Noboru Ueda

Noboru "Nobby" Ueda (上田昇; born July 23, 1967 in Tahara, Aichi) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.^[1] He was exclusively a 125 class rider. Ueda began his Grand Prix career with a win in his inaugural race at the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix. His best seasons were in 1994, when he finished second in the 125cc world championship behind Kazuto Sakata and in 1997, when he finished second behind Valentino Rossi.^[1]

Noboru Ueda
Noboru Ueda at the 1992 Japanese GP
Nationality	Japanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1991 - 2002 First race 1991 125cc Japanese Grand Prix Last race 2002 125cc Valencia Grand Prix First win 1991 125cc Japanese Grand Prix Last win 2001 125cc Italian Grand Prix Team(s) Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 160 13 39 19 11 1412

In 1998, Nobuatsu (Noboru) Ueda fell off his bike, breaking his arm and receiving nerve damage that nearly paralyzed his right hand.^[2] This injury led to him wearing the first mechanised glove (produced by Spidi) that gave him the ability to grip the throttle and brake levers.^[3]

After a twelve-year career in Grand Prix competition, he announced his retirement at the end of the 2002 season, citing the need to let his body recuperate after several racing injuries.^[4] Ueda won 13 Grand Prix races during his career. He now runs his own team known as Team Nobby, which competes in the All Japan Road Race Championship in the J-GP3 class.^[1]

Grand Prix career statistics

Source:^[1]

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

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

Points system in 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	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	Machine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	Rank	Wins
1991	125cc	Hero Sports TS-Honda	RS125	JPN 1	AUS 3	USA -	ESP 1	ITA NC	GER -	AUT 3	EUR NC	NED 12	FRA 5	GBR 5	RSM 9	CZE NC	VDM 17	MAL 7		105	5th	2
1992	125cc	Marlboro Pileri-Honda	RS125	JPN NC	AUS 16	MAL 11	ESP NC	ITA 3	EUR 8	GER NC	NED -	HUN 8	FRA 2	GBR 3	BRA 7	RSA 5				57	9th	0
1993	125cc	Marlboro Pileri-Honda	RS125	AUS 8	MAL 4	JPN 5	ESP 5	AUT NC	GER 11	NED NC	EUR 1	RSM 6	GBR 6	CZE 4	ITA NC	USA 4	FIM 6			129	5th	1
1994	125cc	Givi Racing-Honda	RS125	AUS 7	MAL 1	JPN NC	ESP 4	AUT 2	GER 6	NED NC	ITA 1	FRA 1	GBR 6	CZE 2	USA 9	ARG 2	EUR 6			194	2nd	3
1995	125cc	Givi Racing-Honda	RS125	AUS 5	MAL 21	JPN 14	ESP 5	GER 2	ITA NC	NED NC	FRA 13	GBR NC	CZE 9	BRA 5	ARG 13	EUR NC				65	12th	0
1996	125cc	Honda	RS125	MAL 9	INA 6	JPN 3	ESP 3	ITA 12	FRA 4	NED 4	GER 12	GBR 6	AUT 11	CZE NC	IMO 11	CAT 11	BRA 6	AUS 8		126	7th	0
1997	125cc	Honda	RS125	MAL 3	JPN 1	ESP 2	ITA 4	AUT 1	FRA NC	NED 4	IMO 5	GER NC	BRA 2	GBR 3	CZE 1	CAT 3	INA 4	AUS 1		238	2nd	4
1998	125cc	Team Givi-Honda LCR	RS125	JPN NC	MAL 1	ESP 5	ITA 7	FRA NC	MAD -	NED -	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	IMO -	CAT 6	AUS 18	ARG 9			62	13th	1
1999	125cc	Team Givi-Honda LCR	RS125	MAL NC	JPN NC	ESP 8	FRA 5	ITA 3	CAT 4	NED 2	GBR 2	GER 5	CZE 2	IMO 5	VAL 3	AUS NC	RSA NC	BRA 1	ARG NC	171	5th	1
2000	125cc	Team Givi-Honda LCR	RS125	RSA 5	MAL 5	JPN 2	ESP 5	FRA NC	ITA 6	CAT NC	NED 2	GBR 3	GER 13	CZE 5	POR NC	VAL 11	BRA 6	PAC 7	AUS 3	153	5th	0
2001	125cc	F.C.C.-TSR Honda	RS125	JPN NC	RSA 3	ESP 4	FRA 7	ITA 1	CAT NC	NED 4	GBR 23	GER -	CZE 11	POR NC	VAL NC	PAC NC	AUS 11	MAL 11	BRA 13	94	9th	1
2002	125cc	Semprucci Angaia-Honda	RS125	JPN 4	RSA 11	ESP 17	FRA NC	ITA NC	CAT -	NED -	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	POR NC	BRA 25	PAC 27	MAL 18	AUS 21	VAL NC	18	23rd	0