Nobuatsu Aoki

Nobuatsu Aoki (Japanese青木 宣 笃, Aoki Nobuatsu; born August 31, 1971 in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese motorcycle racer and ran until 2004 in the MotoGP class of the Motorcycle World Championship.

Aoki comes from a racing family. His brothers Haruchika and Takuma were also active in the World Cup.

Since his third place in the 500cc world championship in 1997 Nobuatsu Aoki's career stagnated. With the idiosyncratic proton of the Japanese was in the years 2003 and 2004 in the MotoGP class at a loss. In 2005, he was a test driver for Suzuki and joined some races with a wildcard.

Facts and Figures

  • First Grand Prix: 1990 ( Japan GP 250 cc - 8th Place at Honda)
  • First podium: 1992 ( Japan GP 250 cc Honda)
  • First win: 1993 ( Malaysian GP 250 cc Honda)
  • Grand Prix starts: Total: 167 (250 cc: 57, 500 cc / MotoGP: 110)
  • Grand Prix Wins: 1
  • Podium places: 7
  • Pole positions: 1
  • Fastest laps: 1

Best Merits

  • 3rd place World Cup 500 cc 1997
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