Taiga Hada

Taiga Hada
Hada in 2020
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 (age 26) Fujiyoshida, Japan
Current team	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia
Bike number	23
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2021–2023, 2025 Manufacturers NTS, Kalex 2023 championship position 26th (4.5 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 25 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	2	0	0	0	0	0*	32nd*
Total				25	0	0	0	0	8

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2021–2023, 2025	2021 Spain	25	0	0	0	0	8	0
Total	2021–2023, 2025		25	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 24	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	F.C.C. TSR Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	B	Alan Techer Corentin Perolari Taiga Hada	58*	4th*
Source: [4]

Spa 8 Hours Motos results

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

Suzuka 8 Hours results

Year	Team	Riders	Bike	Pos
2025	F.C.C. TSR Honda France	Alan Techer Corentin Perolari 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.

External links

• Taiga Hada at MotoGP.com