JOHN HOPKINS

Class: MotoGP
Number: 21
Team: Suzuki Grand Prix Team
Bike: Suzuki
Date of birth: 22/5/1983
Place of birth: Ramona
Age: 19
Residence: Ramona
Nationality: UNITED STATES
Weight: 70 kg.
Height: 155

American born of British parents, John Hopkins has been racing since he was four years old, winning countless minibike races and regional titles in California before emerging victorious from the Aprilia Cup Challenge Series in 1999 at the age of 15. In the same year he won and came second in the Suzuki GSXR600 and GSXR750 Cup Series Finals respectively, as well as winning four CCS Championships at Daytona Race Of Champions, being named Unlimited Supersport Expert, Middleweight Grand Prix Expert, GTU Expert and Heavyweight Superbike Expert. In 2000 he won the AMA 750cc Supersport Championship and became AMA Formula Xtreme Champion one year later, before sealing a dream move to MotoGP with Red Bull Yamaha for 2002. In 2003 he will be back on a four-stroke Suzuki, riding the GSV-R alongside Kenny Roberts.