Kaito Toba

Kaito Toba (鳥羽 海渡, Toba Kaito, born 7 April 2000) is a Japanese motorcycle racer, currently racing for the Petronas Honda Racing Team in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.

Kaito Toba
Toba in 2016
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 Fukuoka, Japan
Current team	Petronas Honda Racing Team
Bike number	27
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2017–2023 Manufacturers Honda (2017–2019, 2023) KTM (2020–2022) 2023 championship position 11th (105 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 127 1 5 0 1 380 Supersport World Championship Active years 2024– Manufacturers Honda 2024 championship position 23rd (21 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 24 0 0 0 0 21

Career

He was the Asia Talent Cup champion in 2014 and a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup contestant in 2015 and 2016.

Moto3

He was signed up to race in the Moto3 World Championship for Honda Team Asia for 2017.

In 2018 he remained in the same team. His best performance landed him in sixth place for Catalonia. He ended the season in 22nd place with 37 points. In 2019, he remained in the same team and his teammate was Ai Ogura. He got his first World Championship victory in Qatar and ended the season in 19th place with 63 points.

Supersport World Championship

The Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team will field Toba, partnering with Khairul Idham Pawi in the 2024 Supersport World Championship.

Career statistics

Asia Talent Cup

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3		4		5	6		Pos	Pts
		R1	R1	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2
2014	Honda	QAT Ret	IDN 1	CHN1 1	CHN2 4	MAL1 1	MAL2 2	JAP 5	MYS1 2	MYS2 3	1st	155

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Pts
2015	JER1 4	JER2 9	ASS1 10	ASS2 Ret	SAC1 7	SAC2 3	BRN1 7	BRN2 6	SIL1 Ret	SIL2 Ret	MIS Ret	ARA1 7	ARA2 Ret	9th	79
2016	JER1 Ret	JER2 Ret	ASS1 Ret	ASS2 7	SAC1 4	SAC2 1	RBR1 4	RBR2 6	BRN1 Ret	BRN2 6	MIS 3	ARA1 1	ARA2 Ret	5th	121

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2015	Honda	ALG 15	LMS 11	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 Ret	ARA1 10	ARA2 Ret	ALB 9	NAV 19	JER1 Ret	JER2 Ret	VAL1 11	VAL2 16	20th	24
2016	Honda	VAL1 10	VAL2 1	LMS 2	ARA 4	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 Ret	ALB 3	ALG 6	JER1 Ret	JER2 4	VAL1 Ret	VAL2 Ret	4th	103

FIM Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2024	Kalex	MIS	EST1 13	EST2 Ret	CAT1 Ret	CAT2 Ret	POR1 8	POR2 6	JER WD	ARA1	ARA2	EST	17th	21

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2017	Moto3	Honda	Honda Team Asia	18	0	0	0	0	7	30th
2018	Moto3	Honda	Honda Team Asia	18	0	0	0	0	37	22nd
2019	Moto3	Honda	Honda Team Asia	18	1	1	0	1	63	19th
2020	Moto3	KTM	Red Bull KTM Ajo	15	0	1	0	0	41	18th
2021	Moto3	KTM	CIP Green Power	18	0	1	0	0	64	17th
2022	Moto3	KTM	CIP Green Power	20	0	1	0	0	63	19th
2023	Moto3	Honda	Sic58 Squadra Corse	20	0	1	0	0	105	11th
Total				127	1	5	0	1	380

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2017–present	2017 Qatar	2019 Qatar	2019 Qatar	127	1	5	0	1	380	0
Total	2017–present				127	1	5	0	1	380	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	Pos	Pts
2017	Moto3	Honda	QAT 19	ARG 10	AME Ret	SPA 17	FRA Ret	ITA 25	CAT 23	NED 19	GER 21	CZE 29	AUT 15	GBR Ret	RSM Ret	ARA 28	JPN 21	AUS 20	MAL 20	VAL 24			30th	7
2018	Moto3	Honda	QAT 7	ARG 19	AME Ret	SPA 9	FRA 17	ITA 20	CAT 6	NED 16	GER 18	CZE Ret	AUT 16	GBR C	RSM 13	ARA 26	THA 12	JPN 17	AUS 19	MAL 12	VAL Ret		22nd	37
2019	Moto3	Honda	QAT 1	ARG 10	AME Ret	SPA 6	FRA 6	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED Ret	GER Ret	CZE Ret	AUT 18	GBR 20	RSM Ret	ARA DNS	THA 7	JPN 17	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	VAL 13		19th	63
2020	Moto3	KTM	QAT 14	SPA 19	ANC 11	CZE 11	AUT 20	STY NC	RSM 17	EMI 9	CAT 18	FRA Ret	ARA 11	TER 3	EUR Ret	VAL Ret	POR 15						18th	41
2021	Moto3	KTM	QAT 9	DOH 5	POR NC	SPA 16	FRA 21	ITA 12	CAT 9	GER 2	NED 13	STY 12	AUT 10	GBR Ret	ARA 16	RSM 14	AME 23	EMI 17	ALR NC	VAL 17			17th	64
2022	Moto3	KTM	QAT 3	INA 12	ARG 9	AME Ret	POR 17	SPA 7	FRA 15	ITA 16	CAT 15	GER 20	NED 10	GBR 4	AUT 10	RSM 19	ARA 23	JPN 21	THA Ret	AUS 17	MAL 17	VAL 24	19th	63
2023	Moto3	Honda	POR 11	ARG 7	AME 11	SPA Ret	FRA 12	ITA 10	GER 14	NED 11	GBR 14	AUT 14	CAT 7	RSM 6	IND 2	JPN 8	INA 12	AUS 17	THA 10	MAL Ret	QAT 8	VAL 20	11th	105

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2024	Honda	AUS Ret	AUS 21	SPA 25	SPA 25	NED 24	NED 6	ITA 26	ITA 22	GBR 20	GBR Ret	CZE 19	CZE Ret	POR 14	POR Ret	FRA 27	FRA 13	ITA Ret	ITA 27	SPA 18	SPA 19	POR 14	POR NC	SPA 14	SPA 14	23rd	21

* Season still in progress.

External links

• Kaito Toba at MotoGP.com
• Kaito Toba at WorldSBK.com
• Kaito Toba at AS.com (in Spanish)