Ai Ogura
Ai Ogura (小椋 藍, Ogura Ai, born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2001 Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Early career
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.
Asia Talent Team (2018)
He made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a wildcard during 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix where he finished 15th scoring his maiden point.
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (2021–2023)
From 2021, he promoted to Moto2 World Championship riding for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.
Career statistics
Races by year
(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 |
Races by year
(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 |
Races by year
(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 |
By year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kalex | EST1 |
EST2 |
VAL1 DNQ |
JER |
POR1 |
POR2 |
CAT1 |
CAT2 |
ARA1 |
ARA2 |
VAL2 |
NC* | 0* |
By season
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95.5* | 11th* |
| Total | 88 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 737.5 | ||||
By class
| 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 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 457.5 | 0 |
| Total | 2018–present | 88 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 737.5 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(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 |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
11th* | 95.5* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds (2022 Thai GP)/less than half (2023 Australian GP) of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
External links
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