MotoGP honours past champions.

As part of the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship's 60th season celebrations, 'MotoGP Champions Towers' will be handed out during the remainder of this year to all past winners of the 500cc/MotoGP World Championship.

The first of these ceremonies took place at the Donington Park circuit on Friday.

Receiving the awards were Phil Read (world champion in 1973-1974), Mike Hailwood (1962-1963-1964-1965) represented by his son Dave, and the first ever 500cc/MotoGP world champion Les Graham (1949) represented by his son Stuart.

Presenting the awards were Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, and the FIM Road-racing Commission president Claude Danis.

"For us, much of the success of MotoGP is down to its tradition and history and in the 60th season of the championship we wanted to honour the former champions who ...