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• John Kocinski
  ...successes include winning the 1990 250cc World Championship, and the 1997 World Superbike title. He was born on March 20th [[1967]] in [[Little Rock]], [[A ...n the 1989 Supersport race at Daytona having started 53rd in a field of 80 riders. He also took pole for the 1988 250cc US Grand Prix, and finished this and
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• Alex Criville
  ...win the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|500cc World Championship]]. ==Pre 500cc==
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• Tadayuki Okada
  ...produced. He was runner-up in the 1994 [[250cc]] and 1997 [[500cc]] World Championship. ...ive years from 1989 to 1991 for [[Honda]], who took him to the 250cc World Championship in 1993. He was runner-up in the series in 1994, and fourth in 1995.
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• Kenny Roberts Jr
  ...[[Kenny Roberts]]. In total he has 8 wins, 10 poles and 8 fastest laps in 500cc and MotoGP. ...aced in Willow Springs 250cc in 1990, wininng 5 races. By 1993 he made his World 250cc debut at the [[Laguna Seca]] event, and was a full-time 250cc racer f
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• Randy Mamola
  ...to have won a [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|world championship]]. ...]. He went on to win a total of 13 Grands Prix, and finished second in the championship four times: in [[1980]], [[1981]], [[1984]] and [[1987]]. During his Grand
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• Pierfrancesco Chili
  ...cycle]] racer who has raced in [[World Superbike]] and the [[500cc]] World Championship. In WSBK be has 10 poles and 17 wins. He retires at the end of the 2006 sea [[Category:500cc World Championship riders|Chili, Pierfrancesco]]
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• Umberto Masetti
  ...win the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|500cc World Championship]]. ...ear he also raced a [[Benelli]] in the 250cc class and a [[Gilera]] in the 500cc class.
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• Shinya Nakano
  ...ery Shinya managed to finish 5th in the championship. He started 2002 on a 500cc [[two-stroke]] machine, but the team got him upgraded to the newer 990cc fo ...gi]] and two seasons of consistent results earned him a pair of 10th place championship finishes. 2006 has seen strong qualifying runs but less competitive races,
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• Libero Liberati
  ...|500cc Grand Prix]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]]. ...lowing year with [[Gilera]]. Liberati scored his first points in the World Championship in 1953, and his first race victory came in 1956 in the 350cc class.
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• Yukio Kagayama
  ...ship, finishing 4th in 2001. In 2003 he raced in the [[British Superbike]] Championship for [[Rizla Suzuki]], alongside double British champion John Reynolds, and ...0]], riding on largely unfamiliar circuits against some of the world's top riders.
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• Takazumi Katayama
  ...n]]. He was the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc title aboard a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha | 500cc
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• Jose Luis Cardoso
  ...and made his 125cc World Championship debut in his home round. He combined world and Spanish 250cc racing over the next 2 seasons, finishing as runner-up in ...cing for the first time in 1996, but did not match his 16th overall in the world series over the next 2 seasons. He doubled up successfully in 1998, winning
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• Leon Haslam
  ...erprepared [[ItalJet]] team in the 125cc world championship, then racing a 500cc [[Honda]] in 2001 (the youngest ever to compete in the series), and a 250cc ...of the British [[Supersport]], British [[Superbike]] and [[Superbike World Championship]]s, adjusting quickly to all 3.
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• Luca Cadalora
  ...|1992]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Championship]] aboard an [[Erv Kanemoto]] tuned [[Honda]]. In [[1993 in sports|1993]] he rose to the blue riband 500cc division as [[Wayne Rainey|Wayne Rainey's]] team mate in the [[Kenny Robert
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• Chris Walker (motorcycle racer)
  ...having previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] World Championship. ...g Chris in tears. He did however take a 2nd place at [[Brands Hatch]] in [[World Superbike]] that year.
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• Carlo Bandirola
  |First race || [[1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1950]] 500cc [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1958]] 500cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]]
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• Wayne Gardner
  ...tired [[motorcycle]] road racer and touring car racer. His success on the world motorcycle racing circuit earned him the nickname ''The Wollongong Whiz''. ...areer in 1977 at age 18, riding a second-hand 250cc bike in the Australian championship and finishing second on debut at [[Amaroo Park]]. He went on to record his
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• Wayne Rainey
  ...90 in sports|1990s]] he won the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc World Championship]] three times and the [[Daytona 200]] once. He was characterized by his smo ...circuit and Rainey took over, earning the [[1983 in sports|1983]] National Championship for Kawasaki.
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• Alex Barros
  ...ix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], for 2006 he moved to the [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] series. ...hip in thirteenth place, scoring 6 points. In 1987, he also raced the 80cc championship, finishing seventeenth, scoring 8 points.
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• Bruno Ruffo
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] ...racing|Grand Prix]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]].
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• Freddie Frith
  ...nction of being one of the few to win TT races before and after the Second World War. ...he first ever [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|350cc World Champion]] in [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] when, he wo
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• Franco Uncini
  ...e]] [[road racing]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]]. ...n 250cc (Grand Prix of Nations and Czechoslovakia) and finishing second in championship behind [[Mario Lega]]. However, his quarrelsome relantionship with teammate
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• Giacomo Agostini
  ...e leader in victories in motorcycle [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Grand Prix history]]. ...his father came to terms with his racing and he won the 1963 Italian 175cc championship aboard a [[Moto Morini|Morini]]. He got his break when Morini factory rider
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• Artie Bell
  ...th his second place finish in the [[1947 Isle of Man TT]] on a second-hand 500cc [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] he bought himself on which he lead for three ...he recorded the fastest lap time of 76.60 m.p.h. and winning the [[1947]] 500cc [[Ulster motorcycle Grand Prix|Ulster Grand Prix]] race with an average spe
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• Enrico Lorenzetti
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] | [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
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• Duilio Agostini
  ...h Grand Prix]] and finished the season in seventh place in the 350cc world championship. *[http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_riders.htm?menu=riders&rider_id=1808&from=archive Duilio Agostini statistics at MotoGP website]
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• Leslie Graham
  ...Car World championships began) Les was the 1st winner of the prestigious [[500cc]] class. ...final round was in Italy where local hero Nello Pagani on a Gilera won. A riders best 3 finishes counted. Les had 2 wins & a second, Pagani had 2 wins & a 3
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• Barry Sheene
  ...in|British]] former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[roa ...5[[Cubic centimetre|cc]] champion aged just 20, and finished second in the World Championships for that class a year later. A spectacular crash at the [[Day
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• Kevin Schwantz
  ...9]], [[1964]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]) was an [[United States|American]] World Champion [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] during the late [[1980 i ...sh and missed several races. Once again he finished seventh overall in the Championship.
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• Phil Read
  ...racing season|1968]],[[1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1971]]{{-}}500cc- [[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]], [[1974 Grand Prix motor |Last win || [[1975 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1975]] 500cc [[Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]]
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• Carlos Checa
  ...cycle racing in 1993 for [[Honda]]. In 1995 he moved up to the blue riband 500cc class as a replacement for [[Alberto Puig]], a fellow Spaniard who broke bo [[Category:MotoGP riders|Checa, Carlos]]
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• Freddie Spencer
  ...y the nickname '''Fast Freddie''', is an [[United States|American]] former World Champion [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]]. Spencer is regarded as on ...versus Britain Trans-Atlantic Match races when he won two legs, defeating World Champions [[Kenny Roberts]] and [[Barry Sheene]] in the process. In [[1981
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• Kenny Roberts
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] | 500cc - [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]], [[1979 Grand Prix moto
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• Geoff Duke
  ...Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]], [[Lancashire]]) was a British multi-time world champion [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road ...1950s, winning [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|six world championships]] and five [[Isle of Man TT]] races. Duke came to prominence
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• Jarno Saarinen
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] ...road racing]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championship]].
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• Chris Walker
  ...aving previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] [[World Championship]]. ...g Chris in tears. He did however take a 2nd place at [[Brands Hatch]] in [[World Superbike]] that year.
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• Eddie Lawson
  ...e]] [[road racing]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]]. His penchant for consistently finishing in the points earned hi ...rbike Series 1981 and 1982. He also won the AMA 250cc road racing National Championship in 1980 and 1981 for Kawasaki.
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• Garry McCoy
  ...well as 7 other top-3 finishes and one pole position. In 1998 he raced in 500cc for the first time, but a broken ankle ended a disappointing season with a ...ally suited to it. There were 2 further wins that year, and 5th in the 500 championship. 2001 was ruined by a broken wrist sustained at Le Mans, and 2002 was not a
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• Daijiro Kato
  ...]] and the [[2001]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Champion]] in the 250cc class. ...ge, becoming a four-time national champion in the Japanese [[pocket-bike]] championship.
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• Michael Doohan
  ...who won five [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|500cc World Championships]], behind only [[Giacomo Agostini]]. He is considered to be o ...utation]] of the leg. At the time, Doohan was 65 points in the lead of the championship, but could not compete for eight weeks after the crash. After an arduous re
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• Grasstrack
  ...ike Speedway, which has 4 riders per race, Grasstrack racing can have many riders in each heat and the circuit is normally longer allowing higher speeds. Gra ...|Peter Collins]] started their racing careers in Grasstrack. Some Speedway riders continue to take part in national Grasstrack meetings when their schedule p
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• Johnny Cecotto
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] | 1980 500cc West German Grand Prix
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• Neil Hodgson
  ...o won the 2000 [[Superbike|British Superbike]] championship and the 2003 [[World Superbike]] crown. ...d Championship with Team Burnett. He took part in two [[MotoGP|500cc World Championship]] races for the Harris-Yamaha team.
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• Circuit Bremgarten
  ...and 1933 500cc race also on a Norton. [[Jimmy Guthrie]] won the 350cc and 500cc races in 1937. ...season|1951]] to [[1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1954]]. Famous riders who raced here included: [[Hans Stärkle]], [[Freddie Frith]] and [[Geoff D
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• Loris Capirossi
  ...e is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Champion]] for [[Aprilia]]. ...[1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]] on a year-old bike. He led the championship in both [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] and [[1994 Grand
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• Mika Kallio
  ...4 and 2005 in the 125[[Cubic centimetre|cc]] class and in 2004 also in the 500cc class. He currently drives for [[Red Bull]] [[KTM (motorcycle manufacturer) * Second overall in the world championship (8 poles, 4 wins and 237 points) in 2005
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• Ron Haslam
  ...d racing|road racer]] who has been racing for over 30 years, winning three World titles, four British championships and ridden in almost 110 GPs. ...ping his son, [[Leon Haslam]], in his expanding racing career and training riders and racers alike at the Ron Haslam Race School at [[Donington Park]].
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