MotoGP Legends

MotoGP Legends, is the FIM hall of fame of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

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Since its inception in 2000, 31 racers have been inducted, including both the most successful world champions such as Giacomo Agostini, Ángel Nieto, Mike Hailwood and Carlo Ubbiali, as well as champions who had died young such as Jarno Saarinen and Daijiro Kato. The latest inductee is Jorge Martínez.[1]

Inductees

Inductees with a (†) beside their name indicates that the inductee is deceased; four (Hailwood, Kato, Simoncelli, and Saarinen) were inducted to the MotoGP Legends posthumously.

Out of the 31 racers who have been inducted, Mamola is the only inductee who never won a single championship in his career. Nicky Hayden is the first rider to be inducted while the rider is still active in racing. Hayden, along with Dani Pedrosa, are the only members of the MotoGP Legends to start a race in MotoGP across any classes after getting inducted to MotoGP Legends as they were inducted before their respective final races as active competitors in MotoGP.

NameNationalityBirthdateChampionshipsWins
Giacomo Agostini Italy1942-06-1616 June 194215122
Ángel Nieto (†) Spain1947-01-2525 January 19471390
Mike Hailwood (†) United Kingdom1940-04-022 April 1940976
Carlo Ubbiali (†) Italy1929-09-022 September 1929939
Phil Read United Kingdom1939-01-011 January 1939752
John Surtees (†) United Kingdom1934-02-1111 February 1934738
Jim Redman Rhodesia1931-11-088 November 1931645
Geoff Duke (†) United Kingdom1923-03-2929 March 1923633
Mick Doohan Australia1965-06-044 June 1965554
Toni Mang Germany1949-09-2929 September 1949542
Jorge Martínez Spain1962-08-2929 August 1962437
Kork Ballington[2] South Africa1942-06-1610 April 1951431
Eddie Lawson United States1958-03-1111 March 1958431
Stefan Dörflinger  Switzerland1948-12-2323 December 1948418
Dani Pedrosa Spain1985-09-2929 September 1985354
Freddie Spencer United States1961-12-2020 December 1961327
Kenny Roberts United States1951-12-3131 December 1951324
Wayne Rainey United States1960-10-2323 October 1960324
Casey Stoner Australia1985-10-1616 October 1985245
Barry Sheene (†) United Kingdom1950-09-1111 September 1950223
Àlex Crivillé Spain1970-03-044 March 1970220
Kevin Schwantz United States1964-06-1919 June 1964125
Wayne Gardner Australia1959-10-1111 October 1959118
Daijiro Kato (†) Japan1976-07-04 4 July 1976117
Jarno Saarinen (†) Finland1945-12-1111 December 1945115
Marco Simoncelli (†) Italy1987-01-2020 January 1987114
Kenny Roberts Jr. United States1973-07-2525 July 197318
Franco Uncini Italy1955-03-099 March 195517
Marco Lucchinelli Italy1954-06-2626 June 195416
Nicky Hayden (†) United States1981-07-3030 July 198113
Randy Mamola United States1959-11-1010 November 1959013

References

  1. MotoGP: Jorge “Aspar” Martinez Named MotoGP Legend roadracingworld.com, 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019
  2. Kiko, Giles (2018-02-20). "Four-time champion Ballington to become MotoGP Legend". Motorsport Radio. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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