The Race of the Year was a non-championship motorcycle race held at the Mallory Park circuit in Leicester, England between 1958 and 1981, and again between 1986 and 2008, with a one-off race in 2011. It often attracted high quality entries from the Moto GP and Superbike World Championship. The first race was won by John Surtees, riding a MV Agusta. The 2011 running of the event was won by Sam Lowes on a Supersport Honda after hard-fought battle with CRT Moto GP rider, James Ellison on another Honda. The 2014 event was won by John Ingram.
| Year | Race | Rider | Manufacturer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Race of the Year | John Surtees | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1959 | Race of the Year | Bob McIntyre | 500cc Norton | |
| 1960 | Race of the Year | Mike Hailwood | 500cc Norton | |
| 1961 | Race of the Year | Gary Hocking | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1962 | Race of the Year | Derek Minter | 500cc Norton | |
| 1963 | Race of the Year | Mike Hailwood | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1964 | Race of the Year | Mike Hailwood | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1965 | Race of the Year | John Cooper | 500cc Norton | |
| 1966 | Race of the Year |  Giacomo Agostini | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1967 | Race of the Year | Mike Hailwood | 297cc Honda | |
| 1968 | Race of the Year | Mike Hailwood | 297cc Honda | |
| 1969 | Race of the Year | Giacomo Agostini | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1970 | Race of the Year | John Cooper | 350cc Yamsel | |
| 1971 | Race of the Year | John Cooper | 750cc BSA | |
| 1972 | Race of the Year |  Jarno Saarinen | 350cc Yamaha | |
| 1973 | Race of the Year | Phil Read | 500cc MV Agusta | |
| 1974 | Race of the Year | Barry Sheene | 750cc Suzuki | |
| 1975 | Race of the Year | Barry Sheene | 750cc Suzuki | |
| 1976 | Race of the Year |  Steve Baker | 750cc Yamaha | |
| 1977 | Race of the Year | Pat Hennen | 653cc Suzuki | |
| 1978 | Race of the Year | Barry Sheene | 500cc Suzuki | |
| 1979 | Race of the Year | Kenny Roberts | 500cc Yamaha | |
| 1980 | Race of the Year | Randy Mamola | 500cc Suzuki | |
| 1981 | Race of the Year |  Graeme Crosby | 500cc Suzuki | |
| 1986 | Race of the Year | Roger Marshall | 500cc Honda | |
| 1987 | Race of the Year | Roger Marshall | 1100cc Suzuki | |
| 1988 | Race of the Year | Jamie Whitham | 750cc Suzuki | |
| 1989 | Race of the Year | Terry Rymer | 750cc Yamaha | |
| 1990 | Race of the Year | Terry Rymer | 750cc Yamaha | |
| 1991 | Race of the Year | Rob McElnea | 750cc Yamaha | |
| 1992 | Race of the Year | John Reynolds | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 1994 | Race of the Year | Matt Llewellyn | 926cc Ducati | |
| 1995 | Race of the Year | Chris Walker | 250cc Honda | |
| 1996 | Race of the Year | Ray Stringer | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 1997 | Race of the Year | Jamie Vincent | 500cc Honda | |
| 1998 | Race of the Year | Chris Walker | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 1999 | Race of the Year | Jamie Vincent | 500cc Honda | |
| 2000 | Race of the Year | Steve Plater | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 2001 | Race of the Year | Michael Rutter | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 2002 | Race of the Year |  Glen Richards | 750cc Kawasaki | |
| 2003 | Race of the Year | Michael Rutter | 998cc Ducati | |
| 2004 | Race of the Year | John Reynolds | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2005 | Race of the Year | Glen Richards | 1000cc Kawasaki | |
| 2006 | Race of the Year | Chris Walker | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2007 | Race of the Year | Cal Crutchlow | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2008 | Race of the Year | Tom Sykes | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2011 | Race of the Year | Sam Lowes | 600cc Honda | |
| 2014 | Race of the Year | John Ingram | 1000cc Kawasaki | |
| 2015 | Cancelled[1] | |||
| 2016 | Race of the Year | Taylor Mackenzie[2] | 1000cc BMW | |
| 2017 | Race of the Year | Bradley Ray | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2018 | Race of the Year | Richard Cooper | 1000cc Suzuki | |
| 2019 | Cancelled[3] | |||