Kazuki Watanabe (motorcyclist)
Japanese motorcycle racer
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Kazuki Watanabe (渡辺 一樹, Watanabe Kazuki; born 2 October 1990) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the Asia Road Racing Championship for Team Tatara Aprilia, aboard an RSV4 1100. He has previously competed in various classes of the All Japan Road Race Championship such as JSB1000, GP250, and J-GP2—where he clinched a title in 2012.[1]
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Watanabe at the 2010 Australian GP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1990 Yamanashi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team Tatara Aprilia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 250cc | Yamaha | RT Morinokumasan-Satohjuku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2009 | 250cc | Yamaha | Bardral Racing with SJ-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Suter | Racing Team Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2008 | 250cc | Yamaha | QAT | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | RSM | INP | JPN DNS |
AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 250cc | Yamaha | QAT | JPN 14 |
SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR | CZE | INP | RSM | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | 28th | 2 | ||||
| 2010 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA 25 |
JPN 25 |
MAL 25 |
AUS 32 |
POR | VAL | NC | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM 21 |
ARA | JPN | THA | AUS | MAL | VAL | 31st | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM Endurance World Championship
By team
| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Yoshimura Suzuki Endurance Racing Team |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 |  Gregg Blaxk Sylvain Guintoli Xavier Siméon Kazuki Watanabe |
2nd |
FIM Endurance World Cup
| Year | Team | Bike | Tyre | Rider | Pts | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Team Étoile |
BMW S1000RR | D | Hikari Okubo Kazuki Watanabe Motoharu Ito Kyosuke Okuda |
86 | 5th |
| Source: [2] | ||||||
Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Class | Team | Co-riders | Bike | Pos | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SST | Team Étoile |
Hikari Okubo Motoharu Ito |
BMW S1000RR | 16th | 1st |
| 2026 | SST | Team Tatara Aprilia |
Ruka Wada Akito Haga |
Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory | 15th | 2nd |
Asia Road Racing Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Personal life
On January 21, 2026, he announced his marriage to former SKE48 member, talent, and fellow motorcycle racer Madoka Umemoto.
