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

Riders

Hiroyuki Kikuchi

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Number
39
Born
March 8, 1965(age 61)
Birthplace
Kyoto

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Shah Alam in 1995.

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In 125cc (1995–2001): 14 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1998 (125cc).

In all, 14 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)

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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1998IMOLA GRAND PRIX125cc62'01.295

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

1102030199419961998200020021998 125cc: P15 / 51 pts / 0 wins2000 125cc: P30 / 2 pts / 0 wins2001 125cc: P32 / 1 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1988 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1994–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1994–2003
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate4.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P15.9

54 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1994–2003 (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.

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)

125cc 22 races · 1994–2003

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.4 → average finish 8.2 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 23.2 → average finish 19.8 (15 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1512.4 → 8.20 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜23.2 → 19.80 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0
Suzuka5 racesavg P12.0
Brno2 racesavg P14.0
Assen2 racesavg P14.5
Donington2 racesavg P16.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P20.0
Jerez1 racesavg P21.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P21.0
Eastern Creek1 racesavg P21.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P23.0
Mugello1 racesavg P24.0
Shah Alam1 racesavg P25.0
Rio1 races—
Nürburgring1 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, 1994–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,221 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 414 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 40,081 miles
1.6× around the Earth · at least 3.7 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

100%Start rate (13/13)
0Longest run of absences (races)
13Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1995 125cc

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, 1994–2003 (the rider's racing years)

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