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

Riders

Noboiuki Wakai

Nationality: Japan
Bike: Suzuki
Born: July 25, 1967(age 59)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Hockenheim in 1991.

In 125cc (1991–1992): 11 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1992): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1992): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1993): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Shah Alam 1991 (125cc).

In all, 19 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1990–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1990–1992

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate7.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.7

115 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1992–1993

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P18.7

4 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1990–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1990. Of the 41 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
26 races together: ahead 10, behind 16, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
17 races together: ahead 2, behind 15, both out 0
Fausto Gresini 2 world titles
26 races together: ahead 6, behind 20, both out 0
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
24 races together: ahead 12, behind 11, both out 1

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 30 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Shah Alam (average P3.0, 3 races)

Shah Alam125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Hungaroring125cc 1avg P4.0

Brno125cc 1avg P5.0

Misano125cc 1avg P6.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P8.0

Magny-Cours125cc 1avg P8.0

Interlagos125cc 1avg P8.0

Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P8.3

Catalunya125cc 1avg P9.0

Mugello125cc 2avg P10.0

Donington125cc 2avg P10.0

Salzburgring125cc 1avg P12.0

Eastern Creek125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P12.5

Jerez125cc 2avg P13.0

Suzuka125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P14.0

Assen125cc 2avg P15.0

Jarama125cc 1—

Kyalami125cc 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.

250cc 4 races · 1992–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	7.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	19.7 → 24.5	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P21.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P28.0

Shah Alam1 races—

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

125cc 26 races · 1990–1992

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.3 → 5.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–6	5.5 → 8.3	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 3.5	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 8.9	0 wins / 9 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Shah Alam2 racesavg P3.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P4.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P4.0

Brno1 racesavg P5.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P8.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P8.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P9.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P9.3

Mugello2 racesavg P10.0

Donington2 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez2 racesavg P13.0

Assen2 racesavg P15.0

Jarama1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

125cc: 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, 1990–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)26 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,460 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 505 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 31,382 miles
1.3× around the Earth · at least 2.9 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

96.2%Start rate (25/26)

1Longest run of absences (races)

24Longest run of starts (races)

4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1991 125cc P10 · 60 pts

1992 125cc P10 · 52 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, 1990–1993 (the rider's racing years)

1990	Suzuka	grid 10	13 +3
1991	Suzuka	grid 6	12 +4
1991	Jerez		21
1991	Misano	grid 13	6 +10
1991	Hockenheim	grid 13	9 +7
1991	Salzburgring		12 +4
1991	Jarama		DNF
1991	Assen		15 +1
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 6	8 +8
1991	Donington		DNF
1991	Mugello	grid 14	DNF
1991	Brno	grid 10	5 +11
1991	Shah Alam	grid 2	3 +15
1992	Suzuka	grid 9	3 +12
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 8	4 +10
1992	Shah Alam	grid 7	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 4	5 +8
1992	Mugello	grid 15	10 +1
1992	Catalunya	grid 11	9 +2
1992	Hockenheim	grid 12	9 +2
1992	Assen	grid 9	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 3	4 +10
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 2	8 +3
1992	Donington	grid 13	10 +1
1992	Interlagos	grid 6	8 +3
1992	Kyalami	grid 16	DNF