Hikari Okubo
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 Hikari Okubo at Niagara Falls, Canada in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 August 1993 (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Y! Mobile & Kohara RT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hikari Okubo is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Japan. He currently competes in the All Japan Road Race Championship in the ST600 class for Y! Mobile & Kohara RT aboard a Honda CBR600RR.
Career
Okubo started in the All Japan Road Race Championship GP125 class in 2008, riding for Endurance Honda, where he finished the season in 20th place overall with a best result of 13th at Tsukuba. For 2009 Okubo remained in the GP125 class but joined the 18 Garage Racing Team once again on a Honda. 2009 saw a significant improvement from 2008, with sixth overall in the championship; his best result in 2009 was sixth position at Okayama. Okubo once again rode with the 18 Garage Racing Team aboard a Honda in 2010, staying in the newly renamed J-GP3 class. Okubo opened the season with his first victory in the Japanese championship at Tsukuba, this was followed by another victory at Motegi, these victories along with two other podiums were enough to secure his first Japanese championship title. Okubo also competed in his first 125cc World Championship event as a wildcard at the Japanese round at Motegi, he qualified in 26th and finished the race just out of the points in 16th position. Deciding to try and defend his title in 2011, Okubo stayed in the J-GP3 class, along with 18 Garage Racing Team for the third consecutive year. Okubo only finished two of the five races, as he could only finish tenth overall.
He once again received a wildcard entry to the 125cc World Championship for the Japanese round held at Motegi, he qualified 25th and finished just outside of the points again in 17th. Deciding not to remain in the Japanese championship in 2012, Okubo joined the one-make Asia Dream Cup aboard a Honda CBR250 for the inaugural season. The Asia Dream Cup, which runs alongside the Asia Road Race Championship, spanned across six different countries in Asia. Okubo was engaged in an all out battle with fellow Japanese rider Hiroki Ono, which Okubo prevailed in by ten points ahead of Ono. For 2013, Okubo returned to the Japanese championship to try and recapture the J-GP3 title with the Hot Racing Honda squad, he eventually finished third overall with five thirrd place finishes his best results. He once again remains in the J-GP3 class with Hot Racing aboard a Honda NSF250R. He finished the season in sixth overall, with a seconnd place finish at Motegi being his best result. In 2015 he makes a class change as he steps up to the ST600 series with Kohara Racing riding a stock Honda CBR600RR.
Career statistics
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2011 | 125cc | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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| 2010 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN 18 |
MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND | RSM | ARA | JPN 17 |
AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN Ret |
AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |