In January of 1949, the rules were written and put in place for the first World Championship motorsport season to get underway. The Isle of Man TT, Swiss Grand Prix, Dutch TT, Belgian Grand Prix, Ulster Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of Nations at Monza were the events that hosted the inauguration of what we now know to be as the MotoGP™ World Championship.

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