Kenny Roberts Jr.

Kenny Roberts Jr.
Roberts Jr. on the Suzuki GSV-R
Born (1973-07-25) July 25, 1973 (age 51)
Mountain View, California, United States
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1993–2007
First race1993 250cc United States Grand Prix
Last race2007 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
First win1999 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix
Last win2000 500cc Pacific Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha, Modenas, Suzuki, KR211V, KR212V
Championships500cc - 2000
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
185 8 22 10 9 1210

Kenneth Leroy Roberts Jr. (born July 25, 1973, in Mountain View, California) is an American former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won the 2000 FIM Road Racing World Championship, after finishing runner-up in 1999.[1] Roberts Jr. is an 8-time Premier Class race winner. He joins his father Kenny Roberts as the only father-son duo to have won 500cc World Championships. Roberts was inducted into the F.I.M. MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Kenny Roberts Jr. statistics". motogp.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ "MotoGP Legends". motogp.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2 May 2017.