The Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1995 to 2004.
Official names and sponsors 1995, 1997: Lucky Strike Rio Grand Prix 1996: GP Rio (no official sponsor) 1999: Telefônica Celular Rio Grand Prix 2000–2004: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix
Winners
Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins Rider Wins Category Years won 6 Valentino Rossi MotoGP 2002, 2003 500cc 2000, 2001 250cc 1999 125cc 1997 2 Mick Doohan 500cc 1996, 1997 Olivier Jacque 250cc 1996, 1997 Daijiro Kato 250cc 2000, 2001 Manuel Poggiali 250cc 2003, 2004
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins Manufacturer Wins Category Years won 15 Honda MotoGP 2002, 2003, 2004 500cc 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 250cc 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 125cc 1996, 1999, 2002 7 Aprilia 250cc 1999, 2003, 2004 125cc 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004 3 Yamaha 500cc 1995, 1999 250cc 2002 2 Derbi 125cc 2001, 2003
By year
Year Track 125cc 250cc MotoGP ReportRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer 2004 Jacarepaguá Héctor Barberá Aprilia Manuel Poggiali Aprilia Makoto Tamada Honda Report 2003 Jorge Lorenzo Derbi Manuel Poggiali Aprilia Valentino Rossi Honda Report 2002 Masao Azuma Honda Sebastian Porto Yamaha Valentino Rossi Honda Report Year Track 125cc 250cc 500cc ReportRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer 2001 Jacarepaguá Youichi Ui Derbi Daijiro Kato Honda Valentino Rossi Honda Report 2000 Simone Sanna Aprilia Daijiro Kato Honda Valentino Rossi Honda Report 1999 Noboru Ueda Honda Valentino Rossi Aprilia Norifumi Abe Yamaha Report 1997 Valentino Rossi Aprilia Olivier Jacque Honda Mick Doohan Honda Report 1996 Haruchika Aoki Honda Olivier Jacque Honda Mick Doohan Honda Report 1995 Masaki Tokudome Aprilia Doriano Romboni Honda Luca Cadalora Yamaha Report
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