Daryl Beattie's performance earned him a place on the Honda factory team alongside fellow Australian Mick Doohan for the 1993 season.
10 Facts About Daryl Beattie
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Daryl Beattie won his first Grand Prix that year at the German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring and finished the season in a promising third place behind Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey.
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Daryl Beattie had a lackluster season in 1994 on a Team Roberts Marlboro Yamaha.
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Daryl Beattie had his best year in 1995 with the Suzuki factory team, leading the championship for the first part of the season before his crash at Assen allowed Doohan to win the championship with Beattie finishing in second, 33 points behind Doohan.
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Daryl Beattie's career took a blow in 1996 when he crashed in pre-season testing and suffered serious head injuries.
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Daryl Beattie returned only to suffer another crash at the fourth race of the season in Spain.
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Daryl Beattie then crashed again at the sixth round in France.
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Daryl Beattie struggled through the 1997 season but never regained his previous form and announced his retirement from competitive racing at the end of the season.
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Daryl Beattie placed 25th at Queensland Raceway and did not finish at Bathurst.
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Daryl Beattie was added to the presenters on RPM.