MotoGP - Shinya Nakano
09/12/2007

Date of birth : 10/19/1977
Place of birth : Chiba (Japan)
Size : 1,67 m
Weight : 65 kg
Marital status : single

Website : http://www.shinya56.com

2007 : MotoGP world championship (Honda)
2006 : 14th MotoGP world championship (Kawasaki)
2005 : 10th MotoGP world championship (Kawasaki)
2004 : 10th MotoGP world championship (Kawasaki)
2003 : 10th MotoGP world championship (Yamaha)
2002 : 11th MotoGP world championship (Yamaha)
2001 : 5th 500 cc world championship (Yamaha)
2000 : 2nd 250 cc world championship (Yamaha) - 5 wins, 3 poles
1999 : 4th 250 cc world championship (Yamaha) - 1 win, 2 poles
1998 : 19th 250 ccworld championship, 250 cc All-Japan champion (Yamaha)

After debuts on pocket bikes, Shinya Nakano took part in the 125 cc (1995, 1996) and 250 cc (1997,1998) All-Japan. In 1998, he made brilliant first appearances on the international scene with a 2nd place for his home Grand Prix, behind Daijiro Kato, and a 4th place in Australia. These excellent performances, added to his national title, opened to him the doors of Grand Prix. He joined the French Tech 3 team, chosen by Yamaha for its official return in the 250 cc class, in 1999. Very competitive, he had his first win in Japan and ended the season as “rookie of the year”. The year 2000 was palpitating. Shinya Nakano and his team mate, Olivier Jacque, fought for the title until the last meter of the final round. The French rider was eventually titled. Fair play, Shinya Nakano moved the higher class in the same team the next year and earned the bast rookie title again. The year 2002 was difficult with his 2-stroke machine and the Japanese rider could not make him single out for the last races on the new M1 bike. In 2003, Yamaha proposed to him a place in the satellite team owned by Luis d’Antin but the relations with the brand got worse. That’s why Shinya Nakano accepted in 2004 the new challenge full of promises proposed by Kawasaki. Unfortunately, the ZX-RR slowed to be competitive and Shinya Nakano finished 3rd in Japan in 2004 and 2nd in Assen in 2006 as best results. In 2007, he joined the JIR team for a Honda bike and Michelin tires but had a season far from his expectations.

2007
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Honda)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
9,6 x 12 "
May 2007

2006
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Kawasaki)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
April 2006
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Kawasaki)
Watercolours and India ink on 140 lbs paper,
4,8 x 9,6 " (test)
April 2006

2005
56 - Shynia Nakano (JAP, Kawasaki)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
May 2005
Available
Thierry Traccan (Moto Revue), Shinya Nakano's Kawasaki ZX-RR press test
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
9,6 x 12 "
December 2005

2004
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Kawasaki)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16"
April 2004

2001
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Yamaha)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
16,8 x 22,4 "
January 2007

2000
56 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Yamaha)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
12 x 16 "
January 2007

1998
50 - Shinya Nakano (JAP, Yamaha)
Watercolours on 140 lbs paper,
9,6 x 12 "
February 2006

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