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

Riders

Norick Abe

Nationality: Japan
Bike: Yamaha
Born: September 7, 1975(age 51)
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height / weight: 175 cm / 63 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (6)

1996
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1997
At this race · Dieter Gerhards · Public domain
1997
At this race · Dieter Gerhards · Public domain
2007
ranpie · CC BY-SA 2.0
2009
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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 500cc at Suzuka in 1994.

In 500cc (1994–2001): 96 starts, 3 wins, 14 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2004): 35 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Rio 1995 (500cc). First win: Suzuka 1996 (500cc).

In all, 131 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 14 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
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	15	1'50.128

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1994–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

500cc1994–2001

Win rate2.8%

Podium rate15.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

923 pts · Poles 0

12 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

1994	Suzuka	grid 7	DNF
1994	Brno	grid 11	6 +10
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 9	6 +10
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 4	9 +7
1995	Shah Alam	grid 6	DNF
1995	Suzuka	grid 7	9 +7
1995	Jerez	grid 6	4 +13
1995	Nürburgring	grid 10	8 +8
1995	Mugello	grid 11	6 +10
1995	Assen	grid 5	6 +10
1995	Le Mans	grid 5	DNF
1995	Donington	grid 12	18
1995	Brno	grid 4	DNF
1995	Rio	grid 3	3 +16
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 10	6 +10
1995	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
1996	Shah Alam	grid 7	8 +8
1996	Sentul	grid 13	9 +7
1996	Suzuka	grid 11	1 +25
1996	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 14	11 +5
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 14	4 +13
1996	Assen	grid 13	6 +10
1996	Nürburgring	grid 10	6 +10
1996	Donington	grid 6	3 +16
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 6	3 +16
1996	Brno	grid 12	11 +5
1996	Imola	grid 3	5 +11
1996	Catalunya	grid 13	10 +6
1996	Rio	grid 2	3 +16
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 10	DNF
1997	Shah Alam	grid 10	8 +8
1997	Suzuka	grid 9	7 +9
1997	Jerez	grid 15	7 +9
1997	Mugello	grid 13	7 +9
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 11	9 +7
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 12	7 +9
1997	Assen	grid 16	10 +6
1997	Imola	grid 7	7 +9
1997	Nürburgring	grid 17	DNF
1997	Rio	grid 11	5 +11
1997	Donington	grid 11	9 +7
1997	Brno	grid 17	5 +11
1997	Catalunya	grid 15	12 +4
1997	Sentul	grid 8	5 +11
1997	Phillip Island	grid 5	3 +16
1998	Suzuka	grid 7	14 +2
1998	Johor	grid 7	DNF
1998	Jerez	grid 11	6 +10
1998	Mugello	grid 7	6 +10
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 9	7 +9
1998	Jarama	grid 8	2 +20
1998	Assen	grid 3	DNF
1998	Donington	grid 4	3 +16
1998	Sachsenring	grid 8	DNF
1998	Brno	grid 12	5 +11
1998	Imola	grid 5	6 +10
1998	Catalunya	grid 9	3 +16
1998	Phillip Island	grid 9	5 +11
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 17	4 +13
1999	Sepang	grid 6	DNF
1999	Motegi	grid 10	3 +16
1999	Jerez	grid 9	5 +11
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 10	6 +10
1999	Mugello	grid 5	Out on lap 1
1999	Catalunya	grid 6	DNF
1999	Assen	grid 8	6 +10
1999	Donington	grid 4	6 +10
1999	Sachsenring	grid 8	3 +16
1999	Brno	grid 9	DNF
1999	Imola	grid 6	11 +5
1999	Valencia	grid 6	6 +10
1999	Phillip Island	grid 8	16
1999	Welkom	grid 11	9 +7
1999	Rio	grid 12	1 +25
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 6	3 +16
2000	Welkom		7 +9
2000	Sepang	grid 5	17
2000	Suzuka	grid 8	1 +25
2000	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
2000	Le Mans	grid 7	2 +20
2000	Mugello	grid 14	5 +11
2000	Catalunya	grid 12	2 +20
2000	Assen	grid 15	10 +6
2000	Donington	grid 7	6 +10
2000	Sachsenring	grid 15	11 +5
2000	Brno	grid 7	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 13	9 +7
2000	Valencia	grid 16	DNF
2000	Rio	grid 6	4 +13
2000	Motegi	grid 6	5 +11
2000	Phillip Island	grid 11	6 +10
2001	Suzuka		4 +13
2001	Welkom		5 +11
2001	Jerez		2 +20
2001	Le Mans		4 +13
2001	Mugello		9 +7
2001	Catalunya		6 +10
2001	Assen		DNF
2001	Donington		DNF
2001	Sachsenring		4 +13
2001	Brno		4 +13
2001	Estoril		Out on lap 1
2001	Valencia		8 +8
2001	Motegi		4 +13
2001	Phillip Island		13 +3
2001	Sepang		13 +3
2001	Rio		6 +10

MotoGP2002–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.8

234 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1994–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

2.0 places better on clockwise tracks than on anticlockwise tracks / 1.8 places better on slow tracks than on fast tracks / 1.8 places better on right-corner heavy tracks than on left-corner heavy tracks

Strong

Jerez 1.8 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Rio 1.6 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Brno 1.4 places better than usual (3 finishes)

Weak

Sepang 5.8 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Phillip Island 4.8 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Valencia 0.8 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

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.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
67 races together: ahead 11, behind 55, both out 1
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
62 races together: ahead 7, behind 55, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
97 races together: ahead 29, behind 64, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
92 races together: ahead 37, behind 51, both out 4

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 143 races · 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rio (average P4.0, 7 races)

Jarama500cc 1avg P2.0

Rio500cc 6 · MotoGP 1avg P4.0

Buenos Aires500cc 3avg P4.3

Motegi500cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P5.0

Le Mans500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P5.3

Jerez500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P5.9

Paul Ricard500cc 4avg P6.0

Red Bull Ring500cc 2avg P6.0

Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P6.0

Suzuka500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P6.5

Brno500cc 8 · MotoGP 2avg P6.7

Sachsenring500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P6.8

Donington500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P7.0

Nürburgring500cc 3avg P7.0

Sentul500cc 2avg P7.0

LusailMotoGP 1avg P7.0

Mugello500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P7.3

Imola500cc 4avg P7.3

Welkom500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P7.5

Shah Alam500cc 3avg P8.0

Catalunya500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P8.3

Assen500cc 7 · MotoGP 2avg P8.3

Valencia500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P8.6

Estoril500cc 2 · MotoGP 2avg P8.7

Eastern Creek500cc 2avg P9.0

Phillip Island500cc 5 · MotoGP 1avg P10.0

Sepang500cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P13.0

Johor500cc 1—

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 35 races · 2002–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.2 to an average finish of 7.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.2 → 7.4	0 wins / 19 races
Grid 16〜	17.6 → 10.8	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Le Mans (average P7.5, 3 races)

Donington2 racesavg P4.0

Rio1 racesavg P6.0

Mugello2 racesavg P7.0

Lusail1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P7.5

Welkom3 racesavg P8.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P8.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P8.0

Brno2 racesavg P8.0

Motegi2 racesavg P8.0

Jerez2 racesavg P8.5

Estoril2 racesavg P8.5

Valencia3 racesavg P9.7

Assen2 racesavg P10.0

Sepang2 racesavg P11.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P12.5

Phillip Island1 racesavg P17.0

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

500cc 108 races · 1994–2001

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.1 to an average finish of 7.2

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.8 → 3.7	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 5.9	0 wins / 21 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 6.2	1 wins / 25 races
Grid 10–15	12.1 → 7.2	2 wins / 36 races
Grid 16〜	16.6 → 6.3	0 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Le Mans (average P3.0, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P3.0

Rio6 racesavg P3.7

Motegi3 racesavg P4.0

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P4.3

Jerez7 racesavg P4.8

Suzuka7 racesavg P6.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P6.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P6.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P6.0

Brno8 racesavg P6.2

Catalunya7 racesavg P6.6

Valencia3 racesavg P7.0

Welkom3 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P7.0

Sentul2 racesavg P7.0

Imola4 racesavg P7.3

Mugello7 racesavg P7.3

Donington7 racesavg P7.5

Assen7 racesavg P7.6

Shah Alam3 racesavg P8.0

Phillip Island5 racesavg P8.6

Estoril2 racesavg P9.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P9.0

Sepang3 racesavg P15.0

Johor1 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, 1994–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)47 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 9,383 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,279 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 391,468 miles
15.7× around the Earth · at least 35.3 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

99.3%Start rate (135/136)

1Longest run of absences (races)

119Longest run of starts (races)

8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1995 500cc P9 · 81 pts

1996 500cc P5 · 148 pts

1997 500cc P7 · 126 pts

1998 500cc P6 · 128 pts

1999 500cc P6 · 136 pts

2000 500cc P8 · 147 pts

2001 500cc P7 · 137 pts

2002 MotoGP P6 · 129 pts

2003 no Grand Prix starts

2004 MotoGP P13 · 74 pts

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, 1994–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

2002	Suzuka	grid 12	5 +11
2002	Welkom	grid 15	7 +9
2002	Jerez	grid 10	6 +10
2002	Le Mans	grid 12	4 +13
2002	Mugello	grid 19	7 +9
2002	Catalunya	grid 16	16
2002	Assen	grid 19	9 +7
2002	Donington	grid 13	4 +13
2002	Sachsenring	grid 14	6 +10
2002	Brno	grid 16	8 +8
2002	Estoril	grid 13	7 +9
2002	Rio	grid 11	6 +10
2002	Motegi	grid 14	8 +8
2002	Sepang	grid 11	10 +6
2002	Valencia	grid 20	10 +6
2003	Suzuka	grid 14	11 +5
2003	Welkom	grid 14	8 +8
2003	Le Mans		11 +5
2003	Sachsenring	grid 16	10 +6
2003	Valencia	grid 11	9 +7
2004	Welkom	grid 18	9 +7
2004	Jerez	grid 20	11 +5
2004	Le Mans	grid 17	Out on lap 1
2004	Mugello		7 +9
2004	Catalunya	grid 18	9 +7
2004	Assen	grid 17	11 +5
2004	Sachsenring	grid 15	DNF
2004	Donington	grid 16	DNF
2004	Brno	grid 13	8 +8
2004	Estoril	grid 14	10 +6
2004	Motegi	grid 15	DNF
2004	Lusail	grid 15	7 +9
2004	Sepang	grid 16	12 +4
2004	Phillip Island	grid 18	17
2004	Valencia	grid 15	10 +6