Nicky Hayden, Date of birth : July 30, 1981, U.S.A., Height : 173cm, Weight : 68kg
Dani Pedrosa, Date of birth : September 29, 1985, Spain, Height : 158cm, Weight : 43kg.
Dani Pedrosa, Date of birth : September 29, 1985, Spain, Height : 158cm, Weight : 43kg.
Dani Pedrosa wins second consecutive 250 World Championship, which gives Honda its 15th 250 riders’ crown and 19th 250 constructors’ title. Swiss Thomas Luthi takes 125 World Championship aboard RS125R. Toru Ukawa and Ryuichi Kiyonari win Honda’s 20th Suzuka Eight Hours victory on a CBR1000RR. CBR600RR continues to dominate middleweight supersport racing, Sebastien Charpentier taking the Supersport world title and Miguel Duhamel winning Honda’s tenth Daytona 200 success.
Nicky Hayden wins the final 990cc MotoGP title, riding new generation RC211V using lighter, more powerful V5 engine. The Kentucky Kid also wins Honda’s 200th premier-class victory at the Dutch TT. This is Honda’s 14th premier-class riders’ title and 17th constructors’ crown. During MotoGP’s five-year 990cc era the V5 won an astonishing 58 per cent of the races. At the Sachsenring Yuki Takahashi secures Honda’s double-century of 250cc class victories. Another great year for the CBR600RR, Sebastien Charpentier takes second successive Supersport world title and Jake Zemke wins Daytona 200. Takeshi Tsujimura and Shinichi Itoh win Honda’s tenth Suzuka Eight Hours win in a row, riding CBR1000RR.