HONDA WORLD MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONS For a company that technically began fitting generators to bikes, and offically began motocrcyle manufacturing in 1946, Honda have, to date a truly formidable racing credentials. Honda Motorcycle racing commenced in 1959 when a team were sent to compete in the IOM TT events, something which sent ripples of polite cynisism through the established teams. And yet, only two years later, Tom Phillis and Mike Hailwood would become champions on Honda's first race bikes. How important is winning motorcycle world chmpionships to Honda? On a human level, as important as riding is to all of us. Honda is THE most successful two wheeled marque in Grand Prix racing history, having secured around 54 world titles in just six clases of racing alone. A staggerng 620+ race wins including 11 GP500 champions, 5 world superbike champions, 3 MotoGP champions, and a further 35 world champions in GP350, 250,125 and 50cc categories. There are also 34+ victories in BSB, more than any other manufacturer. Factor in 21+ wins at the Suzuka 8 hours endurance races, 5 Dakar rally wins, 17 baja 1000 titles, 6 AMA flat track titles, 18 AMA superbike titles, 7 Australian SBK and 2 BSB titles, plus a sidecar world title and a host of others beside, and you begin to realise not only how dominant Honda have been over the years, but also the volume of money they put into title chasing, and the importance to them of winning. Since 1981, Honda riders have won at least one world title every year continuously to date!! If not for a slightly lean period during the seventies, that data would shown continuous honda titles back to 1961, 46 years of racing success. Honda champions include; Freddie Spencer, Mike Hailwood, Jim Redman, Alex Criville, sito pons, Eddie Lawson, mick Doohan, Valentino Rossi, Wayne Rainey, Wayne Gardner, Mike Baldwin, Colin Edwards, Loris Capirossi, Max Biaggi, Danny Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden, Doug Pollen, Alex Barros, Daijiro Kato, Bubba Shobert, Chris Vermeulen, Ben Bostrum, Miguel Duhamel, Fred Merkel, Troy Corser, luca Cadalora, John Kocinski, Ryuichi Kiyonari and many more........ So here is a list of those champions through the years, the riders who have won on Hondas in a wide and varied array of disciplines. The list will be updated regularly. Enjoy and feel proud! 1962 HUGH ADDERSON (NZL) GP125 1962 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP250 1962 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP350 1963 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP250 1963 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP350 1964 LUIGI TAVERI (SWI) GP125 1964 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP350 1965 RALPH BRYANS (GB) GP50 1965 JIM REDMAN (RHO) GP350 1966 LUIGI TAVERI (SWI) GP125 1966 MIKE HAILWOOD (GB) GP250 1966 MIKE HAILWOOD (GB) GP350 1967 MIKE HAILWOOD (GB) GP250 1967 MIKE HAILWOOD (GB) GP350 1968 BERQUIST/PRESTON BAJA 1000 1970 thingy MAN (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1973 GARY JONES (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1974 MATTY SMITH (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1975 MATTY SMITH (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1975 BAKER/CANNADY BAJA 1000 1979 HATTON/COLE SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1979 GRAHAM NOYCE (GB) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1980 ANDRE MALHERBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1981 ANDRE MALHERBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1981 BALDWIN/ALDANA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1982 IIJIMA/HAGIWARA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1982 CYRIL NEEVES (FRA) DAKAR RALLY 1982 BAKER/JOHNSON BAJA 1000 1982 DONNIE HANSON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1983 JOHN OMARA (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1983 FREDDIE SPENCER (USA) GP500 ('Fast' Freddie Spencer) 1983 DAVID BAILEY (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1984 RICKY GRAHAM (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 1984 MILLER/MORALES BAJA 1000 1984 BALDWIN/MERKEL SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1984 ANDRE MALHERBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1985 GARDNER/TOKUNO SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1985 FREDDIE SPENCER (USA) MOTOGP 250 1985 FREDDIE SPENCER (USA) GP500 1985 FREDDIE SPENCER (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1985 BUBBA SHOBERT (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 1985 MORALES/PAIEMENT BAJA 1000 1985 RON LECHIEN (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1985 DAVID THORPE (GB) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1986 DAVID THORPE (GB) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1986 MICKY DYMOND (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1986 BUBBA SHOBERT (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 1986 RICK JOHNSON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1986 CYRIL NEEVES (FRA) DAKAR RALLY 1986 MILLER/OGILVIE BAJA 1000 1986 GARDNER/SARRON SUZUKA 8 HOURS (Wayne Gardner) 1987 BUBBA SHOBERT (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 1987 ANTON MANG (GER) MOTOGP250 1987 WAYNE GARDNER (AUS) GP500 1987 WAYNE RAINEY (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1987 CYRIL NEEVES (FRA) DAKAR RALLY 1987 ASHCROFT/OGILVIE BAJA 1000 1987 RICK JOHNSON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1987 MICKY DYMOND (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1987 ERIC GEBOERS (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1987 GEORGES JOBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1988 GEORGE HOLLAND (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1988 SITO PONS (SPA) MOTOGP250 1988 FRED MERKEL (USA) WSB (Sito Pons - Apparently he is VERY tall) 1988 BUBBA SHOBERT (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1988 EDI ORIOLI (FRA) DAKAR RALLY 1988 JEAN MICHEL BAYLE (FRA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 125 MX2 1988 ERIC GEBOERS (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1989 SITO PONS (SPA) MOTOGP250 1989 EDDIE LAWSON (USA) GP500 1989 FRED MERKEL (USA) WSB 1989 JOHN ASHMEAD (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1989 BRIAN MORRISON (GB) BSB 1989 MALCOM CAMPBELL AUS SBK 1989 GILLES LALAY (FRA) DAKAR RALLY 1989 JEFF STANTON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1989 MIKE KIEDROWSKY (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1989 JEAN MICHEL BAYLE (FRA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1989 DAVID THORPE (GB) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1989 SARRON/VIERA SUZUKA 8 HOURS (Loris Capirossi) 1990 LORIS CAPIROSSI (ITA) MOTOGP125 1990 JEFF STANTON (USA) AMA MOTOCROS 250 USA 1990 ERIC GEBOERS (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1991 LORIS CAPIROSSI (ITA) MOTOGP125 1991 LUCA CADALORA (ITA) MOTOGP250 1991 JEAN MICJEL BAYLE (FRA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1991 TRAMPAS PARKER (USA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1991 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 1991 GEORGES JOBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1991 GARDNER/DOOHAN SUZUKA 8 HOURS (Mick Doohan) 1992 GARDNER/BEATTIE SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1992 LUCA CADALORA (ITA) MOTOGP250 1992 GREG ALBERTYN (USA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 125 MX2 1992 JEFF STANTON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1992 GEORGES JOBE (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1993 DIRK RAUDIES (GER) MOTOGP125 1993 RICKY GRAHAM (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 1993 TROY CORSA AUS SBK 1993 DOUG HENRY (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1994 DOUG HENRY (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1993 GREG ALBERTYN (SAF) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1994 ANTHONY GOBERT AUS SBK 1994 MICK DOOHAN (AUS) GP500 1994 MARCUS HANSSON (SWE) WORLD MOTOCROSS 500 MX3 1994 POLLEN/SLIGHT SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1995 SLIGHT/OKADA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1995 HARUCHIKA AOKI (JAP) MOTOGP125 1995 MICK DOOHAN (AUS) GP500 1995 JEREMY MCGRATH (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 1995 ALESSANDRO PUZAR (ITA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 125 MX2 1995 KIRK MCCARTHY AUSTRALIAN SBK (Miguel Duhamel) 1995 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 1995 STEVE LAMSON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1996 STEVE LAMSON (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 125 USA 1996 HARUCHIKA AOKI (JAP) MOTOGP125 1996 MICK DOOHAN (AUS) GP500 1996 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 1996 STEFAN EVERTS (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1997 STEFAN EVERTS (BEL) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 1997 MAX BIAGGI (ITA) MOTOGP250 (Max and some upstart named hayden) 1997 JOHN KOCINSKI (USA) WSB 1997 MICK DOOHAN (AUS) GP500 1997 BRINDLE/CAMPBELL/STAAB BAJA 1000 1997 ITOH/OKAWA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1998 ITOH/OKAWA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1998 MICK DOOHAN (AUS) GP500 1998 BEN BOSTRUM (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 1998 CAMPBELL/LEWIS BAJA 1000 1998 STEVE WEBSTER & DAVID JAMES (GB) SUPERSIDE WORLD SIDECAR (Emilio Alzamora) 1999 EMILIO ALZAMORA (SPA) MOTOGP125 1999 ALEX CRIVILLE (SPA) GP500 1999 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 1999 CAMPBELL/STAAB BAJA 1000 1999 OKADA/BARROS SUZUKA 8 HOURS 1999 FREDERIC BOLLEY (FRA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 2000 FREDERIC BOLLEY (FRA) WORLD MOTOCROSS 250 MX1 2000 COLIN EDWARDS (USA) WSB 2000 JAMES ELLISON (GB) STOCK 1000 WORLD 2000 UKAWA/KATO SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2000 CAMPBELL/HENGEVELD/SMITH/STAAB BAJA 1000 (The world was robbed of a fine rider when Daijiro Kato died on April 6 2003 at Suzuka) 2001 DAIJIRO KATO (JAP) MOTOGP250 2001 VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) GP500 2001 CAMPBELL/STAAB BAJA 1000 2001 ROSSI/EDWARDS SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2002 EDWARDS/KATO SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2002 COLIN EDWARDS (USA) WSB 2002 VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) MOTOGP (990cc) 2002 NICKY HAYDEN (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE 2002 CAMPBELL/HENGEVELD/GRIDER BAJ 1000 2002 RICKY CARMICHAEL (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 2003 RICKY CARMICHAEL (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 2003 DANIEL PEDROSA (SPA) MOTOGP125 2003 VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) MOTOGP 2003 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 2003 CHRIS VERMEULEN (AUS) SUPERSPORT WORLD 2003 CAMPBELL/HENGEVELD BAJA 1000 2003 NUKUMI/KAMADA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2004 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO (ITA) MOTOGP125 2004 DANIEL PEDROSA (SPA) MOTOGP250 2004 ADAM FERGUSSON AUS SBK 2004 KARL MUGGERIDGE (AUS) SUPERSPORT WORLD 2004 JOHNNY CAMPBELL/STEVE HENGEVELD BAJA 1000 2004 UKAWA/IZUTSU SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2004 RICKY CARMICHAEL (USA) AMA MOTOCROSS 250 USA 2005 THOMAS LUTHI (SWI) MOTOGP125 (Thomas Luthi) 2005 DANIEL PEDROSA (SPA) MOTOGP250 2005 MIGUEL DUHAMEL (CAN) AMA SUPERBIKE 2005 JOSH BROOKES AUS SBK 2005 SEBASTIEN CHARPENTIER (FRA) SUPERSPORT WORLD 2005 CAMPBELL/HENGEVELD/CHILDRESS BAJA 1000 2005 UKAWA/KIYONARI SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2006 ITOH/TSUJIMURA SUZUKA 8 HOURS 2006 NICKY HAYDEN (USA) MOTOGP 2006 JAKE ZEMKE (USA) AMA SUPERBIKE (Jake Zemke talks tactics with matt Mladin) 2006 RYUICHI KIYONARI (JAP) BSB 2006 SEBASTIEN CHARPENTIER (FRA) SUPERSPORT WORLD 2006 KEN COOLBETH (USA) AMA FLAT TRACK 2006 HENGEVELD/CHILDRESS/CODY BAJA 1000 IOM TT HONDA CHAMPIONS SINCE THEIR FIRST ENTRY IN 1961 Lightweight 125cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1961 Lightweight 250cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1961 Lightweight 125cc L. Taveri Honda 1962 Lightweight 250cc D.W. Minter Honda 1962 Lightweight 250cc J. Redman Honda 1963 Junior 350cc J. Redman Honda 1963 50cc H.R. Anderson Suzuki 1964 Lightweight 125cc L. Taveri Honda 1964 Lightweight 250cc J. Redman Honda 1964 50cc L. Taveri Honda 1965 Lightweight 250cc J. Redman Honda 1965 Junior 350cc J. Redman Honda 1965 50cc R. Bryans Honda . 1966 Lightweight 250cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1966 Senior 500cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1966 Lightweight 250cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1967 Junior 350cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1967 Senior 500cc S.M.B. Hailwood Honda 1967 Production 500cc W.G. Penny 500 Honda 1969 Production 250cc B. Smith 250 Honda 1971 Production 500cc J. Williams 500 Honda 1971 Production 250cc J. Williams 250 Honda 1972 Productiom 500cc W.A. Smith 500 Honda 1973 TT Formula I P. Read Honda 1977 TT Formula II A. Jackson Honda 1977 TT Formula III J. Kidson Honda 1977 TT Formula II A. Jackson Honda 1978 TT Formula III W.A. Smith Honda 1978 Classic 1000cc A. George Honda 1979 TT Formula I A. George Honda 1979 TT Formula II A. Jackson Honda 1979 TT Formula I M. Grant Honda 1980 TT Formula I R. Haslam Honda 1982 TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1983 TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1984 Production 750cc T. Nation 750 Honda 1984 Junior 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1985 Senior 1000cc J. Dunlop 750 Honda 1985 TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1985 Production 400cc M. Oxley 250 Honda 1985 Production 1300cc G. Johnson 998 Honda 1985 Junior 250cc S. Cull Honda 1986 Senior 1000cc R. Burnett Honda 1986 TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1986 Senior 1300cc J. Dunlop Honda 1987 (The Legend that is Mr Dunlop) TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1987 Junior 350cc J. Dunlop Honda 1988 Senior 1300cc J. Dunlop Honda 1988 TT Formula I J. Dunlop Honda 1988 Productiom 600cc B. Morrison 600 Honda 1988 Production 750cc S. Hislop 750 Honda 1988 Lightweight 125cc R. Dunlop Honda 1989 Supersport 600 S. Hislop Honda 1989 Senior 1300cc S. Hislop Honda 1989 TT Formula I S. Hislop Honda 1989 Production 750cc C. Fogarty 750 Honda 1989 Lightweight 125cc R. Dunlop Honda 1990 Senior 750cc C. Fogarty Honda 1990 TT Formula I C. Fogarty Honda 1990 (I cheered him all the way to his championships, Carl Fogerty) Lightweight 125cc R. Dunlop Honda 1991 Junior 350cc R. Dunlop Honda 1991 Supersport 600 S. Hislop Honda 1991 Senior 750cc S. Hislop Honda 1991 TT Formula I S. Hislop Honda 1991 Sidecar F2 'A' M. Boddice/D. Wells Honda 1991 Sidecar F2 'B' M. Boddice/D. Wells Honda 1991 Lightweight 125cc J. Dunlop Honda 1992 Supersport 600 P. McCallen Honda 1992 TT Formula I P. McCallen Honda 1992 Lightweight 125cc J. Dunlop Honda 1993 (Jim Moodie) Supersport 600 J. Moodie Honda 1993 Senior 750cc P. McCallen Honda 1993 TT Formula I N. Jefferies Honda 1993 Lightweight 125cc J. Dunlop Honda 1994 Junior 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1994 Senior 750cc S. Hislop Honda 1994 TT Formula I S. Hislop Honda 1994 Ultra Lightweight 125cc M. Baldwin Honda 1995 Lightweight 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1995 Junior 600 I. Duffus Honda 1995 Senior 750cc J. Dunlop RC 45 Honda 1995 TT Formula I P. McCallen RC45 Honda 1995 Ultra Lightweight 125cc J Dunlop Honda 1996 Lightweight 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1996 Junior 600 P. McCallen Honda 1996 Senior 750cc P. McCallen RC45 Honda 1996 TT Formula I P. McCallen RC45 Honda 1996 Production TT P. McCallen CBR 900 Honda 1996 Ultra Lightweight 125cc I. Lougher Honda 1997 Lightweight 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1997 Junior 600 I. Simpson Honda 1997 Senior 750cc P. McCallen RC45 Honda 1997 TT Formula I P. McCallen RC45 Honda 1997 Production TT P. McCallen CBR900 Honda 1997 Ultra Lightweight 125cc R. Dunlop Honda 1998 Lightweight 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 1998 Junior 600 M. Rutter Honda 1998 Senior 750cc I. Simpson RC45 Honda 1998 TT Formula I I. Simpson RC45 Honda 1998 Production TT J. Moodie CBR900 Honda 1998 Sidecar F2 'B' D. Molyneux/D. Jewell DMR Honda 98 Ultra Lightweight 125cc I. Lougher Honda 1999 (John McGuiness) Lightweight 250cc J. McGuiness Honda 1999 Lightweight 400cc P. Williams Honda 1999 Junior 600 J. Moodie 600 Honda 1999 Sidecar F2 'A' D. Molyneux/C. Hallam DMR Honda 99 Sidecar F2 'B' R. Fisher/R. Long DMR Honda 1999 Ultra Lightweight 125cc J. Dunlop Honda 2000 Lightweight 250cc J. Dunlop Honda 2000 Lightweight 400cc B. Richmond Honda 2000 TT Formula I J. Dunlop VTR SP-1 Honda 2000 Sidecar F2 'A' R. Fisher/R. Long Baker Honda 2000 Sidecar F2 'B' R. Fisher/R. Long Baker Honda 2000 Ultra Lightweight 125cc I. Lougher Honda 2001 Lightweight 400cc R. Quayle Honda 2001 Sidecar F2 'A' R. Fisher/R. Long Baker Honda 2001 Sidecar F2 'B' R. Fisher/R. Long Baker Honda 2001 Lightweight 400cc John McGuiness 2003 Ultralight 125cc. Chris Palmer 2003 Sidecar Race B. Dave Molyneux/Craig hallam 2003 Sidecar Race A. Dave Molyneux/David Sayle 2004 Sidecar Race B. Dave Molyneux/david Sayle 2004 Lightweight 400cc. John McGuiness 2004 Lightweight 125cc. Chris Palmer 2004 Sidecar Race A. Nick Crowe/Darren Hope 2005 Supersport Junior A. Ian Lougher 2005 Sidecar Race B. Dave Molyneux/David Sayle 2005 Interactive Superbike. John McGuiness 2006 Sidecar Race A. Nick Crowe/Darren Hope 2006 Sidecar Race B. Nick Crowe/darren Hope 2006 Senior. John McGuiness 2006