Norifumi Abe

Norick Abe
Abe on the Yamaha YZR500
Born(1975-09-07)7 September 1975
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Died7 October 2007(2007-10-07) (aged 32)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1994 – 2004
First race1994 500cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race2004 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix
First win1996 500cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win2000 500cc Japanese Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
144 3 17 0 1 1157

Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi, September 7, 1975 – October 7, 2007),[1][2] or Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ) was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer who was previously a 500 cc/MotoGP rider.[3] He died in a road traffic crash in October 2007.

  1. ^ "'Legendary rider' Norick Abe dies in motorbike, truck collision". Japan News Review. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  2. ^ "FIM Release On Norick Abe". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  3. ^ Norifume Abe career statistics at MotoGP.com