Ayumu Sasaki

Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, Sasaki Ayumu, born 4 October 2000) is a Japanese motorcycle racer.

Ayumu Sasaki
Sasaki in 2016
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Current teamSterilgarda Husqvarna Max
Bike number71
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2016–
ManufacturersHonda, KTM
2021 championship position9th (120 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
86 0 2 1 1 316

Career

In 2015 Sasaki was the Asia Talent Cup champion and finished third in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup,[1] where he was champion in 2016;[2] in the same year he made his Grand Prix debut in the Moto3 World Championship with the Gresini Racing team at the Malaysian Grand Prix as the replacement for the injured Enea Bastianini.[3]

He was signed up to race in the Moto3 World Championship for SIC Racing Team for 2017.[4]

On 29 May 2021 in the 2021 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Sasaki was involved in an accident with Jason Dupasquier and Jeremy Alcoba. Dupasquier succumbed to his injuries the next day.

Career statistics

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
2015 JER1
6		 JER2
Ret		 ASS1
6		 ASS2
6		 SAC1
2		 SAC2
Ret		 BRN1
6		 BRN2
5		 SIL1
3		 SIL2
1		 MIS
3		 ARA1
4		 ARA2
2		 3rd 161
2016 JER1
2		 JER2
1		 ASS1
4		 ASS2
2		 SAC1
1		 SAC2
3		 RBR1
3		 RBR2
2		 BRN1
3		 BRN2
3		 MIS
1		 ARA1
4		 ARA2
1		 1st 250

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 ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1 JER2 VAL1
3		 VAL2
11		 21st 21
2016 Honda VAL1
4		 VAL2
Ret		 LMS
10		 ARA
9		 CAT1
3		 CAT2
4		 ALB
9		 ALG
Ret		 JER1
6		 JER2
5		 VAL1 VAL2 6th 83

By season
Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2016 Moto3 Honda Gresini Racing Moto3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 Moto3 Honda SIC Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 32 20th
2018 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 17 0 0 0 0 50 20th
2019 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 19 0 0 1 0 62 20th
2020 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 15 0 1 0 1 52 16th
2021 Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 16 0 1 0 0 120 9th
Total 86 0 2 1 1 316

By class
Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2016–present 2016 Malaysia 2020 Teruel 86 0 2 1 1 316 0
Total 2016–present 86 0 2 1 1 316 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 Pos Pts
2016 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL
Ret		 VAL NC 0
2017 Moto3 Honda QAT
11		 ARG
20		 AME
18		 SPA
15		 FRA
19		 ITA
8		 CAT
16		 NED
15		 GER
17		 CZE
15		 AUT
18		 GBR
18		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
16		 JPN
Ret		 AUS
7		 MAL
12		 VAL
13		 20th 32
2018 Moto3 Honda QAT
8		 ARG
16		 AME
11		 SPA
12		 FRA
16		 ITA
16		 CAT
Ret		 NED
19		 GER
10		 CZE
22		 AUT
7		 GBR
C		 RSM
Ret		 ARA THA
Ret		 JPN
9		 AUS
10		 MAL
18		 VAL
11		 20th 50
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
Ret		 ARG
5		 AME
Ret		 SPA
15		 FRA
14		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
8		 NED
17		 GER
9		 CZE
11		 AUT
13		 GBR
6		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
13		 THA
Ret		 JPN
13		 AUS
7		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
19		 20th 62
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
19		 SPA
11		 ANC
Ret		 CZE
20		 AUT
13		 STY
Ret		 RSM
Ret		 EMI
14		 CAT
17		 FRA
6		 ARA
13		 TER
2		 EUR
10		 VAL
19		 POR
13		 16th 52
2021 Moto3 KTM QAT
Ret		 DOH
7		 POR
4		 SPA
5		 FRA
5		 ITA
4		 CAT
Ret		 GER NED STY
5		 AUT
Ret		 GBR
13		 ARA
3		 RSM
10		 AME
13		 EMI
8		 ALR
6		 VAL
10		 9th 120

References
  1. Alessio Piana (13 February 2016). "CEV Moto3: Ayumu Sasaki con una Honda ufficiale dell'Asia Talent Team". corsedimoto.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "＜MotoGP＞日本人初王者誕生！～佐々木歩夢、ルーキーズカップに勝つ！～". 中村浩史 (in Japanese). autoby.jp. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Bastianini to miss Sepang Moto3 race". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "SIC Racing Team sign Sasaki for 2017". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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