Dutch TT

{{Infobox motor race

|Race title = Dutch TT

|Track map = 260px

|Series long = Grand Prix motorcycle racing

|Venue = TT Circuit Assen (1949–2019, 2021–present)

|First race = 1949

|Most wins rider = Ángel Nieto (15)

|Most wins manufacturer = Honda (67)

}}

The Dutch Tourist Trophy, also known as the TT Assen, and also sometimes known as the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix, is an annual Dutch motorsport event established in 1925 for road racing motorcycles held on the TT Circuit Assen, also known as the ‘Cathedral of Speed'. The event attained world championship status in 1949 when it was sanctioned by the FIM as part of the inaugural Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship season, making it the oldest event on the MotoGP calendar.{{cite web |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/06/22/michelin-ready-to-worship-at-the-cathedral-of-speed/203933 |title=Michelin ready to worship at the 'Cathedral of Speed' |publisher=motogp.com |access-date=2 December 2019 }} The venue holds the record for being the only circuit to have hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix event every year since the series was created in 1949, with the exception of 2020 when the race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/04/29/german-dutch-and-finnish-grands-prix-cancelled/329935|title=German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled|date=29 April 2020|website=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|language=en|access-date=2020-04-29}}

The event is due to take place at the TT Circuit Assen until at least 2026.{{cite news |date=25 June 2016 |title=Ten more years in Assen |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/06/25/ten-more-years-in-assen/204268 |access-date=3 September 2022 |work=MotoGP.com |publisher=Dorna Sports}}

Race history

After the Dutch government relaxed laws allowing the motorsport racing on public roads, the Assen & Omstreken motorcycle club organized and held the first Dutch TT on July 11, 1925. Since then the event has taken place every year with the exception of the years 1940 to 1945, because of the Second World War,{{cite web |url=http://trackpedia.winhpde.com/wiki/Assen |title=Assen |publisher=trackpedia.winhpde.com |access-date=2 December 2019 }} and 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Lewis |date=23 April 2020 |title=MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen postponed amid coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/149117/motogp-dutch-tt-at-assen-postponed |access-date=24 April 2020 |website=Autosport.com |language=en}}

The 1925 races were held on a {{cvt|28.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} street circuit in the shape of a triangle between the towns of Borger, Schoonloo and Grolloo. From 1926 to 1955, the races were held on a {{cvt|16.536|km|mi|abbr=on}} rectangular shaped street circuit through the towns of De Haar, Hooghalen, Laaghalen and Laaghalerveen. In 1955, a new {{cvt|7.705|km|mi|abbr=on}} circuit was created which still used public roads but, more closely resembled a modern race track. In 1992, the race track became a permanent enclosed circuit.

The races were traditionally held on the last Saturday of June however, from 2016 onwards it has been held on Sunday of the last weekend of June, bringing it in line with all other MotoGP races.{{cite web |title=From 2016 the Dutch GP will be on Sunday |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/06/25/from-2016-the-dutchgp-will-be-on-sunday/178524 |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=motogp.com}}

Official names and sponsors

1949–1957, 1959–1971: Grote Prijs van Nederland der K.N.M.V. (no official sponsor){{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1949.html|title=1949 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
1972, 1981–1985, 1992: Dutch TT Assen (no official sponsor){{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1972.html|title=1972 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
1973–1977: Dutch TT Assen/Grote Prijs van Nederland der KNMV (no official sponsor){{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1973.html|title=1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
1978–1980, 1986–1991: Dutch TT (no official sponsor){{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1978.html|title=1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
1993–1997: Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1993.html|title=1993 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
1998–2000: Rizla+ Dutch TT{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1998.html|title=1998 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2001–2003: Gauloises Dutch TT{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc2001.html|title=2001 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2004–2005: Gauloises TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2004.html|title=2004 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2006–2008: A-Style TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2006.html|title=2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2009: Alice TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2009.html|title=2009 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2010: TIM TT Assen
2011–2013: Iveco TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2012.html|title=2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2014: Iveco Daily TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2014.html|title=2014 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2015–2019, 2021–2024: Motul TT Assen{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2015.html|title=2015 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}
2025: Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Spectator attendance

2007: 91,429

2013: 90,000

2016–2019: 105,000

Winners of the motorcycle Dutch TT

=Multiple winners (riders)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2\| # Wins !rowspan=2\| Country !colspan=2\| Wins
Category ! Years won
rowspan=2\| 15 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel Nieto \| 125cc \| 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
50cc \| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977
rowspan=2\| 14 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Giacomo Agostini \| 500cc \| 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
350cc \| 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
rowspan=3\| 10 \|rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Valentino Rossi \| MotoGP \| 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017
250cc \| 1998
125cc \| 1997
rowspan=7\| 9 \|rowspan=4\| {{flagicon\|Rhodesia\|1964}} Jim Redman \| 500cc \| 1966
350cc \| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
250cc \| 1962, 1963, 1964
125cc \| 1964
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Hailwood \| 500cc \| 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967
350cc \| 1966, 1967
250cc \| 1961, 1966, 1967
rowspan=2\| 7 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Carlo Ubbiali \| 250cc \| 1956, 1960
125cc \| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
rowspan=2\| 6 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Surtees \| 500cc \| 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
350cc \| 1958, 1960
rowspan=16\| 5 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Geoff Duke \| 500cc \| 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
350cc \| 1952
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Phil Read \| 500cc \| 1973
250cc \| 1965, 1971
125cc \| 1967, 1968
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Eugenio Lazzarini \| 125cc \| 1973, 1978
50cc \| 1978, 1979, 1983
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Jorge Martínez \| 125cc \| 1988
80cc \| 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
rowspan=1\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mick Doohan \| 500cc \| 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Marc Márquez \| MotoGP \| 2014, 2018
Moto2 \| 2011, 2012
125cc \| 2010
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia \| MotoGP \| 2022, 2023, 2024
Moto2 \| 2018
Moto3 \| 2016
rowspan=8\| 4 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Tarquinio Provini \| 250cc \| 1957, 1958, 1959
125cc \| 1957
{{flagicon\|VEN\|1930}} Carlos Lavado \| 250cc \| 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|BRD}} Anton Mang \| 350cc \| 1981
250cc \| 1981, 1982, 1987
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo \| MotoGP \| 2010
250cc \| 2006, 2007
125cc \| 2004
rowspan=16\| 3 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|BRD}} Werner Haas \| 250cc \| 1953, 1954
125cc \| 1953
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Luigi Taveri \| 250cc \| 1955
125cc \| 1962
50cc \| 1966
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|BRD}} Dieter Braun \| 350cc \| 1975
250cc \| 1972
125cc \| 1970
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Walter Villa \| 250cc \| 1974, 1975, 1976
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Pier Paolo Bianchi \| 125cc \| 1975, 1976, 1985
{{flagicon\|USA}} Kevin Schwantz \| 500cc \| 1990, 1991, 1993
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Max Biaggi \| 500cc \| 2001
250cc \| 1994, 1995
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Maverick Viñales \| MotoGP \| 2019
Moto3 \| 2012
125cc \| 2011
rowspan=36\| 2 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Nello Pagani \| 500cc \| 1949
125cc \| 1949
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Umberto Masetti \| 500cc \| 1950, 1952
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Enrico Lorenzetti \| 350cc \| 1953
250cc \| 1952
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Gary Hocking \| 500cc \| 1961
350cc \| 1961
{{flagicon\|BRD}} Ernst Degner \| 50cc \| 1962, 1963
{{flagicon\|GBR}} Ralph Bryans \| 50cc \| 1964, 1965
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill Ivy \| 250cc \| 1968
125cc \| 1966
{{flagicon\|GBR}} Rodney Gould \| 250cc \| 1970, 1972
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Bruno Kneubühler \| 125cc \| 1974
50cc \| 1973
{{flagicon\|GBR}} Barry Sheene \| 500cc \| 1975, 1976
{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Kork Ballington \| 350cc \| 1977, 1978
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ricardo Tormo \| 50cc \| 1980, 1981
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kenny Roberts \| 500cc \| 1983
250cc \| 1978
{{flagicon\|USA}} Randy Mamola \| 500cc \| 1984, 1985
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wayne Gardner \| 500cc \| 1986, 1988
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Pierfrancesco Chili \| 250cc \| 1991, 1992
{{flagicon\|GER}} Dirk Raudies \| 125cc \| 1993, 1995
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Ralf Waldmann \| 250cc \| 1996
125cc \| 1991
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Loris Capirossi \| 250cc \| 1993, 1999
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Marco Melandri \| 250cc \| 2002
125cc \| 1998
{{flagicon\|ARG\|1868}} Sebastián Porto \| 250cc \| 2004, 2005
{{flagicon\|HUN}} Gábor Talmácsi \| 125cc \| 2005, 2008
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Casey Stoner \| MotoGP \| 2008, 2012
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Anthony West \| Moto2 \| 2014
250cc \| 2003
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Augusto Fernández \| Moto2 \| 2019, 2022
{{flagicon\|ITA}} Matteo Ferrari \| MotoE \| 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

rowspan=2| # Wins

!rowspan=2| Country

!colspan=2| Wins

=Multiple winners (manufacturers)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=2\| # Wins !rowspan=2\| Manufacturer !colspan=2\| Wins
Category ! Years won
rowspan=7\| 67 \|rowspan=7\| {{flagicon\|JPN}} Honda \| MotoGP \| 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
500cc \| 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
350cc \| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
250cc \| 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2009
Moto3 \| 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
125cc \| 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
50cc \| 1964, 1965, 1966
rowspan=5\| 40 \|rowspan=5\| {{flagicon\|JPN}} Yamaha \| MotoGP \| 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
500cc \| 1974, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001
350cc \| 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980
250cc \| 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
125cc \| 1965, 1966, 1968, 1974
rowspan=4\| 35 \|rowspan=4\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} MV Agusta \| 500cc \| 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
350cc \| 1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
250cc \| 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
125cc \| 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
rowspan=2\| 20 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Aprilia \| 250cc \| 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
125cc \| 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
rowspan=6\| 14 \|rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Derbi \| 125cc \| 1971, 1972, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2010
80cc \| 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
50cc \| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|JPN\|1947}} Suzuki \| 500cc \| 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993
125cc \| 1963, 1970
50cc \| 1962, 1963, 1967
9 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Kalex \| Moto2 \| 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
rowspan=5\| 8 \|rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|JPN\|1947}} Kawasaki \| 350cc \| 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
250cc \| 1977, 1981, 1982
125cc \| 1969
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ducati \| MotoGP \| 2008, 2022, 2023, 2024
MotoE \| 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2, 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2
7 \| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Gilera \| 500cc \| 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963
rowspan=8\| 6 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Moto Guzzi \| 350cc \| 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
250cc \| 1952
{{flagicon\|BRD}} Kreidler \| 50cc \| 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982
rowspan=3\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Morbidelli \| 250cc \| 1979
125cc \| 1975, 1976, 1978, 1985
50cc \| 1978
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Garelli \| 125cc \| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
50cc \| 1983
rowspan=4\| 5 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Mondial \| 250cc \| 1957
125cc \| 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|AUT}} KTM \| Moto3 \| 2013, 2015, 2024
125cc \| 2005, 2006
rowspan=4\| 4 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|BRD}} NSU \| 250cc \| 1953, 1954
125cc \| 1953, 1954
rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1977}} Bultaco \| 50cc \| 1976, 1977, 1981
125cc \| 1977
rowspan=4\| 3 \|rowspan=2\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Norton \| 500cc \| 1951
350cc \| 1952, 1959
{{flagicon\|USA}} Harley-Davidson \| 250cc \| 1974, 1975, 1976
{{flagicon\|ITA\|1946}} Minarelli \| 125cc \| 1979, 1980, 1981
rowspan=3\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Velocette \| 350cc \| 1949, 1950
{{flagicon\|SUI}} Suter \| Moto2 \| 2011, 2012
{{flagicon\|ITA}} Speed Up \| Moto2 \| 2010, 2014

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

rowspan=2| # Wins

!rowspan=2| Manufacturer

!colspan=2| Wins

=Winners by season=

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan=3\| Year !colspan=4\| MotoE !colspan=2 rowspan=2\| Moto3 !colspan=2 rowspan=2\| Moto2 !colspan=2 rowspan=2\| MotoGP !rowspan=3\| Report
colspan=2\|Race 1 !colspan=2\|Race 2
Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer !Rider !Manufacturer
2024 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Héctor Garzó \| Ducati \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Zaccone \| Ducati \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Iván Ortolá \| KTM \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} Ai Ogura \| Boscoscuro \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia \| Ducati \| Report
2023 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Matteo Ferrari \| Ducati \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Matteo Ferrari \| Ducati \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Jaume Masià \| Honda \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jake Dixon \| Kalex \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia \| Ducati \| Report
2022 \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|{{flagicon\|CHE}} Dominique Aegerter \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|Energica \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Eric Granado \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|Energica \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} Ayumu Sasaki \| Husqvarna \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Augusto Fernández \| Kalex \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia \| Ducati \| Report
2021 \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Eric Granado \| style="background:#FFCCCC;"\|Energica \| colspan=2 rowspan=2{{n/a}} \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Dennis Foggia \| Honda \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Raúl Fernández \| Kalex \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo \| Yamaha \| Report
2020 \|style="background:#FFCCCC;"align=center colspan=2\| Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns{{Cite web \|last=Duncan \|first=Lewis \|date=23 April 2020 \|title=MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen postponed amid coronavirus pandemic \|url=https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/149117/motogp-dutch-tt-at-assen-postponed \|access-date=24 April 2020 \|website=Autosport.com \|language=en}} \|align=center colspan=7\| Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

rowspan=3| Year

!colspan=4| MotoE

!colspan=2 rowspan=2| Moto3

!colspan=2 rowspan=2| Moto2

!colspan=2 rowspan=2| MotoGP

!rowspan=3| Report

colspan=2|Race 1

!colspan=2|Race 2

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2024

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Garzó

| Ducati

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Zaccone

| Ducati

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Ortolá

| KTM

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Ogura

| Boscoscuro

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia

Dutch TT

Race history

Official names and sponsors

Spectator attendance

Winners of the motorcycle Dutch TT

=Multiple winners (riders)=

=Multiple winners (manufacturers)=

=Winners by season=

References