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

Riders

Isao Morishita

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Nationality
Japan Japan

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Monza in 1962.

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In 50cc (1962–1963): 7 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964–1966): 7 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1963 (50cc). First win: Spa 1963 (50cc).

In all, 15 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

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: 1964 50cc (USA)

Season by season

50cc125cc ★ Champion

1510151962196319641965196619671962 50cc: P12 / 2 pts / 0 wins1963 50cc: P4 / 23 pts / 1 wins1964 50cc: P4 / 25 pts / 0 wins1966 50cc: P16 / 1 pts / 0 wins50cc1964 125cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1967 125cc: P19 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1966
Win rate6.7%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7

55 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1964–1967
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

6 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1962. Of the 45 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 17 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Solitude50cc 1avg P2.0
Hockenheim50cc 1avg P2.0
Spa50cc 2avg P3.0
Isle of Man50cc 2avg P3.5
Assen50cc 3avg P4.0
Montjuïc50cc 2avg P4.0
Fuji125cc 1avg P4.0
Daytona125cc 1avg P4.0
Tampere50cc 1avg P4.0
Imatra50cc 1avg P4.0
Monza50cc 1avg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P5.0

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.

125cc 2 races · 1964–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Fuji1 racesavg P4.0
Daytona1 racesavg P4.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 15 races · 1962–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.5
Assen3 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P4.0
Tampere1 racesavg P4.0
Imatra1 racesavg P4.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P5.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

81.2%Start rate (13/16)
2Longest run of absences (races)
7Longest run of starts (races)
13.8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1963 50cc P4 · 23 pts
1964 50cc P4 · 25 pts

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? 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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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