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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan[1] | 26 January 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | MT Helmets – MSi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ai Ogura (小椋藍, Ogura Ai, born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for MT Helmets – MSi. He previously competed in Moto2 and Moto3 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, finishing as championship runner-up in 2022.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]He finished 11th in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2017 he participated in 9 out of 12 races of the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship while taking part in the 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 5th which earned him a promotion to the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships the following season.
Moto3 World Championship
[edit]Asia Talent Team (2018)
[edit]Ogura made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a wildcard during the 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, finishing 15th and scoring his maiden point.
Honda Team Asia (2019–2020)
[edit]In 2020, he finished on the podium seven times, equalling his best ever Moto3 finish from 2019, being second in Jerez and Misano. He came third in the standings with a total of 170 points.
Moto2 World Championship
[edit]Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (2021–2023)
[edit]In 2021, Ogura was promoted to Moto2, riding for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia alongside Somkiat Chantra. He came second in Austria as his best result, and ended the season 8th.
In 2022, he won three races and led the championship in two separate occasions. With two rounds left and heading to the Malaysian Grand Prix, he held a 3.5 point lead gap to second Augusto Fernández but lost it due to a crash in the last lap after taking the race lead from Celestino Vietti. Ogura ultimately lost the championship to Fernández after crashing in the last round in Valencia. He finished as runner-up with 242 points.
In 2023, Ogura suffered a broken wrist in pre-season training and missed out on the first two races of the calendar.[2] Starting the season in COTA, he finished 9th with three podiums and no wins.
MT Helmets – MSi (2024)
[edit]MT Helmets – MSi has announced that Ogura will join their Moto2 project for the 2024 Moto2 season.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Asia Talent Cup
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Honda | THA1 10 |
THA2 Ret |
QAT1 12 |
QAT2 13 |
MAL1 6 |
MAL2 Ret |
CHN1 2 |
CHN2 1 |
JPN1 2 |
JPN2 4 |
SEP1 Ret |
SEP2 10 |
7th | 107 |
2016 | Honda | THA1 1 |
THA2 4 |
QAT1 2 |
QAT2 7 |
MAL1 5 |
MAL2 Ret |
CHN1 1 |
CHN2 3 |
JPN1 3 |
JPN2 1 |
SEP1 4 |
SEP2 Ret |
2nd | 173 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | JER1 Ret |
JER2 10 |
ASS1 3 |
ASS2 Ret |
SAC1 11 |
SAC2 19 |
RBR1 12 |
RBR2 11 |
BRN1 Ret |
BRN2 20 |
MIS 9 |
ARA1 11 |
ARA2 4 |
11th | 61 |
2017 | JER1 2 |
JER2 4 |
ASS1 | ASS2 | SAC1 | SAC2 | BRN1 19 |
BRN2 11 |
RBR1 1 |
RBR2 3 |
MIS 1 |
ARA1 2 |
ARA2 19 |
5th | 124 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Honda | ALB Ret |
LMS 5 |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 DNS |
VAL1 | VAL2 | EST 3 |
JER1 12 |
JER1 1 |
ARA 8 |
VAL1 8 |
VAL2 5 |
8th | 83 |
2018 | Honda | EST Ret |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 3 |
FRA 3 |
CAT1 7 |
CAT2 23 |
ARA 4 |
JER1 Ret |
JER2 2 |
ALB 7 |
VAL1 1 |
VAL2 2 |
5th | 128 |
FIM Moto2 European Championship
[edit]By year
[edit]Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Kalex | EST1 |
EST2 |
VAL1 DNS |
JER |
POR1 |
POR2 |
CAT1 |
CAT2 |
ARA1 |
ARA2 |
VAL2 |
NC | 0 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]By season
[edit]Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Moto3 | Honda | Asia Talent Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36th |
2019 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 10th |
2020 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 3rd |
2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 8th |
2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 20 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 242 | 2nd |
2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137.5 | 9th |
2024 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | MT Helmets – MSi | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124* | 2nd* |
Total | 100 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 903.5 |
By class
[edit]Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moto3 | 2018–2020 | 2018 Spain | 2019 Aragon | 37 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 0 | |
Moto2 | 2021–present | 2021 Qatar | 2021 Austria | 2022 Spain | 64 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 639.5 | 0 |
Total | 2018–present | 101 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 919.5 | 0 |
Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA 15 |
FRA | ITA | CAT | NED 23 |
GER Ret |
CZE | AUT 20 |
GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 36th | 1 | |
2019 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 11 |
ARG 17 |
AME 11 |
SPA 9 |
FRA Ret |
ITA | CAT 6 |
NED 6 |
GER 7 |
CZE 6 |
AUT 12 |
GBR 10 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 2 |
THA Ret |
JPN 14 |
AUS 14 |
MAL 4 |
VAL 10 |
10th | 109 | |
2020 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 3 |
SPA 2 |
ANC Ret |
CZE 3 |
AUT 4 |
STY 3 |
RSM 2 |
EMI 3 |
CAT 11 |
FRA 9 |
ARA 14 |
TER 9 |
EUR 3 |
VAL 8 |
POR 8 |
3rd | 170 | |||||
2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 17 |
DOH 5 |
POR Ret |
SPA 7 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 6 |
CAT Ret |
GER Ret |
NED 6 |
STY 5 |
AUT 2 |
GBR 9 |
ARA 8 |
RSM 7 |
AME 7 |
EMI 9 |
ALR Ret |
VAL | 8th | 120 | ||
2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 6 |
INA 6 |
ARG 3 |
AME 2 |
POR Ret |
SPA 1 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 3 |
CAT 7 |
GER 8 |
NED 2 |
GBR 4 |
AUT 1 |
RSM 5 |
ARA 4 |
JPN 1 |
THA 6‡ |
AUS 11 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
2nd | 242 |
2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR | ARG DNS |
AME 15 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 9 |
ITA 15 |
GER 14 |
NED 2 |
GBR 8 |
AUT 3 |
CAT 7 |
RSM 5 |
IND 21 |
JPN 2 |
INA 17 |
AUS 15‡ |
THA 5 |
MAL 4 |
QAT 4 |
VAL 11 |
9th | 137.5 |
2024 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | QAT 4 |
POR 5 |
AME 7 |
SPA 6 |
FRA 2 |
CAT 1 |
ITA 5 |
NED 1 |
GER 3 |
GBR 14 |
AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | 2nd* | 142* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ogura, Ai". Asia Talent Cup. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Ogura Fights Back For First Points Score of 2023". honda.racing. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Ai Ogura could go to MT Helmets-MSi in Moto2". Motorcyclesports. 4 September 2023.
External links
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