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#8 Michael Doohan
Michael Doohan, also known as Mick, is a retired Australian Motorcycle road racing world champion. He has won five consecutive 500cc world championships.
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Only Giacomo Agostini, with eight and Valentino Rossi, with seven, has won more world championships in the premier class than Mick. In the early 1980s, Mick raced in Australian superbikes where he won the world championship in 1988.
He is in a rare class of racers who have won a superbike world championship in the 500cc class. He started off his MotoGP career with Honda on an NSR 500cc two-stroke motorcycle in 1989.
He immediately made an impact as he won his world championship in 1990. He was winning the world championship in 1991 before he got seriously injured and almost faced amputation in his right leg.
It was amazing to see that he returned to the racing arena in 1993 but was not able to win the championship this time as Wayne Rainey won his third consecutive title.
Mick won his first 500cc world championship in 1994. His most successful year was 1997, where he won 12 out of 15 races and finished second in the remaining races.
He has been inducted as a member of Order of Australia for his great contribution to the sport. He has also helped in designing an Intamin Motorbike Launch rollercoaster which is named after him.
