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

Riders

Norihiko Fujiwara (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 1989 · Wikimedia Commons

Norihiko Fujiwara

Nationality
Japan Japan
Number
52
Born
October 8, 1966(age 60)
Birthplace
Tokyo

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Suzuka in 1987.

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In 500cc (1987–1997): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 9 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)

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
1993Japanese GP500cc9

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

1510152025301988199019921994199619981989 500cc: P21 / 17 pts / 0 wins1990 500cc: P30 / 5 pts / 0 wins1992 500cc: P25 / 2 pts / 0 wins1997 500cc: P25 / 7 pts / 0 wins1998 500cc: P25 / 9 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1993 500cc / 1992 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1987–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1987–1998
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

44 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1987–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 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)

500cc 14 races · 1987–1998

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.0 → average finish 9.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.9 → average finish 8.0 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.4 → average finish 11.7 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–97.0 → 9.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1512.9 → 8.00 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜17.4 → 11.70 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0
Johor1 racesavg P7.0
Suzuka7 racesavg P9.0
Spa1 racesavg P11.0
Donington1 racesavg P12.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P17.0
Assen1 races—
Misano1 races—

500cc: 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, 1987–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 582 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 178 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 34,987 miles
1.4× around the Earth · at least 3.1 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

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, 1987–1998 (the rider's racing years)

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