Hiroki Ono

Hiroki Ono (尾野 弘樹, born 15 July 1992) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competes in the MFJ All Japan Road Race J-GP2 Championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Hiroki Ono
Ono in 2014
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 Nara, Japan
Current team	Mikuni Terry & Curry
Bike number	392
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2013–2016 Manufacturers Honda Championships 0 2016 championship position 23rd (36 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 34 0 0 1 0 70 125cc World Championship Active years 2008, 2011 Manufacturers Honda, KTM Championships 0 2011 championship position 26th (8 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 5 0 0 0 0 8

Career

Japan Road Race Championship (JRR)

Born in Nara, and after racing in regional series within Japan, Ono stepped up to the Japan Road Race Championship (JRR) in the 125cc class with the Battle Factory Team in 2007. In 2008 he scored his first podium at Round 5 Suzuka with a 2nd-place finish and finished that season 3rd in the standings. That same year he also got a chance to race as a wild card in the 125cc class of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix which was held at Twin Ring Motegi and finished the race in 24th.

In 2009, Ono won his first JRR race at Round 3 Autopolis and finished the season 3rd for the 2nd consecutive year. It was also his 2nd consecutive year that he finished as champion in the standings designated as the Youth Cup which only counts riders aged 17 years or younger.

Also in 2009 after the JRR season ended, Ono made two wild card entries in the 125cc class of the CEV (Campeonato Español de Velocidad; Spanish Motorcycle Championships). The bike he rode was the KTM that Tomoyoshi Koyama had ridden during the previous MotoGP 125cc Championship season, and marked his debut with an outstanding 3rd-place finish at Jerez.

Italian National Motorcycle Championship (CIV)

For 2010 Ono had plans going to compete as a full-time rider in the CEV but decided to race in the CIV (Italian Championship) at the last minute. He started his CIV season with the prestigious RUMI team, who were developing their original machine, as their test and race rider. Ono's first race of the season came at Round 2 Monza and scored his first podium (3rd) at Round 6 Misano. He finished the season 5th in the standings.

Also this year Ono made two wild-card entries to the All Japan series at Round 2 Autopolis and Round 7 Suzuka. The Autopolis race was cancelled due to extreme weather, but won the 7th and final round at Suzuka. In addition, he raced in the Albacete round of the European Championship in which only riders within high rankings in each European nation's national championships can participate in. However, Ono was not able to finish the race.

125cc World Championship

In 2011 Ono started the season in the MotoGP 125cc class with the Caretta Technology Forward Team, from Italy. His bike was a KTM, meaning no developments on the bike had been made since 2009, the year that the manufacturer withdrew from the championship. Ono showed his skills and potential by finishing a shocking 8th with that bike at a wet Round 2 Jerez, but lost his seat 3 rounds later to French rider Alexis Masbou. Ono's last MotoGP race of the season was Round 4 Le Mans.

Asia Dream Cup

For the 2012 season Ono switched to the Asia Dream Cup, a one-make series in which every rider rides a Honda CBR250R provided by Honda. Ono's crash on the main stretch right before the chequered flag in Round 2 Indonesia resulted in a broken neck but healed in time for the following round in which he finished 1st and 2nd. He finished the season second overall behind fellow Japanese rider Hikari Okubo despite having four more wins. He remained in the Asia Dream Cup for 2013 and became champion.

Moto3 World Championship

In 2013 Ono made a one-off wildcard appearance at his home race at Motegi, but he failed to finish the race. In 2014, Ono made another wildcard entry at Aragon and finished the race in eleventh place.

Ono made a full-time return to World Championship level, competing in Moto3 with Leopard Racing; he partnered Danny Kent and Efrén Vázquez in the team. Riding a Honda, Ono's best result was eighth place at the final round of the season, in Valencia.

For 2016, Ono left Leopard Racing to join Honda Team Asia alongside Khairul Idham Pawi, again riding a Honda. He finished the season at 23rd place, scoring 36 points.

Career statistics

Japan Road Race Championship

Season	Class	Team	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	Pts	Plcd
2007	GP125	Battle & Mihara Racing	Honda RS125	6	0	0	0	19	14th
2008	GP125	Battle Factory	Honda RS125	6	0	1	0	70	3rd
2009	GP125	Battle Factory	Honda RS125	6	1	3	1	77	3rd
2010	J-GP3	Battle Factory	Honda RS125	2	1	1	0	36	16th
2013	J-GP3	Honda Team Asia	Honda NSF250R	1	1	1	0	0	NC
2018	J-GP2	Mikuni Terry & Curry	Suzuki GSX-R600	4	0	0	0	33	12th
Total				25	3	6	1	235

Spanish National Motorcycle Championship (CEV)

Season	Class	Team	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	Pts	Plcd
2009	125GP	B&B Battle Factory	KTM 125FRR	2	0	1	0	25	16th
2010	125GP	Battle Factory	KTM 125FRR	2	0	0	0	12	21st
2013	Moto3	Honda Team Asia	TSR Honda	2	0	0	0	6	30th
2014	Moto3	Honda Team Asia	TSR Honda	9	0	4	0	116	3rd
2017	Moto2	NTS Sportscode T.PRO	NTS	11	0	0	0	74	8th
Total				26	0	5	0	233

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	Pos	Pts
2013	Moto3	Honda	CAT1	CAT2	ARA	ALB1	ALB2	NAV	VAL1 10	VAL1 Ret	JER			30th	6
2014	Moto3	TSR Honda	JER1 8	JER2 4	LMS 3	ARA 3	CAT1 3	CAT2 2	ALB 11	NAV 4	ALG 7	VAL1 DNS	VAL1 DNS	3rd	116
2017	Moto2	NTS	ALB 12	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 12	VAL1 8	VAL2 5	EST1 8	EST2 7	JER 7	ARA1 11	ARA2 6	VAL 10	8th	74

Italian National Motorcycle Championship (CIV)

Season	Class	Team	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	Pts	Plcd
2010	125GP	Rumi 125GP Team	RUMI	6	0	1	0	55	5th
2011	125GP	Rumi 125GP Team	RUMI	2	0	1	0	23	15th
Total				8	0	2	0	78

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2008	125cc	Honda RS125	Battle Factory	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2011	125cc	KTM FRR125	Caretta Technology Forward Team	4	0	0	0	0	8	26th
2013	Moto3	Honda NSF250R	Honda Team Asia	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	Moto3	Honda NSF250R	Honda Team Asia	1	0	0	0	0	5	26th
2015	Moto3	Honda NSF250RW	Leopard Racing	17	0	0	0	0	29	21st
2016	Moto3	Honda NSF250RW	Honda Team Asia	15	0	0	1	0	36	23rd
Total				39	0	0	1	0	78

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	Pos	Pts
2008	125cc	Honda	QAT	SPA	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	CZE	RSM	INP	JPN 24	AUS	MAL	VAL		NC	0
2011	125cc	KTM	QAT Ret	SPA 8	POR 17	FRA 16	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	CZE	INP	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL		26th	8
2013	Moto3	Honda	QAT	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN Ret	VAL		NC	0
2014	Moto3	Honda	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA 11	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	26th	5
2015	Moto3	Honda	QAT Ret	AME Ret	ARG 13	SPA Ret	FRA 11	ITA 11	CAT Ret	NED 14	GER Ret	INP 26	CZE Ret	GBR 20	RSM 16	ARA 10	JPN Ret	AUS	MAL Ret	VAL 8	21st	29
2016	Moto3	Honda	QAT 18	ARG 6	AME 25	SPA Ret	SPA Ret	ITA 6	CAT Ret	NED	GER Ret	AUT 15	CZE 20	GBR 19	RSM 9	ARA 20	JPN DSQ	AUS 8	MAL DNS	VAL 21	23rd	36

Asia Dream Cup

Season	Motorcycle	Round	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2012	Honda CBR250R	6	12	5	7	4	4	186	2nd
2013	Honda CBR250R	5	10	7	9	4	3	228	1st

External links

• Hiroki Ono at MotoGP.com
• Hiroki Ono at AS.com (in Spanish)