Taiga Hada

Taiga Hada
Hada in 2020
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998
Fujiyoshida, Japan
Current teamIdemitsu Honda Team Asia
Bike number23
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20212023, 2025
ManufacturersNTS, Kalex
2023 championship position26th (4.5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
24 0 0 0 0 8

Taiga Hada (born 12 September 1998) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who most recently competed at the 2023 Moto2 World Championship.[1]

He made his Grand Prix racing debut at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, replacing the injured Barry Baltus.

For the 2022 season, he raced for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, replacing the retired Gabriel Rodrigo for the final eight races.[2]

For the 2023 season, he again raced for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team starting from the Italian round. He replaced Lorenzo Dalla Porta who left the team after the first five races.[3]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2021 Moto2 NTS NTS RW Racing GP 1 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Teluru 1 0 0 0 0
2022 Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 8 0 0 0 0 3.5 32nd
2023 Moto2 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 13 0 0 0 0 4.5 26th
2025 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 1 0 0 0 0 0* 32nd*
Total 24 0 0 0 0 8

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2021–2023, 2025 2021 Spain 24 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 2021–2023, 2025 24 0 0 0 0 8 0

Races by year

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

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Pts
2021 Moto2 NTS QAT DOH POR SPA
22
FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY 39th 0
Kalex AUT
21
GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT
22
RSM
17
ARA
Ret
JPN
17
THA
13
AUS
15
MAL
15
VAL
22
32nd 3.5
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA
21
GER
21
NED
21
GBR
Ret
AUT CAT RSM
19
IND
23
JPN
19
INA
14
AUS
11
THA
Ret
MAL
16
QAT
25
VAL
22
26th 4.5
2025 Moto2 Kalex THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER
21
CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 32nd* 0*

Half points awarded as less than two thirds (2022 Thai GP)/less than half (2023 Australian GP) of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

FIM Endurance World Championship

Year Team Bike Tyre Rider Pts TC
2025 France F.C.C. TSR Honda Honda CBR1000RR B France Alan Techer
France Valentin Perolari
Japan Taiga Hada
58* 4th*
Source: [4]

Spa 8 Hours Motos results

Year Team Riders Bike Po
2025 France F.C.C. TSR Honda France Alan Techer
France Valentin Perolari
Honda CBR1000RR 1st

Suzuka 8 Hours results

Year Team Riders Bike Pos
2025 Japan F.C.C. TSR Honda France France Alan Techer
France Corentin Perolari
Japan Taiga Hada
Honda CBR1000RR Ret

References

  1. ^ "SAG: Taiga Hada takes over Kalex from Dalla Porta". speedweek.com. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Moto2, Taiga Hada replaces Gabri Rodrigo for remainder of the season". GPOne.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "SAG Team calls Taiga Hada for the Dalla Porta post". news.italy24.press. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "FIM EWC Standings". FIM Endurance.