Akira Ryo
Tokyo
20/Oct/1965
Akira Ryo's profile
Summary
| MotoGP/500cc | All |
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| First Grand Prix | 2000 - RSA | |
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| First pole position | - | |
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| First race fastest lap | - | |
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| First podium | 2002 - JPN | |
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| First Grand Prix victory | - | |
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| Grand Prix victories | 0 | 0 |
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| 2nd Positions | 1 | 1 |
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| 3rd Positions | 0 | 0 |
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| Podiums | 1 | 1 |
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| Poles | 0 | 0 |
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| Race fastest lap | 0 | 0 |
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| World Championship wins | 0 | 0 |
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Statistics
| Season | Category | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot. | Poles | Bike | Points | Pos. |
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| 2003 | MotoGP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suzuki | 6 | 24 |
| 2002 | MotoGP | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Suzuki | 41 | 18 |
| 2001 | 500cc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suzuki | 0 | |
| 2000 | 500cc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suzuki | 6 | 21 |
Profile
Akira Ryo took the All Japan Superbike championship in 2001 after finishing runner-up in 1996 and third in 1999. He had entered the Japan round as a 500cc wild card for Suzuki in 2000 and 2001, and became the main development rider for the manufacturer\'s GSV-R MotoGP bike, entering seven rounds in 2002 and two in 2003. He nearly caused a major upset at the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix when he led for much of the race, finally finishing second to Valentino Rossi.
