Masahiro Shimizu
Masahiro Shimizu (清水 雅広, Shimizu Masahiro, born November 22, 1964) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Originally from Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Shimizu won the 1987 250cc All Japan Road Race Championship.[1] He began his Grand Prix career with a win in 1987. His best season was in 1991, when he finished fifth in the 250cc world championship, riding on a Honda.[2]
Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 4 |
ESP - |
GER - |
NAT - |
AUT - |
YUG - |
NED - |
FRA - |
GBR - |
SWE - |
CZE - |
RSM - |
POR - |
BRA 9 |
ARG 3 |
20 | 13th | 0 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Honda | JPN - |
USA - |
ESP 5 |
EXP 2 |
NAT 4 |
GER NC |
AUT 6 |
NED NC |
BEL NC |
YUG NC |
FRA NC |
GBR 9 |
SWE NC |
CZE 13 |
BRA 9 |
68 | 10th | 0 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 13 |
AUS 14 |
USA 10 |
ESP 7 |
NAT 11 |
GER 3 |
AUT 10 |
YUG - |
NED 11 |
BEL 9 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 3 |
SWE NC |
CZE 2 |
BRA 2 |
116 | 6th | 0 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Honda | JPN NC |
USA 11 |
ESP NC |
NAT 8 |
GER 6 |
AUT NC |
YUG 12 |
NED 4 |
BEL 9 |
FRA 4 |
GBR 2 |
SWE 3 |
CZE NC |
HUN NC |
AUS 8 |
100 | 7th | 0 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 8 |
AUS NC |
USA 5 |
ESP 4 |
ITA 7 |
GER 5 |
AUT 6 |
EUR 6 |
NED 6 |
FRA 6 |
GBR 4 |
RSM 4 |
CZE 4 |
VDM 5 |
MAL NC |
142 | 5th | 0 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Honda | JPN NC |
AUS NC |
MAL 8 |
ESP 3 |
ITA 8 |
EUR NC |
GER 5 |
NED 5 |
HUN 4 |
FRA NC |
GBR 9 |
BRA 13 |
RSA 11 |
46 | 9th | 0 | ||
References
- "All-Japan Road Racing Champions". motoracing-japan.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Masahiro Shimizu career statistics at MotoGP.com
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