Shoya Tomizawa

Shoya Tomizawa
Tomizawa on the podium at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix.
NationalityJapanese
Born(1990-12-10)10 December 1990
Asahi, Chiba, Japan
Died5 September 2010(2010-09-05) (aged 19)
Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Bike number48 (retired in honour)
Websiteshoya48.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2010
ManufacturersSuter
Championships0
2010 championship position13th (82 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
10 1 2 2 0 82
250cc World Championship
Active years2008–2009
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2009 championship position17th (32 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
16 0 0 0 0 34
125cc World Championship
Active years2006–2007
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2007 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 0 0 0 0

Shoya Tomizawa (富沢 祥也, Tomizawa Shōya) (10 December 1990 – 5 September 2010) was a Japanese motorcycle racer. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship,[1] he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009.[2] In the 2010 season he rode in the newly created Moto2 class. Tomizawa won the first race of the new class, at Losail in Qatar, winning by nearly five seconds from Alex Debón and Jules Cluzel.[3] Tomizawa died after sustaining cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma at the San Marino Grand Prix.[4]

  1. ^ "2008 All Japan Road Race Championship". motoracing-japan.com. Moto Racing Japan. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  2. ^ "Shoya Tomizawa". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  3. ^ "Tomizawa victorious in historic first ever Moto2 race". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 2010-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  4. ^ "Tomizawa killed in Moto2 accident". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-05.