List of Grand Prix motorcycle circuits
This is a list of circuits which have hosted a World Championship race from 1949 to 2015.
In total, 69 different circuits have hosted World Championship races. The first to do so was the Snaefell Mountain Course, home of the Isle of Man TT, which has also the distinction, at almost 61 km long, of being the longest track which hosted a World Championship race. The TT Circuit Assen has the distinction of being the only track which has hosted a race every year since 1949.
Various different forms of race track have been used throughout the history of the World Championship; purpose-built race tracks such as Suzuka, road tracks such as Spa and city street tracks such as Montjuïc.
Future circuits
Autódromo Internacional de Codegua, 2017
Circuit of Wales, 2018
Kymi Ring, 2017
Sentul International Circuit, 2017 possibly canceled and was move to Palembang for 2018.
List of circuits
Current circuits (for the 2015 season) are shown in bold.
Circuit | Type | Direction | Location | Race(s) | Season(s) | Total | Map |
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Circuit d'Albi les Planques | road circuit | Clockwise | Albi | French Grand Prix | 1951 | 1 | |
Assen | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Assen | Dutch TT | 1949-2015 | 67 | |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | race circuit | Clockwise | Buenos Aires | Argentine Grand Prix | 1961-1964, 1981–1982, 1987, 1994–1995, 1998–1999 | 10 | |
Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | race circuit | Clockwise | Termas de Río Hondo | Argentine Grand Prix | 2014-2015 | 2 | |
Circuit Bremgarten | race circuit | Clockwise | Bremgarten | Swiss Grand Prix | 1949, 1951-1954 | 5 | |
Bugatti Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Le Mans | French Grand Prix Vitesse du Mans Grand Prix |
1969-1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989-1991, 1994-1995, 2000-2015 | 28 | |
Circuit de Catalunya | race circuit | Clockwise | Barcelona | Catalan Grand Prix European Grand Prix |
1992-2015 | 24 | |
Circuit Charade | road circuit | Clockwise | Clermont-Ferrand | French Grand Prix | 1959-1964, 1966-1967, 1972, 1974 | 10 | |
Circuit Paul Armagnac | race circuit | Clockwise | Nogaro | French Grand Prix | 1978, 1982 | 2 | |
Circuit Paul Ricard | race circuit | Clockwise | Castellet | French Grand Prix | 1973, 1977, 1977, 1980-1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996-1999 | 13 | |
Circuit of the Americas | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Austin | Grand Prix of the Americas | 2013-2015 | 3 | |
Clady Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | Ulster Grand Prix | 1949-1952 | 4 | |
Daytona International Speedway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Daytona Beach, Florida | United States Grand Prix | 1964-1965 | 2 | |
Donington Park | race circuit | Clockwise | Leicestershire | British Grand Prix | 1987-2009 | 23 | |
Dundrod Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | Dundrod | Ulster Grand Prix | 1953-1971 | 19 | |
Eastern Creek Raceway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Eastern Creek | Australian Grand Prix | 1991-1996 | 6 | |
Estoril | race circuit | Clockwise | Estoril | Portuguese Grand Prix | 2000-2012 | 13 | |
Fuji Speedway | race circuit | Clockwise | Shizuoka | Japanese Grand Prix | 1966-1967 | 2 | |
Geneva | street circuit | Unknown | Geneva | Swiss Grand Prix | 1950 | 1 | |
Goiânia | race circuit | Goiânia | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1987-1989 | 3 | ||
Grobnik | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Rijekadun | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | 1978-1990 | 14 | |
Hedemora Circuit | street circuit | Hedemora | Swedish Grand Prix | 1958 | 1 | ||
Hockenheimring | race circuit | Clockwise | Hockenheim | German Grand Prix Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix |
1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981-1983, 1985-1987, 1989, 1991-1994 | 23 | |
Hungaroring | race circuit | Clockwise | Budapest | Hungarian Grand Prix | 1990, 1992 | 2 | |
Imatra | road circuit | Imatra | Finnish Grand Prix | 1964-1982 | 18 | ||
Imola | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Imola | Italian Grand Prix City of Imola Grand Prix San Marino Grand Prix |
1972, 1974-1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1996-1999 | 12 | |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Grand Prix | 2008-2015 | 8 | |
Interlagos | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | São Paulo | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1992 | 1 | |
Istanbul Park | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Istanbul | Turkish Grand Prix | 2005-2007 | 3 | |
Jacarepaguá | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grand Prix | 1995-2004 | 9 | |
Jarama | race circuit | Clockwise | Jarama | Madrid Grand Prix European Grand Prix FIM Grand Prix |
1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977-1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1998 | 17 | |
Jerez | race circuit | Clockwise | Jerez de la Frontera | Spanish Grand Prix Portuguese Grand Prix Expo 92 Grand Prix |
1987-2015 | 29 | |
Johor Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Pasir Gudang | Malaysian Grand Prix | 1998 | 1 | |
Karlskoga Motorstadion | street circuit | Karlskoga | Swedish Grand Prix | 1978-1979 | 2 | ||
Kristianstad | street circuit | Kristianstad | Swedish Grand Prix | 1959, 1961 | 2 | ||
Kyalami | race circuit | Clockwise(1983-85); Anti-Clockwise(1992 only) | Midrand, Gauteng | South African Grand Prix | 1983-1985, 1992 | 4 | |
Laguna Seca | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Monterey, California | United States Grand Prix | 1988-1991, 1993-1994, 2005–2013 | 15 | |
Losail International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Doha | Qatar Grand Prix | 2004-2015 | 12 | |
Magny-Cours Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Nevers | French Grand Prix | 1992 | 1 | |
Masaryk Circuit | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Brno | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Czech Republic Grand Prix |
1965-1982, 1987-1991, 1993-2015 | 45 | |
Misano World Circuit | race circuit | Both (Clockwise since 2007) | Misano Adriatico | San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix San Marino Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix |
1980, 1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1991, 1993, 2007-2015 | 17 | |
Montjuïc circuit | street circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Barcelona | 23x15px Spanish Grand Prix | 1950-1955, 1961-1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 | 18 | |
Monza | race circuit | Clockwise | Monza | Italian Grand Prix | 1949-1971, 1973, 1981-1983, 1986-1987 | 29 | |
Mosport International Raceway | race circuit | Clockwise | Bowmanville | Canadian Grand Prix | 1967 | 1 | |
Motegi | race circuit | Clockwise | Motegi | Japanese Grand Prix Pacific Grand Prix |
1999-2015 | 16 | |
Motorland Aragón | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Alcañiz | Aragon Grand Prix | 2010-2015 | 6 | |
Mugello Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Mugello region | Italian Grand Prix San Marino Grand Prix |
1976, 1978, 1982, 1984-1985, 1991-2015 | 30 | |
Nürburgring | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Nürburg | German Grand Prix | 1955, 1958, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995-1997 | 17 | Nürburgring |
Opatija Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | Opatija | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | 1970, 1972-1977 | 7 | |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Phillip Island | Australian Grand Prix | 1989-1990, 1997–2015 | 21 | |
Red Bull Ring | race circuit | Clockwise | Spielberg | Austrian Grand Prix | 1996-1997, 2016 | 3 | |
Reims-Gueux | road circuit | Clockwise | Reims | French Grand Prix | 1954-1955 | 2 | |
Rouen-Les-Essarts | road circuit | Clockwise | Rouen | French Grand Prix | 1953, 1965 | 2 | |
Sachsenring | road/race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | German Grand Prix East German Grand Prix |
1961-1972, 1998-2015 | 30 | Sachsenring |
Salzburgring | race circuit | Clockwise | Salzburg | Austrian Grand Prix | 1971-1991, 1993 | 22 | |
San Carlos | street circuit | San Carlos, Cojedes | Venezuelan Grand Prix | 1977-1979 | 3 | ||
Scandinavian Raceway | race circuit | Clockwise | Anderstorp | Swedish Grand Prix | 1971-1977, 1981-1990 | 17 | |
Schottenring | road circuit | Schotten | German Grand Prix | 1953 | 1 | ||
Sentul International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Sentul | Indonesian Grand Prix | 1996-1997 and 2017 (planned) | 2 | |
Sepang International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysian Grand Prix | 1999-2015 | 17 | |
Shah Alam Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Shah Alam | Malaysian Grand Prix | 1991-1997 | 7 | |
Shanghai International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Shanghai | Chinese Grand Prix | 2005-2008 | 4 | |
Silverstone Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Silverstone | British Grand Prix | 1977-1986, 2010-2015 | 16 | |
Snaefell Mountain Course | road circuit | Isle of Man | Isle of Man TT | 1949-1976 | 28 | ||
Solitudering | road circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Stuttgart | German Grand Prix | 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 6 | |
Spa-Francorchamps | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Spa | Belgian Grand Prix | 1949-1979, 1981-1990 | 41 | |
Suzuka Circuit | race circuit | Both | Suzuka | Japanese Grand Prix | 1963-1965, 1987-1998, 2000–2003 | 19 | |
Tampere Circuit | road circuit | Tampere | Finnish Grand Prix | 1962-1963 | 2 | ||
Valencia | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Valencia | Valencian Community Grand Prix | 1999-2015 | 17 | |
Welkom | race circuit | Clockwise | Welkom | South African Grand Prix | 1999-2004 | 6 | |
Zolder | race circuit | Clockwise | Heusden-Zolder | Belgian Grand Prix | 1980 | 1 |