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

Riders

Noriyasu Numata

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: Japan
Bike: Muz Weber
Born: April 26, 1966(age 60)
Birthplace: Ibaragi

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 1995.

In 250cc (1995–1998): 23 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1999): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1995–1998

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.9

128 pts · Poles 0

7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1999–1999

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

3 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
14 races together: ahead 4, behind 9, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
17 races together: ahead 1, behind 15, both out 1
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
28 races together: ahead 5, behind 21, both out 2
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
29 races together: ahead 6, behind 20, both out 3

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)

All classes 31 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello250cc 2avg P6.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P6.0

Suzuka250cc 4avg P6.7

Nürburgring250cc 1avg P7.0

Sachsenring250cc 1avg P9.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P9.0

Red Bull Ring250cc 1avg P10.0

Donington250cc 2avg P10.5

Jerez250cc 2avg P11.0

Catalunya250cc 2avg P11.0

Assen250cc 2avg P11.0

Motegi500cc 1avg P13.0

Johor250cc 1avg P13.0

Brno250cc 2avg P14.0

Imola250cc 2avg P14.0

Shah Alam250cc 1avg P14.0

Paul Ricard250cc 2—

Rio250cc 1—

Jarama250cc 1—

Sentul250cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 1 races · 1999

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

250cc 30 races · 1995–1998

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.7 to an average finish of 10.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 2.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 9.2	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 10.4	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 16〜	18.0 → 12.3	0 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P6.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P6.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P6.7

Nürburgring1 racesavg P7.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P9.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P9.0

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P10.0

Donington2 racesavg P10.5

Jerez2 racesavg P11.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P11.0

Assen2 racesavg P11.0

Johor1 racesavg P13.0

Brno2 racesavg P14.0

Imola2 racesavg P14.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P14.0

Paul Ricard2 races—

Rio1 races—

Jarama1 races—

Sentul1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)16 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,799 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 626 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 54,439 miles
2.2× around the Earth · at least 4.9 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

96.6%Start rate (28/29)

1Longest run of absences (races)

14Longest run of starts (races)

2.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1997 250cc P12 · 55 pts

1998 250cc P16 · 52 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, 1995–1999 (the rider's racing years)

1995	Suzuka	grid 12	DNF
1996	Suzuka	grid 3	2 +20
1997	Shah Alam	grid 8	14 +2
1997	Suzuka	grid 11	9 +7
1997	Jerez	grid 9	8 +8
1997	Mugello	grid 8	6 +10
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 12	10 +6
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 14	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 10	DNF
1997	Imola	grid 19	DNF
1997	Nürburgring	grid 8	7 +9
1997	Rio	grid 12	DNF
1997	Donington	grid 17	10 +6
1997	Brno	grid 12	DNF
1997	Catalunya	grid 11	9 +7
1997	Sentul	grid 13	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 15	9 +7
1998	Johor	grid 19	13 +3
1998	Jerez	grid 17	14 +2
1998	Mugello	grid 14	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 18	DNF
1998	Jarama	grid 14	DNF
1998	Assen	grid 13	11 +5
1998	Donington	grid 13	11 +5
1998	Sachsenring	grid 13	9 +7
1998	Brno	grid 9	14 +2
1998	Imola	grid 12	14 +2
1998	Catalunya	grid 12	13 +3
1998	Phillip Island	grid 15	9 +7
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 8	6 +10