Norifumi Abe

, or was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from to . Abe died in a road traffic crash in October 2007.

Career Abe was born to , a paved flat track rider, in Tokyo. When he was eleven, Abe began racing minibikes and spent his earlier career competing in motocross. He turned to road racing when he was fifteen and also competed in the United States. In 1992, Abe was the runner up in the 250 cc category for the domestic National A championship. The following year at the All Japan Road Race Championship, Abe won the 500 cc title in the category's final year and became the youngest title winner.

In 2007, Abe competed in the All Japan Superbike Championship, again on a Yamaha.

Personal life Abe's son Maiki is also a motorcycle racer who competes in the All Japan Road Race Championship. He attended the Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp training at Valentino Rossi's ranch in Tavullia, Italy, accompanied by his grandfather Mitsuo. In 2023, his son joined VFT Racing Yamaha to compete in the Supersport World Championship.

Career statistics Source: 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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)