Graeme Crosby

Graeme Crosby
NationalityNew Zealand
Born4 July 1955 (1955-07-04) (age 69)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1980 – 1982
First race1980 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last race1982 500cc West German Grand Prix
Team(s)Suzuki, Yamaha
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
27 0 10 4 1 173

Graeme Crosby (born 4 July 1955) is a former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand.[1] A versatile rider, Crosby was equally capable on either four stroke Superbike racers or two stroke Grand Prix racers.[2] He is the only person to have won the Daytona 200, the Imola 200, the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race, and the Isle of Man TT.[3]

After his international motorcycle racing career, he returned to New Zealand to become a commercial airline pilot and also competed in touring car racing. Crosby was inducted in to the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Motorcycling New Zealand Hall of Fame in 2006.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Graeme Crosby career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ Clifford, Peter (1981), Motocourse 1981-1982, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-905138-18-X, His world championship victory on the Formula One Suzuki demonstrated again that Graeme is the best four stroke rider in the world.
  3. ^ McDiarmid, Mac (1999), The Magic Of The TT, Haynes Publishing, ISBN 1-84425-002-4, A supremely versatile rider, Crosby holds the unique distinction of having won the Daytona and Imola 200s, the Suzuka 8-hour and the TT.
  4. ^ "Graeme Crosby at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame". nzhalloffame.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Graeme Crosby at the Motorcycling New Zealand Hall of Fame". mnz.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.