Shinichi Ito

Shinichi Ito
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1966-12-07) December 7, 1966 (age 57) Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1988–1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011 First race 1988 500cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2011 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Ducati Championships 0 2011 championship position 22nd (3 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 67 0 6 1 1 513

Shinichi Ito (or Itō) (伊藤 真一, Itō Shin'ichi) born (1966-12-07)December 7, 1966, in Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan) is a retired professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.^[1] He has raced extensively in Japanese and International championships. Ito has competed in the All Japan Road Race Championship, and won the Japanese 500 cc Championship, and is also 3 times Japanese Superbike Champion. In the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race he has qualified on pole 5 times and won the race 3 times.^[2] Ito has also raced in Superbike World Championship. His considerable experience on different types of racing machine has earned him a reputation as a premier development rider.