Naomi Taniguchi

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.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results 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 IOM6 GER– NED– BEL– SWE– ULS– NAT– 1 14th 0 1960 125cc Honda IOM6 NED– BEL– ULS– NAT– 1 10th 0 250cc Honda IOM6 NED– BEL– GER– ULS– NAT– 1 17th 01961 125cc Honda ESP– GER– FRA– IOM8 NED– BEL7 DDR– ULS– NAT– SWE– ARG5 2 15th 0 250cc Honda ESP– GER– FRA– IOM5 NED– BEL– DDR– ULS– NAT– SWE– ARG– 2 16th 0 1963 50cc Honda ESP– GER– FRA– IOM– NED– BEL– FIN– ARG– JPN9 0 – 0 1964 50cc Honda USA– ESP– FRA– IOM6 NED– BEL– GER– FIN– JPN– 1 13th 0 1965 50cc Honda USA– GER– ESP– FRA– IOM– NED– BEL– JPN8 0 – 0