John Douglas Chandler (born September 27, 1965) is an American former professional motorcycle racer. He earned a reputation as one of the most versatile racers of the 1980s and 1990s. Chandler is one of only four riders in AMA racing history to win the AMA Grand Slam, representing national wins at a mile, half-mile, short track, TT and road race.Doug Chandler at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2006.

Motorcycle racing career

Born in Salinas, California, Chandler began competing in dirt track oval racing after experiencing success in motocross competitions. In 1983, he earned the prestigious AMA Rookie of the Year Award. His first-ever road race win was in 1988 in the Pro-Twins class at Mid-Ohio. He went on to take the AMA Superbike title in 1990 on a Muzzy Kawasaki, also taking World Superbike wins at Brainerd and Sugo that year.Doug Chandler career World Superbike statistics at worldsbk.com

In 1991, Chandler travelled to Europe to compete in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series.Doug Chandler career statistics at MotoGP.com He rode for former world champion Kenny Roberts on a satellite team aboard a Yamaha. He finished a respectable 9th in his first year on the Grand Prix circuit. He accepted a job from Suzuki in 1992 finishing 5th overall, only just behind experienced teammate Kevin Schwantz. Chandler spent 1993 and 1994 riding for the Cagiva team. He opened 1993 with a podium finish in Australia before things went sour and the team's support moved towards countryman John Kocinski.Doug Chandler Interview,by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, October 1993

After the 1994 Grand Prix season, Chandler left Europe and returned to the AMA Superbike series with Harley-Davidson. After a less than successful year in 1995 developing the Harley-Davidson superbike, he rejoined the Muzzy team for 1996, and won both the 1996 and 1997 AMA Superbike titles. As a result, he joined Fred Merkel and Reg Pridmore as three-time AMA Superbike champions. Despite a severe crash in World Superbike competition at Laguna Seca in 1998, he finished second overall to Ben Bostrom in the AMA Superbike championship. Chandler remained with Kawasaki until 2002, before a final year of road racing with Ducati. In 2003, Chandler tried his hand at Supermoto racing in the inaugural season of the AMA Supermoto Championship. Showing his impressive versatility, Chandler won a race in the new series.

Chandler currently runs motorcycle training courses.Motorcycle Riding School In 2015, he began working to assist with race control operations for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) sanctioned American motorcycle road racing series, MotoAmerica.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 1991 500cc Yamaha 15 0 0 0 0 85 9th 1992 500cc Suzuki 13 0 4 2 0 94 5th 1993 500cc Cagiva 12 0 1 0 0 83 10th 1994 500cc Cagiva 14 0 1 0 0 96 9th Total 54 0 6 2 0 358

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Team Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts 1991 500cc Team Roberts Yamaha/Castrol YZR500 JPN11 AUS12 USARet SPA10 ITA6 GER9 AUT7 EUR9 NED11 FRA6 GBRRet RSM9 CZE10 VDM7 MALRet 9th 85 1992 500cc Lucky Strike Suzuki 500 RGV500 JPN2 AUS5 MAL5 SPA10 ITA4 EUR3 GER8 NEDRet HUN2 FRARet GBRRet BRA3 RSA4 5th 94 1993 500cc Cagiva Team Agostini C593 AUS3 MAL9 JPN11 SPARet AUT8 GER6 NED4 EURRet RSMDNS GBRDNS CZE9 ITA10 USARet FIM5 10th 83 1994 500cc Cagiva Team Agostini C594 AUS9 MAL9 JPN10 SPA7 AUTRet GER7 NED6 ITARet FRARet GBR5 CZERet USA5 ARG2 EUR10 9th 96

Superbike World Championship

Races by year Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1989 Kawasaki GBR GBR HUN HUN CAN CAN USADNS USA12 AUT AUT FRA FRA JPN JPN GER GER ITA ITA AUS AUS NZL NZL 69th 4 1990 Kawasaki SPA SPA GBR GBR HUN HUN GER GER CAN CAN USA3 USA1 AUT AUT JPN3 JPN1 FRA FRA ITA ITA MAL MAL AUS AUS NZL NZL 15th 70 1996 Kawasaki SMR SMR GBR GBR GER GER ITA ITA CZE CZE USARet USA6 EUR EUR INA INA JPN JPN NED NED SPA SPA AUS AUS 29th 10 1997 Kawasaki AUS AUS SMR SMR GBR GBR GER GER ITA ITA USA5 USARet EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED SPA SPA JPN JPN INA INA 35th 11 1998 Kawasaki AUS AUS GBR GBR ITA ITA SPA SPA GER GER SMR SMR RSA RSA USA3 USADNS EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED JPN JPN 32nd 8 2001 Kawasaki SPA SPA RSA RSA AUS AUS JPN JPN ITA ITA GBR GBR GER GER SMR SMR USA9 USARet EUR EUR GER GER NED NED ITA ITA 35th 7 2002 Ducati SPA SPA AUS AUS RSA RSA JPN JPN ITA ITA GBR GBR GER GER SMR SMR USA13 USA9 GBR GBR GER GER NED NED< ITA ITA 32nd 10

AMA Formula Xtreme Championship By year Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts2004Formula XtremeDucatiDAYFONINFBARPPK3RAM4BRD16LAG6M-O19RAT3VIR3 9th 166

References

External links DougChandlerRacing.com - Official racing school site The Amazing Career of Doug Chandler, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet.com A photo of Doug racing in the AFM