JiR
| JiR | |
|---|---|
| 2015 name | JiR |
| Base |
 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Principal | Gianluca Montiron |
| Rider(s) | 4 Randy Krummenacher |
| Motorcycle | NTS |
| Tyres | Dunlop |
Japan Italy Racing, more commonly known as JiR, is a Monte Carlo based motorcycle racing team which competed in the MotoGP series from 2005 to 2008 and from 2010 in the Moto2 class.
History
The team first entered the MotoGP World Championship in 2005 as Konica Minolta Honda, a single motorcycle team using the Honda RC211V with Japanese rider Makoto Tamada and Michelin as tyre supplier. A 3rd place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix was the team's best result. The team used the same package for the 2006 season, but was unable to repeat the 2005 results and managed only twelfth in the championship, with a best result of fifth at the Portuguese Grand Prix. In 2007, Shinya Nakano replaced Tamada as the rider of the new 800cc Honda RC212V. The motorcycle did not achieve the results expected and the team often finished in the last few points positions.
The team's results improved in 2008, when 2004 125cc World Champion Andrea Dovizioso joined the team, which once again used the Honda RC212V on Michelin tyres. They were re-branded as JiR Team Scot after a joint venture with Team Scot.[1] The team ran also Yuki Takahashi in the 250cc class. The team split during the season, leaving the two parts of the team competing for the rights to run a Honda in MotoGP in 2009,[2] but it was Team Scot who retained Honda support, so JiR withdrew from the top class.[3]
In 2010 the team took part in the new Moto2 class on a TSR built, Motobi branded chassis ridden by Simone Corsi and Mattia Pasini, although the latter was replaced during the season by Yusuke Teshima and Alex de Angelis. Corsi achieved third place twice, while de Angelis scored two podiums, including a victory from pole position in the Australian Grand Prix. In 2011, the team ran only one bike with de Angelis, who took another victory in Australia and clinched fourth place in the final standings.
The team signed Johann Zarco, 125cc runner-up in 2011, and Eric Granado for Moto2 in 2012.[4]
Results
Summary
| Year | Class | Team name | Bike | Riders | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F. laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MotoGP | Konica Minolta Honda | Honda RC211V |  Makoto Tamada |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 11th |
 Jurgen van den Goorbergh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20th | ||||
| 2006 | MotoGP | Konica Minolta Honda | Honda RC211V | Makoto Tamada |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 12th |
| 2007 | MotoGP | Konica Minolta Honda | Honda RC212V | Shinya Nakano |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17th |
| 2008 | MotoGP | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | Honda RC212V |  Andrea Dovizioso |
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 5th |
| 250cc | JiR Team Scot 250 | Honda RS250R | Yuki Takahashi |
16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 5th | |
| 2010 | Moto2 | JiR Moto2 | Motobi TSR6 | Simone Corsi |
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 5th |
| Mattia Pasini[a] |
6 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28th | ||||
| Yusuke Teshima[a] |
4 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39th | ||||
 Alex de Angelis[a] |
7 (12) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 84 (95) | 11th | ||||
| 2011 | Moto2 | JiR Moto2 | Motobi TSR6 | Alex de Angelis |
17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 4th |
| 2012 | Moto2 | JiR Moto2 | Motobi TSR6 |  Johann Zarco |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 10th |
 Eric Granado |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| 2013 | Moto2 | JiR Moto2 | Motobi TSR6 | Mike Di Meglio |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20th |
| Kohta Nozane[a] |
2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
 Jason O'Halloran |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
 Román Ramos[a] |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
 Fadli Immammuddin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| Tetsuta Nagashima |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| 2014 | Moto2 | Teluru Team JiR Webike | TSR TSR6 NTS NH6 |
Tetsuta Nagashima |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
 Kenny Noyes |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| Federico Caricasulo |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
| Tomoyoshi Koyama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
- a Competed for other teams during the season.
MotoGP results
(key)
| Year | Bike | Tyres | Riders | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Honda RC211V | M | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | USA | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL | 103 | 9th | ||
| Makoto Tamada |
8 | DNS | 8 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Jurgen van den Goorbergh |
6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Honda RC211V | M | ESP | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | USA | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN | POR | VAL | 96 | 10th | ||
| Makoto Tamada |
10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | ||||||
| 2007 | Honda RC212V | M | QAT | ESP | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 47 | 10th | |
| Shinya Nakano |
10 | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | |||||
| 2008 | Honda RC212V | M | QAT | ESP | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | USA | CZE | SMR | IND | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 174 | 7th | |
| Andrea Dovizioso |
4 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "JiR Team Scot is born!". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 5 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "JiR confirms Honda split". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 26 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "JiR returns – with Aprilia (and a Biaggi) in STK". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "Johann Zarco joins JiR for 2012". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
External links
- jir.mc Official website
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