Freddie Spencer

Freddie Spencer (born December 20, 1961), known as Fast Freddie, is an American former world champion motorcycle racer. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. At the age of four, he began racing dirt track events near his hometown of Shreveport. After winning the 1978 250cc U.S. National Novice Class Road Racing Championship for first-year professionals, Spencer was contracted to ride for the American Honda racing team in the AMA Superbike Championship. He gave Honda their first-ever superbike victory when he won the Road America round of that year's AMA Superbike Championship.

By 1982, Freddie Spencer had become a full-time rider for Honda's Grand Prix team and had competed in the 500cc class. In 1983, he won his first 500cc World Championship at the age of 21, becoming the youngest person ever to win the title. His record has since been surpassed by Marc Marques in 2013. 

Freddie Spencer now lives in London and commentates on television for various racing series. For 2019 he was appointed chairman of the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel.