Haruki Noguchi

(June 20, 2001 – August 16, 2023) was a Japanese motorcycle racer riding for SDG Honda Racing. Noguchi was a member of MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. He competed in the All Japan Road Race Championship in 2017 and 2018, placing second in the Asia Talent Cup standings, and in 2019, placing third in the Red Bull Rookies Cup standings. He died at age 22 after he was injured in a road race in Indonesia.

Biography Born in Nara Prefecture, Noguchi began riding motorcycles at 5 years old. In addition to his motorsport career, he was a student at the Faculty of Industrial Sociology, Ritsumeikan University.

In 2017, Noguchi had his first win in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup at Suzuka. In preparation for the ATC races in 2018, he was named a competitor to watch after finishing first in the pre-series qualification trials. In 2018, he won the ATC's round 2 race in Thailand. He would go on to finish second in the overall rankings that year.

600 series

In 2019, Noguchi placed third in the 2019 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. In 2021, he won the Superstock 600 category at the All Japan Road Racing Championships.

Superbike series

In 2022, Noguchi moved up to the Superbike 1000 class. That year, he placed second in the Asia Superbike 1000 section of the Asia Road Racing Championship. He was hit by Malaysian rider Kasma Daniel who was in sixth position, just behind Azlan Shah of the factory BMW M1000RR, causing Kasma Daniel to be knocked down.

Daniel and Noguchi were taken to a local hospital for treatment, and the race was cancelled.

After three days in intensive care, Noguchi was pronounced dead on August 16, 2023, at the age of 22. At the time of his accident, Noguchi was placed second in the provisional 2023 ARRC rankings.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2019 JER1 JER2 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 3rd 151

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2019 Honda EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1 JER2 ALB VAL1VAL2 15th 41

ARRC Supersports 1000 Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2023 Honda CHA CHA SEP SEP SUG SUG MAN MAN ZHU ZHU CHA CHA 6th 105