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Originally Posted by stedevil
Well, Tony Rickardsson, participating & currently 2nd in Scandinavian CC, is 6 time WC in Speedway. Of course he changed from 2 to 4 wheels, but it's still high end competitive motorsports.
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Not quite sure how everyone missed Valentino Rossi...
2005: MotoGP world champion
2004: MotoGP world champion
2003: MotoGP world champion
2002: MotoGP world champion
2001: 500 MotoGP world champion
2000: 2nd, 500 MotoGP World Championship
1999: 250 GP world champion 1998: 2nd, 250 MotoGP World Championship
1997: 125 GP world champion 1996: 9th, 125 MotoGP World Championship
1995: 125cc Italian Champion
1994: 125cc Italian Sports Production Champion
1993: 3rd - 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship
1992: Regional Minimoto Champion
1991: 4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship
1990: Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins
1989: First Go-Kart Race
Now, admittedly, it slipped his mind to win the World title in the last 2 seasons, but all the same...
None of which takes away from Andy that he's being recognised for his superb achievements... and for the huge amount he and wife Jo do fund-raising for charity for premature babies...