Ai Ogura

Ai Ogura (小椋藍) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship for MT Helmets – MSi. He previously competed in Moto2 and Moto3 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, finishing as championship runner-up in 2022.

Early career
He finished 11th in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2017 he participated in 9 out of 12 races of the 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship while taking part in the 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, finishing 5th which earned him a promotion to the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships the following season.

Asia Talent Team (2018)
Ogura made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a wildcard during the 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, finishing 15th and scoring his maiden point.

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (2021–2023)
In 2021, Ogura was promoted to Moto2, riding for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia alongside Somkiat Chantra.

MT Helmets – MSi (2024)
MT Helmets – MSi has announced that Ogura will join their Moto2 project for the 2024 Moto2 season.

Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
 * Season still in progress.