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As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Taiyo Furusato

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Number
72
Team (2026 Moto2)
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia
Bike
Chassis Kalex / Engine Triumph
Born
July 12, 2005(age 21)
Birthplace
Kagoshima

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in Moto3 at Termas in 2022.

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In Moto3 (2022–2025): 79 starts, 1 wins, 9 podiums. Teams: Honda Team Asia. In Moto2 (2026): 17 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.

First podium: Buriram 2023 (Moto3). First win: Sepang 2025 (Moto3).

In all, 96 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 9 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

Moto3Moto2 ★ Champion this season: after 17 races

1510152025202220232024202520262022 Moto3: P27 / 2 pts / 0 wins2023 Moto3: P16 / 63 pts / 0 wins2024 Moto3: P10 / 137 pts / 0 wins2025 Moto3: P8 / 172 pts / 1 winsMoto32026 Moto2: P23 / 17 pts / 0 wins (this season: after 17 races)Moto2

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Teams in years without official results: 2021 Moto3 Honda Team Asia

Scope: official results DB, 2022–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

Moto32022–2025
Win rate1.3%
Podium rate11.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.0

374 pts · Poles 1

Moto22026–2026
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.8

17 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2022–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2022. Of the 28 riders who debuted that year, 13 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP・500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

Moto2 17 races · 2026

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.0 → average finish 5.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.7 → average finish 15.3 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 22.9 → average finish 18.6 (13 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–97.0 → 5.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1512.7 → 15.30 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜22.9 → 18.60 wins / 13 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sachsenring (average P5.0, 1 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0
Balaton1 racesavg P14.0
Brno1 racesavg P14.0
Mandalika1 racesavg P14.0
Buriram1 racesavg P16.0
Misano1 racesavg P17.0
COTA1 racesavg P18.0
Assen1 racesavg P18.0
Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P18.0
Aragón1 racesavg P19.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P20.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P22.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P23.0
Goiânia1 races—
Jerez1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Motegi1 races—

Moto2: all in the Pirelli era; Dry races only.

Moto3 79 races · 2022–2025

By tyre era

Since Pirelli, podium chances are 7× or more

Win rate
Dunlop38 races0%(0 wins)
Pirelli41 races2%(1 wins)
Podium rate
Dunlop38 races3%(1 podiums)
Pirelli41 races20%(8 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dunlop38 racesavg P16.5
Pirelli41 racesavg P7.7

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 12.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry75 races1%(1 wins)
Wet4 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry75 races12%(9 podiums)
Wet4 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry75 racesavg P11.9
Wet4 racesavg P13.8

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.6 to an average finish of 8.9

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 9.0 (4 races, 1 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.8 → average finish 6.6 (9 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.3 → average finish 5.6 (12 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.6 → average finish 8.9 (18 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.6 → average finish 16.3 (36 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 9.01 wins / 4 races
Grid 4–64.8 → 6.60 wins / 9 races
Grid 7–98.3 → 5.60 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–1512.6 → 8.90 wins / 18 races
Grid 16〜20.6 → 16.30 wins / 36 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sepang (average P1.5, 4 races)

Sepang4 racesavg P1.5
Lusail3 racesavg P6.3
Mandalika3 racesavg P7.0
Valencia3 racesavg P7.0
Phillip Island4 racesavg P7.3
Catalunya5 racesavg P7.7
Mugello4 racesavg P9.3
Sachsenring4 racesavg P9.7
Buriram4 racesavg P10.7
Aragón3 racesavg P11.3
Motegi4 racesavg P11.7
Misano5 racesavg P12.2
Termas3 racesavg P13.3
COTA4 racesavg P15.0
Jerez4 racesavg P15.0
Le Mans4 racesavg P15.0
Red Bull Ring4 racesavg P16.0
Brno1 racesavg P16.0
Portimão4 racesavg P16.3
Silverstone3 racesavg P16.7
Assen4 racesavg P17.0
Balaton1 races—
Buddh1 races—

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2022–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

at least 4,644 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,621 laps

Time on the bike: at least 171 hours (7.1 days)
Average 143.3 km/h, top 300.8 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2022–2025, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 238,703 miles
9.6× around the Earth · at least 22.0 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

97%Start rate (96/99)
2Longest run of absences (races)
49Longest run of starts (races)
12Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2022 Moto3 P27 · 2 pts
2023 Moto3 P16 · 63 pts
2024 Moto3 P10 · 137 pts
2025 Moto3 P8 · 172 pts
2026 Moto2 P23 · 17 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 2022–2026 (the rider's racing years)

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