Ryuichi Kiyonari
Ryuichi Kiyonari won the British Superbike title in 2006 and 2007 and has been a pace setter as part of Honda’s official HRC Superbike operation in the development of the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. In the highly-competitive British championship, Kiyonari claimed 25 wins from 52 BSB races and is the most successful BSB rider of recent times. In 2008 the popular Japanese rider made his WSBK debut with the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team alongside, scoring an impressive double win at Brands Hatch last season. He followed that up with his third win of 2008 at Donington Park, finishing his debut WSBK season in ninth place.
Rider information
| Team | Ten Kate Honda |
| Racing number | 23 |
| Race machine | Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade |
| Date of birth | September 23rd, 1982 |
| Birthplace | Saitama, Japan |
| Height | 1.71m |
| Weight | 66kg |
| Hobbies | Sleeping and eating |
Rider career
| First race | 1996 80GP class Suzuka/Tsukuba Championship |
| First win | 1996 80GP class Suzuka/Tsukuba Championship |
| SBK debut | 2008 (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) |
| First SBK win | 2008 - Brands Hatch, Great Britain (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) |
| Total SBK wins | 3 (2008 - Double win at Brands Hatch, 1 win Donington Park, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) |
| Total SBK podiums | 6 (x4 2008, x2 2009) |
| World titles | -- |
| 1996 | 1st 80GP Class Suzuka/Tsukuba Championship |
| 1997 | 1st 125GP Class Tsukuba Championship |
| 1998 | 26th All Japan 125GP Championship, Honda |
| 1999 | 23rd All Japan 125GP Championship, Honda |
| 2000 | 20th All Japan 250GP Championship, 9th Suzuka 8-Hour, Honda |
| 2001 | 16th All Japan 250GP Championship, Honda |
| 2002 | Winner TI Aida Round of Japanese Superbike Championship, Honda - Japanese ST600 Champion |
| 2003 | 2nd World Supersport Championship Race Sugo, 19th MotoGP Championship, Honda |
| 2004 | 6th British Superbike Championship, Honda |
| 2005 | 2nd British Superbike Championship, Honda - Winner Suzuka 8-Hour race, Honda |
| 2006 | British Superbike Champion, Honda |
| 2007 | British Superbike Champion, Honda |
| 2008 | Winner Suzuka 8-Hour, Honda - 9th World Superbike Championship, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda (3 race wins) |
| 2009 | 11th World Superbike Championship, Honda |
Rider career
CBR1000RR Fireblade
CBR1000RR Fireblade
CBR1000RR Fireblade
CBR1000RR Fireblade
CBR1000RR Fireblade
