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Fogarty, Carl George

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Fogarty, Carl George (1965– )

English motorcyclist who won the World Superbike Championship in 1994, 1995, 1998, and 1999, each time on a Ducati. Born in Lancashire, he first came to prominence in 1985 when he won the Newcomer Manx Grand Prix. Riding a Honda, he was TT Formula 1 world champion three years in a row 1988–90. He won the Isle of Man Senior TT in 1990, and in 1992, on a Kawasaki, he became the first British motorcyclist to win the World Endurance championship. In September 1999 he won the World Superbike Championship for a record-breaking fourth time. In April 2000 he broke his arm badly during a race in Australia and was forced to retire later in the year. He was awarded an MBE in 1998.

Career highlights

World Superbike champion

1994–95, 1998–99

World TT Formula 1 champion

1988–90

World Endurance champion

1992

Isle of Man Senior TT

1990

In 2002 he founded the Foggy Petronas team which competed in the World Superbike Championship, but the team had only limited success and folded at the end of the 2006 season.



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