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

Riders

Noriyuki Haga (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Original: Smudge 9000 from North Kent Coast, England Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2013 · Wikimedia Commons

Noriyuki Haga

Nationality
Japan Japan
Bike
Aprilia
Born
March 2, 1975(age 51)
Birthplace
Rimini
Height / weight
179 cm / 68 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Suzuka in 1998.

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In 500cc (1998–2001): 16 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In MotoGP (2003): 16 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1998 (500cc).

In all, 32 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

151015201998199920002001200220031998 500cc: P20 / 16 pts / 0 wins2001 500cc: P14 / 59 pts / 0 wins500cc2003 MotoGP: P14 / 47 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 1998–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1998–2001
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate6.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.9

75 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2003–2003
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.1

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, 1998–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 47 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 32 races · 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P5.5
Suzuka500cc 2 · MotoGP 1avg P7.5
Le Mans500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P8.0
Mugello500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P10.0
Assen500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P10.0
Sepang500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P10.5
Catalunya500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P11.0
Phillip Island500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P11.0
Jerez500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P11.5
Brno500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P12.0
Sachsenring500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P12.0
Motegi500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P12.0
RioMotoGP 1avg P14.0
Valencia500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P15.0
Estoril500cc 1 · MotoGP 1avg P15.0
Welkom500cc 1 · MotoGP 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 16 races · 2003

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 14.3 → average finish 9.5 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.8 → average finish 13.1 (12 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1514.3 → 9.50 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜18.8 → 13.10 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington1 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0
Jerez1 racesavg P11.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P12.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P12.0
Motegi1 racesavg P12.0
Sepang1 racesavg P12.0
Brno1 racesavg P13.0
Rio1 racesavg P14.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P14.0
Valencia1 racesavg P15.0
Estoril1 racesavg P15.0
Welkom1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Assen1 races—
Sachsenring1 races—

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

500cc 16 races · 1998–2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka2 racesavg P3.0
Donington1 racesavg P4.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P8.0
Sepang1 racesavg P9.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P10.0
Mugello1 racesavg P10.0
Assen1 racesavg P10.0
Brno1 racesavg P11.0
Jerez1 racesavg P12.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P12.0
Welkom1 races—
Le Mans1 races—
Motegi1 races—
Valencia1 races—
Estoril1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 4–6.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2003 (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 1,881 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 633 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 90,104 miles
3.6× around the Earth · at least 8.2 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

96.9%Start rate (31/32)
1Longest run of absences (races)
16Longest run of starts (races)
5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2001 500cc P14 · 59 pts

2002 no Grand Prix starts

2003 MotoGP P14 · 47 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, 1998–2003 (the rider's racing years)

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