MotoGP: Top 5 Australian riders of all-time 

#1 Mick Doohan

Mick Doohan - the most accomplished MotoGP rider from Australia at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards - Monaco

Mick Doohan made his motorcycle racing debut in the year 1989 as a member of Team Honda. Doohan took over the baton from Wayne Gardner as the leader of the Australian motorbike riders.

In a sparkling 10-year career, Doohan started 137 races winning a very impressive 54 races. He stood on top of the podium 95 times. His 58 starts from pole position are second to none.

Doohan won 5 successive MotoGP World Championships starting from 1994 and culminating in 1998. In the year 1997, he set 4 records which stand even today - 12 wins in a single season, 12 pole position starts, 12 successive pole position starts and most points aggregated in a single season at 340.

The first turn at the Philip Island Grand Prix circuit is named after him.