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2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will be inducted in the world championship Hall of Fame as the 22nd MotoGP Legend in a ceremony to be held at the final round of the 2015 season in Valencia.

The American recently announced that he would leave the premier class at the end of the year in order to compete in WorldSBK in 2016. A three-time grand prix winner, Hayden clinched the 2006 title with Repsol Honda, ending Valentino Rossi’s streak of five consecutive titles from 2001 to 2005.

The popular American will leave the category after 216 grand prix appearances. Ahead of the Australian GP, he has been on the podium 28 times, posted seven race fastest laps and taken five pole position in his illustrious career.

The MotoGP Legends include Giacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Geoff Duke, Wayne Gardner, Mike Hailwood, Daijiro Kato, Eddie Lawson, Anton Mang, Angel Nieto, Wayne Rainey, Phil Read, Jim Redman, Kenny Roberts, Jarno Saarinen, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Marco Simoncelli, Freddie Spencer, Casey Stoner, John Surtees and Carlo Ubbiali.