Ryota Ogiwara

is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto3 Junior World Championship and Red Bull Rookies Cup.

In 2025, Ogiwara was crowned Asia Talent Cup champion.

Career Early career Ogiwara was born in Kawagoe, Japan. Influenced by his father Daisuke, a motorcycle enthusiast, he began riding pocket bikes at the age of five. He progressed to mini-bikes by age ten and entered road racing at twelve. By 2021, Ogiwara had won two junior championships and competed in the final round of the Tsukuba Road Race Championship in the S80 class.

All Japan Road Race Championship (2022–2025) Ogiwara entered the All Japan Road Race Championship for the first time in 2022, at the age of 13. Having competed in regional races such as the Tsukuba Road Race across the year, he participated in the J-GP3 race of the Tsukuba round and finished in 22nd place, as highest ranked Special Participation rider, in front of Seiryu Ikegami. In the following year, Ogiwara competed in the MFJ Cup JP250 category, where he claimed several back-to-back wins and was crowned champion of the domestic class.

In 2024, Ogiwara made a wildcard entry in the Motegi round of the J-GP3 class. During qualifying practice he set pole position and finished in third place in the Sunday race, behind Rei Wakamatsu, who took victory after a close battle to the line. He would participate in the 2025 round at Motegi again, where he finished in third place, replicating his 2024 result.

That same year, Ogiwara debuted in the ST600 class of the All Japan Road Race Championship, replacing the injured Kanta Hamada at SDG Harc Pro. He finished eighth and fourth in Races 1 and 2, respectively.

MotoAmerica (2022, 2025) In September 2022, Ogiwara made his debut in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup, participating in the final two rounds of the season at New Jersey and Alabama. He finished his first MotoAmerica race just outside of the podium, and clinched a third place in the second race of the final round at Barber Motorsports Park.

In June 2025, Ogiwara returned to the MotoAmerica paddock, this time competing in the Supersport Championship in The Ridge Motorsports Park round, aboard a Suzuki GSX-R600—where he finished 14th and 8th in Races 1 and 2, respectively.

Asia Talent Cup (2023–2025) In October 2022, Ogiwara was selected to compete in the 2023 Asia Talent Cup season. He secured his first Cup podium in the penultimate round at Sepang, behind Pratama and Mitani. At the final round in Qatar, he placed second in both races, missing out on victory by milliseconds. He moved up in the standings to third overall, making him the top-placed rookie. In 2024, Ogiwara remained in the Asia Talent Cup for a second year. At the Indonesian round, he claimed his first pole position in the Cup and secured his maiden victory in Race 2, after a fourth place in Race 1. He finished on the podium in both races at the Motegi round, and claimed his second Cup win at the Thai round in wet conditions. He finished the season with a second place at Sepang, ultimately losing the title to Zen Mitani.

Ogiwara returned to the Asia Talent Cup for a third season in 2025. He dominated the championship by winning eight races in a row in front of rival Seiryu Ikegami, breaking the record previously set by Taiyo Furusato of the most consecutive wins in the Cup. He was crowned champion at the final round in Sepang with one race remaining.

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (2026) Ogiwara was promoted to the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for the 2026 season. Following a top ten finish in the opening round at Jerez, Ogiwara scored his maiden podium in the cup with a second place finish in Le Mans Race 1, and ended the weekend with a fifth place in Race 2. In the following round at Mugello, after qualifying on the front row, Ogiwara claimed his first victory in the series in Race 1 before completing a clean sweep of the weekend with another win in Race 2.

Moto3 Junior World Championship (2026) Ogiwara was also promoted to the newly rebranded FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2026 with the Asia Talent Team.

Career statistics

All Japan Road Race Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap. Superscript numbers indicate overall results, including both national and international classes.) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts 2022 J-GP3 Honda MOT SUG TSU AUT OKA SUZ NC - 2023 JP250 Honda MOT SUG TSU AUT OKA SUZ 1st 100 2024 J-GP3 FTR Honda MOT SUG TSU AUT OKA SUZ 12th 24 2025 ST600 Honda SUG1 SUG2 14th 16.7 J-GP3 Honda MOT AUT OKA SUZ 13th 16

MotoAmerica Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2022 Junior Cup Kawasaki ATL ATL VIR VIR RAM RAM TRD TRD LGS LGS BRA BRA PIT PIT NJR NJR ALA ALA 16th 39 2025 Supersport Suzuki ALA ALA ATL ATL RAM RAM RID RID MON MON VIR VIR MID MID TEX TEX NJR NJR 24th 10

Asia Talent Cup 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 MAL MAL JPN JPN INA INA THA THA SEP SEP QAT QAT 3rd 150 2024 Honda QAT QAT MAL MAL INA INA JPN JPN THA THA SEP SEP 2nd 179 2025 Honda THA THA QAT QAT MAL MAL JPN JPN INA INA SEP SEP 1st 250

Asia Road Racing Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2024 AP250 Honda BUR BUR ZHU ZHU MOT MOT MAN MAN SEP SEP BUR BUR 16th 30 2025 AP250 Honda BUR BUR SEP SEP MOT MOT MAN MAN SEP SEP BUR BUR 16th 33

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2026 KTM JER JER LMS LMS MUG MUG ASS ASS SAC SAC MIS MIS RBR RBR 2nd* 131* Season still in progress.

FIM 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 2026 Honda CAT1 CAT2 EST JER1 JER2 MAG VAL1 VAL2 ARA1 ARA2 MIS1 MIS2 7th* 54* Season still in progress.