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| Driver titles || 4 <small>([[2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2001]], [[2003 FIA GT Championship season|2003]], [[2004 FIA GT Championship sea | Team titles || 4 <small>([[2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2001]], [[2003 FIA GT Championship season|2003]], [[2004 FIA GT Championship sea

...and Prix|San Marino and Rimini's Coast Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] World Championship. ...illed during the [[2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|2003 Japanese Grand Prix]], who loved to live in the [[frazione]] Portoverde of [[Misano Adriatico]]

...|[[Image:Jean_alesi.jpg|220px|Jean Alesi at the [[2001 United States Grand Prix]] at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]]] |Years || 1989 - 2001

|First race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]

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

| First race || [[1992 South African Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1994 Australian 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.

| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] ...d been sold to [[Renault]], who would return as a works engine supplier in 2001 and rebrand the team completely for 2002.

...0]], [[1977]] in the [[Chiba Prefecture]]) is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He is not relate ...mpetition in 1999, adjusting to [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|250cc Grand Prix racing]] quickly by finishing 4th overall with five podium finishes. In 200

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

Debut = [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...car with which the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] team competed in the {{F1|2001}} [[Formula One]] season. It was driven by [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], who w

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

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

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

...]] 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 ==

...g|motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] and the [[2001]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]] in the 250cc class. ...ature bikes at an early age, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese [[pocket-bike]] championship.

Debut = [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...i PS01''' was the car with which the [[Minardi]] team competed in the {{F1|2001}} [[Formula One]] season. It was initially driven by [[Tarso Marques]], wh

|First race:||[[1974 South African Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1975 Austrian Grand Prix]]

|Team(s) || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Minardi]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] |First race || [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|1991]] [[Spanish Grand Prix]]

...ormula|Benetton]], [[Ligier]], [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] | First race || [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|1984]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]]

...y 12]], [[1974]] in [[Shizuoka]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]) is a Japanese [[automobile racing|race car]] driver. ...r in 1997. He competed regularly for Tyrrell in 1998, finishing as the 6th Japanese Formula One driver by the end of the year. Takagi later competed on the [[A

|First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|1995]] [[Australian Grand Prix]]

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

...06, following the dramatic and highly political [[2005 United States Grand Prix]] (see below). In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the [[2007 European Grand Prix]], the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the [[Safety car|Safety Car]] in

...[[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. After a long career in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], for 2006 he moved to the [[Superbike racing|Wor ...cc category -- he lied about his age so he could race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 15. He finished the championship in thirteenth place, scoring

| [[2001 Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP 2001]] | [[2001]], [[2002]]

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

|First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r, Ann Neal. With wins in the [[1996]] [[Formula Ford]] festival and the [[2001]] [[Monaco]] [[F3000]] race to his credit, Webber signed with [[Mercedes-Be

| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r [[Giancarlo Minardi]] with the impossible task of finding the budget for 2001. Fortunately, the team was eventually bought by the Australian entrepreneu

...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). In 2001, Pedrosa made his World Championship debut in the 125cc class after being s

| First race || [[1989 French Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

...n 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for the 2001 season. In 2002 the team became [[Renault F1]]. ...left|[[Thierry Boutsen]] driving for Benetton at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]

|align="center"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|Race 7]] of 7 |align="center"| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|Race 8]] of 8

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

...Hondas. He finished fourth in [[1999]], third a year later and second in [[2001]].

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

|Teams || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[Toyota]] |First race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]

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

|Years || 1991 - 2001 |First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]]

! 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]

...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

! width=75px| [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Seasons]] ! First Grand Prix

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

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

''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]]

...sichella on the podium following his victory at the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1996 Australian 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

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]]

| Current = 2001 ...[[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 4]], [[2001]], and ended on [[October 14]] after seventeen races. [[Michael Schumacher]

| Next = 2001 !rowspan="2"| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]

|Debut || [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|1985]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ...success, nevertheless acquiring a small but loyal following of fans. In [[2001]], Minardi sold his team to Australian businessman [[Paul Stoddart]], who s

Previous = 2001 | ...hip]] had been clinched, securing the title with a win at the French Grand Prix, with 6 races to go in the season.

...on|2003]], [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) ...] professional [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]] and multiple [[Grand Prix motorcycles|MotoGP]] World Champion.

...wn, the Queensland Government reached a new five year deal with [[A1 Grand Prix]] to stage a race at [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit|Surfers Paradise]], | [[1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix|Report]]

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

...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 ...nda S2000, [[BMW S54B32|BMW E46 M3's S54B32]] with 24.5 m/s as far back as 2001, the [[Audi RS4]] with 24.2 m/s or the [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] motorcycle with 23

| First race || [[1971 Austrian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix]]

| SBK Active years || {{SBK|2001}} - {{SBK|2007}} ===2001-2003===

|First race || [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|1981]] [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix|1982]] [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]]

...|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One (TT-F1) motorcycles which meant the big four Japanese companies ([[Honda]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuk

...consecrating his title by winning both the Italian and the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]]. ...] motorcycle until the advent of the modern [[MotoGP]] era in [[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]]. Many of the most famous riders in the hist

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

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

[[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

...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]]

...Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] did eventually return with a promising car and the Japanese [[Footwork]] and [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]] chassis were seen in Europe. [ ..."jewel in the crown" of the F3000 season was traditionally the [[Pau Grand Prix]] street race, rivalled for a few years by the [[Birmingham Superprix|Birmi

...mel (cigarette)|Camel]] sponsored the Benetton team, but, from the 1994 to 2001 the main sponsor was [[Mild Seven]]. |[[1996 Formula One season|1996]]-[[2001 Formula One season|2001]]

|Caption || Schumacher before the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]]

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

...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

...track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] drivers such as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driv ...g as possible. At the top levels of competition, especially the [[D1 Grand Prix]] from [[Japan]] and others in [[Malaysia]], [[Australia]], the Republic of

...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

...uch as the [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]] and the now-defunct [[Japanese Touring Car Championship|JTCC]] distinguish themselves from sports car raci Prior to 2001 the BTCC was contested by cars built to 2.0 litre supertouring regulations

Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...], [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1979]], [[1982]], [[1983]], [[1999]], [[2000]], [[2001]], [[2002]], [[2003]], [[2004]], 2007) |

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

...a [[Renault F1|Renault]] Formula One car at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...ts of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]], held on purpose-built [[List of Formula One circuits|circuits]] or close

! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix''' (motorcycles) |Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

::''Headed by CEO Federico Minoli, 1996-2001; returning for 2003-2007'' ...of Ducati motorcycles from the 1950s was the late [[Fabio Taglioni]] (1920-2001). He designed most Ducatis during this period, ranging from the small singl

[[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 [[

...'' Mosley, recalling March's first F1 race, the [[1970 South African Grand Prix]]'' ...aces. One of these was a world championship race, the [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix]], won by reigning world champion [[Jackie Stewart]] in a customer car run

...of concern for safety. The hump was lowered during the winter before the [[2001]] race, again in the interest of safety. Although the hump remains, it is g The only Japanese company to win the race so far has been [[Mazda]], which won the 59th race

...d [[Brian Redman]] was still out after a crash in the [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix]] at Spa. ...of Le Mans and the [[Formula One]] World Championship (including the Grand Prix of Monaco which he won several times, too).