Noboru Ueda

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. 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, Ueda 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 JPN1 AUS3 USA- ESP1 ITANC GER- AUT3 EURNC NED12 FRA5 GBR5 RSM9 CZENC VDM17 MAL7 105 5th 2 1992 125cc Marlboro Pileri-Honda RS125 JPNNC AUS16 MAL11 ESPNC ITA3 EUR8 GERNC NED- HUN8 FRA2 GBR3 BRA7 RSA5 57 9th 0 1993 125cc Marlboro Pileri-Honda RS125 AUS8 MAL4 JPN5 ESP5 AUTNC GER11 NEDNC EUR1 RSM6 GBR6 CZE4 ITANC USA4 FIM6 129 5th 1 1994 125cc Givi Racing-Honda RS125 AUS7 MAL1 JPNNC ESP4 AUT2 GER6 NEDNC ITA1 FRA1 GBR6 CZE2 USA9 ARG2 EUR6 194 2nd 3 1995 125cc Givi Racing-Honda RS125 AUS5 MAL21 JPN14 ESP5 GER2 ITANC NEDNC FRA13 GBRNC CZE9 BRA5 ARG13 EURNC 65 12th 0 1996 125cc Honda RS125 MAL9 INA6 JPN3 ESP3 ITA12 FRA4 NED4 GER12 GBR6 AUT11 CZENC IMO11 CAT11 BRA6 AUS8 126 7th 0 1997 125cc Honda RS125 MAL3 JPN1 ESP2 ITA4 AUT1 FRANC NED4 IMO5 GERNC BRA2 GBR3 CZE1 CAT3 INA4 AUS1 238 2nd 4 1998 125cc Team Givi-Honda LCR RS125 JPNNC MAL1 ESP5 ITA7 FRANC MAD- NED- GBR- GER- CZE- IMO- CAT6 AUS18 ARG9 62 13th 1 1999 125cc Team Givi-Honda LCR RS125 MALNC JPNNC ESP8 FRA5 ITA3 CAT4 NED2 GBR2 GER5 CZE2 IMO5 VAL3 AUSNC RSANC BRA1 ARGNC 171 5th 1 2000 125cc Team Givi-Honda LCR RS125 RSA5 MAL5 JPN2 ESP5 FRANC ITA6 CATNC NED2 GBR3 GER13 CZE5 PORNC VAL11 BRA6 PAC7 AUS3 153 5th 0 2001 125cc F.C.C.-TSR Honda RS125 JPNNC RSA3 ESP4 FRA7 ITA1 CATNC NED4 GBR23 GER- CZE11 PORNC VALNC PACNC AUS11 MAL11 BRA13 94 9th 1 2002 125cc Semprucci Angaia-Honda RS125 JPN4 RSA11 ESP17 FRANC ITANC CAT- NED- GBR- GER- CZE- PORNC BRA25 PAC27 MAL18 AUS21 VALNC 18 23rd 0