Taiga Hada
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1998 Fujiyoshida, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiga Hada (born 12 September 1998) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who most recently competed at the 2023 Moto2 World Championship.[1]
He made his Grand Prix racing debut at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, replacing the injured Barry Baltus.
For the 2022 season, he raced for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, replacing the retired Gabriel Rodrigo for the final eight races.[2]
For the 2023 season, he again raced for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team starting from the Italian round. He replaced Lorenzo Dalla Porta who left the team after the first five races.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]
By season[edit]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto2 | NTS | NTS RW Racing GP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| Kalex | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Teluru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 32nd |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 26th |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
By class[edit]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2021–2023 | 2021 Spain | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 2021–2023 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Moto2 | NTS | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA 22 |
FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | 39th | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kalex | AUT 21 |
GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALR | VAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT 22 |
RSM 17 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 17 |
THA 13‡ |
AUS 15 |
MAL 15 |
VAL 22 |
32nd | 3.5 |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA 21 |
GER 21 |
NED 21 |
GBR Ret |
AUT | CAT | RSM 19 |
IND 23 |
JPN 19 |
INA 14 |
AUS 11‡ |
THA Ret |
MAL 16 |
QAT 25 |
VAL 22 |
26th | 4.5 |
‡ 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "SAG: Taiga Hada takes over Kalex from Dalla Porta". speedweek.com. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Moto2, Taiga Hada replaces Gabri Rodrigo for remainder of the season". GPOne.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "SAG Team calls Taiga Hada for the Dalla Porta post". news.italy24.press. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- Taiga Hada at MotoGP.com
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