Four-Time MotoGP Race Winner · MotoGP

Jack Miller

Jack Miller went from Moto3 runner-up straight to MotoGP, skipping Moto2 entirely. He won at Assen in his second premier-class season and has ridden Honda, Ducati, KTM and Yamaha machinery since.

Nationality
Australian
Born
18 January 1995 · Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Nickname
Thriller (earlier: Jackass)
Number
43 (8 in Moto3)
Manufacturers
Honda · Ducati · KTM · Yamaha
Best championship finish
2nd (Moto3, 2014) · 4th (MotoGP, 2021)
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Graphic illustration of MotoGP rider Jack Miller wearing his Red Bull KTM racing suit and cap, featuring his number 43 KTM race motorcycle
Four-Time MotoGP Winner
2011 — Present
10
Grand Prix Wins
33
Podiums
10
Poles
266
GP Starts

Who is Jack Miller?

Jack Peter Miller, born 18 January 1995 in Townsville, Australia, is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer for Prima Pramac Yamaha. He finished runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 championship and then moved straight to MotoGP, skipping Moto2 entirely. He has won four premier-class races, the first at Assen in 2016, from 266 Grand Prix starts.

Full name
Jack Peter Miller
Nationality
Australian
Career
2011 — present
Best known for
Jumping straight from Moto3 to MotoGP and winning at Assen in 2016

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Rider Profile

Jack Miller: Full Biography

Jack Peter Miller is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born on 18 January 1995 in Townsville, Queensland. He rides the number 43 for Prima Pramac Yamaha and has won four races in the premier class.

He came to Grand Prix racing from dirt track, winning the German IDM 125cc championship before three seasons in Moto3. A title challenge with Red Bull KTM Ajo in 2014 brought six wins and eight poles, and ended with him runner-up to Álex Márquez.

He then did something almost nobody does: moved directly from Moto3 to MotoGP for 2015, skipping Moto2 altogether, on an LCR Honda. His first premier-class win came in only his second season, at a rain-interrupted Dutch TT at Assen in 2016.

Four manufacturers have followed. Ducati from 2018, first with Pramac and then the factory team, where he won twice in 2021 and again in Japan in 2022. KTM took him for 2023 and 2024, and he returned to the Pramac fold with Yamaha machinery in 2025.

The Career

Three Chapters That Defined Jack Miller

Chapter 01

Runner-Up, Then a Leap

Miller came to road racing from dirt track and took the German IDM 125cc title before settling into Moto3. Two quiet seasons with Caretta Technology gave way to a move to Red Bull KTM Ajo for 2014, and the season became a championship fight: six victories, eight pole positions and ten podiums, the first of those wins at Le Mans ahead of Álex Rins and Isaac Viñales. He lost the title to Álex Márquez. What happened next was almost unheard of — rather than the usual step into Moto2, Miller signed directly for MotoGP.

Jack Miller winning the Moto3 race at the 2014 French Grand Prix in Le Mans, standing on the podium in Red Bull KTM Ajo leathers flanked by Álex Rins and Isaac Viñales. Moto3, 2011 — 2014 Photo: Jack Miller winning the Moto3 race at the 2014 French Grand Prix in Le Mans by Box Repsol — CC BY 2.0. Resized. · licence
Chapter 02

Assen, in the Rain

The jump straight from the smallest class to the largest gave him a hard rookie year on the LCR Honda: seventeen points and nineteenth overall. The second season began with a broken leg and was interrupted by further injury, but at Assen in June 2016 the Dutch TT was red-flagged and restarted in the rain, and Miller won it. It was his first premier-class victory, taken on an independent team's Honda for Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS in only his second season in the class. He stayed with the team for 2017 and finished eleventh, his best championship position to that point.

Jack Miller sitting on his number 43 LCR Honda MotoGP machine in pit lane, with team mechanics alongside, during the 2015 season. Honda, 2015 — 2017 Photo: Jack Miller sitting on his number 43 LCR Honda MotoGP machine in pit lane by Alberto-g-rovi — CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized. · licence
Chapter 03

Red, Orange, Blue

Ducati signed him to Pramac for 2018, where he took his first MotoGP pole and then five podiums in 2019 and four in 2020. The factory seat followed, and 2021 delivered: wins at Jerez and Le Mans on consecutive weekends, three more podiums and fourth in the world championship, his best. Seven podiums came in 2022 along with a commanding win in Japan. Two seasons in KTM orange followed in 2023 and 2024, opening with a double podium at Jerez, before he returned to Pramac in 2025 with Yamaha machinery.

Jack Miller riding his purple and blue Prima Pramac Yamaha at the 2025 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix. MotoGP, 2018 — present Photo: Jack Miller, Prima Pramac Yamaha (2025 Malaysian Grand Prix) by Liauzh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · licence
Career Timeline

Jack Miller Career Timeline: 1995 — Present

Born in Townsville

Born on 18 January 1995 in Townsville, Queensland, and starts out on dirt track.

German 125cc champion

Wins the IDM 125cc title in Germany and makes his first 125cc World Championship starts.

First full front-running season

Finishes seventh in Moto3 with Caretta Technology – RTG.

Six wins with Ajo

Takes six victories and eight poles for Red Bull KTM Ajo, the first at Le Mans.

Moto3 runner-up

Loses the championship to Álex Márquez.

Straight to MotoGP

Moves directly from Moto3 to the premier class with LCR Honda, skipping Moto2.

First MotoGP win at Assen

Wins the rain-interrupted Dutch TT for Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS.

Joins Ducati

Moves to Pramac and Ducati machinery, and takes his first MotoGP pole position.

Five podiums

A strong season on the GP19 brings five rostrum finishes and eighth overall.

Factory Ducati, two wins

Wins at Jerez and Le Mans on consecutive weekends and finishes fourth in the championship.

Victory in Japan

Seven podiums and a dominant win at Motegi.

Two years in orange

Joins Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and opens with a double podium at Jerez.

Back to Pramac, with Yamaha

Signs for the new Prima Pramac Yamaha team and scores a strong fifth at COTA.

By the Numbers

Jack Miller Career Record, Season by Season

Jack Miller season-by-season record: team, wins, poles, podiums, points and final standing.
SeasonTeam Wins Poles Podiums Points Pos.
2011 RZT Racing / Caretta Technology · 125cc 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Caretta Technology · Moto3 0 0 0 17 23
2013 Caretta Technology – RTG · Moto3 0 0 0 110 7
2014 Red Bull KTM Ajo · Moto3 6 8 10 276 2
2015 LCR Honda · MotoGP 0 0 0 17 19
2016 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS · MotoGP 1 0 1 57 18
2017 EG 0,0 Marc VDS · MotoGP 0 0 0 82 11
2018 Alma Pramac Racing · MotoGP 0 1 0 91 13
2019 Pramac Racing · MotoGP 0 0 5 165 8
2020 Pramac Racing · MotoGP 0 0 4 132 7
2021 Ducati Lenovo Team · MotoGP 2 0 5 181 4
2022 Ducati Lenovo Team · MotoGP 1 1 7 189 5
2023 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing · MotoGP 0 0 1 163 11
2024 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing · MotoGP 0 0 0 87 14
2025 Prima Pramac Yamaha · MotoGP 0 0 0 79 17
2026 Prima Pramac Yamaha · MotoGP 0 0 0 28 19

Career totals across all classes: 266 starts, 10 Grand Prix wins, 10 poles, 33 podiums, 1,674 points. No world championship. The 2026 season is in progress — figures are after 13 rounds. Verified 2026-09-01 against the official MotoGP rider statistics, which match Wikipedia's per-class totals exactly for every completed season.

Jack Miller in his own words

In His Own Words
It still feels surreal
Jack Miller · motogp.com, after his first MotoGP win at Assen, June 2016
Frequently Asked

Jack Miller: Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jack Miller?

Jack Peter Miller is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born 18 January 1995 in Townsville, Queensland. He rides the number 43 for Prima Pramac Yamaha and has won four MotoGP races.

Has Jack Miller won a world championship?

No. His best result is runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 championship, and fourth in MotoGP in 2021.

How many MotoGP races has Jack Miller won?

Four: the 2016 Dutch TT at Assen, the 2021 Spanish and French Grands Prix on consecutive weekends, and the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. Across all classes he has 10 Grand Prix wins.

Why did Jack Miller skip Moto2?

He signed directly for MotoGP with LCR Honda for 2015 after finishing runner-up in Moto3, a jump from the smallest class to the largest that almost no rider makes.

What was special about his 2016 Assen win?

The Dutch TT was red-flagged and restarted in the rain, and Miller won it on an independent team's Honda for Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS. It was his first premier-class victory and came in a season that had begun with a broken leg.

Which manufacturers has Jack Miller ridden for?

Four: Honda from 2015 to 2017, Ducati from 2018 to 2022, KTM in 2023 and 2024, and Yamaha since 2025.

What number does Jack Miller race with?

43 in MotoGP. He carried number 8 during his Moto3 career.

What is Jack Miller's nickname?

He uses 'Thriller'. Earlier in his career he was known as 'Jackass'.

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References

Sources & Further Reading

Every statistic on this page is drawn from the following records.

  1. Jack Miller rider profile · MotoGP
  2. Jack Miller (motorcyclist) · Wikipedia
  3. Jack Miller (Q3157277) · Wikidata
  4. 2014 French motorcycle Grand Prix · Wikipedia
  5. 2016 Dutch TT · Wikipedia
  6. Jack Miller joins Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team for 2025 · MotoGP
  7. Miller confirmed with Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP for 2026 · MotoGP
  8. Miller issues Yamaha ultimatum: I have options · MotoGP
  9. Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP team profile · MotoGP

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