Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
motorcycle race held in Australia
The Australian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It has been held at a number of venues, most recently the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit near Melbourne, and from 2027 will be held in Adelaide.
History
Prior to 1997 the event was held at a number of different venues in Australia, most notably Eastern Creek in Sydney and Mount Panorama in Bathurst, New South Wales. From 1997 until the October 2026 race, it has been run at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit south-east of Melbourne.
The race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Current
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is contracted to host the event until 2026. After the Victorian Government rejected Dorna Sports' proposal to run MotoGP in Albert Park instead of on Phillip Island, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas announced that Adelaide would be hosting the event from 2027 onwards. It is plan to build the track based on the original Adelaide Grand Prix Street Circuit in the city centre and the eastern Park Lands.
Official names and sponsors
1989: Swan Premium Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
1990: Drink/Drive Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
1991: Tooheys Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
1992–1994: Foster's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
1995–1997: Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
1998–2001: Qantas Australian Grand Prix
2002–2003: SKYY vodka Australian Grand Prix
2004: Cinzano Australian Grand Prix
2005: Polini Australian Grand Prix
2006–2007: GMC Australian Grand Prix
2008: Australian Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
2009–2011: Iveco Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2012: AirAsia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2013–2014: Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2015: Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2016–2018: Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2019: Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2022: Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2023: MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2024: Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
2025: Liqui Moly Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Winners
Multiple winners (riders)
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
By year
Riots at Bathurst
The Bathurst motorcycle race riots, or Easter Motorcycle riots were a series of disturbances between 1980 and 1985 involving motorsport spectators and the New South Wales Police Force Tactical Response Group during the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix.
Following the 1985 race meeting, the Bathurst Regional Council placed a total ban on spectators taking their own alcohol into events at the Mount Panorama Circuit.
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