Yuki Kunii
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Kunii in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 2003 Setagaya, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuki Kunii (Japanese: 國井 勇輝[1], Hepburn: Kunii Yūki; born 18 February 2003) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the All Japan JSB1000 class for SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda, aboard a Honda CBR1000RR-R.[2]
Kunii previously competed for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in the Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships in 2020, 2021 and ultimately 2025.
Career statistics
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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Honda | THA1 6 |
THA2 8 |
QAT1 8 |
QAT2 6 |
MAL1 7 |
MAL2 4 |
CHN1 5 |
CHN2 1 |
JPN1 1 |
JPN2 Ret |
SEP1 3 |
SEP2 9 |
6th | 142 |
| 2017 | Honda | THA1 8 |
THA2 5 |
QAT1 NC |
QAT2 1 |
SUZ1 3 |
SUZ2 1 |
MAL1 | MAL2 | JPN1 NC |
JPN2 1 |
SEP1 3 |
SEP2 3 |
5th | 142 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JER1 11 |
JER2 6 |
ITA 1 |
ASS | ASS | GER1 | GER2 | AUT Ret |
AUT 9 |
MIS Ret |
ARA 6 |
ARA 4 |
9th | 70 |
| 2019 | JER1 1 |
JER2 2 |
MUG Ret |
ASS1 7 |
ASS2 6 |
SAC1 2 |
SAC2 1 |
RBR1 | RBR2 | MIS | ARA1 | ARA2 | 7th | 109 |
FIM CEV 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Honda | ALB Ret |
LMS 7 |
CAT1 5 |
CAT2 Ret |
VAL1 8 |
VAL2 4 |
EST Ret |
JER1 | JER1 | ARA 14 |
VAL1 10 |
VAL2 8 |
11th | 57 |
| 2018 | Honda | EST 4 |
VAL1 5 |
VAL2 4 |
FRA 5 |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 9 |
ARA 11 |
JER1 1 |
JER2 4 |
ALB 3 |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 5 |
6th | 125 |
| 2019 | Honda | EST 18 |
VAL1 1 |
VAL2 2 |
FRA 1 |
CAT1 | CAT2 | ARA 4 |
JER1 | JER2 | ALB | VAL1 6 |
VAL2 9 |
7th | 100 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | Honda Team Asia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25th |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2019–2021 | 2019 Czech Republic | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Moto2 | 2025 | 2025 Thailand | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2019–2021, 2025 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE Ret |
AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 18 |
SPA Ret |
ANC 16 |
CZE Ret |
AUT 26 |
STY 22 |
RSM 23 |
EMI 25 |
CAT 21 |
FRA 20 |
ARA 20 |
TER 25 |
EUR 17 |
VAL 18 |
POR 22 |
27th | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 16 |
DOH 15 |
POR 16 |
SPA 14 |
FRA DNS |
ITA | CAT 12 |
GER Ret |
NED 23 |
STY 8 |
AUT 18 |
GBR 24 |
ARA 17 |
RSM EX |
AME 25 |
EMI Ret |
ALR 20 |
VAL Ret |
25th | 15 | ||||
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | THA 19 |
ARG 23 |
AME 17 |
QAT 24 |
SPA 16 |
FRA 22 |
GBR 20 |
ARA 22 |
ITA 23 |
NED Ret |
GER 19 |
CZE 23 |
AUT 24 |
HUN Ret |
CAT 24 |
RSM Ret |
JPN 18 |
INA 18 |
AUS 25 |
MAL 20 |
POR 23 |
VAL 20 |
30th | 0 |
All Japan Road Race 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ST600 | Honda | MOT 36† |
SUG1 22 |
SUG2 11 |
AUT 7 |
OKA 5 |
SUZ 3 |
8th | 44 | ||||
| 2023 | ST1000 | Honda | MOT 2 |
SUG 4 |
AUT1 |
AUT2 |
OKA |
SUZ |
10th | 33 | ||||
| 2024 | ST1000 | Honda | MOT 1 |
SUG 1 |
AUT1 4 |
AUT2 1 |
OKA 1 |
SUZ 1 |
1st | 141 | ||||
| 2026 | JSB1000 | Honda | MOT |
SUG1 |
SUG2 |
AUT1 |
AUT2 |
MOT1 |
MOT2 |
OKA |
SUZ1 |
SUZ2 |
NC | 0 |
- † – Rider did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than ~75% of the race distance.
Asia Road Racing 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 | Pos | Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2023 | Honda | CHA | CHA | SEP | SEP | SUG | SUG | MAN | MAN | ZHU | ZHU | CHA 5 |
CHA 6 |
16th | 21 |
| 2024 | Honda | CHA 4 |
CHA 4 |
ZHU 4 |
ZHU C |
MOT DNS |
MOT 1 |
MAN 2 |
MAN 8 |
SEP 1 |
SEP 1 |
CHA 3 |
CHA 1 |
1st | 183 |
Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA | Sodo Hamahara Daijiro Hiura |
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP | 6th |
| 2024 | SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda | Mario Aji Naomichi Uramoto |
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP | 9th |
| 2025 | SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda | Teppei Nagoe Keito Abe |
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP | 4th |
References
- ^ "鈴鹿サーキット「SRS-Moto」から、第一期生 國井勇輝がFIM・CEV・レプソル・Moto3ジュニア世界選手権に参戦". news.webike.net (in Japanese). Webike. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "世界帰りの國井勇輝がJSB1000に！ 名越哲平はST1000にスイッチ。2026年SDG HARC-PRO.全日本ロード参戦体制発表" as-web.jp (in Japanese), 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yuki Kunii.
- Yuki Kunii at MotoGP.com