Haruchika Aoki

Haruchika Aoki
Aoki at the 1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix.
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1976-03-28) 28 March 1976 Gumma, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1993 - 1999, 2001 - 2002 First race 1993 125cc Australian Grand Prix Last race 2002 250cc Valencia Grand Prix First win 1995 125cc Australian Grand Prix Last win 1996 125cc Brazilian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Championships 125cc - 1995, 1996 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 129 9 20 6 5 901

Haruchika Aoki (青木 治親, Aoki Haruchika, born March 28, 1976 in Gumma, Japan) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is the youngest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.

Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1993 with Honda. He won two consecutive 125cc world championships in 1995 and 1996 with Honda before moving up to the 250cc class in 1997. After two years in the 250cc class, Aoki made the move to the 500cc class in 1999. In 2000, he competed in the Superbike World Championship on a Ducati before returning to Grand Prix racing in 2001. Racing a V-twin, two-stroke Honda NSR500V, he finished the season as the top privateer. He almost pulled off an upset that year when he "won" the second half of the restarted Italian Grand Prix in torrential rain, but the race was decided on aggregate times from the first and second parts, meaning he was classified only fifth. Aoki retired after the 2002 season.

Afterwards, he participated in the Japanese Auto Race series. He returned to Road Racing in 2016, when he raced in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race JP250 Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R25. He is one of Valentino Rossi's best mentors.

Races by year

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

Year	Class	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
1993	125cc	Honda	AUS 14	MAL 11	JPN 7	SPA 19	AUT 16	GER 20	NED Ret	EUR 10	SMR Ret	GBR 18	CZE Ret	ITA 13	USA 5	FIM 13					14th	39
1994	125cc	Honda	AUS 17	MAL 10	JPN 17	SPA 14	AUT 25	GER DNQ	NED 12	ITA 9	FRA 12	GBR 13	CZE 19	USA 4	ARG 12	EUR 3					12th	59
1995	125cc	Honda	AUS 1	MAL 18	JPN 1	SPA 1	GER 1	ITA 1	NED 5	FRA 1	GBR Ret	CZE 2	BRA 3	ARG 14	EUR 1						1st	224
1996	125cc	Honda	MAL 2	INA 2	JPN 2	SPA 1	ITA 2	FRA 7	NED 3	GER 3	GBR 8	AUS NC	CZE 6	IMO NC	CAT 5	RIO 1	EUR 2				1st	220
1997	250cc	Honda	MAL 5	JPN 8	SPA 5	ITA 14	AUT 8	FRA 6	NED Ret	IMO 8	GER 9	BRA 7	GBR 8	CZE Ret	CAT 8	INA 6	AUS 14				8th	102
1998	250cc	Honda	JPN 11	MAL 4	SPA 6	ITA 6	FRA 6	MAD Ret	NED 3	GBR 5	GER Ret	CZE Ret	IMO 6	CAT 7	AUS 8	ARG Ret					6th	112
1999	500cc	TSR-Honda	MAL 15	JPN Ret	SPA 12	FRA 13	ITA 11	CAT 10	NED 9	GBR Ret	GER 6	CZE 13	IMO 12	VAL WD	AUS 11	RSA 12	BRA 15	ARG 15			15th	54
2001	500cc	Honda	JPN 12	RSA 12	SPA DNS	FRA	ITA 5	CAT 15	NED 14	GBR Ret	GER Ret	CZE 14	POR 11	VAL Ret	PAC Ret	AUS 14	MAL Ret	BRA 14			17th	33

External links

• Haruchika Aoki stats on autorace.jp
• Haruchika Aoki stats on Odds Park