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

Riders

Koji Takada

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Nationality: Japan
Bike: Honda
Born: March 2, 1963(age 63)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jarama in 1988.

In 125cc (1988–1991): 20 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1989 (125cc).

In all, 20 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 3 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1988–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1988–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate10.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.9

195 pts · Poles 0

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

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1988–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1988. Of the 55 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
34 races together: ahead 7, behind 25, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
17 races together: ahead 11, behind 1, both out 5
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 2, behind 12, both out 0
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 6, behind 2, 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)

125cc 37 races · 1988–1991

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 13.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.5 → 5.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 5.8	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 3.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 13.5	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 16〜	20.5 → 19.8	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Jerez (average P3.5, 3 races)

Jerez3 racesavg P3.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P4.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P6.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P7.5

Suzuka3 racesavg P8.0

Misano3 racesavg P8.3

Spa2 racesavg P8.5

Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello1 racesavg P11.0

Brno3 racesavg P14.0

Assen3 racesavg P14.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P14.0

Donington3 racesavg P15.7

Salzburgring2 racesavg P19.0

Imola1 racesavg P22.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P26.0

Nürburgring1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

125cc: 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, 1988–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)25 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,363 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 492 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 65,063 miles
2.6× around the Earth · at least 5.9 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

91.7%Start rate (33/36)

3Longest run of absences (races)

27Longest run of starts (races)

10Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1988 125cc P17 · 29 pts

1989 125cc P6 · 99 pts

1990 no Grand Prix starts

1991 125cc P17 · 28 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, 1988–1991 (the rider's racing years)

1988	Jarama	grid 10	9 +7
1988	Imola	grid 18	22
1988	Nürburgring	grid 16	DNF
1988	Salzburgring	grid 25	19
1988	Assen	grid 13	DNF
1988	Spa	grid 6	8 +8
1988	Rijeka	grid 6	6 +10
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 14	DNF
1988	Donington	grid 13	24
1988	Anderstorp	grid 24	12 +4
1988	Brno	grid 14	21
1989	Suzuka	grid 4	3 +15
1989	Phillip Island	grid 7	DNF
1989	Jerez	grid 9	3 +15
1989	Misano	grid 9	4 +13
1989	Hockenheim	grid 15	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	grid 18	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 15	9 +7
1989	Spa	grid 10	9 +7
1989	Le Mans	grid 7	4 +13
1989	Donington	grid 10	11 +5
1989	Anderstorp	grid 7	3 +15
1989	Brno	grid 2	7 +9
1990	Suzuka	grid 3	3 +15
1990	Jerez	grid 4	4 +13
1990	Misano	grid 4	5 +11
1990	Phillip Island	grid 22	26
1991	Suzuka		18
1991	Eastern Creek		6 +10
1991	Jerez		DNF
1991	Misano		16
1991	Assen		19
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 14	14 +2
1991	Donington		12 +4
1991	Mugello	grid 13	11 +5
1991	Brno	grid 11	DNF
1991	Shah Alam	grid 4	9 +7