Haruki Noguchi

Haruki Noguchi (埜口遥希) (June 20, 2001 – August 16, 2023) was a Japanese motorcycle racer. Born in Nara Prefecture, he was a student at the Faculty of Industrial Sociology, Ritsumeikan University.

Career
Noguchi was a member of MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. and also competed in the All Japan Road Race Championship in 2017 and 2018, placing second in the Asia Talent Cup standings, and in 2019, placing third in the Red Bull Rookies Cup standings.

Death
On August 13, 2023, Noguchi was involved in a fatal accident at the lap 4 of the Asia Road Racing Championship at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, Indonesia in the ASB1000 class when he was hit by Malaysian rider Kasma Daniel who was in sixth position, just behind Azlan Shah of the factory BMW M1000RR, causing Kasma Daniel to be knocked down and treated at a local hospital, where Haruki Noguchi was pronounced dead on August 16, 2023, at the age of 22.