MotoGP Hall of Fame

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

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Since its inception in 2000, 32 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 Valentino Rossi.[1]

MotoGP Legends

Inductees with a (†) beside their name indicates that the rider was inducted to the MotoGP Legends posthumously.

Out of the 32 racers who have been inducted, 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.

YearNameNationalityAchievementsRef.
2000Giacomo Agostini Italy[2]
2000Mick Doohan Australia[3]
2000Mike Hailwood (†) United Kingdom[2]
2000Ángel Nieto Spain[2]
2000Wayne Rainey United States[2]
2000Kenny Roberts United States[2]
2000Kevin Schwantz United States[2]
2001Anton Mang Germany[4]
2001Barry Sheene United Kingdom[4]
2001Freddie Spencer United States[5]
2001Carlo Ubbiali Italy[6]
2002Geoff Duke United Kingdom[7]
2002Wayne Gardner Australia[4]
2002Phil Read United Kingdom[7]
2003Daijiro Kato (†) Japan[4]
2003John Surtees United Kingdom[8]
2005Eddie Lawson United States[9]
2007Jim Redman Rhodesia[10]
2009Jarno Saarinen (†) Finland[11]
2013Casey Stoner Australia[12]
2014Marco Simoncelli (†) Italy[13]
2015Àlex CrivillĂ© Spain[14]
2015Nicky Hayden United States[15]
2015Franco Uncini Italy[14]
2017Marco Lucchinelli Italy[16]
2017Kenny Roberts Jr. United States[17]
2018Kork Ballington South Africa[18]
2018Randy Mamola United States
4-time 500cc runner-up (1980, 1981, 1984, 1987)
13 Grand Prix race wins (all in 500cc)
[19]
2018Dani Pedrosa Spain[20]
2019Stefan Dörflinger  Switzerland[21]
2019Jorge MartĂ­nez Spain[22]
2021Valentino Rossi Italy[23]

References
  1. MotoGP: Jorge “Aspar” Martinez Named MotoGP Legend roadracingworld.com, 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019
  2. "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. "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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "2001 MotoGP Legends: Carlo Ubbiali". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. "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. "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.
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