Kaito Toba, from Japan, won the Asia Talent Cup in 2014 in its inaugural year before moving onto the Red Bull Rookies Cup and FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship in 2015. After a podium in the Rookies Cup that year, 2016 saw Toba race in both series once again, with wins and podiums in both. For 2017, the Japanese rider joined Honda Team Asia in the Moto3™ World Championship, and had an up and down year but some solid showings. He stayed with them for 2019, a year that started in an excellent way with victory in Qatar. In 2020 he sought to bring back the best version of himself on his move to Red Bull KTM Ajo. In a season with many ups and downs, Toba’s P3 at the Teruel GP was the highlight. A move to CIP Green Power came in 2021 but despite some early season promise, the Japanese rider only managed to make the podium once, at the German GP. 2022 started with a bang for Toba, as he took P3 in the season opener, but he failed to crack the podium places again as his form tailed off during the latter stages of the campaign. Moving over to SIC58 Squadra Corse, it will be interesting to see what Toba can produce in 2023.
Rider Stats
Videos
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Moto3™ riders sanctioned after gravel trap melee
Kaito Toba and Jaume Masia incurred the wrath of the Stewards after a physical FP3 altercation, with LLPs & Pitlane starts coming their way
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Migno, Garcia and Toba
The podium finishers reflect on a lightweight class thriller after the Italian held on over the line to end his five year victory wait
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Canet saves a big moment to lead the Moto3™ Championship
The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider saved it in the closing moments of the French GP to finish 3rd on the podium and lead the Championship
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Moto3™ riders tell us what they've tested in Jerez
The lightweight class returned to the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto a single day of testing. Hear what the riders have tried and learned
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Celebrating the Japanese Moto3™ victory in Qatar
Honda Team Asia Team Manager Hiroshi Aoyama and MotoGP™ rider Takaaki Nakagami react to Kaito Toba's success and the VisitQatar GP
Rider Bio
Bike
Honda
Date of birth
07/04/2000
Place of birth
Fukuoka
Height
166 cm
Weight
58 kg
Rider Story
News
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Sanctions dished out to multiple riders at the Valencia GP
Four riders given a rap over the knuckles for various incidents at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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Kaito Toba to remain with CIP Green Power for 2022
The Japanese rider will stay with the Alain Bronec led team for at least another season
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Toba: "The MotoGP™ videogame is a way of training"
Red Bull KTM Ajo caught up with their Moto3™ rider Kaito Toba about how he’s getting on in quarantine
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Kaito Toba joins Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2020 Moto3™ season
Red Bull KTM Ajo have announced the young Japanese rider - winner of the 2019 Qatar GP - for next season’s Moto3 World Championship
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Top five youngest Japanese race winners
Kaito Toba jumped into the history books in Qatar so we take a look at who joins him there
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Toba talks about tough 2017
The Honda Team Asia rider faced an unexpectedly difficult debut season
By motogp.com
Videos
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Moto3™ riders sanctioned after gravel trap melee
Kaito Toba and Jaume Masia incurred the wrath of the Stewards after a physical FP3 altercation, with LLPs & Pitlane starts coming their way
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Moto3™ rostrum round up: Migno, Garcia and Toba
The podium finishers reflect on a lightweight class thriller after the Italian held on over the line to end his five year victory wait
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Canet saves a big moment to lead the Moto3™ Championship
The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider saved it in the closing moments of the French GP to finish 3rd on the podium and lead the Championship
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Moto3™ riders tell us what they've tested in Jerez
The lightweight class returned to the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto a single day of testing. Hear what the riders have tried and learned
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Celebrating the Japanese Moto3™ victory in Qatar
Honda Team Asia Team Manager Hiroshi Aoyama and MotoGP™ rider Takaaki Nakagami react to Kaito Toba's success and the VisitQatar GP