Jack Miller (motorcyclist)

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Jack Miller
Miller at the 2021 Algarve Grand Prix
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Current teamPrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Bike number43
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2015–
ManufacturersHonda
(2015–2017)
Ducati
(2018–2022)
KTM (2023–2024)
Yamaha (2025–)
Championships0
2024 championship position14th (87 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
179 4 23 2 3 1183
2012–2014
Manufacturers
2012)
FTR Honda (2013)
KTM (2014
)
Championships0
2014 championship position2nd (276 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
49 6 10 8 1 403
125cc World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersAprilia, KTM
Championships0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
6 0 0 0 0 0

Jack Peter Miller[1] (born 18 January 1995) is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who rides for the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP.[2] He was the German 2011 IDM 125cc International Champion. Miller has won four races in the premier class, his first at the 2016 Dutch TT on a Marc VDS Honda,[3] his second and third in consecutive weekends of May 2021, at Jerez, Spain, and Le Mans, France on a Ducati,[4] and his fourth at the 2022 Motul Grand Prix of Japan, also on a Ducati. He has finished as the championship runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship.[5]

Miller now uses the nickname 'Thriller', whereas earlier in his career he was known as 'Jackass'.

Career

Early career

Born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Miller grew up on a property outside the city. A tropical city where he made his own fun, riding his motorbike and quad bike, water skiing and lending a hand with fencing and cattle mustering. His parents and siblings have supported his racing career every step of the way, helping him reach his goal of racing in the World Championship. Miller has been racing motorbikes since he was eight years old, originally starting on dirt bikes, where he was the Australian Dirt Bike champion in the 65cc category in 2003. He went on to win five other Australian championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and numerous other local and state titles in dirt bike racing and motocross events.

2011 was his breakout year in Europe. A string of strong performances saw him win the championship in the German IDM 125cc category at the age of 16. This title won the attention of Caretta Technology's Forward Racing, an Italian race team who signed Miller to ride in the 2012 Moto3 Championship.

Moto3 World Championship

Carretta Technology Forward Racing (2012)

2012 was Miller's first year in the Moto3 World Championship, riding for Caretta Technology Forward Racing on a Honda chassis. While the bike was not competitive, it allowed Miller the opportunity to learn the circuits he would be racing in the coming years. He finished 23rd in the Moto3 Championship that year with 17 points, and a best finish of 4th at the German Grand Prix, at the Sachsenring.

Racing Team Germany (2013)

Miller moved to Racing Team Germany for the 2013 season, riding an FTR Honda chassis. Miller achieved 13 points-scoring finishes during the season, and finished in seventh place in the final championship standings. His best results were two 5th places, at the

San Marino race, and his home Australian
Grand Prix.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2014)

Miller moved to a factory-backed KTM motorcycle for the 2014 season, joining the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. He had a breakout season, recording his first fastest lap, pole position, podium finish and victory in the category. In total, he won six races during the season (Qatar, USA, France, Germany, Australia, and Valencia), and finished the season as runner-up to Álex Márquez in the championship, missing out on the title by just two points.[5]

MotoGP World Championship

Jack Miller at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix

CMW LCR Honda (2015)

For the

Team LCR outfit, partnering Cal Crutchlow, and riding on an open specification Honda RC213V-RS. He achieved his best finish with 11th at Catalunya, following the British Grand Prix, where Miller moved up the order in the early stages, but collided with teammate Crutchlow on the third lap.[6]
Miller finished his rookie season in 19th place, with 17 points.

EG 0,0 Marc VDS (2016–2017)

2016

For the

Toni Elias in Portugal in 2006. Miller's odds of winning going into the race were said to be 750–1, making it the biggest winning upset in MotoGP history. The rest of his season had mixed fortunes, with occasional speed being blighted by injuries, including a fractured vertebrae in Austria
. He claimed three more top 10 finishes to end the year 18th in the standings, with 57 points.

2017

He returned to the team for 2017, and although sometimes seemed to lack the raw pace from the previous season, he matured and became a more consistent points scorer. This fact was recognised by Honda, who gave him a chance to ride their factory bike at the Suzuka 8 Hours. He recorded nine top-10 finishes during the season, with a best finish of sixth coming twice at Assen, and in the wet at Misano. Despite breaking his leg whilst training before Japan, he returned for his home race in Australia and led the early laps. He finished the year 11th in the standings, with 82 points.

Pramac Racing (2018–2020)

2018
Miller at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix

In 2018 Miller moved to Pramac Racing, now riding a Ducati, siding Danilo Petrucci. However, unlike the Italian, he had to stick with a 2017-spec bike. Nevertheless, the Australian scored two fourth places in Argentina and France, and a pole position in Argentina too, finishing the season in 13th position, with 91 points.

2019

In

Moto2 champion Francesco Bagnaia
. The season started strongly for Miller, as in Qatar he qualified 4th, but was forced to retire in the race due to a broken seat while battling for the lead. Miller scored five podiums in Austin (his first podium since his 2016 Assen win), Brno, Aragon, Phillip Island and Valencia, all 3rd places. He finished the season in 8th overall, with 165 points.

2020

For

Misano 2 due to a tear-off visor from Fabio Quartararo being sucked into Miller's air intake, causing a reduction in power; a suspected engine failure also occurred while fighting in the lead group at Le Mans; and the opening corners of Aragon 2, where Brad Binder collided with Miller, ending both of their races. Miller closed off the 2020 season strongly with two 2nd places, battling Franco Morbidelli
spectacularly on the final lap in both Valencia and Portimao, and finished the season 7th in the championship, with 132 points.

Ducati Lenovo Team (2021–2022)

2021

During testing in Qatar, Miller, now aboard the factory

Losail International Circuit. Later in the race Miller provoked another near-accident that could have taken out both Mir and factory Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales, but Miller refused to apologize for the incidents, saying it was Mir who was at fault for any on-track encounters.[8] Miller underwent successful surgery in Spain for compartment syndrome, and would be back to race in Portugal.[9] At the Portuguese Grand Prix he showed good pace all weekend, but crashed out early in the race.[10] At the following races in Jerez, where he qualified 3rd on the grid, Miller got a strong start of the line into first but was passed by Fabio Quartararo early on in the race. Miller took back the lead with seven laps left, after Quartararo himself suffered an arm-pump compartment syndrome, building up a one-second gap to his teammate Bagnaia to secure his first win of 2021. For Miller this would be his second MotoGP win after a five-year gap, his first on a Ducati, and his first win in dry conditions. It was also Ducati's first win of 2021 and their first victory at Jerez since 2006.[11] Miller followed up his win in Jerez with a flag to flag win at Le Mans the following weekend, which was notable because he overcame two long lap penalties to secure a dominant victory. He would finish 3rd in Barcelona, before a mid-season bad run saw him drop out of championship contention. He ended the season well with two third places in Portimao and Valencia,[12]
overall closing his season with two wins, five podiums, 181 points, and 4th in the rider's championship.

2022

Miller finished in fifth place on the final standings at this season.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (2023–2024)

On 9 June 2022, Miller signed a contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for 2023 and 2024, teaming up with Brad Binder.[13]

Prima Pramac Yamaha (2025–)

In 2025, Miller joined the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP with Miguel Oliveira as a teammate.[14]

Australian Superbike Championship

2021

Jack Miller closed his 2021 journey with a podium in the final Australian Superbike (ASBK) race. After closing the MotoGP season with a podium at the Valencia GP, Miller, riding the Ducati Panigale V4R, started from second place in his debut appearance at The Bend Motorsport Park Circuit. In the first race Miller experienced DNF when he was in fourth place behind fellow Ducati rider who later won ASBK 2021 Wayne Maxwell, Glenn Alerton and Lachlan Epis, but in race two he managed to finish and secure third place on the podium.[15]

2022

Jack Miller had a 'last dance' with Ducati in Australian Superbikes. In the race, Miller used a Ducati motorcycle, even though he was part of KTM and already had conducted tests with the RC-16. However, the Panigale V4R remained Miller's mainstay at ASBK.[16]

Personal life

In early October 2022, Miller travelled from the far-Eastern World Championship motorcycle racing venues to be married in Australia.[17] On 15 October 2022, turn four at the Phillip Island racing circuit was renamed from Honda Corner to Miller Corner.[18]

Just a day later, Miller was taken out of the Australian Grand Prix by satellite Honda rider Álex Márquez, who crashed into Miller from behind at Miller Corner.[19][20]

Nicknames

In his early grands prix career in

MotoGP class, his nickname changed to 'Thriller'.[25][26][27][28][29]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2011 125cc Aprilia RZT Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
KTM Caretta Technology
2012 Moto3 Honda Caretta Technology 14 0 0 0 0 17 23rd
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda Caretta Technology – RTG 17 0 0 0 0 110 7th
2014 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 6 10 8 1 276 2nd
2015 MotoGP Honda CWM LCR Honda 18 0 0 0 0 17 19th
2016 MotoGP Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 13 1 1 0 0 57 18th
2017 MotoGP Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 17 0 0 0 0 82 11th
2018 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 18 0 0 1 0 91 13th
2019 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 19 0 5 0 1 165 8th
2020 MotoGP Ducati Pramac Racing 14 0 4 0 1 132 7th
2021 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 18 2 5 0 0 181 4th
2022 MotoGP Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 20 1 7 1 1 189 5th
2023 MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 20 0 1 0 0 163 11th
2024 MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 19 0 0 0 0 87 14th
2025 MotoGP Yamaha Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP 3 0 0 0 0 19* 10th*
Total 234 10 33 10 4 1586

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2011 2011 Germany 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moto3 2012–2014 2012 Qatar 2014 Qatar 2014 Qatar 49 6 10 8 1 403 0
MotoGP 2015–present 2015 Qatar 2016 Netherlands 2016 Netherlands 179 4 23 2 3 1183 0
Total 2011–present 234 10 33 10 4 1586 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Pts
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER
Ret 		CZE INP NC 0
KTM RSM
24 		ARA JPN
16 		AUS
23 		MAL
16 		VAL
Ret
2012 Moto3 Honda QAT
25 		SPA
Ret 		POR FRA
Ret 		CAT
15 		GBR
Ret 		NED
DSQ 		GER
4 		ITA
21 		INP
DNS 		CZE RSM
Ret 		ARA
19 		JPN
19 		MAL
13 		AUS
21 		VAL
Ret 		23rd 17
2013 Moto3 FTR Honda QAT
16 		AME
6 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
12 		ITA
10 		CAT
7 		NED
7 		GER
7 		INP
Ret 		CZE
7 		GBR
7 		RSM
5 		ARA
13 		MAL
6 		AUS
5 		JPN
6 		VAL
Ret 		7th 110
2014 Moto3 KTM QAT
1 		AME
1 		ARG
3 		SPA
4 		FRA
1 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
4 		NED
Ret 		GER
1 		INP
3 		CZE
5 		GBR
6 		RSM
3 		ARA
27 		JPN
5 		AUS
1 		MAL
2 		VAL
1 		2nd 276
2015 MotoGP Honda QAT
Ret 		AME
14 		ARG
12 		SPA
20 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
11 		NED
Ret 		GER
15 		INP
Ret 		CZE
19 		GBR
Ret 		RSM
12 		ARA
19 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
15 		MAL
17 		VAL
21 		19th 17
2016 MotoGP Honda QAT
14 		ARG
Ret 		AME
DNS 		SPA
17 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
10 		NED
1 		GER
7 		AUT
DNS 		CZE GBR
16 		RSM
DNS 		ARA JPN
Ret 		AUS
10 		MAL
8 		VAL
15 		18th 57
2017 MotoGP Honda QAT
8 		ARG
9 		AME
10 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
8 		ITA
15 		CAT
Ret 		NED
6 		GER
15 		CZE
14 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
16 		RSM
6 		ARA
13 		JPN AUS
7 		MAL
8 		VAL
7 		11th 82
2018 MotoGP Ducati QAT
10 		ARG
4 		AME
9 		SPA
6 		FRA
4 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		NED
10 		GER
14 		CZE
12 		AUT
18 		GBR
C 		RSM
18 		ARA
9 		THA
10 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
7 		MAL
8 		VAL
Ret 		13th 91
2019 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret 		ARG
4 		AME
3 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
4 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
5 		NED
9 		GER
6 		CZE
3 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
8 		RSM
9 		ARA
3 		THA
14 		JPN
10 		AUS
3 		MAL
8 		VAL
3 		8th 165
2020 MotoGP Ducati SPA
4 		ANC
Ret 		CZE
9 		AUT
3 		STY
2 		RSM
8 		EMI
Ret 		CAT
5 		FRA
Ret 		ARA
9 		TER
Ret 		EUR
6 		VAL
2 		POR
2 		7th 132
2021 MotoGP Ducati QAT
9 		DOH
9 		POR
Ret 		SPA
1 		FRA
1 		ITA
6 		CAT
3 		GER
6 		NED
Ret 		STY
Ret 		AUT
11 		GBR
4 		ARA
5 		RSM
5 		AME
7 		EMI
Ret 		ALR
3 		VAL
3 		4th 181
2022 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret 		INA
4 		ARG
14 		AME
3 		POR
Ret 		SPA
5 		FRA
2 		ITA
15 		CAT
14 		GER
3 		NED
6 		GBR
3 		AUT
3 		RSM
18 		ARA
5 		JPN
1 		THA
2 		AUS
Ret 		MAL
6 		VAL
Ret 		5th 189
2023 MotoGP KTM POR
74 		ARG
6 		AME
Ret9 		SPA
33 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
76 		GER
63 		NED
Ret 		GBR
87 		AUT
155 		CAT
8 		RSM
Ret 		IND
147 		JPN
64 		INA
79 		AUS
7 		THA
16 		MAL
86 		QAT
9 		VAL
Ret 		11th 163
2024 MotoGP KTM QAT
21 		POR
55 		AME
137 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
Ret8 		CAT
Ret7 		ITA
16 		NED
11 		GER
13 		GBR
127 		AUT
185 		ARA
15 		RSM
88 		EMI
16 		INA
Ret 		JPN
108 		AUS
11 		THA
5 		MAL
DNS8 		SLD
13 		14th 87
2025 MotoGP Yamaha THA
11 		ARG
13 		AME
5
QAT
SPA
FRA
GBR
ARA
ITA
NED
GER
CZE
AUT
HUN
CAT
RSM
JPN
INA
AUS
MAL
POR
VAL

 10th* 19*

* Season still in progress.

Australian Superbike Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2021 Ducati
PHI

C
PHI

C 		WIN WIN
WAK
WAK
 HID HID
WAK
WAK
PHI
PHI
 BEN
Ret 		BEN
3 		BEN BEN
PHI
PHI
 23rd 18
Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
2022 Ducati
PHI
PHI
 QUE QUE
WAK
WAK
 HID HID HID MOR MOR
PHI
PHI
PHI
 BEN
Ret 		BEN
4 		29th 17

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