Ayumu Sasaki
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 2000 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, Sasaki Ayumu, born 4 October 2000) is a Japanese motorcycle racer.
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[]
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup[]
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 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship[]
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 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[]
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 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93* | 8th* |
| Total | 82 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 289 |
By class[]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2016–present | 2016 Malaysia | 2020 Teruel | 82 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 0 | |
| Total | 2016–present | 82 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 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 |
EMI |
ALG |
VAL |
8th* | 93* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "＜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.
- ^ "Bastianini to miss Sepang Moto3 race". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "SIC Racing Team sign Sasaki for 2017". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
External links[]
- Ayumu Sasaki at MotoGP.com
- Profile on redbullrookiescup.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Japanese motorcycle racers
- Moto3 World Championship riders
- People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa