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Kenneth Leroy Roberts Jr. (born July 25, 1973, in Mountain View, California) is an American former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won the 500cc Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Championship in 2000, after finishing runner-up in 1999. [1] Roberts Jr. is an 8-time Premier Class race winner.
Kenny Roberts Jr. fulfilled the promise of his 2nd place in 1999 by winning the championship for 2000 with 2 races to spare. The season also saw the premier class-debut of Valentino Rossi, who began the year with crashes in the first two rounds and also had a third at Valencia; nonetheless, he came in second as a rookie in the class with 2 wins and 8 podiums.
In a 13-year professional racing career, Roberts won two Grand National Championships and three 500 cc world championships including 32 Grand Nationals and 24 Grand Prix road races. [ 15 ] [ 51 ] He was a three-time winner of both the Daytona 200 and the Imola 200, and was a six-time winner of the Laguna Seca 200.
The race was won by Kenny Roberts Jr., after he had already qualified for pole position on Saturday. [2] At the start, Kenny Roberts Jr. lost ground to the Yamaha's of Carlos Checa and Norick Abe, with Loris Capirossi also making up ground to go up into third place, with Valentino Rossi right behind in 4th place. Kenny Roberts Jr. dropped down ...
Ridden by famed Kenny Roberts and Kenny Roberts Jr in competition, the bike offered through RMD Motors is priced at $400,000. Father and Son Motorcycle Champs Both Rode This 1996 Yamaha. Now It ...
The 2000 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle ... Kenny Roberts Jr. is leading the hunt for the 2000 crown with 125 ...
The 2000 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing ... Kenny Roberts Jr. Telefónica Movistar Suzuki: Suzuki: 31 +0. ...
1996 500cc German Grand Prix USA: Kenny Roberts Jr. * 8 1996 ... Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki: 4 16 2001: Valentino Rossi: Honda: 11 16 2002: Valentino Rossi: