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

Riders

Shuhei Aoyama (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Smudge 9000 · CC BY 2.0 · 2008 · Wikimedia Commons

Shuhei Aoyama

Nationality
Japan Japan
Number
73
Team (2009 250cc)
Racing Team Germany
Bike
Honda
Born
December 5, 1984(age 41)
Birthplace
Chiba

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 2002.

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In 125cc (2002–2003): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2004–2009): 40 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. Teams: Team Harc-Pro, Repsol Honda, Repsol Honda 250cc, Racing Team Germany.

First podium: Le Mans 2006 (250cc).

In all, 44 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

125cc250cc ★ Champion

15101520252001200220032004200520062007200820092002 125cc: P20 / 21 pts / 0 wins125cc2004 250cc: P27 / 8 pts / 0 wins2006 250cc: P8 / 99 pts / 0 wins2007 250cc: P12 / 90 pts / 0 wins2009 250cc: P19 / 27 pts / 0 wins250cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2009 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2001–2003
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.6

21 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2004–2009
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate2.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.3

224 pts · Poles 1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2009 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2001. Of the 42 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 47 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Phillip Island (average P9.0, 3 races)

Suzuka125cc 2avg P6.0
Le Mans250cc 2avg P6.0
Misano250cc 1avg P6.0
Jerez250cc 2avg P7.0
Mugello250cc 2avg P7.5
Brno250cc 2avg P7.5
Shanghai250cc 2avg P8.0
Phillip Island250cc 3avg P9.0
Donington125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P9.3
Sepang250cc 3avg P9.7
Motegi125cc 3 · 250cc 5avg P10.2
Sachsenring250cc 2avg P10.5
Catalunya250cc 2avg P11.0
Valencia250cc 3avg P11.3
Lusail250cc 2avg P11.5
Estoril250cc 3avg P12.0
Istanbul250cc 2avg P16.0
Assen125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P16.7

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.

250cc 40 races · 2004–2009

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 2.8% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry36 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry36 races3%(1 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry36 racesavg P9.7
Wet2 racesavg P7.0

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.3 to an average finish of 9.9

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.3 → average finish 7.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.0 → average finish 8.0 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.1 → average finish 7.4 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.3 → average finish 9.9 (15 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.1 → average finish 11.3 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.3 → 7.70 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–65.0 → 8.00 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–98.1 → 7.40 wins / 7 races
Grid 10–1512.3 → 9.90 wins / 15 races
Grid 16〜17.1 → 11.30 wins / 7 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Motegi (average P7.3, 5 races)

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.0
Misano1 racesavg P6.0
Jerez2 racesavg P7.0
Motegi5 racesavg P7.3
Mugello2 racesavg P7.5
Brno2 racesavg P7.5
Shanghai2 racesavg P8.0
Phillip Island3 racesavg P9.0
Donington2 racesavg P9.0
Sepang3 racesavg P9.7
Sachsenring2 racesavg P10.5
Catalunya2 racesavg P11.0
Valencia3 racesavg P11.3
Lusail2 racesavg P11.5
Estoril3 racesavg P12.0
Assen2 racesavg P12.5
Istanbul2 racesavg P16.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 7 races · 2001–2003

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka2 racesavg P6.0
Donington1 racesavg P10.0
Motegi3 racesavg P16.0
Assen1 racesavg P25.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2009 (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 12,530 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 4,350 laps

Time on the bike: at least 139 hours (5.8 days)
Average 139.6 km/h, top 280.8 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2009, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 142,506 miles
5.7× around the Earth · at least 12.9 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

100%Start rate (33/33)
0Longest run of absences (races)
33Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2006 250cc P8 · 99 pts
2007 250cc P12 · 90 pts

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? 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, 2001–2009 (the rider's racing years)

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