Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame

The Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame was established by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport "to give recognition to those who have brought greatness to motor sport in all its many disciplines, over the entire history of the sport in Australia."[1] The Hall of Fame is strongly supported by Motorcycling Australia (MA), Karting Australia, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), Speedway Australia, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and V8 Supercars.[2] The Hall of Fame will cover motor racing, motorcycling, rallying, off road, drag racing, karting and speedway.[1]

The Hall of Fame Committee comprises respected members of all disciplines within the sport plus experienced journalists with a strong knowledge of motor sport's history and its participants. [1] In March 2016, there were 30 inaugural inductees into the Fame.[2]

Inductees

Year Name Discipline Career highlights
2016 Troy Bayliss Motorcycle racing Three times World Superbike Champion.[3]
2016 Colin Bond Rallying Three times Australian Rally Champion, Bathurst 500 Champion, Australian Touring Car Champion.[3]
2016 Jack Brabham Formula One Three time Formula One World Champion.[3]
2016 Peter Brock Touring car racing Won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times and the Australian Touring Car Champion three times.[3]
2016 Mark Burrows Off-road racing Seven times Australian Off-Road Champion and five Finke Desert Race wins.[3]
2016 Kel Carruthers Motorcycle racing 1969 250cc World Champion, Isle of Man 250TT Champion.[3]
2016 James Courtney Karting Two times World Karting Champion, V8 Supercars Champion.[3]
2016 Jason Crump Motorcycle racing 3 times Speedway World Champion.[3]
2016 Mick Doohan Motorcycle racing Five consecutive Premier Class F.I.M. World Championships from 1994 through to 1998 inclusive.[3]
2016 Ross Dunkerton Rallying Five times Australian Rally Champion and Asia-Pacific Rally Champion.[3]
2016 Harry Firth Touring car racing Bathurst 1000 winner and patriarch of the Holden Dealer Racing Team.[3]
2016 Stephen Gall Motorcycle racing Five times Australian Motocross Champion, 4 times Mr. Motocross, Australian Speedcar Championship.[3]
2016 Wayne Gardner Motorcycle racing 1987 500cc World Champion.[3]
2016 Gregg Hansford Motorcycle racing Ten times Grand Prix winner, Bathurst 1000 winner.[3]
2016 Phil Irving Formula One Designer of Repco Formula 1 World Champion Engine.[3]
2016 Bob Jane Touring car racing Bathurst 1000 and Australian Touring Car Champion, Australian NASCAR founder and motor racing circuit owner.[3]
2016 Dick Johnson Touring car racing Five time Australian Touring Car Champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner.[3]
2016 Alan Jones Formula One Formula One World Champion in 1980.[3]
2016 Jeff Leisk Motorcycle racing World Junior Motocross Champion, Two times Australian Motocross Champion.[3]
2016 Ash Marshall Drag racing Australian drag racing pioneer.[3]
2016 Frank Matich Open-wheel racing Australian open-wheel and motorsport engineering icon.[3]
2016 Allan Moffat Touring car racing Four time Australian Touring Car Champion and four time Bathurst 1000 winner.[3]
2016 'Gelignite’ Jack Murray Rallying REDeX Trial winner, London to Sydney Marathon pioneer.[3]
2016 Ray Revell Speedway Five timesAustralian Speedcar Champion.[3]
2016 Garry Rush Speedway Ten times Australian Sprintcar Champion.[3]
2016 Norman ‘Wizard’ Smith Land speed Australian land speed record pioneer.[3]
2016 Casey Stoner Motorcycle racing Two times MotoGP World Champion.[3]
2016 Donald Kingsley Thompson Motor sport administration Co-Founder and inaugural President, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[3]
2016 Lionel van Praag Motorcycle racing 1936 Speedway World Champion – the first motorsport World Champion.[3]
2016 Jack Young Motorcycle racing Two time Speedway World Champion.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame". Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Australian motor sport royalty to be celebrated at inaugural Motor Sport Hall of Fame event". Karting Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Jones tribute highlights Hall of Fame inductions". Speedcafe. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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