Casey Joel Stoner ,, (born October 16, 1985 in Southport, Queensland, Australia) is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer, and MotoGP World Champion twice, in 2007 and 2011. Stoner currently serves as test and development rider for Ducati.
Born in Southport, Queensland, Australia, Stoner ran from a young age and moved to England to pursue a racing career. After first competing internationally in 2002, Stoner became MotoGP World Champion in 2007 for Ducati. One of Stoner's greatest talents is his ability to ride any motorbike beyond its borders, even resulting in an inferior Ducati race win after Honda and Yamaha have progressed over the past few years. Stoner won the MotoGP World Championship rode for Ducati and won in 2007 remain as the only Ducati championship. During 2008 and 2009 Stoner remained a strong competitor, winning several races, but was unable to consistently challenge Valentino Rossi and Yamaha for the title during the season. In mid 2009 he even missed several races due to chronic fatigue due to anemia, having started the season strongly. In 2010, Ducati failed to overcome Yamaha and Honda until very late in the season, when Stoner came out with a record winning three races.
After his departure from Ducati to Honda after the 2010 season, Stoner won the second world title in 2011 for Repsol Honda. The championship was won dominantly with ten Grand Prix victories and sealed by winning the home race with two races remaining. Prior to the 2012 French Grand Prix, Stoner announced that he would retire from the Grand Prix race at the end of the 2012 season. Stoner is also the winner of the Grand Prix of Australia at his home on six consecutive occasions between 2007 and 2012. Due to an accident during training at Indianapolis, Stoner missed several races due to injury, limiting championship challenges to his final season. He ended his MotoGP career with a marvelous sixth straight victory at his home Grand Prix on Phillip Island and with a podium in his final race.
On March 27, 2015, HRC announced that Casey Stoner would return to the competition on a one-off trip at Suzuka 8 Hour 2015. Stoner was knocked out of the race because the throttle was trapped, and Honda apologized to Stoner for a technical failure that caused him to injure his ankle and shoulder.
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Careers
Initial years
He competed in his first race when he was four, in a nine-year race on the Mike Hatcher race track on the Gold Coast of Australia. Among his first victories at age six and fourteen, Stoner won 41 titles and long tracks and 70 state titles.
One accomplishment he describes the passion and "need" of racing at the age of twelve. Over a week he ran in 5 different categories in all 7 rounds of each capacity; weekend consisting of 35 different races. Not only did he compete in all these categories and different engine capacities, the young Stoner went on to win 32 of 35 races. There were five Australian titles won over the weekend, Stoner won it all.
At the age of 14, Stoner and his parents agreed that he was ready to ride into street racing so they packed up and moved to England - where the legal age for street racing was 14 years.
From 2000 to 2002, he competed for the 125cc national championship in England and Spain, winning the British 125cc Aprilia Championship in 2000, before moving full-time to the 250cc World Championship Championships in 2002. His season in Aprilia under Lucio Cecchinello's guidance was turbulent, where the podium of 15 races begins.
125cc
In 2003 Stoner moved into the 125cc GP category. Here, working again with Cecchinello and Aprilia, he met with great success, scoring his first GP race victory and three second place, finishing overall 8 at the end of the season.
In 2004 Stoner joined the Red Bull KTM factory team in the 125cc class and continued to improve, winning another race, two second places, three thirds, and the last championship position in 5th place.
250cc
In 2005 he rejoined the 250cc world championship class, once again racing for Lucio Cecchinello's team on Aprilia's work, Stoner appeared towards the end of the season as a serious threat to championship leader Dani Pedrosa; a threat that only disappeared with an accident at the Stoner Grand Prix home on Phillip Island, allowing Pedrosa to make an insurmountable lead point. Stoner went on to claim a solid second place in the overall championship standings, with an impressive five wins victory for the season.
MotoGP
2006: Rookie season with Honda
In October 2005, Stoner, along with Lucio Cecchinello's team, reportedly had an agreement to move to the MotoGP class in the coming season with support from Yamaha. After the season ended, he received an offer from Honda Pons team and tested the Honda RC211V motor with them in Valencia. However, in December 2005, Stoner re-signed with Cecchinello team after Honda Pons failed to get a sponsor for next season. The team then made a deal with HRC to run RC211V for Stoner in 2006.
As a rookie satellite racer, Stoner took pole position only in his second MotoGP race, but fell several times during the season. He finished in 8th place in the championship, with his best results being 2nd place in the Turkish Grand Prix. He led the race until he was defeated at the last corner by Marco Melandri.
2007: Championship year with Ducati
Stoner gets a ride with the Ducati factory team for the 2007 season, joining Loris Capirossi on the new 800cc Ducati Desmosedici GP7. Stoner started his career at Ducati with a high record with his inaugural victory in the Premier League in Qatar, after a tense bout with Valentino Rossi. Stoner brought ten races and six pole position wins (including winning three of the first four), taking him to his first GP title, by 125 points (equivalent to five wins) over Dani Pedrosa, whom he wakes up during the second half of the season. His worst performances were the 6th place at Motegi, which he needed to win the title of the day, clinched his first major first-class title for an Italian or non-Japanese manufacturer since Phil Read's title for MV Agusta in 1974. Stoner was named Young Australian of the Year for appearance in 2007.
2008: Six wins and runner-up season
Stoner opened the 2008 season with a win in Qatar, before running from two races without a podium. He returned to the podium with second place at Mugello, before starting a seven-streak run. He turned three of them into consecutive wins - a light-to-flag victory at Donington, leading every lap at Assen six days later, and recovering from a big Friday crash at Sachsenring to win in wet after Dani Pedrosa crashed, moving into 20 points from the championship lead. However, successive collisions while struggling to lead at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (where he remount to finish second to Valentino Rossi), Brno and Misano ensure that he can not defend the title successfully. Stoner completed the 2008 season with six wins and was runner-up for Rossi with 280 points, the highest point number ever gained without taking the title at the time.
2009: Health issues and Ducati struggling
Stoner stays with Ducati for the 2009 season with new teammate Nicky Hayden, with further options for the 4th season in 2010. A strong start to the season leaves Stoner in a three-way battle with Fiat Yamaha duo Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo before he was struck by a mysterious illness that caused him to feel tired long before the end of the race, leaving him 16 points behind Rossi and 7 behind Lorenzo after the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca on 5 July.
Stoner was then diagnosed with anemia and inflammation of the stomach lining. Stoner later denied the diagnosis, however, and, having continued to struggle with the condition, he announced on August 10, 2009 that he would miss rounds 11, 12 and 13 in Brno, Indianapolis and Misano, respectively, in an attempt to recover from the disease, subsequently diagnosed as lactose intolerance. Mika Kallio was chosen as Stoner's replacement for three races. Stoner returned to the race at the end of the 2009 season, taking second place in the Portuguese Grand Prix and the first firm in the Australian Grand Prix, which he leads. In an interview after the Australian Grand Prix, Stoner said that he did not suffer from premature fatigue that had plagued him at the start of the 2009 season. He followed this with the other first place in wet at the Malaysian Grand Prix. In the last round of 2009 in Valencia, Stoner dominated all training sessions and qualifiers to seize pole, only to hit a cold tire on lap warmup and miss the race. Stoner ended the season with four wins, and eight podiums total, leading to fourth place in the drivers' championship.
2010: Last season riding Ducati
In tests held immediately after Valencia's round, Stoner was again the fastest when testing the new 2010 Desmosedici version. However, Rossi is fastest in five of six pre-season tests. Stoner qualified for the pole for the season opener in Qatar, and led the race when he was knocked out, then admitted that this was his own fault. He was also knocked out of lap 3 at Le Mans, this time connecting a collision with the front of loading and unloading the bike when not running at maximum speed. His first podium of the year came at Assen, despite struggling with an arm pump at the end of the race.
It was not until the thirteenth season race, the inaugural Grand Prix of Aragon, that Stoner achieved his first victory. His victory at Aragon began running three wins in four races, as he also won a delayed Japanese Grand Prix, and won for the fourth year in a row at Phillip Island. He finally finished fourth in the drivers' championship once again. With Rossi disliking Yamaha after Lorenzo's victory season and Honda no longer want to play the second fiddle with other Japanese manufacturers, an intense game of musical seats takes place in a MotoGP paddock that sees several top team racers, Stoner among them. For 2011, Stoner joined the Honda Racing Corporation after four years at Ducati Corse, where he was replaced by Valentino Rossi.
2011: Return to Honda with factory team and second championship
Stoner raced with Repsol Honda Racing Team in 2011, alongside teammates Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. In pre-season testing in Malaysia, Stoner was fastest in three sessions, followed by Pedrosa and world champion Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner won the season-opening race in Qatar from pole position, and became the fastest in every free practice session held before qualifying. Stoner took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, but had a second run behind Marco Simoncelli when he was brought out by Ducati Valentino Rossi in wet conditions. Stoner won three of the first five rounds of the season, with victories at Le Mans and Catalunya to add to his victory in Qatar. Stoner added victory at Silverstone in wet conditions, and Laguna Seca, to win 20 points over Jorge Lorenzo with eight races for the season.
Stoner proposed boycotting the Japanese Grand Prix for fear of health from radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant although all independent scientific experts including the World Health Organization and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency stated that it is safe to live permanently. 80 km (50 mi) or more from the factory.
Stoner won the World Championship for the second time in his home round at Phillip Island, Australia. On his 26th birthday, Stoner won his ninth race of the season from his eleventh pole, and with his only challenger Jorge Lorenzo withdrawing from the race due to a hand injury suffered during the warmup, Stoner ended the weekend with an unshakable 65s. lead the point. His victory at MotoGP Australia was his fifth straight row in his home race since 2007 which made him the only rider to win at Phillip Island in the 800cc MotoGP era.
2012: The final season before retirement
Stoner started the season with a win at Jerez, and Estoril, both tracks he had never won a MotoGP race before; his victory at Estoril allowed him to lead the championship. With a fourth finish at the Catalan Grand Prix, Stoner completed the podium for the first time in fourteen months. He won the Netherlands TT at Assen to get back to level points with Lorenzo, who was brought out by ÃÆ' lvaro Bautista on the first lap. This puts Stoner even in points with Lorenzo before retiring last round at Sachsenring, while fighting with team mate Dani Pedrosa. Stoner finished just eighth in the Italian Grand Prix after running out of the circuit, then described that he was "uncomfortable" on the bike, but followed him with his fourth win of the season at Laguna Seca.
In the next race, Stoner crashed during a qualifying session for the Indianapolis Grand Prix, suffering a torn ligament on his ankle but was declared fit for the race the following day. He finished fourth in the race, 2.5 seconds behind third-placed Andrea Dovizioso. Stoner was then elected to undergo surgery on his ankle, ruling him out for three races that basically kept him out of the championship. Stoner's priority then is fully recovered for his home race in Australia, and he is scheduled to return at the Japanese Grand Prix in October. Upon his return, he finished fifth in Japan and third in Malaysia, before winning his home race for his sixth consecutive season at Phillip Island. The win gave him an unbeaten record on Bridgestone tires on the circuit.
Retirement
On May 17, 2012, during a pre-event press conference at the French Grand Prix, Stoner announced that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season. Stoner stated that he no longer enjoys competing in the series, which is one of the factors contributing to his retirement. Staying away from the political pressures of MotoGP, as well as having the desire to spend more leisure time with his family is a further reason for his retirement. In a June 2014 interview, Stoner said he enjoyed his life away from sports with his family and did not regret his retirement, further ignoring the opportunity to return.
Status and personality
Stoner shows signs of feeling less appreciated by the general public. He was angered by the consistent suggestion that bikes and tires had a greater role in his success than he did, and were unhappy at being derided at Donington in 2007 and 2008.
In August 2008 he was criticized for his former Ducati team mates with tobacco company Philip Morris.
Stoner has stated that he prefers to avoid the limelight and let the horseradic style of conversation. In an interview with Australian Motorcycle News, he was quoted as saying he would rather return to a purer form of racing than the 500cc day, stating that "Back in those days, it was just racing - Doohan, Rainey, Schwantz, Gardner, Lawson - not half-bull empty as it is now It is life. "
Prior to the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit named the third corner "Stoner Corner".
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After retirement
V8 Supercars
After announcing his retirement from MotoGP, rumors continue throughout the year that Stoner will debut in a touring car race in 2013; especially the Australian V8 Supercars series. Such a switch is a rare but unprecedented step; as fellow Australian motorcycle world champion Wayne Gardner retired from motorcycle racing in 1992 and made his touring car debut the following year. Rumors intensified when the V8 Supercars Triple Eight Race Engineering team announced that Red Bull; Stoner's long-term sponsor, will be the team's main sponsor from 2013 onwards, replacing Vodafone. After much denial, in January 2013, Stoner announced that he would actually be moving to a touring car race on a one-year contract with Triple Eight Race Engineering. Stoner will race in the second Dunlop V8 Supercar Series for the 2013 season.
On February 27, 2013, two days before his debut at Adelaide Street Circuit, Stoner launched his car, sponsored by Red Bull and Pirtek. His car will become Holden VE Commodore, the same car that was driven to victory at the 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 by Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes. His cameo season did not work, ending in the centermost race on the field with the 5th highest finish at the Queensland Raceway. He finished the 18th season in the standings with 704 points.
Test for Repsol Honda
In 2013, Stoner signed a contract with Honda as a test driver to help the development of a new engine is limited to the end of the 2014 season. He renewed his contract again in 2015 for the next test season until January 1, 2016.
Back to motor racing
Suzuka 8 Hours
After three years of retirement from MotoGP, on March 27, HRC announced that Casey Stoner will return to motorcycle racing in 2015. In July, Stoner competes in Suzuka 8 Hours where he drives the Honda CBR1000RR. His teammates are World Superbike rider Michael van der Mark and MFJ All Japan Road Race JSB100 Championship and HRC test rider Takumi Takahashi. The team qualified for the race in fourth position. With his team leading the race, Stoner suffered a tough crash because of the gas damage that forced him to throw his bike into the guard's guard. The accident saw their race end.
Stoner suffered a broken right shoulder blade and a fracture of his left shin due to the accident. Stoner commented on the accident, "I did not have enough time to use the clutch [when the throttle is jammed].I took the bike to try to slow down but I headed to the wall so I decided to put it on top and hit the barrier.Unfortunately the obstacles are much harder than they are saw and we got out of it with broken bones. "Honda investigated the bike and found that the throttle mechanism had been broken and trapped open at 26 degrees before the accident. Honda officially apologized to Stoner for his mechanical failure.
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After Team Repsol Honda completed the 2015 Qatar Grand Prix, Dani Pedrosa, Honda MotoGP 2015 rider had to undergo surgery to treat compartment syndrome (arm pump) in his right forearm. This means Pedrosa will miss the next two races, Austin and Argentina. Stoner offers to fill for Pedrosa for these two events. However, HRC Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto and Repsol Honda team manager Livio Suppo decided not to use Stoner because they did not have a motorcycle specifically prepared for Casey, they also said that Casey was not familiar with Circuit of the Americas and AutÃÆ'³dromo Termas de RÃÆ'o Hondo and they want him to be as competitive as possible. Stoner was disappointed when he tweeted, "Sorry for everyone but I am not racing @circuitamericas next weekend it will be an honor to ride for @ 26_DaniPedrosa #NotMeantToBe." And, "Bummer I'm not racing, no preparation because I do not plan to win, just replace a good friend and have fun in Texas!" Instead, Repsol Honda chose HRC test racer Hiroshi Aoyama to replace Dani Pedrosa.
2016 Back to Ducati
In 2016 Casey Stoner returns to Team Ducati Corse as test driver for the 2016 MotoGP season, ending a five-year period with Honda. Stoner's main role with Ducati is to be a test racer and it has been suggested further that he may appear in several races as a wild card entry. Whether that can lead to an undisclosed 2017 permanent return. Stoner participated in the official pre-season test in Malaysia and became the fastest Ducati racer on the grid. He finished the last day of testing with the 5th best time overall.
Then in April, Stoner considered the race at the Argentine Grand Prix to replace injured Danilo Petrucci but decided against it. Ducati manager Luigi dall'Igna commented that Stoner's physical fitness had not been at the level required to compete and added that, "[Casey] also has some physical problems, he's still lacking in strength It makes no sense to include him in a race [at this point ] Mid-season, let's see. "
Awards
Stoner was named the 2008 Australian Young Player of the Year for his 2007 MotoGP performance. On June 10, 2013, Stoner was appointed as a member of the Australian Order for significant service to motorcycle racing.
FIM named it Legend in October 2013 before the Australian Grand Prix of motorcycles in 2013.
In October 2015, it was inaugurated as the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Stoner met Adriana Tuchyna from Adelaide when he approached him at Phillip Island in 2003 and asked him to sign his stomach. Relationships began in 2005 when she was 16 years old, and they got married in Adelaide on January 6, 2007.
After experiencing fatigue and pain during 2009, Stoner was finally diagnosed as a lactose intolerant patient.
In the Czech Republic Grand Prix in August 2011, Stoner announced that his wife was pregnant with their first child. The baby, named Alessandra Maria, was born on February 16, 2012, the same anniversary as Stoner's longtime rival Valentino Rossi. On October 6, 2017, the birth of their second Caleya Maria daughter was announced by Stoner in social media.
Stoner wears sponsored protective gear from Spidi between 2002 and 2005, and Alpinestars between 2006 and 2012. After announcing his retirement from MotoGP, Stoner is still wearing sponsored equipment from Alpinestars, between his debut from V8 Supercar Australia in 2013 and associated with HRC with development tests new engines for Honda RC213V.
Stoner hobbies include fishing, go karts, and RC-cars.
Career statistics
Stoner's most successful race was the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix he dominated with six consecutive wins to his retirement, having never lost on the show with a factory bike. His next best race was Qatar with four wins and then England and Laguna Seca with 3 wins each. In addition, Casey Stoner won every different Grand Prix available to be won during his racing career. Thus he won 21 total different Grand Prix events with victories in Qatar, Turkey, China, Catalunya, Donington Park, Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Czech Republic, San Marino, Phillip Island, Malaysia, Netherlands, Germany, Valencia, Italy, Aragon , Japan, France, Indianapolis, Jerez and Portugal.
By season
Based on class
Racing by year
(key) (Races in bold indicates pole position, race in italics shows fastest lap)
References
External links
- Official website
- Casey Stoner - Casey Stoner to return to race in 2015 Suzuka 8 Hours
- Casey Stoner - MotoGP Rider Bios in Motor-USA
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