Nobuatsu Aoki
Nobuatsu Aoki ( Japanese 青木 宣 篤 , Aoki Nobuatsu ; born August 31, 1971 in Shibukawa , Gunma Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese motorcycle racer and rode in the MotoGP class of the motorcycle world championship until 2004 .
Aoki comes from a racing family. His brothers Haruchika and Takuma were also active in the World Cup.
Nobuatsu Aoki's career has stagnated since his third place in the 500cc World Cup in 1997 . With the idiosyncratic Proton, the Japanese found himself losing out in the MotoGP class in 2003 and 2004 . In 2005 he was a test driver at Suzuki and entered some races with a wildcard .
facts and figures
- First Grand Prix race: 1990 (Japanese GP 250 cm³ - 8th place on Honda)
- First podium: 1992 (GP Japan 250 cc on Honda)
- First win: 1993 (GP Malaysia 250 cc on Honda)
- Grand Prix starts: Total: 167 (250 cm³: 57, 500 cm³ / MotoGP: 110)
- Grand Prix victories: 1st
- Podiums: 7
- Pole positions : 1
- Fastest race laps : 1
Greatest successes
- 3rd place WM 500 cm³ 1997
Web links
Commons : Nobuatsu Aoki - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official homepage (English, Japanese)
- Nobuatsu Aoki on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
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SURNAME | Aoki, Nobuatsu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 青木 宣 篤 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese motorcycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Shibukawa |