Shuhei Aoyama

Japanese motorcycle racer

Shuhei Aoyama

Aoyama at Brands Hatch in 2008

Nationality| Japanese
Born| December 5, 1984
Ichihara, Chiba
| Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years| 2001 – 2002, 2004, 2006 \- 2007, 2009
First race| 2001 125cc Pacific Grand Prix
Last race| 2009 250cc Valencian Grand Prix
Team(s)| Honda
Championships| 0
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Shuhei Aoyama (born December 5, 1984, in Ichihara, Chiba) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the younger brother of MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama.

He rode in the All-Japan Road Racing Championship until 2005, when he won the 250cc championship with Honda. He previously won the 125cc championship in 2003, also with Honda. He also rode a couple of events as wildcard rider in the Grand Prix World Championships during his stint in Japan.

After winning the 250cc championship in Japan, Aoyama secured a Grand Prix World Championships ride with Honda's 250cc factory team in 2006. He replaced his brother Hiroshi Aoyama, who moved to KTM. He scored his first podium finish with a third-place at Le Mans, finishing just ahead of his brother, Hiroshi. He finished the season eighth in overall standings with 99 points and was named as Rookie Of The Year for his performance in his debut season.[1] In 2007, he remained with the team, but he failed to improved on his rookie season. He failed to record a podium finish and finished the season 12th in overall standings. However, he recorded his first pole position in his home race at Motegi.

In 2008, he moved to World Superbike. He once again teamed up with Honda, riding a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle with Alto Evolution Honda Superbike. However, he struggled to adapt with the bigger 1000 cc four-stroke bike and only managed two point-scoring position.

Aoyama was left without a permanent ride in 2009, but he made a return to 250cc Grand Prix World Championships as a wild-card rider in his home race at Motegi. He finished with a 6th place after starting from 17th on the grid.

It was not possible to find a contract for the 2010 season even though he wanted to aim for the world title. Aoyama announced his active service retirement on his own blog on February 8, 2010. Afterwards, he participated in the Japanese Auto Race series.

## Career statistics

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### Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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#### By season

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Season  | Class  | Motorcycle  | Team  | Number  | Races  | Win  | Podium  | Pole | FLap  | Pts  | Plcd

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2001 | 125cc  | Honda | Showa Denki Team Harc-Pro  | 66  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC
2002 | 125cc  | Honda | Showa Denki  | 66  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 21  | 20th
PEV Moto ADAC Sachsen  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2003 | 125cc  | Honda | Team Harc-Pro  | 66  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC
2004 | 250cc  | Honda | Team Harc-Pro  | 76  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 26th
2005 | 250cc  | Honda | Team Harc-Pro  | 75  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC
2006 | 250cc  | Honda | Repsol Honda | 73  | 16  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 99  | 8th
2007 | 250cc  | Honda | Repsol Honda 250cc | 73  | 17  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 90  | 12th
2009 | 250cc  | Honda | Harc-Pro  | 73  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 19th
Racing Team Germany | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  |  |  |  |  | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 243 |

#### Races by year

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(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  | Pos  | Pts

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2001 | 125cc  | Honda | JPN | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | VAL | PAC
Ret | AUS | MAL | BRA |  | NC  | 0
2002 | 125cc  | Honda | JPN
6 | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED
25 | GBR
10 | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC
11 | MAL | AUS | VAL |  | 20th  | 21
2003 | 125cc  | Honda | JPN
Ret | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | POR | BRA | PAC
21 | MAL | AUS | VAL |  | NC  | 0
2004 | 250cc  | Honda | RSA | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | BRA | GER | GBR | CZE | POR | JPN
8 | QAT | MAL | AUS | VAL |  | 26th  | 8
2005 | 250cc  | Honda | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN
Ret | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL |  | NC  | 0
2006 | 250cc  | Honda | SPA
Ret | QAT
13 | TUR
Ret | CHN
8 | FRA
3 | ITA
9 | CAT
Ret | NED
12 | GBR
13 | GER
9 | CZE
6 | MAL
6 | AUS
5 | JPN
6 | POR
Ret | VAL
6 |  | 8th  | 99
2007 | 250cc  | Honda | QAT
10 | SPA
7 | TUR
16 | CHN
Ret | FRA
9 | ITA
6 | CAT
11 | GBR
5 | NED
13 | GER
12 | CZE
9 | RSM
6 | POR
Ret | JPN
9 | AUS
8 | MAL
13 | VAL
17 | 12th  | 90
2009 | 250cc  | Honda | QAT | JPN
6 | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR | CZE | INP | RSM | POR
12 | AUS
14 | MAL
10 | VAL
11 |  | 19th  | 27

## References

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1. ^ "Shuhei Aoyama". motogp.com. Dorna Sports S.L. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

## External links

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* Shuhei Aoyama stats on autorace.jp
* Shuhei Aoyama stats on Odds Park [ja]
* Shuhei Aoyama on MotoGP.com
* Shuhei Aoyama on WorldSBK.com