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...Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racers]]''' from the 1949 to the 2006 season, in alphabetical order, from the classes MotoGP, 500 cc, 350 cc, 250 {{A-Z multipage list|List of Grand Prix motorcycle racers|Grand Prix motorcycle racing}}

Image = [[Image:Takuma Sato USA 2006.jpg|250px]]| Debut = [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] |

|First race || [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1976 United States Grand Prix]]

|First race:||[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race ||[[1993 South African Grand Prix|1993]] [[South African Grand Prix]] |Last race ||[[1993 Italian Grand Prix|1993]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:Gabriele Tarquini WTCC 2006 Curitiba.jpg|220px]] |Caption || Gabriele Tarquini in 2006, as a [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] driver

...umbs-up.jpg|240px|Massa giving thumbs-up at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] | First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:Christian Fittipaldi 2006 Curitiba.jpg|250px|'''Christian Fittipaldi''']] | First race || [[1992 South African Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2004 Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1978 South African Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|1978]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|1989]] [[Australian Grand Prix]]

Scuderia Italia ran [[Ivan Capelli]] in the [[German Supertouring Cup]] (STW) before switching to sports car racing, entering th For 2006, BMS Scuderia Italia was chosen as one of the factory-backed squads for [[A

...er motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, withou ...x motorcycle racing]] events were held, with the [[German motorcycle Grand Prix]] alternating between Hockenheim and other tracks.

| First race || [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1977 French Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1982 German Grand Prix]]

...des for the factory [[Suzuki]] MotoGP team. He is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Champion]] for [[Aprilia]]. ...in both [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] and [[1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1994]] without winning it.

...Image:Takuma Sato smiling.jpg|230px|Sato at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] |First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|2003]] [[Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 German Grand Prix|2004]] [[German Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco 1977]] |First win || [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco 1982]]

| First race || [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|1989]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1995 British Grand Prix|1995]] [[British Grand Prix]]

...Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]]; [[A1 Grand Prix|A1GP]]; [[Japan]] [[Grand tourer|GT]] |Record year || 2006

|First race || [[1993 South African Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix]]

...[Drag Racing]]; [[Formula One]]; [[GP2]]; [[Formula Three]]; [[Bahrain]] [[Grand tourer|GT]] ...l [[Formula One]] [[Bahrain Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]. For the first time in 2006, there will also be a [[V8 Supercar]] race.

...]] race at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] at the [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]]]] --> The following is a complete '''list of Grands Prix''' which have been a part of the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula

...otorcycle racing]] championship season since its inception in [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]. == Alphabetical list of Grands Prix ==

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! Grands Prix

...celli took the European 125cc title in 2002 and had a first taste of Grand Prix racing the same year. ...eason, he moved to the Rauch Bravo team in 2004 and scored his first Grand Prix win at a rain-soaked Jerez, but could only manage an 11th placed finish ove

Debut = [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...rced the team to pull out of Formula One following the [[2002 German Grand Prix]].

...o Masters]]; [[A1 Grand Prix|A1GP]] ([[2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season|Season 2006-07]]) ...not built until after the war, built on communications roads built by the German army during its occupation in the Second World War. The circuit mainly desi

...b|350px|Michael Schumacher driving the 248 F1 at the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix]].]] | [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]]

| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] ...ason. It was driven by [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]], who had started four Grands Prix for the sister [[Red Bull Racing]] team in {{F1|2005}}, and [[Scott Speed]]

| First race || [[1984 Italian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1995 German Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Bahrain]] Grand Prix''' The '''Bahrain Grand Prix''' (جائزة البحرين الكبرى) is a [[Formula One]] Championsh

...del Vallès]]. He is the youngest world champion in 125cc and 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa stands 1.58m (5ft, 2in) tall and weighs 51kg (112.4lbs). ...pite a shoulder injury he sustained in practice session for Japanese Grand Prix.

|Years || 1992 - 2006 ...n Racing (2002)<br>American Spirit Team Johansson (2003), PKV Racing (2004-2006)

...333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Emanuele Pirro 2006 EMS.jpg|280px]] | First race || [[1989 French Grand Prix]]

...|| [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula 3]]<br> [[A1 Grand Prix]] ...Euroseries|Formula 3 Euroseries]]<br> [[German Formula Three Championship|German Formula 3]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Europe]]an Grand Prix''' ...n'' Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the [[1923 Italian Grand Prix]], held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and won by [[Carlo Salamano]

|Team(s) || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Jaguar]] |First race || [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|1993]] [[Japanese Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Turkey|Turkish]] Grand Prix''' ...newly built [[Istanbul Park|Istanbul Park Circuit]], constructed by famous German civil engineer [[Hermann Tilke]]. The circuit is only the third [[counter-

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1986 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

| Nationality || {{flagiconGermany}} [[Germany|German]] |Teams || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[Toyota]]

|First race || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1996 European Grand Prix]]

==Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing (MotoGP)== | Riders champ || 1 [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] [[Casey Stoner]]

...Football World Cup]] and the [[Olympic Games]]. The [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] attracted an average live global TV audience of 78 million viewers, with ...World Feed for their home race, for example [[TF1]] for the [[French Grand Prix]]. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to l

! colspan=2 |'''German Grand Prix''' ...er motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit is completely flat, withou

...Formula One season|1952]] and [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]. [[Germany|German]] driver [[Michael Schumacher]] has won the most Drivers' Championships (se |align="center"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|Race 7]] of 7

...Karthikeyan.jpg|thumb|220px|Karthikeyan at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...[India]]) is a [[Formula One]] driver for [[2005]] with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team. He is often given the title of "The Fastest Indian in the Wo

...also known as F310/2, had a high nose and debuted at the [[Canadian Grand Prix]] | Debut || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]]

...[[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...and building their Formula One chassis which was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to

...cases with [[Ligier]] (1995), [[Sauber]] (2004), [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] (2006 & 2007) and [[Super Aguri]] (2007 & 2008) where teams have been accused of | [[BMW Sauber]] || {{flagiconGER}} [[Germany|German]] || {{flagiconSUI|size=17px}} [[Hinwil]], [[Switzerland]]

|First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]] |-First win || [[1997 European Grand Prix|1997]] [[European Grand Prix]]

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! Grands Prix

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ..., some German teams (like Porsche and BMW) returned to white paint. Others German manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi (Auto Union) used silver paint wh

''This page is accurate up to and including the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[November 2]], [[2008]]).'' ...r records#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

|First race || [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Brazil]] Grand Prix''' The '''Brazilian Grand Prix''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Grande Prêmio do Brasil) is a [[Fo

| Champion team || {{flagiconESP}} [[Campos Grand Prix]] ...ends to boost the series' profile, to give drivers experience on the Grand Prix environment, and to take advantage of the infrastructure (marshalls, medica

...signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]] to compete in the 2008 season. ...r. On [[April 10]], [[2008]], the organisers have been told that the Grand Prix will take place in [[October 2009]].

|Debut || [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] ...and former F1 driver [[Gerhard Berger]]. It made its racing debut in the [[2006 Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest i

This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]]). ...]{{•}} [[#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2006 Malaysian GP cropped.jpg|220px|center]] ...sichella on the podium following his victory at the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]].

...rabham]], [[Rial (racing team)|Rial]], [[Scuderia Italia]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Sauber]] |First race || [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Japan]]ese Grand Prix''' The '''Japanese Grand Prix''' is a race in the calendar of the [[FIA]] [[Formula One World Championshi

...|| [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] ...ason|1958]],[[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]],[[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]

...on|2003]], [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) |Last season || 2006

|Debut || [[1987 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

| First race || [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix]]

| Debut = [[2011 Australian Grand Prix]] ...t the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]. It was driven by {{F1|2005}} and {{F1|2006}} [[List of Formula One World Champions|World Champion]] [[Fernando Alonso]

|Debut || [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|1985]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ...www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-minar.html www.grandprix.com] Retrieved 2 August 2006.

|Next || [[2006 GP2 Series season|2006]] ...hrain]] on [[September 30]], [[2005]]. The season was won by the [[Germany|German]] [[Nico Rosberg]], with the [[Finland|Finn]] [[Heikki Kovalainen]] finishi

! colspan=2 |'''2006 Monaco Grand Prix''' |Year || 2006

...ut]]: '''Nuerburgring''', but [[Umlaut (diacritic)#Printing conventions in German|never]] "Nurburgring"), known as simply "'''the Ring'''" by enthusiasts, is ...aces at that time. The original Nürburgring was meant to be a showcase for German automotive engineering and racing talent, and was built with both purposes

|Debut || [[2007 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r in a modified version is also be used to compete in the first four grand prix of the {{F1|2008}} [[Formula One]] season. The modified car is drive by [[S

...ght regulation. "Formulas" limiting engine capacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae ...ine is not much higher than a conventional petrol engine. For example, the 2006 2.4 litre Toyota RVX-06 V8 engine produces 552 kW (740 bhp, 751 PS) at 19,0

...nship|British F3]]; [[Formula Three Euroseries|F3 Euroseries]]; [[A1 Grand Prix|A1GP]]; [[British Superbike|British Superbike series]]; [[Superbike_racing# ...the city of [[London]], ensured a popular slot on the [[Formula One|Grand Prix]] calendar between [[1964]] and [[1986]]. Those in attendance were treated

...umb|230px|Ralf Schumacher driving his Williams at 2003 United States Grand Prix. For Michael Schumacher's brother, 2003 was the best season in his career]] ...cal chances of fighting for the title. Eight different drivers won a Grand Prix, amongst them there were three first time winners.

[[Image:Lisboa.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Macau Grand Prix]] The '''Macau Grand Prix''' is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of [[Ma

...995]] he entered the FIM Thunderbike trophy and contested four 250cc Grand Prix. Xaus finished sixth in Thunderbike in [[1996]], moving to World Supersport In [[1998]] he rode in the German Pro-Superbike series, taking sixth, with the clear intention of preparing h

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ..., some German teams (like Porsche and BMW) returned to white paint. Others German manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi used silver paint when they retur

===2006=== For {{SBK|2006}} Toseland switched to the [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]] [[Ten Kate Racin

...t very advanced racing car in 1914, named as [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]. In 1920 [[Giuseppe Campari]] won race at [[Mugello]] with [[A.L.F.A 40/6 ===Grand Prix racing===

...sens Aprilia Team during the warm up lap of the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.]] ...rcycle racing season|2002]] and [[2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2006]], competitors had been allowed to use 990&nbsp;cc motorcycles. While the 8

...|Rothschild]] banking dynasty who became a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] race-car driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]] ...d through this connection, for a short time young Philippe took up [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. From his father, he inherited the love of fast cars, but wi

|Team(s) || [[Brabham]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Arrows]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] |First race || [[1992 British Grand Prix|1992]], [[British Grand Prix]]

| Next = 2006 ...nando Alonso]] won the drivers' championship at the [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix]].]]

...BMW.jpg|thumb|left|Jacques Villeneuve driving the BMW Sauber F1.06 at the 2006 USGP.]] ...again since 2000, BMW entered Formula One with a works team of its own in 2006 Formula One season. Although the cars have many sponsorship logos on them,

...-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Kimi.jpg|240px|Kimi at the 2004 UK Grand Prix]] |First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]]

'''[[MotoGP]]'''<br>[[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]<br><br> '''[[Rolex Sports Car Series|Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''

! colspan=2 |'''[[Australia]]n Grand Prix''' | Circuit || [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

...250px|Monte Carlo, May 1985|Alain Prost pictured ahead of his Monaco Grand Prix win. It was one of the five victories that season that would make him Franc |First race || [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix]]

Current = 2006 | ...A]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on [[March 12]], [[2006]] included 18 races, and ended on [[October 22]]. The Drivers' Championship

|First race:||[[1977 British Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1978 Canadian Grand Prix]]

| Previous = 2006 ...h and ended on 21 October after seventeen [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grands Prix]]. It was won by [[Ferrari]] driver [[Kimi Räikkönen]] by one point at th

...1px solid #999;" |[[File:Nigelcropped.jpg|280px|[[1991 United States Grand Prix]]]] | First race || [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]

|Caption || Schumacher before the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. |Nationality || {{flagiconGermany}} [[Germany|German]]

...later the [[Carrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a m ...in response to their home town of [[Brescia]] 'losing' the [[Italian Grand Prix]] to Monza. Together with a group of wealthy associates, they chose a race

...osedici RR'' for public worldwide. The bike was eventually launched at the 2006 Italian MotoGP event and Ducati guaranteed customer orders will be fulfille [[Ducati]] abandoned the [[MotoGP|Grand Prix]] racing scene at the start of the 1970s. For many years the 500 class was

...season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands Prix. [[Lewis Hamilton]] became the Drivers' World Champion while [[Scuderia Fer ...sted the [[European Grand Prix|European GP]] and the new [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula On

|First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win ||[[1971 South African Grand Prix|1971]] [[South African Grand Prix]]

Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...ari Tipo 125|Tipo 125]], which competed at several non-championship grands prix.

In 2006 that financing company, GEVI SpA, with 65% of the share capital, had refina ===Grand Prix racing===

...-size: 0.95em; font-weight: bold; color:#555; position: relative;">(Zürich German)</span><br />Meisterschaft von Zürich {{de icon}} | Number || 89 (as of 2006)

...own of [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. Commonly known as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a diffe

...championship came after a dramatic season finale at [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could also have won the championship; ...aren]], while the 2009 Constructors' Champion, [[Brawn GP]], was bought by German motor vehicle manufacturer [[Mercedes-Benz]] and was renamed as [[Mercedes

...us German racer [[Hans Stuck]] in 1938, driving a 600 bhp Auto Union Grand Prix car. Stuck stormed through the 7 km gravel course in 2'56". Despite several ...eză în Coastă or Campionatul Naţional de Viteză pe Traseu Montan (VTM). In 2006, the Romanian National Hillclimbing Championship had 7 events, each contain

...nt color="#505050">'''mid-gray'''</font>. Drivers who have entered a Grand Prix solely for the purpose of Friday testing (introduced in [[2003 Formula One This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]])

Officially called '''ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring''' in German, it was introduced in 1970 by the [[ADAC]] as a real race, unlike the earli ...e VLN races, the 24h is officially an international event, with bilingual (German and English) organization, paper work etc. For each car, an entry fee of 45

...uce cars of his own; the Ferrari team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of [[World War II]]. ...4 [[pole position]]s, 11,182 laps led, and 180 fastest laps in 1622 grands prix contested.

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[

Since 1984, the 1000&nbsp;km races were run on the new, much shorter ''Grand-Prix-Strecke'', while the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] stayed on the legendary long | [[World Sportscar Championship]]<br>German Sportscar Championship

...nning of the 20th century. Alfieri, Bindo and Ernesto built 2-litre Grand Prix cars for [[Diatto]]. In [[1926]], Diatto suspended the production of race ...e company, however. Racing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing, [[Audi|Auto Union]] and [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]. In 1939, a [[Ma

...an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four va ...rix car]], which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-mediu

...motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]], 6 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Constructor's Championships]] and 11 [[Is ...competitors [[Gilera]] and [[Mondial]]) from racing after the [[1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1957 season]] &mdash; citing escalating costs and

...an der Traun]] in Germany for two years, where he learned to speak fluent German. On his return to England he was educated at [[Millfield]] boarding school. ...'' Mosley, recalling March's first F1 race, the [[1970 South African Grand Prix]]''

...&nbsp;L)- and the Colotti gearbox that proved unreliable was replaced by a German-made [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]]. ...d [[Brian Redman]] was still out after a crash in the [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix]] at Spa.