Wayne Gardner
Race Car Driver
Motorcycle road racer who competed in the World Championship Grand Prix from 1983-1992, winning the 1987 500 cc championship.
He started racing in 1977 as an 18-year-old.
His first Grand Prix win was the Spanish Grand Prix in 1986 at 500 cc.
He grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales.
He competed against American Kenny Roberts in the Grand Prix in 1983.