Fast Facts
- Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1977, Chiba, Japan
- Residence: Chiba, Japan
- Ht./Wt.: 5-5/128
- Team: San Carlo Honda Gresini
- Rider Web Site: www.shinya56.com
MotoGP CAREER:
(MotoGP 2002-07, 500cc pre-2002)
2007
·Team: Konica Minolta Honda
·Starts: 18
·Best finish: 10th (Qatar, Spain (Jerez), San Marino)
·Best start: Seventh (Spain)
·Points: 47 (17th)
2006
·Team: Kawasaki Racing
·Starts: 17
·Best finish: Second (Netherlands)
·Best start: Second (France, Netherlands, Australia)
·Points: 92 (14th)
2005
·Team: Kawasaki Racing
·Starts: 17
·Best finish: Fifth (Japan)
·Best start: Fourth (Netherlands, Malaysia)
·Points: 98 (10th)
2004
·Team: Kawasaki Racing
·Starts: 16
·Best finish: Third (Japan)
·Best start: 21 (Czech Republic)
·Points: 83 (10th)
2003
·Team: Yamaha D'Antin
·Starts: 16
·Best finish: Fifth (Italy, Catalunya)
·Best start: Third (Italy)
·Points: 101 (10th)
2002
·Team: Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha
·Starts: 16
·Best finish: Fifth (Germany)
·Best start: Second (Italy)
·Points: 68 (11th)
2001
·Team: Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha
·Starts: 15
·Best finish: Third (Czech Republic)
·Best start: Second (Japan, Catalunya, Germany)
·Points: 155 (Fifth)
OTHER CAREER:
2000
·Finished second in the 250cc World Championship to his teammate, Olivier Jacque, riding for the Chesterfield Tech 3 Yamaha team … Won at South Africa, Catalunya and Australia.
1999
·Finished fourth in the 250cc World Championship for Chesterfield Tech 3 Yamaha, earning his first World Championship win at Japan and first pole at Spain.
1998
·Won the All Japan Road Race 250cc championship for the BP Yamaha Racing Team.
1997
·Finished fifth in the All Japan Road Race 250cc championship for the Yamaha Racing Team
1996
·Finished sixth in the All Japan Road Race 125cc championship for the SP Tadao Racing Team.
1995
·Finished 12th in the All Japan Road Race 125cc championship for the SP Tadao Racing Team.
1994
·Competing with the SP Tadao Racing Team, won the Suzuka Circuit Sunday Race championship and the Suzuka 4-Hour Enduramce Race.
1992-93
·Won three regional mini-bike championships in 1992, one more in 1993.
1983-91
·Began racing pocket bikes at age 5 in 1983 … Won the 1987 All Japan Pocket Bike championship … Began racing 50cc mini-bikes in 1989.
PERSONAL:
·Enjoys exercise, cars.