Casey Stoner, AM
Category: Legend Status, Motorcycle Road Racing
Year: 2016
2x World Moto GP Champion
Casey Stoner AM deservedly joins Sir Jack Brabham , Mick Doohan and Alan Jones as the quartet of legends, the highest echelon of the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
Casey did amazing things on two wheels. He won Ducati their first senior class world championship – and took Bridgestone along on the world title ride.
On one of the fastest and most challenging motorcycle circuits in the world – Phillip Island – Casey won six times and then stunned Honda and his fans by announcing his retirement on his twenty seventh birthday.
Honda offered him “more money than we have ever offered any rider or driver” – but with determination and maturity Casey declined.
A decade on there are those who say he stepped down way too early, but Casey has remained firm to his commitment. His love for his family, wife Adriana and daughters Alessandra and Caleya has helped him built a new life One in which his legend continues to grow as one of the greatest racers of his generation.