Motogp Legends
Motogp Legends – Andrea Dovizioso (4) leads Valentino Rossi (46) and Toni Elias (24) on his way to his first MotoGP win, at Donington Park in 2009. Photo by Dorna.
Andrea Dovizioso and Hans-Georg Anscheidt will each be named MotoGP™ Legends in 2023. Italian rider Dovizioso will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at Mugello and German Anscheidt at Sachsenring, each taking their place in the Legend Books !
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Dovizioso won the 125cc World Championship in 2004, moved up to challenger in the 250 class and made his MotoGP™ debut in 2008, taking his first podium as a rookie. The following season Dovizioso took his first victory in the premier class and until his departure from Honda at the end of 2011, he was a threat to the podium. His next season saw him first with Yamaha Tech3, where he once again took several rostrums, before moving to the Ducati factory team for 2013 which saw the pair begin their long journey to the top.
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Andrea Dovizioso (04) has many duels with Marc Marquez (93) in MotoGP. This is from Qatar in 2019. Photo by Dorna.
In 2014 Dovizioso collected two podiums, in 2015 five and in 2016 another five – including a historic win at the Malaysian Grand Prix, the first since 2009. This began a renaissance of incredible form. while Dovizioso became the second champion in 2017, 2018 and 2019, winning 12 in just three seasons. His final victory came in his final season with Ducati at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
After a short sabbatical, Dovizioso returned to competition at the end of 2021 as a private rider with Yamaha before retiring after Misano in 2022. His final race saw the paddock come out to applaud both the victories and the class of the main protagonist in the competition. modern times. Now, he will take his place as a MotoGP™ Legend.
German Hans-Georg Anscheidt was born in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) in 1935 and would become one of the most successful 50cc riders in the first decade of the 50cc World Championship. He began riding Enduro in 1955 before moving to Speedway in 1957, then took on the new challenge of 50cc circuit racing from 1959.
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After the European victory, Anscheidt continued to race for Kreidler when the 50cc class officially debuted as a World Championship in 1962, winning the first race of the season at Montjuïc and the second Grand Prix at Monza in Grand Prix of Nations. He finished the year second overall, a feat he repeated in 1963 as he won three more Grands Prix. Ending 1964 in third place overall, he won again, before a strong 1965 before switching to Suzuki.
The change saw Anscheidt begin a remarkable run. He took his first 50cc World Championship in 1966 and didn’t stop there as the German won an impressive three consecutive titles from 1966 to 1968. Ironically, the first two saw Anscheidt compete as a rider. Suzuki, but in 1968 he won his last race as an independent. With his name in the history books as a three-time World Champion and winner of 14 Grands Prix, Anscheidt retired as the reigning champion at the end of 1968.
Now, Dovizioso and Anscheidt will be called MotoGP™ Legends, joining a list of greats including Valentino Rossi, Giacomo Agostini, Hugh Anderson, Kork Ballington, Max Biaggi, Alex Crivillé, Mick Doohan, Stefan Dörflinger, Geoff Duke, Wayne Gardner, Mike Hailwood, Nicky Hayden, Jorge Lorenzo, Daijiro Kato, Eddie Lawson, Marco Lucchinelli, Randy Mamola, Anton Mang, Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez, Angel Nieto, Dani Pedrosa, Wayne Rainey, Phil Read, Jim Redman, Kenny Roberts, Kenny Roberts Jr, Jarno Saarinen, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Marco Simoncelli, Freddie Spencer, Casey Stoner, John Surtees, Luigi Taveri, Carlo Ubbiali and Franco Uncini.
Andrea Dovizioso: “When they told me, I was really surprised. Reading the series of Tales is a good feeling to know my name will now be added. I had a long career but I didn’t expect to be called a Legend – and certainly not soon – but it’s really an honor.
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“I hope to come back to the paddock to visit, and to present myself at the Italian Grand Prix makes it special. I am surprised and very happy, I am happy to be a MotoGP Legend. So thank you very much! “
Hans-Georg Anscheidt: “It is a pleasure for me to become a MotoGP Legend. I didn’t expect that, because the 50cc class came years after the other World Cup classes started and it’s been a long time. I am very happy, and I will do my best to come to Sachsenring with my son.
“The 50cc class was very special to me as I was racing big outdoor bikes and I had to learn how to handle these little pesky beasts with a tight band and two inch narrow tires that had no margin for error.
“When the 50cc Moto Cup started in 1959, they had an average speed of 100 km/h. In 1960 it was already 110 km/h. In 1961, the speed of our Kreidler in the European Cup was about 140 km /h, when I raced for the last time in Spa in 1968, my Suzuki was over 205 km/h. It was an amazing development in those early years.
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“I haven’t been in the paddock for a long time, so I’m very happy to see the World Cup again. I know from the TV that the races are very close!”
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports: “We are very proud to induct Andrea and Hans-Georg into the MotoGP Hall of Fame. Two riders who have won many victories, and two riders who represent the era in which they competed. We are very much looking forward to welcoming them to the paddock to be called Legends.
“Andrea was already a world champion at the beginning of his career and years later he is still delighting us as an important part of some of the best battles in the modern era of MotoGP. It is a pleasure for us to watch him competition and took some of the closest MotoGP wins that I can remember. He is definitely a legend!
“Hans-Georg was very successful in the 50cc class and won three titles in a row, which is a unique achievement that very few have managed. He has an important place in history and was a key figure of that decade of two Grand Prix championships, which makes us all proud to name him a MotoGP Legend today.”
Motogp: Valentino Rossi Has Been Officially Inducted Into The Grand Prix Legends
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A riot of honor after the race and a hero’s welcome is the start of Sunday, and those who came after the weekend have already painted yellow on the number 46. Dorna president Carmelo Ezpeleta presented Rossi with the MotoGP™ Legend trophy on stage , a celebration of 26 historic moments that have been made and hearts that have been captured around the world. Nine World Championships, 115 wins and 235 fights in all classes are amazing numbers, but the legend is even better than those.
The Italian joins a long list of MotoGP™ Legends that includes Giacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Geoff Duke, Wayne Gardner, Mike Hailwood, Daijiro Kato, Eddie Lawson, Anton Mang, Angel Nieto, Wayne Rainey, Phil Read, Jim Redman, Kenny Roberts, Jarno Saarinen, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Marco Simoncelli, Freddie Spencer, Casey Stoner, John Surtees, Carlo Ubbiali, Alex Crivillé, Franco Uncini, Marco Lucchinelli, Randy Mamola, Kork Ballington, Dani Pedrosa, Stefan Dörflinger, Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez and the late, great Nicky Hayden.
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Valentino Rossi, MotoGP™ Legend: “I always think of this day as a nightmare, because it was the end of a long career and I thought it would be in Valencia but in the end I really enjoyed it so I have to thank everyone. , Everyone who worked with me, the whole paddock, the other riders … it was an unforgettable day and I enjoyed it. It’s a long career, and it’s always fun. “
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports: “All I can say to Vale is thank you very much. It is amazing since 1997 in Malaysia, we have seen a man doing a race that is amazing but also special for many reasons. We started talking to him and since then