Dutch TT
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| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| Venue | TT Circuit Assen (1949–2019, 2021–present) |
| First race | 1949 |
| Most wins (rider) | Ángel Nieto (15) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Honda (67) |
The Dutch Tourist Trophy, also known as the TT Assen, and also sometimes known as the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix, is an annual Dutch motorsport event established in 1925 for road racing motorcycles held on the TT Circuit Assen, also known as the ‘Cathedral of Speed'. The event attained world championship status in 1949 when it was sanctioned by the FIM as part of the inaugural Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship season, making it the oldest event on the MotoGP calendar.[1] The venue holds the record for being the only circuit to have hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix event every year since the series was created in 1949,[1] with the exception of 2020 when the race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[2]
The event is due to take place at the TT Circuit Assen until at least 2026.[3]
Race history
After the Dutch government relaxed laws allowing the motorsport racing on public roads, the Assen & Omstreken motorcycle club organized and held the first Dutch TT on July 11, 1925. Since then the event has taken place every year with the exception of the years 1940 to 1945, because of the Second World War,[4] and 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
The 1925 races were held on a 28.4 km (17.6 mi) street circuit in the shape of a triangle between the towns of Borger, Schoonloo and Grolloo. From 1926 to 1955, the races were held on a 16.536 km (10.275 mi) rectangular shaped street circuit through the towns of De Haar, Hooghalen, Laaghalen and Laaghalerveen. In 1955, a new 7.705 km (4.788 mi) circuit was created which still used public roads but, more closely resembled a modern race track. In 1992, the race track became a permanent enclosed circuit.
The races were traditionally held on the last Saturday of June however, from 2016 onwards it has been held on Sunday of the last weekend of June, bringing it in line with all other MotoGP races.[6]
Official names and sponsors
- 1949–1957, 1959–1971: Grote Prijs van Nederland der K.N.M.V. (no official sponsor)[7]
- 1972, 1981–1985, 1992: Dutch TT Assen (no official sponsor)[8]
- 1973–1977: Dutch TT Assen/Grote Prijs van Nederland der KNMV (no official sponsor)[9]
- 1978–1980, 1986–1991: Dutch TT (no official sponsor)[10]
- 1993–1997: Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix[11]
- 1998–2000: Rizla+ Dutch TT[12]
- 2001–2003: Gauloises Dutch TT[13]
- 2004–2005: Gauloises TT Assen[14]
- 2006–2008: A-Style TT Assen[15]
- 2009: Alice TT Assen[16]
- 2010: TIM TT Assen
- 2011–2013: Iveco TT Assen[17]
- 2014: Iveco Daily TT Assen[18]
- 2015–2019, 2021–present: Motul TT Assen[19]
Spectator attendance
2007: 91,429
2013: 90,000
2016–2019: 105,000
Winners of the motorcycle Dutch TT
Multiple winners (riders)
| # Wins | Country | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 15 |  Ángel Nieto
|
125cc | 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| 50cc | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977 | ||
| 14 |  Giacomo Agostini
|
500cc | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| 350cc | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 | ||
| 10 | Valentino Rossi
|
MotoGP | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 250cc | 1998 | ||
| 125cc | 1997 | ||
| 9 |  Jim Redman
|
500cc | 1966 |
| 350cc | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 | ||
| 250cc | 1962, 1963, 1964 | ||
| 125cc | 1964 | ||
 Mike Hailwood
|
500cc | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967 | |
| 350cc | 1966, 1967 | ||
| 250cc | 1961, 1966, 1967 | ||
| 7 | Carlo Ubbiali
|
250cc | 1956, 1960 |
| 125cc | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 | ||
| 6 | John Surtees
|
500cc | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 350cc | 1958, 1960 | ||
| 5 | Geoff Duke
|
500cc | 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 350cc | 1952 | ||
| Phil Read
|
500cc | 1973 | |
| 250cc | 1965, 1971 | ||
| 125cc | 1967, 1968 | ||
| Eugenio Lazzarini
|
125cc | 1973, 1978 | |
| 50cc | 1978, 1979, 1983 | ||
| Jorge Martínez
|
125cc | 1988 | |
| 80cc | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 | ||
 Mick Doohan
|
500cc | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | |
| Marc Márquez
|
MotoGP | 2014, 2018 | |
| Moto2 | 2011, 2012 | ||
| 125cc | 2010 | ||
| Francesco Bagnaia
|
MotoGP | 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Moto2 | 2018 | ||
| Moto3 | 2016 | ||
| 4 | Tarquinio Provini
|
250cc | 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 125cc | 1957 | ||
 Carlos Lavado
|
250cc | 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986 | |
 Anton Mang
|
350cc | 1981 | |
| 250cc | 1981, 1982, 1987 | ||
| Jorge Lorenzo
|
MotoGP | 2010 | |
| 250cc | 2006, 2007 | ||
| 125cc | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Werner Haas
|
250cc | 1953, 1954 |
| 125cc | 1953 | ||
 Luigi Taveri
|
250cc | 1955 | |
| 125cc | 1962 | ||
| 50cc | 1966 | ||
| Dieter Braun
|
350cc | 1975 | |
| 250cc | 1972 | ||
| 125cc | 1970 | ||
| Walter Villa
|
250cc | 1974, 1975, 1976 | |
| Pier Paolo Bianchi
|
125cc | 1975, 1976, 1985 | |
 Kevin Schwantz
|
500cc | 1990, 1991, 1993 | |
| Max Biaggi
|
500cc | 2001 | |
| 250cc | 1994, 1995 | ||
| Maverick Viñales
|
MotoGP | 2019 | |
| Moto3 | 2012 | ||
| 125cc | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Nello Pagani
|
500cc | 1949 |
| 125cc | 1949 | ||
| Umberto Masetti
|
500cc | 1950, 1952 | |
| Enrico Lorenzetti
|
350cc | 1953 | |
| 250cc | 1952 | ||
 Gary Hocking
|
500cc | 1961 | |
| 350cc | 1961 | ||
| Ernst Degner
|
50cc | 1962, 1963 | |
| Ralph Bryans
|
50cc | 1964, 1965 | |
| Bill Ivy
|
250cc | 1968 | |
| 125cc | 1966 | ||
| Rodney Gould
|
250cc | 1970, 1972 | |
| Bruno Kneubühler
|
125cc | 1974 | |
| 50cc | 1973 | ||
| Barry Sheene
|
500cc | 1975, 1976 | |
 Kork Ballington
|
350cc | 1977, 1978 | |
| Ricardo Tormo
|
50cc | 1980, 1981 | |
| Kenny Roberts
|
500cc | 1983 | |
| 250cc | 1978 | ||
| Randy Mamola
|
500cc | 1984, 1985 | |
| Wayne Gardner
|
500cc | 1986, 1988 | |
| Pierfrancesco Chili
|
250cc | 1991, 1992 | |
| Dirk Raudies
|
125cc | 1993, 1995 | |
| Ralf Waldmann
|
250cc | 1996 | |
| 125cc | 1991 | ||
| Loris Capirossi
|
250cc | 1993, 1999 | |
| Marco Melandri
|
250cc | 2002 | |
| 125cc | 1998 | ||
 Sebastián Porto
|
250cc | 2004, 2005 | |
 Gábor Talmácsi
|
125cc | 2005, 2008 | |
| Casey Stoner
|
MotoGP | 2008, 2012 | |
| Anthony West
|
Moto2 | 2014 | |
| 250cc | 2003 | ||
| Augusto Fernández
|
Moto2 | 2019, 2022 | |
| Matteo Ferrari
|
MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2 | |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 67 |  Honda
|
MotoGP | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| 500cc | 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | ||
| 350cc | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
| 250cc | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2009 | ||
| Moto3 | 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 | ||
| 125cc | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 | ||
| 50cc | 1964, 1965, 1966 | ||
| 40 | Yamaha
|
MotoGP | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| 500cc | 1974, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001 | ||
| 350cc | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 | ||
| 250cc | 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 | ||
| 125cc | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974 | ||
| 35 | MV Agusta
|
500cc | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 350cc | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 | ||
| 250cc | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 | ||
| 125cc | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 | ||
| 20 | Aprilia
|
250cc | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| 125cc | 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | ||
| 14 | Derbi
|
125cc | 1971, 1972, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2010 |
| 80cc | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 | ||
| 50cc | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 | ||
 Suzuki
|
500cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993 | |
| 125cc | 1963, 1970 | ||
| 50cc | 1962, 1963, 1967 | ||
| 9 | Kalex
|
Moto2 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 8 | Kawasaki
|
350cc | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 |
| 250cc | 1977, 1981, 1982 | ||
| 125cc | 1969 | ||
| Ducati
|
MotoGP | 2008, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2, 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2 | ||
| 7 | Gilera
|
500cc | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963 |
| 6 | Moto Guzzi
|
350cc | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 250cc | 1952 | ||
| Kreidler
|
50cc | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982 | |
| Morbidelli
|
250cc | 1979 | |
| 125cc | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985 | ||
| 50cc | 1978 | ||
| Garelli
|
125cc | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 | |
| 50cc | 1983 | ||
| 5 | Mondial
|
250cc | 1957 |
| 125cc | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957 | ||
 KTM
|
Moto3 | 2013, 2015, 2024 | |
| 125cc | 2005, 2006 | ||
| 4 | NSU
|
250cc | 1953, 1954 |
| 125cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
 Bultaco
|
50cc | 1976, 1977, 1981 | |
| 125cc | 1977 | ||
| 3 | Norton
|
500cc | 1951 |
| 350cc | 1952, 1959 | ||
| Harley-Davidson
|
250cc | 1974, 1975, 1976 | |
| Minarelli
|
125cc | 1979, 1980, 1981 | |
| 2 | Velocette
|
350cc | 1949, 1950 |
| Suter
|
Moto2 | 2011, 2012 | |
| Speed Up
|
Moto2 | 2010, 2014 | |
Winners by season
A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
| Year | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto2 | MotoGP | Report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | ||||||||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | ||
| 2024 | Héctor Garzó
|
Ducati | Alessandro Zaccone
|
Ducati | Iván Ortolá
|
KTM | Ai Ogura
|
Boscoscuro | Francesco Bagnaia
|
Ducati | Report |
| 2023 | Matteo Ferrari
|
Ducati | Matteo Ferrari
|
Ducati | Jaume Masià
|
Honda | Jake Dixon
|
Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia
|
Ducati | Report |
| 2022 | Dominique Aegerter
|
Energica |  Eric Granado
|
Energica | Ayumu Sasaki
|
Husqvarna | Augusto Fernández
|
Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia
|
Ducati | Report |
| 2021 | Eric Granado
|
Energica | — | Dennis Foggia
|
Honda | Raúl Fernández
|
Kalex |  Fabio Quartararo
|
Yamaha | Report | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns[20] | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns[21] | |||||||||
| Year | 80cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | ||
| 1989 | Peter Öttl
|
Krauser |  Hans Spaan
|
Honda | Reinhold Roth
|
Honda | Wayne Rainey
|
Yamaha | Report |
| 1988 | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Juan Garriga
|
Yamaha | Wayne Gardner
|
Honda | Report |
| 1987 | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Fausto Gresini
|
Garelli | Anton Mang
|
Honda | Eddie Lawson
|
Yamaha | Report |
| 1986 | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Luca Cadalora
|
Garelli | Carlos Lavado
|
Yamaha | Wayne Gardner
|
Honda | Report |
| 1985 | Gerd Kafka
|
Casal | Pier Paolo Bianchi
|
MBA | Freddie Spencer
|
Honda | Randy Mamola
|
Honda | Report |
| 1984 | Jorge Martínez
|
Derbi | Ángel Nieto
|
Garelli | Carlos Lavado
|
Yamaha | Randy Mamola
|
Honda | Report |
| Year | 50cc | 125cc | 250cc | 500cc | Report | ||||
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | ||
| 1983 | Eugenio Lazzarini
|
Garelli | Ángel Nieto
|
Garelli | Carlos Lavado
|
Yamaha | Kenny Roberts
|
Yamaha | Report |
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