Carl Fogarty - snapshots of his career

Fogarty had a massive following in Britain - he salutes the crowd after winning the 1995 Superbike GP

Fogarty got to do this 59 times during his career

Fogarty (1) follows Troy Corser (11) into the first corner at the 1999 British GP

Fogarty poses with rival and team-mate Troy Corser - he named one of his pot-bellied pigs after the Australian

Fogarty's charisma made him adored by fans the world over

An ill-starred two years with Honda in 1996-7 was a rare period of lack of success

Fogarty is a star in his own right - here he chats with McLaren Formula One driver David Coulthard