# Nobuatsu Aoki

Nobuatsu Aoki (青木 宣篤, Aoki Nobuatsu, born August 31, 1971 in Sumaga) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his first and only Grand Prix at the 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix. His best season was in 1997, when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Mick Doohan and Tadayuki Okada. In 2009, he teamed with Daisaku Sakai and Kazuki Tokudome on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 to win the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. He is the oldest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.

## Grand Prix career results

Points system from 1988 to 1992:
| 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 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 | 17 | 18 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1990 | 250cc | Cup Noodle-Honda | NSR250 | JPN 8 | USA - | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT - | YUG - | NED - | BEL - | FRA - | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | HUN - | AUS - | | | | 8 | 29th | 0 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Cup Noodle-Honda | NSR250 | JPN 5 | AUS - | USA - | ESP - | ITA - | GER - | AUT - | EUR - | NED - | FRA - | GBR - | RSM - | CZE - | VDM - | MAL - | | | | 11 | 23rd | 0 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Cup Noodle-Honda | NSR250 | JPN 3 | AUS - | MAL - | ESP - | ITA - | EUR - | GER - | NED - | HUN - | FRA - | GBR - | BRA - | RSA - | | | | | | 12 | 14th | 0 |
| 1993 | 250cc | Kanemoto-Honda | NSR250 | AUS 5 | MAL 1 | JPN 4 | ESP Ret | AUT Ret | GER DNS | NED 10 | EUR 4 | RSM 9 | GBR Ret | CZE 10 | ITA 6 | USA 7 | FIM Ret | | | | | 100 | 11th | 1 |
| 1994 | 250cc | Blumex Rheos-Honda | NSR250 | AUS 6 | MAL Ret | JPN 8 | ESP 5 | AUT Ret | GER 4 | NED 5 | ITA Inj | FRA 6 | GBR 8 | CZE 4 | USA 5 | ARG 21 | EUR Ret | | | | | 95 | 10th | 0 |
| 1995 | 250cc | Blumex Rheos-Honda | NSR250 | AUS 5 | MAL 7 | JPN 2 | ESP 8 | GER 8 | ITA 7 | NED 7 | FRA Ret | GBR 10 | CZE 9 | BRA 8 | ARG Ret | EUR 6 | | | | | | 105 | 6th | 0 |
| 1996 | 250cc | Blumex Rheos-Honda | NSR250 | MAL 6 | INA 5 | JPN 6 | ESP Ret | ITA 8 | FRA 5 | NED 7 | GER 11 | GBR 8 | AUT 6 | CZE 11 | IMO Ret | CAT 7 | BRA Ret | AUS 7 | | | | 105 | 7th | 0 |
| 1997 | 500cc | Rheos Elf-Honda | NSR500 | MAL 3 | JPN 5 | ESP 5 | ITA 3 | AUT 4 | FRA Ret | NED 4 | IMO 2 | GER 4 | BRA 4 | GBR 4 | CZE 3 | CAT 5 | INA 4 | AUS Ret | | | | 179 | 3rd | 0 |
| 1998 | 500cc | Suzuki Grand Prix | RGV500 | JPN 6 | MAL Ret | ESP 8 | ITA 8 | FRA 8 | MAD 4 | NED 7 | GBR 7 | GER 10 | CZE 12 | IMO 9 | CAT 11 | AUS 6 | ARG 12 | | | | | 101 | 9th | 0 |
| 1999 | 500cc | Suzuki Grand Prix | RGV500 | MAL 9 | JPN 10 | ESP Ret | FRA Inj | ITA Inj | CAT 11 | NED 4 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | CZE 6 | IMO 7 | VAL 12 | AUS 8 | RSA 7 | BRA 9 | ARG Ret | | | 78 | 13th | 0 |
| 2000 | 500cc | Suzuki Grand Prix | RGV500 | RSA 8 | MAL 5 | JPN 4 | ESP 7 | FRA 11 | ITA 4 | CAT 4 | NED 13 | GBR 16 | GER 13 | CZE 8 | POR Ret | VAL 4 | BRA 12 | PAC 9 | AUS 10 | | | 116 | 10th | 0 |
| 2002 | MotoGP | Proton-Team KR | Proton KR3 | JPN 7 | RSA Ret | ESP 7 | FRA 6 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED Ret | GBR 9 | GER 8 | CZE Ret | POR Ret | BRA 12 | PAC 9 | MAL Ret | AUS 7 | VAL Ret | | | 63 | 12th | 0 |
| 2003 | MotoGP | Proton-Team KR | Proton KR3 | JPN Ret | RSA 12 | ESP 9 | FRA Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 21st | 0 |
| 2003 | MotoGP | Proton-Team KR | Proton KR5 | | | | | ITA Ret | CAT 16 | NED Ret | GBR 15 | GER 11 | CZE Ret | POR 20 | BRA Ret | PAC 14 | MAL 18 | AUS 18 | VAL 17 | | | 19 | 21st | 0 |
| 2004 | MotoGP | Proton-Team KR | Proton KR5 | RSA 17 | ESP 14 | FRA 17 | ITA 13 | CAT 15 | NED Ret | BRA 18 | GER Ret | GBR 18 | CZE 15 | POR 15 | JPN 14 | QAT Ret | MAL 17 | AUS 19 | VAL 18 | | | 10 | 21st | 0 |
| 2005 | MotoGP | Suzuki MotoGP | GSV-R | ESP - | POR - | CHN - | FRA - | ITA - | CAT - | NED - | USA - | GBR - | GER - | CZE 16 | JPN - | MAL - | QAT - | AUS - | TUR - | VAL Ret | | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2007 | MotoGP | Suzuki MotoGP | GSV-R | QAT - | ESP - | TUR - | CHN - | FRA - | ITA - | CAT - | GBR - | NED - | GER - | USA - | CZE - | RSM - | POR - | JPN - | AUS - | MAL 13 | VAL - | 3 | 25th | 0 |
| 2008 | MotoGP | Suzuki MotoGP | GSV-R | QAT - | ESP - | POR - | CHN - | FRA - | ITA - | CAT - | GBR - | NED - | GER - | USA - | CZE - | RSM - | INP - | JPN - | AUS - | MAL 17 | VAL - | 0 | - | 0 |