Jack Miller
Miller at the2021 Algarve Grand Prix
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (age 30) Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Current team	Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Bike number	43
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2015– Manufacturers Honda (2015–2017) Ducati (2018–2022) KTM (2023–2024) Yamaha (2025–) Championships 0 2024 championship position 14th (87 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 181 4 23 2 3 1183 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2014 Manufacturers Honda (2012) FTRHonda (2013) KTM (2014) Championships 0 2014 championship position 2nd (276 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 49 6 10 8 1 403 125cc World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers Aprilia,KTM Championships 0 2011 championship position NC (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 AustralianGrand Prix motorcycle racer who rides for thePrima 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 the2016 Dutch TT on aMarc VDS Honda,^[3] his second and third in consecutive weekends of May 2021, at Jerez, Spain, and Le Mans, France on aDucati,^[4] and his fourth at the2022 Motul Grand Prix of Japan, also on a Ducati. He has finished as the championship runner-up in the2014 Moto3 World Championship.^[5]

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

Born inTownsville, 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.

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 theGerman Grand Prix, at theSachsenring.

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 theSan Marino race, and his homeAustralian Grand Prix.

Miller moved to a factory-backed KTM motorcycle for the 2014 season, joining the Red BullKTMAjo 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 toÁlex Márquez in the championship, missing out on the title by just two points.^[5]

For the2015 season, Miller graduated into the MotoGP class, forming a part of an expanded two-riderTeam LCR outfit, partneringCal Crutchlow, and riding on an open specificationHonda RC213V-RS. He achieved his best finish with 11th atCatalunya, following theBritish 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.

For the2016 MotoGP World Championship, Miller moved to theMarc VDS Racing Team.^[7] Miller finished in 14th place at Qatar, and atCatalunya, he finished the race in a career best 10th place. On 26 June atAssen, Miller was running strongly in the top 10, before the race was red flagged due to heavy rain. The race restarted for a 12 lap shootout, and Miller clung on to the leaders in the early laps. He was running in 4th by the end of lap 1, and inherited 3rd whenAndrea Dovizioso crashed, right behind factory Honda riderMarc Márquez. On lap 3 race leaderValentino Rossi crashed out, and a lap later Miller overtook Màrquez for the race lead. He held his nerve for the rest of the race and pulled away to claim his first premier class victory. He was the first Australian to win a MotoGP race sinceCasey Stoner inAustralia 2012, and the first satellite rider to win a race sinceToni Elias inPortugal 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 inAustria. He claimed three more top 10 finishes to end the year 18th in the standings, with 57 points.

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 byHonda, who gave him a chance to ride their factory bike at theSuzuka 8 Hours. He recorded nine top-10 finishes during the season, with a best finish of sixth coming twice atAssen, and in the wet at Misano. Despite breaking his leg whilst training before Japan, he returned for his home race inAustralia and led the early laps. He finished the year 11th in the standings, with 82 points.

In2018 Miller moved toPramac Racing, now riding aDucati, sidingDanilo 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.

In2019 Miller was riding a spec-19 Ducati, after Petrucci moved to the Ducati factory team. His teammate was 2018Moto2 championFrancesco 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.

For2020, in his final season withPramac Racing Ducati, Miller finished in the top ten in all races he finished, with a best finish of second atStyrian GP,Valencia andPortimao. However Miller incurred several DNFs during the season, including atAndulucia due to error in the intense July heat at Jerez; a DNF inMisano 2 due to a tear-off visor fromFabio 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 atLe Mans; and the opening corners ofAragon 2, whereBrad Binder collided with Miller, ending both of their races. Miller closed off the 2020 season strongly with two 2nd places, battlingFranco Morbidelli spectacularly on the final lap in both Valencia and Portimao, and finished the season 7th in the championship, with 132 points.

During testing in Qatar, Miller, now aboard the factoryDucati team, set unofficial record lap times, but struggled in the races, finishing just 9th in both races held in Doha. Duringthe second Qatar race Miller became frustrated and engaged in a tit for tat struggle with defending world championJoan Mir: the sequence started when Mir made an aggressive overtake on Miller, causing Mir to briefly lose grip, needing to pick his bike up, and nearly running Miller off the track. Miller then retaliated by colliding with Mir heading down the back straight of theLosail International Circuit. Later in the race Miller provoked another near-accident that could have taken out both Mir and factory Yamaha riderMaverick 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 forcompartment syndrome, and would be back to race inPortugal.^[9] At the Portuguese Grand Prix he showed good pace all weekend, but crashed out early in the race.^[10] At the following races inJerez, where he qualified 3rd on the grid, Miller got a strong start of the line into first but was passed byFabio Quartararo early on in the race. Miller took back the lead with seven laps left, after Quartararo himself suffered an arm-pumpcompartment 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.

Miller finished in 5th in his final Ducati season, with a dominant victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. He scored podiums in America, France, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, and Thailand.

On 9 June 2022, Miller signed a contract withRed Bull KTM Factory Racing for 2023 and 2024, teaming up withBrad Binder.^[13] Miller finished 2023 in 11th, with a highlight performance at Jerez, with a third-placed finish in both the sprint and feature race. In 2024 Miller's performances was marked by struggles for form and consistency, as he ended the season in 14th and was replaced by rookie rider Pedro Acosta.

In 2025, Miller joined thePrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP withMiguel Oliveira as a teammate.^[14]

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 theValencia GP, Miller, riding theDucati Panigale V4R, started from second place in his debut appearance atThe 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 2021Wayne Maxwell, Glenn Alerton and Lachlan Epis, but in race two he managed to finish and secure third place on the podium.^[15]

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

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 thePhillip Island racing circuit was renamed fromHonda Corner toMiller Corner.^[18]

Just a day later, Miller was taken out of theAustralian Grand Prix bysatellite Honda riderÁlex Márquez, who crashed into Miller from behind at Miller Corner.^[19][20]

In his early grands prix career inMoto3, Miller was described as 'Jackass', when he also was an exponent of 'goon riding'.^{[21][22][23][24]} In the later stages of his race career, having risen to theMotoGP class, his nickname changed to 'Thriller'.^{[25][26][27][28][29]}

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