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{{short description|Japanese motorcycle racer}}
{{Infobox MotoGP rider
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| Name = Wataru Yoshikawa
| Nationality = [[Japan]]ese
| name = Wataru Yoshikawa
| image = Wataru Yoshikawa 2011 Sepang test.jpg
| Birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|09|26}}
| caption = Yoshikawa testing in 2011
| Birthplace = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| nationality = Japanese
| Current team = [[Yamaha Motor Racing|Fiat Yamaha Team]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|09|26}}
| Bike number = 8
| birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| Championships = 0
| Race Starts = 2
| death_date =
| Race Wins = 0
| death_place =
| Podiums = 0
| Current team =
| Poles = 0
| Bike number =
| Fastest laps = 0
| website =
| MotoGP Active years = {{MGP|2002}}, {{MGP|2010}}
| Points = 5
| MotoGP Manufacturers = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| Last season = 2002
| Last position = 24th (4 pts)
| MotoGP Championships = 0
| MotoGP Race Starts = 2
| MotoGP Race Wins = 0
| MotoGP Podiums = 0
| MotoGP Poles = 0
| MotoGP Fastest laps = 0
| MotoGP Total Points = 5
| MotoGP Last season = 2010
| MotoGP Last position = 22nd (1 pt)
}}
}}


'''Wataru Yoshikawa''' (born September 26, 1968 in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]) is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[motorcycle]] rider.
{{Nihongo|'''Wataru Yoshikawa'''|吉川 和多留|Yoshikawa Wataru|born September 26, 1968 in [[Tokyo]]}} is a Japanese [[motorcycle]] rider.


Yoshikawa won the [[All Japan Superbike Championship]] in 1994 and 1999. He also participated in the [[World Superbike Championship]], finishing 9th in the [[1996 Superbike World Championship season|1996 season]]. In 2003 Yoshikawa finished second at the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]], partnering Shinichi Nakatomi on a [[Yamaha YZF-R1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/038h.html|title=The 26th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance: 2003 FIM World Endurance Championship, Round 6|work=motoracing-japan.com|publisher=Moto Racing Japan|date=2003-08-03|accessdate=2010-06-24}}</ref>
Yoshikawa won the [[All Japan Superbike Championship]] in 1994 and 1999. He also participated in the [[World Superbike Championship]], finishing 9th in the [[1996 Superbike World Championship season|1996 season]]. In 2003 Yoshikawa finished second at the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]], partnering Shinichi Nakatomi on a [[Yamaha YZF-R1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/038h.html|title=The 26th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance: 2003 FIM World Endurance Championship, Round 6|work=motoracing-japan.com|publisher=Moto Racing Japan|date=2003-08-03|accessdate=2010-06-24|archive-date=2011-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095918/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/038h.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Yoshikawa is presently a test rider for the [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] factory, and helped develop the [[Yamaha YZR-M1]]. On June 23, 2010 it was announced that Yoshikawa will replace the injured [[Valentino Rossi]] in the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] Fiat Yamaha factory works team, until Rossi is again able to race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84692|title=Test rider Yoshikawa to sub for Rossi|work=autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=2010-06-23|accessdate=2010-06-23|first=Matt|last=Beer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/braking-news/1057-yoshikawa-al-posto-di-rossi-in-spagna.html|title=Yoshikawa to replace Rossi in Spain|work=GPOne|publisher=Partita IVA|date=2010-06-23|accessdate=2010-06-23}}</ref>
Yoshikawa is a test rider for the [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] factory, and helped to develop the [[Yamaha YZR-M1]]. On June 23, 2010, it was announced that Yoshikawa would replace the injured [[Valentino Rossi]] in the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] Yamaha factory works team, until Rossi was again able to race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84692|title=Test rider Yoshikawa to sub for Rossi|work=autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=2010-06-23|accessdate=2010-06-23|first=Matt|last=Beer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/braking-news/1057-yoshikawa-al-posto-di-rossi-in-spagna.html|title=Yoshikawa to replace Rossi in Spain|work=GPOne|publisher=Partita IVA|date=2010-06-23|accessdate=2010-06-23}}</ref>

Yoshikawa was the team manager of Yamaha's [[All Japan Road Race Championship]] factory team at the 39th "[[Coca-Cola Zero]]" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race held during July 28 to July 31, 2016, at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in Ino, [[Suzuka, Mie|Suzuka City]], [[Mie Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.beinsports.com/us/motogp/news/pol-espargaro-headlines-yamaha-suzuka-8-hour-/306239|title=Pol Espargaró Headlines Yamaha Suzuka 8 Hour Defense|publisher=[[BeIN Sports]]|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

===Races by year===
===Superbike World Championship===

====Races by year====
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
|-
!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year
! Yr
!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Bike
!colspan=2| 1
!colspan=2| 2
!colspan=2| 3
!colspan=2| 4
!colspan=2| 5
!colspan=2| 6
!colspan=2| 7
!colspan=2| 8
!colspan=2| 9
!colspan=2| 10
!colspan=2| 11
!colspan=2| 12
!colspan=2| 13
!rowspan=2| Pos
!rowspan=2| Pts
|-
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
! R1
! R2
|-
! [[1992 Superbike World Championship season|1992]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Spa Francorchamps|BEL]]
| [[Spa Francorchamps|BEL]]
| [[Circuito Permanente del Jarama|SPA]]
| [[Circuito Permanente del Jarama|SPA]]
| [[Österreichring|AUT]]
| [[Österreichring|AUT]]
| [[Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello|ITA]]
| [[Johor Circuit|MAL]]
| [[Johor Circuit|MAL]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>25</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Manfeild Autocourse|NZL]]
| [[Manfeild Autocourse|NZL]]
! 65th
! 2
|-
! [[1994 Superbike World Championship season|1994]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|ITA]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|ITA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Salzburgring|AUT]]
| [[Salzburgring|AUT]]
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello|SMR]]
| [[Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello|SMR]]
| [[Donington Park|EUR]]
| [[Donington Park|EUR]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
|
|
|
|
! 27th
! 24
|-
! [[1995 Superbike World Championship season|1995]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Salzburgring|AUT]]
| [[Salzburgring|AUT]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
|
|
! 25th
! 20
|-
! [[1996 Superbike World Championship season|1996]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Donington Park|GBR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Donington Park|GBR]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Automotodrom Brno|CZE]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Automotodrom Brno|CZE]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''[[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]''<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]<br><small>7</small>
|
|
! 9th
! 163
|-
! [[1997 Superbike World Championship season|1997]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
| [[Sentul International Circuit|INA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0†
|-
! [[1998 Superbike World Championship season|1998]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Nürburgring|GER]]
| [[Nürburgring|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>7</small>
|
|
! 24th
! 16
|-
! [[1999 Superbike World Championship season|1999]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round|RSA]]
| [[1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round|RSA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Circuito de Albacete|SPA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round|GER]]
| [[1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[A1-Ring|AUT]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>6</small>
! 26th
! 21
|-
! [[2000 Superbike World Championship season|2000]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>2</small>
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Hockenheimring|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
! 24th
! 39
|-
! [[2001 Superbike World Championship season|2001]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[Donington Park|GBR]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|EUR]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
! 38th
! 6
|-
! [[2002 Superbike World Championship season|2002]]
! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|SPA]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
| [[Kyalami|RSA]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|JPN]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|GER]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Misano World Circuit|SMR]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Laguna Seca Raceway|USA]]
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
| [[Brands Hatch|GBR]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|GER]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|NED]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|ITA]]
! 27th
! 16
|}
<sup>†</sup> Ineligible for championship points.

===Grand Prix motorcycle racing===
====Races by year====
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year
! Class
! Class
! Team
! Bike
! 1
! 1
! 2
! 2
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!align="left"| MotoGP
!align="left"| MotoGP
!align="left"| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
!align="left"| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2002 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[2002 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]
| [[2002 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2002 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]
| [[2002 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[2002 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2002 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[2002 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[2002 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]] <br /><small>12</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]]<br /><small>12</small>
| [[2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2002 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2002 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2002 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
|
|
|
|
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!align="left"| MotoGP
!align="left"| MotoGP
!align="left"| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
!align="left"| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| [[2010 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]]
| [[2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]
| [[2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2010 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2010 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2010 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] <br /><small></small>
| [[2010 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2010 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Dutch TT|NED]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[2010 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2010 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br /><small>15</small>
| [[2010 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2010 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[2010 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[2010 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix|IND]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix|INP]]
| [[2010 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[2010 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix|ARA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix|ARA]]
| [[2010 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| [[2010 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2010 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2010 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]]
|| [[2010 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]<br /><small></small>
| [[2010 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
! 21st*
! 22nd
! 1*
! 1
|}
|}
* * Season in progress.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{sports links}}
* [http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Wataru+Yoshikawa Profile on motogp.com]


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[[it:Wataru Yoshikawa]]
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 30 November 2023

Wataru Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa testing in 2011
NationalityJapanese
Born (1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 55)
Tokyo, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2002, 2010
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2010 championship position22nd (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 5

Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留, Yoshikawa Wataru, born September 26, 1968 in Tokyo) is a Japanese motorcycle rider.

Yoshikawa won the All Japan Superbike Championship in 1994 and 1999. He also participated in the World Superbike Championship, finishing 9th in the 1996 season. In 2003 Yoshikawa finished second at the Suzuka 8 Hours, partnering Shinichi Nakatomi on a Yamaha YZF-R1.[1]

Yoshikawa is a test rider for the Yamaha factory, and helped to develop the Yamaha YZR-M1. On June 23, 2010, it was announced that Yoshikawa would replace the injured Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP Yamaha factory works team, until Rossi was again able to race.[2][3]

Yoshikawa was the team manager of Yamaha's All Japan Road Race Championship factory team at the 39th "Coca-Cola Zero" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race held during July 28 to July 31, 2016, at the Suzuka Circuit in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Superbike World Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1992 Yamaha SPA SPA GBR GBR GER GER BEL BEL SPA SPA AUT AUT ITA ITA MAL MAL JPN
25 		JPN
14 		NED NED ITA ITA AUS AUS NZL NZL 65th 2
1994 Yamaha GBR GBR GER GER ITA ITA SPA SPA AUT AUT INA INA JPN
5 		JPN
4 		NED NED SMR SMR EUR EUR AUS AUS 27th 24
1995 Yamaha GER GER SMR SMR GBR GBR ITA ITA SPA SPA AUT AUT USA USA EUR EUR JPN
7 		JPN
5 		NED NED INA INA AUS AUS 25th 20
1996 Yamaha SMR
9 		SMR
11 		GBR
9 		GBR
12 		GER
DNS 		GER
DNS 		ITA ITA CZE
9 		CZE
11 		USA
9 		USA
8 		EUR
10 		EUR
6 		INA
7 		INA
7 		JPN
3 		JPN
8 		NED
10 		NED
7 		SPA
6 		SPA
5 		AUS
6 		AUS
7 		9th 163
1997 Yamaha AUS AUS SMR SMR GBR GBR GER GER ITA ITA USA USA EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED SPA SPA JPN
5 		JPN
Ret 		INA INA NC 0†
1998 Yamaha AUS AUS GBR GBR ITA ITA SPA SPA GER GER SMR SMR RSA RSA USA USA EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED JPN
9 		JPN
7 		24th 16
1999 Yamaha RSA RSA AUS AUS GBR GBR SPA SPA ITA ITA GER GER SMR SMR USA USA EUR EUR AUT AUT NED NED GER GER JPN
5 		JPN
6 		26th 21
2000 Yamaha RSA RSA AUS AUS JPN
8 		JPN
2 		GBR GBR ITA ITA GER GER SMR SMR SPA SPA USA USA EUR EUR NED NED GER
12 		GER
9 		GBR GBR 24th 39
2001 Yamaha SPA SPA RSA RSA AUS AUS JPN
10 		JPN
Ret 		ITA ITA GBR GBR GER GER SMR SMR USA USA EUR EUR GER GER NED NED ITA ITA 38th 6
2002 Yamaha SPA SPA AUS AUS RSA RSA JPN
8 		JPN
8 		ITA ITA GBR GBR GER GER SMR SMR USA USA GBR GBR GER GER NED NED ITA ITA 27th 16

† Ineligible for championship points.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2002 MotoGP Yamaha JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC
12 		MAL AUS VAL 25th 4
2010 MotoGP Yamaha QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT
15 		GER USA CZE INP SMR ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL 22nd 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 26th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance: 2003 FIM World Endurance Championship, Round 6". motoracing-japan.com. Moto Racing Japan. 2003-08-03. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ^ Beer, Matt (2010-06-23). "Test rider Yoshikawa to sub for Rossi". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ^ "Yoshikawa to replace Rossi in Spain". GPOne. Partita IVA. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. ^ "Pol Espargaró Headlines Yamaha Suzuka 8 Hour Defense". BeIN Sports. 2016-07-28.

External links[edit]

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