Mick Doohan

Michael “Mick” Doohan (* 4. June 1965 in Brisbane, Australia) is a former Australian Motorradrennfahrer and a repeated world champion.

the beginnings

in the year 1974 sat it for the first time, in the age of 9 years, on a motorcycle. In the late 80's it proved its talent in Australian and Japanese Superbike championships. it gave its debut in the motorcycle world championship on a 500er work machine to 1989 as a team colleague of the world champions Wayne Gardner and Eddie Lawson. After it in its debut year 9. became, it constantly improved and closed its second professional year on that 3. Place off. In the same season it won its first running on the Hungaroring in Hungary.

1992 looked it like it, as if it should become Doohans year. It won five first sieves a running and leads already with 53 points projection/lead in the championship. With 8. Season-run in the Netherlands ate fell it in the qualification however so heavily that it broke the right leg and the season for it to end was. Act lot delivered it its WM-guidance only in last running and became with four points arrears vice-world champion. In the following season it stepped with substantial Fitnessrückstand on and could tie old achievements only in the second season half. Under the line it was enough to a fourth place in the world championship.

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of 14 running won and became five world championships in consequence for the first time in his career world champion in the 500 ccm class. In the year after to it the title defense and 1996 succeeded won it its third WM-title in consequence, it stood in 15 running 12 times on the podium. 1997 it provided a place among the largest Motorradrennfahrern of all times, by winning its fourth title in consequence. Only Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood managed this feat before it. 1998 it sat up with a renewed title gain finally the crown.

the end and like it continues

in the year 1999 began for its conditions the season with 4. and 2. Place only moderately. In third running he fell with approx. and, which lädierte anyway, right leg broke again 200 km/h. It two plates were used and 12 screws in the leg were turned. Still before the season end he communicated his resignation.

In the sum remain 54 victories, 95 landing places and 58 pole position in 137 running.

Was from 2000 to 2004 it as a team manager Honda Racing corporation (HRC) in use. It was to be obligated among other things involved in it with the Italian Valentino Rossi its potenziellen fahrerischen successor.

world championships

• 1994 - 500 ccm with Honda team HRC
• 1995 - 500 ccm with Repsol Honda team HRC
• 1996 - 500 ccm with team Repsol Honda
• 1997 - 500 ccm with team Repsol Honda
• 1998 - 500 ccm with team Repsol Honda

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