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Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0
4 pts · Poles 0
| 2002 | Motegi | grid 19 | 12 +4 | |
| 2003 | Suzuka | DNF | ||
| 2004 | Motegi | grid 28 | 20 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Katsuyuki Nakasuga
- Nationality
Japan- Number
- 89
- Team (2018 MotoGP)
- Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing
- Bike
- Yamaha
- Born
- August 9, 1981(age 45)
- Birthplace
- Shizuoka
Photos (40)
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2011 Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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2012 At this race · Box Repol · CC BY 2.0
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2012 bluXgraphics(motorcycle design Japan)=Midorikawa · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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2016 Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
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 Motegi in 2002.
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In 250cc (2002–2004): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2011–2018): 9 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. Teams: Yamaha Factory Racing, Yamaha YSP Racing Team, YAMALUBE Racing Team with YSP, Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing.
First podium: Valencia 2012 (MotoGP).
In all, 12 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).
| Year | Event | Class | Grid | Qualifying |
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| 2011 | Malaysian GP | MotoGP | 16 | 2'04.072 |
Season by season
250ccMotoGP ★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years)
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate11.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.4
65 pts · Poles 0
| 2011 | Valencia | grid 15 | 6 +10 | |
| 2012 | Motegi | grid 11 | 9 +7 | |
| 2012 | Valencia | grid 16 | 2 +20 | |
| 2013 | Motegi | grid 12 | 11 +5 | |
| 2014 | Motegi | grid 17 | 12 +4 | |
| 2015 | Motegi | grid 15 | 8 +8 | |
| 2016 | Motegi | grid 16 | 11 +5 | |
| 2017 | Motegi | grid 23 | 12 +4 | |
| 2018 | Motegi | grid 20 | 14 +2 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years)
Against the greats, and the class of their debut
Grand Prix debut in 2002. Of the 42 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 12 races · 250cc / MotoGP
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
ValenciaMotoGP 2avg P4.0
Motegi250cc 2 · MotoGP 7avg P12.1
Suzuka250cc 1—
ValenciaMotoGP 20%(0 wins)
Motegi250cc 2 · MotoGP 70%(0 wins)
Suzuka250cc 10%(0 wins)
ValenciaMotoGP 250%(1 podiums)
Motegi250cc 2 · MotoGP 70%(0 podiums)
Suzuka250cc 10%(0 podiums)
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 9 races · 2011–2018
By tyre eraSmall sample
No podium yet in the Michelin era
Win rate
Bridgestone6 races0%(0 wins)
Michelin3 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Bridgestone6 races17%(1 podiums)
Michelin3 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Bridgestone6 racesavg P8.0
Michelin3 racesavg P12.3
Dry / wetSmall sample
Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 25.0% wet
Win rate
Dry5 races0%(0 wins)
Wet4 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry5 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet4 races25%(1 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry5 racesavg P11.4
Wet4 racesavg P7.0
By grid positionSmall sample
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 10–15 | 13.2 → 8.5 | 0 wins / 4 races |
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| Grid 16〜 | 18.4 → 10.2 | 0 wins / 5 races |
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Valencia2 racesavg P4.0
Motegi7 racesavg P11.0
Valencia2 races0%(0 wins)
Motegi7 races0%(0 wins)
Valencia2 races50%(1 podiums)
Motegi7 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc 3 races · 2002–2004
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Motegi2 racesavg P16.0
Suzuka1 races—
Motegi2 races0%(0 wins)
Suzuka1 races0%(0 wins)
Motegi2 races0%(0 podiums)
Suzuka1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2018 (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 3,061 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,050 laps
Time on the bike: at least 32 hours (1.3 days)
Average 145.7 km/h, top 315.9 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2011–2018, the seasons with every session's lap analysis
Travelled between circuits
at least 26,973 miles
1.1× around the Earth · at least 2.4 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, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years)