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.[1] He is the youngest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.

Haruchika Aoki
NationalityJapanese
Born (1976-03-28) 28 March 1976 (age 48)
Gumma, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1993 - 1999, 2001 - 2002
First race1993 125cc Australian Grand Prix
Last race2002 250cc Valencia Grand Prix
First win1995 125cc Australian Grand Prix
Last win1996 125cc Brazilian Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Championships125cc - 1995, 1996
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
129 9 20 6 5 901

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

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(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

References

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  1. ^ "Haruchika Aoki career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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