Grand Prix of Nations (motorcycle)

The Nations' Grand Prix for motorcycles was a motorcycle race that was held between 1922 and 1990 and was part of the motorcycle world championship from 1949 and 1990 .

history

Italian Grands Prix were held in Turin as early as 1914 and 1921 . In 1922, the 1st Gran Premio Delle Nazioni was the first major race to be held on the newly built track in the Royal Park of Monza north of Milan . In 1924 the FICM organized the Grand Prix of Nations for the first time with the Grand Prix of Nations, at which the European champions of the year were chosen. Also in 1925 the European championship titles were awarded as part of the Nations Grand Prix.

In 1932 , the FICM European Grand Prix returned to the Grand Prix of Nations. The race was held for the first time on the 3.862 kilometer long Pista del Littorio , which was located on the grounds of the Rome-Urbe airport , north of Rome . From 1933 the race in fascist Italy was held as the Italian Grand Prix. No Grand Prix took place in 1935, possibly because the country was in a difficult foreign policy situation due to the Abyssinian War .

From 1936 the Grand Prix was held again in Monza, in 1938 it was again part of the European motorcycle championship, which consisted of several races for the first time. In 1939 the race was scheduled for September 24th, but was not held due to the outbreak of World War II .

The Milan and Faenza Grand Prix took place in 1947 and 1948 , as the Monza runway had to be reconstructed due to its use as a military airfield during the Second World War. In connection with the traditional name, the race was renamed Gran Premio delle Nazioni .

In 1949 , the Grand Prix was on the racing calendar of the newly established motorcycle world championship and was held on the now almost completely restored high-speed track at Monza. In the following years, the race at the beginning of September mostly marked the end of the motorcycle world championship season. In the years 1969 and 1972 the Nations Grand Prix in place Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari of Imola instead.

On September 11, 1954 , Rupert Hollaus was killed in an accident during 125 cc training for the Grand Prix of Nations. He fell on the second Lesmo curve and suffered a fracture of the base of the skull , which he died on the same day. Since the 23-year-old Austrian was already mathematically certain of the world championship title in the eight-liter class, he became the first and so far only posthumous solo world champion in the history of the motorcycle world championship.

On May 20, 1973 , one of the worst accidents in the history of the motorcycle world championship occurred at the Grand Prix of Nations in Monza, the exact circumstances of which were never finally clarified. On the first lap of the 250cc race, Renzo Pasolini's motorcycle, lying in second place, broke to the left in the Curva Grande at around 220 km / h. The Italian was thrown into the lane and died on the spot. His motorcycle flew back onto the track in a high arc and hit Jarno Saarinen , who was lying directly behind him, in the head. The Finn was thrown about 40 meters through the air and was also fatally injured when it hit the track. The gas leaking from Pasolini's motorcycle set the track and the straw bales on fire on fire, but the twelve other pilots involved in the crash all got away with broken bones , bruises and abrasions . In the following hours a dispute broke out between the drivers and the race management about the start of the other races, which were finally canceled. That same evening, it was announced at a press conference that Pasolini had caused the fall by a driving error. His team boss at the time, Gilberto Milani, and an expertise prepared by Sandro Colombo assumed a piston jammed as the cause of the accident. Other sources attribute Paso's fall to the dirty track and blame the race management for the accident. In the previous 350cc race, Walter Villa , who contaminated the track with oil due to a technical defect in his Benelli , had failed to take it out of the race and to clean the track in the following 30-minute race break. The incident went down in history as the tragedy of Monza .

As a result of this accident, the Nations Grand Prix was not held in Monza for the time being. Until 1980 , Imola, Mugello and Misano were the venues. In 1981 the race returned to Monza for the first time, after which the venues changed between Monza, Misano, Imola and Mugello.

In 1990 the last Nations Grand Prix took place in the Autodromo di Santamonica in Misano Adriatico . From 1991 the Italian Grand Prix took its place.

Statistics of the Grand Prix of Nations

From 1922 to 1939

(colored background = held as a European championship run )

year	run	route	class	winner
1922	1. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	500 cc	Ernesto Gnesa ( Garelli )
			1000 cc	Amedeo Ruggeri ( Harley-Davidson )
1923	2. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	350 cc	Ernesto Gnesa ( AJS )
			500 cc	René Gillard ( Peugeot )
1924	3rd Grand Prix of Nations / 1st Grand Prix of the FICM	Monza	250 cc	Maurice van Geert (Rush- Blackburne )
			350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
			500 cc	Guido Mentasti ( Moto Guzzi )
1925	4th Grand Prix of Nations / II. Grand Prix of the FICM	Monza	175 cc	Mario Vaga (Maffeis- Blackburne )
			250 cc	Jock Porter ( New Gerrard )
			350 cc	Tazio Nuvolari ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	Mario Revelli di Beaumont (GR- JAP )
1926	5. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	175 cc	Gino Zanchetta ( Miller Balsamo )
			250 cc	Ugo Prini ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Tazio Nuvolari ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	Achille Varzi ( Sunbeam )
1927	6. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	125 cc	Alfonso Morini ( MM )
			175 cc	Tonino Benelli ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Ugo Prini ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Tazio Nuvolari ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	Luigi Arcangeli ( Sunbeam )
1928	7. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	125 cc	Arduino Del Monte ( MM )
			175 cc	Arthur Geiss ( DKW )
			250 cc	Mario Ghersi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Tazio Nuvolari ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	François Franconi ( Sunbeam )
1929	8. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	125 cc	Guido Landi ( MM )
			175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Egidio Truzzi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Amilcare Moretti ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	Achille Varzi ( Sunbeam )
1930	9. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	175 cc	Tonino Benelli ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Egidio Truzzi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Mario Barsanti ( Motosacoche )
			500 cc	Tom Bullus ( NSU )
1931	10. Grand Prix of Nations	Monza	175 cc	Tonino Benelli ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Guido Landi ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Freddie Hicks ( AJS )
1932	11th Grand Prix of Nations / IX. FICM Grand Prix	Rome	175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Louis Jeannin ( Jonghi )
			500 cc	Piero Taruffi ( Norton )
1933	1st Italian Grand Prix / 1º Trofeo della Velocità	Rome	175 cc	Francesco Lama ( MM )
			250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Aldo Pigorini ( Rudge )
			500 cc	Carlo Fumagalli ( Miller Python)
1934	2nd Italian Grand Prix / 2º Trofeo della Velocità	Rome	175 cc	Amilcare Rossetti ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Riccardo Brusi ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Aldo Pigorini ( Rudge )
			500 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
1935	called off
1936	3rd Italian Grand Prix / 3º Trofeo della Velocità	Monza	250 cc	Giordano Aldrighetti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Ragnar Sunnqvist ( Husqvarna )
			500 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
1937	4th Italian Grand Prix / 4º Trofeo della Velocità	Monza	250 cc	Nello Pagani ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Ted Mellors ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Giordano Aldrighetti ( Gilera )
1938	5th Italian Grand Prix	Monza	250 cc	Emilio Soprani ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Ted Mellors ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Georg Meier ( BMW )
1939	Canceled because of the outbreak of World War II .

From 1947 to 1948

year	run	route	class	winner
1947		Milan	250 cc	Nino Martelli ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Arciso Artesiani ( Gilera )
1948	17th Grand Prix of Nations	Faenza	125 cc	Franco Bertoni ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Massimo Masserini ( Gilera )

From 1949 to 1972

Edition	year	route	class	winner	Second	Third	Nice Race lap
27.	1949	Monza	125 cc	Gianni Leoni ( FB Mondial )	Umberto Masetti ( Morini )	Umberto Braga ( FB Mondial )	Gianni Leoni ( FB Mondial )
			250 cc	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )	Gianni Leoni ( Moto Guzzi )	Umberto Masetti ( Benelli )	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )
			500 cc	Nello Pagani ( Gilera )	Arciso Artesiani ( Gilera )	William Doran ( AJS )	Nello Pagani ( Gilera )
			Teams	Frigerio / Dobelli ( Gilera )	Vanderschrick / Whitney ( Norton )	Milani / Ricotti ( Gilera )	Oliver / Jenkinson ( Norton )
28.	1950	Monza	125 cc	Gianni Leoni ( FB Mondial )	Carlo Ubbiali ( FB-Mondial )	Luigi Zinzani ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( FB-Mondial )
			250 cc	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Bruno Francisci ( Benelli )	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	Leslie Graham ( AJS )	Eric Hinton ( Norton )	Eric Hinton ( Norton )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )	Arciso Artesiani ( MV Agusta )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )
			Teams	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )	Frigerio / Ricotti ( Gilera )	Haldemann / Albisser ( Norton )	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton ) and Frigerio / Ricotti ( Gilera )
29	1951	Monza	125 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( FB-Mondial )	Romolo Ferri ( FB Mondial )	Luigi Zinzani ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( FB-Mondial )
			250 cc	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Tommy Wood ( Moto Guzzi )	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	Ken Kavanagh ( Norton )	Jack Brett ( Norton )	Geoff Duke ( Norton )
			500 cc	Alfredo Milani ( Gilera )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )	Nello Pagani ( Gilera )	Alfredo Milani ( Gilera )
			Teams	Milani / Pizzocri ( Gilera )	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )	Harris / Smith ( Norton )	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )
30th	1952	Monza	125 cc	Emilio Mendogni ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( FB-Mondial )	Leslie Graham ( MV Agusta )	Guido Sala ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Werner Haas ( NSU )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Werner Haas ( NSU ) and Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Ray Amm ( Norton )	Rod Coleman ( AJS )	Robin Sherry ( AJS )	Ray Amm ( Norton )
			500 cc	Leslie Graham ( MV Agusta )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )	Ken Kavanagh ( Norton )	Leslie Graham ( MV Agusta )
			Teams	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )	Drion / Stoll-Laforge ( Norton )	Smith / Nutt ( Norton )	Merlo / Magri ( Gilera )
31.	1953	Monza	125 cc	Werner Haas ( NSU )	Emilio Mendogni ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Werner Haas ( NSU )
			250 cc	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Werner Haas ( NSU )	Alano Montanari ( Moto Guzzi )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Duilio Agostini ( Moto Guzzi )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Dickie Dale ( Gilera )	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )	Dickie Dale ( Gilera )
			Teams	Oliver / Dibben ( Norton )	Smith / Nutt ( Norton )	Drion / Stoll-Laforge ( Norton )	Oliver / Dibben ( Norton ) and Smith / Nutt ( Norton )
32.	1954	Monza	125 cc	Guido Sala ( MV Agusta )	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Arthur Wheeler ( Moto Guzzi )	Romolo Ferri ( Moto Guzzi )	Kurt Knopf ( NSU )	Arthur Wheeler ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Ken Kavanagh ( Moto Guzzi )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )	Carlo Bandirola ( MV Agusta )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )
			Teams	Noll / Cron ( BMW )	Smith / Dibben ( Norton )	Faust / Remmert ( BMW )	Noll / Cron ( BMW )
33.	1955	Monza	125 cc	Guido Sala ( MV Agusta )	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Arthur Wheeler ( Moto Guzzi )	Romolo Ferri ( Moto Guzzi )	Kurt Knopf ( NSU )	Arthur Wheeler ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Dickie Dale ( Moto Guzzi )	Bill Lomas ( Moto Guzzi )	Ken Kavanagh ( Moto Guzzi )	Bill Lomas ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Umberto Masetti ( MV Agusta )	Reg Armstrong ( Gilera )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )
			Teams	Noll / Cron ( BMW )	Schneider / Strauss ( BMW )	Drion / Stoll-Laforge ( Norton )	Milani / unknown ( Gilera )
34.	1956	Monza	125 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )	Renato Sartori ( FB Mondial )	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )
			250 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Remo Venturi ( Moto Guzzi )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			350 cc	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )	Dickie Dale ( Moto Guzzi )	Roberto Colombo ( MV Agusta )	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )	Pierre Monneret ( Gilera )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera ) and Libero Liberati ( Gilera )
			Teams	Milani / Milani ( Gilera )	Harris / Campbell ( Norton )	Hillebrand / Grunwald ( BMW )	Milani / Milani ( Gilera )
35.	1957	Monza	125 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Sammy Miller ( FB-Mondial )	Luigi Taveri ( MV Agusta )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Tarquinio Provini ( FB-Mondial )
			350 cc	Bob McIntyre ( Gilera )	Giuseppe Colnago ( Moto Guzzi )	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )	Alano Montanari ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Alfredo Milani ( Gilera )	Libero Liberati ( Gilera )
			Teams	Milani / Milani ( Gilera )	Smith / Bliss ( Norton )	Camathias / Cecco ( BMW )	Milani / Milani ( Gilera )
36.	1958	Monza	125 cc	Bruno Spaggiari ( Ducati )	Alberto Gandossi ( Ducati )	Francesco Villa ( Ducati )	Bruno Spaggiari ( Ducati )
			250 cc	Emilio Mendogni ( Morini )	Giampiero Zubani ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Giampiero Zubani ( Morini )
			350 cc	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )	John Hartle ( MV Agusta )	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )	Umberto Masetti ( MV Agusta )	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )
37.	1959	Monza	125 cc	Ernst Degner ( MZ )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Luigi Taveri ( Ducati )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Ernst Degner ( MZ )	Emilio Mendogni ( Morini )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			350 cc	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )	Bob Brown ( Norton )	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )
38.	1960	Monza	125 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Bruno Spaggiari ( MV Agusta )	Ernst Degner ( MZ )	Bruno Spaggiari ( MV Agusta )
			250 cc	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Ernst Degner ( MZ )	Carlo Ubbiali ( MV Agusta )
			350 cc	Gary Hocking ( MV Agusta )	František Šťastný ( Jawa )	John Hartle ( Norton )	Gary Hocking ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )	Emilio Mendogni ( MV Agusta )	Mike Hailwood ( Norton )	John Surtees ( MV Agusta )
39.	1961	Monza	125 cc	Ernst Degner ( MZ )	Teisuke Tanaka ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Tom Phillis ( Honda )
			250 cc	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )	Tom Phillis ( Honda )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )
			350 cc	Gary Hocking ( MV Agusta )	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Gustav Havel ( Jawa )	Gary Hocking ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Alistair King ( Norton )	Paddy Driver ( Norton )	Gary Hocking ( MV Agusta )
40.	1962	Monza	50 cc	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Kreidler )	Mitsuo Itō ( Suzuki )	Jan Huberts ( Kreidler )	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Teisuke Tanaka ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Tommy Robb ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )
			250 cc	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Tarquinio Provini ( Morini )	Alberto Pagani ( Aermacchi )	Jim Redman ( Honda )
			350 cc	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Tommy Robb ( Honda )	Silvio Grassetti ( Bianchi )	Jim Redman ( Honda )
			500 cc	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )	Silvio Grassetti ( Bianchi )	Remo Venturi ( MV Agusta )
41.	1963	Monza	125 cc	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Kunimitsu Takahashi ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda ) and Jim Redman ( Honda )
			250 cc	Tarquinio Provini ( Morini )	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Tarquinio Provini ( Morini )
			350 cc	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Alan Shepherd ( MZ )	Tommy Robb ( Honda )	Jim Redman ( Honda )
			500 cc	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Jack Findlay (McIntyre- Matchless )	Fred Stevens ( Norton )	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )
42.	1964	Monza	125 cc	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Hugh Anderson ( Suzuki )	Ernst Degner ( Suzuki )	Hugh Anderson ( Suzuki )
			250 cc	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Mike Duff ( Yamaha )	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )
			350 cc	Jim Redman ( Honda )	Bruce Beale ( Honda )	Stanislav Malina ( CZ )	Remo Venturi ( Bianchi )
			500 cc	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Benedicto Caldarella ( Gilera )	Jack Ahearn ( Norton )	Benedicto Caldarella ( Gilera )
43.	1965	Monza	125 cc	Hugh Anderson ( Suzuki )	Frank Perris ( Suzuki )	Derek Woodman ( MZ )	Hugh Anderson ( Suzuki )
			250 cc	Tarquinio Provini ( Benelli )	Heinz Rosner ( MZ )	Remo Venturi ( Benelli )	Tarquinio Provini ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Silvio Grassetti ( Bianchi )	Tarquinio Provini ( Benelli )	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	František Šťastný ( Jawa )	Mike Hailwood ( MV Agusta )
			Teams	Scheidegger / Robinson ( BMW )	Auerbacher / Your ( BMW )	Kölle / Marquardt ( BMW )	Scheidegger / Robinson ( BMW )
44.	1966	Monza	50 cc	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Suzuki )	Ralph Bryans ( Honda )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Suzuki )
			125 cc	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )	Ralph Bryans ( Honda )	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )	Luigi Taveri ( Honda )
			250 cc	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )	Heinz Rosner ( MZ )	Alberto Pagani ( Aermacchi )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Aermacchi )	Alberto Pagani ( Aermacchi )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Peter Williams ( Matchless )	Jack Findlay (McIntyre- Matchless )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )
45.	1967	Monza	125 cc	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Suzuki )	László Szabó ( MZ )	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )
			250 cc	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )	Ralph Bryans ( Honda )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )
			350 cc	Ralph Bryans ( Honda )	Silvio Grassetti ( Benelli )	Heinz Rosner ( MZ )	Ralph Bryans ( Honda )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )	Angelo Bergamonti ( Paton )	Mike Hailwood ( Honda )
			Teams	Auerbacher / Billie Nelson ( BMW )	Luthringshauser / Hughes ( BMW )	Kölle / Schmid ( BMW )	Auerbacher / Billie Nelson ( BMW )
46.	1968	Monza	125 cc	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Hans Georg Anscheidt ( Suzuki )	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )
			250 cc	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Bill Ivy ( Yamaha )	Santiago Herrero ( OSSA )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Benelli )	Silvio Grassetti ( Benelli )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Benelli )	Angelo Bergamonti ( Paton )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			Teams	canceled
47.	1969	Imola	50 cc	Paul Lodewijkx ( Jamathi )	Barry Smith ( Derbi )	Aalt Toersen ( Kreidler )	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )
			125 cc	Dave Simmonds ( Kawasaki )	László Szabó ( MZ )	Francesco Villa ( Villa )	Dave Simmonds ( Kawasaki )
			250 cc	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Kel Carruthers ( Benelli )	Kent Andersson ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )
			350 cc	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Silvio Grassetti ( Benelli )	Walter Scheimann ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Alberto Pagani ( Linto )	Gilberto Milani ( Aermacchi )	John Dodds ( Linto )	John Dodds ( Linto )
48.	1970	Monza	50 cc	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Rudolf Kunz ( Kreidler )	Ludwig Fassbender ( Kreidler )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	László Szabó ( MZ )	Cees van Dongen ( Yamaha )	Gilberto Parlotti ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	Rodney Gould ( Yamaha )	Kel Carruthers ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( Yamaha )	Rodney Gould ( Yamaha )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Angelo Bergamonti ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Benelli )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Angelo Bergamonti ( MV Agusta )	Silvano Bertarelli ( Kawasaki )	Renzo Pasolini ( Benelli )
49.	1971	Monza	50 cc	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	Gilberto Parlotti ( Derbi )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Gilberto Parlotti ( Morbidelli )	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )	Gilberto Parlotti ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	Gyula Marsovszky ( Yamaha )	John Dodds ( Yamaha )	Silvio Grassetti ( MZ )	John Dodds ( Yamaha ) and Gyula Marsovszky ( Yamaha )
			350 cc	Jarno Saarinen ( Yamaha )	Silvio Grassetti ( MZ )	Barry Randle ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Alberto Pagani ( MV Agusta )	Giampiero Zubani ( Kawasaki )	Dave Simmonds ( Kawasaki )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
50.	1972	Imola	50 cc	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	Rudolf Kunz ( Kreidler )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	Chas Mortimer ( Yamaha )	Gilberto Parlotti ( Morbidelli )	Gilberto Parlotti ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	Renzo Pasolini ( Aermacchi )	Jarno Saarinen ( Yamaha )	Rodney Gould ( Yamaha )	Renzo Pasolini ( Aermacchi )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Aermacchi )	Jarno Saarinen ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Alberto Pagani ( MV Agusta )	Bruno Spaggiari ( Ducati )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )

From 1973 to 1990

Edition	year	route	class	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Nice Race lap
51.	1973	Monza	50 cc	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Bruno Kneubühler ( Kreidler )	Gerhard Thurow ( Kreidler )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Kent Andersson ( Yamaha )	Jos Schurgers ( Bridgestone )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Piovaticci )	Kent Andersson ( Yamaha )	Ángel Nieto ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	canceled
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Teuvo Länsivuori ( Yamaha )	Kent Andersson ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( MV Agusta )	Renzo Pasolini ( Harley-Davidson )
			500 cc	canceled
52.	1974	Imola	50 cc	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Jan Bruins ( Jamathi )	Otello Buscherini ( Malanca )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )	Jan de Vries ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )	Kent Andersson ( Yamaha )	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( Minarelli )	Otello Buscherini ( Malanca )	Ángel Nieto ( Derbi )
			250 cc	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Bruno Kneubühler ( Yamaha )	Patrick Pons ( Yamaha )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )
			350 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )	Mario Lega ( Yamaha )	Michel Rougerie ( Harley-Davidson )	Teuvo Länsivuori ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	G. Bonera ( MV Agusta )	Teuvo Länsivuori ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( MV Agusta )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )
			Teams	Enders / Engelhardt (Busch Special)	Biland / Freiburghaus (CAT-Crescent)	Steinhausen / Scheurer ( King )	Schwärzel / Kleis ( King )	Schwärzel / Kleis ( King )
53.	1975	Imola	50 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Piovaticci )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Piovaticci )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Piovaticci )
			125 cc	Paolo Pileri ( Morbidelli )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	Henk van Kessel ( Bridgestone )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )	Michel Rougerie ( Harley-Davidson )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )
			350 cc	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )	Patrick Pons ( Yamaha )	Hideo Kanaya ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )	Phil Read ( MV Agusta )	Hideo Kanaya ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )	Giacomo Agostini ( Yamaha )
			Teams	canceled
54.	1976	Mugello	50 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Bultaco )	Eugenio Lazzarini (UFO)	Rudolf Kunz ( Kreidler )	Ángel Nieto ( Bultaco )	Ángel Nieto ( Bultaco )
			125 cc	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	Paolo Pileri ( Morbidelli )	Ángel Nieto ( Bultaco )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	Otello Buscherini ( Malanca )
			250 cc	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Takazumi Katayama ( Yamaha )	Pentti Korhonen ( Yamaha )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )	Walter Villa ( Harley-Davidson )
			350 cc	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )	Franco Uncini ( Yamaha )	John Dodds ( Yamaha )	John Dodds ( Yamaha )	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )	Phil Read ( Suzuki )	Virginio Ferrari ( Suzuki )	Giacomo Agostini ( Suzuki )	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )
55.	1977	Imola	50 cc	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )	Ángel Nieto ( Bultaco )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Morbidelli )	Maurizio Massimiani ( Morbidelli )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )	PP Bianchi ( Morbidelli )
			250 cc	Franco Uncini ( Bimota - Harley-Davidson )	Mario Lega ( Morbidelli )	Barry Ditchburn ( Kawasaki )	Franco Uncini ( Bimota - Harley-Davidson )	Franco Uncini ( Bimota - Harley-Davidson )
			350 cc	Alan North ( Yamaha )	Mario Lega ( Morbidelli )	Takazumi Katayama ( Yamaha )	Alan North ( Yamaha )	Mario Lega ( Morbidelli )
			500 cc	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )	Virginio Ferrari ( Suzuki )	Armando Toracca ( Suzuki )	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )
56.	1978	Mugello	50 cc	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )	Patrick Plisson (ABF)	Julien van Zeebroeck ( Kreidler )	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Eugenio Lazzarini ( MBA )	Maurizio Massimiani ( Morbidelli )	Harald Bartol ( Morbidelli )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( MBA )	Thierry Espié ( Motobécane )
			250 cc	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )	Gregg Hansford ( Kawasaki )	Franco Uncini ( Yamaha )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )
			350 cc	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )	Gregg Hansford ( Kawasaki )	Takazumi Katayama ( Yamaha )	Franco Uncini ( Yamaha )	Gregg Hansford ( Kawasaki )
			500 cc	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Pat Hennen ( Suzuki )	Marco Lucchinelli ( Suzuki )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )
			Teams	Biland / Williams (BEO- Yamaha )	Schwärzel / Huber (ARO-Fath)	Monnin / Miserez ( Seymaz - Yamaha )	Michel / Collins ( Seymaz - Yamaha )	Biland / Williams (BEO- Yamaha )
57.	1979	Imola	50 cc	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )	Rolf Blatter ( Kreidler )	Peter Looijesteijn ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Minarelli )	Thierry Espié ( Motobécane )	Maurizio Massimiani ( MBA )	Ángel Nieto ( Minarelli )	Thierry Espié ( Motobécane )
			250 cc	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )	Randy Mamola (Adriatica)	Barry Ditchburn ( Kawasaki )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )
			350 cc	Gregg Hansford ( Kawasaki )	Sadao Asami ( Yamaha )	Patrick Fernandez ( Yamaha )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )
			500 cc	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Virginio Ferrari ( Suzuki )	Tom Herron ( Suzuki )	Barry Sheene ( Suzuki )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )
58.	1980	Misano	50 cc	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Iprem )	Theo Timmer ( Bultaco )	Hans-Jürgen Hummel ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Iprem )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( MBA )	Guy Bertin ( Motobécane )	Bruno Kneubühler ( MBA )	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( MBA )	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( MBA )
			250 cc	Toni Mang ( Krauser )	J.-F. Baldé ( Kawasaki )	Pierluigi Conforti ( Yamaha )	Toni Mang ( Krauser )	Cork Ballington ( Kawasaki )
			350 cc	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )	Massimo Matteoni ( Bimota - Yamaha )	Walter Villa (Adriatica- Yamaha )	Johnny Cecotto ( Yamaha )	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Franco Uncini ( Suzuki )	Graziano Rossi ( Suzuki )	Marco Lucchinelli ( Suzuki )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )
59.	1981	Monza	50 cc	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )	Hagen Klein ( Kreidler )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )
			125 cc	Guy Bertin ( Sanvenero )	Loris Reggiani ( Minarelli )	Jacques Bolle ( Motobécane )	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( MBA )	Guy Bertin ( Sanvenero )
			250 cc	Eric Saul ( Chevallier - Yamaha )	Maurizio Massimiani ( Ad Majora )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )
			350 cc	Jon Ekerold ( Bimota - Yamaha )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )	Massimo Matteoni ( Bimota - Yamaha )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )	Jon Ekerold ( Bimota - Yamaha )
			500 cc	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Graeme Crosby ( Suzuki )	Barry Sheene ( Yamaha )	Marco Lucchinelli ( Suzuki )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )
60.	1982	Misano	50 cc	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )	Ricardo Tormo ( Bultaco )	Claudio Lusuardi ( villa )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Kreidler )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )	PP Bianchi ( Sanvenero )	Iván Palazzese ( MBA )	PP Bianchi ( Sanvenero )	PP Bianchi ( Sanvenero )
			250 cc	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )	Roland Freymond ( MBA )	J.-L. Tournadre ( Yamaha )	Massimo Matteoni ( Bimota - Yamaha )	Toni Mang ( Kawasaki )
			350 cc	Didier de Radiguès ( Chevallier - Yamaha )	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )	Massimo Matteoni ( Bimota - Yamaha )	Didier de Radiguès ( Chevallier - Yamaha )	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Franco Uncini ( Suzuki )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Graeme Crosby ( Yamaha )	Franco Uncini ( Suzuki )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )
61.	1983	Monza	50 cc	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Garelli )	Claudio Lusuardi ( villa )	George Looijesteijn ( Kreidler )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Garelli )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Garelli )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Garelli )	Ezio Gianola ( MBA )	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )
			250 cc	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )	Thierry Espié ( Chevallier - Yamaha )	Manfred Herweh ( Real - Rotax )	Patrick Fernandez ( Bartol )	Iván Palazzese ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Randy Mamola ( Suzuki )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )	Kenny Roberts sr. ( Yamaha )
62.	1984	Misano	80 cc	PP Bianchi (HuVo- Casal )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Zündapp )	Hubert Abold ( Zündapp )	Ricardo Tormo ( Derbi )	PP Bianchi (HuVo- Casal )
			125 cc	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )	Maurizio Vitali ( MBA )	Eugenio Lazzarini ( Garelli )	Maurizio Vitali ( MBA )	Ángel Nieto ( Garelli )
			250 cc	Fausto Ricci ( Yamaha )	Martin Wimmer ( Yamaha )	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )	Jean-Michel Mattioli ( Chevallier - Yamaha )	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Raymond Roche ( Honda )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )
63.	1985	Mugello	80 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Manuel Herreros ( Derbi )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )
			125 cc	Pier Paolo Bianchi ( MBA )	Ezio Gianola ( Garelli )	Lucio Pietroniro ( MBA )	August Auinger ( MBA )	Luca Cadalora ( MBA )
			250 cc	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )	Fausto Ricci ( Honda )	Martin Wimmer ( Yamaha )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )
			500 cc	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )	Freddie Spencer ( Honda )
64.	1986	Monza	80 cc	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Manuel Herreros ( Derbi )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Ian McConnachie ( Krauser )
			125 cc	Fausto Gresini ( Garelli )	Ángel Nieto (Ducados- MBA )	August Auinger ( MBA )	Fausto Gresini ( Garelli )	Fausto Gresini ( Garelli )
			250 cc	Toni Mang ( Honda )	Carlos Lavado ( Yamaha )	Jean-François Baldé ( Honda )	Martin Wimmer ( Yamaha )	Sito Pons ( Honda )
			500 cc	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Randy Mamola ( Yamaha )	Mike Baldwin ( Yamaha )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Mike Baldwin ( Yamaha )
65.	1987	Monza	80 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Manuel Herreros ( Derbi )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )
			125 cc	Fausto Gresini ( Garelli )	Bruno Casanova ( Garelli )	August Auinger ( MBA )	Bruno Casanova ( Garelli )	Bruno Casanova ( Garelli )
			250 cc	Toni Mang ( Honda )	Reinhold Roth ( Honda )	Dominique Sarron ( Honda )	Loris Reggiani ( Aprilia - Rotax )	Dominique Sarron ( Honda )
			500 cc	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Christian Sarron ( Yamaha )	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )
66.	1988	Imola	80 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Manuel Herreros ( Derbi )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )
			125 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Manuel Herreros ( Derbi )	Ezio Gianola ( Honda )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )
			250 cc	Dominique Sarron ( Honda )	Sito Pons ( Honda )	Juan Garriga ( Yamaha )	Dominique Sarron ( Honda )	Dominique Sarron ( Honda )
			500 cc	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha )	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )	Wayne Gardner ( Honda )	Eddie Lawson ( Yamaha ) and Wayne Gardner ( Honda )
67.	1989	Misano	80 cc	Jorge Martínez ( Derbi )	Gabriele Gnani ( Gnani )	Herri Torrontegui ( Krauser )	Stefan Dörflinger ( Krauser )	Peter Öttl ( Krauser )
			125 cc	Ezio Gianola ( Honda )	Hans Spaan ( Honda )	Fausto Gresini ( Aprilia )	Hans Spaan ( Honda )	Àlex Crivillé ( JJ Cobas - Rotax )
			250 cc	Sito Pons ( Honda )	J.-P. Ruggia ( Yamaha )	Jacques Cornu ( Honda )	Luca Cadalora ( Yamaha )	Juan Garriga ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Pierfrancesco Chili ( Honda )	Simon Buckmaster ( Honda )	Michael Rudroff ( Honda )	Kevin Schwantz ( Suzuki )	Eddie Lawson ( Honda )
68.	1990	Misano	125 cc	Jorge Martínez ( JJ Cobas - Rotax )	Dirk Raudies ( Honda )	Loris Capirossi ( Honda )	Jorge Martínez ( JJ Cobas - Rotax )	Stefan Prein ( Honda )
			250 cc	John Kocinski ( Yamaha )	Helmut Bradl ( Honda )	Wilco Zeelenberg ( Honda )	John Kocinski ( Yamaha )	John Kocinski ( Yamaha )
			500 cc	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )	Kevin Schwantz ( Suzuki )	Mick Doohan ( Honda )	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )	Wayne Rainey ( Yamaha )
			Teams	Biland / Waltisperg ( LCR - Krauser )	Webster / Simmons ( LCR - Krauser )	Spreader / de Haas ( LCR - Yamaha )	Michel / Birchall ( LCR - Krauser )	Biland / Waltisperg ( LCR - Krauser )

List of fatally injured racing drivers

driver	Accident date	class
Luigi Galli	September 11, 1926	250 cc
Rupert Hollaus	September 11, 1954	125 cc
Gianni Degli Antoni	7th August 1956	125 cc
Adolfo Covi	September 6, 1959	500 cc
Otello Buscherini	May 16, 1972	250 cc
Renzo Pasolini	May 20, 1973	250 cc
Jarno Saarinen	May 20, 1973	250 cc
Paolo Tordi	May 16, 1976	350 cc

References

Web links

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics on the Grand Prix of Nations at racingmemo.free.fr (French)

Remarks

1. ↑ Canceled after a government decision.
2. Jumped off after the serious accident of Pasolini and Saarinen and not restarted.
3. ↑ Not started after the serious accident of Pasolini and Saarinen .
4. ↑ The event did not start due to delays in the schedule.