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

Riders

Akira Ryo

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Bike
Suzuki
Born
October 20, 1965(age 60)
Birthplace
Tokyo

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Suzuka in 2000.

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In 500cc (2000–2001): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2003): 9 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 2002 (MotoGP).

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

1510152020002001200220032000 500cc: P21 / 6 pts / 0 wins500cc2002 MotoGP: P18 / 41 pts / 0 wins2003 MotoGP: P24 / 6 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 2000–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc2000–2001
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

6 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2002–2003
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate11.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.9

47 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2000–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2000. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 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)

All classes 11 races · 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka500cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P6.0
MotegiMotoGP 1avg P10.0
CatalunyaMotoGP 1avg P11.0
SachsenringMotoGP 1avg P11.0
DoningtonMotoGP 1avg P13.0
BrnoMotoGP 1avg P14.0
AssenMotoGP 1avg P15.0
SepangMotoGP 2avg P15.5

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.

MotoGP 9 races · 2002–2003

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.0 → average finish 2.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 14.3 → average finish 14.3 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.2 → average finish 12.4 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–97.0 → 2.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1514.3 → 14.30 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜19.2 → 12.40 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka1 racesavg P2.0
Motegi1 racesavg P10.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P11.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P11.0
Donington1 racesavg P13.0
Brno1 racesavg P14.0
Assen1 racesavg P15.0
Sepang2 racesavg P15.5

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

500cc 2 races · 2000–2001

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2000–2003 (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

Every session

at least 775 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 246 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 20,996 miles
0.8× around the Earth · at least 1.9 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 2000–2003 (the rider's racing years)

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