- Hiroshi Aoyama
Infobox 250cc rider
Name = Hiroshi Aoyama
Caption = Hiroshi Aoyama
Nationality = flagicon|Japan Japanese
Birthdate = Birth date and age|1981|10|25
Birthplace =Ichihara ,Japan
Website = [http://www.hiro-aoyama.com/ hiro-aoyama.com]
Bike number = 4
Current team = Red Bull KTM 250
Championships = 0
Race Starts = 74
Race Wins = 5
Podiums = 18
Poles = 5
Fastest laps = 7
Last season = 2008
Last position = 5th (61pts)Hiroshi Aoyama (born
October 25 ,1981 inIchihara ) is a Japanese Grand Prixmotorcycle road racer. He first raced in MiniMoto at the age of 4, racing againstYuki Takahashi , who he has raced against for most of his career. In 2008 he referred to Takahashi as a "respected rival".He rode in the
All-Japan Road Racing Championship until 2003, when he won the 250cc championship withHonda . He also rode a couple of events as wildcard rider in the Grand Prix World Championships, finishing 2nd in the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.In 2004 he joined the 250cc World Championship full-time, still racing for Honda. His debut season gave him two third places and 6th place in the championship. In the following year he scored his maiden victory in his home race at Motegi.
However, he wasn't able to stay on at Honda, so he moved to
KTM for 2006 season. He brought them victories in Istanbul and Motegi, the first two for the manufacturer in the class. For the second year in row, he was 4th in overall standings.Aoyama ended the 2007 season in sixth place in the 250 championship with victories in Germany and Malaysia.
External links
* [http://www.hiro-aoyama.com/ hiro-aoyama.com] Official website
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