Taiyo Furusato
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 2005 Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Honda Team Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taiyo Furusato (古里太陽, Furusato Taiyo, born 12 July 2005) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who currently competes for the Honda Team Asia in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship.[1] He previously competed in the Asia Talent Cup, having won that championship in 2021.[2]
Career[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 | Pos | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2021 | Honda | QAT1 1 |
QAT2 1 |
DOH1 1 |
DOH2 1 |
INA1 1 |
INA2 1 |
SBK1 1 |
SBK2 1 |
1st | 200 |
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 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | POR1 |
POR2 |
SPA1 |
SPA2 |
MUG1 1 |
MUG2 14 |
GER1 Ret |
GER2 Ret |
RBR1 10 |
RBR2 8 |
RBR3 5 |
RBR4 4 |
ARA1 7 |
ARA2 Ret |
11th | 74 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]
By season[edit]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3rd |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | ||||
By class[edit]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2022–present | 2022 Argentina | 2023 Thailand | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | |
| Total | 2022–present | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 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 | 21 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | INA | ARG 17 |
AME 16 |
POR 25 |
SPA 21 |
FRA 25 |
ITA 18 |
CAT Ret |
GER 17 |
NED 21 |
GBR 18 |
AUT 25 |
RSM 21 |
ARA 17 |
JPN 14 |
THA 25 |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
27th | 2 | |
| 2023 | Moto3 | Honda | POR 21 |
ARG 18 |
AME 20 |
SPA 16 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
GER 10 |
NED 17 |
GBR 20 |
AUT 18 |
CAT 13 |
RSM 11 |
IND Ret |
JPN 12 |
INA 7 |
AUS 7 |
THA 2 |
MAL Ret |
QAT 14 |
VAL 11 |
16th | 63 | |
| 2024 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 3 |
POR 18 |
AME Ret |
SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | KAZ | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | 13th* | 16* |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ "Honda Announces Riders for 2022 FIM Moto3 Honda Team Asia". us18.campaign-archive.com.
- ^ "Furusato seals the Cup with a win". Honda Racing. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links[edit]
- Taiyo Furusato at MotoGP.com
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