Eddie Lawson

For the Waterloo Road character of the same name, see Eddie Lawson (Waterloo Road).
Eddie Lawson
Lawson aboard the Yamaha YZR500, 1990.
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1958-03-11) March 11, 1958 (age 66)
Upland, California, U.S.
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1983 – 1992
First race1983 500cc South African Grand Prix
Last race1992 500cc South African Grand Prix
First win1984 500cc South African Grand Prix
Last win1992 500cc Hungarian Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha, Honda, Cagiva
Championships500cc – 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
127 31 78 18 21 1429

Eddie Ray Lawson[1] (born March 11, 1958) is an American former professional motorcycle racer.[2][3] He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1983 to 1992.

A four-time FIM 500cc road racing world champion, Lawson is prominent for being the first MotoGP competitor to win back-to-back 500cc world championships on machines from two different manufacturers. His record of not crashing and consistently finishing in the points earned him the nickname "Steady Eddie".[4]

Lawson was inducted into the MotoGP Legends Hall of Fame in 2005.[5] After his motorcycle career, Lawson pursued a brief career in open-wheel single seater racing in the United States competing in the Indy Lights series and eventually to the CART racing series.

  1. ^ "Eddie Ray Lawson". kz1000r.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. ^ "Rider Statistics - Eddie Lawson". MotoGP.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. ^ "Eddie Lawson at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. ^ Eddie Lawson profile at crash.net Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Lawson enters MotoGP Hall of Fame". motogp.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.