The Cagiva GP500 was a

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500cc

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motorcycle manufactured by

Cagiva Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni, went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. ...

. It was released in various iterations (C587, V593, C594, etc.) throughout the years it was raced. Racing greats including

Eddie Lawson Eddie Ray Lawson (born March 11, 1958) is an American former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from to . A four-time FIM 500cc road racing world champion, Lawson is prominent f ...

Randy Mamola Randy Mamola (born November 10, 1959) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and television sports presenter. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between and . A 13-time Premier Class race winner, Mamola was one of the mos ...

John Kocinski John Kocinski (born March 20, 1968, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired Americans, American Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer whose successes include winning the 1990 Grand Prix m ...

Doug Chandler John Douglas Chandler (born September 27, 1965) is an American former professional motorcycle racer. He earned a reputation as one of the most versatile racers of the 1980s and 1990s. Chandler is one of only four riders in AMA racing history t ...

Alex Barros Alexandre Barros (born October 18, 1970) is a Brazilian people, Brazilian former professional motorcycle road racing, road racer who is a 7-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner and also a race winner in Superbike World Championship. After a long Grand P ...

and

Mat Mladin Mathew Josef Mladin (born 10 March 1972, in Camden, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer who last raced in 2009, riding a Yoshimura Suzuki in the AMA Superbike series. He won the title seven times (no other r ...

, all raced versions of the GP500 at one time in their careers. Eddie Lawson's win in the

1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 July 1992 at the Hungaroring circuit. 500 cc race report Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz are bac ...

at the

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was the first 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix victory for the Cagiva GP500.

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