Ulster Grand Prix

Region Northern Ireland
Course Dundrod Circuit
Type Public road course
Clerk of the course
Event organiser Dundrod & District Motorcycle Club
Principal sponsor Aer Lingus (most recent)
History
First race 1922
Number of race meetings
First winner Werner Haas
Most wins Joey Dunlop (24)
Lap record 136.415 mph (219.539 km/h)
Fatalities 22

The Ulster Grand Prix is a (currently) defunct motorcycle road race which took place on the 7.401 mi (11.911 km) Dundrod Circuit made up entirely of closed-off public roads near Belfast, Northern Ireland. Due to the races having the fastest average speed over a single lap of any motorcycle road race, it is the fastest race of its kind (Road Racing) in the world. The lap record of 136.415 mph (219.539 km/h) was set by Peter Hickman in the 2019 superbike race, a faster average than the Isle of Man TT lap record, which stands at 136.358mph (219.446 km/h) as of 2024, set also by Peter Hickman.

The last running of the event occurred in 2019. As a consequence of increased insurance and sundry costs, in association with diminished sponsorship revenue,[1] together with the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the meeting has been called into question.[2]


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