Hiromichi Kunikawa (國川 浩道, Kunikawa Hiromichi, born 5 November 1981) is a Japanese motorcycle racer.[1] At national level he has competed in the GP250 and ST600 classes of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship.[1] In 2010 he was signed by Bimota M Racing to replace Niccolò Canepa for the last races of the Moto2 World Championship season.[2] In 2016 he made a wild card appearance in the Supersport World Championship;[3] in 2017 he competed in the first five European rounds of the same series aboard a Honda CBR600RR.
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Career statistics edit
Grand Prix motorcycle racing edit
By season edit
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Moto2 | Bimota | Bimota – M Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year edit
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Moto2 | Bimota | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN Ret |
MAL 28 |
AUS Ret |
POR DNQ |
VAL 33 |
NC | 0 |
Supersport World Championship edit
Races by year edit
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kawasaki | AUS | THA | SPA Ret |
NED | ITA | MAL | GBR | ITA | GER | FRA | SPA | QAT | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Honda | AUS | THA | SPA 23 |
NED Ret |
ITA 20 |
GBR 26 |
ITA 21 |
GER | POR | FRA | SPA | QAT | NC | 0 |
References edit
- ^ a b "ライダープロフィール #104 國川 浩道". superbike.jp (in Japanese). MFJ. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Moto2: Bimota M Racing sostituisce Canepa con Kunikawa". corsedimoto.com (in Italian). 30 September 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Superpole Win For Sofuoglu As Krummenacher Takes Second Spot". kawasaki.it. Kawasaki. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiromichi Kunikawa.
- Hiromichi Kunikawa at MotoGP.com
- Hiromichi Kunikawa at WorldSBK.com
