# Noboru Ueda

Noboru "Nobby" Ueda (上田昇, born July 23, 1967 in Tahara, Aichi) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. 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.
In 1998, Nobuatsu (Noboru) Ueda fell off his bike, breaking his arm and receiving nerve damage that nearly paralyzed his right hand. 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.
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. 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.

## Grand Prix career statistics

Source:
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 |