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MotoGP Pays Tribute to Nicky Hayden

Four bikes from Nicky Hayden's career will lead a tribute to the 2006 MotoGP champion at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello

By Maria Guidotti

June 1, 2017

Nicky HaydenCourtesy of Honda

The MotoGP circus is heading into another emotional weekend, for the loss of Nicky Hayden has left a great void in the road racing world. Last Saturday at Donington Park the World Superbike paddock honored him with a minute of silence before Race1. Riders, teams, mechanics and fans gathered around his Honda Fireblade SP2 and his helmet to pay tribute to a champion and a beloved human being.

His funeral took place in the US on Monday evening. This coming weekend at Mugello MotoGP will honor Hayden with a minute of silence and with the display of four bikes from his career.

The Honda on which Hayden won the 2006 world title will be joined by a factory Ducati, an Aspar Honda from his final two MotoGP seasons and his 2017 Honda World Superbike.

At Laguna Seca, eighth round of World Superbike, Hayden will be honored by a rider making a reverse lap of the track while carrying his number and a checkered flag.

Nicky Hayden’s memory is with us.