Editing Grand Prix motorcycle racing (section)

==Chronology==
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===Pre-MotoGP era===
* 1949: Start of the world championship in Grand Prix motorcycle racing for five separate categories, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and sidecars.<ref name="Circus"/> [[Harold Daniell]] won the first ever 500cc Grand Prix race held at the [[Isle of Man TT]].<ref name="MotoGP Milestones">{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/72234/1/motogp_milestones_1949-2003.html |title=MotoGP Milestones |date=22 May 2003 |publisher=crash.net |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722173702/http://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/72234/1/motogp_milestones_1949-2003.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1951: Sidecars reduced in engine capacity from 600cc to 500cc
* 1952: [[Ken Kavanagh]] wins the [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix]] to become the first Australian competitor to win a world championship Grand Prix race. [[Ray Amm]] wins the 1952 350cc Nations Grand Prix to become the first African competitor to win a world championship Grand Prix race.
* 1957: [[Gilera]], [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]] and [[Moto Guzzi]] withdraw at the end of the season citing increasing costs. [[Bob McIntyre (motorcycle racer)|Bob McIntyre]] wins the longest ever Grand Prix race of {{convert|301.84|mi|km}}, held over 8 laps of the Isle of Man.<ref name="MotoGP Milestones"/>
* 1958: [[MV Agusta]] win the constructors' and riders' championships in all four solo classes, a feat the team repeat in 1959 and 1960.<ref name="Circus"/>
* 1959: [[Honda]] enters the [[Isle of Man TT]] for the first time.
* 1961: The 1961 [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|Argentine Grand Prix]] is the first world championship race held outside of Europe. [[Kunimitsu Takahashi]] wins the 1961 250cc German Grand Prix to become the first Asian competitor to win a world championship Grand Prix race.
* 1963: The 1963 [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] is the first world championship race held in Asia.
* 1964: The 1964 [[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] is the first world championship race held in North America.
* 1966: Honda wins the constructors' championship in all five solo classes. [[Jim Redman]] wins Honda's first ever 500cc Grand Prix at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]], also the first win for a Japanese factory in the premier class.<ref name="MotoGP Milestones"/>
* 1967: Final year of unrestricted numbers of cylinders and gears. Honda withdraws in protest.
* 1968: [[Giacomo Agostini]] (MV Agusta) wins both the 350cc and 500cc titles.
* 1969: [[Godfrey Nash]] riding a [[Norton Manx]] becomes the last rider to win a 500cc Grand Prix riding a single-cylinder machine.<ref name="MotoGP Milestones"/>
* 1971: [[Jack Findlay]] rides a [[Suzuki]] TR500 to the first ever win in the 500cc class for a two-stroke machine.<ref name="MotoGP Milestones"/>
* 1972: as 1968. The death of [[Gilberto Parlotti]] at the Isle of Man TT causes multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini and other riders to boycott the next four events on grounds of safety.
* 1972: Last year of 500cc sidecars.
* 1972: [[Giacomo Agostini]] wins his seventh consecutive 500cc championship, all with [[MV Agusta]].
* 1973: The deaths of [[Jarno Saarinen]] and [[Renzo Pasolini]] at the Italian round at Monza cause the 250cc race to be cancelled.
* 1974: The [[Suzuki RG 500]] is the first square-four in the 500cc class. The constructors' title is won by a Japanese brand and a two-stroke for the first time ([[Yamaha Motor Racing|Yamaha]]).
* 1975: Giacomo Agostini (Yamaha) wins the 500cc class, making Yamaha the first non European brand to the riders' championship in the premier class with two stroke engine.
* 1976: [[Barry Sheene]] wins the first 500cc championship for Suzuki. After the [[1976 Isle of Man TT]], the FIM gives in to the riders' boycott and removes the event from the Grand Prix calendar.
* 1977: [[Formula 750]] becomes a world championship for 750cc machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/110th-fim-anniversary-flash-back-1976-1979/|title=FIM History Flash Back 1796-1979|work=FIM-live.com|access-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218163229/http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/110th-fim-anniversary-flash-back-1976-1979/|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Barry Sheene]] wins the 500cc class. The British Grand Prix moves from the Isle of Man to the [[Silverstone Circuit]] on the British mainland.
* 1978: [[Kenny Roberts]] (Yamaha) wins the 500cc class, the first American to do so.
* 1979: Kenny Roberts leads a rider revolt by threatening to form a race series to compete against the FIM world championship, breaking the FIM hegemony and increased the political clout of Grand Prix racers, which subsequently led to improved safety standards and a new era of professionalism in the sport.<ref>{{Citation |first1=Noyes | last1=Dennis |year=1999 |first2=Michael | last2=Scott |title=Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix  |publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd |isbn=1-874557-83-7 }}</ref>
* 1979: Last year of the Formula 750 class.
* 1982: [[Antonio Cobas]] develops a stronger and lighter aluminum twin-beam chassis to replace the steel backbone [[Motorcycle frame|frame]] used since the 1950s, and by the 1990s, all the major racing teams in Grand Prix competition used the aluminum frame design.<ref name="Framing the Future: The Legacy of Antonio Cobas">{{cite web|url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Apr/040414cob.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902232711/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Apr/040414cob.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 September 2004 |title=Framing the Future: The Legacy of Antonio Cobas |publisher=superbikeplanet.com |accessdate=14 December 2010 }}</ref>
* 1982: Last year of the 350cc class.
* 1983: [[Freddie Spencer]] (Honda) wins the 500cc class. Spencer and [[Kenny Roberts]] win all 500cc races of the season between them.
* 1984: [[Michelin]] introduces [[radial tyre]]s in GPs.
* 1984: 50cc class replaced by 80cc.
* 1985: [[Freddie Spencer]] (Honda) wins both the 250cc and 500cc titles.
* 1987: [[Push start]]s are eliminated.
* 1987: [[Wayne Gardner]] (Honda) wins the 500cc class, the first Australian to do so.
* 1988: [[Wayne Rainey]] wins the first 500cc race using [[Disc brake#Racing|carbon brakes]], at the British GP.
* 1989: Last year of the 80cc class.
* 1990: The 500cc class grid switches from five to four bikes per row.
* 1992: Honda introduces the [[NSR500]] with a [[big bang engine]].
* 1993: [[Shinichi Ito]] and his [[fuel-injection|fuel-injected]] NSR500 break the {{convert|200|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} barrier during the German GP on [[Hockenheimring]].
* 1998: the 500cc class switches to unleaded fuel.
* 1998: [[Mick Doohan]] wins his fifth consecutive 500cc title, all with [[Honda Racing Corporation|Honda]].
* 1999: [[Àlex Crivillé]] (Honda) wins the 500cc class, the first Spaniard to do so.
* 2000: [[Kenny Roberts Jr.]] (Suzuki) wins the 500cc class, he joins his father [[Kenny Roberts]] to claim the championship and thus making them the only father and son to have won the 500cc championship.
* 2001: [[Valentino Rossi]] wins his first premier class title and becomes the final two-stroke champion in the premium class.

===MotoGP era===

====2000s====
* 2002: MotoGP replaces the 500cc class; four-strokes are re-introduced and receive a displacement increase to 990cc. Two-strokes of 500cc capacity remain compliable for independent teams for the transitional period. Meanwhile [[Bridgestone]] made its' MotoGP début and [[Dunlop Tyres|Dunlop]] returned to top class after four years absence.
* 2003: [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] makes its Grand Prix debut in the new four-stroke MotoGP class.
* 2003: [[Daijiro Kato]] is killed during his home [[2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] in the MotoGP class on the [[Suzuka Circuit]] when he hits the barrier at 130R just before the final chicane.
* 2003: The last start of a two-stroke bike in MotoGP occurs at the [[2003 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|Czech Grand Prix]].
* 2004: MotoGP grid switches from four to three bikes per row while the 250cc and 125cc classes remain four bikes per row.
* 2004: [[Makoto Tamada]] earns [[Bridgestone]] their first MotoGP victory at the Brazilian GP.
* 2005: MotoGP adopts flag-to-flag rule, allowing riders to pit and switch to bikes fitted with wet-weather tyres and continue if rain begins to fall mid-race.
* 2005: [[Valentino Rossi]] wins his fifth consecutive MotoGP title.
* 2007: MotoGP engine capacity is restricted to 800cc four-stroke.
* 2007: [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] wins the riders' championship with [[Casey Stoner]] and also the constructors' title, becoming the first European brand to do so in the premier class in 30 years. Stoner won 10 out of 17 races during the season.
* 2008: MotoGP runs its first night race in [[2008 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Qatar]].
* 2008: [[Dunlop Tyres|Dunlop]] drops out of MotoGP.
* 2009: [[Michelin]] drops out of MotoGP and Bridgestone becomes the sole tyre provider.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Bridgestone+make+proposal+to+be+single+tyre+supplier+in+2009| title = Bridgestone make proposal to be single tyre supplier in 2009| access-date = October 10, 2008| date = 4 October 2008| publisher = MotoGP| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926051658/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Bridgestone+make+proposal+to+be+single+tyre+supplier+in+2009| archive-date = 26 September 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.michelin.com/corporate/actualites/en/actu_affich.jsp?id=23784&lang=EN&codeRubrique=4&actu=true | title= Michelin will not bid for the contract to be single-source supplier of tyres for the MotoGP World Championship | access-date= October 10, 2008 | date= 4 October 2008 | publisher= Michelin | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081116081300/http://www.michelin.com/corporate/actualites/en/actu_affich.jsp?id=23784&lang=EN&codeRubrique=4&actu=true | archive-date= 16 November 2008 | url-status= dead }}</ref>
* 2009: [[Kawasaki Motors Racing|Kawasaki]] ran a single bike as [[Forward Racing|Hayate Racing Team]] after the factory team announced their withdrawal from the series.
* 2009: [[Valentino Rossi]] wins his seventh and last MotoGP title at the age of 30.

====2010s====
* 2010: Moto2 replaces the 250cc class. All engines are built for Moto2 by Honda and are four-stroke 600cc (36.6 cu in) in-line four-cylinder based on the [[Honda CBR600RR|CBR600RR road bike]], producing around 140&nbsp;bhp as of 2015 (125&nbsp;whp).
* 2010: Moto2 rider [[Shoya Tomizawa]] is killed at [[Misano World Circuit|Misano]].
* 2010: For the first time, Spain hosts four Grands Prix in a year.
* 2010: "Rookie rule" introduced, preventing any newcomer to the MotoGP championship from riding for a factory team, unless said manufacturer lack a satellite team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rule changes prevent rookie factory riders.|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/144560/1/motogp-rookies-banned-from-factory-teams.html|website=crash.net|date=28 March 2009|access-date=26 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 2010: Kawasaki announces its retirement due to negotiations with Dorna, stating that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race-oriented consumers.
* 2011: MotoGP rider [[Marco Simoncelli]] is killed at [[Sepang International Circuit|Sepang]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23102011/66/simoncelli-dies-injuries.html | title = Simoncelli dies from injuries | access-date = 23 October 2011 | publisher = Yahoo! | date = October 23, 2011 | archive-date = 26 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111026003255/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23102011/66/simoncelli-dies-injuries.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* 2011: Suzuki suspend their MotoGP participation at the end of the season.
* 2012: The new Moto3 250cc (15.2 cu in) four-stroke single-cylinder class replaces the 125cc two-stroke class.
* 2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1,000cc<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2009/FIM+announcement+for+2012+MotoGP | title= MotoGP changes for 2012 | access-date= March 16, 2011 | date= 11 December 2009 | publisher= MotoGP | archive-date= 7 June 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130607080855/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2009/FIM+announcement+for+2012+MotoGP | url-status= dead }}</ref> (61 cu in) and introduces [[Claiming Rule Teams|claiming rule teams]].
* 2012: Aprilia rejoins the MotoGP class as a claiming rule team (CRT).
* 2012: After ending a five-year [[Repsol Honda|Honda]] title drought the previous season, two-time world champion [[Casey Stoner]] retires from the sport at the age of 27, being replaced by teenager [[Marc Márquez]] at the team.
* 2013: Knockout qualifying format is introduced.<ref>{{cite news|title=MotoGP announces knockout style qualifying|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/185077/1/motogp_announces_knockout_style_qualifying.html|work=Crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=14 October 2012|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015015843/http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/185077/1/motogp_announces_knockout_style_qualifying.html|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2013: The "rookie rule" introduced for the 2010 season is rescinded.
* 2013: [[Marc Márquez]] becomes the first rookie to win the championship in the MotoGP era, and the youngest ever premier class world champion.
* 2014: Removal of the claiming rule teams and introduction of the Open Class category. Marc Márquez dominates the season by winning the first 10 races of the season. 
* 2015: Suzuki returns to MotoGP as a constructor after a four-year hiatus.
* 2015: Aprilia returns with a full factory team, run by [[Gresini Racing]].
* 2015: [[Yamaha Motor Racing|Yamaha]]'s [[Jorge Lorenzo]] comes from seven points adrift to defeat team colleague [[Valentino Rossi]] to win his third and final MotoGP title by five points. This was after Rossi received a heavy grid penalty for the final round after having been adjudged to taking [[Marc Márquez]] out at the penultimate round.
* 2016: Michelin returns as tyre supplier after Bridgestone's withdrawal.
* 2016: [[Luis Salom]] is killed during Moto2 practice at the [[2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Catalan Grand Prix]] after a high-speed impact with his own stricken bike.
* 2017: [[KTM]] joins the premier class with a factory-supported team for the first time.
* 2018: For the first time in MotoGP, certain satellite teams like [[Pramac Racing|Pramac Ducati]] and [[LCR Honda]] gain access to up-to-date factory bikes.
* 2019: [[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd|Triumph Motorcycles]] replace Honda as sole Moto2 engine supplier. The new engines are 765cc (46.7 cu in) triples based on the [[Triumph Street Triple|Street Triple RS 765]].
* 2019: Both Moto2 and Moto3 adopt the qualifying format used by MotoGP.
* 2019: The [[MotoE World Cup|MotoE]] class is introduced using electric motorcycles (introduced as a "World Cup").
* 2019: A new penalty named the "Long Lap" penalty<ref>{{cite news |title=Long lap penalty introduced |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2019/03/01/long-lap-penalty-introduced/284714 |access-date=4 September 2019 |publisher=motogp.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727074647/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2019/03/01/long-lap-penalty-introduced/284714 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is introduced for riders exceeding track limits during races and is also used as a penalty for moderate reckless riding.
* 2019: [[Marc Márquez]] wins his sixth MotoGP title at the age of 26, becoming the youngest rider and the first non-Italian rider to do so.
* 2019: Seven-time MotoGP champion [[Valentino Rossi]] becomes the first rider to contest his 400th Grand Prix at the age of 40.

====2020s====
* 2020: The first half of the season is postponed or cancelled as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* 2020: [[Brad Binder]] and [[Miguel Oliveira]] become the first riders to win a premier class Grand Prix for their respective nations; South Africa and Portugal. They also achieved the first wins for [[Red Bull KTM Factory Racing|KTM]] and [[Tech3]] in the MotoGP class.
* 2020: [[Joan Mir]] wins the World Championship and its the first time for [[Suzuki MotoGP|Suzuki]] since 2000.
* 2021: Moto3 rider [[Jason Dupasquier]] is killed after an accident during the second qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix on the [[Mugello Circuit]].
* 2021: [[Valentino Rossi]], who confirmed his retirement before the Austrian round, was the last rider to have competed in the 500cc class to participate in a MotoGP race.
* 2021: [[Fabio Quartararo]] became the [[2021 MotoGP World Championship|2021 World Champion]], becoming the first French rider to win a premier class championship.
* 2022: Suzuki suspended their MotoGP participation at the end of the season.
* 2022: [[Francesco Bagnaia]] became the [[2022 MotoGP World Championship|2022 World Champion]], becoming the first Italian rider to win a premier class championship since [[Valentino Rossi]] in 2009 and the first for Ducati since Casey Stoner in 2007.
* 2023: MotoGP visited 17 different countries with India as a new addition to the calendar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-12 |title=MotoGP 2023 calendar: 21 rounds, 42 races - 'My wife will change the locks!' |url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/1014363/1/motogps-2023-calendar-21-rounds-42-races-my-wife-will-change-locks |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Crash |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023: Sprint races were introduced at all Grands Prix in the MotoGP class.
* 2023: [[MotoE World Championship|MotoE]] class gained World Championship status.
* 2023: At the [[2023 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix]], [[Brad Binder]] reached 366.1 [[Kilometres per hour|km/h]] on his [[KTM RC16]], the new top speed record in the premier class.
* 2024: [[Pirelli]] became the official tyre supplier for Moto2 and Moto3 classes.
* 2024: MotoGP is bought by [[Liberty Media]], owner of [[Formula One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/04/01/liberty-media-announces-acquisition-of-motogp/493938 |title=Liberty Media announces acquisition of MotoGP™|date=1 April 2024 |website=MotoGP.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/dorna-liberty-motogp-purchase-confirmed/10593689/ |title=F1 owner Liberty Media takes over MotoGP in $4bn deal with Dorna |last=Puigdemont |first=Oriol |website=Motorsport.com |date=1 April 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240423192630/https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/dorna-liberty-motogp-purchase-confirmed/10593689/ |archive-date= 23 April 2024 }}</ref>
* 2024: [[Jorge Martín]] became the [[2024 MotoGP World Championship|2024 World Champion]], becoming the first independent team rider to win the World Championship in the MotoGP class.