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

Riders

Hideyuki Nakajoh

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Nationality: Japan
Number: 97
Born: September 6, 1968(age 58)
Birthplace: Nara

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 1992.

In 125cc (1992–2001): 18 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1997 (125cc).

In all, 18 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1992–2002

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate8.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.7

219 pts · Poles 1

17 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, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1992. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
29 races together: ahead 15, behind 13, both out 1
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
31 races together: ahead 6, behind 24, both out 1
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
27 races together: ahead 10, behind 17, both out 0
Fausto Gresini 2 world titles
14 races together: ahead 5, behind 6, both out 3

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)

125cc 35 races · 1992–2002

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.2 to an average finish of 9.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.3 → 7.7	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.0	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	8.5 → 9.0	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 9.4	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 16〜	19.9 → 8.9	0 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Suzuka (average P5.0, 7 races)

Suzuka7 racesavg P5.0

Motegi3 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P6.0

Brno2 racesavg P6.5

Donington2 racesavg P8.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P10.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P11.0

Mugello2 racesavg P11.0

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P11.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P11.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P11.5

Rio1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez2 racesavg P17.0

Hockenheim1 races—

125cc: 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, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)29 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,949 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 657 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 57,418 miles
2.3× around the Earth · at least 5.3 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

100%Start rate (27/27)

0Longest run of absences (races)

27Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1994 125cc P11 · 70 pts

1995 125cc P9 · 90 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, 1992–2002 (the rider's racing years)

1992	Suzuka	grid 14	DNF
1993	Suzuka	grid 9	8 +8
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 20	15 +1
1994	Shah Alam	grid 13	11 +5
1994	Suzuka	grid 5	3 +16
1994	Jerez	grid 25	Out on lap 1
1994	Salzburgring	grid 20	11 +5
1994	Hockenheim	grid 17	DNF
1994	Assen	grid 20	9 +7
1994	Mugello	grid 7	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 9	11 +5
1994	Donington	grid 10	11 +5
1994	Brno	grid 9	8 +8
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 17	6 +10
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 4	DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 18	8 +8
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 6	7 +9
1995	Shah Alam	grid 10	12 +4
1995	Suzuka	grid 23	4 +13
1995	Jerez	grid 14	17
1995	Nürburgring	grid 12	6 +10
1995	Mugello	grid 13	11 +5
1995	Assen	grid 1	8 +8
1995	Le Mans	grid 12	11 +5
1995	Donington	grid 17	5 +11
1995	Brno	grid 3	5 +11
1995	Rio	grid 12	12 +4
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 3	10 +6
1995	Catalunya	grid 17	12 +4
1997	Suzuka	grid 15	3 +16
1999	Motegi	grid 13	2 +20
2000	Suzuka	grid 11	7 +9
2001	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
2001	Motegi	grid 19	DNF
2002	Motegi	grid 26	10 +6