It’s an exciting year as the MotoGP returns to Phillip Island, made more exciting by the presence of two young Australian riders.
It’s the first time in more than a decade that two Aussie riders have been on the grid at Phillip Island.
Jack Miller is currently sitting in fifth position on the Riders’ Championship with 179 points, just one point off Enea Bastianini (4th) and 40 points behind Championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
Racing in his final Australian Grand Prix for Ducati, before moving to the KTM Factory Racing team for 2023, Miller will be eyeing a win on his home country track.
He arrives on Phillip Island in great form, with a win in Japan followed by second place in Thailand, his seventh podium of the season.
Miller left Australian for Europe in 2011 to pursue his motorcycling dreams. At the age of 16 he won the 125cc category of the German domestic season.
He moved to Moto3 for 2012 and after narrowly missing out on the title in 2014, made the move to MotoGP, joining LCR Honda.
In 2018 he switched to Ducati, initially with Pramac and then a five-year stint with the Bologna-based works team.
Miller scored back-to-back wins in Spain and France in 2021 en route to a fourth place in the points.
Remy Gardner is the eldest son of World Champion Wayne Gardner and arrives in Australia as the reigning Moto2 champion.
He’s won five races in a super consistent season.
Like Miller, Remy left Australia for Europe in 2011, making a few wildcard appearances in Moto3 during the 2014.
Following a year of Moto3 in 2015, Remy started a seven-year spell in Moto2 and despite some set backs (including two broken legs), 2020 provided a breakthrough campaign.
In 2021 he strung together a stunning series of results, including a three-win sequence and five victories in total, to become a motorcycling world champion.
He’ll look to impress the Phillip Island crowd and make sure the MotoGP paddock doesn’t forget him as it seems he’s likely to depart the top flight after a challenging season.