Grand Prix of the GDR (motorcycle)
The GDR Grand Prix for motorcycles was a motorcycle race that was held between 1958 and 1977 on the then 8.7 km long road circuit of the Sachsenring near Hohenstein-Ernstthal . From 1961 to 1972 the GDR Grand Prix was part of the motorcycle world championship , as was the (then West German) German Grand Prix .
The races attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. After the West German Dieter Braun won the 250cc race in 1971 and was frenetically celebrated by the spectators, especially when the (West) German national anthem was played , the race was only open to starters from the Eastern Bloc from 1973 and lost its World Cup status .
From 1978 the event only carried the title Grand Prix of the ADMV of the GDR .
The record winner is the Italian Giacomo Agostini , who was victorious ten times, always on MV Agusta .
Winner of the GDR Grand Prix
From 1958 to 1960
| Edition | year | route | class | winner |
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| 1 | 1958 | Sachsenring | 125 cc |
 Ernst Degner ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
Horst Fügner ( MZ )
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| 350 cc |
 Luigi Taveri ( Norton )
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| 500 cc |
 Dickie Dale ( BMW )
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| Teams |
 Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss ( BMW )
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| 2 | 1959 | Sachsenring | 125 cc |
Werner Musiol ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
.svg){kind=small} Gary Hocking ( MZ )
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| 350 cc |
 John Hempleman ( Norton )
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| 500 cc |
Gary Hocking ( Norton )
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| Teams |
Florian Camathias / Hilmar Cecco ( BMW )
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| 3 | 1960 | Sachsenring | 125 cc |
Ernst Degner ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
John Hempleman ( MZ )
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| 350 cc |
Jim Redman ( Norton )
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| 500 cc |
John Hempleman ( Norton )
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| Teams |
Florian Camathias / Roland Föll ( BMW )
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From 1961 to 1972
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From 1973 to 1977
| Edition | year | route | class | winner |
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| 16 | 1973 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
 Bedrich Fendrich ( Ahra )
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| 125 cc |
Hartmut Bischoff ( MZ - own construction)
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| 250 cc |
Bernd Tüngethal ( MZ )
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| 17th | 1974 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Günter Hilbig (Weser- Kreidler )
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| 125 cc |
Jürgen Lenk ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
Frank Wendler ( MZ )
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| 18th | 1975 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Gernot Weser ( Kreidler )
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| 125 cc |
Jürgen Lenk ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
 János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 19th | 1976 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Bedrich Fendrich ( Kreidler )
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| 125 cc |
Bernd Koehler ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 20th | 1977 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Zbyněk Havrda ( Kreidler )
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| 125 cc |
János Drapál ( Morbidelli )
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| 250 cc |
Bohumil Staša ( Jawa )
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From 1978 to 1989
| year | route | class | winner |
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| 1978 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Gernot Weser ( unknown )
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| 125 cc |
Zbyněk Havrda ( Morbidelli )
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| 250 cc |
János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 1979 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Gernot Weser ( unknown )
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| 125 cc |
Wolfram Trabitzsch ( MZ )
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| 250 cc |
 José Lazo ( Yamaha )
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| 1980 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Gernot Weser ( unknown )
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| 125 cc |
János Drapál ( Morbidelli )
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| 250 cc |
János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 1981 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
.svg){kind=small} Miklos Boja ( Kreidler )
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| 125 cc |
János Drapál ( Morbidelli )
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| 250 cc |
János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Lutz Brandenburger ( MZ -HB)
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| 1982 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Gernot Weser ( unknown )
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| 125 cc |
Roland Rentzsch (RR self-made)
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| 250 cc |
Károly Juhász ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Lutz Brandenburger ( MZ -HB)
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| 1983 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Peter Verbič ( Unior )
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| 125 cc |
János Drapál ( MBA )
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| 250 cc |
Károly Juhász ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Andreas Brandt ( ČZ )
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| 1984 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Maik Beelitz (BEMO self-made)
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| 125 cc |
Lajos Hagymási ( Morbidelli )
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| 250 cc |
János Drapál ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Joachim Holstein (HM)
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| 1985 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Maik Beelitz (self-made)
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| 125 cc |
Lajos Hagymási ( MBA )
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| 250 cc |
János Szabó ( Yamaha )
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| 1986 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Pure love (homemade)
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| 80 cc |
Jürgen Hofmann (S80)
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| 125 cc |
Roland Rentzsch (Rentzsch)
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| 250 cc |
Árpád Harmati ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Wolfgang Endler ( MZ - own construction)
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| 1987 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Thomas Müller (self-made)
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| 80 cc |
Károly Juhász ( Krauser )
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| 125 cc |
Lajos Hagymási ( MBA )
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| 250 cc |
János Szabó ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Michael Freudenberg ( unknown )
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| 1988 | Sachsenring | 50 cc |
Thomas Müller ( unknown )
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| 80 cc |
Károly Juhász ( Krauser )
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| 125 cc |
.svg){kind=small} Bogdan Nikolov ( MBA )
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| 250 cc |
János Szabó ( Yamaha )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Uwe Wächtler (self-made)
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Eduardo Cencano ( MZ )
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| 1989 | Sachsenring | 80 cc |
Bogdan Nikolov ( Krauser )
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| 125 cc |
Bogdan Nikolov ( MBA -RR)
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| 250 cc |
Lothar Neukirchner ( Honda )
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| 250 cc single cylinder |
Michael Freudenberg ( MZ -H)
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| 500 cc |
Marjan Troliga ( Suzuki )
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References
See also
Web links
- Official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (multilingual)
- Detailed statistics on the Grand Prix of the GDR at racingmemo.free.fr (French)