The 'German motorcycle Grand Prix', first held in 1925, is since 1952 part of the
Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship.
Due to the existence of two German states from 1949 to 1990, an additional
East German GP was part of the WC from 1961 to 1972. During that period the German GP, always held in
Western Germany, was also called West German GP.
After West German
Dieter Braun won the East German race on the
Sachsenring in 1971, the East German crowd sung the
West German anthem. To prevent further "demonstrations", the East German politicians limited entry of riders from Western states from 1972 onwards, and mainly allowed only riders from Eastern European socialist states. As a result, the event lost its World Championship status.
In 1998, after having been rather unpopular on the
Nürburgring, the German motorcycle Grand Prix moved to the rebuilt
Sachsenring and became a sell-out event since.
The additional
1986 Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix (at Hockenheim) counted towards the WC only for 80cc and 125cc classes.
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Winners of the German motorcycle Grand Prix
''A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the
Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.''
Winners of the East German motorcycle Grand Prix
''A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the
Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.''