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

Riders

Hiroshi Aoyama (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Tomohiko Tanabe from Yokohama, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2009 · Wikimedia Commons

Hiroshi Aoyama

Nationality
Japan Japan
Number
7
Team (2017 MotoGP)
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Bike
Honda
Born
October 25, 1981(age 44)
Birthplace
Chiba

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 2001.

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In 250cc (2001–2009): 103 starts, 9 wins, 27 podiums. Teams: Telefonica Movistar Honda 250cc, Red Bull KTM GP 250, Red Bull KTM 250, Scot Racing Team 250cc. In MotoGP (2010–2017): 71 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Interwetten Honda MotoGP, San Carlo Honda Gresini, Repsol Honda Team, Avintia Blusens, Drive M7 Aspar, AB Motoracing.

First podium: Suzuka 2003 (250cc). First win: Motegi 2005 (250cc). World champion: 2009 250cc.

In all, 174 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 27 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

151015202530200220042006200820102012201420162001 250cc: P28 / 3 pts / 0 wins2002 250cc: P27 / 9 pts / 0 wins2003 250cc: P15 / 31 pts / 0 wins2004 250cc: P6 / 128 pts / 0 wins2005 250cc: P4 / 180 pts / 1 wins2006 250cc: P4 / 193 pts / 2 wins2007 250cc: P6 / 160 pts / 2 wins2008 250cc: P7 / 139 pts / 0 wins2009 250cc: P1 / 261 pts / 4 wins ★250cc2010 MotoGP: P15 / 53 pts / 0 wins2011 MotoGP: P10 / 98 pts / 0 wins2012 MotoGP: P25 / 3 pts / 0 wins2013 MotoGP: P20 / 13 pts / 0 wins2014 MotoGP: P14 / 68 pts / 0 wins2015 MotoGP: P25 / 5 pts / 0 wins2016 MotoGP: P25 / 1 pts / 0 wins2017 MotoGP: P30 / 0 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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

Teams in years without official results: 2000 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2001–2009 ★ 1 titles (2009)
Win rate8.7%
Podium rate26.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

1104 pts · Poles 6

MotoGP2010–2017
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.6

241 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.1 places better on clockwise tracks than on anticlockwise tracks

Strong
  1. Sepang 3.9 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Lusail 0.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)
  3. Aragón 0.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Weak
  1. Sachsenring 2.2 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Valencia 2.0 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
  3. Silverstone 1.1 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2001. Of the 43 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)

MotoGP 71 races · 2010–2017

By tyre era

Podium rate: 0.0% with Michelin, 0.0% with Bridgestone

Win rate
Bridgestone68 races0%(0 wins)
Michelin3 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Bridgestone68 races0%(0 podiums)
Michelin3 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Bridgestone68 racesavg P12.4
Michelin3 racesavg P16.3

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry62 races0%(0 wins)
Wet8 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry62 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet8 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry62 racesavg P12.5
Wet8 racesavg P13.4

1 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.8 to an average finish of 10.7

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 9.0 → average finish 11.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.8 → average finish 10.7 (38 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.7 → average finish 14.8 (32 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–99.0 → 11.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1512.8 → 10.70 wins / 38 races
Grid 16〜18.7 → 14.80 wins / 32 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sepang (average P11.3, 4 races)

Estoril2 racesavg P9.5
Termas2 racesavg P10.0
Sepang4 racesavg P11.3
Aragón4 racesavg P11.5
Lusail4 racesavg P11.5
Indianapolis4 racesavg P11.5
Jerez5 racesavg P12.0
Mugello4 racesavg P12.0
Brno3 racesavg P12.0
Assen2 racesavg P12.0
Misano4 racesavg P12.3
Le Mans4 racesavg P13.0
Laguna Seca2 racesavg P13.0
COTA3 racesavg P13.3
Motegi6 racesavg P13.7
Phillip Island4 racesavg P13.7
Silverstone3 racesavg P13.7
Valencia5 racesavg P14.0
Sachsenring4 racesavg P14.7
Catalunya2 racesavg P15.0
250cc 103 races · 2001–2009

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 30.3% dry, 33.3% wet

Win rate
Dry66 races12%(8 wins)
Wet12 races8%(1 wins)
Podium rate
Dry66 races30%(20 podiums)
Wet12 races33%(4 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry66 racesavg P5.1
Wet12 racesavg P5.1

25 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.7 to an average finish of 8.1

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.1 → average finish 3.7 (22 races, 4 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.3 → average finish 4.2 (27 races, 4 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.9 → average finish 7.0 (17 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.7 → average finish 8.1 (22 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.5 → average finish 17.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.1 → 3.74 wins / 22 races
Grid 4–65.3 → 4.24 wins / 27 races
Grid 7–97.9 → 7.00 wins / 17 races
Grid 10–1511.7 → 8.10 wins / 22 races
Grid 16〜17.5 → 17.00 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Istanbul (average P2.0, 3 races)

Istanbul3 racesavg P2.0
Indianapolis1 racesavg P2.0
Sepang6 racesavg P2.3
Misano3 racesavg P3.0
Jerez6 racesavg P4.3
Shanghai4 racesavg P4.3
Donington6 racesavg P4.4
Sachsenring6 racesavg P4.7
Estoril6 racesavg P5.2
Catalunya6 racesavg P5.3
Phillip Island6 racesavg P5.4
Le Mans6 racesavg P5.8
Assen6 racesavg P5.8
Rio1 racesavg P6.0
Brno6 racesavg P6.3
Motegi9 racesavg P6.8
Lusail6 racesavg P6.8
Valencia6 racesavg P7.0
Suzuka3 racesavg P9.0
Mugello6 racesavg P10.2
Welkom1 racesavg P11.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2017 (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 11,308 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 3,929 laps

Time on the bike: at least 519 hours (21.6 days)
Average 146.3 km/h, top 344.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2017, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 535,267 miles
21.5× around the Earth · at least 48.4 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

95.2%Start rate (160/168)
6Longest run of absences (races)
101Longest run of starts (races)
24Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2004 250cc P6 · 128 pts
2005 250cc P4 · 180 pts
2006 250cc P4 · 193 pts
2007 250cc P6 · 160 pts
2008 250cc P7 · 139 pts
2009 250cc P1 · 261 pts
2010 MotoGP P15 · 53 pts
2011 MotoGP P10 · 98 pts

2012 no Grand Prix starts

2013 MotoGP P20 · 13 pts
2014 MotoGP P14 · 68 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, 2001–2017 (the rider's racing years)

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