Anthony Gobert

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Anthony Gobert

| image = Anthony Gobert 1997 Nürburgring.jpg

| caption = Gobert at the 1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix

| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1975|03|05}}

| birth_place = Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|01|17|1975|03|05}}

| death_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

| Current team =

| Bike number =

| SBK Active years = 1994-1996, 1999-2000, 2006

| SBK Manufacturers = Honda, Kawasaki, Bimota, Yamaha, Suzuki

| SBK Championships =

| SBK Race Starts = 57

| SBK Race Wins = 8

| SBK Podiums = 16

| SBK Poles = 2

| SBK Fastest laps = 2

| SBK Total Points = 504

| SBK Last season = 2006

| SBK Last position = N/C

| GP Active years = 1997, 1999 - 2000

| GP Teams = Suzuki,

MuZ Weber, Modenas

| GP Race Starts = 13

| GP Championships = 0

| GP Race Wins = 0

| GP Podiums = 0

| GP Total Points = 51

| GP Poles = 0

| GP Fastest laps = 0

| GP First race =

| GP First win =

| GP Last win =

| GP Last race =

| SS Active years = 2006

| SS Manufacturers = Yamaha

| SS Championships =

| SS Race Starts = 2

| SS Race Wins = 0

| SS Podiums = 0

| SS Poles = 0

| SS Fastest laps = 0

| SS Total Points = 3

| SS Last season = 2006

| SS Last position = 35th (4 pts)

| website =

}}

Anthony Stephen Gobert (5 March 1975 – 17 January 2024) was an Australian professional motorcycle road racer, nicknamed The Go Show. He was a rider of immense promise and talent who had his career derailed by a personal struggle with alcohol and drug abuse.{{Cite web |last=Oxley |first=Matt |date=17 January 2024 |title=Anthony Gobert: 1975-2024 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/motogp/anthony-gobert-1975-2024/ }} Winning the final leg of the 1994 season at Phillip Island, he became the youngest ever World Superbike race winner at the age of 19 years old, a record that was broken by 18-year-old Yuichi Takeda at Sugo in 1996.

Superbikes/Supersport

In his teens, he was a successful motocross racer, winning national classes in Australia, before moving to road racing and winning the Australian domestic superbike championship.{{Cite web |last=Thukrai |first=Rachit |date=18 January 2024 |title=Ex-WSBK and 500cc star Anthony Gobert dies aged 48 |url=https://au.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ex-sbk-and-500cc-star-anthony-gobert-dies-aged-48/10567028/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=motorsport}} He first earned international notice as a wild card at his home Superbike World Championship (WSBK) round at Phillip Island in {{SBK|1994}}, taking pole position, a win and a third place. Racing full-time in the championship for Muzzy Kawasaki in {{SBK|1995}}, he became team leader after Scott Russell's abrupt departure and finished 4th overall, winning races at Laguna Seca and Phillip Island.[http://www.worldsbk.com/teams-e-riders/rider?pilota=15 Anthony Gobert career World Superbike statistics at worldsbk.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410015500/http://www.worldsbk.com/teams-e-riders/rider?pilota=15 |date=10 April 2009 }} He was 8th in {{SBK|1996}}, with 3 wins and 3 other podiums, after missing much of the season through injury.

For 1998 and 1999, he competed in the AMA Superbike Championship on a Vance & Hines Ducati, including a win as a WSBK wildcard at Laguna Seca.[http://www.motorcycledaily.com/gobert.html An Interview with Anthony Gobert] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311130209/http://www.motorcycledaily.com/gobert.html |date=11 March 2007 }}

For {{SBK|2000}}, he returned to WSBK on a Bimota SB8R.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Michael |date=26 January 2024 |title=Anthony Gobert |url=https://amcn.com.au/editorial/anthony-gobert/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=Australian Motorcycle News}} With the race number 501, he won a wet race at Phillip Island and generally did better than expected on the machine, before the team folded, due to lack of financial backing. Bimota named the SB8K Gobert bike after him. Three British Superbike meetings (substituting for Steve Hislop at Team Virgin Mobile Yamaha) followed in late 2000.{{Cite web |last=Hedge |first=Trevor |date=18 January 2024 |title=Anthony Gobert The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long |url=https://www.mcnews.com.au/anthony-gobert-the-flame-that-burns-twice-as-bright-burns-half-as-long/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=mcnews.com.au}}

For 2001, he was back in the AMA championship with Yamaha, spending two years racing the YZF R7 in the superbike class and the YZF R6 in the supersport class respectively. This was followed by a brief dalliance with Ducati in 2003. After some time back in the Australian Superbike series he did two rounds of Supersport World Championship at the start of {{WorldSS|2006}}, replacing the injured David Checa.[http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Gobert-returns-to-WSBK-as-Valencia-wild-card-~cid~5~id~128238.htm WSBK: Gobert returns to WSBK as Valencia wild-card] In {{SBK|2006}}, he raced at the Valencia Superbike World Championship round (making him the first rider to have wildcard rides in three different countries), alongside some rounds of Spain's Superbike series. For 2007, he returned to Australia Superbikes on a Kawasaki.

Grand Prix

Gobert went to the 500cc World Championship in 1997 with the Lucky Strike Suzuki replacing Scott Russell as the number one rider, but was dismissed in mid-season after failing a drug test.{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=David |date=10 January 2024 |title=Anthony Gobert Receiving End-Of-Life Care In Australia |url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/anthony-gobert-receiving-end-of-life-care-in-australia/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology}}

Gobert raced for MuZ Weber at the end of 1999 season

A 500cc one-off at Donington Park for Kenny Roberts' KR3 Modenas Team followed in late 2000.

Career results

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Pts\|Championship points}}
1997 ! 500cc ! Suzuki \|style="background:#FFFFFF;"\| MAL DNS \| JPN \| SPA \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| ITA 13 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| AUT 7 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| FRA 10 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| NED 13 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| IMO 10 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| GER 9 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| BRA 10 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GBR Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| CZE 12 \| CAT \| INA \| AUS ! ! 15th ! 44
1999 ! 500cc ! MuZ Weber \| MAL \| JPN \| SPA \| FRA \| ITA \| CAT \| NED \| GBR \| GER \| CZE \| IMO \| VAL \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| AUS Ret \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| RSA 18 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| BRA 10 \|style="background:#FFFFFF;"\| ARG DNS ! 25th ! 6
2000 ! 500cc ! Modenas \| RSA \| MAL \| JPN \| SPA \| FRA \| ITA \| CAT \| NED \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GBR 15 \| GER \| CZE \| POR \| VAL \| BRA \| PAC \| AUS ! 29th ! 1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Year

! Class

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! {{Tooltip|Pts|Championship points}}

1997

! 500cc

! Suzuki

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAL
DNS

| JPN

| SPA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
13

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUT
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
13

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| IMO
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRA
10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
12

| CAT

| INA

| AUS

! 15th

! 44

1999

! 500cc

! MuZ Weber

| MAL

| JPN

| SPA

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

| GBR

| GER

| CZE

| IMO

| VAL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA
18

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRA
10

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ARG
DNS

! 25th

! 6

2000

! 500cc

! Modenas

| RSA

| MAL

| JPN

| SPA

| FRA

| ITA

| CAT

| NED

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
15

| GER

| CZE

| POR

| VAL

| BRA

| PAC

| AUS

! 29th

! 1

=Superbike World Championship=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2\| Year !valign="middle" rowspan=2\| Make !colspan=2\| 1 !colspan=2\| 2 !colspan=2\| 3 !colspan=2\| 4 !colspan=2\| 5 !colspan=2\| 6 !colspan=2\| 7 !colspan=2\| 8 !colspan=2\| 9 !colspan=2\| 10 !colspan=2\| 11 !colspan=2\| 12 !colspan=2\| 13 !rowspan=2\| {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} !rowspan=2\| Pts
R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2
rowspan=2\| 1994 ! Honda \| GBR \| GBR \| GER \| GER \| ITA \| ITA \| SPA \| SPA \| AUT \| AUT \| INA \| INA \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| JPN 8 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| JPN 6 \| NED \| NED \| SMR \| SMR \| EUR \| EUR \| \| \| \| \| \| !rowspan=2\| 17th !rowspan=2\| 53
Kawasaki \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| AUS 3 \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| AUS 1 \| \| \| \|
1995 ! Kawasaki \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GER 16 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GER Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| SMR 6 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SMR 16 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| GBR 10 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GBR Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| ITA 12 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| SPA 7 \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| SPA DNS \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| AUT 2 \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| AUT 3 \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| USA 1 \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| USA 2 \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| EUR 3 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| EUR 5 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| JPN 5 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| JPN 9 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| NED 9 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| NED 7 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| INA 4 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| INA 4 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| AUS Ret \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| AUS 1 \| \| ! 4th ! 222
1996 ! Kawasaki \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| SMR 5 \|style="background:black; color:white;"\| SMR DSQ \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| GBR 3 \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| GBR 3 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| GER 6 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GER Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| ITA 10 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| CZE Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| CZE 19 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| USA Ret \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| USA 1 \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| EUR 2 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| EUR 4 \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| INA DNS \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| INA DNS \| JPN \| JPN \| NED \| NED \| SPA \| SPA \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| AUS 1 \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| AUS 1 \| \| ! 8th ! 167
1999 ! Ducati \| RSA \| RSA \| AUS \| AUS \| GBR \| GBR \| SPA \| SPA \| ITA \| ITA \| GER \| GER \| SMR \| SMR \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| USA 1 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| USA Ret \| EUR \| EUR \| AUT \| AUT \| NED \| NED \| GER \| GER \| JPN \| JPN ! 24th ! 25
rowspan=2\| 2000 ! Bimota \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| RSA Ret \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| RSA 11 \|style="background:#ffffbf;"\| AUS 1 \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| AUS 9 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| JPN Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| JPN Ret \| GBR \| GBR \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| ITA 22 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| ITA Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GER Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GER Ret \| SMR \| SMR \| SPA \| SPA \| USA \| USA \| EUR \| EUR \| NED \| NED \| GER \| GER \| \| !rowspan=2\| 25th !rowspan=2\| 37
Yamaha \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GBR Ret \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| GBR Ret
2002 ! Yamaha \| SPA \| SPA \| AUS \| AUS \| RSA \| RSA \| JPN \| JPN \| ITA \| ITA \| GBR \| GBR \| GER \| GER \| SMR \| SMR \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| USA DNS \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| USA DNS \| GBR \| GBR \| GER \| GER \| NED \| NED \| ITA \| ITA ! NC ! 0
2006 ! Suzuki \| QAT \| QAT \| AUS \| AUS \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| SPA DNS \|style="background:#ffffff;"\| SPA DNS \| ITA \| ITA \| EUR \| EUR \| SMR \| SMR \| CZE \| CZE \| GBR \| GBR \| NED \| NED \| GER \| GER \| ITA \| ITA \| FRA \| FRA \| \| ! NC ! 0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Make

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=2| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=2| 6

!colspan=2| 7

!colspan=2| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=2| 12

!colspan=2| 13

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!rowspan=2| Pts

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

rowspan=2| 1994

! Honda

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

| SPA

| AUT

| INA

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
6

| NED

| SMR

| EUR

!rowspan=2| 17th

!rowspan=2| 53

Kawasaki

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUS
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

1995

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
16

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SMR
16

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
7

|style="background:#ffffff;"| SPA
DNS

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUT
2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| AUT
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| USA
2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| EUR
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| EUR
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INA
4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

! 4th

! 222

1996

! Kawasaki

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
5

|style="background:black; color:white;"| SMR
DSQ

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GBR
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
19

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| EUR
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| EUR
4

|style="background:#ffffff;"| INA
DNS

| JPN

| NED

| SPA

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

! 8th

! 167

1999

! Ducati

| RSA

| AUS

| GBR

| SPA

| ITA

| GER

| SMR

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

| EUR

| AUT

| NED

| GER

| JPN

! 24th

! 25

rowspan=2| 2000

! Bimota

|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
11

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| JPN
Ret

| GBR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
22

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER
Ret

| SMR

| SPA

| USA

| EUR

| NED

| GER

!rowspan=2| 25th

!rowspan=2| 37

Yamaha

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

2002

! Yamaha

| SPA

| AUS

| RSA

| JPN

| ITA

| GBR

| GER

| SMR

|style="background:#ffffff;"| USA
DNS

| GBR

| GER

| NED

| ITA

! NC

! 0

2006

! Suzuki

| QAT

| AUS

|style="background:#ffffff;"| SPA
DNS

| ITA

| EUR

| SMR

| CZE

| GBR

| NED

| GER

| ITA

| FRA

! NC

! 0

=Supersport World Championship=

==Races by year==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts
2006 ! Yamaha \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| QAT 12 \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| AUS Ret \| SPA \| ITA \| EUR \| SMR \| CZE \| GBR \| NED \| GER \| ITA \| FRA ! 35th ! 4

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

2006

! Yamaha

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS
Ret

| SPA

| ITA

| EUR

| SMR

| CZE

| GBR

| NED

| GER

| ITA

| FRA

! 35th

! 4

Personal life

According to a report in The Courier-Mail,{{cite news |date=14 May 2008 |title=Wild Child's Surfers Ban |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/wild-childs-surfers-ban/news-story/659e78f3a948efeb8561205ec89df8d3?sv=87723db58bf7f95d1015036d4c32ae30 |accessdate=6 December 2018 |work=The Courier-Mail}} the 33-year-old Gobert was charged with two counts of stealing after taking two $20 notes from the hand of a 70-year-old man at a Coles supermarket in Surfers Paradise on 13 May 2008 and stealing a woman's purse the following day. He was granted bail on condition that he surrender his passport, report to police five times a week and not enter central Surfers Paradise.

In June 2019, Gobert was reported to have been involved in an altercation at a restaurant. Afterwards, he was followed home by a number of individuals whom he had earlier fought with. They forced their way into Gobert's home, robbed him, and beat him with baseball bats. He was beaten beyond recognition. Hospital staff were only able to identify him after he had regained consciousness.[https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/anthony-go-show-gobert-recovering-in-hospital-after-being-attacked-and-beaten-brother-aaron-gobert-says/ Anthony “Go-Show” Gobert Recovering In Hospital After Being Attacked And Beaten, Brother Aaron Gobert Says] Roadracing World, 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020

Death

In January 2024, news agencies reported that Gobert had been receiving end-of-life care on the Gold Coast, Queensland, for an undisclosed illness.{{Cite web |last=Swarts |first=David |date=10 January 2024 |title=Anthony Gobert Receiving End-Of-Life Care In Australia |url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/anthony-gobert-receiving-end-of-life-care-in-australia/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Roadracing World Magazine {{!}} Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News |language=en-US}} He died on 17 January, at the age of 48.[https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/general/former-motogp-and-worldsbk-star-anthony-gobert-dies-aged-48 Former MotoGP and WorldSBK star Anthony Gobert dies aged 48]

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060907024000/http://www.mcnews.com.au/Riders/AnthonyGobert/2003_June.htm Career details from mcnews] (archived)
{{MotoGP.com}}
{{WorldSBK.com}}

{{Succession box |

| before = Troy Corser

| after = Kirk McCarthy

| title = Australian Superbike Champion

| years = 1994

|}}

Category:1975 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales

Category:Motorcycle racers from Sydney

Category:Australian motorcycle racers

Category:Superbike World Championship riders