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

Riders

Hideo Kanaya

Nationality: Japan
Born: February 3, 1945(age 81)

Photos (2)

1973
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1986
Sasa21 · CC BY 4.0

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 250cc at Nürburgring in 1972.

In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1972 (250cc). First win: Nürburgring 1972 (250cc).

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 9 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1972 500cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1967–1967

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

4 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1972–1973

Win rate16.7%

Podium rate83.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

62 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1972–1975

Win rate11.1%

Podium rate44.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.4

66 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1972–1975

Win rate12.5%

Podium rate62.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.7

75 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1967. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 10, both out 2
Phil Read 7 world titles
12 races together: ahead 3, behind 9, both out 0
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
12 races together: ahead 8, behind 4, 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 24 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Salzburgring (average P1.6, 5 races)

Salzburgring350cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P1.6

Nürburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Paul Ricard500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.3

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.0

Fuji125cc 1avg P3.0

Jarama350cc 1avg P3.0

Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1avg P3.0

Imola350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.0

Spa500cc 1avg P4.0

Opatija350cc 1avg P4.0

Assen350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

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.

350cc 9 races · 1972–1975

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring2 racesavg P1.5

Jarama1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija1 racesavg P4.0

Imola2 racesavg P5.0

Assen1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 8 races · 1972–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring2 racesavg P1.5

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P2.5

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.0

Spa1 racesavg P4.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 6 races · 1972–1973

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P2.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P10.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 1 races · 1967

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1972	Nürburgring	1 +15
1972	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +10
1972	Assen	10 +1
1973	Paul Ricard	2 +12
1973	Salzburgring	2 +12
1973	Hockenheim	2 +12

1972	Spa	4 +8
1973	Paul Ricard	3 +10
1973	Salzburgring	2 +12
1973	Hockenheim	DNF
1975	Paul Ricard	2 +12
1975	Salzburgring	1 +15
1975	Hockenheim	4 +8
1975	Imola	3 +10