Wataru Yoshikawa

Wataru Yoshikawa
Nationality Japanese
Born September 26, 1968 (1968-09-26) (age 43)
Tokyo, Japan
Current team Fiat Yamaha Team
Bike number 8
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2002,2010
Championships 0
2010 Championship position 22nd (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 5

Wataru Yoshikawa (born September 26, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese motorcycle rider.

Yoshikawa won the All Japan Superbike Championship in 1994 and 1999. He also participated in the World Superbike Championship, finishing 9th in the 1996 season. In 2003 Yoshikawa finished second at the Suzuka 8 Hours, partnering Shinichi Nakatomi on a Yamaha YZF-R1.[1]

Yoshikawa is presently a test rider for the Yamaha factory, and helped develop the Yamaha YZR-M1. On June 23, 2010 it was announced that Yoshikawa will replace the injured Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP Fiat Yamaha factory works team, until Rossi is again able to race.[2][3]

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Career statistics

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Yr Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2002 MotoGP Yamaha JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC
12		 MAL AUS VAL 25th 4
2010 MotoGP Yamaha QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT
15		 GER USA CZE IND SMR ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL 22nd 1

References

  1. ^ "The 26th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance: 2003 FIM World Endurance Championship, Round 6". motoracing-japan.com. Moto Racing Japan. 2003-08-03. http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/038h.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
  2. ^ Beer, Matt (2010-06-23). "Test rider Yoshikawa to sub for Rossi". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84692. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
  3. ^ "Yoshikawa to replace Rossi in Spain". GPOne (Partita IVA). 2010-06-23. http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/braking-news/1057-yoshikawa-al-posto-di-rossi-in-spagna.html. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 

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