List of Grand Prix motorcycle circuits
This is a list of circuits which have hosted a World Championship race from 1949 to 2015.
In total, 69 different circuits have hosted World Championship races. The first to do so was the Snaefell Mountain Course, home of the Isle of Man TT, which has also the distinction, at almost 61 km long, of being the longest track which hosted a World Championship race. The TT Circuit Assen has the distinction of being the only track which has hosted a race every year since 1949.
Various different forms of race track have been used throughout the history of the World Championship; purpose-built race tracks such as Suzuka, road tracks such as Spa and city street tracks such as Montjuïc.
Future circuits
Autódromo Internacional de Codegua, 2017
Circuit of Wales, 2018
Kymi Ring, 2017
Sentul International Circuit, 2017 possibly canceled and was move to Palembang for 2018.
List of circuits
Current circuits (for the 2015 season) are shown in bold.
Circuit | Type | Direction | Location | Race(s) | Season(s) | Total | Map |
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Circuit d'Albi les Planques | road circuit | Clockwise | Albi | ![]() |
1951 | 1 | |
Assen | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Assen | ![]() |
1949-2016 | 68 | ![]() |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | race circuit | Clockwise | Buenos Aires | ![]() |
1961-1964, 1981–1982, 1987, 1994–1995, 1998–1999 | 10 | ![]() |
Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | race circuit | Clockwise | Termas de Río Hondo | ![]() |
2014-2016 | 3 | ![]() |
Circuit Bremgarten | race circuit | Clockwise | Bremgarten | ![]() |
1949, 1951-1954 | 5 | ![]() |
Bugatti Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Le Mans | ![]() |
1969-1970, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989-1990, 1994-1995, 2000-2016 | 28 | ![]() |
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1991 | 1 | |||||
Circuit de Catalunya | race circuit | Clockwise | Barcelona | ![]() |
1992-1995 | 4 | ![]() |
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1996-2016 | 21 | |||||
Circuit Charade | road circuit | Clockwise | Clermont-Ferrand | ![]() |
1959-1964, 1966-1967, 1972, 1974 | 10 | ![]() |
Circuit Paul Armagnac | race circuit | Clockwise | Nogaro | ![]() |
1978, 1982 | 2 | ![]() |
Circuit Paul Ricard | race circuit | Clockwise | Castellet | ![]() |
1973, 1977, 1977, 1980-1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996-1999 | 13 | ![]() |
Circuit of the Americas | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Austin | ![]() |
2013-2015 | 3 | ![]() |
Clady Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
1949-1952 | 4 | |
Daytona International Speedway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Daytona Beach, Florida | ![]() |
1964-1965 | 2 | ![]() |
Donington Park | race circuit | Clockwise | Leicestershire | ![]() |
1987-2009 | 23 | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | Dundrod | ![]() |
1953-1971 | 19 | |
Eastern Creek Raceway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Eastern Creek | ![]() |
1991-1996 | 6 | ![]() |
Estoril | race circuit | Clockwise | Estoril | ![]() |
2000-2012 | 13 | ![]() |
Fuji Speedway | race circuit | Clockwise | Shizuoka | ![]() |
1966-1967 | 2 | ![]() |
Geneva | street circuit | Unknown | Geneva | ![]() |
1950 | 1 | |
Goiânia | race circuit | Goiânia | ![]() |
1987-1989 | 3 | ||
Grobnik | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Rijekadun | ![]() |
1978-1990 | 14 | |
Hedemora Circuit | street circuit | Hedemora | ![]() |
1958 | 1 | ||
Hockenheimring | race circuit | Clockwise | Hockenheim | ![]() |
1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981-1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991-1994 | 23 | ![]() |
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1961, 1963, 1966-1967, 1969, 1971 | 6 | |||||
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1986 | 1 | |||||
Hungaroring | race circuit | Clockwise | Budapest | ![]() |
1990, 1992 | 2 | ![]() |
Imatra | road circuit | Imatra | ![]() |
1964-1982 | 18 | ||
Imola | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Imola | ![]() |
1969, 1972, 1974-1975, 1977, 1979, 1988, | 12 | ![]() |
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1981, 1983 | 2 | |||||
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1996-1999 | 4 | |||||
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Indianapolis | ![]() |
2008-2015 | 8 | ![]() |
Interlagos | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | São Paulo | ![]() |
1992 | 1 | ![]() |
Istanbul Park | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Istanbul | ![]() |
2005-2007 | 3 | ![]() |
Jacarepaguá | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
1995-2004 | 9 | ![]() |
Jarama | race circuit | Clockwise | Jarama | ![]() |
1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977-1986, 1988, 1991 | 15 | ![]() |
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1987 | 1 | |||||
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1993 | 1 | |||||
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1998 | 1 | |||||
Jerez | race circuit | Clockwise | Jerez de la Frontera | ![]() |
1987, 1989-2016 | 29 | ![]() |
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1988 | 1 | |||||
Johor Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Pasir Gudang | ![]() |
1998 | 1 | |
Karlskoga Motorstadion | street circuit | Karlskoga | ![]() |
1978-1979 | 2 | ||
Kristianstad | street circuit | Kristianstad | ![]() |
1959, 1961 | 2 | ||
Kyalami | race circuit | Clockwise(1983-85); Anti-Clockwise(1992 only) | Midrand, Gauteng | ![]() |
1983-1985, 1992 | 4 | ![]() |
Laguna Seca | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Monterey, California | ![]() |
1988-1991, 1993-1994, 2005–2013 | 15 | ![]() |
Losail International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Doha | ![]() |
2004-2015 | 12 | ![]() |
Magny-Cours Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Nevers | ![]() |
1992 | 1 | ![]() |
Masaryk Circuit | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Brno | ![]() |
1965-1982, 1987-1991 | 22 | ![]() |
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1993-2015 | 23 | |||||
Misano World Circuit | race circuit | Both (Clockwise since 2007) | Misano Adriatico | ![]() |
1980, 1984, 1989-1991, 1993 | 6 | ![]() |
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1982, 1985-1987 | 4 | |||||
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2007-2016 | 10 | |||||
Montjuïc circuit | street circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Barcelona | ![]() |
1950-1955, 1961-1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 | 18 | ![]() |
Monza | race circuit | Clockwise | Monza | ![]() |
1949-1968, 1970-1971, 1973, 1981-1983, 1986-1987 | 28 | ![]() |
Mosport International Raceway | race circuit | Clockwise | Bowmanville | ![]() |
1967 | 1 | ![]() |
Motegi | race circuit | Clockwise | Motegi | ![]() ![]() |
1999-2015 | 16 | ![]() |
Motorland Aragón | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Alcañiz | ![]() |
2010-2015 | 6 | ![]() |
Mugello Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Mugello region | ![]() ![]() |
1976, 1978, 1982, 1984-1985, 1991-2015 | 30 | ![]() |
Nürburgring | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Nürburg | ![]() |
1955, 1958, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995-1997 | 17 | ![]() |
Opatija Circuit | road circuit | Clockwise | Opatija | ![]() |
1970, 1972-1977 | 7 | |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Phillip Island | ![]() |
1989-1990, 1997–2015 | 21 | ![]() |
Red Bull Ring | race circuit | Clockwise | Spielberg | ![]() |
1996-1997, 2016 | 3 | ![]() |
Reims-Gueux | road circuit | Clockwise | Reims | ![]() |
1954-1955 | 2 | ![]() |
Rouen-Les-Essarts | road circuit | Clockwise | Rouen | ![]() |
1953, 1965 | 2 | ![]() |
Sachsenring | road/race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | ![]() ![]() |
1961-1972, 1998-2015 | 30 | ![]() |
Salzburgring | race circuit | Clockwise | Salzburg | ![]() |
1971-1991, 1993 | 22 | ![]() |
San Carlos | street circuit | San Carlos, Cojedes | ![]() |
1977-1979 | 3 | ||
Scandinavian Raceway | race circuit | Clockwise | Anderstorp | ![]() |
1971-1977, 1981-1990 | 17 | ![]() |
Schottenring | road circuit | Schotten | ![]() |
1953 | 1 | ||
Sentul International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Sentul | ![]() |
1996-1997 and 2017 (planned) | 2 | ![]() |
Sepang International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
1999-2015 | 17 | ![]() |
Shah Alam Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Shah Alam | ![]() |
1991-1997 | 7 | |
Shanghai International Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Shanghai | ![]() |
2005-2008 | 4 | ![]() |
Silverstone Circuit | race circuit | Clockwise | Silverstone | ![]() |
1977-1986, 2010-2015 | 16 | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain Course | road circuit | Isle of Man | ![]() |
1949-1976 | 28 | ![]() | |
Solitudering | road circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Stuttgart | ![]() |
1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 6 | |
Spa-Francorchamps | road/race circuit | Clockwise | Spa | ![]() |
1949-1979, 1981-1990 | 41 | ![]() |
Suzuka Circuit | race circuit | Both | Suzuka | ![]() |
1963-1965, 1987-1998, 2000–2003 | 19 | ![]() |
Tampere Circuit | road circuit | Tampere | ![]() |
1962-1963 | 2 | ||
Valencia | race circuit | Anti-Clockwise | Valencia | ![]() |
1999-2015 | 17 | ![]() |
Welkom | race circuit | Clockwise | Welkom | ![]() |
1999-2004 | 6 | ![]() |
Zolder | race circuit | Clockwise | Heusden-Zolder | ![]() |
1980 | 1 | ![]() |