28 Facts About Casey Stoner

1. On 10 June 2013, Casey Stoner was appointed a member of the Order of Australia for significant service to motorcycle racing.

2. Casey Stoner was named the 2008 Young Australian of the Year for his 2007 MotoGP performance.

3. Casey Stoner finished the final day of testing with the 5th-best time overall.

4. Casey Stoner participated in the official pre-season tests at Malaysia and was the fastest Ducati rider on the grid.

5. Casey Stoner offered to fill in for Pedrosa for these two events.

6. Casey Stoner renewed his contract again in 2015 for another season of test riding through to January 1, 2016.

7. In 2013, Casey Stoner signed with Honda as a test rider to aid in the development of new machinery on a limited basis through to the end of the 2014 season.

8. Casey Stoner finished the season 18th in the standings with 704 points.

9. Casey Stoner would race in the second tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series for the 2013 season.

10. Casey Stoner showed signs of feeling under-appreciated by the general public.

11. Casey Stoner finished fourth in the race, 2.5 seconds behind third-placed Andrea Dovizioso.

12. Casey Stoner won the Dutch TT at Assen to move back level on points with Lorenzo, who was taken-out by Alvaro Bautista on the first lap.

13. Casey Stoner won the World Championship for the second time at his home round at Phillip Island, Australia.

14. Casey Stoner added victories at Silverstone in damp conditions, and Laguna Seca, to hold a 20-point lead over Jorge Lorenzo with eight races to go in the season.

15. Casey Stoner won three out of the first five rounds of the season, with victories in Le Mans and Catalunya to add to his Qatar victory.

16. Casey Stoner eventually finished fourth in the riders' championship .

17. Casey Stoner crashed out of round 3 at Le Mans, this time attributing the crash to the front of the bike unloading when not running at maximum pace.

18. Casey Stoner opened the 2008 season with a victory at Qatar, before a run of two races without a podium.

19. Casey Stoner was named Young Australian of the Year for his 2007 performance.

20. Casey Stoner secured a ride with the Factory Ducati Team for the 2007 season, joining Loris Capirossi on the new 800cc Ducati Desmosedici GP7.

21. Casey Stoner was leading the race until he was overtaken on the final corner by Marco Melandri.

22. Casey Stoner finished in 8th position in the championship, with his best result being a 2nd place at the Turkish Grand Prix.

23. Casey Stoner competed in his first race when he was four years old, in an under-nine years old race at the Mike Hatcher's dirt racing track on the Gold Coast of Australia.

24. On 27 March 2015, HRC announced that Casey Stoner would return to competition in a one-off ride in the 2015 Suzuka 8 Hours.

25. Casey Stoner rounded off his MotoGP career with a remarkable sixth consecutive win in his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island and with a podium in his final race.

26. Casey Stoner was the winner of his home Grand Prix of Australia on six consecutive occasions between 2007 and 2012.

27. Casey Stoner won the MotoGP World Championship riding for Ducati and the win in 2007 remains as Ducati's only championship.

28. Casey Stoner currently serves as a test and development rider for Ducati.