Kaito Toba
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| Kaito Toba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 2000 Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Petronas MIE Honda Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaito Toba (鳥羽 海渡, Toba Kaito; born 7 April 2000) is a Japanese motorcycle racer,[1] currently racing for the Petronas Honda Racing Team in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.
Moto3
Toba was the Asia Talent Cup champion in 2014 and a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup contestant in 2015 and 2016.[2]
Toba was signed up to race in the Moto3 World Championship for Honda Team Asia for 2017.[3]
In 2018, Toba remained in the same team. His best performance landed him in sixth place for Catalonia. He ended the season in 22nd place with 37 points. In 2019, he remained in the same team and his teammate was Ai Ogura. He got his first World Championship victory in Qatar and ended the season in 19th place with 63 points.
Supersport World Championship
The Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team will field Toba, partnering with Khairul Idham Pawi in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.[4]