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Place of Birth: Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
About Shuhei Aoyama
- Shuhei Aoyama (born December 5, 1984, in Ichihara, Chiba) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
- He is the younger brother of MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama. He rode in the All-Japan Road Racing Championship until 2005, when he won the 250cc championship with Honda.
- He previously won the 125cc championship in 2003, also with Honda.
- He also rode a couple of events as wildcard rider in the Grand Prix World Championships during his stint in Japan. After winning the 250cc championship in Japan, Aoyama secured a Grand Prix World Championships ride with Honda's 250cc factory team in 2006.
- He replaced his brother Hiroshi Aoyama, who moved to KTM.
- He scored his first podium finish with a third-place at Le Mans, finishing just ahead of his brother, Hiroshi.
- He finished the season eighth in overall standings with 99 points and was named as Rookie Of The Year for his performance in his debut season.
- In 2007, he remained with the team, but he failed to improved on his rookie season.
- He failed to record a podium finish and finished the season 12th in overall standings.
- However, he recorded his first pole position in his home race at Motegi. In 2008, he moved to World Superbike.
- He once again teamed up with Honda, riding a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle with Alto Evolution Honda Superbike.
- However, he struggled to adapt with the bigger 1000 cc four-stroke bike and only managed two point-scoring position. Aoyama was left without a permanent ride in 2009, but he made a return to 250cc Grand Prix World Championships as a wild-card rider in his home race at Motegi.
- He finished with a 6th place after starting from 17th on the grid. It was not possible to find a contract for the 2010 season even though he wanted to aim for the world title.
- Aoyama announced his active service retirement on his own blog on February 8, 2010.
- Afterwards, he participated in the Japanese Auto Race series.
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