Shinichi Ito

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shinichi Ito
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Dec 7, 1966(1966-12-07)
Age	58
Birthplace	Kakuda
Country	Japan
Birth City	Miyagi Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Shinichi Ito Biography

Shinichi Ito is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on December 7, 1966 in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Today, among the top knowledgeable and respected top-level racers, Ito received a Honda RC211V to race in the first race of the brand new four-stroke MotoGP series in Suzuka. He was 3rd in the race (0.2 seconds slower than the polesitter Valentino Rossi) and crossed the finish line in 4th place. He also made a wild card appearance in the final race in Australia and this time as part of his Kanemoto Racing team on an NSR500 two-stroke machine to test Bridgestone tyres. He qualified 13th , but he retired in the middle of the race. For the Japanese Superbike Championship he made only 1 appearance during the local series , scoring fourth place at Suzuka.

The year 1994 was a great one for him. Ito was able to continue showing remarkable form during the 500s. He scored points in 11 of 14 races. Nine of which were among the top five places. The best race he had was Brno in which, after placing 7th, he came in 2nd just 3 seconds slower than his teammate Mick Doohan, in what was an otherwise very over-stretched race. Ito was seventh in the Championship. He competed again at his own race, the Suzuka 8 Hour where he placed 2nd and was 3rd in an Honda RC45, partnered by Shinya Takeishi.

His value as a development rider already recognised by Honda, in 1996 Ito moved from the Honda 500 V4 to their newly developed 500 cc V-twin Honda NSR500V in the World Championship. The V2 was underpowered compared to the V4 and Ito’s best result was 6th at Catalunya. He was however regularly bringing the new bike home in the points, scoring in 12 of the 15 races. He finished in 12th place in what was to be his last full season in the Championship. In the Suzuka 8 Hour qualified 2nd and finished 11th partnered by Satoshi Tsujimoto.

Ito returned to domestic racing, this time in the Japanese Superbike Championship on board a Honda RC45 and was one of the top riders in the series, winning the title in 1998 and finishing every other year in the Top five. He also took his debut win at the Suzuka 8 Hour in 1997 partnered by Tohru Ukawa. This duo repeated the feat in 1998 from pole position. They again took pole position in 1999, but were to retire after 146 laps. During this time, Ito had numerous more wild card rides in both the 500 cc World Championship and the World Superbike Championship, his best result being an impressive 7th place on a Honda 500 V4 at Suzuka in 1999.

Ito’s talent was recognized in 1993 by an all-time ride with Honda in the 500cc World Championship. It was the third motorcycle along with Mick Doohan and Beattie, and frequently had the development components – widely speculated to have featured a fuel injection system before anyone else had it. In his debut Grand Prix season, he had four top five places. Except for 3 DNFs He never made it into the top 10. His best race was Hockenheim, Germany where he won pole position which was followed by a 3rd position during the event. He was among the one of the first Grand Prix rider to break the 200 miles per hour (321.86 kilometers/h) barrier. He was a respectable 7th place in the Championship. He was also a part of the All-Japan 500 cc Championship where he finished 9th.

Shinichi Ito Net Worth

Shinichi Ito is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shinichi Ito 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shinichi Ito (or Ito) (Yi Teng Zhen Yi , Ito Shin’ichi) born (1966-12-07 ) 7 December 1967 at Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan) is a retired professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He has competed in numerous Japanese as well as International championships. Ito has participated for his first All Japan Road Race Championship and also has won the Japanese 500cc Championship as well as three time Japanese Superbike Champion. In the highly regarded Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race Ito has qualified on pole five times, and has was the winner three times. Ito has also competed in the Superbike World Championship. His extensive experience on various kinds of racing bikes has earned him the reputation as a top development racer.

Ito took part on The All-Japan 500 cc Championship on a Honda NSR500 from 1988 until 1992, and always finished in the Top 7 and winning the title in the year 1990. He competed at the Suzuka 8 Hour for three of those seasons and earned two seventh-place finishes in the year 1988 and 1991, being partnered with Masumitsu Taguchi as well as Daryl Beattie respectively. Ito was also a participant in the 500cc World Championships as an occasional wildcard from 1989 to 1992. He displayed impressive consistency, finishing consistently among the experienced Grand Prix riders. Ito had the best finish of 4th place at Suzuka in 1992.

An elusive first 500 cc win still evaded Ito, until it seemed he might win his home race at Suzuka in 1995. In torrential rain, Ito used his vast experience of the Suzuka Circuit and pulled out a commanding lead in the race. With seven laps to go he was caught out by the treacherous conditions and crashed. This was to be his only non-score of what was to be a very consistent season. He visited the podium twice, his best finish was again 2nd, this time at the final round at Catalunya. His consistency of point scoring races meant he finished a career-best 5th in the 500 cc Championship. By now a regular top- runner in the Suzuka 8 Hour he qualified 6th and finished 2nd on a Honda RC45, partnered by Satoshi Tsujimoto.

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Facts & Trivia

Shinichi Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shinichi Ito celebrates birthday on December 7 of every year.

Top Facts about Shinichi Ito

1. Shinichi Ito is a retired Japanese motorcycle racer.
2. He was born on October 10, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Ito won the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race five times.
4. He also won the All Japan Road Race Championship six times.
5. In 1993, he made his debut in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series.
6. Ito competed in the 500cc and MotoGP classes from 1993-2007.
7. His best finish in a Grand Prix race was third place.
8. Ito retired from professional racing in 2010 at age 43.
9. After retiring, he became a team manager for Honda Racing Corporation.
10. Ito is considered one of Japan’s greatest motorcycle racers of all time.