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==Career statistics== |
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| [[2002 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2002 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]]<br /><small>12</small> |
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| [[2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] |
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| [[2002 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] |
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| [[2010 Dutch TT|NED]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2010 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]<br /><small>15</small> |
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| [[2010 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] |
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| [[2010 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] |
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Wataru Yoshikawa (born September 26, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) 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 develop the Yamaha YZR-M1. On June 23, 2010 it was announced that Yoshikawa will replace the injured Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP Fiat Yamaha factory works team, until Rossi is again able to race.[2][3]
Career statistics
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Yr | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
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| 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 | IND | SMR | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | 22nd | 1 |
References
- ^ "The 26th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance: 2003 FIM World Endurance Championship, Round 6". motoracing-japan.com. Moto Racing Japan. 2003-08-03. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2010-06-23). "Test rider Yoshikawa to sub for Rossi". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "Yoshikawa to replace Rossi in Spain". GPOne. Partita IVA. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-23.