The Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame was established by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport "to give recognition to those who have brought greatness to motor sport in all its many disciplines, over the entire history of the sport in Australia." The Hall of Fame is strongly supported by Motorcycling Australia (MA), Karting Australia, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), Speedway Australia, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and V8 Supercars. The Hall of Fame will cover motor racing, motorcycling, rallying, off-road, drag racing, karting and speedway.
The Hall of Fame Committee comprises respected members of all disciplines within the sport plus experienced journalists with a strong knowledge of motor sport's history and its participants. In March 2016, there were 30 inaugural inductees into the Fame. In 2017 another 20 inductees were added to the HoF.2017 Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees Twenty-one new members were inducted in 2018. Thirteen have been named for 2019, including a few high-profile sprint car and Supercars champions.
Inductees YearNameDiscipline Career highlights2016 Troy BaylissMotorcycle racingThree times World Superbike Champion.2016 Colin BondRallyingThree times Australian Rally Champion, Bathurst 500 Champion, Australian Touring Car Champion.2016 Jack BrabhamFormula OneThree time Formula One World Champion.2016 Peter BrockTouring car racingWon the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times and the Australian Touring Car Champion three times.2016 Mark BurrowsOff-road racingSeven times Australian Off-Road Champion and five Finke Desert Race wins.2016 Kel CarruthersMotorcycle racing1969 250cc World Champion, Isle of Man 250TT Champion.2016 James CourtneyKartingTwo times World Karting Champion, V8 Supercars Champion.2016 Jason CrumpMotorcycle racing3 times Speedway World Champion.2016 Mick DoohanMotorcycle racingFive consecutive Premier Class F.I.M. World Championships from 1994 through to 1998 inclusive.2016 Ross DunkertonRallyingFive times Australian Rally Champion and Asia-Pacific Rally Champion.2016 Harry FirthTouring car racingBathurst 1000 winner and patriarch of the Holden Dealer Racing Team.2016 Stephen GallMotorcycle racingFive times Australian Motocross Champion, 4 times Mr. Motocross, Australian Speedcar Championship.2016 Wayne GardnerMotorcycle racing1987 500cc World Champion.2016 Gregg HansfordMotorcycle racingTen times Grand Prix winner, Bathurst 1000 winner.2016 Phil IrvingFormula OneDesigner of Repco Formula 1 World Champion Engine.2016 Bob JaneTouring car racingBathurst 1000 and Australian Touring Car Champion, Australian NASCAR founder and motor racing circuit owner.2016 Dick JohnsonTouring car racingFive time Australian Touring Car Champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner.2016 Alan JonesFormula OneFormula One World Champion in 1980.2016 Jeff LeiskMotorcycle racingWorld Junior Motocross Champion, Two times Australian Motocross Champion.2016 Ash MarshallDrag racingAustralian drag racing pioneer.2016 Frank MatichOpen-wheel racingAustralian open-wheel and motorsport engineering icon.2016 Allan MoffatTouring car racingFour time Australian Touring Car Champion and four time Bathurst 1000 winner.2016 "Gelignite Jack" MurrayRallyingREDeX Trial winner, London to Sydney Marathon pioneer.2016 Ray RevellSpeedwayFive times Australian Speedcar Champion.2016 Garry RushSpeedwayTen times Australian Sprintcar Champion.2016 Norman ‘Wizard’ SmithLand speedAustralian land speed record pioneer.2016 Casey StonerMotorcycle racingTwo times MotoGP World Champion.2016 Donald Kingsley ThompsonMotor sport administrationCo-founder and inaugural President, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.2016 Lionel van PraagMotorcycle racing1936 Speedway World Champion – the first motorsport World Champion.2016 Jack YoungMotorcycle racingTwo time Speedway World Champion.2017 Leigh AdamsMotorcycle racingTen times Australian Solo Champion, 1992 World Under-21 Solo Champion.Leigh Adams - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Kevin BartlettOpen-wheel racingTwo times Australian Drivers' Champion, Macau Grand Prix and Bathurst 1000 winner.Kevin Bartlett - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Neal BatesRallyingFour times Australian Rally Champion.Neal Bates - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Possum BorneRallyingMultiple New Zealand, Australian and Asia-Pacific rally champion.Possum Borne - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Keith CampbellMotorcycle racing1957 FIM 350cc world champion - Australia's first motorcycling road racing world champion.Keith Campbell - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Troy CorserMotorcycle racingTwo times World Superbike Champion, one time Australian Superbike Champion and AMA Superbike Champion.Troy Corser - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Lex DavisonOpen-wheel racingFour time Australian Grand Prix winner.Lex Davison - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Frank GardnerTouring car racingThree time British Saloon Car Champion.Frank Gardner - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 John LargeMotor sport administrationLongest running President of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (1983-1994).John Large - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Larry PerkinsTouring car racingSix time Bathurst 1000 winner, Australian Formula Ford, Formula 2 and European Formula Three Champion.Larry Perkins - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Tom PhillisMotorcycle racing1961 FIM 125cc world champion.Tom Phillis - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 John PizarroKartingFifteen time Australian Karting champion.John Pizarro - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Jim ReadDrag racingSeventeen time National champion, sixteen time Australian champion - first Australian to break 7, 6 and 5 second ¼ mile.Jim Read - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Jim RichardsTouring car racingFour time Australian Touring Car Champion, seven time Bathurst 1000 and eight time Targa Tasmania winner, Australian AUSCAR and NASCAR champion, three time Australian Nations Cup Champion and two time Touring Car Masters champion.Jim Richards - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Ken RumbleMotorcycle racingFour time Australian scrambles champion.Ken Rumble - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Vern SchuppanSports car racing1983 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, 1983 All Japan Endurance Champion, two times Macau Grand Prix winner and 1976 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.Vern Schuppan - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Mark SkaifeTouring car racingFive time Australian Touring Car Champion, three time Australian Drivers' Champion, six time Bathurst 1000 winner.Mark Skaife - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Johnny StewartSpeedwayThree time Australian Speedcar Champion.Johnny Stewart - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Ron TauranacDesign and EngineeringFormula One car designer and engineer with Cooper and Brabham. Co-founder of Ralt cars.Ron Tauranac - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Coral TaylorRallyingThree times Australian Rally Champion as a navigator.Coral Taylor - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2017 Arthur George "Bluey" WilkinsonMotorcycle racing1938 Speedway World Champion.Bluey Wilkinson - 2017 Hall of Fame inductee2018Frank ArthurMotorcycle racing1929 Star Riders' Champion2018John BoweTouring car racing2018David Brabham2018Geoff Brabham2018Jeremy Burgess2018Greg CarrRallying2018Graeme CowinDrag racing2018Mick DoohanMotorcycle racing2018Garry FloodMotorcycle racing2018John Harvey (racing driver)2018Ken KavanaghMotorcycle racing2018Frank KilfoyleRallying2018Aub LawsonMotorcycle racing2018Craig Martin Off-road racing2018Mat MladinMotorcycle racing2018Drew PriceKart racing2018Mike RaymondBilly SandersMotorcycle racingTim SchenkenGeorge TatnellSpeedway racingMark WebberFormula One
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