Originally from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Doohan attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and Aspley State High School, Brisbane.

In a break-out season he also won the final Australian motorcycle Grand Prix to be held in the TT format at Mount Panorama before the race became a round of the World Championship the following year and moved to Phillip Island.

In 1991, he was paired with his fellow Australian Wayne Gardner on a Honda RVF750 superbike and won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.

He competed successfully throughout the early 1990s and appeared to be on his way to winning his first world championship when he was seriously injured in a practice crash before the 1992 Dutch TT.

In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, Doohan was inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the sport of motor racing.

[citation needed] One notable trait of Doohan's post-crash riding style was the use of a thumb-operated rear brake developed during 1993 owing to the reduced range of motion in his ankle.

This was operated by a "nudge" bar similar to a personal water craft throttle, but mounted on the left handlebar.

[7] On 8 August 2006, Doohan appeared in Darwin Magistrates Court to face charges over a weekend fracas at a strip club.

[16] (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) [17] 1949  L. Graham 1950  U. Masetti 1951  G. Duke 1952  U. Masetti 1953  G. Duke 1954  G. Duke 1955  G. Duke 1956  J. Surtees 1957  L. Liberati 1958  J. Surtees 1959  J. Surtees 1960  J. Surtees 1961  G. Hocking 1962  M. Hailwood 1963  M. Hailwood 1964  M. Hailwood 1965  M. Hailwood 1966  G. Agostini 1967  G. Agostini 1968  G. Agostini 1969  G. Agostini 1970  G. Agostini 1971  G. Agostini 1972  G. Agostini 1973  P. Read 1974  P. Read 1975  G. Agostini 1976  B. Sheene 1977  B. Sheene 1978  K. Roberts 1979  K. Roberts 1980  K. Roberts 1981  M. Lucchinelli 1982  F. Uncini 1983  F. Spencer 1984  E. Lawson 1985  F. Spencer 1986  E. Lawson 1987  W. Gardner 1988  E. Lawson 1989  E. Lawson 1990  W. Rainey 1991  W. Rainey 1992  W. Rainey 1993  K. Schwantz 1994  M. Doohan 1995  M. Doohan 1996  M. Doohan 1997  M. Doohan 1998  M. Doohan 1999  À. Crivillé 2000  K. Roberts Jr. 2001  V. Rossi 2002  V. Rossi 2003  V. Rossi 2004  V. Rossi 2005  V. Rossi 2006  N. Hayden 2007  C. Stoner 2008  V. Rossi 2009  V. Rossi 2010  J. Lorenzo 2011  C. Stoner 2012  J. Lorenzo 2013  M. Márquez 2014  M. Márquez 2015  J. Lorenzo 2016  M. Márquez 2017  M. Márquez 2018  M. Márquez 2019  M. Márquez 2020  J. Mir 2021  F. Quartararo 2022  F. Bagnaia 2023  F. Bagnaia 2024  J. Martín Freddie Spencer, Takazumi Katayama, Randy Mamola, Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan, Daryl Beattie, Àlex Crivillé, Tadayuki Okada Valentino Rossi, Tohru Ukawa, Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso, Casey Stoner, Marc Márquez