Ukawa heads Motegi wild-cards.
Former Repsol Honda and Camel Honda MotoGP rider Tohru Ukawa has been confirmed ♌on the entry list for the Japanese Grand Prix, at Motegi, on Septe𒉰mber 19.
Ukawa - who won the 2002 Africa's Grand Prix for Repsol Honda, but switched to the role of official HRC test rider after a disappointing 2003 season with Sito Pons' Camel bacಌked team - will line-up on the MotoGP grid on a prototype 2005 spec RC211V.
Tohru's attendance will take the number of RCVs to seven, aꦫnd his primar𝓀y goal will surely be to prevent Valentino Rossi and Yamaha from defeating Honda at their home race.
Former Repsol Honda and Camel Honda MotoGP rider Tohru Ukawa has been confirmed on the entry l🐓ist for the Japanese Grand Prix, at Motegi, on September 19.
Ukawa - who won the 2002🃏 Africa's Grand Prix for Repsol Honda, but switched to the role of official HRC test rider after a disappointing 2003 season with Sito Pons' Camel backed team - will line-🔯up on the MotoGP grid on a prototype 2005 spec RC211V.
Tohru's attendance will take the number of RCVs to seven, and his prim𝐆ary goal will surely be to prevent Valentino Rossi and Yamaha from defeating Honda at their home race.
Meanwhilꦇe, as expected, Moriwaki Honda will field former 250cc world champion Olivier Jacque (lower pic) after renting a grid slot from the Harris WCM team, which will only field one rider.
Jacque, who isn't officially a wild-card, will thus race under the 'Moriwaki WCM' banner at Motegi, and is also expe♚cted to compete in the Malaysian Grand Prix on October 10, following Andrew Pitt's return to World Supersport.
The full list of wild-cards can be seen below:
MotoGP class:
#72 Tohru Ukawa JPN (Honda) HRC
Substitute rider:
#19 Olivier Jacque FRA (Moriwaki) Moriwaki WCM
250cc class:
#55 Yuki Takahashi JPN (Honda) DyDo Miu Racing Team
#70 Chojun Kameya JPN (Honda) Burning Blood RT
#76 Shuhei Aoyama JPN (Honda) Team Harc-Pro
#78 Yusi Fujioka JPN (Honda) Endurance
#79 Katsuyuki Nakasuka JPN (Yamaha) SP Tadao Racing Team
125cc class:
#62 Toshihisa Kuzuhara JPN (Honda) Angaia Racing
#64 Shigeki Norikane JPN (Yamaha) Team Tec.Z & Feel
#67 Suhathai Chaemsap THA (Honda) Thai Honda Castrol/ERP
#89 Tomoyoshi Koyama JPN (Yamaha) SP Tadao Racing Team
#95 Yuki Hatano JPN (Honda) Garage Racing Team
Peter has been in the padꦺdock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc M🧸arquez’s injury issues.
