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

Riders

Hiroshi Aoyama

Nationality: Japan
Number: 7
Team (2017 MotoGP): EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Bike: Honda
Born: October 25, 1981(age 44)
Birthplace: Chiba
Height / weight: 165 cm / 57 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (12)

2007
At this race · user:ChibaRagi · CC BY 3.0
2009
At this race · Tomohiko Tanabe from Yokohama, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
2009
At this race · Tomohiko Tanabe from Yokohama, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
2010
At this race · motoracereports · CC BY 3.0
2011
At this race · Jorge Meneses · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
At this race · Jorge Meneses · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
At this race · Neuwieser from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
At this race · Neuwieser from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
At this race · Don France from Alamo, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0
2013
At this race · Smudge 9000 from North Kent Coast, England · CC BY-SA 2.0
2014
At this race · Steve from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
2025
Rikita · 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 Suzuka in 2001.

In 250cc (2001–2009): 103 starts, 9 wins, 27 podiums. Teams: Telefonica Movistar Honda 250cc, Red Bull KTM GP 250, Red Bull KTM 250, Scot Racing Team 250cc. In MotoGP (2010–2017): 71 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Interwetten Honda MotoGP, San Carlo Honda Gresini, Repsol Honda Team, Avintia Blusens, Drive M7 Aspar, AB Motoracing.

First podium: Suzuka 2003 (250cc). First win: Motegi 2005 (250cc). World champion: 2009 250cc.

In all, 174 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 27 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
2008	INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX	250cc	5	1'45.850
2011	Malaysian GP	MotoGP	7	2'02.254

Season by season

250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2000–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2000–2009 ★ 1 titles (2009)

Win rate8.7%

Podium rate26.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

1112 pts · Poles 6

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

2000	Motegi	grid 17	8 +8
2001	Suzuka	grid 14	13 +3
2001	Motegi	grid 19	21
2002	Suzuka	grid 13	12 +4
2002	Motegi	grid 13	11 +5
2003	Suzuka		2 +20
2003	Motegi		5 +11
2004	Welkom		11 +5
2004	Jerez	grid 10	DNF
2004	Le Mans	grid 9	4 +13
2004	Mugello	grid 11	9 +7
2004	Catalunya	grid 13	6 +10
2004	Assen	grid 14	10 +6
2004	Rio	grid 15	6 +10
2004	Sachsenring	grid 12	4 +13
2004	Donington	grid 3	9 +7
2004	Brno	grid 8	7 +9
2004	Estoril	grid 9	9 +7
2004	Motegi	grid 2	3 +16
2004	Lusail	grid 6	3 +16
2004	Sepang	grid 6	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 7	7 +9
2004	Valencia	grid 7	Disqualified
2005	Jerez		DNF
2005	Estoril		6 +10
2005	Shanghai		3 +16
2005	Le Mans		6 +10
2005	Mugello		7 +9
2005	Catalunya		4 +13
2005	Assen		4 +13
2005	Donington		DNF
2005	Sachsenring		3 +16
2005	Brno	grid 8	5 +11
2005	Motegi		1 +25
2005	Sepang	grid 1	5 +11
2005	Lusail	grid 7	6 +10
2005	Phillip Island	grid 8	6 +10
2005	Istanbul	grid 3	3 +16
2005	Valencia	grid 6	6 +10
2006	Jerez	grid 7	6 +10
2006	Lusail	grid 8	5 +11
2006	Istanbul	grid 6	1 +25
2006	Shanghai	grid 7	3 +16
2006	Le Mans	grid 7	4 +13
2006	Mugello	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2006	Catalunya	grid 5	6 +10
2006	Assen	grid 10	9 +7
2006	Donington	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Sachsenring	grid 6	8 +8
2006	Brno	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Sepang	grid 3	DNF
2006	Phillip Island	grid 6	3 +16
2006	Motegi	grid 4	1 +25
2006	Estoril	grid 2	2 +20
2006	Valencia	grid 1	DNF
2007	Lusail	grid 6	DNF
2007	Jerez	grid 13	6 +10
2007	Istanbul	grid 9	DNF
2007	Shanghai	grid 11	9 +7
2007	Le Mans	grid 10	DNF
2007	Mugello	grid 7	21
2007	Catalunya	grid 9	7 +9
2007	Donington	grid 10	3 +16
2007	Assen	grid 4	5 +11
2007	Sachsenring	grid 6	1 +25
2007	Brno	grid 10	6 +10
2007	Misano	grid 4	2 +20
2007	Estoril	grid 5	DNF
2007	Motegi	grid 6	8 +8
2007	Phillip Island	grid 6	4 +13
2007	Sepang	grid 1	1 +25
2007	Valencia	grid 11	10 +6
2008	Lusail	grid 12	16
2008	Jerez	grid 6	4 +13
2008	Estoril	grid 6	5 +11
2008	Shanghai	grid 11	2 +20
2008	Le Mans	grid 10	7 +9
2008	Mugello	grid 10	8 +8
2008	Catalunya	grid 8	7 +9
2008	Donington	grid 6	6 +10
2008	Assen	grid 13	6 +10
2008	Sachsenring	grid 9	8 +8
2008	Brno	grid 16	13 +3
2008	Misano	grid 5	DNF
2008	Motegi	grid 2	9 +7
2008	Phillip Island	grid 4	DNF
2008	Sepang	grid 1	2 +20
2008	Valencia	grid 5	5 +11
2009	Lusail	grid 2	4 +13
2009	Motegi	grid 2	2 +20
2009	Jerez	grid 6	1 +25
2009	Le Mans	grid 3	8 +8
2009	Mugello	grid 4	6 +10
2009	Catalunya	grid 6	2 +20
2009	Assen	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Sachsenring	grid 4	4 +13
2009	Donington	grid 3	1 +25
2009	Brno	grid 2	4 +13
2009	Indianapolis	grid 2	2 +20
2009	Misano	grid 1	4 +13
2009	Estoril	grid 4	4 +13
2009	Phillip Island	grid 3	7 +9
2009	Sepang	grid 1	1 +25
2009	Valencia	grid 4	7 +9

MotoGP2010–2017

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.6

241 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2000–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.1 places better on clockwise tracks than on anticlockwise tracks

Strong

Sepang 3.9 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Lusail 0.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Aragón 0.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)

Weak

Sachsenring 2.2 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Valencia 2.0 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Silverstone 1.1 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2000. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
70 races together: ahead 7, behind 61, both out 2
Marc Marquez 9 world titles
41 races together: ahead 4, behind 35, both out 2
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
116 races together: ahead 20, behind 96, both out 0
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
91 races together: ahead 10, behind 80, 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 175 races · 250cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Istanbul (average P2.0, 3 races)

Istanbul250cc 3avg P2.0

Shanghai250cc 4avg P4.3

Donington250cc 6avg P4.4

Rio250cc 1avg P6.0

Estoril250cc 6 · MotoGP 2avg P6.4

Catalunya250cc 6 · MotoGP 2avg P6.7

Sepang250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P6.8

Assen250cc 6 · MotoGP 2avg P7.4

Sachsenring250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P8.0

Jerez250cc 6 · MotoGP 5avg P8.1

Brno250cc 6 · MotoGP 3avg P8.2

Phillip Island250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P8.5

Lusail250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P8.9

Le Mans250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P9.0

Suzuka250cc 3avg P9.0

Misano250cc 3 · MotoGP 4avg P9.2

Motegi250cc 10 · MotoGP 6avg P9.4

Indianapolis250cc 1 · MotoGP 4avg P9.6

TermasMotoGP 2avg P10.0

Mugello250cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P10.9

Valencia250cc 6 · MotoGP 5avg P10.9

Welkom250cc 1avg P11.0

AragónMotoGP 4avg P11.5

Laguna SecaMotoGP 2avg P13.0

COTAMotoGP 3avg P13.3

SilverstoneMotoGP 3avg P13.7

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.

MotoGP 71 races · 2010–2017

By tyre era

Podium rate: 0.0% with Michelin, 0.0% with Bridgestone

Win rate

Bridgestone68 races0%(0 wins)

Michelin3 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Bridgestone68 races0%(0 podiums)

Michelin3 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Bridgestone68 racesavg P12.4

Michelin3 racesavg P16.3

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry62 races0%(0 wins)

Wet8 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry62 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet8 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry62 racesavg P12.5

Wet8 racesavg P13.4

1 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.8 to an average finish of 10.7

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	9.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 10.7	0 wins / 38 races
Grid 16〜	18.7 → 14.8	0 wins / 32 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Sepang (average P11.3, 4 races)

Estoril2 racesavg P9.5

Termas2 racesavg P10.0

Sepang4 racesavg P11.3

Aragón4 racesavg P11.5

Lusail4 racesavg P11.5

Indianapolis4 racesavg P11.5

Jerez5 racesavg P12.0

Mugello4 racesavg P12.0

Brno3 racesavg P12.0

Assen2 racesavg P12.0

Misano4 racesavg P12.3

Le Mans4 racesavg P13.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P13.0

COTA3 racesavg P13.3

Motegi6 racesavg P13.7

Phillip Island4 racesavg P13.7

Silverstone3 racesavg P13.7

Valencia5 racesavg P14.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P14.7

Catalunya2 racesavg P15.0

250cc 104 races · 2000–2009

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 30.3% dry, 33.3% wet

Win rate

Dry66 races12%(8 wins)

Wet12 races8%(1 wins)

Podium rate

Dry66 races30%(20 podiums)

Wet12 races33%(4 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry66 racesavg P5.1

Wet12 racesavg P5.1

26 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.7 to an average finish of 8.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.1 → 3.7	4 wins / 22 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 4.2	4 wins / 27 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 7.0	0 wins / 17 races
Grid 10–15	11.7 → 8.1	0 wins / 22 races
Grid 16〜	17.3 → 14.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Istanbul (average P2.0, 3 races)

Istanbul3 racesavg P2.0

Indianapolis1 racesavg P2.0

Sepang6 racesavg P2.3

Misano3 racesavg P3.0

Jerez6 racesavg P4.3

Shanghai4 racesavg P4.3

Donington6 racesavg P4.4

Sachsenring6 racesavg P4.7

Estoril6 racesavg P5.2

Catalunya6 racesavg P5.3

Phillip Island6 racesavg P5.4

Le Mans6 racesavg P5.8

Assen6 racesavg P5.8

Rio1 racesavg P6.0

Brno6 racesavg P6.3

Lusail6 racesavg P6.8

Motegi10 racesavg P6.9

Valencia6 racesavg P7.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P9.0

Mugello6 racesavg P10.2

Welkom1 racesavg P11.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2000–2017 (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 48,671 miles
2.0× around the Earth · 16,888 laps

Time on the bike: at least 519 hours (21.6 days)
Average 146.3 km/h, top 344.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2017, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 535,504 miles
21.5× around the Earth · at least 48.5 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

95.2%Start rate (160/168)

6Longest run of absences (races)

101Longest run of starts (races)

24Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2004 250cc P6 · 128 pts

2005 250cc P4 · 180 pts

2006 250cc P4 · 193 pts

2007 250cc P6 · 160 pts

2008 250cc P7 · 139 pts

2009 250cc P1 · 261 pts

2010 MotoGP P15 · 53 pts

2011 MotoGP P10 · 98 pts

2012 no Grand Prix starts

2013 MotoGP P20 · 13 pts

2014 MotoGP P14 · 68 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, 2000–2017 (the rider's racing years)

2010	Lusail	grid 10	10 +6
2010	Jerez	grid 12	14 +2
2010	Le Mans	grid 14	11 +5
2010	Mugello	grid 10	11 +5
2010	Indianapolis	grid 13	12 +4
2010	Misano	grid 13	12 +4
2010	Aragón	grid 15	13 +3
2010	Motegi	grid 14	10 +6
2010	Sepang	grid 14	7 +9
2010	Phillip Island	grid 13	13 +3
2010	Estoril	grid 16	12 +4
2010	Valencia	grid 15	14 +2
2011	Lusail	grid 12	10 +6
2011	Jerez	grid 10	4 +13
2011	Estoril	grid 11	7 +9
2011	Le Mans	grid 13	8 +8
2011	Catalunya	grid 11	DNF
2011	Silverstone	grid 11	9 +7
2011	Assen	grid 12	8 +8
2011	Mugello	grid 13	11 +5
2011	Sachsenring	grid 15	15 +1
2011	Laguna Seca	grid 14	10 +6
2011	Brno	grid 10	9 +7
2011	Indianapolis	grid 13	9 +7
2011	Misano	grid 10	11 +5
2011	Aragón	grid 9	11 +5
2011	Motegi	grid 11	9 +7
2011	Phillip Island	grid 10	DNF
2011	Valencia	grid 14	12 +4
2012	Valencia	grid 21	13 +3
2013	Lusail	grid 17	15 +1
2013	COTA	grid 21	17
2013	Jerez	grid 16	18
2013	Le Mans	grid 24	19
2013	Mugello	grid 23	DNF
2013	Sachsenring	grid 19	17
2013	Laguna Seca	grid 21	16
2013	Indianapolis	grid 19	15 +1
2013	Brno	grid 22	14 +2
2013	Silverstone	grid 21	18
2013	Misano	grid 15	14 +2
2013	Aragón	grid 14	14 +2
2013	Sepang	grid 15	11 +5
2013	Phillip Island	grid 16	20
2013	Motegi	grid 18	17
2013	Valencia	grid 19	16
2014	Lusail	grid 15	11 +5
2014	COTA	grid 16	12 +4
2014	Termas	grid 16	10 +6
2014	Jerez	grid 13	12 +4
2014	Le Mans	grid 17	14 +2
2014	Mugello	grid 17	14 +2
2014	Catalunya	grid 20	15 +1
2014	Assen	grid 14	16
2014	Sachsenring	grid 16	12 +4
2014	Indianapolis	grid 18	10 +6
2014	Brno	grid 16	13 +3
2014	Silverstone	grid 16	14 +2
2014	Misano	grid 15	12 +4
2014	Aragón	grid 14	8 +8
2014	Motegi	grid 18	13 +3
2014	Phillip Island	grid 12	8 +8
2014	Sepang	grid 11	11 +5
2014	Valencia	grid 18	15 +1
2015	COTA	grid 18	11 +5
2015	Termas	grid 15	DNF
2015	Jerez	grid 16	DNF
2015	Sachsenring	grid 22	DNF
2016	Motegi	grid 22	15 +1
2016	Sepang	grid 17	16
2017	Motegi	grid 21	18