1996 Le Mans – Doohan's career-ending crash
Mick Doohan: five-time 500cc world champion and mentor to Valentino Rossi
Mick Doohan is a retired Australian motorcycle racer who won five consecutive 500cc World Championships from 1994 to 1998. He worked with Valentino Rossi as his personal mentor during Rossi's first year in the 500cc class in 2000.
Quick Facts
- Rider
- Mick Doohan
- Nationality
- Australian
- Team
- Repsol Honda
- Track
- Circuit Bugatti
- Le Mans
- France
- Event
- 1996 French Grand Prix – 500 cc / 0.5 L
- Injury
- Fractured leg
- Status at the time
- Reigning 500 cc (0.5 L) World Champion (1995)
Lore & Background
It states that Doohan was a retired five-time 500cc World Champion who mentored Rossi in 2000. No information about a career-ending crash is present in the source.
Reader's Guide
Doohan was a retired champion by 2000, but the circumstances of his retirement are not described.
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