2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 54th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted of 16 races, beginning with the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix on 7 April 2002 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 3 November.
Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion
Marco Melandri became the 250cc World Champion
Arnaud Vincent became the 125cc World Champion
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix. The foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme as the international governing body for motorcycle sport in 1949 provided the opportunity to coordinate rules and regulations in order that selected events could count towards official World Championships. It is the oldest established motorsport world championship.
2021 German motorcycle Grand Prix
Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP bike (2006)
Valentino Rossi, riding a Yamaha YZR-M1, at Le Mans
Marc Márquez, riding a Honda RC213V, at Mugello