From a press release:

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix: wild-card riders

The wild-card riders who will race in the Japanese Grand Prix, scheduled on the circuit of Suzuka on April 7 next, are the following:

Number, Rider Name, Team

MotoGP Class

33 Akira Ryo (JPN – Suzuki) Telefonica Movistar Suzuki

72 Shinichi Itoh (JPN – Honda) HRC



250cc Class

48 Shinichi Nakatomi (JPN – Honda) Team Kotake RSC

49 Chojun Kameya (JPN – Honda) Burning Blood R.T.

50 Daisaku Sakai (JPN – Honda) Endurance/Toshio Asahi

89 Osamu Miyazaki (JPN – Yamaha) Motorex Daytona

92 Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN – Honda) Team Harc-Pro


125cc Class

65 Toshihisa Kuzuhara (JPN – Honda) Kumamoto Racing

66 Shuhei Aoyama (JPN – Honda) Showa Denk

67 Hideyuki Ogata (JPN – Honda) Team Plus One

68 Akira Komuro (JPN – Honda) Dinky Racing

46 Suhathai Chaemsap (THA – Honda) Sutthisarn Vaewsamana



Maximum number and nomination of wild-card riders:

125cc: 3 nominated by the FMNR (Organising Federation); 2 nominated by the FIM.

250cc: 3 nominated by the FMNR (Organising Federation); 1 nominated by MSMA (Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers’ Association); 2 nominated by the FIM.

MotoGP: 1 nominated by MSMA, 1 nominated by the FIM/Dorna

– A compulsory briefing will be held for all riders who will be participating for the first time in the current Championship, at 17h00 on the day preceding the day scheduled for the first practice session.