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

Riders

Masaki Tokudome

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Nationality: Japan
Number: 79
Team (2005 250cc): Henkel Danke J Racing
Bike: Yamaha
Born: February 14, 1971(age 55)
Birthplace: Kogoshima

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Eastern Creek in 1994.

In 125cc (1994–1998): 43 starts, 3 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1999–2005): 17 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Henkel Danke J Racing.

First podium: Sentul 1996 (125cc). First win: Sentul 1996 (125cc).

In all, 60 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 5 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, 1994–2005 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1994–1998

Win rate7.1%

Podium rate15.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

603 pts · Poles 5

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

250cc1999–2005

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.0

38 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1994–2005 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1994. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
44 races together: ahead 10, behind 31, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
55 races together: ahead 28, behind 23, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, both out 0
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
70 races together: ahead 21, behind 48, 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 87 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rio (average P4.7, 3 races)

Sentul125cc 2avg P3.5

Johor125cc 1avg P4.0

Red Bull Ring125cc 2avg P4.5

Rio125cc 3avg P4.7

Nürburgring125cc 3avg P5.0

Donington125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P6.0

Suzuka125cc 5avg P7.0

Imola125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P7.3

Assen125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P7.8

Eastern Creek125cc 3avg P8.0

Buenos Aires125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P8.3

Mugello125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P8.5

Le Mans125cc 2avg P8.5

Brno125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P8.6

Jarama125cc 1avg P9.0

Hockenheim125cc 1avg P9.0

Shah Alam125cc 4avg P9.5

Jerez125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P10.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P10.5

Catalunya125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P11.6

Sachsenring125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P12.0

Phillip Island125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P13.0

Sepang250cc 1avg P13.0

Valencia250cc 1avg P14.0

Laguna Seca125cc 1avg P14.0

Welkom250cc 1avg P14.0

Motegi250cc 3avg P17.0

Salzburgring125cc 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 17 races · 1999–2005

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.3 → 13.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	19.2 → 13.9	0 wins / 9 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Donington1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello1 racesavg P11.0

Brno1 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P13.0

Jerez1 racesavg P13.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P13.0

Sepang1 racesavg P13.0

Welkom1 racesavg P14.0

Assen1 racesavg P14.0

Valencia1 racesavg P14.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P15.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P15.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P15.0

Imola1 racesavg P16.0

Motegi3 racesavg P17.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only.

125cc 70 races · 1994–1998

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.2 to an average finish of 9.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 5.4	4 wins / 18 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 7.2	1 wins / 14 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 7.5	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 9.1	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 16〜	16.8 → 10.4	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Imola (average P3.0, 3 races)

Imola3 racesavg P3.0

Sentul2 racesavg P3.5

Johor1 racesavg P4.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P4.5

Rio3 racesavg P4.7

Nürburgring3 racesavg P5.0

Donington5 racesavg P5.4

Assen5 racesavg P5.7

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P6.0

Suzuka5 racesavg P7.0

Brno5 racesavg P7.8

Mugello5 racesavg P8.0

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P8.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P8.5

Sachsenring1 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0

Jerez5 racesavg P9.4

Shah Alam4 racesavg P9.5

Catalunya5 racesavg P11.3

Phillip Island2 racesavg P12.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P14.0

Salzburgring1 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, 1994–2005 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)55 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 5,476 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,926 laps

Time on the bike: at least 4 hours (0.1 days)
Average 132.4 km/h, top 238.9 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2005, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 186,513 miles
7.5× around the Earth · at least 16.8 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

97.7%Start rate (85/87)

1Longest run of absences (races)

47Longest run of starts (races)

12.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1994 125cc P8 · 87 pts

1995 125cc P7 · 106 pts

1996 125cc P2 · 193 pts

1997 125cc P5 · 120 pts

1998 125cc P7 · 97 pts

1999 250cc P18 · 37 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, 1994–2005 (the rider's racing years)

1994	Eastern Creek	grid 11	9 +7
1994	Shah Alam	grid 12	14 +2
1994	Suzuka	grid 6	6 +10
1994	Jerez	grid 11	10 +6
1994	Salzburgring	grid 15	DNF
1994	Hockenheim	grid 14	9 +7
1994	Assen	grid 16	5 +11
1994	Mugello	grid 9	6 +10
1994	Le Mans	grid 10	9 +7
1994	Donington	grid 14	12 +4
1994	Brno	grid 8	6 +10
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 7	14 +2
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 18	8 +8
1994	Catalunya	grid 3	13 +3
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 5	12 +4
1995	Shah Alam	grid 16	15 +1
1995	Suzuka	grid 17	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 6	15 +1
1995	Nürburgring	grid 7	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 7	3 +16
1995	Assen	grid 9	DNF
1995	Le Mans	grid 2	8 +8
1995	Donington	grid 13	6 +10
1995	Brno	grid 5	4 +13
1995	Rio	grid 3	1 +25
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 2	2 +20
1995	Catalunya	grid 13	8 +8
1996	Shah Alam	grid 9	4 +13
1996	Sentul	grid 3	1 +25
1996	Suzuka	grid 3	1 +25
1996	Jerez	grid 8	6 +10
1996	Mugello	grid 1	14 +2
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 1	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 3	1 +25
1996	Donington	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 1	4 +13
1996	Brno	grid 4	13 +3
1996	Imola	grid 4	1 +25
1996	Catalunya	grid 9	Out on lap 1
1996	Rio	grid 5	3 +16
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 7	3 +16
1997	Shah Alam	grid 2	5 +11
1997	Suzuka	grid 3	13 +3
1997	Jerez	grid 3	4 +13
1997	Mugello	grid 4	7 +9
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 3	5 +11
1997	Paul Ricard		Did not start
1997	Assen	grid 6	7 +9
1997	Imola	grid 7	DNF
1997	Nürburgring		9 +7
1997	Rio	grid 6	10 +6
1997	Donington		2 +20
1997	Brno	grid 2	8 +8
1997	Catalunya	grid 7	11 +5
1997	Sentul	grid 6	6 +10
1997	Phillip Island	grid 13	8 +8
1998	Suzuka	grid 11	8 +8
1998	Johor	grid 6	4 +13
1998	Jerez	grid 11	12 +4
1998	Mugello	grid 10	10 +6
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 18	8 +8
1998	Jarama	grid 15	9 +7
1998	Assen	grid 2	5 +11
1998	Donington	grid 10	5 +11
1998	Sachsenring	grid 7	9 +7
1998	Brno	grid 5	DNF
1998	Imola	grid 4	5 +11
1998	Catalunya	grid 8	13 +3
1998	Phillip Island	grid 16	16
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 13	8 +8

1999	Sepang	grid 17	13 +3
1999	Motegi	grid 20	16
1999	Jerez	grid 14	13 +3
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 21	13 +3
1999	Mugello	grid 18	11 +5
1999	Catalunya	grid 15	13 +3
1999	Assen	grid 14	14 +2
1999	Donington	grid 11	9 +7
1999	Sachsenring	grid 22	15 +1
1999	Brno	grid 16	12 +4
1999	Imola	grid 17	16
1999	Valencia	grid 22	14 +2
1999	Phillip Island	grid 20	15 +1
1999	Welkom	grid 14	14 +2
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 12	15 +1
2003	Motegi		15 +1
2005	Motegi		20