Takuma Aoki

Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider


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Name = Takuma Aoki
Nationality = flagicon|Japan Japanese
Years = 1993 - 1997
Teams = Honda
Races = 18
Championships =
Wins = 0
Podiums = 4
Points = 169
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1993 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race = 1997 500cc Australian Grand Prix

nihongo|Takuma Aoki|青木 治親|Aoki Takuma|extra=born February 24, 1974 is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. He began his Grand Prix career in 1993. From 1994 to 1996, Aoki competed in the World Superbike Championship, winning one race in that series. He returned to Grand Prix racing with Honda in 1997, enjoying his best season when he finished fifth in the 500cc world championship. A spinal injury in a 1998 motorcycle crash left him paralyzed below the waist. Aoki has continued to work with Honda, helping them develop cars for disabled people. [http://www.newmobility.com/articleViewIE.cfm?id=977] He is the brother of Grand Prix racers, Nobuatsu and Haruchika Aoki

Aoki has recently been involved in motorsports again. Using specially-modified 4-wheel drive vehicles, he has been involved in many cross country rallies, notably the Asia Cross Country Rally.

References

* [http://www.newmobility.com/articleViewIE.cfm?id=977 New Mobility]
* [http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_riders.htm?menu=riders&rider_id=575&from=archive Takuma Aoki career statistics at MotoGP.com]