Miguel Duhamel (born May 26, 1968) is a Canadian motorcycle racer, the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Yvon Duhamel. He is the second winningest rider in the AMA Superbike series at 32 wins (Mat Mladin is #1 with 72 as of YE 2008) and most wins in the AMA SuperSport series. He habitually races #17.

Born in Lasalle, Quebec, Duhamel began his professional racing career in 1988.

He raced for Honda in the FIM Endurance Cup and for Team Suzuki in the Canadian Superbike races. He also rode a limited AMA 250 Grand Prix schedule.

He won his first AMA Superbike race in 1990 at Heartland Park Topeka, and was the AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year.

He won the 1991 Daytona 200 Superbike race, when he was replacing the injured Randy Renfrow. He also won seven races en route to winning the AMA 600cc SuperSport series championship.

He won the 1992 FIM World Endurance Team Championship with Team Kawasaki France. He finished twelfth in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship that year for Team Yamaha France, the only time he has raced at this level.

He was the 1993 AMA 600cc SuperSport champion on his Kawasaki after winning seven races. He won the AMA Superbike final at Sears Point by beating Doug Polen by inches.

In 1994 Harley-Davidson selected Duhamel to race its new entry VR1000 Superbike. He led parts of the Mid-Ohio and Brainerd Superbike finals on the VR1000, which were the only time the Harley led an AMA Superbike race.

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