We have legends, and also MotoGP

They are inspiration, they are the best one, they are example, they are memory, they are the legends... Never forgotten.

Giacomo Agostin

• 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
• Freddie Spencer
• John Surtees
• Carlo Ubbiali

years passes by, and some of them had gone.

R.I.P Daijiro Kato ( July 4, 1976-April 6, 2003)
On April 6, 2003 during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Kato crashed hard and sustained severe head, neck and chest injuries. He was estimated to have hit the wall near the Casio Triangle chicane of the circuit at around 125mph (200 km/h). Kato spent two weeks in a coma following the accident before dying as a result of the injuries he sustained. The cause of death was listed as brain stem infarction.

R.I.P Barry Sheene ( September 9, 1950-March 10, 2003)
He died in 2003 of cancer of the stomach and oesophagus

R.I.P Jarno Saarinen (December 11, 1945-May 20, 1973)
This is very very bad history for MotoGP. However, the 1973 season ended in tragedy. On May 20, 1973, the fourth Grand Prix of the season was held at Monza near Milan, Italy, a very fast track, with few strong chicanes. The race leader, Renzo Pasolini fell in front of Saarinen, who was in second place. He couldn't avoid the fallen rider and the resulting crash caused a multiple rider pile up. In all, 14 riders were embroiled in the mayhem that resulted. When the dust cleared, Jarno and Pasolini lay dead with many other riders seriously injured.