British Superbike - Ryuichi Kiyonari

British Superbike - Ryuichi Kiyonari
12/24/2008 (new)

Date of birth : 09/23/1982
Place of birth : Saitama (Japan)
Size : 1,71 m
Weight : 66 kg
Marital status : single

Website : http://www.ryuichi-kiyonari.com

2009 : 11th World Superbike championship (Honda)
2008 : 9th World Superbike championship - 3 wins, Suzuka 8 Hours race winner (Honda)
2007 : British Superbike champion (Honda) - 9 wins
2006 : British Superbike champion (Honda) - 11 wins
2005 : 2nd British Superbike championship - 12 wins, Suzuka 8 Hours race winner, 25th MotoGP championship (Honda)
2004 : 6th British Superbike champonship (Honda) - 2 wins
2003 : 19th MotoGP championship (Honda),21th World Supersport championship, JSB (Honda)
2002 : All-Japan Supersport champion (Honda)

2002 All-Japan Supersport champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari entered the MotoGP championship in tragic conditions : Honda asked him to succeed to Daijiro Kato, dead after his crash at Suzuka for the 2003 opening round. This first season in premier class was average, with no convincing result. Then Honda decided to make him contest the British Superbike series. Race winner for his first campaign, Ryuichi Kiyonari battled out for the title but was eventually beaten by Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati). As a consolation, he clinched the victory at the Suzuka 8 Hour race. He took revenge the following year and became the first Japanese rider to be crowned in BSB. He did it again in 2007 and naturally made his World Superbike debuts in 2008. After a period of adaptation, he claimed several top-3 finish on tracks that he was discovering and three wins for the two British rounds. Unfortunately, Ryuichi Kiyonari didn't manage to confirm the good results of his first season. Then, he'll return to BSB, still with Honda, in 2010.

2009

9 - Ryuichi Kiyonari (JAP, Honda)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
14,4 x 19,2 "
June 2009

2008

	23 - Ryuichi Kiyonari (JAP, Honda) Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper, 30x 40 cm September 2008
	11 - Ryuichi Kiyonari (JAP, Honda) Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper, 9,6 x 12 " August 2008

2007

1 - Ryuichi Kiyonari (JAP, Honda)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
9,6 x 12 "
July 2008

2006

2 - Ryuichi Kiyonari (JAP, Honda)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
August 2008

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