MotoGP has a storied history in the United States, beginning with the country’s very first premier class race winner Pat Hennen in 1975 before the likes of Kenny Roberts Sr, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz celebrated title success for America across the 1980s and 1990s.
In 2000, Kenny Roberts Jr took the 500cc crown, before the late Nicky Hayden beat Valentino Rossi to the 2006 MotoGP title.
