Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame

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The Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame was established by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport "to give recognition to those who have brought greatness to motor sport in all its many disciplines, over the entire history of the sport in Australia." [1] The Hall of Fame is strongly supported by Motorcycling Australia (MA), Karting Australia, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), Speedway Australia, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and V8 Supercars. [2] The Hall of Fame will cover motor racing, motorcycling, rallying, off road, drag racing, karting and speedway. [1]

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Motorcycling Australia is the governing body for motorcycle racing in Australia, covering road racing, motocross, trials, supercross, dirt track, supermoto and speedway. Motorcycling Australia is affiliated with the international governing body, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), based in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association, or ANDRA for short, is the primary drag racing sanctioning body in Australia. The organisation was created in 1973 from a more drag racing oriented faction of the Australian Hot Rod Federation. Today the ANDRA sanctions races throughout Australia and throughout the year at all levels, from Top Fuel to Junior Dragster.

The Hall of Fame Committee comprises respected members of all disciplines within the sport plus experienced journalists with a strong knowledge of motor sport's history and its participants. [1] In March 2016, there were 30 inaugural inductees into the Fame. [2] In 2017 another 20 inductees were added to the HoF. [3] Twenty-one new members were inducted in 2018. Thirteen have been named for 2019, including a few high-profile sprint car and Supercars champions.

Inductees

YearNameDisciplineCareer highlights
2016 Troy Bayliss Motorcycle racing Three times World Superbike Champion. [4]
2016 Colin Bond Rallying Three times Australian Rally Champion, Bathurst 500 Champion, Australian Touring Car Champion. [4]
2016 Jack Brabham Formula One Three time Formula One World Champion. [4]
2016 Peter Brock Touring car racing Won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times and the Australian Touring Car Champion three times. [4]
2016 Mark Burrows Off-road racing Seven times Australian Off-Road Champion and five Finke Desert Race wins. [4]
2016 Kel Carruthers Motorcycle racing 1969 250cc World Champion, Isle of Man 250TT Champion. [4]
2016 James Courtney Karting Two times World Karting Champion, V8 Supercars Champion. [4]
2016 Jason Crump Motorcycle racing 3 times Speedway World Champion. [4]
2016 Mick Doohan Motorcycle racing Five consecutive Premier Class F.I.M. World Championships from 1994 through to 1998 inclusive. [4]
2016 Ross Dunkerton Rallying Five times Australian Rally Champion and Asia-Pacific Rally Champion. [4]
2016 Harry Firth Touring car racing Bathurst 1000 winner and patriarch of the Holden Dealer Racing Team. [4]
2016 Stephen Gall Motorcycle racing Five times Australian Motocross Champion, 4 times Mr. Motocross, Australian Speedcar Championship. [4]
2016 Wayne Gardner Motorcycle racing 1987 500cc World Champion. [4]
2016 Gregg Hansford Motorcycle racing Ten times Grand Prix winner, Bathurst 1000 winner. [4]
2016 Phil Irving Formula One Designer of Repco Formula 1 World Champion Engine. [4]
2016 Bob Jane Touring car racing Bathurst 1000 and Australian Touring Car Champion, Australian NASCAR founder and motor racing circuit owner. [4]
2016 Dick Johnson Touring car racing Five time Australian Touring Car Champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner. [4]
2016 Alan Jones Formula One Formula One World Champion in 1980. [4]
2016 Jeff Leisk Motorcycle racing World Junior Motocross Champion, Two times Australian Motocross Champion. [4]
2016 Ash Marshall Drag racing Australian drag racing pioneer. [4]
2016 Frank Matich Open-wheel racing Australian open-wheel and motorsport engineering icon. [4]
2016 Allan Moffat Touring car racing Four time Australian Touring Car Champion and four time Bathurst 1000 winner. [4]
2016 "Gelignite Jack" Murray Rallying REDeX Trial winner, London to Sydney Marathon pioneer. [4]
2016 Ray Revell Speedway Five times Australian Speedcar Champion. [4]
2016 Garry Rush Speedway Ten times Australian Sprintcar Champion. [4]
2016 Norman ‘Wizard’ Smith Land speed Australian land speed record pioneer. [4]
2016 Casey Stoner Motorcycle racing Two times MotoGP World Champion. [4]
2016Donald Kingsley ThompsonMotor sport administrationCo-Founder and inaugural President, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. [4]
2016 Lionel van Praag Motorcycle racing 1936 Speedway World Champion – the first motorsport World Champion. [4]
2016 Jack Young Motorcycle racing Two time Speedway World Champion. [4]
2017 Leigh Adams Motorcycle racing Ten times Australian Solo Champion, 1992 World Under-21 Solo Champion. [5]
2017 Kevin Bartlett Open-wheel racing Two times Australian Drivers' Champion, Macau Grand Prix and Bathurst 1000 winner. [6]
2017 Neal Bates Rallying Four times Australian Rally Champion. [7]
2017 Possum Borne Rallying Multiple New Zealand, Australian and Asia-Pacific rally champion. [8]
2017 Keith Campbell Motorcycle racing 1957 FIM 350cc world champion - Australia's first motorcycling road racing world champion. [9]
2017 Troy Corser Motorcycle racing Two times World Superbike Champion, one time Australian Superbike Champion and AMA Superbike Champion. [10]
2017 Lex Davison Open-wheel racing Four time Australian Grand Prix winner. [11]
2017 Frank Gardner Touring car racing Three time British Saloon Car Champion. [12]
2017John LargeMotor sport administrationLongest running President of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (1983-1994). [13]
2017 Larry Perkins Touring car racing Six time Bathurst 1000 winner, Australian Formula Ford, Formula 2 and European Formula Three Champion. [14]
2017 Tom Phillis Motorcycle racing 1961 FIM 125cc world champion. [15]
2017John Pizarro Karting Fifteen time Australian Karting champion. [16]
2017Jim Read Drag racing Seventeen time National champion, sixteen time Australian champion - first Australian to break 7, 6 and 5 second ¼ mile. [17]
2017 Jim Richards Touring car racing Four time Australian Touring Car Champion, seven time Bathurst 1000 and eight time Targa Tasmania winner, Australian AUSCAR and NASCAR champion, three time Australian Nations Cup Champion and two time Touring Car Masters champion. [18]
2017Ken Rumble Motorcycle racing Four time Australian scrambles champion. [19]
2017 Vern Schuppan Sports car racing 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, 1983 All Japan Endurance Champion, two times Macau Grand Prix winner and 1976 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. [20]
2017 Mark Skaife Touring car racing Five time Australian Touring Car Champion, three time Australian Drivers' Champion, six time Bathurst 1000 winner. [21]
2017Johnny Stewart Speedway Three time Australian Speedcar Champion. [22]
2017 Ron Tauranac Design and EngineeringFormula One car designer and engineer with Cooper and Brabham. Co-founder of Ralt cars. [23]
2017 Coral Taylor Rallying Three times Australian Rally Champion as a navigator. [24]
2017 Arthur George "Bluey" Wilkinson Motorcycle racing 1938 Speedway World Champion. [25]

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  2. 1 2 "Australian motor sport royalty to be celebrated at inaugural Motor Sport Hall of Fame event". Karting Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ 2017 Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Jones tribute highlights Hall of Fame inductions". Speedcafe. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Leigh Adams - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  6. ↑ Kevin Bartlett - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  7. ↑ Neal Bates - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  8. ↑ Possum Borne - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  9. ↑ Keith Campbell - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  10. ↑ Troy Corser - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  11. ↑ Lex Davison - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  12. ↑ Frank Gardner - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  13. ↑ John Large - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  14. ↑ Larry Perkins - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  15. ↑ Tom Phillis - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  16. ↑ John Pizarro - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  17. ↑ Jim Read - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  18. ↑ Jim Richards - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  19. ↑ Ken Rumble - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  20. ↑ Vern Schuppan - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  21. ↑ Mark Skaife - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  22. ↑ Johnny Stewart - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  23. ↑ Ron Tauranac - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  24. ↑ Coral Taylor - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee
  25. ↑ Bluey Wilkinson - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee

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