Casey Stoner is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer born October 16, 1985, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, winning the title in 2007 and 2011. He became the first rider to win a MotoGP World Championship for Ducati, took 38 race wins and 69 podium finishes across his premier-class career, and won at Phillip Island in Australia six consecutive times. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia and was named Young Australian of the Year in 2008.
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Career HighlightTwo-time MotoGP World Champion, 2007 and 2011 1 Classification
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Why did Casey Stoner leave Australia to race in Europe?
His family moved to Europe in 2000 because age restrictions stopped him road racing in Australia.
The Australian of the Year awards record that his family relocated to Europe in 2000 because age restrictions prevented him from pursuing a road-racing career in Australia. By the age of fourteen he had already claimed 41 national titles and 70 state titles. In Europe he raced 125cc and 250cc motorcycles for four years before joining MotoGP.
How did Casey Stoner win his first MotoGP world title?
He won ten races and six pole positions in 2007 and took the title in September.
The Australian of the Year awards page says he won his first MotoGP race at the 2007 season opener in Qatar, then dominated the season with six pole positions and ten race wins and secured the world title in September. It describes him as the second youngest motorcycle World Champion in history.
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Casey Joel Stoner (born 16 October 1985) is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.
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Casey Joel Stoner (born 16 October 1985) is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.
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Casey Joel Stoner (born 16 October 1985) is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.
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is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.
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