Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix

The Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix (パシフィックグランプリ) was a round of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship between 2000 and 2003.

Pacific Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueTwin Ring Motegi (2000–2003)
First race2000
Last race2003
Most wins (rider)Toni Elías (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Aprilia, Honda (5)

Official names and sponsors
  • 2000–2001: Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi (no official sponsor)[1]
  • 2002–2003: Gauloises Pacific Grand Prix of Motegi[2]

Winners of the Pacific Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
2 Spain Toni Elías 250 cc 2002, 2003

Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
5 Italy Aprilia 250 cc 2001, 2002, 2003
125 cc 2000, 2003
Japan Honda MotoGP 2002, 2003
500 cc 2001
250 cc 2000
125 cc 2002

By year
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2003 Motegi Spain Hector Barbera Aprilia Spain Toni Elías Aprilia Italy Max Biaggi Honda Report
2002 Spain Daniel Pedrosa Honda Spain Toni Elías Aprilia Brazil Alex Barros Honda Report
Year Track 125 cc 250 cc 500 cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2001 Motegi Japan Youichi Ui Derbi Japan Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Italy Valentino Rossi Honda Report
2000 Italy Roberto Locatelli Aprilia Japan Daijiro Kato Honda United States Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki Report

References
  1. "2000 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. "2002 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

Sources

"History of the Grand Prix of Japan : The Pacific Grand Prix" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2007-07-23.

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