Ai Ogura
Ogura in 2018
NationalityJapanese
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)
Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Current teamMT Helmets–MSi
Bike number79
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021–
ManufacturersKalex (2021–2023)
Boscoscuro (2024–)
2023 championship position9th (137.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
56 3 11 3 2 512.5
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2018–2020
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2020 championship position3rd (170 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 0 8 1 2 280

Ai Ogura (小椋藍, Ogura Ai, born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for MT Helmets–MSi. He previously competed in Moto2 and Moto3 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, finishing as championship runner-up in 2022.

Career

Early career

He finished 11th in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2017 he participated in 9 out of 12 races of the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship while taking part in the 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 5th which earned him a promotion to the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships the following season.

Moto3 World Championship

Asia Talent Team (2018)

Ogura made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a wildcard during the 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, finishing 15th and scoring his maiden point.

Honda Team Asia (2019–2020)

Moto2 World Championship

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (2021–2023)

In 2021, Ogura was promoted to Moto2, riding for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia alongside Somkiat Chantra.

MT Helmets – MSi (2024)

MT Helmets – MSi has announced that Ogura will join their Moto2 project for the 2024 Moto2 season.[2]

Career statistics

Asia Talent Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2015 Honda THA1
10 		THA2
Ret 		QAT1
12 		QAT2
13 		MAL1
6 		MAL2
Ret 		CHN1
2 		CHN2
1 		JPN1
2 		JPN2
4 		SEP1
Ret 		SEP2
10 		7th 107
2016 Honda THA1
1 		THA2
4 		QAT1
2 		QAT2
7 		MAL1
5 		MAL2
Ret 		CHN1
1 		CHN2
3 		JPN1
3 		JPN2
1 		SEP1
4 		SEP2
Ret 		2nd 173

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
2016 JER1
Ret 		JER2
10 		ASS1
3 		ASS2
Ret 		SAC1
11 		SAC2
19 		RBR1
12 		RBR2
11 		BRN1
Ret 		BRN2
20 		MIS
9 		ARA1
11 		ARA2
4 		11th 61
2017 JER1
2 		JER2
4 		ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1
19 		BRN2
11 		RBR1
1 		RBR2
3 		MIS
1 		ARA1
2 		ARA2
19 		5th 124

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2017 Honda ALB
Ret 		LMS
5 		CAT1
Ret 		CAT2
DNS 		VAL1 VAL2 EST
3 		JER1
12 		JER1
1 		ARA
8 		VAL1
8 		VAL2
5 		8th 83
2018 Honda EST
Ret 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
3 		FRA
3 		CAT1
7 		CAT2
23 		ARA
4 		JER1
Ret 		JER2
2 		ALB
7 		VAL1
1 		VAL2
2 		5th 128

FIM Moto2 European Championship

By year

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2023 Kalex EST1
 EST2
 VAL1
DNQ 		JER
 POR1
 POR2
 CAT1
 CAT2
 ARA1
 ARA2
 VAL2
 NC 0

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2018 Moto3 Honda Asia Talent Team 4 0 0 0 0 1 36th
2019 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 18 0 1 0 1 109 10th
2020 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 15 0 7 1 1 170 3rd
2021 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 17 0 1 0 1 120 8th
2022 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 20 3 7 3 1 242 2nd
2023 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 18 0 3 0 0 137.5 9th
2024 Moto2 Boscoscuro MT Helmets – MSi 1 0 0 0 0 13 4th
Total 93 3 19 4 4 792.5

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2018–2020 2018 Spain 2019 Aragon 37 0 8 1 2 280 0
Moto2 2021–present 2021 Qatar 2021 Austria 2022 Spain 56 3 11 3 2 512.5 0
Total 2018–present 93 3 19 4 4 792.5 0

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 19 20 21 Pos Pts
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA
15 		FRA ITA CAT NED
23 		GER
Ret 		CZE AUT
20 		GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 36th 1
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
11 		ARG
17 		AME
11 		SPA
9 		FRA
Ret 		ITA CAT
6 		NED
6 		GER
7 		CZE
6 		AUT
12 		GBR
10 		RSM
Ret 		ARA
2 		THA
Ret 		JPN
14 		AUS
14 		MAL
4 		VAL
10 		10th 109
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
3 		SPA
2 		ANC
Ret 		CZE
3 		AUT
4 		STY
3 		RSM
2 		EMI
3 		CAT
11 		FRA
9 		ARA
14 		TER
9 		EUR
3 		VAL
8 		POR
8 		3rd 170
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
17 		DOH
5 		POR
Ret 		SPA
7 		FRA
7 		ITA
6 		CAT
Ret 		GER
Ret 		NED
6 		STY
5 		AUT
2 		GBR
9 		ARA
8 		RSM
7 		AME
7 		EMI
9 		ALR
Ret 		VAL 8th 120
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
6 		INA
6 		ARG
3 		AME
2 		POR
Ret 		SPA
1 		FRA
5 		ITA
3 		CAT
7 		GER
8 		NED
2 		GBR
4 		AUT
1 		RSM
5 		ARA
4 		JPN
1 		THA
6‡ 		AUS
11 		MAL
Ret 		VAL
Ret 		2nd 242
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG
DNS 		AME
15 		SPA
Ret 		FRA
9 		ITA
15 		GER
14 		NED
2 		GBR
8 		AUT
3 		CAT
7 		RSM
5 		IND
21 		JPN
2 		INA
17 		AUS
15‡ 		THA
5 		MAL
4 		QAT
4 		VAL
11 		9th 137.5
2024 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT
4 		POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA KAZ NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM IND INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL 4th* 13*

‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Ogura, Ai". Asia Talent Cup. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ai Ogura could go to MT Helmets-MSi in Moto2". Motorcyclesports. 4 September 2023.

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