the first such lap in a Formula Ford when he drove a Van Diemen RF88 at 100.41 mph (161.59 km/h) in 48.44sec.^[4]

By the end of the 20th Century, the outright lap record on the full circuit, which still stands to the credit of , driving a Formula One Footwork-Judd FA13 in the BOSS Formula at 127.12 mph (204.58 km/h) in 38.23secs. it was set on 5 May 1997.^[4]

On the oval circuit, the record has stood since May 1995, the credit of a V6 Ford Mondeo Eurocar of at 106.51 mph (171.41 km/h) in 33.84sec.^[4]

While on two wheels, the full lap record was set during the 2017 ‘Race of the year’ at 50.660s, at 97.86 mph (157.49 km/h), by Bradley Ray abroad a 1000cc Suzuki.^[8]

In the karting world John Riley in his Division 1 Superkart set the lap record of 44.071s,^[9] at 110.30 mph (177.51 km/h) in June 2006. At this point he was already the lap record holder in the Formula 250 National Superkart class with a laptime of 45.141s,^[10] at 107.66 mph (173.26 km/h) set in August 2001.

Other uses[]

Motocross Circuit[]

Antonio Cairoli, riding a FMI Yamaha YZ450F, winning the FIM MX2 round at Mallory Park 2008

Adjacent to the road course is a purpose-built motocross circuit which played host to the Grand Prix of Great Britain in 2008. The event was being organised by off-road promotions company RHL, who originally planned to use the former Grand Prix circuit at Foxhill, near Swindon, until it became apparent that the infrastructure at the Wiltshire venue would not be sufficient for such a high-profile event.

The event was seen as a success by fans, with over 30,000 fans in attendance over the weekend. However, the Grand Prix only returned once more in 2009.

The circuit has been unused since late 2013 and has fallen into disuse. Motocross activities ended due to noise concerns and, in the interests of improving relations with the local community, the new owners of the circuit have no plans to recommence Motocross.

Cycling[]

The park is used as a venue for Triathlon training, with the tarmac circuit offering traffic-free conditions for endurance training in cycling and distance-running. The lake enables open water swimming.^[11][12][13] Occasionally, family cycling fun-events are held.^[14][15][16]

Major Race Results[]

British Grasstrack Championship[]

Year	Class	Winners	Runner-up	3rd place
1951	500cc	ENG	ENG	ENG Albert Hull
	350cc	ENG	ENG	ENG
	Right-hand Sidecars	ENG Cyril Smith &	ENG &	ENG & ANOther
1953	500cc	ENG	ENG	ENG Alf Hagon
	350cc	ENG	ENG	ENG Alf Hagon
	Right-hand Sidecars	ENG & George Mason	ENG &	ENG Charlie Freeman &
1954	500cc	ENG Alf Hagon	ENG	ENG
	350cc	ENG Alf Hagon	ENG	ENG
	Right-hand Sidecars	ENG Bill Evans &	ENG Brian Stonebridge &	ENG &

• Note: Bill who finished second in the 1951 Sidecars went on to complete many laps around Mallory in Road Racing. He is the father of , the record breaking Isle of Man TT competitor.

Formula One Non-World Championship races[]

Year	Race	Driver	Constructor
1962	International 2000 Guineas	John Surtees	Lola- Climax Mk4
		Geoff Lees	Ensign-Cosworth N175
			March-Cosworth
		Rupert Keegan	Arrows-Cosworth A1
		David Kennedy	Wolf-Cosworth WR6
		Emilio de Villota	Williams-Cosworth FW07
		Emilio de Villota	Williams-Cosworth FW07

International Formula Two Championship[]

Year	Race	Driver	Car
1959		Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax T45
		Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax T45
		Jim Clark	Lotus-Cosworth 32
1967		John Surtees	Lola-Cosworth T100
1971		Henri Pescarolo	March-Cosworth 712M
1972		Dave Morgan	Brabham-Ford BT35
1973		Jean-Pierre Jarier	March-BMW 732

^[17]

European Formula 5000 Championship[]

The BRSCC's European Formula 5000 Championship, organised in the UK but taking in events across Europe, was first contested in 1969. The title sponsorship moved from Guards to Rothmans to Shellsport before the series let in F1, F2 and F. Atlantic cars for 1976.

The Interscope-liveried Lola T332 Formula 5000 car rounds the hairpin at Mallory Park, October 2009.

Year	Race	Driver	Car
1969	Guards Formula 5000 Championship Rd.4	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Chevrolet M10A
1970	Guards European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.8	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Chevrolet M10B
1971	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.1	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Chevrolet TS8
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.7	Graham McRae	McLaren-Chevrolet M10B
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.9	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Chevrolet TS8
1972	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.2	Alan Rollinson	Lola-Chevrolet T300
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.9	Steve Thompson	Surtees-Chevrolet TS8
1973	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.2	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet GM1
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.7	Keith Holland	Trojan-Chevrolet T101
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.10	Brett Lunger	Trojan-Chevrolet T101
1974	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.2	David Hobbs	Lola-Chevrolet T330
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.11	Bob Evans	Lola-Chevrolet T332
	Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.17	Guy Edwards	Lola-Chevrolet T332
1975	Shellsport European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.9	Teddy Pilette	Lola-Chevrolet T400
	Shellsport European Formula 5000 Championship Rd.15	Teddy Pilette	Lola-Chevrolet T400

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British Formula Three[]

Year	Race	Driver	Car
		John Taylor	Cooper-BMC T72
			Brabham-Ford BT9
		Jackie Stewart	Cooper-BMC T72
			Brabham-Ford Holbay BT6
		Chris Irwin	Merlyn-Ford Holbay Mk7
			Brabham-Ford Holbay BT6
		Derek Bell	Lotus -BMC 22
			Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT10
		Tony Dean	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT15
		Tony Dean	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT15
		Harry Stiller	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT16
		Chris Lambert	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT15
		Morris Nunn	Lotus-Ford Cosworth 41
		Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford Cosworth 41
			Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT18
		Peter Gethin	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT18
		Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford Holbay BT21
		Morris Nunn	Lotus-Ford Holbay 41
			Brabham-Ford Cosworth-Holbay BT18
		Harry Stiller	Brabham-Ford Cosworth BT21
			Brabham-Ford Cosworth-Holbay BT18
			Brabham-Ford Lucas BT21
			Brabham-Ford Lucas BT21
		Tetsu Ikuzawa	Brabham-Ford BT21B
			Brabham-Ford Lucas BT21
		Tetsu Ikuzawa	Brabham-Ford Holbay BT21B
		Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford Holbay BT21B
		Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford Holbay BT21B
		Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford Holbay BT21B
		Tetsu Ikuzawa	Lotus-Ford Holbay 59
			Lotus-Ford Holbay 59
		Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Holbay 59
		Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Holbay 59
			Chevron-Ford Holbay B15
		Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Holbay 59
			Lotus-Ford Holbay 59A
		Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Holbay 59A
		Roger Williamson	March-Ford 69
			Ensign-Ford Holbay LNF1
			Ensign-Ford Holbay LNF1
		Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Holbay 69
		Jody Scheckter	Merlyn-Ford Holbay Mk21
			Lotus-Ford Holbay 69
		Tony Trimmer	Lotus-Ford 73
			Ensign-Ford LNF3
		Roger Williamson	GRD-Ford Holbay 372
		Tony Brise	GRD-Ford Holbay 372
		Alan Jones	GRD-Ford 373
			March-Ford Holbay 733
		Brian Henton	GRD-Ford Holbay 373
		Tony Brise	March-Ford Holbay 733
		Mike Wilds	March-Ford Holbay 733
			GRD-Ford 373
			GRD-Ford 373
			Ehrlich-Toyota ES5/6
		Rupert Keegan	Chevron-Toyota B34
	Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy	Stephen South	March-Toyota 763
	B.R.S.C.C. Trophy	Stephen South	March-Toyota 763
		Derek Daly	Chevron-Toyota B38
		Nelson Piquet	Ralt-Toyota RT1
		Derek Warwick	Ralt-Toyota RT1
		Rob Wilson	Ralt-Toyota RT1
1979		Chico Serra	March-Toyota 793
		Stefan Johansson	Ralt-Toyota RT3
		Jonathan Palmer	Ralt-Toyota RT3/81
		Roberto Moreno	Ralt-Toyota RT3/81
		Tommy Byrne	Ralt-Toyota Hesketh RT3C/81
		Enrique Mansilla	Ralt-Toyota RT3D/82

^[19][20]

British Touring Car Championship[]

Year	Race		Driver	Car
1958		Class A	John Sprinzel	Austin A35
		Classes B, C & D	Gawaine Baillie	Jaguar 3.4 Litre
1960		1000cc only	Doc Shepherd	Austin A40 Farina
1963	non-championship race	Class A	Paddy Hopkirk	Mini Cooper S
1967		Classes A & B	John Rhodes	Mini Cooper S
		Classes C & D	Frank Gardner	Ford Falcon Sprint
1968		Classes A & B	John Fitzpatrick	Ford Escort 1300 GT
		Classes C & D	Brian Muir	Ford Falcon Sprint
1969		Classes A & B	Gordon Spice	Morris Mini Cooper S
		Classes C & D	Rod Mansfield	Ford Escort Twin Cam
1971	non-championship race			Ford Escort Twin Cam
		Classes C & D	Brian Muir	Chevrolet Camaro Z28
		Classes A & B		Mini Cooper S
1972		Classes A & B		BMC Mini Cooper S
		Classes C & D	Brian Muir	Ford Capri RS2600
1974		Classes A & B	Andy Rouse	Triumph Dolomite Sprint
		Classes C & D	Stuart Graham	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Mk2
1975		Classes A & B	Andy Rouse	Triumph Dolomite Sprint
		Classes C & D	Richard Lloyd	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Mk2
		Classes A & B	Andy Rouse	Triumph Dolomite Sprint
		Classes C & D	Stuart Graham	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 MK2
1976		Classes A & B	Win Percy	Toyota Celica GT
		Classes C & D	Tom Walkinshaw	Ford Capri II 3.0
1978		Classes A & B	Richard Lloyd	Volkswagen Golf GTI
		Classes C & D	Gordon Spice	Ford Capri III 3.0S
1979		Classes A & B	Win Percy	Toyota Celica GT
		Classes C & D		Ford Capri III 3.0S
1980		Classes A & B	John Morris	Volkswagen Scirocco GTI
		Classes C & D	Andy Rouse	Ford Capri III 3.0S
		Classes A & B	Tony Lanfranchi	Audi 80 GLE
		Classes C & D	Gordon Spice	Ford Capri III 3.0S
1981		Classes A & B	John Morris	Volkswagen Golf GTI
		Classes C & D	Andy Rouse	Ford Capri III 3.0S
1982		Classes A & B	Jeff Allam	Rover 3500 S
		Classes C & D	Win Percy	Toyota Corolla GT

^[21]

British Superbike Championship[]

Year	Race	Rider	Manufacturer
			500cc Suzuki
		Darren Dixon	500cc Suzuki RG500
			600cc Norton RCW 588
			750cc Honda RC30
		Terry Rymer	750cc Yamaha 0W01
		Terry Rymer	750cc Yamaha 0W01
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Suzuki GSX-R750
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Suzuki GSX-R750
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki ZXR750R
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Yamaha
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Yamaha
		Jim Moodie	588cc Norton RFI 588
		Jim Moodie	588cc Norton RFI 588
			750cc Yamaha
			750cc Yamaha
		Jamie Whitham	916cc Ducati 916
		Jamie Whitham	916cc Ducati 916
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Yamaha YZF750
		Jamie Whitham	750cc Yamaha YZF750
		Niall Mackenzie	750cc Yamaha YZF750
		Niall Mackenzie	750cc Yamaha YZF750
			750cc Kawasaki ZX-7RR
		Niall Mackenzie	750cc Yamaha YZF750
			916cc Ducati 916
		Chris Walker	750cc Kawasaki ZX-7RR
		James Haydon	750cc Suzuki GSX-R750
		John Reynolds	996cc Ducati 996
		Neil Hodgson	996cc Ducati 996
		Chris Walker	750cc Suzuki GSX-R750
2001		John Reynolds	996cc Ducati 996 RS
		Steve Hislop	996cc Ducati 996 RS
		Steve Plater	749cc Yamaha YZF-R7
		Michael Rutter	998cc Ducati 998 RS
2004		John Reynolds	999cc Suzuki GSX-R1000
		Scott Smart	998cc Kawasaki ZX-10R
2005		Michael Rutter	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
		Michael Rutter	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
2006		Ryuichi Kiyonari	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
		Gregorio Lavilla	999cc Ducati 999 F04
2007		Shane Byrne	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
		Ryuichi Kiyonari	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
2008		Shane Byrne	1099cc Ducati 1098R
		Michael Rutter	1099cc Ducati 1098R
2009		James Ellison	999cc Yamaha YZF-R1
		Leon Camier	999cc Yamaha YZF-R1
2010		Ryuichi Kiyonari	999cc Honda CBR1000RR
		Ryuichi Kiyonari	999cc Honda CBR1000RR

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"Race of the Year" (Motorcycles)[]

Year	Race	Rider	Manufacturer
1958		John Surtees	500cc MV Agusta
1959		Bob McIntyre	500cc Norton
1960		Mike Hailwood	500cc Norton
1961		Gary Hocking	500cc MV Agusta
1962		Derek Minter	500cc Norton
1963		Mike Hailwood	500cc MV Agusta
1964		Mike Hailwood	500cc MV Agusta
1965		John Cooper	500cc Norton
1966		Giacomo Agostini	500cc MV Agusta
1967		Mike Hailwood	297cc Honda
1968		Mike Hailwood	297cc Honda
1969		Giacomo Agostini	500cc MV Agusta
1970		John Cooper	350cc
1971		John Cooper	750cc BSA
1972		Jarno Saarinen	350cc Yamaha
1973		Phil Read	500cc MV Agusta
1974		Barry Sheene	750cc Suzuki
1975		Barry Sheene	750cc Suzuki
1976		Steve Baker	750cc Yamaha
1977		Pat Hennen	653cc Suzuki
1978		Barry Sheene	500cc Suzuki
1979		Kenny Roberts	500cc Yamaha
1980		Randy Mamola	500cc Suzuki
1981		Graeme Crosby	500cc Suzuki
1986			500cc Honda
1987			1100cc Suzuki
1988		Jamie Whitham	750cc Suzuki
1989		Terry Rymer	750cc Yamaha
1990		Terry Rymer	750cc Yamaha
1991		Rob McElnea	750cc Yamaha
1992		John Reynolds	750cc Kawasaki
1994			926cc Ducati
1995		Chris Walker	250cc Honda
1996			750cc Kawasaki
1997			500cc Honda
1998		Chris Walker	750cc Kawasaki
1999			500cc Honda
2000		Steve Plater	750cc Kawasaki
2001		Michael Rutter	750cc Kawasaki
2002		Glen Richards	750cc Kawasaki
2003		Michael Rutter	998cc Ducati
2004		John Reynolds	1000cc Suzuki
2005		Glen Richards	1000cc Kawasaki
2006		Chris Walker	1000cc Suzuki
2007		Cal Crutchlow	1000cc Suzuki
2008		Tom Sykes	1000cc Suzuki
2011	Race of the Year	Sam Lowes	1000cc Honda
2014			1000cc Kawasaki
2016		Taylor Mackenzie	1000cc BMW
2017		Bradley Ray	1000cc Suzuki
2018			1000cc Suzuki

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FIM Motocross World Championship[]

Tanel Leok in Grand Prix of Great Britain, followed by David Philippaerts

Year	Race	Rider	Manufacturer
2008	Grand Prix of Great Britain MX1	Jonathan Barragán	KTM
	Grand Prix of Great Britain MX2	Antonio Cairoli	Yamaha
2009	Grand Prix of Great Britain MX1	David Philippaerts	Yamaha
	Grand Prix of Great Britain MX2	Marvin Musquin	KTM

Further reading[]

• Gareth Rogers. Mallory Park: 50 Years at the Friendly Circuit. The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752438511.

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