How many Kiwi world champions are/were there?

[Katman]

I mean, who the fuck is Keith Tucker?

[cs363]

I mean, who the fuck is Keith Tucker?

Isn't he Simon Tucker's father?

[SPman]

Hugh Anderson
GP wins 50cc in 63 & 64
and 125cc in 63 & 65

World Champion, please, not just wins. That's four time World Champion!

[Maha]

Some old chap at the Classics today (pukekohe) said NZ had 22 world motorcycling champions.

[blackdog]

Some old chap at the Classics today (pukekohe) said NZ had 22 world motorcycling champions.

Thats gotta be right then.

[scott411]

good place to start if you want to have a look,

http://www.mnz.co.nz/rollofhonour.aspx

[Conquiztador]

World 500cc GP Champions: Mick Doohan (AUS) 1998-94; 54 GP wins Wayne Gardner (AUS) 1987; 18 GP wins World 350cc GP Champion: Keith Campbell (AUS) 1957 World 250cc GP Champion: Kel Carruthers (AUS) 1969 World 125 GP Champion: Tom Phillis (AUS) 1961 World F750 Champion: Jack Findlay (AUS) 1975

World Superbike Champion: Troy Corser (AUS) 1996 Troy Bayliss (AUS) 2001 World Supersport Champion: Chris Vermeulen (AUS) 2003 Andrew Pitt (AUS) 2001 World Endurance Champion: Warwick Nowland (AUS) 2000 World Enduro Champion: Stefan Merriman (AUS) 250cc - 2000, 2002, 2003 Shane Watts (AUS) 125cc - 1997, KTM

Troy Bayliss - World Superbike Champion; British Superbike Champion 2003 MotoGP Ducati 2001 World Superbike Champion 1999 British Superbike Champion

Keith Campbell - Australia's first World Champion: 350cc GP 1957; 3 GP wins 1957 wins World 350cc GP championship with Moto Guzzi

Kel Carruthers - World Champion: 250cc GP 1969; 7 250 GP wins 1969 wins World 250cc GP championship with Benelli

John Dodds - 4 GP wins (250cc, 350cc, 125cc) 1970 -1974

Mick Doohan500cc GP - 5 times world champion 1998 wins world 500cc GP championship 1997 wins world 500cc GP championship 1996 wins world 500cc GP championship 1995 wins world 500cc GP championship 1994 wins world 500cc GP championship

Jack Findlay500cc GP ; 3 GP wins wins 3 world 500cc GPs 1968: championship runner-up in to Agostini 1975: wins world F750 championship

Wayne Gardener500cc GP champion twice winner Suzuka 8 Hour 1987 wins world 500cc GP championship

Gregg Hansford - 250cc, 350cc, 750cc GP; 10 GP wins 1978 250cc GP - runner-up with Kawasaki; 350cc GP - 3rd overall with Kawasaki 1979 250cc GP - runner-up with Kawasaki; 350cc GP - 3rd overall with Kawasaki 1980 runner-up Suzuka 8 Hour

Ken Kavanagh - 5 GP wins (350cc, 500cc) 1953 - first Australian to win GP; Ulster 500cc GP, Ireland

Jeff Leisk - Motocross championship 1979-84: 5 times Australian Motocross Champion 1989 - world 500cc motocross championship; 2 wins 1990 - world 500cc motocross championship; 1 win

Kevin Magee - 500cc GP 1987 wins Suzuka 8 Hour 1988 500cc GP with factory Yamaha; 5th overall

Rob Phillis - World Superbike Championship 1992 finished 3rd with Kawasaki 1991 finished 3rd with Kawasaki 1990 finished 4th with Kawasaki 1989 finished 10th with Kawasaki

Tom Phillis - World Champion 125cc GP 1961; 6 GP wins (125cc, 250cc) 1961 wins 125cc GP world championship (Honda) 1961 250cc GP, runner-up to M Hailwood

Barry Smith - 4 GP wins (50cc,125cc) 1968 - 1979

Shane Watts - Australian and World Enduro champion 6 times Australian Enduro Champion. 1997 World Enduro Champion (125) 1998 ISDE (International Six Day Enduro) overall champion. The only rider to win the ISDE overall on a 125cc. 2000 GNCC (Grand National Cross Country Championship) champion; the first non American to do so. The only one to win GNCC races on more than one engine capacity motorcycle, riding six capacities in one year

[blackdog]

So they've got 14?

No MX'rs?

[blackdog]

Honorable mention for Levi too, although he doesn't have a championship he has certainly won world events.

Do we have any trials guys?

[Bender]

Good to see the Aussies can't spell their world champion's names either.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Not the GP, but I believe that he did win two 500cc F1 world championships (as well as two or three British nationals)



Sounds fair but to be honest I don't think the aussie count of 28 included IOM TT's or land speed records (though not sure as the book I read didn't list them all... knowing the way they operate it's likely some are kiws anyway). Am keen to hear what others opinions are on that side of things.

F1 was not 500cc: it was either 750 or 1000cc (or more: IIRC there were some 1025cc Kawasakis)

[Crasherfromwayback]

Stefan Merriman (trails Jnr and i think World Enduro as well)

Stefan Merriman
World Enduro Champion 2000 (250cc), 2001 (400cc), 2003 (250cc) and 2004 (Enduro 1).

Problem with Stefan, is even though we all know he's a Kiwi, he took out Australian citizenship before winning most (if not all) of his Enduro Championships. He won the World Youth Trials Championship as a Kiwi though. So those bloody Oztralians will be claiming him and his titles.

[scott411]

Problem with Stefan, is even though we all know he's a Kiwi, he took out Australian citizenship before winning most (if not all) of his Enduro Championships. He won the World Youth Trials Championship as a Kiwi though. So those bloody Oztralians will be claiming him and his titles.

you can not blame him for riding enduro for australia, as they send a full team every year to the ISDE, he has dual citizenship as far as i know so we can claim him as well,

[Crasherfromwayback]

you can not blame him for riding enduro for australia, as they send a full team every year to the ISDE, he has dual citizenship as far as i know so we can claim him as well,

I dunno that he has mate. He may've traded us in from memory!

[scott411]

I dunno that he has mate. He may've traded us in from memory!

fuck it, he was born here, we are adding him to the list