Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5
5 pts · Poles 0
| 2002 | Motegi | grid 19 | 12 +4 | |
| 2010 | Catalunya | grid 17 | 15 +1 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Wataru Yoshikawa
- Nationality
Japan- Number
- 8
- Team (2010 MotoGP)
- Fiat Yamaha Team
- Bike
- Yamaha
- Born
- September 26, 1968(age 58)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in MotoGP at Motegi in 2002.
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In MotoGP (2002–2010): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Fiat Yamaha Team.
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
MotoGP ★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 2002–2010 (the rider's racing years)
Totals
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2010 (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)
MotoGP 2 races · 2002–2010
By tyre eraSmall sample
Podium rate: 0.0% with Bridgestone, 0.0% with Multiple suppliers
Win rate
Multiple suppliers1 races0%(0 wins)
Bridgestone1 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers1 races0%(0 podiums)
Bridgestone1 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers1 racesavg P12.0
Bridgestone1 racesavg P15.0
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Motegi1 racesavg P12.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P15.0
Motegi1 races0%(0 wins)
Catalunya1 races0%(0 wins)
Motegi1 races0%(0 podiums)
Catalunya1 races0%(0 podiums)
MotoGP: Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2010 (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 386 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 131 laps
Time on the bike: at least 3 hours (0.1 days)
Average 148.7 km/h, top 319.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2010–2010, the seasons with every session's lap analysis
Travelled between circuits
at least 6,423 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.6 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, 2002–2010 (the rider's racing years)