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]

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