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

Riders

Shinichi Ito

Nationality: Japan
Number: 72
Team (2011 MotoGP): Honda Racing Team
Bike: Honda
Born: December 7, 1966(age 59)
Birthplace: Miyagi

Photos (3)

1993
At this race · Stu Newby · CC BY-SA 2.0
1993
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2008
Ngchikit · CC BY-SA 3.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Suzuka in 1989.

In 500cc (1989–1999): 41 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2011): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Ducati Marlboro Team, Pramac d'Antin, Honda Racing Team.

First podium: Hockenheim 1993 (500cc).

In all, 46 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	2

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1987 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1988–2011 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

500cc1988–1999

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate9.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.9

496 pts · Poles 1

Includes 13 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

MotoGP2002–2011

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.7

17 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1988–2011 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
59 races together: ahead 9, behind 50, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
53 races together: ahead 16, behind 35, both out 2
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
30 races together: ahead 12, behind 14, both out 4
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
16 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 0

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 66 races · 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Catalunya (average P4.0, 4 races)

Catalunya500cc 4avg P4.0

Le Mans500cc 2avg P4.5

Hockenheim500cc 2avg P4.5

Laguna Seca500cc 2avg P5.0

Salzburgring500cc 2avg P5.0

Mugello500cc 4avg P5.3

Shah Alam500cc 4avg P5.3

Brno500cc 4avg P6.0

Nürburgring500cc 2avg P6.0

Buenos Aires500cc 2avg P6.5

Donington500cc 4avg P7.5

Eastern Creek500cc 4avg P7.8

Assen500cc 4avg P8.0

Misano500cc 1avg P8.0

Suzuka500cc 8 · MotoGP 1avg P8.1

Jerez500cc 4avg P8.5

Imola500cc 1avg P9.0

Rio500cc 2avg P10.5

Motegi500cc 1 · MotoGP 2avg P11.7

Sentul500cc 1avg P13.0

Red Bull Ring500cc 1—

Phillip IslandMotoGP 1—

IstanbulMotoGP 1—

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Jarama500cc 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.

MotoGP 5 races · 2002–2011

By tyre eraSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% with Bridgestone, 0.0% with Multiple suppliers

Win rate

Multiple suppliers4 races0%(0 wins)

Bridgestone1 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Multiple suppliers4 races0%(0 podiums)

Bridgestone1 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Multiple suppliers4 racesavg P9.5

Bridgestone1 racesavg P13.0

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	19.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka1 racesavg P4.0

Motegi2 racesavg P14.0

Phillip Island1 races—

Istanbul1 races—

MotoGP: Dry races only.

500cc 61 races · 1988–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.7 to an average finish of 8.9

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 3.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 5.3	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 6.9	0 wins / 23 races
Grid 10–15	11.7 → 8.9	0 wins / 18 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Catalunya (average P4.0, 4 races)

Catalunya4 racesavg P4.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P4.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.5

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Mugello4 racesavg P5.3

Shah Alam4 racesavg P5.3

Brno4 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P6.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P6.5

Motegi1 racesavg P7.0

Donington4 racesavg P7.5

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P7.8

Assen4 racesavg P8.0

Misano1 racesavg P8.0

Jerez4 racesavg P8.5

Suzuka8 racesavg P8.8

Imola1 racesavg P9.0

Rio2 racesavg P10.5

Sentul1 racesavg P13.0

Red Bull Ring1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Jarama1 races—

500cc: 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, 1988–2011 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)60 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 5,170 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,762 laps

Time on the bike: at least 11 hours (0.5 days)
Average 143.4 km/h, top 305.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2011, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 126,627 miles
5.1× around the Earth · at least 11.4 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

100%Start rate (55/55)

0Longest run of absences (races)

55Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 500cc P7 · 119 pts

1994 500cc P7 · 141 pts

1995 500cc P5 · 127 pts

1996 500cc P12 · 77 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, 1988–2011 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1988	Suzuka	grid 9	DNF
1989	Suzuka	grid 12	10 +6
1990	Suzuka	grid 8	9 +7
1991	Suzuka	grid 9	16
1992	Suzuka	grid 11	4 +10
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 6	7 +9
1993	Shah Alam	grid 6	6 +10
1993	Jerez	grid 9	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 4	6 +10
1993	Hockenheim	grid 1	3 +16
1993	Assen	grid 7	6 +10
1993	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
1993	Mugello	grid 4	4 +13
1993	Donington	grid 7	5 +11
1993	Brno	grid 6	7 +9
1993	Misano	grid 9	8 +8
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 8	6 +10
1993	Jarama	grid 4	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 6	5 +11
1994	Shah Alam	grid 7	3 +16
1994	Suzuka	grid 6	3 +16
1994	Jerez	grid 10	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 8	4 +13
1994	Hockenheim	grid 5	6 +10
1994	Assen	grid 7	DNF
1994	Mugello	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Le Mans	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Donington	grid 10	9 +7
1994	Brno	grid 7	2 +20
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 4	4 +13
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 5	4 +13
1994	Catalunya	grid 7	DNF
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 11	10 +6
1995	Shah Alam	grid 9	7 +9
1995	Suzuka	grid 2	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 10	8 +8
1995	Nürburgring	grid 6	3 +16
1995	Mugello	grid 2	4 +13
1995	Assen	grid 8	8 +8
1995	Le Mans	grid 4	4 +13
1995	Donington	grid 8	6 +10
1995	Brno	grid 7	5 +11
1995	Rio	grid 9	10 +6
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 6	9 +7
1995	Catalunya	grid 6	2 +20
1996	Shah Alam	grid 10	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 12	13 +3
1996	Suzuka	grid 14	11 +5
1996	Jerez	grid 11	9 +7
1996	Mugello	grid 13	8 +8
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 15	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 14	10 +6
1996	Nürburgring	grid 8	9 +7
1996	Donington	grid 8	10 +6
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 17	DNF
1996	Brno	grid 6	10 +6
1996	Imola	grid 10	9 +7
1996	Catalunya	grid 10	6 +10
1996	Rio	grid 12	11 +5
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 12	9 +7
1999	Motegi	grid 13	7 +9

2002	Suzuka	grid 3	4 +13
2002	Phillip Island	grid 13	DNF
2005	Istanbul	grid 15	Excluded
2007	Motegi	grid 20	15 +1
2011	Motegi	grid 18	13 +3