MotoGP Hall of Fame

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The MotoGP Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Its members are called MotoGP Legends.

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Since its inception in 2000, 38 racers have been inducted by FIM, 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 Hans-Georg Anscheidt. [1]

MotoGP Legends

Out of the 38 racers who have been inducted, Randy Mamola is the only inductee who never won a single championship in his career. Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa are the only MotoGP Legends to have started a race in MotoGP after being inducted in the Hall of Fame.

Key
Rider was inducted posthumously
YearNameNationalityAchievementsRef.
2000 Giacomo Agostini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [2]
2000 Mick Doohan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [3]
2000 Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [2]
2000 Ángel Nieto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [2]
2000 Wayne Rainey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [2]
2000 Kenny Roberts Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [2]
2000 Kevin Schwantz Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [2]
2001 Anton Mang Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [4]
2001 Barry Sheene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [4]
2001 Freddie Spencer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [5]
2001 Carlo Ubbiali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [6]
2002 Geoff Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [7]
2002 Wayne Gardner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [4]
2002 Phil Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [7]
2003 Daijiro Kato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [4]
2003 John Surtees Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [8]
2005 Eddie Lawson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [9]
2007 Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963).svg Rhodesia [10]
2009 Jarno Saarinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [11]
2013 Casey Stoner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [12]
2014 Marco Simoncelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [13]
2015 Àlex Crivillé Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [14]
2015 Nicky Hayden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [15]
2015 Franco Uncini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [14]
2017 Marco Lucchinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [16]
2017 Kenny Roberts Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [17]
2018 Kork Ballington Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [18]
2018 Randy Mamola Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
4-time 500cc runner-up (1980, 1981, 1984, 1987)
13 Grand Prix race wins (all in 500cc)
[19]
2018 Dani Pedrosa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [20]
2019 Stefan Dörflinger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland [21]
2019 Jorge Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [22]
2021 Valentino Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [23]
2022 Hugh Anderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [24]
2022 Max Biaggi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [25]
2022 Jorge Lorenzo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [26]
2022 Luigi Taveri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland [27]
2023 Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [1]
2023 Andrea Dovizioso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [28]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hans-Georg Anscheidt becomes a MotoGP™ Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2000 MotoGP Legends: Roberts, Hailwood, Nieto, Rainey, Schwantz, Agostini". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "2000 MotoGP Legends: Mick Doohan". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Daijiro Kato honoured as a MotoGP Legend in Motegi". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. "Freddie Spencer inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 February 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "2001 MotoGP Legends: Carlo Ubbiali". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Phil Read and Geoff Duke honoured at Donington". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. "John Surtees: MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. "Lawson enters MotoGP Hall of Fame". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 July 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  10. "Jim Redman inducted into MotoGP Hall of Fame". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. "Jarno Saarinen made MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  12. "Casey Stoner becomes MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  13. "Simoncelli honoured as MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Alex Criville and Franco Uncini become MotoGP Legends". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. "Nicky Hayden becomes MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. "Marco Lucchinelli becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  17. "Kenny Roberts Jr. becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. "Kork Ballington becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  19. "Randy Mamola becomes a MotoGP Legend in Texas". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  20. "Dani Pedrosa named MotoGP Legend in Valencia". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  21. "Stefan Dörflinger becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  22. "Jorge Martinez 'Aspar' becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  23. "Valentino Rossi named MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  24. "Hugh Anderson becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  25. "Max Biaggi becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  26. "Jorge Lorenzo becomes a MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  27. "Luigi Taveri named MotoGP Legend". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  28. "Andrea Dovizioso becomes a MotoGP Legend!". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.