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Kousuke Akiyoshi
Kousuke Akiyoshi
	Akiyoshi at the 2010 Dutch TT.
Nationality	Japanese
Born	January 12, 1975 (age 49); Kurume (Japan)
Current team	Gresini Racing
Bike number	64
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years	2006–2008, 2010–
Manufacturers	Suzuki, Honda
Championships	0
2011 championship position	20th (7 pts)

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Kousuke Akiyoshi (秋吉耕佑, Akiyoshi Kōsuke, born January 12, 1975) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. He is known in his native Japan as a competitor in the All Japan Superbike championship, where he has enjoyed success with the Yoshimura Suzuki team riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000. In July 2007 he, along with Yukio Kagayama, won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race on a Yoshimura Suzuki bike. Akiyoshi has also competed in a number of Grands Prix of the MotoGP series. These have included The Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, where he finished 13th on his debut with the Rizla Suzuki team as a wildcard rider, as well as two races in 2007 at Jerez and Japan. He came 17th at the Spanish race, and had a good run in Japan where he was running 7th behind Casey Stoner, but retired four laps from the finish. In 2008, he competed in the Japanese Grand Prix for a third year running, again for Rizla Suzuki. He retired on lap 1 after going down at the first corner.

In the 2010 season, Akiyoshi stood in for the injured Hiroshi Aoyama at the Interwetten Honda team. He competed in two races for the team, finishing 15th at the Dutch TT in Assen and 13th at the Catalan Grand Prix in Catalunya. He was then replaced by San Marinese rider Alex de Angelis. Akiyoshi replaced Aoyama once again at the Gresini Racing team for the 2011 Dutch TT, however not through injury, as Aoyama himself replaced the injured Dani Pedrosa at Repsol Honda.^[1] Akiyoshi also competed at the Japanese Grand Prix as a wildcard entry with LCR Honda – along with Shinichi Itoh, racing for HRC Honda – as a gesture of support for those affected by the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[2]

Career statistics

Races by year

(key)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2006	MotoGP	Suzuki	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN 13	POR	VAL		21st	3
2007	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT	SPA 17	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	POR	JPN Ret	AUS	MAL	VAL	NC	0
2008	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT	SPA	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	IND	JPN Ret	AUS	MAL	VAL	NC	0
2010	MotoGP	Honda	QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED 15	CAT 13	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL	20th	4
2011	MotoGP	Honda	QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED 13	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN 12	AUS	MAL	VAL	20th	7

References

^ "HRC confirm Pedrosa to be replaced by Aoyama in Assen". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ "Honda test riders Kousuke Akiyoshi and Shinichi Ito to race in Japanese MotoGP". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

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[1] "HRC confirm Pedrosa to be replaced by Aoyama in Assen". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

[2] "Honda test riders Kousuke Akiyoshi and Shinichi Ito to race in Japanese MotoGP". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

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-{{nihongo|'''Kousuke Akiyoshi'''|秋吉耕佑|Akiyoshi Kousuke|extra=born January 12, 1975}} is a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] from [[Kurume, Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]. He is known in his native Japan as a competitor in the [[All Japan Road Race Championship|All Japan Superbike]] championship, where he has enjoyed success with the [[Pops Yoshimura|Yoshimura]] [[Suzuki]] team riding a [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]]. In July 2007 he, along with [[Yukio Kagayama]], won the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] endurance race on a Yoshimura Suzuki bike. Akiyoshi has also competed in a number of [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grands Prix]] of the [[MotoGP]] series. These have included The [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] at [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]], where he finished 13th on his debut with the [[Rizla Suzuki]] team as a wildcard rider, as well as two races in [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] at [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]] and Japan. He came 17th at the Spanish race, and had a good run in Japan where he was running 7th behind [[Casey Stoner]], but retired four laps from the finish. In [[2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2008]], he competed in the Japanese Grand Prix for a third year running, again for Rizla Suzuki. He retired on lap 1 after going down at the first corner.
+{{nihongo|'''Kousuke Akiyoshi'''|秋吉耕佑|Akiyoshi Kōsuke|extra=born January 12, 1975}} is a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] from [[Kurume, Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]. He is known in his native Japan as a competitor in the [[All Japan Road Race Championship|All Japan Superbike]] championship, where he has enjoyed success with the [[Pops Yoshimura|Yoshimura]] [[Suzuki]] team riding a [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]]. In July 2007 he, along with [[Yukio Kagayama]], won the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] endurance race on a Yoshimura Suzuki bike. Akiyoshi has also competed in a number of [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grands Prix]] of the [[MotoGP]] series. These have included The [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] at [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]], where he finished 13th on his debut with the [[Rizla Suzuki]] team as a wildcard rider, as well as two races in [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] at [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]] and Japan. He came 17th at the Spanish race, and had a good run in Japan where he was running 7th behind [[Casey Stoner]], but retired four laps from the finish. In [[2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2008]], he competed in the Japanese Grand Prix for a third year running, again for Rizla Suzuki. He retired on lap 1 after going down at the first corner.
 In the [[2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2010 season]], Akiyoshi stood in for the injured [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] at the [[Interwetten Racing (MotoGP)|Interwetten Honda]] team. He competed in two races for the team, finishing 15th at the [[2010 Dutch TT|Dutch TT]] in [[Assen]] and 13th at the [[2010 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Catalan Grand Prix]] in [[Circuit de Catalunya|Catalunya]]. He was then replaced by [[San Marino|San Marinese]] rider [[Alex de Angelis]]. Akiyoshi replaced Aoyama once again at the [[Gresini Racing]] team for the [[2011 Dutch TT]], however not through injury, as Aoyama himself replaced the injured [[Dani Pedrosa]] at [[Repsol Honda]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Pedrosa+to+be+replaced+by+Aoyama+in+Assen|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=22 June 2011|accessdate=22 June 2011|title=HRC confirm Pedrosa to be replaced by Aoyama in Assen}}</ref> Akiyoshi also competed at the [[2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] as a wildcard entry with [[Team LCR|LCR Honda]] – along with [[Shinichi Itoh]], racing for [[Honda Racing Corporation|HRC Honda]] – as a gesture of support for those affected by the March [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/94604|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=17 September 2011|accessdate=2 October 2011|title=Honda test riders Kousuke Akiyoshi and Shinichi Ito to race in Japanese MotoGP}}</ref>