Tomoyoshi Koyama

Tomoyoshi Koyama
Koyama at the 2010 German Grand Prix
NationalityJapanese
Born (1983-03-19) March 19, 1983 (age 41)
Kanagawa, Japan
Current teamJapan Post HondaDream (MFJ)
Musashi Boon Siew Honda (ARRC)
Bike number230 (MFJ)
634 (ARRC)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2011–2012, 2014–2015
ManufacturersSuter, TSR, NTS
Championships0
2015 championship position26th (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
13 0 0 0 0 3
250cc World Championship
Active years2003
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2003 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 0
125cc World Championship
Active years2000, 2004–2010
ManufacturersYamaha, Honda, Malaguti, KTM, Loncin, Aprilia
Championships0
2010 championship position8th (127 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
98 1 9 0 0 553

Tomoyoshi 'Tommy' Koyama (小山知良, Koyama Tomoyoshi, born March 19, 1983) is a professional motorcycle road racer who currently races in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race ST600 Championship and the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, riding a Honda CBR600RR.

Career

Koyama was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. After competing in Grand Prix races as a wild card since 2000 – having been the champion of the MFJ All Japan Road Race GP125 Championship in 2000, and finished in the top five for three successive seasons in the MFJ All Japan Road Race GP250 Championship – Koyama joined the series full-time in 2005, with Ajo Motorsport. His best result of the season was 2nd at Phillip Island, and he also was best rookie of the season. 2006 wasn't as good for him, but after he moved to KTM in 2007, he scored his first victory at the 2007 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix. 2008 was much less successful for both Koyama and KTM with a best place of 6th his only top 10 finish in the first 10 races. He ends the 2008 season with 7th at Valencia and 17th in the final standings, four places behind the most successful KTM rider (Marc Márquez) in an unsuccessful year for the Austrian concern. For 2009 Koyama joined the smaller Loncin team, alongside Alexis Masbou, and struggled to score points. In 2010 Koyama rode an RS Aprillia for Racing Team Germany. Koyama finished eighth in the championship, taking a best placing of second at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.

After failing to find a full-time Grand Prix ride for the 2011 season, he competed in both the Spanish Moto2 championship (where he finished third), and in the MFJ All Japan Road Race J-GP2 Championship, finishing eighth. Koyama also competed in three Grand Prix Moto2 races towards the end of the season; he replaced the injured Kenan Sofuoğlu at Misano and Aragón, as well as a wild-card appearance at Motegi,[1] but failed to score points in any of the appearances. Koyama remained in the Spanish Moto2 championship in 2012, where he finished ninth overall. After Roberto Rolfo parted company with Technomag-CIP at Grand Prix level,[2] Koyama completed the season with the team; in six races, he finished outside the points in them all.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole Pts Plcd
2000 125cc Yamaha SP Tadao Racing Team 98 1 0 0 0 0 NC
2003 250cc Yamaha SP Tadao Racing Team 67 2 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 125cc Yamaha SP Tadao Racing Team 89 2 0 0 0 7 27th
2005 125cc Honda Ajo Motorsport 71 16 0 2 0 119 8th
2006 125cc Malaguti Malaguti Ajo Corse 71 13 0 0 0 49 15th
2007 125cc KTM Red Bull KTM 125 71 17 1 6 0 193 3rd
2008 125cc KTM ISPA KTM Aran 71 16 0 0 0 41 17th
2009 125cc Loncin Loncin Racing 71 16 0 0 0 17 24th
2010 125cc Aprilia Racing Team Germany 71 17 0 1 0 127 8th
2011 Moto2 Suter Technomag-CIP 7 3 0 0 0 0 NC
TSR CIP with TSR
2012 Moto2 Suter Technomag-CIP 75 6 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Moto2 NTS Teluru Team JiR Webike 71 3 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Moto2 NTS NTS T.Pro Project 71 1 0 0 0 3 26th
Total 113 1 9 0 556

Races by year

(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 Pos Pts
2000 125cc Yamaha RSA MAL JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL BRA PAC
16 		AUS NC 0
2003 250cc Yamaha JPN
Ret 		RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR BRA PAC
Ret 		MAL AUS VAL NC 0
2004 125cc Yamaha RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED BRA GER GBR CZE
22 		POR JPN
9 		QAT MAL AUS VAL 27th 7
2005 125cc Honda SPA
Ret 		POR
6 		CHN
5 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
5 		CAT
5 		NED
7 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		JPN
4 		MAL
10 		QAT
14 		AUS
2 		TUR
3 		VAL
6 		8th 119
2006 125cc Malaguti SPA
12 		QAT
15 		TUR
9 		CHN
9 		FRA
13 		ITA
15 		CAT
DNS 		NED GBR GER
15 		CZE
16 		MAL
Ret 		AUS
12 		JPN
7 		POR
6 		VAL
14 		15th 49
2007 125cc KTM QAT
6 		SPA
Ret 		TUR
3 		CHN
Ret 		FRA
10 		ITA
5 		CAT
1 		GBR
2 		NED
6 		GER
2 		CZE
5 		RSM
3 		POR
7 		JPN
14 		AUS
6 		MAL
2 		VAL
9 		3rd 193
2008 125cc KTM QAT
Ret 		SPA
13 		POR
16 		CHN
13 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
13 		GBR
6 		NED
13 		GER
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		RSM
18 		INP
19 		JPN
11 		AUS MAL
11 		VAL
7 		17th 41
2009 125cc Loncin QAT
27 		JPN
12 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAT
17 		NED
Ret 		GER
10 		GBR
11 		CZE
21 		INP
14 		RSM
Ret 		POR
Ret 		AUS
21 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
20 		24th 17
2010 125cc Aprilia QAT
9 		SPA
5 		FRA
8 		ITA
8 		GBR
5 		NED
14 		CAT
6 		GER
2 		CZE
9 		INP
Ret 		RSM
8 		ARA
6 		JPN
6 		MAL
22 		AUS
9 		POR
Ret 		VAL
7 		8th 127
2011 Moto2 Suter QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE INP RSM
20 		ARA
24 		NC 0
TSR JPN
28 		AUS MAL VAL
2012 Moto2 Suter QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA INP CZE RSM
20 		ARA
23 		JPN
22 		MAL
16 		AUS
21 		VAL
18 		NC 0
2014 Moto2 NTS QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN
23 		AUS
24 		MAL
23 		VAL NC 0
2015 Moto2 NTS QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN
13 		AUS MAL VAL 26th 3

References

  1. ^ "Moto2 thriller to continue in Japan". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Koyama replaces Rolfo at Technomag-CIP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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