MOTORCYCLE
RIDERS |
| World
Champions |
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|
Riders |
Norick Abe, Japan, Yamaha
Emilio Alzamora, Spain, world 125cc champion 1999
Nobuatsu Aoki, Japan, Suzuki
Alex Barros, Brazil
Troy Bayliss, Australia, World and British
Superbike Champion
Max Biaggi, Italy, Yamaha, 4 times 250cc
world champion
Loris Capirossi, Italy, world
125cc 250cc champion
Jose Luis Cardoso, Spain
Carlos Checa, Spain, Yamaha
Brendan Clarke, Australia
Alex Criville, Spain, Honda, 500cc world champion
Toni Elias, Spain
Sete Gibernau, Spain, Honda
Sebastian Gimbert, France
Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh, Holland
Noriyuki Haga, Japan
Tetsuya Harada, Japan, 250cc world
champion 1993
Olivier Jacque, France, 250cc world champion
2000
Daijiro Katoh, Japan, 250cc world
champion 2001
Regis Laconi, France, Yamaha
Garry McCoy, Australia, Yamaha
Jeremy McWilliams, UK, Aprilia
Marco Melandri, Italy
Shinya Nakano, Japan
Tadayuki Okada, Japan, Honda
Manuel Poggiali, Italy
Kenny Roberts Jr, USA, world 500cc champion
2000
Valentino Rossi, Italy, world 125cc 250cc, 500ccchampion
Tohru Ukawa, Japan
Anthony West, Australia
Mark Willis, Australia, Yamaha
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| Norick
Abe, Japan |
- born 7 September
1975
- 1993 - wins
All Japan 500 championship
- 1994 - 500cc
GP debut with Yamaha; wildcard entry at Japanese GP
- 1996 - first
500cc GP win at Suzuka Japan with Yamaha
- 1998 - 6th
overall with Yamaha
- 1999 - second
500cc GP win at Brazil; 6th overall with Yamaha
- 2000 - 500cc
GP with Yamaha Antena 3 team; 3 wins; finish 5th
- 2001 - 500cc
GP with Yamaha
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| Emilio
Alzamora, Spain, world 125cc champion 1999 |
- 15 October
1972
- 1993 - 125cc
GP and 250cc GP debut
- 1995 - 125cc
GP, 3rd overall
- 1996 - 125cc
GP, 4th overall
- 1997 - 250cc
GP debut
- 1999 - wins
125cc championship
- 2000 - 125cc
GP, 3rd overall
- 2001 - 250cc
GP with Honda
|
| Nobuatsu
Aoki, Japan |
- born 31 August
1971
- 1993 - 250cc
GP
- 1997 - 500cc
GP
- 1998 - joins
Suzuki, 9th overall
- 1999 - Suzuki
- 2000 - Suzuki
team with K Roberts Junior
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| Alex
Barros, Brazil |
- born 18 October
1970
- 1989 - 250cc
GP
- 1990 - 500cc
GP with Cagiva
- 1993 - 500cc
GP withSuzuki; first 500cc GP win
- 1996 - 500cc
GP with Honda
- 1998 - 500cc
GP; 5th overall with Honda
- 1999 - 500cc
GP; 9th overall with Honda Pons team
- 2000 - 500cc
GP with Honda Pons; finish 4th
- 2001 - 500cc
GP with Honda Pons/West team
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| Loris
Capirossi, Italy, world 125cc(1990, 1991) & 250cc champion (1998) |
- born 4 April
1973
- 1988 - 125cc
GP debut
- 1990 - wins
125cc GP championship; the youngest world champion
- 1991 - wins
125cc GP championship
- 1992 - 250cc
GP
- 1995 - 500cc
GP
- 1997 - back
to 250cc GP with Aprilia
- 1998 - wins
250cc world championship with Aprilia
- 1999 - joins
Honda; 3rd overall
- 2000 - 500cc
GP with Honda Pons team; 7th overall
- 2001 - 500cc
GP, Honda Pons/West team
- 2002 - MotoGP,
Honda Pons/West team
- 2003 - MotoGP,
joins the new Ducati team
|
| Jose
Luis Cardoso, Spain, |
- born 2 February
1975
- 1993 - wins
Spanish 125cc and 250cc championships
- 1994-97 - 250cc
GP
- 1999 - 500cc
GP debut with Honda V-twin
|
| Carlos
Checa, Spain |
- 15 October
1972
- 1993 - 125cc
GP and 250cc GP debut
- 1995 - joins
500cc GP
- 1996 - first
500cc GP win
- 1998 - 4th
overall
- 1999 - 7th
overall with Yamaha
- 2000 - Yamaha
Marlboro team with Biaggi; 6th overall
- 2001 - Yamaha
Marlboro team with Biaggi
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| Brendan
Clarke, Australia |
- born Feb 23
1984
- 2001 - 500cc
GP debut with Shell Advance Honda V twin
Australian 250cc Production
wins Australian AprilianChallenge
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| Toni
Elias, Spain |
- born March
26, 1983
- 1999 - 125cc
GP debut, Honda
- 2000 - 125cc
GP with Honda, 20th overall
- 2001 - 125cc
GP with Honda
|
| Sete
Gibernau, Spain |
- born 15 December
1972
- 1995 - 250cc
GP debut
- 1996 - joins
Yamaha Team Rainey
- 1997 - 500cc
GP debut with Yamaha Rainey
- 1998 - joins
Honda factory team and races V-twin
- 1999 - Honda
V4 to replace injured Doohan; 5th overall
- 2000 - Honda
Repsol team with Criville and Okada; finish 15th
- 2001 - 500cc
Suzuki; 1st GP win
|
| Sebastian
Gimbert, France |
- born 9 September
1977
- 1997 - wins
French 250 championship
- 1999 - 500cc
GP with Honda V-twin
- 2000 - Honda
V-twin with Tecmas team
|
| Jurgen
Van Den Goorbergh, Holland |
- born 29 January
1969
- 1991 - Dutch
250cc champion
- 1992 - 250cc
GP privateer
- 1997 - 500cc
GP with Honda V-twin
- 1999 - joins
MuZ V4; 2 poles
- 2000 - Honda
V-twin with Rizla team; finish 13th
- 2001 - 500cc
Proton Modenas KR team
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| Tetsuya
Harada, Japan, 250cc world champion, 1993 |
- born June 14,
1970
- 1990 - joins
250cc GP
- 1993 - first
250cc win; wins 250cc world championshp with Yamaha
- 1998 - 3rd
overall 250cc GP
- 1999 - 500cc
GP debut with the new Aprilia 500cc team; 10th overall
- 2000 - 500cc
Aprilia GP Racing team; 15th overall
- 2001 - 250cc
Aprilia GP Racing team; 2 wins
- 2002 - MotoGP,
Honda 500cc; announce retirement at season end
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| Regis
Laconi, France |
- born July 8,
1975
- 1992 - joins
125cc GP
- 1998 - 10th
overall 500cc
- 1999 - first
500cc win at Valencia GP
- 2000 - 500cc
Yamaha
- 2001 - World
Superbike, Aprilia
- 2002 - MotoGP
with Aprilia
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| Jeremy
McWilliams, UK |
- born 4 April
1964
- 1993 - 500cc
GP with Yamaha
- 1997 - 250cc
GP
- 1999 - 10th
overall with factory Aprilia
- 2000 - 500cc
GP with Aprilia; 1pole; finish 14th
- 2001 - 250cc
GP Aprilia
|
| Marco
Melandri, Italy |
- born Aug 7,
1982
- 1997 - 125cc
GP debut
- 1998 - 125cc
GP with Honda; first win (Dutch GP)
- 2000 - 250cc
GP debut; 5th overall
- 2001 - 250cc
GP with Aprilia; 1 win
- 2002 - world
250 champion
- 2003 - MotoGP,
Yamaha
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| Shinya
Nakano, Japan |
- born Oct 10,
1977
- 1998 - wins
All Japan 250cc championship
- 1999 - 250cc
GP; first GP win; 4th
- 2000 - 250cc
GP with Yamaha; finish runner-up
- 2001 - 500cc
GP debut with Yamaha
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| Tadayuki
Okada, Japan |
- born Feb 13
1967
- 1989 - joins
250cc GP
- 1994 - first
250cc GP win
- 1998 - 8th
overall with Honda
- 1999 - 3rd
overall with Honda
- 2000 - Repsol
Honda team with Criville and Gibernau
- 2001 - World
Superbikes, Honda; retiures from racing at season end
|
| Manuel
Poggiali, Italy |
- born Feb 14,
1983
- 1999 - 125cc
GP debut, Aprilia
- 2000 - 125cc
GP with Derbi, 16th overall
- 2001 - 125cc
GP with Gilera, 3 WINS
WINS WORLD 125cc CHAMPIONSHIP
- 2002 - 125
GP, Aprilia
- 2003 - 250cc
GP, Aprilia
|
| Tohru
Ukawa, Japan |
- born May 18,
1973
- 1991 - wins
All Japan 250cc championship
- 1993 - wins
All Japan 250cc championship
- 1994 - wins
All Japan 250cc championship; first 250cc ride
- 1997 - wins
Suzuka 8 Hour
- 1998 - wins
Suzuka 8 Hour
- 1999 - 250cc
GP; championship runner-up
- 2000 - 250cc
GP; 4th overall; wins Suzuka 8 Hour
- 2001 - 500cc
GP debut with Honda
- 2002 - MotoGP,
Honda
- 2003 - MotoGP,
Honda
|
| Anthony
West, Australia |
- born 17 July
1981
- 1995 - Australian
dirt track racing
- 1996 - 125cc
dirt track champion; 125cc long track champion
- 1998 - wins
Australian 250cc Production championship; voted Rider of the Year
- 1999 - 250cc
GP with Shell Honda; 12th overall
- 2000 - 250cc
GP with Shell Advance Honda team; finish 6th
- 2001 - 500cc
GP with Honda V twin
- 2003 - 250cc
GP, Aprilia
|
| Mark
Willis, Australia |
- born 3 May
1973
- 1991 - wins
NSW championship in Australia
- 1993 - wins
Aust Long Track championship
- 1997 - 4th
in Aust Superbike championship
- 1999 - 500cc
GP BSL team
- 2000 - Yamaha
Antena team
- 2001 - 500cc
GP with development team; team withdraws from competition due to
lack of funding
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