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词条 Ulster Grand Prix
释义

  1. History

  2. Famous riders

  3. FIM World Championship rounds

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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|Race title = Ulster Grand Prix
|Track map =
|Venue = Dundrod Circuit
|First race = 1922
|Most wins rider = Joey Dunlop (24)
}}

The Ulster Grand Prix is a motorcycle race that takes place on the 7.3-mile Dundrod Circuit made up entirely of closed-off public roads near Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first races took place in 1922 and in 1935 and 1948 the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme gave it the title Grand Prix d'Europe. The Ulster Grand Prix was included as one of the races in the inaugural 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season (now MotoGP), a place it held until 1971. It also counted for the Formula TT Championship between 1979 and 1990.{{fact|date=October 2008}} According to the race organisers, it is the fastest road race in the world.[1]

History

Thomas Moles, motorcycle enthusiast and Member of Parliament, helped to push through parliament the first Road Races Act, which made it legal for the Clady Course to be closed for the first Ulster Grand Prix on 14 October 1922. That first race had 75 entries in four classes (250cc, 350cc, 600cc and over 600cc).[2] The race has been held on three different circuits. The 20.5-mile Old Clady circuit was used from 1922 until 1939 and included a notoriously bumpy 7-mile straight. It also ran across part of the grass runway at RAF Aldergrove and for the first two years of its existence the pits were on the Seven Mile Straight, by Loanends Primary School.[2]

In 1926 the 500cc race was won by Graham Walker on a Sunbeam. He also won the 1928 Senior race on a Rudge. In the 1936 Lightweight (250cc) event, Ginger Wood and Bob Foster, both on New Imperials, crossed the line so close, that after over 200 miles of racing, it took the judges an hour to decide that Wood was the winner by one-fifth of a second. Foster was, however, adjudged to have achieved the fastest lap. The 1939 Grand Prix was almost called off, but went ahead in spite of an entry of only 60 riders.[2]

After World War II the new Clady circuit was used that, due to road improvements, was now 16.5 miles in length and in use between 1947 and 1952.

In 1953 the race was moved to the 7.401-mile Dundrod Circuit where it is still held. The 1971 event was won by Australian Jack Findlay in what was the Ulster Grand Prix's last year as part of the FIM Grand Prix international motorcycle racing calendar. Findlay's victory on a Suzuki was also notable for marking the first 500cc class win for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine.[3][4] The event was cancelled in 1972 because of the political situation in Northern Ireland, but it was held in 2001 during the Foot-and-mouth crisis, even though the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT were cancelled that year.[5]

The 2007 Grand Prix attracted an entry of 162 riders, including 38 new riders, and took place on 18 August 2007, sponsored by The Belfast Telegraph.[6]

Bruce Anstey won the Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix in 2010, setting a new lap record of 133.977 mph, making him the fastest rider on the fastest motorcycle racing circuit in the world.[7][8]

Famous riders

Joey Dunlop won 24 Ulster Grand Prix races during his career, with Phillip McCallen winning 14 races, Bruce Anstey 12[9] and Brian Reid 9 wins.{{fact|date=September 2008}} Some of the famous riders include: Guy Martin (11 wins) Stanley Woods (7 wins), Jimmie Guthrie, Jimmie Simpson, Artie Bell, Les Graham, Freddie Frith (3 wins), Geoff Duke (3 wins), John Surtees (6 wins), Ray Amm, Carlo Ubbiali (5 wins), Bill Lomas (3 wins), Mike Hailwood (7 wins), Giacomo Agostini (7 wins), Phil Read (3 wins), Bill Ivy (3 wins), Bob McIntyre, Gary Hocking (3 wins), Tom Herron (5 wins), Ron Haslam (5 wins), Jon Ekerold, and more recently Mick Grant, Wayne Gardner, Steve Hislop, Robert Dunlop (9 wins).

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FIM World Championship rounds

A pink background indicates a round that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
YearTrack50 cc125 cc250 cc350 cc500 ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
1971 DundrodRace cancelled {{#tag:ref|The 1971 50cc race was cancelled as the organisers had only received eight entries.[10]|group="N"}}United Kingdom}} Ray McCullough YamahaUnited Kingdom}} Peter Williams MZAustralia}} Jack Findlay Suzuki Report
1970 DundrodSpain|1945}} Ángel Nieto DerbiAustralia}} Kel Carruthers YamahaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV AgustaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1969 DundrodSpain|1945}} Ángel Nieto DerbiAustralia}} Kel Carruthers BenelliItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV AgustaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1968 DundrodUK}} Bill Ivy YamahaUK}} Bill Ivy YamahaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV AgustaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1967 DundrodUK}} Bill Ivy YamahaUK}} Mike Hailwood HondaItaly}} Giacomo Agostini MV AgustaUK}} Mike Hailwood Honda Report
1966 DundrodSwitzerland}} Luigi Taveri HondaNew Zealand}} Ginger Molloy BultacoUK}} Mike Hailwood HondaUK}} Mike Hailwood Honda Report
1965 DundrodGermany}} Ernst Degner SuzukiUK}} Phil Read YamahaCzechoslovakia}} František Šťastný JawaUK}} Dick Creith Norton Report
1964 DundrodNew Zealand}} Hugh Anderson SuzukiUK}} Phil Read YamahaRhodesia|1964}} Jim Redman HondaUK}} Phil Read Norton Report
1963 DundrodNew Zealand}} Hugh Anderson SuzukiRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman HondaRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman HondaUK}} Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Report
1962 DundrodSwitzerland}} Luigi Taveri HondaUK}} Tommy Robb HondaRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Jim Redman HondaUK}} Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Report
YearTrack125 cc250 cc350 cc500 ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
1961 DundrodJapan|1947}} Kunimitsu Takahashi HondaUK}} Bob McIntyre HondaRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Gary Hocking MV AgustaRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Gary Hocking MV Agusta Report
1960 DundrodItaly}} Carlo Ubbiali MV AgustaItaly}} Carlo Ubbiali MV AgustaUK}} John Surtees MV AgustaUK}} John Hartle Norton Report
1959 DundrodUK}} Mike Hailwood DucatiRhodesia and Nyasaland}} Gary Hocking MZUK}} John Surtees MV AgustaUK}} John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1958 DundrodItaly}} Carlo Ubbiali MV AgustaItaly}} Tarquinio Provini MV AgustaUK}} John Surtees MV AgustaUK}} John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1957 DundrodSwitzerland}} Luigi Taveri MV AgustaUK}} Cecil Sandford FB-MondialAustralia}} Keith Campbell Moto GuzziItaly}} Libero Liberati Gilera Report
1956 DundrodItaly}} Carlo Ubbiali MV AgustaSwitzerland}} Luigi Taveri MV AgustaUK}} Bill Lomas Moto GuzziUK}} John Hartle Norton Report
1955 DundrodUK}} John Surtees NSUUK}} Bill Lomas Moto GuzziUK}} Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi Report
1954 DundrodAustria}} Rupert Hollaus NSUGermany}} Werner Haas NSURhodesia and Nyasaland}} Ray Amm Norton{{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Ray Amm {{#tag:ref|The 1954 500cc race was stopped due to bad weather and the race was excluded from the world championship.[11]|group="N"}}Norton Report
1953 DundrodGermany}} Werner Haas NSUIreland}} Reg Armstrong NSUNew Zealand}} Ken Mudford NortonAustralia}} Ken Kavanagh Norton Report
1952 CladyUK}} Cecil Sandford MV AgustaUK}} Maurice Cann Moto GuzziAustralia}} Ken Kavanagh NortonUK}} Cromie McCandless Gilera Report
1951 Clady{{flagicon|UK}} Cromie McCandless {{#tag:ref|The 1951 125cc race only had four competitors and the race was excluded from the world championship.[12]|group="N"}}FB-MondialItaly}} Bruno Ruffo Moto GuzziUK}} Geoff Duke NortonUK}} Geoff Duke Norton Report
1950 CladyItaly}} Carlo Ubbiali FB-MondialUK}} Maurice Cann Moto GuzziUK}} Bob Foster VelocetteUK}} Geoff Duke Norton Report
1949 CladyUK}} Maurice Cann Moto GuzziUK}} Freddie Frith VelocetteUK}} Les Graham AJS Report
Footnotes
1. ^"The World's Fastest Road Race" Ulster Grand Prix Official Website 2010. Retrieved August 2010
2. ^1 2 {{cite news | author=Eddie McIlwaine | title= 10 things you didn't know about the big event | work=The Belfast Telegraph | page=15 | date= 17 August 2008}}
3. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1553493/Jack-Findlay.html Jack Findlay obituary – The Telegraph]
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/72234/1/motogp_milestones_1949-2003.html |title=MotoGP Milestones |publisher=crash.net |accessdate=30 March 2017}}
5. ^Ulster Grand Prix 2001 – Preview (retrieved 10 September 2006)
6. ^{{cite news | author=Victoria O'Hara | title= Revved up for race | work=The Belfast Telegraph | page=15 | date= 17 August 2008}}
7. ^Pinchin, Gary (2010) "Bruce Anstey: Road racing’s reclusive hero", Motorcycle News, 18 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010
8. ^"Ulster Grand Prix: Anstey celebrates being fastest man on planet", The Belfast Telegraph, 17 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010
9. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/37079251
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1971.htm|title=Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route – L'année 1971|language=French|trans-title=World Championship Road Racing – 1971|work=Racing Memory|accessdate=2 November 2011|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62tQVwryW?url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1971.htm|archivedate=2 November 2011|deadurl=no|df=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1954.htm|title=Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route – L'année 1954|language=French|trans-title=World Championship Road Racing – 1954|work=Racing Memory|accessdate=2 November 2011|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62tQg1uiH?url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1954.htm|archivedate=2 November 2011|deadurl=no|df=}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1951.htm|title=Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route – L'année 1951|language=French|trans-title=World Championship Road Racing – 1951|work=Racing Memory|accessdate=2 November 2011|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62tQmbI0N?url=http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-1951.htm|archivedate=2 November 2011|deadurl=no|df=}}

See also

  • Clady Circuit
  • Dundrod Circuit
  • North West 200
  • Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  • List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons
  • List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions

References

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External links

  • Ulster Grand Prix official website
  • Ulster Grand Prix race history
  • Ulster Grand Prix Supporters Club
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