There are two Moto2 and three Moto3 riders from Japan. NAKAGAMI has won two podiums already and is aiming for the title!
2 Podiums in 3 races so far.
The top of the Japanese riders, Takaaki NAKAGAMI (IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA), won two 3rd places, one in Qatar GP and another in AMERICA's GP.
Championship of Moto2 so far is
1 Franco MORBIDELLI Kalex ITA 75
2 Thomas LUTHI Kalex SWI 56
3 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 43
4 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Kalex JPN 32
Gaaaaas TAKA!
Other riders!
Tetsuta NAGASHIMA (Teluru SAG TEAM) finishes AMERICAS GP in 19th with no point so far. Ayumu SASAKI (SEPNG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT RACING TEAM) in Moto3 finishes at 18th, Tatsuki SUZUKI (SIG SCUADRA CORSE) and Kaito TOBA (HONDA TEAM ASIA) did not finish the race.
The 2017 MotoGP just started, keep your eyes on Japanese Samurais!