Shoya Tomizawa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shoya Tomizawa
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1990(1990-12-10)
Age	34
Date Of Death	2010-09-05
Birthplace	Asahi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Chiba Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Shoya Tomizawa Biography

Shoya Tomizawa is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on December 10, 1990 in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. A racer on motorcycles tragically lost his life after a crash during the race in 2010 at San Marino Grand Prix.

In the crash that killed him the rider was unable to control his bicycle after which he was struck in the head by Alex de Angelis and At his fatal crash, he lost control of his bike, before being hit by Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding…

Tomizawa was born in Asahi City, Chiba. He started pocket bike racing at age 3 in 1994, and moved on to minibikes around 2001. While attending Sousa High School in Chiba, majoring in English, he started to fully participate in the 125cc class of All Japan Road Race Championship and gained 2nd place for 2006 season. Rookie of the Year was an added bonus to start the fast-paced career.

Tomizawa was the first on-track fatality at Grand Prix level since his countryman Daijiro Kato was killed in the senior class at Suzuka in 2003. Tomizawa had placed Kato’s racing number 74 on his left shoulder as a tribute to him.

The place he was raised was Asahi, Chiba, Japan.

Shoya Tomizawa Net Worth

Shoya Tomizawa is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shoya Tomizawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started racing pocketbikes at only three years old.

He was a participant in the 250cc, 125cc and Moto2 World Championships.

Shoya Tomizawa (富沢 祥也 , Tomizawa Shōya) (10 December 1990 – 5 September 2010) was a Japanese motorcycle racer. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship, he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009. In the 2010 season he rode in the newly created Moto2 class. Tomizawa won the first race of the new class, at Losail in Qatar, winning by nearly five seconds from Alex Debón and Jules Cluzel. Tomizawa died after sustaining cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma at the San Marino Grand Prix.

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Facts & Trivia

Shoya Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shoya Tomizawa celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Shoya Tomizawa

1. Shoya Tomizawa was a Japanese motorcycle racer.
2. He was born on December 10, 1990.
3. Tomizawa began racing in the All Japan Road Race Championship in 2007.
4. In 2010, he won his first Moto2 race at the Qatar Grand Prix.
5. Tragically, Tomizawa died during the San Marino Grand Prix later that year.
6. He was only 19 years old at the time of his death.
7. Tomizawa’s death led to increased safety measures in MotoGP racing.
8. His number, #48, has been retired from use in Moto2 as a tribute to him.
9. Tomizawa is remembered for his talent and sportsmanship by fans and fellow racers alike.
10. A memorial fund has been established in his name to support young riders’ development.

What happened to Shoya at MotoGP?

He died from his injuries at 14:20 local time in hospital, aged 19. His death was announced at the end of the MotoGP race. The podium flags were lowered to half-mast, and the podium was celebrated without champagne.

Who hit Shoya?

Shoya Tomizawa, 19, was travelling at full speed when he fell off on a corner and was hit violently by the bikes of Alex De Angelis and Scott Redding , who both also tumbled but looked relatively unhurt.

What happened Shoya Tomizawa?

Nineteen-year-old Japanese Shoya Tomizawa, a rising talent who won this year’s first Moto2 race, died in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix after he fell and was hit at around 240kph by other riders close behind.

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Is a silent voice based on a book?

A Silent Voice (聲の形, Koe no Katachi lit. “The Shape of the Voice”) is a light novel based on the original manga, Koe no Katachi. The novels released in Japan in two volumes on March 14 and April 25, 2019 respectively.