Naomi Taniguchi (谷口 尚己, Taniguchi Naomi) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. In 1959, Taniguchi became the first Japanese racer to compete at the world championship level when Honda entered him in the Isle of Man TT. His most successful season was in 1960 when he finished in tenth place in the 125cc world championship.[1]

Naomi Taniguchi
NationalityJapanese
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1959 - 1961, 1963 - 1965
First race1959 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
Last race1965 50cc Japanese Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
10 0 0 N/A 0 8

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank Wins
1959 125cc Honda IOM
6
GER
NED
BEL
SWE
ULS
NAT
1 14th 0
1960 125cc Honda IOM
6
NED
BEL
ULS
NAT
1 10th 0
250cc Honda IOM
6
NED
BEL
GER
ULS
NAT
1 17th 0
1961 125cc Honda ESP
GER
FRA
IOM
8
NED
BEL
7
DDR
ULS
NAT
SWE
ARG
5
2 15th 0
250cc Honda ESP
GER
FRA
IOM
5
NED
BEL
DDR
ULS
NAT
SWE
ARG
2 16th 0
1963 50cc Honda ESP
GER
FRA
IOM
NED
BEL
FIN
ARG
JPN
9
0 0
1964 50cc Honda USA
ESP
FRA
IOM
6
NED
BEL
GER
FIN
JPN
1 13th 0
1965 50cc Honda USA
GER
ESP
FRA
IOM
NED
BEL
JPN
8
0 0

References

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