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

Riders

Kinya Wada

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Nationality: Japan
Number: 19

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Fuji in 1967.

In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1990–1993): 29 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 30 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

350cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1967–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1990–1993

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.9

75 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1967–1967

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

3 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1967. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
46 races together: ahead 10, behind 34, both out 2
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
19 races together: ahead 2, behind 17, both out 0
Fausto Gresini 2 world titles
45 races together: ahead 6, behind 37, both out 2
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
38 races together: ahead 9, behind 27, both out 2

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 47 races · 125cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P9.3, 4 races)

Fuji350cc 1avg P4.0

Phillip Island125cc 1avg P8.0

Suzuka125cc 4avg P9.3

Shah Alam125cc 3avg P10.0

Misano125cc 2avg P11.0

Hungaroring125cc 2avg P12.0

Kyalami125cc 1avg P12.0

Donington125cc 4avg P12.7

Jerez125cc 2avg P14.0

Jarama125cc 2avg P14.0

Eastern Creek125cc 3avg P14.3

Brno125cc 3avg P15.0

Assen125cc 3avg P15.0

Hockenheim125cc 3avg P15.0

Magny-Cours125cc 1avg P15.0

Mugello125cc 3avg P16.3

Salzburgring125cc 2avg P22.0

Catalunya125cc 2—

Le Mans125cc 1—

Laguna Seca125cc 1—

Paul Ricard125cc 1—

Interlagos125cc 1—

Anderstorp125cc 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.

125cc 46 races · 1990–1993

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Suzuka (average P9.3, 4 races)

Phillip Island1 racesavg P8.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P9.3

Shah Alam3 racesavg P10.0

Misano2 racesavg P11.0

Hungaroring2 racesavg P12.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P12.0

Donington4 racesavg P12.7

Jerez2 racesavg P14.0

Jarama2 racesavg P14.0

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P14.3

Brno3 racesavg P15.0

Assen3 racesavg P15.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P15.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P15.0

Mugello3 racesavg P16.3

Salzburgring2 racesavg P22.0

Catalunya2 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Laguna Seca1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Interlagos1 races—

Anderstorp1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 1 races · 1967

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)38 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,864 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 660 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 69,248 miles
2.8× around the Earth · at least 6.3 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

85.2%Start rate (46/54)

7Longest run of absences (races)

37Longest run of starts (races)

77.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1990 125cc P22 · 26 pts

1991 125cc P20 · 14 pts

1992 125cc P19 · 5 pts

1993 125cc P17 · 30 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, 1967–1993 (the rider's racing years)

1990	Suzuka	grid 1	5 +11
1990	Le Mans		DNF
1990	Donington		17
1990	Anderstorp		DNF
1990	Brno		13 +3
1990	Hungaroring		12 +4
1990	Phillip Island		8 +8
1991	Suzuka		15 +1
1991	Eastern Creek		24
1991	Misano		DNF
1991	Hockenheim		14 +2
1991	Salzburgring		30
1991	Jarama		12 +4
1991	Assen		18
1991	Paul Ricard		DNF
1991	Donington		DNF
1991	Mugello		19
1991	Brno		15 +1
1991	Shah Alam		10 +6
1992	Suzuka		8 +3
1992	Eastern Creek		13
1992	Shah Alam		DNF
1992	Jerez		14
1992	Mugello		17
1992	Catalunya		DNF
1992	Hockenheim		16
1992	Assen		Out on lap 1
1992	Hungaroring		DNF
1992	Magny-Cours		15
1992	Donington		9 +2
1992	Interlagos		DNF
1992	Kyalami		12
1993	Eastern Creek		6 +10
1993	Shah Alam		DNF
1993	Suzuka		DNF
1993	Jerez		14 +2
1993	Salzburgring		14 +2
1993	Hockenheim		DNF
1993	Assen		12 +4
1993	Catalunya		DNF
1993	Mugello		13 +3
1993	Donington		12 +4
1993	Brno		17
1993	Misano		11 +5
1993	Laguna Seca		DNF
1993	Jarama		16