Takuma Aoki

Takuma Aoki
File:Axcr08Takuma.jpg Aoki in 2008
Nationality	Japanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1993 - 1997 First race 1993 250cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 1997 500cc Australian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 18 0 4 0 0 169

Takuma Aoki (青木 拓磨, Aoki Takuma, born February 24, 1974 in Tokyo) 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. He is the brother of Grand Prix racers, Nobuatsu and Haruchika Aoki.

Aoki has recently been involved in motorsports again. Using specially-modified 4-wheel drive vehicles, he has been involved in many cross country rallies, notably the Dakar Rally and the Asia Cross Country Rally.

Grand Prix career statistics

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

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

Year	Class	Team	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	Rank	Wins
1993	250cc	Cup Noodle-Honda	NSR250	AUS -	MAL -	JPN 8	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NED -	EUR -	RSM -	GBR -	CZE -	ITA -	USA -	FIM -		8	24th	0
1994	250cc	Cup Noodle-Honda	NSR250	AUS -	MAL -	JPN 5	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NED -	ITA -	FRA -	GBR -	CZE -	USA -	ARG -	EUR -		11	20th	0
1995	500cc	HRC-Honda	NSR500	AUS -	MAL -	JPN 3	ESP -	GER -	ITA -	NED -	FRA -	GBR -	CZE -	BRA -	ARG -	EUR -			16	23rd	0
1996	500cc	HRC-Honda	NSR500	MAL -	INA -	JPN NC	ESP -	ITA -	FRA -	NED -	GER -	GBR -	AUT -	CZE -	IMO -	CAT -	BRA -	AUS -	0	-	0
1997	500cc	Repsol-Honda	NSR500V	MAL 5	JPN 4	ESP 4	ITA NC	AUT NC	FRA 5	NED NC	IMO 3	GER 3	BRA -	GBR 10	CZE 6	CAT 7	INA 7	AUS 2	134	5th	0