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

Riders

Kenichi Yoshida

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Bike
Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Fuji in 1967.

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In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1989): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

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

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

Season by season

350cc125cc ★ Champion

151015202519701975198019851989 125cc: P26 / 11 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1967–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1989–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

11 pts · Poles 0

350cc1967–1967
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

1 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1989 (the rider's racing years)

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.

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 2 races · 125cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka125cc 1avg P5.0
Fuji350cc 1avg P6.0

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.

125cc 1 races · 1989

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

350cc 1 races · 1967

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1967–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 58 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 16 laps

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

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, 1967–1989 (the rider's racing years)

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