Simon Crafar

Simon Crafar
Simon Crafar at the 1993 U.S. Grand Prix
Born	15 January 1969 Waiouru, New Zealand
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1993, 1998-1999 First race 1993 500cc Spanish Grand Prix Last race 1999 500cc British Grand Prix First win 1998 500cc British Grand Prix Last win 1998 500cc British Grand Prix Team(s) Suzuki, Yamaha Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 32 1 3 1 2 162 Superbike World Championship Active years 1989 - 1997, 2001 Manufacturers Honda, Kawasaki Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 122 0 10 1 2 844

Simon Crafar (born 15 January 1969 in Waiouru) is a former road racer of solo motorcycles from New Zealand, having competed at Grand Prix and World Superbike level.

After riding, he worked as a television commentator and analyst and participated in rider safety.^[1] From the 2025 season, he will join the world championship race organisers as Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards' Panel, overseeing two other Stewards and replacing ougoing Freddie Spencer.^[2][3]

His racing career started in 1981 aboard a Suzuki TM75 in a local Junior Motocross Championship before eventually moving onto road racing in 1985. He won Malaysia's Superbike championship in 1991. In 1993 he raced a Harris machine in the 500 cc World Championship before joining the Suzuki factory racing team in the 250 class for the latter part of the season. He did not enjoy this, feeling he was too large for the bikes.^[4]