| BORN | 4.6.65, Brisbane, Australia |
| LIVES | Monaco |
| ROAD RACE DEBUT | 1984, Surfers Paradise Raceway, Australia |
| 500cc GRAND PRIX DEBUT | 1989, Suzuka, Japan |
| 500cc GRAND PRIX STARTS | 137 (1989-99) |
| 500cc GRAND PRIX WINS | 54 (1st win - 1990 Hungaroring, Hungary) |
| 500cc PODIUM FINISHES | 95 (1st podium - 3rd, 1989 Hockenheim, Germany) |
| 500cc POLE POSITIONS | 58 (1st pole position - 1990, Jerez, Spain) |
| 500cc WORLD CHAMPION | 1994-95-96-97-98 |
| AWARDS/HONOURS | Order of Australia 1996 Australian Male Athlete of the Year 1995-96-97 Australian Sports Personality of the Year 1998 Australian Sports Hall of Fame honour 1994-95-96 Nominated World Sports Awards of Century 1999 |
| WORLD RECORDS (all 1997) | Most 500cc grand prix wins in season - 12 Most 500cc grand prix pole positions in season - 12 Most 500cc successive pole positions - 12 Most 500cc grand prix points in a season - 340 |
| YEAR | MOTORCYCLE | POSITION |
| 1989 | Rothmans Honda | 9th |
| 1990 | Rothmans Honda | 3rd |
| 1991 | Rothmans Honda | 2nd |
| 1992 | Rothmans Honda | 2nd |
| 1993 | Rothmans Honda | 4th |
| 1994 | Honda Team HRC | 1st |
| 1995 | Repsol Honda Team HRC | 1st |
| 1996 | Team Repsol Honda | 1st |
| 1997 | Team Repsol Honda | 1st |
| 1998 | Team Repsol Honda | 1st |
| 1999 | Team Repsol Honda | 17th |