Tetsuya Harada

is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1993 FIM 250cc World Champion.

Early years Born in Chiba, Japan, Harada won the Japanese 125cc Junior championship in 1988, and was runner-up to Tadayuki Okada in the All-Japan 250cc series in both 1990 and 1991, before taking the crown in 1992. Harada had the world championship within sight, leading the race into the final corner of the final lap when Harada's bike was rammed from behind by Capirossi's machine, sending the Japanese rider off the track. Valentino Rossi took the victory while Capirossi claimed second place and the world championship. Harada would finish the season in third place behind Capirossi and Rossi.

500 career In 1999, Harada moved up to the 500cc class to compete on Aprilia's 380cc V-twin race bike. He obtained top 5 finishes in the first 10 races, including podium results at Paul Ricard and Donington Park. However, the bike's performance subsequently faded and he could not improve his results. In 2000 he was less competitive, coming 16th overall. In 2001, he made another attempt to obtain a second 250cc world championship, taking 8 poles and three victories: the title, however, went to fellow Japanese Daijiro Kato. For 2002, he entered the MotoGP class aboard a Honda two-stroke, but this proved to be his final year of professional racing, as he retired after a difficult season that saw him finish 17th overall. He ended his career with 17 Grand Prix victories, all in the 250cc class.

Grand Prix career statistics Source:

Points system from 1988 to 1992: 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 from 1993: 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 1990 250cc Yamaha TZ250 JPN7 USA- ESP- NAT- GER- AUT- YUG- NED- BEL- FRA- GBR- SWE- CZE- HUN- AUS- 9 27th 0 1991 250cc Nescafé Can RT Yamaha TZ250 JPN6 AUS- USA- ESP- ITA- GER- AUT- EUR- NED- FRA- GBR- RSM- CZE- VDM- MAL- 10 24th 0 1992 250cc Nescafé Can RT Yamaha TZ250 JPNNC AUS- MAL- ESP- ITA- EUR- GER- NED- HUN- FRA- GBR- BRA- RSA- 0 - 0 1993 250cc Telcor Yamaha Valesi TZ250 AUS1 MAL2 JPN1 ESP1 AUT6 GER6 NED2 EURNC RSM3 GBRDNF CZE6 ITADNF USA5 FIM1 197 1st 4 1994 250cc Yamaha of France TZ250 AUSDNS MAL- JPN9 ESP7 AUTNC GER7 NEDNC ITA2 FRA8 GBR4 CZENC USA3 ARG3 EUR5 109 7th 0 1995 250cc Marlboro Yamaha TZ250 AUS2 MAL2 JPN4 ESP1 GER2 ITA2 NEDDNS FRA5 GBR2 CZE2 BRA5 ARG2 EUR2 220 2nd 1 1996 250cc Marlboro Yamaha TZ250 MAL2 INA1 JPNNC ESP2 ITA6 FRA3 NED10 GERNC GBRDNS AUTNC CZE9 IMONC CAT- BRA- AUS- 104 8th 1 1997 250cc Aprilia RS250 MAL2 JPN3 ESP2 ITANC AUT18 FRA1 NED1 IMO5 GER1 BRA2 GBR2 CZE3 CAT4 INA4 AUS5 235 3rd 3 1998 250cc Aprilia RS250 JPN4 MAL1 ESPNC ITA3 FRA1 MAD1 NEDDNF GBR2 GER1 CZE1 IMO10 CAT2 AUSDNF ARGNC 200 3rd 5 1999 500cc Aprilia RSW500 MAL13 JPNNC ESPNC FRA3 ITA4 CAT4 NED11 GBR3 GER7 CZE5 IMO13 VAL11 AUSNC RSA15 BRA12 ARG11 104 10th 0 2000 500cc Aprilia RSW500 RSANC MAL12 JPNNC ESP11 FRA10 ITANC CAT9 NED12 GBRNC GERNC CZE14 POR14 VALNC BRA13 PAC13 AUS14 38 16th 0 2001 250cc Aprilia RS250 JPN2 RSA3 ESP2 FRA2 ITA1 CAT2 NED24 GBR18 GER3 CZE1 POR3 VAL2 PAC1 AUS2 MAL2 BRA6 273 2nd 3 2002 MotoGP Pramac-Honda NSR500 JPN11 RSA12 ESP10 FRANC ITA10 CAT13 NED13 GBR11 GERNC CZE15 POR10 BRA13 PAC15 MALNC AUS14 VAL14 47 17th 0