British motorcycle Grand Prix or the common tongue is British MotoGP is a part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season nowadays. But before 1977 when the first race executed under the banner of MotoGP, it was known as Isle of Man TT. Isle of Man TT was one of the most prestigious moto racing competition back then. However, here we are talking about the upcoming episode of the British MotoGP.
In recent time, the event of British MotoGP used to take place in the Silverstone Circuit and here we are presenting the short data of the circuit and the MotoGP event. The tournament is also known as Monster Energy British Grand Prix so far.
# British MotoGP Short Details:
- Competition Name – British Grand Prix
- Circuit – Silverstone Circuit
- Location – Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Capacity – 150,000
- First Race – 1977
- Longest Straight – 770 m.
- Length – 3.67 miles/ 5.9 km
- Width – 15 m.
- Turns – 18
- Left – 8
- Right – 10
- Surface – Unknown
- Race Duration – Three (3) Days
- Date – 27th August to 29th August 2021
- Day – Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Total Distance – 73.4 miles/ 118.0 km
- Most wins (Rider) – Valentino Rossi (8)
- Most Wins (Team) – Honda (41)
# 1st Day – Practice Schedule (27th August 2021 – Friday):
S/N |
Session | Time | Category |
1. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 14:00 – 14:40 |
Moto3 |
2. |
Free Practice Nr 1 | 14:55 – 15:40 | MotoGP |
3. | Free Practice Nr 1 | 15:55 – 16:35 |
Moto2 |
4. |
Free Practice Nr 2 | 18:15 – 18:55 | Moto3 |
5. | Free Practice Nr 2 | 19:10 – 19:55 |
MotoGP |
6. |
Free Practice Nr 2 | 20:10 – 20:50 |
Moto2 |
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# 2nd Day – Qualifying Schedule (28th August 2021 – Saturday):
S/N |
Session | Time | Category |
1. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 14:00 – 14:40 |
Moto3 |
2. |
Free Practice Nr 3 | 14:55 – 15:40 | MotoGP |
3. | Free Practice Nr 3 | 15:55 – 16:35 |
Moto2 |
4. |
Qualifying Nr 1 | 17:35 – 17:50 | Moto3 |
5. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 18:00 – 18:15 |
Moto3 |
6. |
Free Practice Nr 4 | 18:30 – 19:00 | MotoGP |
7. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 19:10 – 19:25 |
MotoGP |
8. |
Qualifying Nr 2 | 19:35 – 19:50 | MotoGP |
9. | Qualifying Nr 1 | 20:10 – 20:35 |
Moto2 |
10. |
Qualifying Nr 2 | 20:35 – 20:50 | Moto2 |
11. | MotoGP | 22:00 – 22:45 |
Qualifying Press Conference |
# 3rd Day – Race Schedule (29th August 2021 – Sunday):
S/N |
Session | Time | Category |
1. | Warm-Up | 14:00 – 14:20 |
Moto3 |
2. |
Warm-Up | 14:30 – 14:50 | Moto2 |
3. | Warm-Up | 15:00 – 15:20 |
MotoGP |
4. |
Race | 16:20 | Moto3 |
5. | Race | 18:00 |
Moto2 |
6. |
Race | 19:30 | MotoGP |
7. | After The Flag | 20:10 – 20:45 |
MotoGP |
8. |
Race Press Conference | 20:45 – 21:30 |
MotoGP |
As usual, the upcoming episode will be three days long as the other MotoGP competitions. And above we presented the full schedule of the upcoming British MotoGP season. You just might need to check your own time zone.
Now, If we consider the most successful rider of the British MotoGP, analyzing their previous results, the Italian legend Valentino Rossi is holding the top position. He won the highest 8 titles. Among them, MotoGP titles are the highest four times. He also won the 500cc race twice times so far. Let’s see the last 20 years result below.
# The British MotoGP (Last 20 Years) Winners List:
S/N |
MotoGP | Year | Moto2 | Moto3 |
1. | Valentino Rossi | 2001 | Daijiro Kato |
Youichi Ui |
2. |
Valentino Rossi | 2002 | Marco Melandri | Arnaud Vincent |
3. | Max Biaggi | 2003 | Fonsi Nieto |
Hector Barbera |
4. |
Valentino Rossi | 2004 | Dani Pedrosa | Andrea Dovizioso |
5. | Valentino Rossi | 2005 | Randy de Puniet |
Julian Simon |
6. |
Dani Pedrosa | 2006 | Jorge Lorenzo | Alvaro Bautista |
7. | Casey Stoner | 2007 | Andrea Dovizioso |
Mattia Pasini |
8. |
Casey Stoner | 2008 | Mika Kallio | Scott Redding |
9. | Andrea Dovizioso | 2009 | Hiroshi Aoyama |
Julian Simon |
10. |
Jorge Lorenzo | 2010 | Jules Cluzel | Marc Marquez |
11. | Casey Stoner | 2011 | Stefan Bradl |
Jonas Folger |
12. |
Jorge Lorenzo | 2012 | Pol Espargaro | Maverick Vinales |
13. | Jorge Lorenzo | 2013 | Scott Redding |
Luis Salom |
14. |
Marc Marquez | 2014 | Esteve Rabat | Alex Rins |
15. | Valentino Rossi | 2015 | Johann Zarco |
Danny Kent |
16. |
Maverick Vinales | 2016 | Thomas Luthi | Brad Binder |
17. | Andrea Dovizioso | 2017 | Takaaki Nakagami |
Aron Canet |
18. |
Cancelled | 2018 | Cancelled | Cancelled |
19. | Alex Rins | 2019 | Augusto Fernandez |
Marcos Ramirez |
20. |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns |
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