Nobuatsu Aoki

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Nobuatsu Aoki at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix on a Honda
1992 Aoki on Honda at the Japanese Grand Prix

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

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personal data
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