Norifumi Abe
Norick Abe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | 7 September 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 2007 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | (aged 32)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi, September 7, 1975 – October 7, 2007),
Career
Abe was born to Mitsuo Abe (阿部光雄, Abe Mitsuo), a
In 1994, while racing in his home championship, Abe had a chance to race at the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix as a "wild card". He shocked the field by challenging for the win until three laps from the finish before falling off.[4] Abe's performance impressed Kenny Roberts's Yamaha team, and was offered two more rides that year which yielded two sixth places and earned him a full-time Grand Prix ride for the 1995 season.[3] This performance also so impressed a 14-year-old Valentino Rossi, that he took on the nickname "Rossifumi" and used it in his early career in deference to such a committed and spectacular racer.
Abe took his first podium finish in
However,
In 2007, Abe competed in the All Japan Superbike Championship, again on a Yamaha.[4]
Death
On October 7, 2007 while riding a 500 cc
Personal life
His son Maiki is also a motorcycle racer who competes in All Japan Road Race Championship. He attended Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp training at Valentino Rossi's ranch in Tavullia, Italy, accompanied by his grandfather Mitsuo.[7] In 2023, his son joined VFT Racing Yamaha to compete in the Supersport World Championship.
Career statistics[3]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
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1994 | 500cc | Mister Yumcha Blue Fox Honda | NSR500 | AUS |
MAL |
JPN Ret |
ESP |
AUT |
GER |
NED |
ITA |
FRA |
17th | 20 | |||||||
Roberts Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | GBR DNS |
CZE 6 |
USA 6 |
ARG |
EUR |
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1995 | 500cc | Roberts Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | AUS 9 |
MAL Ret |
JPN 9 |
ESP 4 |
GER 8 |
ITA 6 |
NED 6 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 18 |
CZE Ret |
BRA 3 |
ARG 6 |
EUR Ret |
9th | 81 | |||
1996 | 500cc | Roberts Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | MAL 8 |
INA 9 |
JPN 1 |
ESP Ret |
ITA 11 |
FRA 4 |
NED 6 |
GER 6 |
GBR 3 |
AUT 3 |
CZE 11 |
IMO 5 |
CAT 10 |
BRA 3 |
AUS Ret |
5th | 148 | |
1997 | 500cc | Rainey Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | MAL 8 |
JPN 7 |
ESP 7 |
ITA 7 |
AUT 9 |
FRA 7 |
NED 10 |
IMO 7 |
GER Ret |
BRA 5 |
GBR 9 |
CZE 5 |
CAT 12 |
INA 5 |
AUS 3 |
7th | 126 | |
1998 | 500cc | Rainey Marlboro Yamaha | YZR500 | JPN 14 |
MAL Ret |
ESP 6 |
ITA 6 |
FRA 7 |
MAD 2 |
NED Ret |
GBR 3 |
GER Ret |
CZE 5 |
IMO 6 |
CAT 3 |
AUS 5 |
ARG 4 |
6th | 128 | ||
1999 | 500cc | Antena 3 Yamaha
|
YZR500 | MAL Ret |
JPN 3 |
ESP 5 |
FRA 6 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED 6 |
GBR 6 |
GER 3 |
CZE Ret |
IMO 11 |
VAL 6 |
AUS 16 |
RSA 9 |
BRA 1 |
ARG 3 |
6th | 136 |
2000 | 500cc | Antena 3 Yamaha
|
YZR500 | RSA 7 |
MAL 17 |
JPN 1 |
ESP Ret |
FRA 2 |
ITA 5 |
CAT 2 |
NED 10 |
GBR 6 |
GER 11 |
CZE Ret |
POR 9 |
VAL Ret |
BRA 4 |
PAC 5 |
AUS 6 |
8th | 147 |
2001 | 500cc | Antena 3 Yamaha
|
YZR500 | JPN 4 |
RSA 5 |
ESP 2 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 9 |
CAT 6 |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 4 |
CZE 4 |
POR Ret |
VAL 8 |
PAC 4 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 13 |
BRA 6 |
7th | 137 |
2002 | MotoGP | Antena 3 Yamaha
|
YZR500 | JPN 5 |
RSA 7 |
ESP 6 |
FRA 4 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 16 |
NED 9 |
GBR 4 |
GER 6 |
CZE 8 |
POR 7 |
BRA 6 |
PAC 8 |
MAL 10 |
6th | 129 | ||
YZR-M1 | AUS DNS |
VAL 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
2003 | MotoGP | Fortuna Yamaha | YZR-M1 | JPN 11 |
RSA 8 |
ESP |
VAL 9 |
16th | 31 | ||||||||||||
Yamaha | YZR-M1 | FRA 11 |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER 10 |
CZE |
POR |
BRA |
PAC |
MAL |
AUS |
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2004 | MotoGP | Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Tech3 | YZR-M1 | RSA 9 |
ESP 11 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 7 |
CAT 9 |
NED 11 |
BRA 8 |
GER Ret |
GBR Ret |
CZE 8 |
POR 10 |
JPN Ret |
QAT 7 |
MAL 12 |
AUS 17 |
VAL 10 |
13th | 74 |
References
- ^ a b "'Legendary rider' Norick Abe dies in motorbike, truck collision". Japan News Review. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ "FIM Release On Norick Abe". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Norifume Abe career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ a b c d Norifumi Abe profile at www.f1network.net
- ^ Norifume Abe World Superbike career statistics at worldsbk.com Archived 2009-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Yamaha Release On Norick Abe's Death". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ "GPone.com". GPone.com. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
External links
- Norifumi Abe at MotoGP.com
- Norifumi Abe at WorldSBK.com
- NorickAbe.com - Official site
- Norick Abe at the F1 Network
- Norick Abe's funeral images at SuperbikePlanet.com