Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

Swedish Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Scandinavian Raceway (1971–1977, 1981–1990); Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978–1979); Råbelövsbanan (1959, 1961); Hedemora Circuit (1958)
First race	1958
Last race	1990
Most wins (rider)	Barry Sheene (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Yamaha (17)

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.

VenueScandinavian Raceway (1971–1977, 1981–1990)
Karlskoga Motorstadion (1978–1979)
Råbelövsbanan (1959, 1961)
Hedemora Circuit (1958)

First race1958

Last race1990

Most wins (rider)Barry Sheene (7)

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# Wins	Rider	Wins
# Wins	Rider	Category	Years won
7	Barry Sheene	500cc	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
7	Barry Sheene	125cc	1971
4	Giacomo Agostini	500cc	1971, 1972
	Giacomo Agostini	350cc	1971, 1972
	Ángel Nieto	125cc	1972, 1977
	Ángel Nieto	50cc	1971, 1976
	Takazumi Katayama	500cc	1982
		350cc	1977
		250cc	1974, 1976
	Eddie Lawson	500cc	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
3	Teuvo Länsivuori	500cc	1974
	Teuvo Länsivuori	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
	Geoff Duke	350cc	1958
	Gary Hocking	500cc	1961
	Gary Hocking	250cc	1959
	Rodney Gould	250cc	1971, 1972
	Jan de Vries	50cc	1972, 1973
	Gregg Hansford	350cc	1978
	Gregg Hansford	250cc	1978
	Ricardo Tormo	125cc	1981
	Ricardo Tormo	50cc	1977
	Freddie Spencer	500cc	1983, 1985
	Sito Pons	250cc	1988, 1989

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
# Wins	Manufacturer	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
7	Morbidelli	125cc	1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984
6	Suzuki	500cc	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
6	Suzuki	125cc	1971
4	Kawasaki	350cc	1978
4	Kawasaki	250cc	1977, 1978, 1981
3	Bultaco	125cc	1977
	Bultaco	50cc	1976, 1977
	Derbi	125cc	1972, 1988
	Derbi	50cc	1971
2	Norton	500cc	1958
	Norton	350cc	1958
	MZ	250cc	1958, 1959
	Kreidler	50cc	1972, 1973
	Minarelli	125cc	1978, 1979
	Garelli	125cc	1986, 1987

Year	Track	125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1990	Anderstorp	Hans Spaan	Honda	Carlos Cardús	Honda	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	Report

Year	Track	80cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1989	Anderstorp			Àlex Crivillé	JJ Cobas	Sito Pons	Honda	Eddie Lawson	Honda	Report
1988				Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Sito Pons	Honda	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
1987				Fausto Gresini	Garelli	Anton Mang	Honda	Wayne Gardner	Honda	Report
1986				Fausto Gresini	Garelli	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
1985				August Auinger	Monnet	Anton Mang	Honda	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
1984				Fausto Gresini	MBA	Manfred Herweh	Real-Rotax	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1983	Anderstorp			Bruno Kneubühler	MBA	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report

Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1982	Anderstorp			Iván Palazzese	MBA	Roland Freymond	MBA			Takazumi Katayama	Honda	Report
1981	Anderstorp			Ricardo Tormo	Sanvenero	Anton Mang	Kawasaki			Barry Sheene	Yamaha	Report
1979	Karlskoga			Pier Paolo Bianchi	Minarelli	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli			Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1978	Karlskoga			Pier Paolo Bianchi	Minarelli	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	Gregg Hansford	Kawasaki	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1977	Anderstorp	Ricardo Tormo	Bultaco	Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	Mick Grant	Kawasaki	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1976		Ángel Nieto	Bultaco	Pier Paolo Bianchi	Morbidelli	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha			Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1975		Eugenio Lazzarini	Piovaticci	Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli	Walter Villa	Harley-Davidson			Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1974		Henk van Kessel	Van Veen Kreidler	Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha	Report
1973		Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Börje Jansson	Maico	Dieter Braun	Yamaha	Teuvo Länsivuori	Yamaha	Phil Read	MV Agusta	Report
1972		Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Rod Gould	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
1971		Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Rod Gould	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
Year	Track			125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track			Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1961	Kristianstad			Luigi Taveri	Honda	Mike Hailwood	Honda	František Šťastný	Jawa	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	Report
1959	Kristianstad			Tarquinio Provini	MV Agusta	Gary Hocking	MZ	John Surtees	MV Agusta			Report
1958	Hedemora			Alberto Gandossi	Ducati	Horst Fügner	MZ	Geoff Duke	Norton	Geoff Duke	Norton	Report

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