Draft:50cc World Championship

50cc World Championship
Category	Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Inaugural season	1962
Folded	1983

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Instructions · What links here · 50cc World Championship (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 8 days ago by ZaqarHakobyan (talk: D · +) · Last edited 8 days ago by TurquoiseGoose

Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. ZaqarHakobyan (talk) 12:13, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

The 50cc World Championship was a class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing for motorcycles with engines of up to 50 cc. It was part of the FIM motorcycle racing world championship from 1962^[1] until 1983.

History

The 50cc class was introduced to provide competition for lightweight motorcycles and became one of the categories in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship. The class encouraged manufactures to develop extremely small but highly advanced racing engines.

During the 1960s and 1970s, manufactures including Suzuki, Honda, and Kreidler competed in category. The motorcycles featured advanced two-stroke engines, lightweight frames, and high-speed gearboxes.

Championship history

The 50cc category became known for intense competition between European and Japanese manufacturers. Suzuki developed^[2] a successful range of lightweight Grand Prix motorcycles, including the Suzuki RK66 and Suzuki RK67, while Kreidler and other manufacturers also achieved championship success.

The class remained part of Grand Prix motorcycle racing until the end of the 1983^[3] season. It was replaced by the 80cc World Championship in 1984.

Manufacturers

Notable riders

Motorcycles

References

^ Walker, Mick (1998). The Grand Prix Motorcycle. Hazleton Publishing.
^ Wilson, Hugo (1995). The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle. Dorling Kindersley.
^ "FIM World Championship Grand Prix Regulations and History". Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 21 July 2026.

External links

FIM motorcycle racing archives

Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing Category:Motorcycle racing series Category:50cc motorcycles

[1] Walker, Mick (1998). The Grand Prix Motorcycle. Hazleton Publishing.

[2] Wilson, Hugo (1995). The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle. Dorling Kindersley.

[3] "FIM World Championship Grand Prix Regulations and History". Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 21 July 2026.

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