Shuhei Aoyama


Shuhei Aoyama is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the younger brother of MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama.
He rode in the All-Japan Road Racing Championship until 2005, when he won the 250cc championship with Honda. He previously won the 125cc championship in 2003, also with Honda. He also rode a couple of events as wildcard rider in the Grand Prix World Championships during his stint in Japan.
After winning the 250cc championship in Japan, Aoyama secured a Grand Prix World Championships ride with Honda's 250cc factory team in 2006. He replaced his brother Hiroshi Aoyama, who moved to KTM. He scored his first podium finish with a third-place at Le Mans, finishing just ahead of his brother, Hiroshi. He finished the season eighth in overall standings with 99 points and was named as Rookie Of The Year for his performance in his debut season. In 2007, he remained with the team, but he failed to improved on his rookie season. He failed to record a podium finish and finished the season 12th in overall standings. However, he recorded his first pole position in his home race at Motegi.
In 2008, he moved to World Superbike. He once again teamed up with Honda, riding a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle with Alto Evolution Honda Superbike. However, he struggled to adapt with the bigger 1000 cc four-stroke bike and only managed two point-scoring position.
Aoyama was left without a permanent ride in 2009, but he made a return to 250cc Grand Prix World Championships as a wild-card rider in his home race at Motegi. He finished with a 6th place after starting from 17th on the grid.
It was not possible to find a contract for the 2010 season even though he wanted to aim for the world title. Aoyama announced his active service retirement on his own blog on February 8, 2010. Afterwards, he participated in the Japanese Auto Race series.

Career statistics

By season

Races by year

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617PosPts
2001125ccHondaJPNRSASPAFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEPORVALPAC
Ret		AUSMALBRANC0
2002125ccHondaJPN
6		RSASPAFRAITACATNED
25		GBR
10		GERCZEPORBRAPAC
11		MALAUSVAL20th21
2003125ccHondaJPN
Ret		RSASPAFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEPORBRAPAC
21		MALAUSVALNC0
250ccHondaRSASPAFRAITACATNEDBRAGERGBRCZEPORJPN
8		QATMALAUSVAL26th8
2005250ccHondaSPAPORCHNFRAITACATNEDGBRGERCZEJPN
Ret		MALQATAUSTURVALNC0
2006250ccHondaSPA
Ret		QAT
13		TUR
Ret		CHN
8		FRA
3		ITA
9		CAT
Ret		NED
12		GBR
13		GER
9		CZE
6		MAL
6		AUS
5		JPN
6		POR
Ret		VAL
6		8th99
2007250ccHondaQAT
10		SPA
7		TUR
16		CHN
Ret		FRA
9		ITA
6		CAT
11		GBR
5		NED
13		GER
12		CZE
9		RSM
6		POR
Ret		JPN
9		AUS
8		MAL
13		VAL
17		12th90
2009250ccHondaQATJPN
6		SPAFRAITACATNEDGERGBRCZEINDRSMPOR
12		AUS
14		MAL
10		VAL
11		19th27