'King' Kenny Roberts: MotoGP's best indie-team champion

MotorGP's indie-team pioneer  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE DATABASE SUBSCRIBE MOTOGP 'King' Kenny: MotoGP's original and best independent-team champion Mat Oxley Jorge Martin is MotoGP's sixth indie-team champion, but the original and best was 'King' Kenny Roberts, who was also a rookie and contested the equivalent of Moto2 and World Superbike at the same time! Mat Oxley tells his remarkable story "I never really considered myself a road racer, I just did road racing to get Grand National points in the States." So says one of the greatest motorcycle road racers of all time – a hat-trick of 500cc/MotoGP world championships, 24 grand prix victories, three Daytona 200 wins and two US Grand National titles, which combined road racing with dirt-track events. 'King' Kenny Roberts drew the template for motorcycle road racing within four years of riding his first road race – he was the first rider to properly scrape his knees and get sideways on the gas. READ MORE Best Selling Explore our top-selling products, specially selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Racing Green Motor Sport Binder BUY NOW 1955 – Mille Miglia  Special Edition BUY NOW F1 Retro 1980 Book + Subscription BUY NOW Wireless Earphones Motor Sport BUY NOW Stirling Silver Motor Sport Cufflinks BUY NOW F1 World Champions 2025 Calendar BUY NOW Connect with us We're also available on Update your preferences Control your Motor Sport experience by selecting the content you wish to receive and stay up to date. UPDATE NOW Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE  Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60