Takuma Aoki

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Takuma Aoki
Nationality Flag of Japan Japanese
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years 1993 - 1997
Teams Honda
Grands Prix 18
Championships
Wins 0
Podium finishes    4
Career points 169
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First Grand Prix 1993 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix 1997 500cc Australian Grand Prix


Takuma Aoki (青木 治親 Aoki Takuma?, born February 24, 1974) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in 1993. From 1994 to 1996, Aoki competed in the World Superbike Championship, winning one race in that series. He returned to Grand Prix racing with Honda in 1997, enjoying his best season when he finished fifth in the 500cc world championship. A spinal injury in a 1998 motorcycle crash left him paralyzed below the waist. Aoki has continued to work with Honda, helping them develop cars for disabled people. [1] He is the brother of Grand Prix racers, Nobuatsu and Haruchika Aoki

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