Masahiro Shimizu (清水 雅広, Shimizu Masahiro, born November 22, 1964) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Masahiro Shimizu
NationalityJapanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1987 - 1992
First race1987 250cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last race1992 250cc South African Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
73 0 9 1 0 497

Originally from Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Shimizu won the 1987 250cc All Japan Road Race Championship.[1] He began his Grand Prix career with a win in 1987. His best season was in 1991, when he finished fifth in the 250cc world championship, riding on a Honda.[2]

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

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Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1987 250cc Honda JPN
4
ESP
-
GER
-
NAT
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
RSM
-
POR
-
BRA
9
ARG
3
20 13th 0
1988 250cc Honda JPN
-
USA
-
ESP
5
EXP
2
NAT
4
GER
NC
AUT
6
NED
NC
BEL
NC
YUG
NC
FRA
NC
GBR
9
SWE
NC
CZE
13
BRA
9
68 10th 0
1989 250cc Honda JPN
13
AUS
14
USA
10
ESP
7
NAT
11
GER
3
AUT
10
YUG
-
NED
11
BEL
9
FRA
7
GBR
3
SWE
NC
CZE
2
BRA
2
116 6th 0
1990 250cc Honda JPN
NC
USA
11
ESP
NC
NAT
8
GER
6
AUT
NC
YUG
12
NED
4
BEL
9
FRA
4
GBR
2
SWE
3
CZE
NC
HUN
NC
AUS
8
100 7th 0
1991 250cc Honda JPN
8
AUS
NC
USA
5
ESP
4
ITA
7
GER
5
AUT
6
EUR
6
NED
6
FRA
6
GBR
4
RSM
4
CZE
4
VDM
5
MAL
NC
142 5th 0
1992 250cc Honda JPN
NC
AUS
NC
MAL
8
ESP
3
ITA
8
EUR
NC
GER
5
NED
5
HUN
4
FRA
NC
GBR
9
BRA
13
RSA
11
46 9th 0

References

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  1. ^ "All-Japan Road Racing Champions". motoracing-japan.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ Masahiro Shimizu career statistics at MotoGP.com