Ai Ogura

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Ai Ogura
Ogura in 2018
NationalityJapanese
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)
Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Current teamMT Helmets–MSi
Bike number79
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersKalex (20212023)
Boscoscuro (2024–)
2023 championship position9th (137.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
56 3 11 3 2 512.5
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20182020
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2020 championship position3rd (170 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 0 8 1 2 280

Ai Ogura (小椋藍, Ogura Ai, born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for MT Helmets–MSi. He previously competed in Moto2 and Moto3 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, finishing as championship runner-up in 2022.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

He finished 11th in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2017 he participated in 9 out of 12 races of the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship while taking part in the 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 5th which earned him a promotion to the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships the following season.

Moto3 World Championship[edit]

Asia Talent Team (2018)[edit]

Ogura made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a wildcard during the 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, finishing 15th and scoring his maiden point.

Honda Team Asia (2019–2020)[edit]

Moto2 World Championship[edit]

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (2021–2023)[edit]

In 2021, Ogura was promoted to Moto2, riding for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia alongside Somkiat Chantra.

MT Helmets – MSi (2024)[edit]

MT Helmets – MSi has announced that Ogura will join their Moto2 project for the 2024 Moto2 season.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Asia Talent Cup[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 Pos Pts
2015 Honda THA1
10
THA2
Ret
QAT1
12
QAT2
13
MAL1
6
MAL2
Ret
CHN1
2
CHN2
1
JPN1
2
JPN2
4
SEP1
Ret
SEP2
10
7th 107
2016 Honda THA1
1
THA2
4
QAT1
2
QAT2
7
MAL1
5
MAL2
Ret
CHN1
1
CHN2
3
JPN1
3
JPN2
1
SEP1
4
SEP2
Ret
2nd 173

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup[edit]

Races by year[edit]

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
2016 JER1
Ret
JER2
10
ASS1
3
ASS2
Ret
SAC1
11
SAC2
19
RBR1
12
RBR2
11
BRN1
Ret
BRN2
20
MIS
9
ARA1
11
ARA2
4
11th 61
2017 JER1
2
JER2
4
ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1
19
BRN2
11
RBR1
1
RBR2
3
MIS
1
ARA1
2
ARA2
19
5th 124

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior 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 Pos Pts
2017 Honda ALB
Ret
LMS
5
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
DNS
VAL1 VAL2 EST
3
JER1
12
JER1
1
ARA
8
VAL1
8
VAL2
5
8th 83
2018 Honda EST
Ret
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
3
FRA
3
CAT1
7
CAT2
23
ARA
4
JER1
Ret
JER2
2
ALB
7
VAL1
1
VAL2
2
5th 128

FIM Moto2 European Championship[edit]

By year[edit]

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2023 Kalex EST1
EST2
VAL1
DNQ
JER
POR1
POR2
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
VAL2
NC 0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2018 Moto3 Honda Asia Talent Team 4 0 0 0 0 1 36th
2019 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 18 0 1 0 1 109 10th
2020 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 15 0 7 1 1 170 3rd
2021 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 17 0 1 0 1 120 8th
2022 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 20 3 7 3 1 242 2nd
2023 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 18 0 3 0 0 137.5 9th
2024 Moto2 Boscoscuro MT Helmets – MSi 1 0 0 0 0 13 4th
Total 93 3 19 4 4 792.5

By class[edit]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2018–2020 2018 Spain 2019 Aragon 37 0 8 1 2 280 0
Moto2 2021–present 2021 Qatar 2021 Austria 2022 Spain 56 3 11 3 2 512.5 0
Total 2018–present 93 3 19 4 4 792.5 0

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 19 20 21 Pos Pts
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA
15
FRA ITA CAT NED
23
GER
Ret
CZE AUT
20
GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 36th 1
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
11
ARG
17
AME
11
SPA
9
FRA
Ret
ITA CAT
6
NED
6
GER
7
CZE
6
AUT
12
GBR
10
RSM
Ret
ARA
2
THA
Ret
JPN
14
AUS
14
MAL
4
VAL
10
10th 109
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
3
SPA
2
ANC
Ret
CZE
3
AUT
4
STY
3
RSM
2
EMI
3
CAT
11
FRA
9
ARA
14
TER
9
EUR
3
VAL
8
POR
8
3rd 170
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
17
DOH
5
POR
Ret
SPA
7
FRA
7
ITA
6
CAT
Ret
GER
Ret
NED
6
STY
5
AUT
2
GBR
9
ARA
8
RSM
7
AME
7
EMI
9
ALR
Ret
VAL 8th 120
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
6
INA
6
ARG
3
AME
2
POR
Ret
SPA
1
FRA
5
ITA
3
CAT
7
GER
8
NED
2
GBR
4
AUT
1
RSM
5
ARA
4
JPN
1
THA
6
AUS
11
MAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
2nd 242
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG
DNS
AME
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
9
ITA
15
GER
14
NED
2
GBR
8
AUT
3
CAT
7
RSM
5
IND
21
JPN
2
INA
17
AUS
15
THA
5
MAL
4
QAT
4
VAL
11
9th 137.5
2024 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT
4
POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 4th* 13*

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ogura, Ai". Asia Talent Cup. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ai Ogura could go to MT Helmets-MSi in Moto2". Motorcyclesports. 4 September 2023.

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